The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-11-14


writes good news'' from this church.
L can do no better than to reproduce in
the main his words. He writes:
Last Monday evening our young peo-
pie and some of the older ones, pastor
and wife, met at the church and re-or-
ganized our Y. P. @. U. An entire new
list of officers and committees were
elected. Acting for and by the desire
OF the young folks, l had issued call
upon our people, young and old, to meet
on Thursday evening two weeks before
to discuss the needs of our young peo-
pie. The result was goodly number
present, and lively interest, result
ing in some 80 old and young signing a
call for the subsequent meeting to be
held to perfect an organization. The
officers are; President Miss Mary Hart;
Zone of our high school teachers) Vice
/ President. Albert Bailey; Secretary, Miss
May Roe; Treasurer, Harry Parsons;
Chairman of Committees. Devotional,
Lilly Hileman; Lookout. Edna Doty;
Social, Martin Voorhees,; Relief, Helen
Cutler; Post Office Mission. Mable Ken.
nedy. We have our first devotional
meeting next Sunday evening at 6:15.
What the outcome of this attempt to
revive will be, know not, but cannot
but believe every meeting held, every
prayer offered, and earnest word spoken
will have it's effect for good upon som
heart for all coming time.
Some two weeks ago our ladies had a
very pleasant social and spelling bee at
the home of Mrs. E. M. Voorhees,. Later
the girls of Mrs. Getchell's Sunday
school class give nice oyster supper
and social at the church. 1t was not as
we'll patroniz ID as it ought to b ave been
but they cleared about five dollars.
Our congregations are averaging we'll
but the church ought to be crowded to
hear and emf the noble sermons Bro.
Getchell gives u.s."
Waterloo is one of our bsst working
parishes and many good reports may be
expected from it.
W. C. T.. U.
The Siase Convention of the non Par
tisan w. G. T. U. was held at Marshall
town last week and the writer and wife
enjoyed several of the meetings and were
the recipients of the hospitality of the
local Union to the extent of bounteous
dinner served in the basement of the
church where the Convention was held
baptist. A number of the most faith
full ones in the local Union here are
members OF our church. Their untiring
efforts contributed largely to the success
OF the State Convention which was pro-
nounced the best ever held
At this Convention we noticed that
several OF the members present from a
distance We're Universalist women. Such
we'll known ones were present as Mrs.
f. j. McA chran, Bloomfield; Mrs. L. s.
Brown. Dakotah City; Mrs. j. Hatsweli.
Rod Oak; and Mrs. Voorhees, of Water
loo.
They all took an active part in the
work OF the Convention. Mrs. McAch-
ran was honored with an important
office, that of Recording Secretary. Mrs.
Brown gave the response to the address
OF welcome the fret evening and it was
very highly commended. We had fully
our proportionate number present and
even more than our share of talent.
AFTER THE ELECTION
Many of our churches begin their
years work with the months of Septem-
Der and October. Nearly all such have
postponed the canvass for funds for the
new years work until latter the cleo
ton"
This delay in many instances has
probably been necessary owing to the
conditions, but in many instances it has
worked hardship to the minister and
further delay should not be allowed.
Some OF the societies are waiting to Sc
cure the services of an outside party to
make the canvass. This is evidence of
Sohio~s "OdhAoes III tue Society. "A
parish without good cauvasser and
collector OF it's own is destined to bank.
ruptcy sooner or later. Why does a
church member, knowing the situation,
wait for canvasser any way? We need
more volunteers in this matter.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Rev. j. E. Reyes goes to Kansas
again next week for two weeks meet
ing. The local paper at V alley Center
where his last meetings were held
made numerous and commendatory ref
erences to his work there. He was in
Marshalltown during the State Conven-
ton Of the W. G. 7. US last week and
favored the women with a number of
soloe.
oh, the perversity of fate! Our late
Rev. l.. F. Porter left life insurance Of
$4,000 to his aged widow. In less than
one year it was all gone. due to "bad in
yestments," as is reported. Today she
is supporting herself by her needle at an
age when her eyes and fingers should
not be taxed. She has made her home
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