The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-03-21

other promises, and it is reasonably sure
that church will be built this coming
season. Rev. M. B. Townsend is the
pastor.
| VERMONT.-Rev E. c. Downey has
accepted call to the North6eld parish.
and has already entered on his work.
The Bethel parish has just held 10 its
Harrington parlors Birthday Party
entertainment which was success in
every way. Its net receipts were $50.
MASSACHUSETTS,. = Parish In
telIigence.-Rev. r. Perry Bush began
the fifth year OF his Chelsea pastorate
March 1.-The new parish at Ashmont
has paid for the land on which the new
church is to be built and the walls are
now going up.--At South Boston a
series OF Lenten services are being held.
They will continue through the week.
and several prominent clergymen will
participate Wednesday evening, the
4th inst, the Ladies' Aid Society OF
Grove Hall gave supper and organ re-
cital. Proceeds will be used to lift from
the parish some of it's Indebtedness
There is Labor church" in Lynn, pre-
sided over by Rev. Anthony Bilkovsky
OF our denomination, which attracts
large congregations Of the Lynn work
men.
ONNECTICU Hartford
church has circle of Kings Daughters
who on March 3 gave most enjoyable
musicale. More than two hundred
tickets were sold. the proceeds to be used
10 charity. AN exceptionally successful
fair and festival was held February &c
and 81, at Stafford. Pleasant winter
evenings large audience. willing work
ers, generous people, an excellent play
finely presented, made the fair decided
success. Rev. I. G. Druley is the pas
tor.-a name we'll remembered in the
West. Net receipts we're s215.
NEW YORK. = State News. = Rev.
DR.. G. w. Tomlinson will remove to New.
ark, having renewed his engagement
with that parish-A donation" at
Macedon yielded 500 for the pastor
Rev. o. M. Hilton has entered upon his
fifth year as pastor at Auburn.--Rev.
Margaret A. Brennan has been re en-
| gagged at Webster.--The Clarendon
| parish held week of meetings COM
mencing Sunday, February 90, Rev.
Messrs. Conklin, Squires, Kirkpatrick,
Bard, Fluhrer and others assisting.--
Rev. Mr.. Lawrence has discontinued his
work at Second Utica but services will
be continued by the pastor Of the First
Society preaching in the afternoons
DR.. SAKE has entered upon his work
as Western District Missionary by SER
vices on two Sundays at Hornelsville.
PENNSYLVANIA Rev. r. T. Polk
of Towanda has been assisting Rev.
Emma E. Bailey in series of NEE tings
in her church. looking to the spiritual
awakening of the communicates.
| IedlpA II. llOIu, LILO u0W mlulSIoE DIT
Brooklyn, breaches every Sunday after
noon in the new church at Kingsley.
Rev. F. W. Whippen is supplying the i'm
portant church at Scranton, and it is
hoped that he may settle with this par
ish. Rev. l. K Richardson is having a
successful pastorate at Titusville.
Philadelphia both churches are prosper
ing exceptionally for such hard times;
hard times mean more work and more
workers aud then there are no hard
times. Considerable attention has been
given by both pastors at evening services
to doctrinal sermons, and it is found
that there is still great interest in the
doctrinal phases of religion In
Brooklyn the pastor began March a
series of sermons on Historic Universal
ism," treating of the "Universalsm of
the Old Testament" On March l The
Patriotic Order Sons of America at
tended the services in a body, and the
pastor preached special sermon on
"Our Country"