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GOLDEN WEDDING.

Fifty years ago on January Ia, 1847,
Mr.. j. N. Reddick and Miss Elizabeth
j. Thomas, of Lawrence township, Ma
son county, Ind we're united in marri-
age. Mr.. Rsddick was born in the same
township seventy-four years ago, and
has resided there continuously. and near
where he was born. Miss Thomas was
born in Clermont county, o, sixty nine
years ago, removing to Lawrence town
ship when girl, with her parents, and
remaining there ever since. On the
14th inst. one hundred or thereabouts of
their friends and neighbors assembled
at the comfortable farm home of Brother
and Sister Reddick, one mile north of
the town Of Lawrence and ten miles out
from Indianapolis, to congratulate them
on the happy occasion of having reached
the fiftieth mile post of their married
life with good health and fair degree
OF prosperity. A sumptuous repast was
partaken of by all in attendance, and
happy day was spent with the venerable
couple. From early morn till ten o'clock
at night people were coming and going.
From the infant child to nearly ninety
years we're there. Music was one of
the prominent features of the occasion.
Prayer and appropriate remarks were
also participated in by Methodist
minister, and for the fret time in four
teen months the writer spoke for a few
moments with great difficulty, on ac-
count of an affection of the tongue.
During the day the venerable Mrs. Ruth
Bragdon, Of Lawrence, who is now
lightweight years DID, aided by Mrs.
Reddick. the venerable bride, sang a
song of Ye Olden Times" which was
quite enjoyable. There were twenty
two verses in the same strain and the
tune was an old timer" 1t was quite
curiosi y to hear this kind of cong.
and reveals the changes which have
occurred 10 fifty years.
While the couple were silver bugs"
they had no objectiors to golden
wedding and would not mind staying
to enjoy a second one, nor did they OBJ
iect to the golden presents. All in all
it was very enjoyable occasion, and
the bride and groom start on their
second fifty years with good prospects
of second golden wedding" if they
should live long enough.
|. B. GRANDY.
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we would soon have to our literature
These paragraphs collected into a handy
book would be store-house OF sugges
ton and illustration in the hands oil
young ministers. Such is needed. We
have the material lying idle in thous
ands of studies; every Sunday great
avalanche of it sweeps down upon meag.
err, scattering audiences. Why not give
it to the public, and in such form
as will preserve it? The new depart
mentin TEE UNIvERsALIsT is the place
for it.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
In the first part of April. SO, the
next Ministerial Conference will be held
at place yet to be determined.
The Ossian Society gave an enter
tainment Feb. 4th in the interest of their
missionary work.
DR. Crum gave a series of evening
sermons in Greeley during the week OF
his last regular appointment in January
At the first one public invitation was
received from the Christian church to
attend the reception they were giving
that evening to their new pastor. After
the services DIR. Crum and the greater
part of the audience went over to the
reception. Such fraternity is refreshing
Services will be held hereafter by DIR
Crum once a month.
Rev. Matthew Wing, located at Ell
kader, has been holding mission meetings
at West Union recently. West Union is
the natural key to the northeast part Of
the State and should be thoroughly alive
to it's duty and influence.
The Ladies' Aid at Manchester gave
dinner recently that Melted them about
twenty-five dollars.
The Ladies' Aid at Strawberry Point
gave "B" supper and fair Jan. 29th
which was both pleasant and profitable
ut is pleasant to learn that few young
er persons are taking up the cause"
Judge Murdoch. of the Elkader So
ciety, is seriously ill. so much so that his
daughter Marian has been called home
from Cleveland, Ohio. where she is pas
tor of the Unitarian church.
The church at Northwood holds
weekly services now. A leader from
their own number is selected for the
Sundays between the monthly visits oil
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Gillespie.
The Y. PC. q. of Mitchellville gave
an entertainment one evening during
our recent "blizzard weather" They
made about seven dollars, but will repeat
soon. hoping for more favorable condi-
tions.
