The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15

6th."
NoTE.-It would be wise for all pas
tors and parishes to initiate the Cedar
Rapids parish in perfecting plans for the
fall and winter work during or before
vacation so that none of the valuable
time of the active season be lost in find
ing out what to do and how to do it.
Be ready with every detail the first
Sunday after vacation, and outline the
work for the season on that day, "before
all the people"
MANCHESTER.
The young people here are proof
against hot weather. The pastor, Mrs.
Eliza Curtis) writes that they had the
largest devotional meeting Sunday
evening. August 2. of any this season
and they always have good attendance.
Mrs. Curtis has been invited by the Y.
M. G. A. to preach at the North Man
chester Union church. She remarks:
at is quite concession on their part,
and is the first time have ever been
invited by any of the orthodox people to
take part in any of their religious SER
vices" This in a period of two years.
MARsHALLTOWN.
A Hay-rack party one and one-balf
miles in the country July Both. created
more interest and amusement than any
thing this society has had for long
time. Think of passing dozen or more
teams on a narrow. graded road with
broad hay-Iack and thirty people on it
with their feet hanging outside! The
funny incidents of the occasion would
fill book. Try it and you will know
for yourselves. The young people got it
up. They will touch the disabilities Of
their patrons at watermelon social
as soon home grown ones are ripe. The
ladies gave Missionary Tea" at the
church just before the State Convention.
1t was we'll patronzed, much better than
others recently, and the proceeds enabled
them to make their annual contribution
to the State Woman's Missionary Asso-
citation and help the church on its con.
tribution to the State Convention.
This encouraged them to try it again
which they did last week, Thursday
evening. They had great rush and at
fifteen cents for adults and ten cents
for children they neted over twelve dol
lars.
MITCHELLVILLE.
This parish is following the novel plan
of double pastorate. They have SER
vices every two weeks. DR.. Crum aud j.
E. Reyes filling the pulpit alternately.
They say it works we'll and evidently
it does, judging from reports. l quote
the following from a correspondent:
Church. Sunday school. Y. P. G. U.
and Junior Y. P. G. U. all active.
New Clipped glass windows have
been put in during the last year at quite
an expense. We had the name of the
church and date of erection (1S6S)
ground in the transom; and have mem
orial windows for Thomas Mitchell, Mr..
and Mrs. N. w. Cram. Lucy Blyler,
VIM. S. Jones. and Jane Sternberg.
1.-THE Y. P. G. U. voted last Sunday
august p to have some of the papers
which were delivered at the State Y. P.
G. u read at our meetings.
1--WE are finding out some isolated
Universalists. Two weeks ago young
lady came twenty miles from near Au.
keney, Ia, to hear Universalist preach
ing here. Some of our members come
ten and twelve miles every Sunday. One
Of our faithful members, Mrs. Amy
Crawford has moved to Idaho. Expects
to do missionary work by starting Sun
day school and Y. p G. U. We wish
that all Universalists would think of
such things when moving into new COM
munities."
SHENANDOAH.
Mrs. Mary Girard Andrews OF Omaha
has ministered to these people monthly
for more than three years. They al
ways have good audiences and the many
outsiders who always attend get some
thing to interest them. Mrs. Andrews
spent week with the people recently
convention week-and while there had
the pleasure of attending the eighty
fourth birthday anniversary of sisters
Hayden and Gillett. She writes: so see
and talk with these intelligent. energetic
sisters. no one would dream that they
had passed their three score years and
ten. So active and helpful are these
two women that we all feel it would be
a sad blow to our church and to all good
work as we'll as to the community if
their places in this world should be left
vacant"
Mrs. Charlotte Porter supplied for the
people Aug. 8, and it is desired to Sc
cure her services for half time.
PERSONAL AND NOTES.
The ministers should give extra
good sermons to the faithful few who
stand by them during the heated term.
Mrs. E. Markham recently united
with the church mot parish) at Straw
berry Point, the first to do so in fifteen
years. A friend writes: "The church
here is now in the hands of its friends"