The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-12-26

:" "A"oh " CuitlVdt6 larger interest IN
behalf OF this valuable auxiliary through.
out the territory the Association. AT
that time there were only three Unions,
viz: Eldorado. Palestine and Platts.
vile. Since then the Union at New
Madison has been re-organized and more
recently Union of twenty members was
organized in our church at Greenville.
A series OF rally meetings were held
December II and ID. under the leader
ship of Bro. Eben Mumford, assisted by
Miss Mary Andrews of Hamilton, State
Corresponding Secretary. The first was
held at New Madison on Saturday even
ing and large delegations we're present
from Eldorado and Palestine. Good
music and general discussion of Union
work occupied the evening, and the
meeting resulted in arousing larger in.
terest in the Union there. Sunday
morning Miss Andrews conducted a
school of methods. In the afternoon,
an excellent devotional meeting was
held with the Palestine Union, Here
there is a live Union, composed of young
men and women, thoroughly devoted to
the interests of the church. The CUES
ton box was used to advantage here,
and at all points visited. In the even.
ing a large number of Unioners from
Palestine drove to Greenville and an en-
thusiastic meeting was held in the beau.
tiful church of which DIR. j. P. MacLean
is pastor. After short devotional SER
vice. the work of the Union was ex.
planned. and as before stated, Union
was organized which il conducted in the
came earnest spirit that has been mani
tested in other work of the church, will
place Universalism on a still higher
plane, in that beautiful city. By such
meetings as these the Y. P. G. U. is con-
tinually demonstrating it's value as a
missionary force in our church.
MANCHESTER.
Our church and auxiliaries at Blan-
chester are working diligently to re-
move the debt on the church and to in
crease it's revenues. To aid in this work
"Grand Carnival of Seasons" was held
Dec. 16, IL and IS. at the opera house.
Each season of the year was represented
by booth containing appropriate arti.
Giles. Admission was free every day, and
on the first evening.
On Friday evening the admission fee
was ten cents. and for that sum patrons
we're permitted to see "The Grand
March," "the Dutch Doll, ""Ma Sweet
and Her Family and 1.-The Indian
Huntresses." On Saturday evening the
charge for admission was fifteen cents,
for which the people had the privilege
of witnessing "A Japanese Wedding in
High Life and Japanese Supper" of
which all could partake. We have not
heard results. but have no doubt that
they we're handsome. The carnival was
we'll advertised, a speciality being
handsome pamphlet. of twelve large
pages, which in addition to information
about the carnival, gives much informa.
ton about the church. generally and
locally, and contains the advertisements
of nearly every business house, hotels,
etc. This shows that business men of
that enterprising town value Universal
ist patronage.
PLAIN CITY.
Mro nnro T;u;psnira raDort. tbat
our Sunday school in Plain City has a
membership of thirty eight, with an
average attendance Of thirty. The
school does not depend on the church
for its current expenses. A stove has
recently been purchased, and the school
buys its own coal, aud pays the janitor
every Sunday. Four copies of the Sun
day School Helper. and the Myrtle are
taken. All bills are met promptly. Mrs
Livinepire, who is daughter of the
veteran Universalist, Bro. Smith Thorn
as of Mount Gilead, in explanation OF
the manner in which funds are provided
says: I'VE sell buttered and balled
popcorn on Saturday afternoons and
evenings, and we have turned into the
Treasury of the school Sunday morn
ings as high as four dollars. aud never
less than two. IL the church mem bers
we're as active as those of the Sunday
school it would be in more prosperous
condition. We are preparing for our en-
tertainment on Christmas Eve"
CLEVELAND NOTES.
Rev. Carl F. Henry, p stor of All
Souls Church, Cleveland, preached
Sunday, December ID. on the Decad-
ence of Universalism in the Dark Ages. >
The Sunday has recently beer
supplied with S. w. Straub's Bright
Light. abridged edition, and Bro
Henry says: "We like it," TINS Mission
airy Alliance held their annual sale anc
supper. December II. The Y. P. G
Union is devoting Sunday evenings t.
the consideration of "Poverty-itG
Cause and Cure" Bro. Henry says;
"Affairs are generally about as usual
every branch of work is active. and al
though we are confronted by the same
old difficulties of Indifferent 'sympa
thisers.' and woefully scattered parish
Ito say nothing of hard times) there il
no lack of confidence. and there is M