The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-04-03
ENAMELINE
THE MODERN STOVE POLISH.

greatly interested in her leadership. She
leaves the church in good and growing
condition. As the Trustees could not
make arrangements to keep her another
year, their best wishes go with her, be-
lieving that success will crown her ef-
forts in any field of labor she may
choose.
WOODSTOCK.
On March IA, Rev. Henrietta G..
Moore astonished the church at Wood
stock, by announcing that she would
close her pastoral relations with the
church on Sunday, March %. During
the year and half that she has served
she had worked industriously, and had
used every effort in her power to build
up the church on true spiritual basis,
and to secure the transaction Of business
in systematic manner.
Her congregations were uniformly
large, and her work in the Y. P. @. u,
and Sunday school was productive OF
good results, and in some respects the
church stands on higher plane than
when she took charge. Sister Moore
very much regretted to resign her work
and the people were equally as reluctant
to have her do 80, but financial obliga-
tions required larger salary than
churches usually pay, and she has &C.
copied an engagement to lecture under
~ ha Mo
tional Equal Suffrage Association. We
hope, however, at no distant date in the
future, to have the pleasure of welcom-
ing her back to pastoral work, for which
she is eminently qualified.
THE COMING STATE CONVENTION.
April and May will soon pass by, and
the first days of the balmy month of
June will bring to Ohio Universalists
the opportunity of again greeting each
other in the meetings of State Conven-
ton. and auxiliary organizations. Our
friends at Manchester are busily engaged
in making preparations for entertaining
large number of the brethren from all
parts of the State. A formal invitation
from the pastor of our Manchester
church will soon be published. The
President and Secretary of the State
Convention have prepared the program
for it's days. and the committees of the
auxiliaries are busily engaged in the
same work. and we predict, that no SER
les of annual meetings, for long time,
have presented more attractive pro.
grams.
We have applied for the usual reduc-
tions in railroad fares and hope by next
week to be able to announce that they
have been granted. But we want it to
be known that the conditions are more
stringent than ever before. Still, if min
listers will use their efforts to secure at
tendance. we will have no difficulty in
securing the number positively required
to obtain reduced rates. Let all work
earnestly to make the Manchester Con-
vention a remarkable event in the his
tory of our State.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
-Revs. r. N. John, Of London, and G.
W. Sias, of Springfield, exchanged pull
pits, March q.
Rev. J. r. Carpenter, of First Belpre
church, writes: 1--WE had successful en-
tertainment Tuesday evening, March Is.
All were happy"
Rev. Clifford E. Jones, pastor at
Mason, has been taking short vacation,
which he spent in visit to his father at
Ravenna, Ohio. and with friends in Mas
sachusetts.
Rev u. S. Milburn's subject for Sun
day morning. March 81. at our Cincin-
natl church, was 1.-THE Barbarism of
Capital Punishment" In the evening a
service Of poetry and song was held.
The new church at Belleville was
used for services for the first time
March 81. 1t is completed. with the ex-
ception of the pews and some of the
memorial windows. The dedication SER
vices will probably be held in June.
The young people of our Woodstock
church had a "Conundrum Social"
March 10. which, in spite Of the stormy
weather, realized about eight dollars.
On Friday evening, March &c. they gave
a musical and literary entertainment.
Rev. DR.. Rexford. of Columbus, had
for his morning subject. March q.
"Flesh and Spirit-are they Hostile or
Co-operative?" In the evening he deliv-
cred his fourth lecture on Religion;
topic, "The Protestant Idea of Author.
ity in Religion"
Miss Pearl Ramsey. Treasurer of
our church at LIE Roy, has RENTED
eight dollars, quota in full of Westfield
church. Mrs. Ella Blair. clerk pro TEN.
of the church at New Madison, has sent
seven dollars, the quota in full.
Rev. R. N John made his masthlv
visit :. y GAINESVILLE, March IA. A heavy
snow storm inteffefed with the morn.
ing congregation, but in the evening
there was the usual attendance. On
Monday and Tuesday evenings he
preached for Rev. F. NJ. Pitkin, at Reyn.
oldsburg, and reports large congrega-
tions and excellent meetings.