The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-10-30

official copy of this resolution be for
warded to Hon. A. G.. Throop, of Lo
Angeles, Cal. Adopted.
No. IL. (Statistics) This paragraph
} was read and adopted without discus
sion
No. II (Library Book Commission,
Read and adopted without discussion.
No. 10 APPROPRIATIONS This i'm
portant paragraph of the report was
adopted without division Mr.. Met
calf expressed himself as surprised at
the failure to raise the SIS, 900 voted :at
Brooklyn in 1885. The churches should
remember that it is part of their duty to
respond Loyalty to the call for the annual
contribution. Rev. Fl. L. Garfield, of
Ohio, remarked that we do not raise
half of what we vote to raise. In Ohio
there were 95 churches reported-one-
third of these are without preachers
Perhaps this is one cluse of failure.
Statistics are not reliable. No preacher
should fail of duty to Convention in this
matter. He hoped the time would come
when men would not be ordained unless
they pledged loyalty to the Convention.
Any pastor who teaches his people to
disrespect our laws should be sired out.
Rev. Mr.. Sample believed in justice to
the ministry. The ministers are not al
ways to blame for failure. The recreant
parishes should now be reached-there
were too many of them. Rev. Mr.. Schin-
dler believed in the heresy of disloyalty.
There were ministers who sought to al
ienate parishes from the Convention.
He would discipline ministers for not at
tending to their duty. Several others
| spoke.
The Report
was then read, its separate items having
been considered, adopted as whole.
The Treasurer's Report
included in the report of the Board of
trustees, was accepted.
The Report of the Trustees
was also by vote accepted. Rev. DIR.
Demarest called attention to the graft
flying fact that the greatest increase re-
ported in any direction in that report was
the increase in church membership dur
ing the year. That increase was six per
cent. It proved that while our funds
we're increasing the spiritual life of our
churches was also on the increase.
The Amendment to the Laws
offered by Rev. Mr.. SCHNEIDER, in regard
to Letters of Transfer, was then taken
from the table. Mr.. SCHNEIDER spoke in
favor of its adoption. Referred to the
Board of Trustees.
Nominations
Rev. DIR. Capen, from the Committee
on Nominations, made report:
President, Rev. E. G. Sweetser, D. D.,
Pennsylvania.
Vice President, Gen. J. g. Graves,
New York.
Secretary, Rev G.. L. Demarest, D. D.,
Manchester, n. H.
Treasurer, Stephenson Taylor, New
Y ork.
A ballot was taken and resulted in the
| election of the officers named Presi-
dent Sweetser thanked the Convention
for their renewed expression of conf
dence, and hoped with the experience
secured at this session to serve the Con-
vention more acceptably another year.
New York in 1887.
The Committee on Nominations also
reported in favor of holding the next
Convention in the Church of the Di-
vine Paternity, New York City, and that
Rev. E. G. Bolles, D. D., of Massachu-
sets, preach the Occasional Sermon.
Adopted.
A Voice from Texas. -
Pending the announcement of the bal
lot for officers, Rev. J. K. Street, of Dali
las, Texas, was invited to address the
| Convention. He responded, and for
fifteen minutes engaged the interest of
the Convention by description of the
State and the religious needs of its peo-
pie. He warmly commended the labors
of Rev. and Mrs. Billings, the mission
aries of that State, and expressed the
opinion that with a donation of $500
from the Convention to put up a h all
for public worship, regular services
might be maintained in the city of Dali
las.
The Committee on Resolutions
next presented their report through
Rev. DR.. SAKE, in the absence of the
Chairman, Rev. G. W. Biddle, D. D.
The resolutions were read, topic by top
ic, discussed and acted upon. The first
resolutions offered were on the temper
ance question, and as might be expected,
elected lively discussion. Rev. Mr..
Sample offered substitute for those
reported by the Committee which was
adopted, after debate. As finally adopted
the resolutions are as follows:
WHEREAS, Intemperance is a griev-
GUS and widespread personal sin, and the