The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-31
lU. G. Fl.
NOTES FOR JULY.


ing or convention dated on it's calendar.
The month of August begins the most
popular of all the summer gatherings in
our Zion, with her annual treat at
"Wiers," to which it is becoming more
and more the habit of our people to at
tend, and it is good one to indulge in,
preparing the way with enthusiasm for
the several State Conventions and Mis-
sion Circles to follow in September.
The president of this association ex-
poets to be at Wiers, and good pro-
gram for "Woman's National Society
Meeting" has been arranged for the
afternoon of Wednesday, the 3rd Of Aug
ust. We hope there will be an oppor-
tunity given for those women to not only
make addresses, and pledge money for
the various good objects for which the
church is working, but to take up a col
lection for either, or all of them, there
and then. The time to strike is while the
iron is hot. and il those able to give. who
are present, will either do it or stand
behind a pledge" to raise certain
amount, we shall all have more money
is our various treasures. There is no
officer OF the W. G. A. going to mourn
for lost opportunity If contributions flow
into other treasures beside it's own,
when other organizations have the right
of way. but individually and collectively,
we want to take advantage of every
meeting we hold to provide for the things
| undertaken to do. A word to the wise
ought to be sufficient. At distance it
looks absurd to hold fine meeting and
not use the fire generated to keep enthu-
siasm at white heat, even when the bel
lows are not being blown.
THE P. c. H. NJ.
Since our annual, our Pacific Coast
Missionary has visited his home in Oak
land. Cal, and writes us he has already
made arrangements to return to Port
land, Oregon, for few months labor in
that field. He also sends in his Annual
Report for year beginning July LIST,
1896, and ending June 30. 1897" as fol.
| lows:
Sermons preached. SO; addresses, %;
meetings attended. 80; papers prepared
for special occasions, 2; parish visits,
geo; church members, 20; christenings,
II; miles travelled, 5,777; expenses,
| S191 3d. collections, S7710.
Connecticut women are always up and
about the Masters business. Our presi-
dent has received an invitation from the
state secretary of w. U. M. s. to visit
the state early in September to organize
one of the prominent parishes still out
of the ring. and to work in other mission
circles before the annual gathering the
third Wednesday in September. and she
has accepted Connecticut is one of the
most loyal of states, not only in politics
but religious matters also. During the
days of our revolutionary war, Washing
ton said, IF all the states had been as
loyal and responsive to every call as
| Connecticut the British had been
whipped out of the country years before
they were." We say if all the mission
airy societies of the various states we're
as quick to respond to every call of the
National w. G. A. as this typical state.
we had been organized and all in one
glorious fraternity long since.
THE VERMONT w. MS
meets on the last Wednesday in August.
We hope our sisters will make much of
their opportunity to enlarge their dele
gate privileges, and amend their consti-
tuition so that for every nine members
of each mission circle one delegate can
| be sent to our next national annual.
Don't neglect your opportunities.
AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION OFTEN
ASKED.
Question; us it necessary to have an
organizer present to form mission
circle?" No. Three good dead-in-
earnest women, or one dead n-earnest
pastor, can gather together and elect to
do the thing. To make beginning, ap-
point themselves temporary officers, adj
journ for a week and each one pick up a
recruit, and meet with serious intent
to begin, and begin. Open your meet
ing with the reading of the Scripture
and prayer. All get together and adopt
constitution like the one RECON-
mended by the national. II your circle
is in a state which has woman's mis-
sionary society, put yourself in commu-
nication with her officers and ask for the
topic cards: then when they arrive use,
them regularly. Do not be afraid of a
little meeting. Too much sun, too much
rain, or too much cold.
If you are in an unorganized state
begin, and then take the first opportu-
nifty to communicate with the CORES
ponding secretary of the national. She
will give you cheer and furnish cards,
tracts and other leaflets to you direct.
We keep an organizer-our President
in the field. simply because there are SO
few people who dare to go ahead and do
the things they approve alone. She is
more apt to get an audience than most
plain people not used to acting in any
public capacity. That is all the reason
we keep her going. To live and grow
we must take exercise. II one does not
take it without doctors prescription
we have to send our doctor around