The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-22

following Sunday he conducted the SER
vices alone; then Monday evening Bro.
John Bremner of Usage came and gave
fine paper on Practical Christianity"
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Rev.
HI. L. Gillespie of West Union preached
two excellent doctrinal sermons on the
EMISSION of Universalism" and 1.-THE
Nature of Christ" Bro. Everton
preached the closing sermon the next
evening. At all the services the attend
ance and interest were good, the church
being we'll filed, and many we're given
new and stronger impetus along spiritual
lines. The church organization will be
perfected the last Sunday in February,
when and after which it is expected that
many friends will become members. l
know some there who are anxiously
awaiting the blessed privilege. The
ladies of the parish gave supper
and apron sale on the evening of st. VAL
entine's Day. The Y. p. G. U. has in
creased it's membership and is very
active under the inspiring leadership
of it's President, Miss Debbie Davis.
They have secured club of ten sub
scribers for Onward They recently
had an Evolutionary entertainment by
Miss Harriet Baker, of Usage, and cleared
1905. A Sunday school will also soon be
organized.
has recently scored a great hit in the
way of popular entertainment. The
ladies gave the District Skule," assisted
by one or more of their friends from the
other churches of the city, at the opera
house. Admission was %. 30 and so
cents. So many taking part from the
other churches served to arouse great
interest and the house was we'll filed by
thoroughly well pleased audience, es-
pecially the older people, who saw their
school days 30 ably reproduced by the
children" of this generation. Quite
number of tickets were sold in advance
by the Sunday.school children and
others. Before the affair came off the
friends would express themselves as sat-
isfied if they realized $4,000 and after it
was over great was their Joy and surprise
to find that they had cleared $4,000.
II any of our parishes want to raise
some money to pay up the pastor and
settle other current expenses let them
go into the District Skule" with energy,
advertise it thoroughly, and the result
will not be disappointing. Next thing
to follow shortly will be the supper pre-
pared and served by the gentlemen of
the congregation. The pastor, Rev. j.
M. Getchell, greatly desires and hopes
to receive many additions to the church
membership on Easter Sunday or before.
DIR. NASH AND LOMBARD.
We are glad to note the rising tide of
interest and enthusiasm which is center
ing about Lombard University. There
seems to be a deep seated conviction
among the students and others that DR..
Nash has in large measure those good
qualities which make the successful col
lege President. He is getting out among
the churches. We remember with graf
itude his earnest advocacy of the Y. P.
@. U. EIe believes that a reverent regard
for the good and true is the solid foun-
dation upon which to erect the enduring
edifice of divine character and noble
Christian citizenship. Now let our
young people and their parents remem-
Der the duty we owe to our own schools,
and the youth of our church will fill old
LON bard to overlooking.
THE CHURCH.
1t is encouraging to hear of the effort
being put forth by many of our minis
ters to win their hearers to become
members of the church. They realize
its necessity if their work is to live on,
and our churches exist at all in the fu-
ture as evangels of Truth and Light.
Ministers in Maine and New York seem
to be especially active in this direction,
and the divinity students of Canton are
doing very much of aggressive mission
airy work and church extension.
THE IOWA CONVENTION.
The Secretary OF the Iowa Universal
list Convention is sending out the annual
appeal to all isolated Universalists and
parishes in the State, for contributions
to the Convention funds. Some friends
have already made kind and generous
response. 1t is hoped that everyone,
especially readers of TdE UNIvERsALIsT,
will realize the urgency of our need as
also the exingencies of our situation,
and make an early and substantial reply
to the call for aid. Fps s.
WATERLOO, IA.