Rich. In the afternoon a grand and elevating address was delivered by Rev. Frank L. Phalen of Concord,-subject, "Our Unitarian Outlook."

Atlanta, Ga.-The decennial celebration of this church took place on the afternoon and evening of April 5. The chapel, whose unadorned beauty is always a delight, was rendered doubly attractive by lovely palms and ferns and vines and choice flowers. A social reception of members and friends of the society, including a breaking of bread together, began the reunion. This was followed by a religious service of song and speech. An original hymn, written for the occasion by John Y. Dixon, was read by him and sung by the congregation. The commemoration address was made by the founder of the church, Rev. George Leonard Chaney. Interesting reports were then made by the present minister, Rev. W. R. Cole; Mr. H. M. Currier, superintendent of the Sunday-school; Mr. Theodore Schumann, president of the Fortnightly Club; and Mr. J. Y. Dixon of the board of trustees.-Southern Unitarian.

Austin, Tex.-Mr. Wheelock writes: "I feel more than ever that this is the pivotal point to hold, and to hold permanently. I am willing to make any reasonable sacrifice on my own part to effect this." But the money stringency is nowhere more sorely felt than in Texas; and our cause there must be generously aided by more prosperous sections of the country, for a few years, at least. The church in Austin is "earnest, united, and growing; but none of its members have wealth, and the people cramped by the hard times. If university towns and capital cities in other States are deemed worthy of permanent settlement and generous and prolonged aid by our Association, why not Austin, which is both the capital and university of the greatest and prospectively, as we believe, the most important of the post-Revolutionary States?-Southern Unitarian.

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Bangor, Me.-There is one church service on Sunday, at 10.30 A.M., with occasional services at 4 P. M. The average congregation is 196.

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The Sunday-school meets after the morning service, with an average attendance of 80. Rev. C. F. Dole's lessons are used. Guild meets on Sunday at 4 P. M. The Ladies' Benevolent Society held twentyone meetings from Oct. 14, 1891, March 25, 1892, with an average attendance of 17. There is a branch of the Women's Alliance in this society that has held seventeen meetings during the past year,-average attendance of 20. There is here a branch of the King's Daughters that has charge, also, of the Bangor Sewing School. A Shakspere Club was organized in 1891, with meetings held fortnightly during the winter. A Unitarian Club, organized Aug.

25, 1892, holds meetings each month, from November to April. This is the only Unitarian Club in the State. There is also a flourishing Young People's Unitarian Society, holding meetings in the memorial parlors Sunday afternoons at four o'clock.

The contribution to the American Unitarian Association was $363.13. —Church Exchange.

Bath, N.H.-The new Unitarian church was dedicated Tuesday, June 20, at 11 A. M., with very beautiful and impressive services. Rev. S. C. Beane of Newburyport preached the sermon. The formal act of dedication was performed by Rev. James B. Morrison of Laconia in these words: "To thee, our God and Father, we humbly and gladly dedicate this house of prayer: that here we may worship thee in spirit and in truth; that here we may learn to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent; that here, in the joy and strength of the life that now is, and in the hope of the world to come, we may promote righteousness of life, and love one another, and faith and trust in the Father of our spirits." The prayer of dedication was offered by Rev. D. M. Wilson of Boston. Addresses were made by Rev. F. L. Phalen and Rev. W. E. Spicer; and Rev. C. A. Young, Rev. A. J. Rich, and others took part.

Boston, Mass.-Children's Day, or Flower Sunday, is now looked for in June with as great anticipations as for Easter Day earlier in the year. Some of the floral decorations this year were marvels of taste and effectiveness. It is the favorite day among Unitarians for christening; and among many of the Sunday-schools it is the day chosen for the services of "joining the church."

- The wedding at the First Church of Rev. Stopford Wentworth Brooke to Miss Helen T. Ellis attracted the greatest interest in ministerial circles. The church was filled early, and to its utmost capacity, with invited guests. The decorations were perfect in simplicity and taste. Rev. James De Normandie performed the ceremony, presenting the bride, at the close, with the unique copy of the marriage service, which had been printed and bound specially for the event. The happy couple are to spend the honeymoon in England. -The beautiful work of the Flower Mission has begun in earnest for the summer months; and the pained faces in every hospital, and many other institutions, are gladdened by the bright-colored messengers of sympathy that are brought in by willing hands.

-One of the "occasional" services that impress themselves as never to be forgotten took place May 28 in the Old South Church. It was a memorial service in honor of the consecrated, joyous, faithful life of Gen. Armstrong. Dr. G. A. Gordon, Dr. E. E.

