The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-12-05
Our Ohio Churches.
FROM ]. W. HENLEY, D. D.
State Secretary.
JEFFERsONvILLE,

UNDERSTANDABLE,
Services are now held at Jacksonville
on the third Sunday of each month, in
stead of the fourth. Very g God congrega-
tions were present November Is. Rev.
Sara L. Stoner is pastor. and her subject
for the morning was: How long will God
Punish His Child?" The subject was
we'll advertised. The leader of the
Methodist choir was present, and ex-
pressed himself delighted with the dis
course. saying, 81 wish every person in
this town could have heard that SER
monw In the evening, Mrs. Stoner de-
livered sermon on 1.-The American
Thanksgiving"
A correspondent informs us that
Union Thanksgiving services we're he'd
in our church at Milford. She says:
THE orthodox peopl9 treat US very cor
diaily-they meet us more than half way.
Our ladies are busy preparing for the
annual fair aud entertainment to be
held December Is. The Y. P. @. U. are
going to give a comedy entitled; "A
Perplexing Situation We are going to
bend our united eff orts toward making
it financial success"
EVANSVILLE.
We are glad to report that our church
in GAINESVILLE is working along steadily
Notwithstanding the financial stringency
Of the country. Interest on indebted
ness has been paid until January l, and
salary and all other expenses are prompt
ly paid. The Sunday school. though
small, is doing good work, and the Bible
Class is now under charge of Mr.. John
Peters. who is an excellent teacher. Rev.
Mrs. Crosley supplied the pulpit Sun
day, Nov. %. and reports good congrega-
tions. and an excellent spirit prevailed
throughout. In the evening business
meeting was held. at which Rev. r. N.
John was unanimously invited to con-
tinue as pastor under the present
arrangement of one Sunday a month.
Services on alternate Sundays will be
held by Mrs. Crosley or the Superin-
tendent. for the time being. With i'm.
provement in business matters we have
large confidence i n the final success of
our GAINESVILLE church.
AKRON.
Rev. Ira A. Priests continued illness
prevented him from preaching in our
Akron pulpit. November %. but Prof.
Chas. G. Bates, of Buchtel College, read
sermon appropriate to Thanksgiving.
The sermon was good and the reading
was we'll received. The pastor expected
to be able to fill his pulpit on last Sun.
day. The African M. e Zion Church
November 1920. Ga the first Sunday
evening Rev. w. F. Crispin delivered a
sermon on How to make Life Worth
Living Oar correspondent says the
sermon gave satisfaction to the pastor
and the large congregation present. not
withstanding Bro, Crispin "held aloft. the
principles of Universalism very clearly
Bro. Crispin recently delivered an ad.
dress before the Summit County Teach.
er's Association, on How to Use a
Dictionary The Akron Beacon, which
gave liberal report of the paper,
said that "it was exceptionally interest
ing and was we'll received by the
teachers"
SOUND DOCTRINE.
The following paragraph from a re-
cent issue of Coward" expresses our
views precisely: Friends, the world has
not yet outgrown those dogmas which
are narrow. which are full of the wrath
of God. The day has not come when
the Universalist Church need not preach
its doctrines OF hope and owe. Its mis-
sion is not complete; the whole lump
has not been lssveued. One needs but
to travel from section to section of this
country to have impressed upon him the
necessity for planting the banner of our
faith firm and strong. throughout the
land. Since but few of us may ever