The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-06
Our Ohio Churches.
FROM j. W. HENLEY, D. d.
State Secretary.
MANCHESTER SELECTED.

The Ohio Universalist Convention ad.
journed last year without selecting a
place of meeting for 1897. The duty of
providing a place was left with the
Board of Trustees, as has been the GUS
tom for several years. Unanimous in
vitations were presented from our
churches at Bsllville and Manchester,
and these invitations were submitted to
the Trustees for their choice. Both
churches presented strong inducements,
but owing to the fact that the Conven-
ton had met for three years in the
northern part of the State, and if Bell
vile was selected it would make the
fourth year, the majority of the Trus-
tees decided that it would be better for
the general interests of the church to
accept the invitation of the Blanchester
church. Consequently the session for
1897 will be held at Manchester. in con-
nection with the meetings of the Sun
day-school Convention. the Missionary
Alliance. the Young Peoples Christian
Union. and the Ministerial Association.
The meetings will be held on the usual
days of the week. preceding the first
Sunday in June.
While we sympathize with our Bell
vile friends in their disappointment in
not being able to dedicate their new
church in connection with the State
Convention, we trust that they will
cheerfully accept the decision of the
majority of the Trustees, and will be
present by large delegations from the
church and auxiliaries.
1t has been many years since the
State Convention met at Manchester,
and within easy access of that flourish
ing town there are a number of churches
that have not been represented in the
Convention for long period, and it is
believed that by having the Convention
meet there this year new interest may
be aroused in behalf of the Church in
all of the southern part of the State.
We trust that the officers of the various
organizations which will meet at the
time mentioned will formulate their
programs. We hope that all ministers
and people will labor earnestly to make
the Ohio Convention for 1897 the best
ever held.
LYONS.
By recommendation of the Superin.
tendent. our church at Lyons has en-,
gagged Miss Ermina G. Stray, of Noble,
Cuyahoga COUNT, for three months,
with the understanding that if both
parties are satisfied the engagement
will be for one year. AS we understand
it, the plan is to have a sermon each
Sunday, the remainder of the day to be
devoted to Sunday school and Y. p. G.
U. work. The church at Lyons is in
Fulton County, near the boundary line
between Ohio and Michigan. and is
quite distant from any other Universal
ist church. The church has had no
regular pastor for quite time. but the
Sunday school. and other auxiliaries
have been maintained with a good de-
gree of interest, and We trust that under
Miss Stray's leadership still greater
prosperity may be enjoyed.
LONDON.
Rev. r. N. John. in letter dated
February %, says: Yesterday was red
letter day with our London church.
In the morning l lectured on How
the Bible was Made which 1 illus
trated with ten charts | had prepared.
My talk was an hour long, but was well
received. l saw several new faces in
the congregation. The singing by our
new choir was very good. l doubt il it
was excelled by any choir in the city.
In the evening the young people took
charge of all the services. simply de-
livered sermon on Good Citizenship
Our young people had invited the
mayor of the city to attend. and he very
courteously accepted. | never saw him
in our church before.
Altogether we had very nice service.
We had some flags displayed and the