The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-10-30
SECOND DAY, THURSDAY, Ocr. q.

CLNONO Ohl5 lhOhoDA1J OOA' @As
ANOTHER delightful autumnal day.
what charming weather |" was the ex-
clamation on every hand as the members
gathered for the second day of the Con-
vention. The afternoon Beacon, in its
report, remarked: Everything seems to
be working together in lovely manner
for the success of the Universalist Gen
eral Convention. now being held in this
city. The most splendid of all fall
weather is grazing the occasion, the dele
gates are being royalty provided for, and
there is current of smoothness running
through all OF the business that makes
it generally interesting"
Prayer and Praise Meeting.
The first service of the day was the
regular prayer and praise meeting, be-
ginning at 8, conducted by Rev. Angus
tus P. Rein. of New Hampshire. This
service continued-we can give no de-
tailed report for one hour, when there
was considerable stir from the outside,
announcing that the members were
arriving to be present at the business
session. The singing of the "Old, Old
Story" concluded the exercises; and
then, without delay, President Sweet
ser raped for order and called upon
the delegates to get in their places
as soon as possible. Prayer was offered
by Rev. J. Coleman Adams, of Illinois.
The roll called, minutes. approved, and
the report from the Committee on Elec-
tons,
Mrs. M. L. Thomas, President of the Wo-
mans Centenary Association,
was accorded the privilege of the floor
for an explanation in view of remarks
made during the debate yesterday morn
ing. Mrs. Thomas gave the reason for
the non-appearance of the regular report
of the Association. The Treasurer had
been dangerously ill, and her report
could not be made up in season to APP
pear in that of the Board of Trustees.
This fact was duly reported to DR.. Dem
Arrest. No disrespect to the Convention
was or could be intended. The Asso-
citation is an auxiliary body to the Con-
vention-had been so declared on two
separate occasions-and regularly re-
ported heretofore. 1t was, however,
difficult to get the Association reports
made up in season for the Convention.
Much of the financial work of the year
was, in fact, usually done at the session
of the Convention. Let there be no
disturbance of the measure of harmony
at present existing between the two
bodies. Dr. Miner remarked that he
listened with pleasure to the explanation
of Mrs. Thomas, and suggested that the
difficulty of the reports could be ar
ranged by making for single year re-
port covering nine or ten months. At
terward it would come right.
w. H. Hart, of Pennsylvania, submit
ted the report of the Special Committee
on the Sunday-school
Superintendent Bureau of Exchange.
which was accepted and referred to the
Committee on Official Reports under
the rule. T his report follows:
AKRON, OCT. 81, 1886.
To the General Convention:
The undersigned committee beg leave to
submit the following report of the Sunday
School superintendent Bureau of Exchange.
At the meeting of the Convention held last
October, at Brooklyn. the undersigned Com
mittee on Bureau were appointed. Imme.
diately afterward they met, elected William
FL. Hart, Jr, Secretary, who, in conjunction
with the other members, drafted circular,
stating the object of the Exchange, conditions
Of membership and the good that would re-
suit from such an organization of our Super
ntendents.
To this appeal twenty superintendent re-
sponded, forwarding their fee of ST. for mem
oership and pledging to comply with the re-
luirements of the organization, which obliges
that each member shall send certain specified
number of copies of all printed matter gotten
up for his school during the year, such as
special services, reports, hymns, programs
plans of work, etc.
The first distribution of the Exchange
through the mails was made in January, 1886;
the second distribution occurred in June last
and was made up of programs, hymns, order
Of services, cards of invitation, special SER
vices and entertainments, and must have
been instructive, helpful and suggestive to
he superintendents receiving them. The third
has just taken place. The next
will be at the end of the year, when it is hoped
hat much suggestive and interesting Sunday.
school matter will be mailed to the members
If the Bureau.
1t surely is apparent to this Convention that
such system of exchange is highly practi-
cable and will in time result in great good to
hose Sunday schools which are members of
he Exchange,
OF course the larger the organization the
greater the good accomplished as then the vari-
1us methods used in the schools composing
,be Bureau will have more extended circu-
alton.
Your Committee recommend that the Blu
-eau be made a permanent organization, and
10 that end suggest that the officers compris-
ng the Exchange be appointed by the Presi-
lent of this Convention, in annual session,
and that they make an annual report The
feel confident of the feasibility
IF the plan and would earnestly invite a
arger membership; and as being helpful in
securing this increase they would respectfully
suggest that, from time to time, our denom-
e ..tns aaf