The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-02

tering reports of approval of the new
Topic Cards, and already we have al
most exhausted the first edition. 1t is
good, and suggestive, and any Mission
Circle not using it reg ularly is losing an
opportunity for broad culture and much
pleasure. We rather expect to have to
get ont new edition when our Con-
ventions are over and our sisters really
at work.
The topics for October are: LIST. His.
tory OF Universalist Missions. End.
Historic Women of the Denomination.
3rd Ten Times One Applied.
Every one of those subjects ought to
be thought out and wrought into the
life of every Universalist woman. There
are more questions asked the CORE
spending secretary relative to the first
two than any other one subject during
the course of the year, and it is no un-
common thing for her to have to almost
write an essay so as to put the inquirer
on the track that will enable her to en-
tighten the Mission Circle. We have in
stock few copies of the Centenary
Voices" at rs cents copy that contain
q good deal Of this information, and that
ought to be the joint property of every
Mission Circle il not owned wholly by
the president thereof. We will send it
for that amount, including postage. to
help our sisters on in their endeavors.
OCTOBER CONVENTIONS.
New Hampshire, New York. New Jer-
sey and Massachusetts all hold Octo-
Der sessions. Our president is booked
for three of them. New Hampshire and
New York particularly our own, and
she will present the needs of the asso-
citation, presiding at the latter. We
hope the women will make point to be
on hand and TO lend hand.
THE PACIFIC COAST MISSION.
Although Mr.. Bradley, cur Pacific
Coast Missionary. will discontinue his
labors in the ives tern field in few
days, we do not want anyone to think
that any reason for disseminating their
Pacific Coast subscriptions. We expect
to go on with the work in some shape,
and we have yet to raise money TO COM
plete the payments already due Mr..
Bradley who has earned every dollar
we promised him, and made a good
missionary" and he is not giving up
the work because of it's discourage
ments, or want of faith in it, but purely
personal reasone.
There are most promising fields in Ia
coma, Spokane. Oakland. Cal and other
points on which we want to keep some
kind of hold until they can stand
alone. as there is every prospect of these
societies eventually doing. Therefore
please not to button up your pocket
books and your sympathetic interest at
the same time.
WASHINGTON, ID.
The Mission Circle connected with
this parish held most intere sting and
we'll attended sessions during the sum.
mer months, and have begun lively
fall campaign on lines laid down on the
topic cards, ar made some innovations
of their own likely to produce good re.
suits. This circle has adopted two mem
berships, as it considers membership OF
more importance than aught else. since
it is educative. Hence, the Wash
ington Circle has a national member.
ship of S1.00 year, and home mem.
bership of so cents year, but one-hali
of all memberships at the end of the
year is sent to the National Treasury
This seems to be a good way to get al
many who feel they cannot afford sc
many subscriptions of a dollar per an
mum, the standard annual dues to most
church societies.
S nee it is only few days CORE
spondent wrote me irquiring if some
such method might not be adopted, il
has seemed we'll 10 make this statement
at this time. especially as the methG {
pursued has received the sanction of thu
Executive Board of the National.
Another way to make collections il
Mission Circles easy is to make then