The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
Our Ohio Churches.
CENTRAL OHIO ASSOCIATION.
FROM j. W. HENLEY, D. d.
State Secretary.

ney, clerk of our church at Bellville,
that owing to the fact that the new
church in that place will not be COM
pleted in time for the annual meeting of
the Central Ohio Association. the ses-
sion for 1896. will be held with the
ing as given in the Universalist Register,
is September SO. This Association en-
braces the churches in large territory,
yet the meetings in the past have gener
ally been we'll attended, and are produc-
tive of good results for the churches.
We trust that the meeting for 1896 will
be equal in attendance and interest to
any preceding it.
EXAMINING COUNCIL.
Rev. r. N. John. Secretary of the
Committee of Fellowship of the Ohio
Convention, informs us that council
for the examination of Mr.. Clifford E.
Jones, pastor elect at Mason, and Mrs.
Sarah L. Stoner, pastor elect of the
churches of Centerfeid and Jefferson.
vile, in regard to their qualifications
and fitness for ordination to the minis
try of the Gospel, has been called to
meet at 10 A. NJ. August II, at No. 7OS
Walnut street. Cincinnati. II the can
didates are found worthy and we'll
qualified" Bro. Jones will be ordained
at Ravenna, his former home, on Sep
TENDER 1, and Mrs. Stoner, during the
session of Ballou Association, at Cuba,
September 25 -27.
The following ministers have been in
vited to participate in the council, viz:
o. G. Colegrove. j. A. Stoner. w. S.
Bacon, j ohm Richardson, U. S. Milburn,
and j. II. Blackboard. The following
churches are requested to send one
delegate each, viz: Manchester, Mason,
Milford. Newtown, Cuba, Mt. Carmel,
and Farmers Station.
CLEVELAND.
All Souls Church, Cleveland has
again proved its loyalty to our denomi-
national interests. by voting to suspend
services on August 30. in order that the
people may attend in large numbers
Murray Association, which meets at
Olmsted, August $3.50. This is a wise
action, for the more our people attend
such meetings, the greater their interest
in home churches. AL Souls Church,
is an "all acknowledgement church.
While the pastor is allowed a vacation,
services are held every Sunday. except
in such cases as that just mentioned.
DR.. II. L. Garfield will supply August
%. Mr.. HI. II. Stearns. lay brother.
was to occupy the pulpit on either the
9th or 10th of August. Bro. Henry re-
ports that Notwithstanding the hot
weather and the absence of regular at
tendants from the city, the congrega-
tions fill the chapel. The Flower Mis-
sion at the hospitals and among the sick
poor. under the uperintendence of Mrs.
Onread is accomplishing good work
THE BALLOU MISSIONARY.
Rev. r. N. John, Missionary of the
Ballou Association, visited the church
at Pricetown August l and 2, and
preached Saturday evening and Sunday
morning and evening to good congrega-
tions.
In the afternoon he attended the
Sunday school of the German Reformed
church. which meets in our church, and
gave short address. and preached at the
request of the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Smith,
who resides in Hillsboro. The evening
services were largely attended, the or
ganist of German Reformed Church
led the singing and Bro. John says:
Though it was sweltering hot all the
time, the people liked the hottest doc
trine l could give Them"
MISSIONARY WORK NEEDED.
The times are rife and the opportuni-
ties for preaching doctrinal sermons
were never better than at present, or for
missionary work. We do not mean by
this, some one travelling among the
churches already established. but the
occupation of new places, or those where
we have had organizations under the
old order of church work. There are
two ways in which this work can be
done; the first is. for pastors to establish
outposts that can be conveniently
reached, and hold service on Sunday
afternoons or week day nights, having
in view the organization of a Sunday
school, Y. p. c. u, and eventually a
church. AS proof of the PRACTICABLE
ity of this method, we cite our church at
Norwalk. Ohio. which was gathered and
organized by DIR. II. L. Garfield, during
his first passionate of the church at
Peru. This kind of work must neces-
sarily be at first largely labor of love
and not on the basis of 80 much work
for so much money" but from strong
and pure desire to have the rational and
practical doctrines of our church
brought before those unacqusinted with
them.
1t is true that every where among in.
telligent people, there is an increasing