The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-29
Ube West.
OUR IOWA CHURCHES.
REV. 7. E. DoTTER, Manchester.
THE COMING CONVENTION.

THE COMING CONVENTION.
A letter just received from Secretary
Hatswell has the following to say: II
have been doing preliminary work on
the program for some time, but we will
have board meeting in Des Moines
June LIST, to make final arrangements.
have written number of appeals for
good attendance and expect to write
every parish in the State when / send
programs. hope every loyal Universal
list will exert himself to the utmost to
make this the best Convention ever
held in the State. The ladies of Bloom
field have written me most cordial in
vitation to all and inform me that all
will be we'll taken care Of"
1t is important that our representative
members be present at this Convention,
as delegates are there to be elected to
the Chicago Convention where action
will be taken on the confession of faith.
DETROIT '97.Y
Let this be the cry of an army of cru
saders determined to take" Detroit in
July. The West has excused itself from
attendance in large numbers at the pre-
vious Y. P. G. u. Conventions because
they were held SO far away. Now that
we have a compromise by which the
Convention comes almost half way to
some of us let us show ourselves in earn.
est. The young people of the Detroit
church are manifesting commendable
activity by sending their church paper
free of charge to all ministers and others
in the West, whose names they can get.
The little paper gives much valuable in
formation about Detroit for all pros
pective visitors and will serve to attract
attention and attendance to the City of
the Straits.
H. T.. Stoughton, of Usage, has been
appointed transportation agent for lowe,
and each local union should appoint a
local agent to put himself in communica-
ton with Mr.. Stoughton at once. He
promises to give all necessary informa
ton as to rates, routes, etc.
If each Union will give Detroit So
ciap the proceeds will help to send one
or more delegates to Detroit.
CEDAR RAPIDS.
This church has just held it's annual
meeting showing prosperous year.
though it has been hard year for most
churches. The report of the officers
showed that all bills had been met as
soon as presented. and there was re-
naming in the hands of the treasurers
of the parish proper and the various aux
Hilary societies, s12310. The Ladies' So
cial Hour club had contributed to the
general fund, si3O1S. and the Peoples
club, S142.40. The amount collected
from all sources was S2.162.68.
After adjournment the ladies served
lunch, and pleasant hour was spent in
talking over the successes of the past
year and planning for the year to come.
PASTOR ENTERTAINs.
A new social idea was given form Sun
day evening, May 10Th, at the home of
the minister, and it proved an unexpect-
ed success. Believing that closer ac-
quaintance among his people was desir
able. and knowing the inability of many
of the men of the parish to give any
time during the week to social relaxa-
ton, Raw. j. IL. Palmer invited the peo-
pie to his home for an hour of social in
tercourse. The house was thronged,
and the brightness and cheer of the
occasion was enjoyed by all, and espec-
tally by the gentlemen.
DESERVED HONORs
Were conferred on a member of this
parish, Mrs. G. F. Van Vechten. by the
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs at
the last annual nesting. A number of
candidates were in the field for presi-
dent. but Mrs. Van Vechten. being put
up by her many friends over the State.
was elected by large majority. Her
Cedar Rapids friends. who are legion,
gave her an enthusiastic public reeep-