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ment accord in substa nee with the fun
damentals of the general standard.
Possibly some of our ministers can give
their congregations articles of fellow
ship far superior to the Winchester
Confession! If they think so let them
try it and allow the congregation to
adopt or reject.
or course such local statements would
in all cases be submitted to the State
Fellowship Committee or to some other
standing committee for approval or dis
approval, suggestions and so forth. This
in substance would be the policy of the
Congregational church, which policy
we must admit works exceedingly
we'll. We would have one advant-
age over the Congregational denomina
ton, however, by possessing brief,
comprehensive standard with which to
measure all local expressions, while that
today has only the indefinite traditions
of the fathers as a final standard.
To my mind this course would be ma
tural, acceptable. and practical.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Rev. DIR. Amos Crum filed his first
appointment after vacation at Greeley
Tuesday evening September 7th.
Mr.. j. H. Owen. patron saint of the
Charles City church, has removed to
Cedar Rapids. He has become vice.
president and superintendent of agen-
cies of a new Savings and Insurance
Company. The Cedar Rapids church
will be greatly strengthened by the ad-
dition of such family.
Eight earnest church workers ac-
companied the pastor of the Manchester
church six miles into the country Sun
day afternoon September 9Th, where ser.
vices we're held in what is known as the
John Frentress School House. A basket
full of song books was taken along and
a good service was had. The community
is made up of prosperous farmers, a
goodly number of whom hold strongly
to Universalist views. 1t is expected to
establish regular services there and
make the point tributary to Man
chester.
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ILLINOIS CONVENTION.
Omcial Notice.-Annua1 Session at Earl
Vile, Sept. $3.50.

The Sixtieth Annual Session Of the
Illinois Universalist Convention will be
held at Earlville, September 2Sth, Goth
and Both, 1897.
Each parish is entitled to two lay del
egates and for every twenty-five families
above the first twenty-five contributing
to parish expenses, an additional lay
delegate. No parish should fail to elect
delegates and parishes should be care
full to select those who will attend the
session.
The meeting this year will be more
than usually important. Besides the
questions of local interest to the church,
delegates will be chosen to represent
Illinois in the biennial session of the
General Convention to be held in Chi
cago in October.
Several questions demanding the best
thought of the ablest men in the church
will be up for consideration in the ses-
sion of the General Convention.
Universalists of Illinois must first
consider these questions in their state
convention. A large attendance will
add to the interest, enthusiasm and i'm
portance of the occasion. An attend
ance of one hundred, who pay full fare
going, will make it possible to secure
excursion rates for the return.
In view of these considerations and
of the fact that this is to be the Sixtieth
Annual Session there should be large
and enthu siastic gathering.
1t is expected that the annual session
of the Young Peoples Christian Union
will be held in connection with the con-
vention.
The Universslist Womens Associa-
ton of Illinois will also hold it's annual
meeting some time during the session.
1t is the duty of delegates to attend.
and they will not neglect their duty.
Universalists not delegates are urged to
come and see and hear. Earlville is on
the main line of the G. B. & @. r. r.. is
easily accessible. and the people there
invite and expect large attendance.
GEORGE F. HUGHES, Secretary.
1909 Tacoma Building.
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Colegrove's methods, and many minds
will every year become acquainted with
the doctrines of Universalism, and many
hearts be comforted with the hope it
inspires.
ORDINATION AUTHORIZED.
Mr.. George H. Ashworth, pastor elect
of Attica and Mount Gilead churches.
appeared before the Examining Council,
appointed by the Committee of Fellow
ship at Attica, August Goth, and was
voted worthy of ordination. Miss Err
nina G. Stray, by direction of the Com
mittee of Fellowship. was examined
by the same committee and was also
recommended for ordination. The or
dination of both candidates. will take
place at Mount Gilead, in the near fu-
ture.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Rev. w. M. Jones. pastor of our
church at Pasadena. California, has
been making visit to his old friends in
Columbus.
Rev. F. f. Buckner, of Macomb. ILL.,,
and wife are visiting Mrs. Buckner's
relatives, and other friends at Leroy.