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! ping from the Cleveland Plain Dealer
sent US by friend. The telegram adds
"that as result of this resolution step
VIII be taken at an early date for thu
union OF the Universaiet and Unitarian
| churches" just on what grounds the
reporter based this statement we are NOT
informed; but we presume it was an in
ference drawn from the earnest advocacy
OF the resolution by DIR. Rexford. The
Ministerial Association is a body with
out authority, but it can be utilized to
mould opinion and prepare the way for
various matters of importance, and we
presume that this was the OBJ ect of the
introduction of the resolution. We pre-
dict, however. that the "early date
mentioned by the Plain Dealers reporter.
Will be at some considerable time after
the ushering of the twentieth century.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
The Milford Union observed "Y. P.
q. U. Day." January 81. An excellent
program was carried out. That at Cleve-
land, February.
The Woman's Missionary Alliance
held Match and Shingle Social" Jan
uary %. at the residence of DIR. Hogan.
which was enjoyed by all.
Rev. Sara l.. Stoner had the assist
ance of Miss Bertha John and Rev. o.
q. Colegrove at the series of meetings
held at Centerfeld, February Al.
Rev. Mrs. Crosley preached at Bos-
ton. Ind. Sunday morning. January 81,
and in the evening at Richmond. She
began series of meetings at Caledonia,
February.
Rev. John Richardson will supply
for Bro. Eben Mumford at New Madi-
son. February q. Bro. Mumford is do.
ing some special missionary work for
the Ohio Y. P. G. U.
Rev. U. S. Milburn, in business let
ter, writes as follows of his recent visit
to our Columbus church: 81 saw signs
of progress and Of excellent work being
done by DR.. Rexford."
The Missionary Alliance at Eaton is
making a quilt which they call the
wheel of fortune. 1t is formed with a
white circle in the center, from which
radiate twelve white stripes or spokes,
which they hope to fill with names of
friends at ten cents EACH
On Christmas eve, Rev. John Rich
ardson solemnized at the home of the
brides mother at Westville, O., the mar
riage of Miss Lottie Mclaughlin with
Mr.. Richard K. Fox. The happy bride
is the daughter of the late DIR. r. II.
Mclaughlin. and sister of Rev. Ira
Mclaughlin, of Macedon, N. Y. For
years Mrs. Fox has been organist of the
church and Sunday schoo.; also an &C.
tive worker in behalf all interests of the
church. and we are glad to know that
her new home will be conveniently near
to Westville, 80 that she may continue
in the good work.
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KINNEY.

Observation-Disclosures. These are
Rev. Mr. Guthrie's topics for discourses
during what remains of the month of
February and for March. They are a
a continuation of a series that began
last month
FEBRUARY 14th.
SIS there a Personal Devill If so, Who
Created Him; and What the Object of His
Creation2 If not a Personal Devil, what
is meant by Shaitan or Satan, Devil or
Demon}"
FEBRUARY 2lst.
''Will this World of Ours ever be De-
stroyed! The Scriptural Usage of the
phrase, End of the World"
FEBRUARY 2sth.
Explanation of the Text, And as il is
appointed unto men once TO die, but after
this the Judgment. "
MARCH 18th.
"The Scrlptural Usage of the following
phrases: Furnace of Fire, Lake of Fire
and Birthstone, Second Death"
MARCH IA.
''Parable of the Sheep and Goats. 'Ev-
lasting as applied to the Life of the
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KANSAS.-ValIey Center-The
ladies' club of Valley Center Universalist
church are preparing to hold an Easter
fair on the Thursday and Friday before
Easter. We. being such small and
weak church, thought we would ap-
peal to the generosity of older and
stronger churches. through THE UNIvER-
sALIsT. to assist US by donating some
thing for our fair. Anything anyone
sees fit to send us will be thankfully
received. Please send in care of Mrs.
E. J. S. EDMoNDsoN, Valley Center,
Kans.
