The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26

| periehce III tnat since Mrs. CguInby or
ganized US into a Mission Circle we have
had three times the interestywe ever had
before. Even while small per cent of
our ladies attend the meetings they still
like to have the meetings held"
THOSE TRACTS.
How many times the Corresponding
Secretary has, when she has made hit
in any direction, wondered why that
bright idea" was 30 long in coming to
her. We have had loads of tracts on
hand for years and nothing occurred to
her as to how to bring them into active
duty until the August Notes. Well,
since then there have been orders
with letters to melt heart of stone from
Oregon, Indiana, Kentucky, and Georgia,
all saying they. the askers, can make
good use of them. But one thing hap
pened. Since everyone ordered the
Doomed Wolf" that tract has utterly
disappeared from a box that contains
thousands of the best religious topics we
know of. 1t took an hour to empty the
box and another to get them all in again
but there were several good finds to pay
for the trouble, and from month to month
VS. will publish few taking titles like
this: what is Universaism? (which
Power will Triumph"
mo. ID. Two hundred and thirteen
questions without answers" by Rev.
Abel @. Thomas. "Here and Heaven"
THE Comfort of the Gospel" "Is there
any Chance after Dsath?' If any of our
friends want to do little missionary
work in quiet way they can send the
Corresponding Secretary postal order
OF one dollar or more to pay postage on
tracts for free distribution through the
West and South when called for.
OREGON.
The tracts ordered for this State by
our State President, Mrs. Jones, are to
be placed on table for distribution at
the monthly State exposition. II pro.
posed booth at the exposition as a
place where we can meet our friends. In
this way we hope to meet many of our
people. and become acquainted, and ad-
wise with them about the work in the
Northwest" A thousand pages, with
some of our working leaflets went by the
next mail.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Quinby will attend the w. u.
M. s. of New York this month, and the
W. M. S. of New Hampshire the first
Wednesday in October
Mrs. Ella E. Manning. Recording
Secretary of this Association, will soon
take up her residence in Chicago with
her husband who has gone into business
in that city, and as Mrs. Swan, one of our
Executive Board members, is also resi-
dent OF Chicago, We shall soon hope to
report good news from the second city
in the Union, of interest to our mem
bers.
1t pains us to have to record the
death of our sister and co-worker Mrs.
Samantha Cornell McAlister, of Eugene,
Oregon. which occurred in July last,
after a painful illnsss of several weeks
Mrs. McAlister was one of the earliest
and most faithful friends of this Associa-
ton. she having served it as Vice Presi-
dent when under the old regime. She
was nightly educated and lovely wom-
an, endeared to many who enjoyed her
acquaintance. She leaves a husband
and several children to mourn her loss.
SPECIAL NOTICE-MEMBERS OF THE EX-
ECUTlVE BOARD,
There will be no call for a"Mid-year"
Meeting of this Association this October.
since it is found necessary on account of
demands upon the treasury. to exercise
unusual economy to meet them. to draw
the line upon Board Meetings. While
we realize that economy will not get us
out of "hole'-pardon expressive slang
energy well-applied will. A word to
the wise and loyal ought to be sufficient.
1t were pity not to listen to the voice of
the Holy Ghost pleading with us to do
our duty, whatever it is. now, for we
have no time to call our own but the
present. Let us heed the voice, that
those things which lie near our hearts
may come to pass.
EMILY L. SHERWOOD,
Corresponding Secretary
p. o. Box 90, ANACOsTIA, ID. G.