Street Church has extended a call to Rev. William H. Johnson of Wilmington, Del., to become their pastor in association with Dr. George W. Briggs, who has been settled here for more than twenty-five years.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-On the Sunday succeeding the conference Mr. Chaney and Mr. Free conducted morning and evening services. Mr. Chaney preached in the morning on "Proving all things, and holding fast that which is good." In the evening Mr. Free and Mr. Chaney spoke on the experiences and the lessons of the recent conference. After the morning service an earnest meeting of the trustees of the church was held, and steps were taken which will probably result in the raising of two thousand dollars for the payment of an extra debt incurred in building the parish house. If this sum can be secured, the society will be able to carry its other indebtedness. In all other respects our cause here is most flourishing. Minister and people are in hearty accord and good fellowship. -Southern Unitarian.

Chelsea, Mass.-The First Unitarian Society has extended a unanimous call to Rev. Henry Powers to become its pastor. He has accepted the invitation, and will assume his duties the 1st of September. The society feels very confident that, under his guidance, it will enter upon a career of renewed prosperity.

Hyde Park, Mass.- Sunday, June 4, marked the rounding out of the first twentyfive years in the history of the First Unitarian Society in this place; and the pastor, Rev. E. Q. S. Osgood, preached a sermon of an historical nature, in harmony with the spirit of the occasion. The pulpit was decked with beautiful flowers, and the singing was befitting the hour, and the large audience present enjoyed this calling to remembrance "the days of old." At the Sunday-school service, which immediately followed, past superintendents Galen L. Stone and Walter Bryant made brief addresses, in addition to the present superintendent, Charles E. Huggins, and the pastor; while the classes had special exercises and singing.

London, Eng.-Under the heading of "Ladies in the Pulpit," a recent number of

the London Echo contained the following item, which will interest many on this side of the sea: "An unusual sight, yesterday, was the presence in the Peckham Unitarian church of two American ladies,Rev. Marion Murdock and Miss Buck of Michigan, recently students in theology at Oxford. The latter conducted the first portion of the service in a most impressive manner, and the former preached sermons that were as practically useful as they were eloquent and scholarly. After fulfilling an engagement in Scotland, these ladies will return to America to undertake the joint pastorate of a church [in Cleveland, Ohio].

"In the evening there was a congregation that well filled the building, and cordial expressions of thanks and pleasure were tendered to the ladies for their services."

Manchester, N.H.-Rev. W. H. Ramsay delivered the principal address before the North Middlesex Conference at its summer meeting in Wilton, June 15. The Boston Herald gave a special report of his address, saying that his remarks attracted a great deal of attention. His subject was "The Ideal Church." We extract a few paragraphs:

"In its efforts to raise men to the highest levels of life the ideal church will be called upon to grapple with and abolish the social evils that drag men down and bring them into bondage to ignorance and crime. It will recognize the fact that the highest moral and spiritual results cannot be achieved where men's physical and social surround- ́ ings are low and degrading.

"The ideal church will plead the cause of the down-trodden and oppressed of every nation, and will not fear to champion the cause that is unpopular. It will seek to infuse into the public conscience a sense of the sacredness and dignity of our national life and institutions. It will seek to purify and elevate the politics of the nation by arousing the conscience of its citizens to the evils and dangers of political corruption. It will not regard the application of the highest standards of morality in the domain of practical politics as the irridescent dream of impractical idealists, but insist rather that such an application of moral principles is the only possible condition of national honor and prosperity. It is only by the organized co-operation of good and true men and women that the plague of political corruption can be stayed.

"The church should be the centre and source of a moral influence so penetrating every part of the social organism, and creating such a standard of public life, that the man who offered or accepted a bribe would be held in such reprobation that he could not lift up his head in decent society."

Marblehead, Mass.- The Unitarian church was filled to oveflowing at the morning service June 18, to witness the christen

ing of the children from the families of the parish. No such service had been held for several years, and fifty children were presented for the rite. The Sunday-school took a prominent part in the opening service, and the church was beautifully decorated with flowers.

Meadville, Penn.-There was a large attendance at the important meeting of the board of trustees of the Meadville Theological School held here June 14.

Mr. F. A. Christie of Cambridge, Mass., was unanimously elected to a chair of ecclesiastical history, and will begin his professorial duties when the school reopens in October.

The commencement exercise of the school began with the baccalaureate sermon preached by Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones on Wednesday night. His subject was "The Rejected Stone"; and his discourse was a strong presentation of the inevitable ultimate recognition of truth, however ignored and rejected at the outset.

At the close of the evening services in the church the ladies of the society welcomed the Senior Class, the other students, and friends to supper and a reception in the beautiful parlors of the church..