Junction City.-The Ladies Social
Circle held their annual sale. also Civ
ing dinner and supper. Net proceeds
about one hundred and twenty. five dol
lars. Recently we gave the regular
evening service musical emphasis by
doubling the regular quartette. which
among other special features sang the
Gloria for st. Cecilia Mass. Harp. vocal
ion and piano accompaniment for this
gloria. Solos by Mr.. Cooper. bass, and
Mrs. Lorn, soprano. Harp solo and re-
spouse to the prayer The church was
packed. Mrs. Lorn, our regular soprano.
is pronounced by competent judges the
equal of most soprano singers. even in
Chicago. We feel that we are blessed in
listening to her uplifting voice.
The Congregational and Universalist
churches united at the Universalist
church on Sunday morning for a spec
ial service complimentary to the local
lodge of |. o. o. F. Bro. Williams, pas
tor of the Congregationalist church,
preached. Our evening services are al
ways more or less doctrinal. They have
been more" for two months. Large au.
diences. Our problem" is not the even
ing service, but rather. in comparison,
the morning service. However, our
problem is never "a congregation" but
"the necessary funds"
Our financial outlook isimproved, but
if it we're not for the Ladies' Social Circle
we could not continue. We haven't a
single man who has not been crippled
by the present depression. many finan-
cially ruined. But our worst seems past;
the income a little more than pays ex
penses at present.
Jan. 81 was Young Peoples Day. The
entire morning service was given over to
them. The church was decorated with
blue aud white streamers and flags. We
sang the Y. P. @. U. hymns. Four of the
young people made short addresses. The
two addresses by the young men Zone
without paper were veritable sermons
OF the most devout character, spoken
from a full heart. The spirit of Christ
was With us abundantly.
Rev. Mrs. Barnes, widow of Father
Barnes. and our beloved pastor emeritus,
still graces our meetings and despite her
many years, is one Of the most faithful.
She assisted at some recent services. to
the delight of members who were back
for the holidays. All branches of the
work are in good condition. GLIB.
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A SIMPLE CATAPPFf GLIDE

nave spent nearly fifty years in tbetreatrnent If
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retire IRON active life Iwil from this time on send
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pIacuce, free and post paid to every reader Of
enis paper who suffers from this oathsoIne danger
oqs ana disgusting disease. Thisis sincere offer
Mhlch anyone is free to accept Address.
fr0i. >. A. LAWRENCE, IS Warren St, New York
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Righteous and the Punishment of the
Wicked. ,;
MARCH 21st.
Heaven: What is it, Where is it,"
In the exegesis of the Scriptural quota
tions no reflection will be offered against
those who may differ.
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The Whole story Of the wonderful cures
by HOODS Sarsaparilla is soon told. IL makes
the blood rich. pure and nourlshing. IL cures
ssrOfula. catarrh, rheumatism.
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Ube Wesr.
OUR IOWA CHURCHES.
REV. T. E. DoTTER, Marshalltown.
CHARLES CITY.

CHARLES CITY.
1t has been so long since we had any
news from this parish that some whose
faith is small possibly began to fear that
we never would hear from it again.
That was an unwarranted fear, however,
as all who know the leading souls in the
church of this beautiful town on the
Floyd we'll know.
The activity of the young people of
this place is evidence that long future
is before the church. Ga Sunday even
log, January 31st, the Y. P. G. U. con
Quoted the services. giving program of
unusual merit consisting of nine mum
bers besides opening and closing exer.
cises. A good audience was present and
many expressions of appreciation were
received. with requests that similar
service be rendered again in the near fu-
ture. The request will doubtless be
complied with. The Y. p. G. u. holds
monthly business meetings.
This church has for some time been
advertising "free seats" The announce
ment was so drawing" that all the other
churches in town have adopted the same
form of advertisement.
The Ladies' Aid is active and prosper
GUS. They gave very successful "Tur.
key Dinner" the last week in January.
A mid-week evening meeting is held in
the class room of the church, at which
topics of interest and helpfulness are
discussed. Just now a study of the New
Testament is being pursued.
The "Charles City Citizen" is very
liberal in it's space devoted to the re-
ports from the church. From its col
umns of February 4th we were enabled
to extract the above items. Rev. M q.