Ohio.
Rev. j. F. Rice. of Coe Ridge. intro
duced the custom of raising money at
Murray Association to assist theological
students, and we are glad to notice that
the plan is still continued. Two or
three other associations have to some
extent followed this example. and in
time we trust all will do so.
Mr.. George HI. Ashworth, pastor
elect of Attica church, was thrown
from his bicycle, August 2lst, and re-
ceived injuries which disabled him sew
eral days. Miss Ermina G. Stray sup
piled for him at Attica, August 22nd
and at Mount Gilead. August 30.
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DIR. OANFIELD's VACATION TRIP.

Probably the only man in Chicago
who witnessed the departure of the first
boat for the Klondike at the beginning
of the gold craze is Rev. DR.. Andrew j.
Garfield. pastor of st. Paul's Universal
list church, who has returned from an
extensive tour in the northwest. We
quote from the Times Herald of Satur-
day.
This was one of the many surprising
ly interesting incidents OF the Chicago
divine's journey 1t is like listening to
the reading of well-written story of
travel and adventure to sit within the
hearing of DR.. Canfed's voice as he goes
over again his long jaunt across the con
tinent and here and there, puts in dash
of anecdote or sprinkle Of healthy hu-
NOR.
The pastor and his wife and tn cir son,
John B. Garfield, left Chicago the first
week in July and went directly east.
The party was made up at Rochester,
N. Y, and besides DIR. Garfield and fam
lily consisted of Rev. j. j. Lewis, his as
sistant pastor, and his family and HI. III.
Rich and wife and children of Rochester.
The travellers went at once to Mont
real, where they were the guests of Sir
William Van Horne. He furnished the
Americans with special car over the
Canadian Pacific containing ample and
luxurious equipment in cuisine and with
observation and sleeping facilities. The
party scurried across the continent and
saw many delightful scenes and amaz-
ing wonders of nature that made deep
impress on their minds.
Gold Fever in Seattle.
July 23rd. they arrived in Seattle and
found the city in fever of excitement.
The miners had bought out everything
in the place, it seemed, for Mrs. Garfield
could not purchase a felt outing hat. nor
was the doctor able to buy toothbrush
10 the place. The first rush of the
Klondikers had left the store shelves and
counters bare. Everywhere were signs
advising people to buy their outfits at
Smiths or Jones and not to wait to pur-
chase them in Alaska.
1T was while we were on the steamer
sailing from Vancouver to Victoria that
we hailed the ship Islander with the first
crowd of miners to hurry to the new
Eldorado," said the pastor.
"The Islander passed right across our
path and was not hundred feet in front
of the bow of our steamer. She was
crowded with 700 enthusiastic gold
seekers who called out to us and waved
their hats. They were so near that we
exchanged greetings One man shouted
out above the others:
Just tell them down below that you
saw US and that we're feeling well. Also
tell them to make all arrangements for
the characterization of gold and the up.
lifting of silver. Why, We intend to
bring back so much gold that silver will
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be the scarcer metal and people will be
boarding that instead of the yellow
stuff" The boat had taken this silver
champion out of hearing before he fin
ished his speech, but that was about the
gist of it, / guess.
"At Victoria, as in Seattle and Van
couver, we encountered the same fever
ish excitement, but with slight differ
ence. In those places the signs. that
were as numerous as the extemporized
injunctions at the Worlds Fair. called
attention to the fact that Canada was
the only place to buy Klondike outfite,
as duty would have to be paid if they
were purchased in Seattle or any other
place in the States. The madness for
gold at that time was simply tremend-
Gus, and it made me see and feel that
man will go through almost any priva
ton to get riches; that this country
furnishes the only real plutocracy.
