The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-06
Ube West.
OUR IOWA CHURCHES.
REV. T. e. DoTTER, Marshalltown.
MARSHALLTOWN.

Crease IN u6OGS. u6 CuuICh oho"0A
reduction of over 100000. The Sunday
school is the only one of the auxlliarles
that is now in debt. The Ladies' Aid
had a most excellent report. having
cleared itself of forty dollars debt and
contributed to therunning of the church
to the amount of one hundred and thirty
dollars.
The church officers elected were as
follows: President, G.. M. Norton; Sec
rotary. DIR. Watson Roberts; Treasurer,
Frank Thorp; Trustees, G. D. Pegg. e.
F. Davenport, Chas. Bay.
An opportunity has unexpectedly
presented itself whereby the society is
enabled to rent the main floor OF the
church building one year for three hun
bred dollars. the entire sum to be ad-
vanced by the renters and expended for
much needed repairs and Improvements.
The society expects to fix up the base
ment for their own use and thus hold
the Sunday-school and other organiza-
tions together until they can again have
possession of the main floor. Then they
will have perfect church home. To
accomplish this result it is necessary to
suspend services for a time. Repairs
began March l, though the pastors SER
vices continue until April 1.
EXPLANATORY RESOLUTIONS.
The church is leased to the Peoples
Church" and it has been surmised by
some that combination was to be ef-
fected. To set the matter right before
the public the following resolutions were
adopted at a special business meeting,
and published in local papers.
''We the members of the Universalist
Church of Marshalltown, Iowa, assembled
in business session, record the following
resolutions for future reference and cause
the same to be printed in the local papers
for public information,
l. 'That it is our intention to suspend
preaching services only temporarily and
that simply for the purpose of repairing
and improving the church building
q s'T'hat we intend to maintain our
Sunday school and all other auxiliary
societies during the temporary suspension.
g. THAT we pledge ourselves to con-
tinue the collection of monthly contribu
tions and the accumulation of funds by
the various auxiliary organizations for
the purpose of liquidating Indebtedness
and adding new improvements to the
church building from time to time.
4. ''That we intend to resume public
services at such time as the receipts from
rental and other sources may be sufficient
to pay for the necessary repairs and i'm
provements contemplated. During the
time of suspension we propose to retain
our position in the community as dis
tinctively Universalist church organiza
ton y
Many sociaIs and special me etings
have been held during the winter of
which mention need not be made. though
the recent "Mexican Social" given by
the young people is worthy special no.
tice. The Statesman Press" had the
following report, which is not exagger-
atel:
Miss Winnie Cross's trip to Mexico was
enjoyed last evening by her guests. The
Cross home on East State street was well
filled with the young people of the Uni
versalst church and their friends to at
tend the "Mexican Social'' for which
preparations have been in progress for
some time. Everybody went with the
expectation of merry time and none were
disappointed; in fact it may be truthfully
said that they were surprised, and that
the reception was so very successful that
it will be repeated Monday evening. The
most interesting part of the evening was
the time spent at the supper table. The
walters were attired in Mexican costumes
| of black and yellow, and the menus were
| printed in Mexican upon square cards on
one corner of which the Mexican national
colors, red, white and green, gracefully
| clustered. After the supper had been
| finished fifteen minutes was given to
| translate the menu, and the enjoyment
| over this part of the program was i'm
mense. Fifteen minutes was entirely too
| short time for the most of the guests, but
| when the judges examined the lists the
result was very close and a tie caused
second trial. The prize, a valuable piece
of Mexican pottery, was presented to E.
f. Davenport.
VESPER SERVICE.
The MacL aren Life Creed was the
topic at vesper services on a recent
Sunday afternoon. The responsive
reading was arranged specially. based
on the creed with appropriate Scripture
quotations following each sentence of
the creed. Special music was provided.
A good attendance and much interest re-
suited from the effort.
NOTES.
The Ladies at Greeley served a
Martha Washington dinner Feb % with