Linton is the pastor.
WEBSTER CITY.
DIR. Amos Crum. pastor.
1t is hard to get any news from this
point. Ma chimes that run smoothly
make little noise. and the pastor is too
modest ever to speak good word for
himself or his work. The society has
abandoned it's evening services and has
instead o'clock vesper service. This
came about as an evolution. The
o'clock vesper service was tried some
time ago as an experiment. 1t was an
immediate success. 1t was adopted as a
monthly service. The audiences over
flowed the building, then they were
adopted as a weekly service. The
music is first class. Webster City hav-
ing a very fine volunteer choir, the re.
sponses are arranged specially, and
the address is brief, but rich in thought
and a work of art ia conciseness and
beauty. No wonder the church is filled.
Such talent in choir and pulpit ought to
draw anywhere.
1t is said the young peoples society of
this church is the best in the State. The
readers of The UNIvERsALIsT would be
delighted to hear from them frequently.
"UNIVERsALIsT THOUGHT
The department in The UNIVERSAL
lsT headed Universalist Thought" is a
valuable one and should be encouraged.
II provides ministers and others with
pertinent, quotable paragraphs from our
lwn best thinkers. If our most apt and
orainy preachers would Gull out the
gems from their sermons aud addresses
and send to the Editor, what an addition
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Hoods Pills act tremendously with Hoods
sarsaparilla. Cure all liver ills. 25 cents.
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81 CHURCH AND PARISH REGISTER. 81
the
furnishing the
Eighth
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BELLEFLO WEIR.

l preached here Thursday evening.
Feb. 4th. A very attentive audience lis.
tened to our message.
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OnIO MINIS IEhlAL AoSOOlAllON.
Bro. o. G. Colegrove, who furnished
US report of the proceedings of the
Ministerial Association at Springfield
for the second day. was compelled to
leave before the afternoon session ended.
Hence he was unable to send US the fol-
lowing resolution. which was introduced,
as we understand, by DIR. Rextord:
RESOLVED, That whenever the Uni.
versalist or Unitarian church shall sub
NIT any definite proposition looking to
corporate unity of the two bodies, we are
ready to consider such proposition in
the spirit of the utmost fraternal and
mutual concession. with the desire to
promote such unity for the advancement
of Liberal Christianity"
We obtained the foregoing from clip
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procured the late decision against the
income tar had no real objection against
the imposition Of such q tax upon rents,
and very little objection to such tar
upon the profits Of corporation and
other investments. What they reyolted
against was the requirement Of returns
as TO personal earnings. But what the
supreme court has decided is that rents
and incomes from fixed investments
cannot be thus taxed. while earnings Of
every kind can be and therefore the
next income tax law will impose tax
upon earnings twice as heavy as that Of
1894, because the loss Of the tar on
rents and investments must be made
up.
All that part of the income tai Law
which involved inquisitorial methods.
and put a premium upon perjury. viii
therefore be put into force; while land
lords, who contributed nothing to the
expense of the late litigation. will enjoy
entire exemption and enjoy a quiet
laugh at their jealous and self
sacrificing friends. the New York
brokers. who will have the privilege of
paying not only their share Of taxes but
that Of the landlords to boot.
| hope that it is not necessary. and
vet it may be just as well to state
explicitly, that this forecast is not made
because enjoy the prospect or approve
of the plans which are likely to be
carried out, except so far as an in
creased measure of freedom Of trade Is
involved. But 50 many business men
are living in fools paradise, from
which In the course of few years they
will be rudely awakened. that it seems
right TO give them some slight warning
now. THOMAS G.. SHEARNAs.
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Savings In Good Roads.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
A member of the faculty Of the
Indiana University, who has made a
study of the good roads question.
asserts that the yearly loss to the
farmers in the United States from bad
roads is about 5000, 900, 600, equivalent
to 81 an acre annually. Capitalized at
per cent. this amount, If saved, would
increase the value of farm lands 81 an
acre, or total increase of $l2 900 900, =
900. As the total value of all the farms
is about s26, 900, 900, 900, this would be
an increase of almost per cent. in
their value. AS the total annual value
of farm products is only %. 900, 900,
900, one fourth of it's value is lost
through bad roads.