The graduating exercises were held in the church Thursday, June 15, 10 A. M. President Cary presided. The essays of the graduating class were as follows: "Influence of the Theory of Evolution upon Ethical Doctrine," Joseph Cady Allen, Rochester, N. Y. "External Conditions of Moral Advancement," Peru Johnson Andrews, Christianstad, Sweden; "The Law of Natural Selection and the Law of Brotherhood," Herbert Leslie Buzzell, Chelsea, Mass. ; "The Heart of the Teachings of the New Testament," Robert Collyer Douthit, Shelbyville, Ill; "The Progress of Positivism from Nescience to Faith," Bernard Antony Van Sluyters, Grand Rapids, Mich.; "Methods of Religious Organization," William Lorison Walsh, Boston, Mass. The special address to the graduating class was made by Rev. Frederick L. Hosmer, after which President Cary, with appropriate remarks, distributed the diplomas. The hymn written for the occasion is printed in another place in this number of the Unitarian. All the exercises were vigorous and interesting. Among the visiting friends were Rev. W. L. Chaffin, Rev. John Snyder, Rev. T. B. Forbush, Rev. W. W. Fenn, Rev. D. W. Morehouse, and many others.

Milton, Mass.-The old First Parish meeting-house has been freshly painted, and now presents a most attractive appearance from its commanding situation and ideal surroundings. It is to be hoped that some day Milton will be honored, as it deserves to be, with such a memorial building as the Channing Church at Newton or as the splendid new stone building so recently dedicated to the worship of God in the

Unitarian faith at Brookline. Under the ministry of Rev. Roderick Stebbins every department of the church interests and activities is flourishing. The guild is now publishing an exceedingly helpful monthly paper entitled the First Parish Recorder. The Women's Alliance, under the presidency of Mrs. M. W. Faucon, is quietly reaching out to do good deeds in many and important ways.

New Haven, Conn.-Rev. H. C. Badger, who has been at work here for some months past in the interests of Unitarianism, writes: "We had here, from April 23 to May 28, six brilliantly successful public meetings, with sermons by Dr. Hale and other of our best known leaders. At first, not a soul believed them possible; but they gained and gained in attendance and public favor, until, at last, they almost threatened to become a society fad. Only let us show New Haven and Yale our religion in a sympathetic spirit, and they will seize it eagerly. theology they have already,-only they don't know it."

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Pittsfield, Mass.-We are in receipt of a tasteful pamphlet containing the bond of union and by-laws of Unity Church, with blank certificate of membership of the church and form of bequest. The bond of union is the following admirable one, which is being adopted by so many of our churches: "In the love of the truth, and in the spirit of Jesus Christ, we join for the worship of God and the service of man."

Portland, Me.-Two services are held every Sunday by this parish at 10.30 A. M. and 7.30 P. M. The average congregation for the morning is 240, for the evening 350. The communion service is celebrated every other month.

The Sunday-school meets at 11.45, with an average attendance of 95. There is also a Sunday-school in connection with Preble Chapel, which chapel, with its religious services, is supported by people of this church. This chapel is under the control of Rev. William T. Phelan.

In this society is a branch of the Woman's Alliance.

A Unity Club is at present in process of organization, that shall unite within itself all the philanthropic, social, and other general work of the parish, each department having its own committees and conducting its own work, but coming togther in conference at stated times. Under these auspices there will be parish receptions each month, from November to June.

There is a society of Hill Willing Workers, with meetings each Saturday afternoon. The contribution to the American Unitarian Association was $381.-Church Exchange.

Saco, Me.-Two services on Sunday are held, at 10.30 A. M. and 7 P. M. The congregation averages 120.

The Sunday-school meets after the morning service, with an average attendance of 60. The Ladies' Social Circle meets in the vestry every two weeks, afternoon and evening. There is a supper each meeting, and usually some entertainment. The Women's Alliance meets every two weeks. A Young People's Society has been formed the past winter. The great event of the year has been the celebration of Dr. Nichols's fiftieth anniversary as minister of this church. This occurred in November, and was a most pleasant and successful occasion. The doctor himself preached in the morning; and Dr. A. P. Peabody, of sainted memory, who was present at the ordination of Dr. Nichols fifty years ago, preached in the evening. On the following day a large social gathering was held in the City Hall.-Church Exchange.

Saginaw, Mich.-In the extensive fire which occurred here the last of May, doing damage to the extent of nearly a million dollars, the home, the large library, and

all the household effects of Rev. Howard MacQueary were destroyed, inflicting upon him a loss of $1,500 in excess of his insur

ance.

Shelbyville, Ill. Rev. J. L. Douthit has begun the publication of a semi-monthly paper called Simple Truth. It will have essentially the same character and aims as Our Best Words, which Mr. Douthit published for so many years, and which was such a powerful influence for temperance and all good causes in this part of Illinois.

The Weirs, N.H.-The sixteenth annual Grove Meeting at Weirs, N. H., will begin on Monday, July 31, and close Monday, August 7. Preparations are already making, which will include, even more than heretofore, the invitation of speakers from other denominations, in the interests of a broad and earnest religious fellowship. The usual reductions will be made for travel and board and for visiting the White Mountains.

