The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07

ONE OF THE TRAITS Or nun
NATURE.
One of the traits of human nature
which will have to be eliminated before
the millennium can be fully ushered in,
is that manifested by certain wealthy
congregations when they pack up early
in the season for their summer homes in
the mountains or by the sea shore and
leave the minister and few foot-tied
burden bearers to sweat it out alone and
keep things moving in the church"
The same traits are manifested on a
small scale in our rural work by those
who abandon the evening services as
soon as the temperature even promises
a rise, but stoutly maintain that the
evening service should not abandoned
even for once, lest young couple or
stranger be disappointed at a closed
door. AS if locked church doors were
as disappointing to the casual attend
ant as empty pews. Vacations are good
enough if all are equally treated to them.
BOONE.
A correspondent at Bone who is
thoroughly alive to all our interests has
the following to say about the cause at
that place. The note has been over
looked for some weeks for which the
writer's pardon is asked. As it was of
general nature. however, it has kept
we'll.
at is but just to say of the church in
Boone that it has struggled against adj
verse environments as but few churches
have struggled. and yet it lives and will
live. Old fashioned orthodoxy continues
to sway the masses here and it's clergy
is at least quarter of century behind
the times and their brethren in other
places Of the size of this. Misrepresen-
tation and social ostracism are their prin-
cipal arguments against what they re.
gard as the curse OF Universalism.
"a noble little band is still devoted to
the larger faith in the Fatherhood of
Man, and though it requires great sacri-
flee and untiring effort they have deter
mined to live on, and will do 30.
"While the business depression of the
past year has been felt more painfully
at this place by reason of the almost
entire closing Of the railroad shops and
laying off of many OF our earnest friends
and supporters, others have doubled
their spirit of sacrifice and the church
will be kept open. 1t must be said that
chief among those to make heroic sac
rifice for the perpetuating the good work
is the pastor. This is too often the case
but when it is so, it must be dull peo-
pie that is not inspired by the example.
Mrs. Glib is doing a good work here aud
has the entire confidence of the people
in and out of the church. Few minis
ters would sacrifice as much as she has,
and it is to her efforts that is due the
fact that the church is to be kept OPEN"
The church granted Mrs. Glib much
needed and we'll deserved vacation dur
ing July.
doing, even in torrid heat and 6renching
storms. They served supper in the
church basement July Goth. and at if
teen cents each cleared almost twelve
dollars, Notwithstanding pouring rain
in the afternoon and Astounding mud.
A course in Bible study has been be-
gun for Thursday evening meetings un-
der the direction of Mrs. Sarah Hufta-
ten, who has been leader in an inter de-
nominational Bible class in town for the
past year and half. A course of a year
or more is contemplated with the help
of maps and charts.
The Sunday school and church with
all friends so disposed will picnic at
Collins Grove. three miles west of town
by beautiful stream of water, Wednes
day, August 4th. 1t is expected to have
large crowd present and glorious
time whatever the weather may be.
Read this item in the past tense with it's
predictions well fulfilled and you will be
correct.
WATERLOO.
This church had only morning services
during July and may follow the same
policy during August. AS the new pas
torate began the first of June an abso-
lutte suspension of services was thought
not wise.
The pastor has received considerable
notice in the home papers, especially
touching his preliminary remarks before
the regular sermon on current topics,
such as the Debbs scheme of social de-
mocracY. the coal miners strike, and
others of such general interest.
The sermon Sunday morning, July
25th. was in review of Father Nugent's
Chautauqua address on The Philosophy
of Civilization. The sermon was printed
in full in the Daily Courier of Monday
following.
Father Nugent developed the theme
by way of the theological theory. Rev.
Mr.. Tillinghast treated the subject from
the evolutionary hypothesis. The Sun.
day school holds its annual picnic at
beautiful bluff" midway between
Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Friday,
August 9Th.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Miss Carrie Palmer, superintendent