, 1876-09-07
UNIVTRSALISTS.

UNIVERsALISTS.
MEETING OF THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION.
The second days session Of the Untyersal!st
Convention of Illinois was begun yesterday
at tho Church Of the Kcdcctner, cor
ncr Washington aud Sanga1non streets. On
1t was found that the following addt-
ttonal delegates l,a1 arrived. The original list
was published In these columns yesterday, Tho
additions are:
f3dirtburg-J. r. Fuller.
<is.R 1ts;fs sl2. i !. is"i ~ b.trey, v. II, rsoem,u
I;FqIn--John i, Wilcox.
UI&ana~si!.s r. I. blanchard, Miss sasoh Il
Jettt-stIss 4. T. Wheeler, 5: Q. sinouas.
nftht p, 4 A. I10yt 3 + " tnn:Son Timer: i If HALEY
Miss 4. j. Chnpir. l.. !. DlMsmlase, j. n. Wtes,
Ii. +. ltogcrs. II. !. uctcholl j. stebbins.
Tic first hour was devoted to religious cxer~
ciscs, and at their close tie President, a. q.
Throop, called the business ,uccting to order.
Tie report Of tho Committee ni, Fellowship,
Ordination, and Discipline was presented by $.
F. Gibbs, Chairman. 1t was duly approved and
adopted.
THE REV. It. II. PULLMANN
expressed desire to make somu explanation
concerning. sum OF moucy raised for tho Gem
ttnl!inl Fund.- hut, on lllntton, tho wllole sllt
iact wns referred to tho Executive Cotnmittce
with Instructions to confer with MIR. Hanson aud
Report nt ttl!s se*s1on; :;
etonal sermon, very ablc discourse, bascd on
|. st. John, l., ]. THE subject WIS, "The cx-
ssgspl,IIs;s,tion sgp,I :, Of Christ US the Light of tho
1t tho conclusion Of the sermon tho persons
present adjourned to the lowcr room Of the
church, wliesu the !udics Of the Church Of tho
ltcdcsnief had prepared u nho lunch, Witch was
greatly enjuycd uIul approved.
In tile aftcrnnun the
ILLINOIS woMEN's uS1yENsAL1sT MISSIONARY
ASSOCIATION
held mecttng In tho church with a good at
tendance Of latcs fron Tug city Us well It's fruin
tho country. Mrs. e. u. atarsI, called tho as
srnll,ly 10 order, INIT devotional exercises were
indulgcl tn. They were co,lil.tctcl by Mrs. s.
NJ. G. Perkins and the l.ov. Sophie uih6.
The business Of tho meeting Was then pro-
ccc1ea with. Mrs. Marsh y, tile ciatr, and Mary
Mrs. Daytl sAullorl,, Of Ga1esbusg. treasurer,
reported that shc had received S5o.s7, uud l.ul
now NJ, hand 5is2.76.
Hcports from parishes w!re then received
from the Church Of the 1selruiner, city, sail
that tlIe ladies Ut that Church had raised about
81 200 Tor church purposes since September last.
VI tlis 200 llad IoslIt from Lie latlica, a.d
$:,oN Ind been collected by them frou, men.
All this had been used In Identifying the
clmrrll. ...-,,-
Sophie Glib, read the report from the First
Unvcssaltst Church at SyrnllIorc:
lseceise,l from vari1a. sources -. :s;i II
Exntn!td during year, iii. ii
Cash in hand. lSll3
Mrs. L, G., Hall reported from st. pa.i's
Church that they lad rascI So..AK}, and ruuut
al but x!a; IN yariufs uays tftjt st,rcffeti.
Mrs. Hughes og Table uroyc, rcpu1tcd that
thcir mNiuty hatl rasc,l uLout sid. u!tl mid a
Tho i.alscs' Society at Avon reported that
they hal raised Stt11i that nj rlItnilpd jni
made slio: Earlyiilc' sl50: Macomb' s;Gs, ;
Thv ,aalics Of tbs Church ut Joliet Ind raiseI
Nr1,n %tna tue Gysar aoot ann pa ~ fSr a
rcttortcd sT50 collected, REPORTS from f'nnria
showed 81, $40; DECATUR, $500.
The Churi,fan rcvd nj exhibit which went To
show tlnt, in The iass IS % ycars, thc ls,!ics u u
illinois lad r.!sel over $ll5VlN ipr church ol,r.
p0ae4
for lcr ycar's work tIlut she a,l gouo to au,l fro
lniscolIaucously through ttc State. shu bud
found Wnny plncca where ch,lrrlus hail fallen
| away, and only needed d little tucourapcmeut
to SCI then. at wark agalu.
The Cbalrrian rrpottei that In flye months
Mrs. Glib i.ad collected f74O.sO, ard iial ro-
tic Hsy. j. ". iiansor, fronl tile Joint Com.
aud tic AMocatton: rcpureI that thsy ,,ai ~.
t7.rcd tie services of Mrs Perkins w tiissiul.ary
orr1cEns.
The Cha!r then appointed the following Nom
inas'n: Snn's'ltttee: SITS. NcWcii' Mis- Ja''c'
''i, M. sa yntcd ~, III. of,:. -, c,r.,,o,,,
,nr n,,'i Error,,i"v sccretnrt"s H. ct,n.,S III
anil th.t m sai.; ~, s.rstars ~ T.. nn,sns..tad ~
i,ar. .arrs ~ ~ ~ "puotea -
m. nA,e suasEt Va tae ss1a'aha1aa1 meeting IL
1 GatesDIFe. ......-
Tho Committee on Nomination. returned and
reported the following Board, which was az
rr..,,,<o,-n. n Maf,,
Sterssnrm-Mi.s Msrv 4 s,,srh
| 1n,.tHnt, ,S.er@tarnt.MT II in,r.. 0.t..hr,r
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