Comparisons have shown that an
English horse does twice the work Of an
American horse, and the French horse
three times the work not because they
are better horses, but because they
travel over better roads. And yet in
the face of these figures there are
farmers who will oppose anything
which will tend to better the highways
The League American Wheelmen has
had a hard time convincing them that
its work for good roads will not only
benefit the cyclists, but the farmers as
we'll. 1t would be difficult to look at
this question from any reasonable
standpoint without fully realizing the
fact that the highest road tax the most
enthusiastic advocates of good roads
would impose would be only drop in
the bucket compared with the benefits
which each individual would derive
from a system of good roads.
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The "city fathers met in special
session Tuesday evening to take up the
cases against Chief of Police Houck
Mr.. Houck's attorney asked for con
tinuance until the case against him in
the circuit court at Fort Smith had
been tried. The decision of that court
will settle one of the cases against the
chief-namely that of enticing the two
Fayetteville girls away from home.
The continuance was granted.
The council appropriated s25 to pay
the expenses of Chief Pernot of the fire
department incurred in attending the
annual meeting of the State Firemen S
Association.
Next Tuesday night is regular meet
ing night of the council.
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Southern Cotton Mills.

Prom the Little Rock Democrat
Reports from Southern cities where
cotton mills are located indicate the
most fattering prospects for the cotton
milling industry. While some enter
prises in the North and elsewhere have
failed to bring satisfactory returns
every cotton mill erected in the South
and given the proper attention has
Melted splendid return on the invest
ment. Unfortunately for the South
west the mills heretofore erected in the
South have gone to the eastern states.
Georgia and South Carolina have a
large number Of mills, while Arkansas.
Tennessee and Mississippi, comprising
the heart of the cotton belt, have few If
any mills in operation. There are many
good reasons why these latter mentioned
states should be given the preference in
the location Of cotton mills, and, yet
strange to say, capitalists have not seen
tit to make the proper investigation.
We may, however, rest assured that
everything will come all right In the
end, and after while we shall have our
share of the cotton mills of the South.
Concerning the prosperity Of these
mills Col. Orr, president of the Pied
mont Manufacturing company, Of
Greenyille, s. c., said recently while
en- route to New York:
while Southern mills have lately
not made as much money as they did in
years past, they nevertheless are max
ing a good showing. Compared with
New England mills the profits are
larger. During the last eighteen
months there have been about 800, 900
new spindles installed in the South.
The development of new mills while not
as active as 1t was year ago is still
going steadily forward. In the South
the proportionate increase in the
number of spindles has been probably
ten times as great as in New England,
but there is still room for development.
Looking at the growth of the cotton
manufacturing business in the South,
people forget that in Fall River, Mass. :,
alone there are more spindles than in all
the Southern states. There is pro-
nounced tendency toward making finer
goods in the South. New mills are
built with this in view, and where
additions are built to the older mills
provision is made for the production of
a better class of goods. The steady
growth of the cotton manufacturing
business in the South is due to a better
recognition of the advantages of our
section. Water power is being extern
sively used, and, as we do not have to
contend with the ice which compels
many northern mills to have steam
plants as well, this is an important
advantage.
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"A Thing of Beauty -

Mr.. W. B. Keller, representing the
G. G. Liebhardt Commission company
of Denver, and one of the most genial
of that host Of good fellows" now
in the city representing the different
commission houses, has our thanks for
one of the most artistic hangers that
has ever come to our notice. 1t repre-
sents scene that makes ones mouth
water to look at and must be seen to be
appreciated.
The Liebhardt Commission company
is one of the Oldest doing business with
our growers and always gets the bulk
of the Denver shipments from this
section. The first crate sent them from
here this season brought the grower the
handsome sum of $40, ten dollars of
this was the premium offered by them.