The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-08
HOW THE BRETHREN CAN HELP Us.

SINCE whenever they want anything done
in the church they are not slow to call
on women for help. And no one objects
il they will only reciprocate fsvors.
Dear Brothers: Please give repeated
notices of the annual meeting of the
Woman's National Missionary Society in
your churches. and urge the women to
go. Tell them how it will enthuse and
strengthen them, and widen their views,
and make even better bone workers
than they now are. Yes. we expect some
of you will do this very work FOR US with.
out further notice or private letter.
just because you. too, are beginning to
realize with us that we cannot get the
church work done orextended along any
line without CO operation between good
men and women who are willing to- help
wherever and whenever the opportunity
comes. Willing to help each other and
not hold back because it is this or that
organization. Every church organize
ton has its own excuse for being, and
that church is strongest which holds
and upholds them all as 30 many hands
of progress.
WHERE THE MISSIONARY - NOW.
The P. G. M. is now settled as temper
airy pastor Of Portland. Oregon, and he
feels quite fine because there is study
and he does not have to write his SER
mons anywhere he can find quiet cor
ner.. He duplicated his Easter sermon
and sent one copy to the Spokane church
and some good brother or sister read it.
He is held in sincerest esteem in that
church which he pulled through such
hard place until they had church lot
OF their own.
PERSONALS.
Mrs. G. A. Quinby has been detained
in Kansss by two things most undesira-
ble.-the grippe and high water making
travelling by rail dangerous, but she is
probably on her way East, and we shall
hear of her in New York and Pennsyl-
vania before the annual meeting.
1t is painful to have to record that
Mrs. Josephene Bissell. of Hartford.
President OF the w. G. A. of Connect
cut. was stricken with paralysis early in
the month and will not be able to re-
sumo active interest in the work at pres,
emit. She was on the program for SER
vice during the annual and it is with
sincerest sympathy with her and her
daughters we remove her name there
from. praying her affection may be
speedily removed.
OUR PRESIDENT AT A PRESBYTERIAN
MEETING.
Early in the month Mrs. Quinby was
invited by the Home Missionary Society
of Leavenworth to attend one of their
sessions and address the meeting. She
reports that those "blue" Presbyter-
ians, who are not so blue as they are
painted. are struggling with the same
problems that assail US, and with no
more apparent success. Indeed. it is
quite evident that we have as consecrated
women as any church women who are
willing to spend their lives in it's service,
and to do what they can to advance it
not only in this but all lands.
FRATERNAI.. DELEGATES.
We even expect some of the other
State organizations that have for the
past few years been working all by
themselves to send fraternal delegate
to our Convention. They have already in
some quarters adopted our Mission Cir
Giles, and If We can only get together and
talk matters over, we shall come to see
that in unity of purpose and effort there
is strength.
Don't disappoint us about your dele
gates. But let us all go to the meeting
who possibly cam.
AN INVITATION TO TIRE MINISTER'S.
Some one at my elbow says, why
don't you give them a special invita-
tion?" Here it is brethren, and you
shall have all the privileges of the floor
except voting. The more often you
come to our meetings, the easier we
have always found to get your interest
up the next time. Women's meetings
are only another kind of mems meet
ings. Doing some of the things that
men alone have not been able to accom-
plish, not but that they might have been
done by men, but since they were not and
you need our help, occasionally. we want
your presence, encouragement and in
fiuence, to make our work effective
when you and We go home to see what
we can do with our enthusiasm by har-
Messing it up for work.
THE ANNUAL REPORTS.
DEAR SECRETARIES: One and all, il
you have not yet sent in your annual
State reports. do not delay moment
longer than is necessary. The Treasur-
or and Corresponding Secretary must
close their reports by the 10th of May
to give an opportunity to have them
audited before the annual meeting.
Don't forget to sign your checks
properly or to send for amounts re-
tanned on memberships 10 the States.
Stick as close to business methods as
possible, and you cannot go far wrong.
EMILY l.. SHERWOOD.
Corresponding Secretary.
ANACosrIA, ID. c.. Box 90.