The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-04
Our Ohio Churches.
FROM ]. W. HENLEY, D. d.
State Secretary.

Our church in this town served din
ner to the people attending the Second
Senatorial District Convention of the
Democratic party, which met there Au.
gust II. and cleared S84. All were pleased
with the result. On Sunday morning
Aug. Is, Rev. Clifford e. Jones preache d
for our Ridgeville church, and had a
good congregation. He returned to Ma
son for evening services. He was to
preach there again Aug. 30, at which
time it was to be decided, whether or
not he would preach for that church
once in two weeks. 10 connection with
Mason. This arrangement we hope will
be consummated. Mason, Ridgeville and
Springboro should constitute one pas
torate.
AKRON NOTES, Etc.
Our Akron correspondent under date
OF August IS. gives us an interesting
budget of news:
Rev E. j. Felt has been in Akron sew
eral days recently. At BEDFORD Bro. Felt
preached one Sunday evening lately, in
the Disciple church, and was invited by
the trustees of the church to occupy their
pulpit whenever he happened to be in the
village
Rev A. 1. Spanton has returned to
Akron from Bellville, after filling the pull
pit at the latter place, for Miss NJ A.
Bortle for six weeks. He was to preach
at Huntington, August 80
Miss M. A. Bortle, well known for
her long and useful services in Buchtel
College, but now supplying our church
in Mansfield, spent her vacation at Chau-
tauqua, N. Y. During her stay there,
she addressed the ''Girls Outlook Club, y,
and has been invited to deliver next year
lecture in the famous g Hall of Philoso-
phy' at that place.
Professors Jennie Clifford and Mary
j. Stockman, of Buchtel College, are en-
joying "a visit to Yellowstone Park.
Rev. Andrew Wilson, of Ravenna
delivered an address at the Grand Army
picnic at Silver Lake recently. The ad-
dress was replete with genuine patriotic
sentiments.
lege, is spending the last month of the va
cation in Vermont.
President Priest attended the Univer
salist grove meeting near Chardon. He
has recently visited Kent and other neigh
boring towns in the interest of our Col
lege. On Wednesday, Aug IS, he at
tended the annual meeting of the Pioneers
Association of Summit, and Medina coun-
ties in the grove of President T. G. Briggs
near Sharon Center. In the afternoon
President Priest delivered an address,
concerning which the Akron Beacon
Journal says: Rev. Ira A. Priests talk
was full of patriotic sentiment and was
most interesting from an historical stand
point. His reference to the memory Of
Sherman, Grant, Garfield, and other
honor to Ohio, caused much applause on
the part of all who were present.
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION.
Rev. j. R. Carpenter has kindly fur
nished US with brief report of the ses-
sion of Washington Association which
was held with the church at Little
Hooking, August 20-22.
The session began ON Friday evening
with sermon by Rev. J. r. Carpenter.
Saturdays work was begun by praise
service conducted by Rev. Carrie w.
Brainard. This was an excellent meeting
as the time was fully occupied by those
who were interested.
At 10 A. NJ. President A. L. Curtis called
the first business session to order, and
after prayer by Rev. ]. w. McMaster,
the regular business was quietly trans
acted. At IL A. NJ, Rev. Carrie W. Brain
ard delivered very thoughtful and i'm
pressive sermon.
At one o'clock, Miss Lena Ames, Presi-
dent of the Associational Union, called
the meeting to order. Reports from the
three Unions were read, and showed a
gradual growth in the work There have
been two union meetings of the Unions
OhC az at Illbllt I1Och-
ing. The Unions all seem to be in healthy
and prosperous condition. Officers were
elected and many good plans were adopted
for the coming years work.
The Woman's Missionary Alliance then
held its session. Reports were read and
officers were reelected for the coming
year.
A large congregation of delegates and
friends attended the evening service and
listened to a sermon by Miss Brainard,
after which the ordinance of the Lords
Supper was administered and collection
was taken for aged and infirm ministers.
Another praise service opened the SER
vices on Sunday. People began to come
from various directions until the little
church could not begin to seat those who
had come for worship.
The Belpre choir furnished the music
for Sunday. Rev. j. r. Carpenter preached
the sermons at IL A. NJ. and 2 p M. and
Rev. j. w. McMaster in the evening.
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