The Portland daily press., 1895-06-06

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less than the old, the district superln.
tendents being paid for their expenses
Ouly; IL gets more men into the WOrk y
brings the convention into closer relations
with the people as four or six men can
get about better than one state mission
ary., MT: Rose read letters from New
York telling of the success of the plan
there.
Rev. Mr.. Rhodes of Biddeford also
favored the new plan because he believed
| it BEST not because he lacked confidence
in Mr.. Hooper. who he believed did as
well as any one could
DR.. Blanchard suggested that the mat
ter might be referred to the executive
committee in order that they might, II
they deemed it wise, report some definite
plan at the next convention.
Ex-Governor Perham thought that with
the organization now existing and which
seems to be so successful, it would be un-
wise to change now, even if ultimately
the new plan was adopted.
The convention by an overwhelming
majority voted to adhere to the present
system
When the recommendation of the COM
mittee concerning Westbrook Seminary
was reached, DR., Blanchard spoke earnest-
ly, advocating the duty of Universalists
to use their efforts to induce people of
wealth to endow the institution. In such
| % SttSC VI ldISt CldOWlllCub UIlG UIuooNbo
stood ready to give the name of the donor
to the school.
| Dr. Demarest, secretary of the general
convention, told how the deciding OF
church property would prevent the
mortgaging of church buildings to meet
current expenses He knew of case
where in western city church had
times mortgaged. 1t was the duty of the
parishes to see to it now that the title to
the property should be so secured that
such things should not be possible.
The one cent day plan was the subject
of an animated discussion. DIR. Blanchard
advocated the adoption of the recon-
mendation although he knew that the
its efforts to raise money had caused
| irritation among the pastors This new
plan was to be tried in his own church
Rev. Mr.. Rose spoke of the visit of the
agent of the general convention to his
parish as positive injury. He and his
people were able and ready to raise the
money required of them. Rev. Mr..
said he was hired to raise his church {
share of the contributions and he did not
believe another man should be paid for
doing his work.
There seemed to be considerable doubt
as to the effect of this new plan on the
quota system already adopted. 1t was ex-
planned that it might be adopted by the
raising money. Pledges will be sent
around for distribution in the churches
whose members are asked to give one cent
a day.
All the recommendations were adopted.
COMMITTEE ON FELLOWSHIP. a
The committee on fellowship reported
that letter of dismissal and recommen-
dation has been granted to Rev. E. K.
Bean at his request. Fellowship for one
year has been granted to Revs. Geo. Ell,
! Blake and Samuel Thompson, ordained
as Congregationalists. Fellowship has
been granted to Revs. W. f. Small and
f. E. Wheeler, transferred from the New
York convention, and Rev. Manley B.
Townsend from the Massachusetts, con
/ veltion A letter of license for one yes.l
has been granted to Ezekiel W. Stevens
of Madison. Letters of transfer have beer
| given to Revs. E.. g. Mason to the New
| Jersey convention; f. j. Crane, Michi-
gan; o. f. Stafford, D. D., Donald Fra
zier and N. D. Hill to the Massachusetts
| convention.
AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION
these officers were chosen: President, J.
T. Bradley, Portland; vice presidents,
Rev. J. J. Mead, Augusta, DR.. G. M.
Twitchell, Augusta; secretary, Rev. W.
W. Hooper, Deering; treasurer, David
Lara, Auburn; trustees Alfred Wood
man, Portland, B. F. Briggs, Auburn,
O. Banks 81 Bidaef9rd committee o9 Of
town, Rev. c. A. Hayden, Augusta,
Rev. W. H. Gould, Dexter, DR.. D. W.
Maxdeld, Bangor, NJ. B. Coolidge, Port
land; preacher of occasional sermon, 1896,
Rev. W. II. Gould, Dexter alternate,
Rev. ]. f. Rhoades, Biddeford; com
mittee on Westbrook seminary, Rey.
Coolidge and Miss F. E. Bradley; trustee
Of publishing honse, Charles S. Fobes,
Portland; delegates to general conven-
tion, Rev. Henry Blanchard, d. D..
Rev. J. j. Mead, Rev. E. L. Waite, Rev.
A. M. Kimmell, Hon. Sidney Perham,
Ara Cushman, M. B. Coolidge, Henry
Lord, Job Abbott. H. S. W. Carr, Frank
tary, Rev. W. M. Kinchnell
The next session will be held in Au-
burn.
DIR. Blanchard presented these resolu-
tions
"Resolyed, That we have noted with
great interest the resolutions of various
| bodies with regard to church union, and
We udll NluA JOY dill IuOVSIl6uUS UoWole.1
greater unity among men. Whether this
is of cooperation among Christians or OF
increasing respect for the believers in all
religions wei record our earnest con-
viction that this unity will be greatly
hastened by a cordial reception of the re-
suits of the higher criticism, and by a
fraternal study of the sacred books OF all
the world.
The second resolution commends the
work of the publishing house. The third
recommends increasing the number OF the
board of trustees of the general conven-
tion at the meeting at Meridian, Conn.
next October. These resolutions were
made part of those reported by the com
mittee. The other resolutions, besides the
customary expressions of thanks, etc,
advocate strict enforcement OF the
prohibitory law to the end that there may
be practical temperance reformation;
All ministers, protesting Christians ana
lovers of their fellow men being urged to
use all possible moral religious and civil
agencies for the furtherance of the tenn
perance cause. They urge CHRISTIAN
people to visit the jail and other, prisons
in their neighborhood to see that no IN
humanity prevails in them, the treat.
ment of prisoners at the hands Of prison
officials DOIx not hairp altO0afhPr humane