The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-13
THE GENERAL CONVENTION DIS
TRIOT CONFERENCE.
Chicago, st. Paurs Church, Oct ss-so.

Chicago. st. Pauls Church, Oct 1926.
The Universalist General Conven-
ton, at the last biennial session held
at Washington, authorized the holding
of three District Conferences this year
in the month of October; and the
Board of Trustees appointed COM
mittees of management for such con-
ferences in the New England District,
the Central District, and the Western
District.
The Conference for the Western
District will be held Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, October 23-25
in st. Paul's Church, Chicago.
The Conference will open on Tuesday
evening at 7:3O, with the Communion
service. Rev. Drs. A. J. Garfield and nj.
Fl. Harris officiating. The Conference
sermon will be delivered by Rev. Marion
d. Shutter. DID,, of Minneapolis, at 8
o'clock.
The Wednesday session will open with
a Conference meeting at 8 Am. Follow
ing will be held 1.-THE Pastors Council"
Rev. Amos Crum, DID,, OF Iowa, will be
in general charge and addresses will be
delivered by prominent pastors.
The topics and speakers for other SEES
sions, subject to the subsequent arrange
ment of program, are the following:
l. 1.-THE Institutional Church." Rev.
Lee M'Collester, Detroit; Rev. Frank
McAlpine, Peoria; and Rev. Augusta j.
Chaplin, DID,, Omaha.
9. Socialism and Anarchism." Rev
DR.. Crane, Sycamore, Ill. christian
Socialism" Rev. r. F. Johonnot, Oak
Park
3. CRITICISM and Faith" Rev. DIR.
Gone, Buchtel College.
4. 1.-THE Importance of Ceremonies to
the Religious Life Rev. A. H. Laing,
Joliet.
5, MISSIONARY Work. 81 The Yves!
and South" Rev. @. H. Shinn.
mite Missions for the West" Rev. E. H.
Chaplin, Lincoln, Neb.
6. 1.-THE Y. P. G. U. Idea," Rev. A. G.
>Grier, of Wisconsin, and others.
7. Platform Meeting, Wednesday
night, October a. General topic SAP
Piled Chris TIAN1TY." Addresses by
Rev. DR.. Amos Cum, Iowa, Prof. Albion
W. Small, of the chain of sociology in the
University Of Chicago, AID Miss Jane
Adams, of Hull House, Chicago.
8. The Layman's Hour: Thursday
Addresses by Col. John S. Wilcox, Elgin,
ILL.,, and James H. Swan, Chicago.
The Conference will be a notable
occasion and may be made highly servi-
ceable to our Western Church by the
cooperation Of pastors and people to
secure representative attendance.
The Conference is not an executive
body. 1t is not held for ecclesiastical,
legislative or financial work." and mo
one is responsible for the utterances OF
any speaker but himself" The mem
bership is defined under the rules of the
Board as follows:
The membership of the Conferences shall
consist of the officers of the General Convention
and of the State Conventions of the Conference
District, of the members of the Conference Com
Of min in fellows
Uniyersalist Church, and of three lay delegates
from each parish within the respective districts,
to be certified by the pastor or the Chairman
of its Standing Committee or Board of Trustees.
The Chairman of each Conference Committee
shall preside over his Conference and in his alb
sence the Vice-Chairman.
The attention Of our pastors is
called to the Conference of the West
ern District and the committee of ar
rangements desire large attendance.
st. Paul's Church proffers its hospital
ity and will entertain to the best of
its ability clergymen and delegates
and as many visitors as possible.
Let all endeavor to make the West
ern District Conference a notable
success in attendance and interest.
The ladies of st. Paul's Church
will serve lunch and supper in the
parlors on Wednesday and Thursday.
Those intending to be present, and
who will remain during the Confer
ence, are requested to send their
names to Mrs. A. M. H. ELLIS, 2734
Prairie Avenue, Chicago. Attention
to this request will facilitate the work
of the entertainment committee.
j. s. CANTwELL,
SAMUEL KERR,
A. B. TINKER,
E. I'll. CHAPLIN,
AUGUSTA j. CHAPLIN
Conference Committee for the Western Dis
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