The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-28
OUR OHIO CHURCHES.
MANSFIELD.

We have a church organization in
Mansfield composed of few faithful
friends. who meet every Sunday, and by
songs, responsive services and sermon
by lay-brother, continue to maintain
interest in their faith and enjoy them
selves much better than they could by
attending partialist churches. Rev.
Abbie E. Danforth, Alliance Missionary,
recently preached to them, and the little
hall was we'll filed morning and evening
with earnest men and women who she
predicts. will ere long decide to do some
thing to build up the church as work
ing power, and prove themselves to be
a needed force in that important city.
sAPRIL SHOWER OF NICKELs"
The officers of the Woman's Mission
airy Alliance make the following appeal
to readers of THE UNIvERsALIsT:
1.-THE women of Ohio have adopted the follow
ing unique plan for obtaining from the Univer-
salists of the State little gift towards church
extension. The plan is this: During the month
of April, every Universalist in the State is earn
estly solicited to give at least FIVE CENTS. (any
amount will be accepted) for mission work In
the State This will be called the April
Shower of Nickels.' nickel is so small sum
that no one will ever miss it; yet, If all whose
eye falls on this appeal will respond, 1t will
bring to us hundreds of dollars. In our
churches committees will be appointed, and
ministers are requested to call atte ntion to 1t
from the pulpit. Isolated Universe lsts can as
sst by asking one or more whom they KIN w to
be in sympathy with Universalsm, to unite with
them and then send their mites to Mrs. Emma
L. James. Treasurer, 6l0 Richmond Street,
Cincinnati. Ohio. Brother or sister, this plan is
presented to you individually, by those who are
working earnestly for the spread of our faith.
Do not neglect the little you can dol He that
Is faithful in that which is least will be faithful
In most This plan If carried out, will not only
bring us money, but elevate us in mission
work."
OHIO SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Mrs. A. E. III. Clark, Corresponding
Secretary of the Ohio Universalist Sun
day School Convention, makes the col
lowing appeal to pastors to aid in secur-
ing correct statistics of our Sunday
schools. She says: "Of course each
pastor desires his Sunday school to be
correctly reported Please know to a
certainty that this is done, and the work
not unnecessarily delay ed. This may
be new work to many of your superin-
tendents. and your aid and advice is
needed as it is your church, and you are
each personally responsible. The most
OF our schools have been very prompt;
but some have not. With your aid l
| am very DESTROYS to have complete re-
port this year-something L have never
yet been able to secure"
AS the session of 1896 will complete
thirty years since the Sunday. school
Convention was instituted, full report
Of the facts will be very interesting. At
the first Convention, held in Columbus
in 1866. there we're nineteen schools rep
resented, and twenty three reported.
The report for 1896 should show large
increase and will, if ministers and Off
GERS do their duty, which we trust they
will.
OUR COLLEGE AGENT.
Miss M. A. Bortle, Financial Agent of
Buchtel College. reports excellent meet
ings at New Paris, and a growing inter.
est in behalf of the College. Last Sun.
day she spent at Eldorado. and occupied
Rev. j. H. Blackford's pulpit. On the
evening previous. the friends of Eaton
and Eldorado gave her reception. By
her methods Miss Bortle is awakening
an interest in sour College," that has
not prevailed for long time.
ROY.
Rev. Cornelia Andrews Williams is
slowly recovering from severe attack
of illness, and her physician has said
she must take rest of year or two be
fore resuming ministerial work; conse.
quently she has rendered her resignation
as pastor of our Ls Roy Church. We
regret to announce the fact, as Mrs.
Williams was an excellent preacher and
was much esteemed by her church. She
writes: THE church is in a good condi
ton, as are also the Sunday school and
Y. P. G. u. and under the care of a
minister who is strong and enthusiastic
there is much that can be accomplished
toward the strengthening of our church
and the spread of our faith abroad. We
met with serious loss February l, in the
death of Mrs. Joseph Reynolds. We
had no more enthusiastic worker among
us and so great was her interest in the
young people that our Union lovingly
called her Mother In the church and
Sunday school she was always active
and interested and never failed to be
present when her health permitted.
Her funeral services were conducted by
Rev S. G. Durham, of Norwalk, and her
body was taken to that place for burial
We can heartily endorse the words of
Sister Williams in her tribute to the
memory of Mrs. Reynolds. She was a
Universalist in word and deed. She in
forms us that the LIE Roy Church will
take steps at once to secure pastor and