The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-18
OHIO NEWS LETTER.
PLAIN CITY.


Since Rev. N. r. Quackenbush closed
his work at Plain City nearly two years
ago there have been no regular services.
The Sunday school and Alliance have
been maintained with good degree of
interest. Believing that something
should be done, we visited the church, a
few weeks ago, and arranged to have
Miss Ermina c. Stray, Ia member of our
Cleveland church, and who received Ii
cense last September,) to make trial
visit, during Christmas holidays. Miss
Stray preached on Christmas night and
the two following evenings; also on'the
next Sunday. After the morning SER
vice, we called meeting of the congre-
CATION, and after free expression of
opinion the trustees were authorized by
hearty vote to contract with Miss
Stray for her services for definite
time, and she will begin her work at
once, by preaching every Sunday. AL
though beginning her ministerial work
so recently, Miss Stray possesses excel
lent qualifications, and we trust good re-
suits will follow her work in that i'm.
portant town.
A GRAND GOOD IDEA.
Under date of "Dennison Ohio, De-
cember 49," Bro. Perry D. Gath, Gener-
al Agent of the Indiana Bicycle compa-
ny, with head quarters at Columbus,
writes: This is one day that l have
not been lonely, for what did find upon
the desk of Hotel Bovey this morning
but copy of last weeks UNIvERsAL1sr.
The clerk said Yes, Mr.. Bovey has
taken that paper for long time. and
every body about here reads it, for it
contains more good common sense than
any other paper we ever saw Mr.. w.
A, Bovey, the proprietor, said: Yes, l
have read that paper ever since l can
remember it, and used to take 1t when it
was called the "Star in the West" It Is
the best family paper published and all
the hotel people about here read it care.
fully each week. And l found it true,
for no sooner had | finished the last adj.
vertisement than the Superintendent Of
the city schools, Ia member of the Pres.
byterian choir, as l afterward learned)
reached for it, and l soon heard him
reading it aloud to some men in the of.
fee. An idea has entered my mind,
which though lonesome one, perhaps,
may result in doing some good. 1t is to
create fund for the purpose Of furnish
ing a copy of The UN1vERsALIsT to at
least one hotel in every town. If you
could see how the men on the road pick
up every scrap of paper to read on Sun
days you could appreciate my interest in
this plan."
Bro. Gath's plan is practical one,
and capable of being put into execution,
and we trust he will at once take the in
itial steps in creating Hotel Mission
Fund" There are many people who do
not preserve their copies of THE UNI.
vERsALIsT after reading them. If those
papers we're placed in hotels they would
do valuable missionary work in many
instances. In the boxes placed in rail
road stations, we often find partialist pa
pers and tracts, but never have we found
Universalist document. The times
are ripe for the PRONUNCIATION Of Univer-
salist doctrines, and Bro. Gath's sugges-
ton should receive attention. We hope
to hear from him again, and will "lend
hand" in establishing the "Hotel Mis-
sion"
ATTICA AND MARGARETTA.
Rev. Arthur Roberts, lately elected
pastor of our churches at Attica and
Margaretta, (P. o. Castalia.) began his
work at Attica, January 5. and will
preach at Margaretta, January II, and
thereafter on alternate Sundays, at both
places. We have hope that this settle
ment will prove a successful one, for
Bro. Roberts is thoroughly devoted to
his work, and does not put dollars"
above opportunities to do good.
LONDON.
Rev. r. N. John writes concerning the
Fair recently held by our London
church: "Our gross receipts were $315
and expenses about 800. We will now
consider repairing our church, which it
needs" The success of the fair indi-
Gates healthy feeling toward Univer-
salism in that important town.
FLINT
Mrs. Della M. Potter, of Flint, writes:
Our Woman's Missionary Alliance held
their annual fair on December IL, net
ting s2S, which we consider a grand sue.
cess for little place like Flint. We did
not only consider the financial part
success, but that all present seemed to
enjoy the social part SO we'll. The Y. P.
@. U. gave banquet on New Years day
at the home of Bro. John Potter.
THE CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE.
christmas was duly observed at our
Flint church. Old and young enjoyed
the tree" and concert, in spite of the
pouring rain without.
AT Kent on Monday evening, De
cember 49, a gathering of Sunday school
pupils, teachers and friends, marked the
festival of Christmastide. So writes
Rev. II. X. Riegel, pastor.