Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-24

Massachusetts, UmIversaIist Convention
The Universalists OF Massachu sets have
been in session at Gloucester during tho last
three days. The greater part of the time was
devoted to the business of the association,
which ended with tho ,hni"44 ..f - = iie'''''e
officers for the ensuing year.
President-Rev Il romiinsou of Plymouth
Vice PreSdent-ChRrieS Foster of Taunton.
Secretary-JOhn Barry of MedfOrd
TrSasurer-J ID w JOY OF Boston.
Direct0rs-lteVS Hewitt of south Weymouth j
Putnam OF Danyers. q Bartholomew OF koX.
bury, and Henry Jewell OF Canton, and MeSsrs /,
Hall Of South Boston, john OsHood OF West
Cambridge and l. l. Fuller OF Maiden.
Committee on Fellowship, ordination, and Discl-
pliGe-tevs IL Leonard OF Chelsea. q ) Weaver
of Lawrence, aud j w Dennis OF otoughton and
Messrs David Fairbanks ofAlelrOse, and a New
man of ROXbury.
Preacher of Occasional Sermon-Rev J w Put
nam of Danvers. Substitute-Rev j G BarthUiu-
mcw OF kOXbuTv.
The following gentlemen were chosen delegates to
the Uniteds States general cOnventiOn:-Reys . A
Skinner, N Usher, Ii Davis, 4 rhayer, Il
ST john, and Messrs 1 A Goddard, johnson, Jr,
a Jaques, j u Ray, VIM Aecorney, b X Clapp,
Day, Irask, Fisher, L Alger.
The missionary cause was discussed at
length by Rev. Messrs. Baker of Worcester,
Baker of Dudley, Cobb of Boston, Biddle of
Lynn, Bartholomew Of Roxbury, and Tom
linson of Plymouth, and appeals for contrib
utions were responded to by pledges of about
5000 for the missionary cause, and 5000 adj
ditiOnal for furnishing denOminational reading
for the soldiers in the army. The committee
on Fellowship, Ordination, and Discipline
reported that they had authorized an ordain-
ing council to be called preparatory to the or
daining of Rev. Clarence Fowler a graduate
of the Canton IN. W Theological School, as
pastor at Charlton Rev. Henry Jewelrs war
resolution was called up and adopted, as
follows -
Resolved, that tho present civil war now going on
in our land opens wide and highly important iieId
of christian labor for our denomination; and while
rejoice to know that our people have done and
are doing much individually to encourage the sol
der and sustain the government we feel that call
is made for more earnest and denomlnatlonal ac-
tion-frst in the distribution of books and papers
in the army, and second, in the preparation and
publication OF suitable tracts for the soldiers and
that this subject is hereby recommended to the i'm
mediate consideration of the executive committee
of the convention.
Some complaint was made that the business
of the convention had not been arranged and
matured properly by the committee who had
it in charge, but no action was taken. During
the sessions of the council several hundred Of
the visitors walked out a couple OF miles to
the old church built by Father Murray
eightv-three years ago. Rev. CIV. Skinner
of the Gloucester church, said to the assem-
bly, that this was the first Universalist church
ever built in this country, and was originally
located on the corner of Spring and Water
streets, where Captain Frederick Norwoods
house now stands. 1t was small building
without belfry or architectural ornament of
any kind, and when the society began to in
crease the present church edifce, comely
and commodous structure, was erected. The
old building was taken down about 1905, and
removed to the farm of Col. Pierce, where it
is used as a barn. Here the assembly held
brief but interesting commemorative services,
Rev. Mr. Stafford of Lynn, leading in prayer.
The exercises of the convention closed on
Friday evening, the rite of the holy cOmmun-
ion having been previously administered under
the guidance of Father Killam and Rev. Hen.
ry Jewell.
The LATE ARCH BISHOP OF DUBLIN
In illustration of the largeness of mind of
the late Archbishop Whately, we recall an
oooo1nta nf 10 hfl, ha tc