The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-04-11

parish.
| VERMONT. The State Secretary
spent week recently at the Chittenden
County Court at Burlington, in defend.
ing the will of Mrs. Sally Brigham, who
left the residue of her estate to the Yer
mont Convention, amounting to about
$500. A jury gave the verdict for the
Convention. The case will be taken to
the Supreme Court The st. Adams
parish has called Mr.. A. F. Booth as it's
pastor. He has accepted and will settle
there after his graduation from the Can
ton Tn Biological School.
MASSACHUSETTS,. = Parish In
telligence.-Rev. DIR. Pullman declines
the call to Brooklyn and will remain at
Lynn.-Rev. Ira A. Priest has resigned
at Newtonvlle.-Rev. Abram Conklin
leaves Bath. Me-. for Fitchburg,-The
interest in the old Orleans parish is re-
ported as on the increase. The pastor
is encouraged by large congregations and
is held in high esteem.-Lenten services
have been held at the Winter Hill. Som
erville church and in many of the Mass
achusetts churches.-The Cross street
parish, Somerville, is strong and -four
ishing. Nearly fifty new members have
taken their places in the congregation
within a year, adding more than $3.50 to
the pew rentals. The pastor, Rev. L.
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and is granted an extra vacation of
fortnight. = Improvements are to be
made in the Arlington church. The
condition of the parish is better than
for years pasta fair at East Boston
yielded $826.16 clear.-There is a
Brownie club at Upham's Corner COM
posed of members of the Junior Union.
The children manifest great interest
in the finances of the church and have
already nearly 500 to be used in purch-
asing some useful furnishings for the
new church. The Junior Union and the
Brownies have become an essential part
of the organization of the church.
RHODE ISLAND.-The First Provi-
dence church will celebrate it's seven
ty-fifth anniversary, Friday, April 10.
The historical sermon will be delivered
by the pastor. DIR. H. 1. Cushman, fol-
lowed by banquet.
CONNECTICUT.-Re e. M. Grant,
Stamford, gave in his resignation recent
ly, owing to anxiety in reference to a
financial deficit. The parish would not
accept it, but instead of allowing the
pastor to retire, turned in and retired
the debt. The troublesome deficit goes,
but the good pastor stays. Served him
right-and the debt too.
Meriden.-Once more, after it had
seemed as though nothing had been for
gotten and uncared for in the thought
full provisions of this devoted family, the
Meriden church receives from Mrs. L.
G. Lewis the sum of $1,000. the income
to be used for the care of the chimes
and the salary of the chime ringer. The
permanent investment by the trustees
appointed by the giver. The document
announcing the gift was read at meet
ing of the society. and hearty vote of
thanks was promptly returned to Mrs
Lewis. The church is fortunate in the
possession of such staunch friends
Leader.
NEW YORK. Parish News.-Rev.
L. H. Squires. of the First Rochester, is
delivering special course of doctrinal
sermons.-A series of prayer meetings
preparatory to Easter, was held at Bing.
hampton. = Rev. Mr.. Leland of the
First Utica society, is conducting after
noon services at the Second church. By
the fire that destroyed the Genesee
Apartment House the pastor and wife
suffered heavy loss. The people have
recently presented them with purse Of
gold, we'll calculated to make up to them
portion. at least, of their loss.-Rev.
L. L. Greene, of Oneonta, is winning the
good will and cordial support of his PEG.
ple.-The Hubbardsville parish is still
without pastor and is earnestly look.
ing for one. 1t demands one of consid.
cradle experience.
PENNSYL VANIA.-Rev F. Whip
pen. the pastor newly called to the
Scranton parish, has begun his Chris
tian work in that important city, CON
tanning 100000 population.-Th Leader
reports of DR.. Sweetser's parish; with
no clamorous blasts Of trumpets, no sen.
sational expedients. the Church of the
Messiah is doing large service in the
Messiah's cause. 1t does not measure
prosperity by computations in arithme-
tic, but by deepening of the spiritual
life, an enrichment of Christian charac-
ter. A church that can accomplish
these results is of vast value to the city
in which it works. Taking into view the
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