Talk With Father La Combe.
ut was my good fortune to have talk
with Father La Combe, the renowned
Indian apostle, who is really regarded
as the greatest man in all Canada. where
he has lived for forty years. He ex-
pressed the most unique opinions and
ideae. He said that he would sweep all
railroads from off the face of the new
continent and would replace the Indian
and the buffalo in the forest and on the
plains. He believed that God meant to
preserve America for it's original inhabit-
ants. This priest declared that he
would prefer to travel from Montreal to
Seattle in cart than in railroad train,
so that he could stop off here and there
and talk with the Indians and call on
the squaws. and dance the papooses on
his knee. He couldn't make these
friendly visits when carried along by
steam.
"On my way out there while at Winni-
peg | met and conversed with Father
Drummond. the priest and adviser of the
ill fated Riel. who headed the famous
Manitoba rebellion and was hung for his
treachery. The priest believed Riel in
sane and told me that faith in him is
still alive in the hearts of his former fol-
lowers and that they look again for his
coming as for another Messiah" when
the cause he died for will find its mater
ialization."
DIR. Garfield also visited the celebrated
alkali lakes in British Columbia. where
human body can be consumed in a
very short time, as Luetgert is alleged
to have done away with his wife. He
visited the famous mining district,
Kootenai. 300 miles up the Columbia
River, and looked down upon the Fraser
River. whose gold caused even greater
stampede in 1880 than does the Klon-
dixie today. He travelled in all 5000
miles. and returns to Chicago in perfect
health and in the best of spirits.
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Ube Mesr.
OUR IOWA CHURCHES.
PERSONAL INFLUENCE.
REV. I. E. DorTER, Manchester.

1t is doubtless true that the success
and perpetuity of local churches de-
pend largely on the personality of their
various pastors. 1t is equally true that
the failure of many churches is caused
by the same influence.
Only recently report reached the
writer's ears that a certain pastor re-
marked to another that he had things
@'fixeo" in his society so that no other
minister could go there and do any
thing. 1t may please the pride of some
to think that they have created a strong
personal following" in a locality, but
unless that personal influence is in har-
mony with the spirit and methods of the
church at large, the society in which
such influence is felt is in great peril.
Those of our pastors who have a
strong personal influence hold a sharp
tool, useful or harmful as they see fit to
make it.
THE CREED GU ESTION.
| observe that some who write on the
subject of creed revision deplore the
fact that our churches are so badly dis
tracted over the matter and are fretting
away those energies that ought to be
used in constructive Christian work.
We are not suffering that way in Iowa.
Not the slightest tremor lie noticeable.
An occasional individual has worked up
considerable personal interest in the
matter. but it is mild and harmless.
To my mind the adoption of the two
suggestions offered by Dire. Crane and
Conger would be practical and gen.
orally acceptable solution of the ques-
ton. Take up DR.. Cranes proposition
first Give the law of evolution due
course. and make such slight changes
in the wording of the confession as will
eliminate the technical objections raised
by the critical, Yet retaining the gen
eral form and philosophy of the instru
ment. Let this be- the standard of the
church at large-our national constitu-
tion. Then give each local church the
liberty to adopt this standard as it's
test of fellowship. on any other state
ment it may wish provided such state
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WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY
RESTS.

The birds are in the air once more.
And as usual the women are the only
ones who are blamed for their slaughter.
because they indisputably buy them and
use them for ornaments.
To do this is bad enough admit. and
l never wear bonnet with that flavor
of death about it which the corpse of
bird gives. And l have my opinion of the
woman who does carry about that flavor.
But what about the men who do the
killing? What about the boys who
never even see bird upon bush or fence
without finging a stone at it? What
about the mighty hunters-so-called
civilized men-who shoot them on
sight, not to sell to the Milliners. but in
mere wantonness? What about the
raids made upon the nests, for eggs, by
organized parties along the sea coasts,
where thousands are destroyed in
day? What about the "birds on toast"
at hotels and restaurants. in and out
of season? What about quail and reed
birds on private tables?
