The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-11-03

tiers present at the Convention: @. H.
Shinn, L. j. Spencer. G. L. Ball, John
Hughes, Table Grove, Ill.
Among the visitors and delegates
whose names are not among the officers
of the Convention are the following:
Murray Church, La Crosse: A. w.
McDavitt, L. G. Dale, Geo. H. Hastings,
Emmett Ellis, Geo. w. Franks. Louis
Dale, J. Thompson, Samuel L. Media
witt. G. Fl. Crawford. Mrs. g. Fl. Hast
ings. Mrs. M. McDavitt, Mrs. Sarah NJ
Dale, Mrs. M. q. Ellis, Mrs. Meta
Franks, Mrs. Nancy Broyles, Mrs. Lu-
cinda Thompson, Mrs. Ella Blessing,
Mrs. Ellen Crawford, Miss Bell Gill;
land, Miss Eta Thompson.
Elmer: Mrs. o. Patterson. Mrs. S.
Kidder, James Patterson.
LindersuiUe: S. S. Cavitt.
Kansas City: Daniel S. Gould, Miss
Belle Christy.
La Monte: Mrs. L J. Daggett.
st. Louis: H. B. White.
ShelbyUille: H. G. Miller and Mrs.
Miller, Sallie F. Miller.
Band Hill: Lyman Westcott.
Chilhicothe: Mrs G. S. Waite.
MerryUiUe: William Buckley.
La Plata: Henry Ashlock. j. w.
Overstreet. Mrs. Ida Martin, Mrs. Emm a
Gillaspy, Miss Nora Holmes.
Convention Notes.
Missouri Universalsts are proud of
the fact that General Missionary Shinn
holds his fellowship in this Convention.
In behalf of the church recently Or
ganized at La Monte, President L. G.
Littlefeld, invited the Convention to
meet next year with them. The invita-
ton was unanimously accepted.
The church was opened to receive
members at the close of every services,
and during the session, eight members
we're given the hand of fellowship and
received into the La Plata church.
The delegates decided that for an
infant, the La Plata church was the
most able bodied child ever beheld. and
that it's capacity for generous entertain
ment was unequaled in their experience.
The La Plata church edifce is by far
the most modern and attractive building,
both without and within, belonging to
our denomination in Missouri, and
monument to the perseverance and en-
ergy of the La Plata society, especially
to the family of Father Reyner, who have
led the way in every act of construction.
Every Missourian who reads this re-
port should make up his mind to go
next year to La Monte. You cannot af-
ford to miss the inspiration to be de
rived from these meetings. 1t may be
that you can secure assistance to build
a church in your own vicinity. This is
a cooperative institution of which you
are member.
At the close of the Sunday service,
Rev. @. III. Shinn made one of his stir
ring appeals for pledges toward the $500
the Convention will raise this year, with
the result that $500 was raised for the
good work.
Bro. Shinn, by his executive ability
and modern practical methods, is rapid
ly removing the moss that has impeded
the advance of Universalism in Missouri.
The most important action of bust
ness was the endorsement OF the plan of
work enacted at La Crosse in 1892, to aid
each year the most promising parish in
the State.
This plan has resulted in a new
church with a resident pastor in La
Plata, a new church building nearly
completed at Elmer, Macon county,
new organization at La Monte, Pettis
county. who have purchased lot, and
with the assistance of $500 voted them
by the Convention, will soon commence
to build.