Onward Volume 17 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...service drilled the Unioners on the Convention song. The Tufts Glee Club Concert, held under the auspices of the Union April 21, was a success and thoroughly enjoyed. MISS MARY L. BALLOU. Superintendent, 18 College Avenue, West Somerville, Massachusetts Junior Topic for May 29 Heroes of the Universalist Church Josh. 24:15; Acts 26: 19; Hab. 3:18; II Tim. 4:5; Hab. 2: 14; I Cor. 8: 6. Let us begin with the local church. Have you on your parish roll the name of some venerable minister who served your church faithfully during some period of its history? Why not remember him by sending him a loving message from the children of his one-time church? Does it happen that the body of some Universalist pastor or pioneer worker lies in a cemetery near you? See that some flowers are placed there in remembrance, and that something is told in the Junior meeting. Read the article by the Rev. Anson Titus, one of the historians of our church, which appears in this issue of Onward. He gives a long roll of names to be honored. Why not choose one for study who worked in your section of the country and make a special search for information about him? Fisher's Brief Hisiory of the Universalist Church may help you. Your pastor'? library should furnish other aid. Ths minister himself may be willing to give a ten-minute talk about some one of the great men of the Church that he has known personally. Some Junior may tell, from Mr. Titus' story about "John Murray's Opportunity to be a Universalist Missionary." Dr. Shinn may well be chosen as your special hero to honor, as he really gave his life for the sake of the Universalist Church. His picture may be purchased from the Universalist Publishing House, or borrowed from some one in the parish. If you have access to files of...