The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-05
THE SIXTY-fIRsT COUNCIL
Susquehanna Universalist Association
in Session at All Souls Church.
MILL BE IN SESSION TOMORROW
Seven Churches OF the Cnivcrsnlist Per
sussioa Are Represented In the COun.
ell BY Four Cicrsymcn and Forty
Delecates-Officcrs Chosen.

The sixty-first council of the Susque-
hanna Universalist association began
yesterday morning In All Souls church.
on Pine street. The association was or
ganized on Sept. II. 1884, at Sheshequin,
this state. by the adoption of con-
stitution and the election of officers.
1t is the annual conference that be-
gan yesterday and will continue In SEES
sion today and this evening. Yester-
day was devoted to general business
and devotional exercises. This morning
and this afternoon the election of a
state delegate. unfinished business and
new business viii engross the atten-
ton of the delegates.
The meeting was called to order by
the secretary. s. l.. Tiffany, the presi-
dent and vice-president being absent.
Rev. Mr.. Adams led in prayer. The
secretary was appointed temporary
chairman and he named the following
committees:
Committee ON election-Truman Bell,
Miss Esther Depue. Mrs. Sanford Ben
jamin.
Committee on nominations--Rev. F..
f. Adams. W. =. Bailey, Mrs c. s,
Seamons.
The secretary read the minutes of the
last annual session and they were ap-
proved. The committees retired to be-
gin their work and the delegates sang
hymns The committee on nomina-
tlons returned reporting progress: the
committee on election reported the fol-
lowing list of delegates:
Names OF the Delegates.
Scranton-AIrs. =. G.. BENJAMIN. Mrs. f.
r. LOOMS, F. f. I.comis. Mrs. j, Danner.
Miss Ida Barber, Miss Agnes Nicholi. Mrs.
A. w. Gresham.
Nlcho,son-S. l.. TIFFANY. Mrs S. l.. Tiff
fany. Mrs: f. l.. Bacon. Mrs. George Sny-
der. Miss Nora Chase, Miss Flora Tiffany,
Miss Maud Mcdonald, Miss Grace Crook
Kingsley-W. r. Capron. Mrs. Fanny
Simeral, Miss Myrtle Smeral.
G,bson--Mrs. G.. A. King.
Fleetville-Mrs A. =. Davidson. Mrs
\. b: Phillips, +. D. Robinson, Miss Es-
ther Depuy. ,
puy, Miss Emma Barber. 4
Brooklyn-S. Il. Eldr:dge, Mrs, s. y Pd.
ridge. s r. Tiffany. Mrs. s. D. TiYIny,
A. S. Waldo. Mss Gertrude WaldlE Miss
Gertrude Eley.
y. Roberts, Mrs. +. f.. Adap&, Mrs. John
Tiffany, Mrs NJ. NJ. Bell.
After short religious exercise and
interesting remarks/by Rev. F. h.
Loomis the committee on nominations
made the following report: For presi-
dent. F. f, Loorphs; vice-president, F..
NJ. Tiffany: SECRETARY. s. L.. Tiffany;
treasurer N. Y'.'Bailey.
Rev. Mr.. King moved that the per-
sons reported by the committee as the
nominees bE elected by rising vote.
All We're tuly elected. A. S. Waldie
was appqhted assistant secretary.
a short time was given up to the
ari+rdYhent of the bylaws so as to
make-Jall officers ex-officio members of
tie council. Adjournment was then
taken until o'clock in the afternoon.
Names Of Committeeman.
The president appointed the following
committees: On obituary, s. b. Ed
ridge, Esther Depuy. Rev. Mr.. Horne:
on publication. S. l.. Tiffany, Jesse Tiff
any and +. L. Adams; on religious ser
vices. Rev. F.. f. Adams, Mrs. s. C..
Benjamin and Rev. Thomas Roscoe.
Rev. MIR. Horne preached the occa-
sional sermon, taking as his text
Psalm cxxxvii. In the evening Rev. s.
A. King, of Gibson, the district mis-
sionary preached on What Is Your
Life?" Rev. Mr.. Roscoe. the pastor Of
All Souls church, read an essay on
THE Hebrew Idea of a Future Life"
1t is expected that the business ses-
sion will end at o'clock this afternoon,
and at that hour Rev. Mr.. Horne, of
Brooklyn, will preach. followed by COM
munion. In the evening there will be a
musical and literary entertainment by
the Young Peoples Christian union.
At its second annual meeting held at
Brooklyn, Pa, in 1885, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted.
and it Is here introduced as historical
event in which the church may feel a
pardonable pride:
Resolved. That we have long believed
the use Of ardent spirits are not only use
less, but deeterious to the physical and
mental powers of mankind. and we would,
therefore. in accordance with our breth-
rem elsewhere strongly recommend its
general disuse with the church Of this as
sociat,on.