The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-05
REV. G. A. HAYDEN,
"MRS. M. B. COOLIDGE,
"MISS ELLA BRADLEY. ,
AMENDING THE BYLAWS.

Some important business will come be-
for the convention when the pending
amendments to the bylaws are taken up.
\ The proposed amendments make it the
duty of the treasurer to pay all orders
drawn by the executive committee in
stead of by the board of trustees as now.
1t is likewise made the duty of the audit
ing committee, instead of the board of
trustees to audit the treasurer's accounts.
The executive committee instead of the
trustees may require the treasurer to give
security for the faithful performance of
his duties ~
Another amendment substitutes for the
present fourth section, the following :
+" OF the trustees-They shall have control
of all the moneys belonging to the perma
ment funds of the convention, and in
connection with the treasurer invest the
same, subject to the direction of the con-
yention, and the Act of Incorporation.
They shall report annually their doings
to the convention.
Article 2, section 2, is amended to pro-
vide for one service instead of two for the
occasional sermon and the Lord S Supper.
Article Z, relating to funds is amended
to make it the duty of pastors to forward
to the executive committee instead of to
the treasurer. Article 8 is amended to
require four weeks public notice of pro-
posed amendments.
Section five, which relates to the duties
of the executive committee, is amended
by inserting: "They shall authorize dis
bursements for the purposes of the con-
vention by orders on the treasurer.
They shall appoint an auditing COM
mittee whose duties shall be to examine
and audit the accounts of the treasurer
and report to the convention annually as
to their correctness
Article A Of the Constitution, is
amended by striking out all in reference
to the duties of the trustees.
THE OCCASIONAL SERMON
preached by Rev. r, H. Aldrich of Gull
ford, had for it's theme The Word and the
work and was a powerful exposition of
the Universalist belief A striking pas
sage of the reverend gentlemen's remarks
was the following:
GO 1t would seem that it has taken many
more years and more centuries than need
full for Christians to learn that Christ S
words are for use in the every day life.
The father of the wandering prodigal did
not follow his maynard child in wrath.
He did not punish him for his sins His
sins drew down their own penalties like
crushing stones. Is it not time to bfazon
this truth that it is not God that Furnishes
but sin?
's4Let men believe that the Christ knew
whereof he spoke; that he spoke the truth
when he taught the substantial facts of
life; that sin executes it's own penalty ;
that sin is corrosive, poisoning to death
the carnally minded-then the effect will
be far more dreaded and dreaded at once
than when told that the penalty is de-
layed until the future life and may be
shifted on a substitute or avoided by a
death bed repentance. AS. goodness is it's
own reward so is sin its own: SORROW -
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon business session, DR.
G. NJ Twitchell presented resolutions ex-
pressing obligations and respect for Rev.
d. Il. Stevens, "who now waits in the
gathering twilight of life the summons to
go out and behold the richness, the beauty
and the glory of which is just beyond. -
The trustees reported that they had re-
ceiyed $1,000 from the treasurer and in
vested it at 6 per cent, secured by mort
gage.
Eighty-two delegates were reported in
attendance, with more to come
AT this evenings service, Rev. E. A.
day SCHOOL, Rev: H. R. Rose, Auburn,
sNsThe Y. P. G. o., and the future of the
| Universalist Church;'' Rev. H. S. Whit
man, president of Westbrook Seminary,
Educational Matters. ~