, 1874-05-08
LOCAL LETTERS.

Cs11oAoo CHn1sT1AN UNION, Mny Z, 1874.
! 70 the Editor of Ths Chioaqo 1ribnns:
Sin: Will you permit mo to reply briefly to tho
protest OF 1Ir, e. L. Sheldon In tha morning.
TRIBUNE, against tho action OF tho Board Of
Government Of tho Chfcago Christian Union,
| looking to change Of the namo Of the inBsltu-
| tfon.
First-The action Of tho Board In recom-
nlen1ing change of tho namo Of tho society has
not boon hasty or ill-aiviacd. Tho subject laa
| boon before tho Board from tinlo to timo, for
mouths past, The attachment Of tho snombors
to tho nan,c s'Christian Union has boon strong.
| But facta have boon constantly demonstrating
| TINT tito namo was An unfortunate oue, aud
hinaranco to tho usefulness Of the society, till
the unanimous conviction has boon reluctantly
roachod, TINT tho beBt intorestH Of tho Union do
maudcd TINT change Bhould bo made OF Ito cor
At tho regular mooting of tho Board Tor April,
hold April Q, the following waa unanimously
adopted, ~.
esolrcd That The nature Of Tho work In which this
suited from couioundng 4 With other associations for
TT hs S y
Rc5olrcd That We recommend that tho nano Of this
soeioty ho changed from tile Chicago Christian Union
| to The Chicago Athcu!rusn.
| At lH4 1GRllluE uGHtIHH VI bA0 A}VhlA ASA AAntt
! hold May 4, tho resolution was adoptcd-lltno
out Of tllo ton members present, voting Tor It.
Second -1n rogard to tho mnnucr OF giving
| notice Of tho moeting of tho Union, the notices
body reads. ag tho surest way Of notifying tho
members. Tho n,omborBhip Of tho Uniou ts
lnrgoly made up Of young men md women
living In boarling-houRos, at,d mailing fragment
changes OF residence, and it has beon found that
OF noticcn to lnomberB sent to tho aa0rosa giyon
on our books, tho largest number aro returned
By tue Postmaster indorsod not found"
1hird-The support aud evan existence OF tho
Union, has dopondod upou tho Board OF Goy-
crh,ncnt. The receipts from memberships have
boon loss than ono-half Of tho current expenses
Of tho Union. Tho bnlailoo has Ind to be Pro-
viled Tor by tho Doard at sacrifice OF tino, ef-
fort, and 1noans. Of Which no QUO not member
Of tho Board can form I'LL estimate. And 1t mas
beloved by tho Board, that in Wow OF these
faats. having arrived at the conclusion that a
change Of nnme was necessary for TIC @ 1uturo
| aucooss,- ss,-oxistenco oven,-of tho Union,
tho members would bo willing to eccopt the con.
clasions reached by tho board' and tRke tue
action recommended to DO taken.
Fourth-Ihe reaaons for taking action upon
tho proposed change Of name at this ti.no: Tho
Board is now arranging for . largo public meet
| lug iu Kingabury Hull next Monday ereninE, at
which timo the work Of tho Society will be
| brought prominently before the public by able
aud eloquent Rpankors, tho objoot being to place
| tho work Of tho Unlon upon firm and substan-
| tial baBig. And Us tho Board Inns decided that o
change OF name is esHontial, and as all legal re-
quire,nents could in tho meantime bo compiled
| with, it VIVA doomed best that tho proposed &C.
ton bo taken ct once, a1d il That proved to bo in
/ accordance with tue recommendations OF tho
l}oaril it could then como before the public with
| itH now nano.
IIfyh-An examination OF the books Of the
Sooioty SHOWS TINT hIr. Z. Il. sholdon's member
shipoxpirod Feb. 90 1874; that it was Of the lowest
class Of membership, bong only 81 per annntn: !:
aud, as thero aro 1S8 lifo-membera who havo
bocome ouch by tho payment Of 9l0o; .l59 con-
tributing 1ncmbers, by tho Payment of e1o; nnd
ciahty-nne subsoripti by tho pay
mont Of s5 each and, rs Mr. sl'ollons interest
In tho ChrRtinn Union has not boon sufficient to
lead him to ranow hsa membership for tho last
three months by tho payment Of 81, it would
seem to tho that protest would llavo como
will, bottor grsoo and moro nlodossy from aomo
roraou other than himself.
fully 6ympn,hizo with Mr.. Sheldon in the
llopo expressed TINT "all tho members of the
Union who feel ANY interest in tho past or fu-
turo will bo present Friday night" Nothing will
glys tho Doard moro pleasure tl,au to meet al
tho members ut that time. and exp}ain what
reasons may oxist for this haasy aud quiet nc
ton" .. U. aDDs.