Toledo, Ohio. The new Unitarian church building goes forward. It will be a great help to the society when it is completed. The Emerson Class of Toledo, under the leadership of Mrs. Jennings, has just printed its programme of study for another year, which looks very attractive.

Western Work.-From the report presented to the directors of the American Unitarian Association by their Western superintendent, Rev. T. B. Forbush, and read at the annual meeting in Boston, May 30, we quote the following: "Among the organizations which have come into exist ence, or have gained positive church life and form during the year, are the church at Youngstown, Ohio, which is now in charge of Meadville students; the Jordan church, which is an offshoot of Mr. Douthit's

Shelbyville (Ill.) parish; the church at Streator, Ill., which, thanks to the wise and careful fostering of Rev. L. J. Duncan, the State missionary, is already large in numbers and able and willing for self-support; the church at Perry, la., which has grown out of the mission stage into a settled pastorate; the church at Arkansas City, Kan., which sought our fellowship, fully organized and officered; the little church at Rocky Ford, Col., which has sprung up around its devoted pastor, Rev. George H. Taylor, and through his personal exertions; and the Scandinavian church at Tordensjold, Minn., which Rev. Mr. Brauti has created as an adjunct to his Underwood parish. Word also comes that

the Sunday Circles at Sterling, Rock Falls and Ottawa, Ill., and Cherokee, Ia., are steadily moving toward church consciousness and church organization.

Notwithstanding the financial limitations which have interfered with distinctly missionary operations, promising stations have been opened in Wisconsin, in Minnesota, in Kansas, in Colorado, and down in Oklahoma, newest of Territories. The secretary of the Helena (Mont.) Society writes that the demand will soon be imperative for at least two more Unitarian churches in that State. Space fails me to even mention the applications which have come from towns and cities in almost every State and Territory for the visiting preacher, each writer saying that the time was ripe for the liberal church.

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Six new buildings have been erected during the year. The faithful few at Sherwood, Mich., have received the reward of patient work in a very neat church home. Jordan Church at Shelby, Ill., is a memorial to one of its most honored pioneers. Colorado Springs rejoices in a charming bit of architecture, which harmonizes perfectly with its grand surroundings. Fargo, N. Dak., has secured for itself a commodious and much needed structure. The congregation at Neillsville, Wis., has completed a beautiful and very satisfactory edifice. little Icelandic flock at Winnipeg, thanks to the generosity of Eastern and English friends, has been commodiously housed in a sufficiently ample chapel. Toledo, Ohio, has a handsome church well under way. Kristofer Janson's Scandinavian congregation at Hudson, Wis., contemplates a building this summer. Mr. Brauti's three congregations at Underwood, Tordensjold, and Battle Lake will build or buy as soon as three hundred dollars additional can be raised. The Duluth society has secured an admirable lot, and will move its present building upon it and refit it neatly during the summer vacation. The church at Wichita, Kan., has a good-sized building fund already in hand; and the Swedish Unitarian Society in Minneapolis is moving in the same direction.

HE picture presented below-the fourth in the series of portraits of prominent Unitarians prepared especially for this Department— will be welcomed by every reader with especial interest. As Secretary of the American Unitarian Association Mr. Reynolds has made himself well and favorably known over our land, both East and West. A brief article appreciative of his services will be found in the body of the magazine.

all the conclusions of that paper concerning its "autobiographical" nature are wholly correct or not, still it is true that what gives the volume unusual piquancy is that the main incidents of the story are really facts. Here is what the Times says of it:

Rev. Minot J. Savage of Boston, the foremost light of the Unitarian church in America, and one of the most advanced thinkers of the age, has appeared in a new literary light. He has published "Bluffton: a Story of To-day." Those

A complete Catalogue of our publications will be sent to any address on application. We here speak of one or two important works, endeavoring to give some idea of their scope:

Bluffton; A Story of To-day.

By M. J. Savage.

As interesting a summer novel as one can take to mountain or seashore is this "Story of To-day," by Mr. Savage. It is of love and theology together, a readable and absorbing book. Some of its points of interest and value are well set forth by the Kansas City Times, and whether

who know the divine will say that it is in a great measure an autobiography, and while this fact will enhance the interest very much to those who are acquainted with, or interested in, the career of Mr. Savage, it is evident that the book was written with a much graver purpose and a much sounder plan than the mere recording of personal experiences. The great representative of a rapidly growing denomination of particularly advanced and liberal thought, Mr. Savage has endeavored to show some of the prejudices and some of the ignorance that have stood in the path of the denomination and which still are the chief misfortunes of some of the most influential and useful sects. While the spirit of the book is relentlessly severe with