Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-07
UNivERSALlSTS.
Officers Elected and Resolutions Adopted at
State Convention.
The following officers were elected a
the State Universalist convention

The following officers were elected at
the State Universalist convention:
President, J. r. Bradley, Portland;
vice presidents. Rev. j. j. Mead, Angus
tn, Dr. G. NJ. Twitchell. Augusta; secre-
tary, Rev. w. W. Hooper, Deering; treas
urer, David Lara, Auburn trustees. fired
Woodman, Portland, Il. f. Briggs, Au-
burn, e. O. Banks, Biddeford; committee
of fellowship, Rev. F. G. Andrews, Old
Town, Rev. G. A. Hayden, Augusta. Rev.
H. Gould, Dexter, DR.. d. W. Maxfcld,
Bangor, NJ. B. Coolidge, Portland; preach
er OF occasional sermon, 1896, Rev. W. Ii.
Gould, Dexter; alternate, Rev. }. h.
Rhoades, Biddeford; committee on West
brook seminary, Rev. Henry Blanchard
d. d., Mrs. NJ. B. Coolidge and Miss h.
e. Bradley trustee of publishing house
Charles S. Fobes, Portland; delegates to
general convention, Rev. Henry Blanch-
ard, ID. d, Rev. j. j. Mead, Rev. Il. H.
Waite Rev. A. NJ. Kimmell, Hon. Sidney
Porham, Ara Cushman, M. B. Coolidge,
Henry Lord, Job Abbott II. 5. W. Carr,
Frank Foss, G. 0. WIKI; Sunday school
secretary Rev. w. NJ. Kinchnell.
The next session will be held in Au-
burn.
DIR. Blanchard presented these resolu-
lions which were adopted;
RESOLVED, That we have noted with
great interest the resolutions of various
bodies with regard to church union, and
we hail with joy all movements towards
greater unity among men. Whether TINS
il of co operation among Christians or OF
increasing respect for the believers in all
religions we record our earnest congic-
ton that this unity will DO greatly
hastened by cordial reception OF the re-
suits of the higher criticism, and by fra
ternal study of the sacred books of all the
world"
The second resolution comments the
work of the publishing house. The third
recommends increasing the number Of the
board of trustees of the general conven
ton 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, adj
yocate a strict enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law to the end that there may be
practical temperance reformation. AL
ministers. protesting Christians and lovers
of their fellow men being urged to use gil
possible moral, religious and civil agencies
for the furtherance of tho temperance
cause. They urge Christians people te
visit the Jail and other prisons in theil
neighborhood to see that no inhumanlty
prevails in them, the treatment OF prison,
ers at the hands of prison officials now moi
being altogether humane even in Chris
tian communities.
The committee on fellowship reported
that letter of dismissal end recommends
tion has been granted to Rev. +. Is. Bear
at his request Fellowship for one veal
has been granted to Revs. Geo. H. Blake
and Samuel Thompson, ordained as Con
gregationalists Fellowship has beel
granted to Revs W. f. Small and Z. II
Wheeler, transferred from the New 1ori
convention, and Rev. Manley Is. Town
send from the Massachusetts convention
A letter OF license for one year has bee1
granted to Ezekiel w. Stevens of Madison
Letters of transfer have been given e
Revs. E. g. Mason to the New Jersey con
< vention; f. J. Crane, Michigan; ..
Stafford, D. D.. Donald Frazier and N. u
Hill to the Massachusetts, convention