National Republican., 1873-09-18

we make urgent appeal TO the conventions, mir.
issrs and churches Of states IN arreara 20 fulnll
the obligations resting upon them IN tnis mat
and a W. ,ss ~ Se Sosa 70 secure
the desired result. 40.
D. We recommend the employment Of Ike
the com plction OF the Murray fund. the uus-
tees will say that the income from this pcImh-
nent fund furnishes the most reliable basls !ur
tho missionary and edncauonM WORK oi '"e
1, The statements and recommendations Of the
hoard " trustees respecting missionary boxes
have been carefully considered , " car o@s Sv ior
some modification Of existing methods. Inc
efficiency OF the boxes we think will be promoted
oy making The aim as denn,e - o,s Poss, m,.s,onaty
boxes he applied to the works In aid OF theologi
cal scholarshps and further, proyluea .ne
amount collected shall exceed tne n'ns nscesR ~.
he added TO the Murray fund. Thatthe manage.
ment Of the boxes be vested In committee OF
| I'VE, three Of whom shall be women, 70 oe ~,
| In ONCE until others are appointed, This COM
mittee shall serve without pay, but may draw on
the trustees 70 defray actual expenses sum nos s
| three members Of the committee. Boxes shall
be supplied by the trustees ot the conyen-
ton, but the convention shah have no nabiitty
On account Of missionary boxes, except As herein
We congratulate the convention upon the
showing OF tho annual collections, that 80 many
parishes have responded to the call for This col
lection, and made free-will Offering most graft
flying. Only let the requirement OF our constl
| tuition In this respect he needed by all the par
shes, and We have the best source o. supply
work. We recommend that the hoard OF trus
tees he instructed 20 call the attention OF all N,
ministers and parishes To the duty OF taking thil
| collection. The following appropriations arr
| recommended; Scholarship, fe,0Oo; missions
5000; secrctary's office, N,Ioo; missionary
boxes, $500; general secretary, ti,oe; lnteres
| on accounts, 1850; contingent expenses o
board OF trustees, 81 900. Total, $1,000.
Mr.. Hubbard, from the committee on cleo
tous, reported on the resolution IN relation
the meeting OF the Evangelical Alliance, recon
monding The appointment Of q committed Q
three, OF whom the president Of the conventio
shall be one, to represent the Universalis
Pending the consideraiion Of the nnanoe con
mttee's report, the convention adjourned unt
this morning.
woMBNs CENTENARY ASSOCIATION. %
The womens Centenary Association Of u
universalist Church OF the United states met
, the Unitarian church yesterday, At 2p. IN.
, ,, Thts association has been In existence fo
years, and has done vast amount Of work I
It's Church In collecting funds to assist In bull
. ing churches In poor parishes, publishing
! : belief, endowibg colleges, helping superanuat
I, preachers, &c. Mrs. Caroline A. Louie, OF
. Chapin's church IN New York, Is the .presideI
4 Mrs. Y. D. N. whitcomb, corresponding seq
" tary, and Mrs. Amanda Lane, recording scci
tary. All OF these ladies' were .seate,i In Tho p
\ pit, and each In turn fulfilled the duties OF Oh,
n respective offlcea with composure and gre
. credit to themselves.
= The president made the main address OF I
!. session, and was herself eloquent to such an Z
= tent that all eyes were filled with tears as q
10 related their past struggles, hopes, needs, a
!, their achievements. THIS association is Pow
- In the Universalist Church, aud while they
~ low men to become members, and have all
~ privileges Of an ordinary member, they are
N ever excluded from holding any oflccs.