The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-06-08
THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
The Universalist State Conference of
Washington, met in Spokane. Wash,
May 10, and continued three days. Con-
ference was called to order by DIR. G. P.
Culver, of Tacoma, owing to the absence
of both President and Vice President.
DR.. Culver was made temporary Chair
man. George G. Bauer, of Spokane, was
elected temporary Secretary.
Reports of committees bad to be omit
ted on account of absence of State Sec
rotary and other members of commit
tees.
Committees to act at this Conference
were then appointed as follows: Creden-
tials, Mrs. E. w. Whitney, of Spangle,
WASH, and Orla Bacon, of Spokane.
Nominations, Rev. Elmer J. Felt, of
Tacoma, Geo. G. Bauer and Mrs. S. E.
Newcomb, of Spokane. Finance, Rev.
@. H. Shinn, of Galesburg. ILL.,, Mrs. E.
A. Jobes and Geo. Bacon. of Spokane.
After these appointments Rev. Mr.. Felt
made stirring address relative to build
ing Universalist church in this city.
followed by addresses by Mr.. George Ba
con, Mrs. e. A. Jobes and Mrs. L. E..
Newcomb.
May Conference was called to or
der by the Chairman, DR.. 9. P. Culver.
Committee on Resolutions was appointed
and after recess to give the several
committees time to confer and formulate
reports. each committee made its report.
The following officers were then elected
for the ensuing year:
Harris A. Corell, President. Tacoma;
Mrs. Hattie M. Russell, Vice President,
Seattle; w. V. Jobes, Treasurer, Spo-
kane; Orla Bacon, Secretary, Spokane;
Executive Com mittee: DIR. G. P. Gull
YER. Tacoma; Mrs. Walter A. Burleigh,
Seattle; Miss Florence Kent. Spokane.
! The report of the Tacoma church was
read by Mrs. Springer Of that city, which
was thorough in detail. and very salts
factory and encouraging report.
The Committee on Resolutions sug-
gested the adoption of the resolutions
| offered at the Tacoma Conference last
year, with the exception of the one relat.
ing to UNCONVENTIONAL papers. After
striking this out, Conference adopted
said resolutions.
May 12.-After the sermon by Rev. @
II. Shinn, the Conference was again con
vened and Harris A. Corell. of Tacoma
was elected Delegate from this State to
the Convention to be held in Boston j uly
10 to IA.
Rev. Elmer J. Felt extended an invita-
ton to the Conference to hold the next
session in Tacoma, which invitation was
unanimously accepted.
Conference then adjourned sine die.
Visitors aud delegates to the Confer,
ence from abroad were Rev. O. H. Shinn
Rev. Elmer j. Felt, DIR. G. P. Culver and
Mrs. Springer of Tacoma and Mrs. E. w
Whitney, of Spangle, Wash.
Rev. Messrs. Shinn and Felt each
preached three times during their visit
to very fair sized audiences. | will not
take your space to comment on the ser.
mons except to say that they we're, with
out any doubt, above the average.
Most of your readers have heard Rev
Mr.. Shinn preach, and are familiar with
his forcible manner of speaking, his
sound logic and his ability to impress
his audience with the sound doctrine he
so earnestly promulgates. Rev. Mr.. Felt
is not SO widely known, having been in
the ministry but four or five years. He
is young man, full of zeal and energy
endowed with the gift Of happy flow of
language, and like Bro. Shinn, breaches
without manuscript or even notes, the
words of good tidings dropping from his
lips as easily as particles of quicksilver
from an incline smooth surface, yet leav-
ing their magic effect on his hearers. II
no unforeseen calamity overtakes him in
his ministerial career, in few years he
Will OCOdPg q PAoNO AZ q COu-
stellation of brilliant stars in the Univer-
salist ministry.
The program for the last day of the
Conference. which was Sunday. so filed
up the day that there was no time to go
home for dinner and return in season for
the next service. The ladies of the
church anticipated this and came pre-
pared Sunday morning and little past
the noon hour served a splendid dinner
in the hall. and in the evening bread and
milk, and all were invited to come and
eat without money or without price.
Sunday evening one person was re-
ceived into the church and the rite Of
baptism administered by Bro. Shinn.
The fact of only one being received
into the church is not criterion OF the
effects these meetings had in this city.
This is the springtime and the good seed
is being sown which, we feel certain,
will bring an abundant harvest in due
season.
We are quite sure that this Confer