The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-11-07
church structure will be placed at date
we hope, not far distant.
ILLINOIS Y. P. c. U. LETTER.
FROM ETHEL MAE TOMPKINS.


ShdYpsburg.- These young people
take an active interest in Sunday school
work. They hold their regular business
meetings on the Thursday evenings pre-
ceding the times for sending in the BIZ
monthly reports to the State Secretary.
Observation-Disclosures had "cat" So
ciable one evening during October. One
Sunday during this month was used as
a memorial Sunday. There were special
decorations of autumn leaves in the
church, and the pastor preached SER
mon appropriate to the occasion. In
the evening, ten minute talks were made
by members of the Y. P. g. U. New
lookout. music, flowers. relief, and invi-
tation committees have been appointed.
Galesburg. = The members of this
Union seem to be taking new interest
in the Sunday school. The Galesburg
church used October % as "Rally Sum-
day." Condensed reports of the work
of the year were heard from each de-
partment of the church. Howard Per-
kins, President of the Union, spoke for
the young people.
Mdrseiltes.-T are no regular bust
ness meetings here, but meetings are
called whenever there is any important
business on hand. Miss Cora Stebbins
is attending the Columbia School of
Oratofy, in Chicago.
Waltonville.-We are pleased to intro
duce this Union to our readers. There
is membership of thirty three. and an
average attendance at devotional meet
ings of twenty five. A number are
teachers and officers in Sunday school.
This Union would appreciate any sug-
gestions from other Unions relative to
Y. P. @. U. work.
Church Of the Redeemer. Chicago
Recently the Talcott Flower Mission
gave $50 toward the expenses Of the
church. This organization has charge
of Talcott Industrial school.
WoodEdiUn Pdrk.- October 16,
this Union gave a General Bill of
Fare" sociable. A card bearing ten
numbers was given to each person. Or
ders we're taken by numbers, those
ordering not knowing what articles the
numbers represented. The following
articles were served: Il cocoa) q tooth
picks). g napkins). "A grapes). Is sand
wiches), (6 water). z cake), Is candy,
70 wafers). 10 cheese). On a recent
Sunday, a large audience assembled at
Ryder Memorial chapel to listen to Mr..
Dharmapala, Buddhist from Hindoo
stan. The address was both eloquent
and impressive.
Saoan Creek.-On October 81, Miss
Ida Bliss, Secretary of this Union, was
married to Maurice G. Linton. Her
successor has not been appointed yet.
but will be at business meeting to be
held soon.
Blue Island. IL. Miss Dol
ling. of Woodlawn Park. led the devo-
tional meeting at this church. On the
following Sunday, Miss Young. also of
Woodlawn Park, read her report from
the Jersey City Convention.
Clinton.-Church services are held
every Sunday in the Clinton court
house. The society has bought lot,
with view to erecting suitable church
building. About twenty members of Y.
P. G. U. contribute "two cents a week"
| for missions.
Girard.-A new SCI Of officers has re-
Gently been elected Mrs. Eva Allen, a
member of the Girard Union, has re-
Gently moved to Chicago. She lives
near Woodlawn. and may become inter
ested in the Woodlawn Union.
Table Grove. Union continues to
help the church in many different ways.
| Three of the teachers in Sunday school
are members of Y. p. G. U.
Sycamore. The Sycamore young
people recently paid ten dollars toward
the minister's back salary, thus giving
substantial aid to the ladies of the
church. They insist that all those who
attend Up. @. U. devotional meetings
shall remain to the evening church SER
vice. The pastor of the Sycamore
church suggests that the topics should
teach Universalism more clearly. Miss
Jennie Crane is teaching in Minneapolis.
Emory Crane attends school at Lom-
bard University. Both are active men,
bers when in Sycamore. One feature OF
the young peoples work will commend
itself. They are striving to introduce
more prayer into the devotional meet
ings.
Oak Park Union reports renewed
interest in the work on the part of the
members since the summer vacation.
| A special feature of the Sunday evening
meetings is the special music secured by
a committee who has this in charge.
There have been vocal solos, chorus
singing by children, violin solos. mando-
lin and gui ar solos. One entertain
ment, Betsy Baker, and Thirty Min
utes for Refreshments" has been given
this fall with net receipts of about S78.
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