The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-11-02
FRIDAY MORNING.

| convention called TO orQer at 9:0U Am.
by Vice President Rev. DIR. G. l.. Perrin
OF Massachusetts,. Rev. Frederick W.
Perkins of Connecticut offered prayer.
REPORT ON REPORTS CONTINUED.
The special order was resumed and
the third clause of the Financial rec
ommendation was discussed:
Mr.. E. HI. Cole of New York spoke a
word of caution. He questions the wis
dom of yesterdays action, but acquiesc-
ing, is it not the matter of wisdom to re-
frain from diverting the second half Of
the returned loans? 1t is question of
whether we can support our work by
our own efforts or whether we must fall
back on our funds. Go to work. and
such things are needless.
Hon. H. B. Metcalf, of Rhode Island,
protested against what appeared to him
to be change Of policy of this Con-
vention, which has been to build up our
funds. We are in debt because we have
not col lected our assessments. IL we
work our quotas and impel delinquent
parishes to respond, and work to the ut
most the Cent-a Day plan, there is no
need of this revolutionary suggestion.
The policy is established. 1t is good.
Hold to it,
Hon. Moses Humphrey said the rea-
son why people in our parishes do not
pay their quotas is because they do not
want to put their money into fund:
they want it to go into current use,
where it will do immediate good.
Rev. DR.. Nash said we are deceiving
ourselves when we think we are build
ing up funds and at the same time we
are piling up debt against our assets
Our funds are decreased by the amount
of our debt, because they are the COLA
teral on which we borrow money
Rev. Mr.. Moore, of New Hampshire.
wished to know whether we do not need
the money just where it is-in the hands
of the Convention for current use. He
had experience that it is difficult to get
money for scholarships. Let this sum
be put into the hands of the Scholarship
Committee for present use:
Rev. Mr.. Ball, of Kansas. said This is
in fact new financial policy to meet the
needs of our mission field. We have
three financial policies already and now
we are asked to adopt another. Let us
put our faith in the policies in force
the Cent-a Day policy, for instance.
Rev. E. G.. Mason, of New Jersey, was
in favor of a compromise measure. See
ing the Convention has already voted to
apply one-half of the money returned on
Scholarship Leans to current expenses,
thus adding two or three thousand dol
lars to available funds, he desired to
move as substitute for the recommen-
dation of the committee, that the other
half now under discussion shall be added
to the Scholarship Fund. The house
was divided on this question. but the
mo ton carried by a small majority.
COMMITTEE OF FELLOWSHIP
Rev. F. A. Bisbee, of Pennsylvania,
said that in many cases we have shown
that we have no uniform laws Of fellow
ship. This question ought to take some
practical shape. Allquestions of a perso
nal character should be eliminated from
the action of fellowship committees. He
moved that committee of three be ap-
pointed to take this whole question into
consideration and report to the next
meeting of this Convention. twas car
ried and the Vice President appointed as
the committee: Rev. F. A. Bisbee, of
Pennsylvania, Eben Alexander, of Mas
sachusetts and Rev. j. X. Mason, DID,,
of New York.
On motion the Report as whole as
amended by the Convention was adopted
Rev. DIR. Shion offered motion to sp-
point a committee of three on penalty
and capital punishment. The motion
carried and the Vice President appointed
Rev. @. II. Shinn, DID,, of Illinois. Rev.
j. M. Pullman, DID,, of Massachusetts,
and Frank w. Wise, Massachusetts.
Rev. DR.. Rugg, of Rhode Island offered
a resolution in reference to bequest by
"Father Throop" of California, which
was referred to the Committee on Reso-
| lutions.
Rev. Mr.. Bisbee offered an amend
ment to the constitution providing seats
in the Convention for the elected officers
of the Convention. On motion of DIR.
Nash the amendment was referred to the
next session.
Rev. DIR. Nash offered an amendment
to the constitution which should provide
that the mem bership of the Convention
should consist of all of the clergymen in
our fellowship and one lay delegate from
each parish in our fellowship.
Ga motion of Mr.. North this matter
was referred to the next session.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were sub
mitted and acted upon:
RESOLVED. That this Convention here
| by express its grateful appreciation of
the faithful services of our retiring
President, Hon. Henry B. Metcalf. and
of the other officers who have conscien-
tiously and successfully cared for the in
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