1t is the men and boys who do all this
shooting, who rifle all these nests, who
eat the greater part of these birdie. 1t
was party of men OF whom | had knowl-
edge who went into the woods by river
near my own home, and shot for mere
pleasure thirty blue herons and left
them piled in a heap on the ground
there. 1t is hardly as bad to wear a
dead bird as it is to kill it. Let us try
to civilizs the men before we expect the
women to behave like angels. Making
laws to prohibit the wearing of birds for
ornament is we'll enough, but why not
punish men for shooting the birds?
Why not punish men at the whipping
post who skin birds alive for their plum
age? l know plenty of women who
could be had to lay on the blows free of
charge.
Let the Audubon societies agitate for
law of this kind, and all the women
will support it, even those careless pos
sibly needless once, who wear birds on
their hats. Why do we not direct our
appeals for the life of the birds TO both
men and women? The sportsman as
we'll as the dealer in birds is abroad
in the land. and for the sake of little
practice with his gun he will blot out a
golden oriole and quench his divine song
forever, or fell the grosbeak as his rosy
breast eliminates the gray depths
where he sails "lone, wandering, but not
lost"
But in truth the brutality of the men
who kill our little feathered friends for
sport or for gain, and the vanity of the
women who demand them for decora.
ton. are qualities that are akin-the
cruel heart is beneath both, and to this
are sacrificed the flashing wing. the ra-
diant breast, the rapturous motion and
the heavenly song; and If it be true
that
'sThere is a Power whose care
| Teaches their way across the trackless
coast,
The desert and illimitable air.
will He not take note of those who with
remorseless hsnds cut short such beauti
full lives?-Hattie Tying Gristoold in
! Unity.
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GENERAL CONVENTION.
Report of the General Missionary for
August, 1897.
Sermons preached, 10, as follows:

Addresses given 4. Christenings. 2
Distance Travelled, 1890 miles. Receipts
for Services. S37.55.
2. Conducted the sixteenth annual
summer meeting at Weirs, N. ID. Sc
cured pledges there to the amount OF
$1,000, less expenses. for building a
chapel for our colored church and school
at Suffolk, Va. Visited our mission in
Keene. N. H.. advising with reference to
future work. q. ii. SHINN.
Sept. /. '97.
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IL. Changes
III. HOuSe-Huntng in the City,
~. New Scenes.
V. A Wedding
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VIII. Mother and Son.
TX, Willis and His Triumph
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XIV. Claude in Peril.
XVI. Claudes Mother and Jessie
XVII. A Little Respite.
XVIII. A Surprise.
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Xxx. Wedding Bells.
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FIRST ROUND B0VLBD
The Opening Week in Local
League Ends With Gins
tons Success.
ALL BEES ROLLED WELL
Defeated Recreation and Union in
noboken Tourney on
Club Alleys-Orange
TO Play Chicago.

The first round of games in the Jersey
City League was finished last night when
every team had bowled an equal number
The first series has been all that WAS es-
pected and the result shows the teams are
as, strong as those of last year. The con-
test last night was on the Lafayette Club
alleys and the clintons were the oppo-
nents of the home team. The Clintons are
considered one of the probable prize win
ners and a great deal of interest was
manifested in their work in the first
series. They are as strong as last year,
Notwithstanding that A. Duke has con-
nected his efforts with the Union team
Lafayette put mp a weak defence. Bet
ter work was expected of them. They
rolled poorly. but can be expected to i'm
prove sufficiently. to make it Interesting
for the future visitors to the alleys. A
large attendance was on Fooz's alleys
when the teams opened Up. The home
team began well, but lost their trump
card on the fourth frame, when the Clin-
tons battered out a lead. They padded
their advantage and on the seventh frame
were 81 pins ahead. From this to the
finish there was no reduction and the
Lafayettes We're beaten l42 pins. The
Clirtons bowled evenly. four of the MEM
bers finishing in the $50 block. Humphries
made an excellent anchor and rolled 1876.
The Lafayettes were hopeful OF turning.
the tables ia the secon game, but while
they BOWED better the team was stitl no
match fer the Clintons, who increased
their average and won by 80 pins. For the
winning team RudGick and Buchtenklrk
were the leaders. and for Lafayette Bren-
nan and Duls. Seore:-