The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-26

city, was elected Secretary of the Minis
terial Association at it's recent organizs
ton for the year.
BALLOU ASSOCIATION.
The fifty third annual meeting Of Bal
lou Association was held at Manchester
September 20-22. and in all respects was
a successful and profitable meeting.
At $50 A. M on Friday. Rev. r. N.
John led devotional service. After
which, in absence OF President j. r.
Moon and Vice President N. A. Day,
Rev. John Richardson took the chair.
The morning was devoted to the CUES
ton Box, and paper by Bro. Richard
SOD. A song service led by Miss Lora
Hilderbrau, of Farmers Station, opened
the afternoon session. Seasonal Com
mittees were appointed and the courte-
sizes of the Association we're extended to
Rev. Abbie E. Danforth, Missionary Of
Woman's Alliance, and Miss M. A. Bor-
tie, Special Agent of Buchtel College.
Bro. E. D. Smith. Treasurer, read his
annual report, which showed the finan-
ces Of the Association to be in good con
dition.
Rev. r. N. John then presented his re.
port as Missionary of the Association.
The facts and figures presented fully
demonstrated the value of the Associa
tons method of doing local missionary
work.
In the evening Miss Bessie Clevenger
of Cuba, led very interesting Up. Gu.
meeting. An Assocational Union was
organized, with Miss Bessie Clevenger as
President, Miss Halle Moon, of Blan-
chester. Vice President; Secretary. Miss
Hattie North, Cuba; Treasurer. Miss
Stella Moon, Farmers Station. Papers
were read as follows. "Cheerfulness,'
Miss Ousley. Farmers Station; Our
Young People," Miss Rosa Day, Mt. Car
mel; Boston '95," Miss Flora Miller, of
Milford Union.
AT A. M, the Junior Y. P. @. U. had
a most excellent meeting. One feature
of which was paper on Junior work"
by Miss Halle Moon.
At 1890 A. NJ, the President, Rev. j..
r. Moon, took the chair, and appointed
the Committees. Courtesies were ex
tended to the Rev. Mr.. Kelly, of the
Baptist church, and all visiting clergy
men.
Papers we're read by Miss Carrie
Davis, of Mt. Carmel, and Miss Nam Q
Scott. read one by Mrs. Shumard. Of
Milford. (Our reporter failed to men-
ton the topics of several papers)
At 1:3O p. NJ. Mrs. o. G. Colegrove read
a paper, which was followed by song
service led by the Cuba choir. Mrs S.
7. Moon read paper on What is the
Alliance?" which was followed by some
remarks by Rev. Abbie E. Danforth.
Miss Name Scott, read paper on 10y
atty to the Alliance; after which Mrs.
Danforth answered the questions collect
ed by Mrs. Sara l.. Stoner. This was a
very interesting exercise.
Business of the Association was re-
sumed at 2.45 P. M. The President ap-
pointed as Memorial Committee: Rev
r. N. John, Mrs. o. G. Colegrove, and
Bro Sanford Brown. Prof. Sloppy, of
Mount Carmel, then read paper. after
which the Nominating Committee, pre-
sented the following report, which was
adopted: President, j. r. Moon; Vice
President, N. A. Day; Secretary. Jennie
M. Brown, Cuba; Treasurer, E. d.
Smith; Trustees, j. B Baldwin, S. T.
Moon, Mrs. Huldah McGrew, Miss Mat
tie Moon. and Nettie Armstrong. Votes
of thanks were extended to the Blan-
chester congregation for hospitality, and
to Rev. Abbie E. Danforth, Miss M. A.
Bortle and others for presence and as
Stance. Rev. o. G. Colegrove was ap-
pointed Occasional Preacher for 1896.
The meeting will be at Cuba.
Rev. r. N. John then read the report
of the Memorial Committee, which was
an eloquent tribute Of love and tender
remem brance of the life, character and
good works of Mrs. Lydia A. Drake, of
Newtown; Bro. j. Garter Moon, of Farm
ers Station; Sister David Yernigap, of
Mt. Carmel; Sister Belle Titus. of Mt.
Carmel; John Charlton, of Blanchester
and Sister Mary Gregg, of Jeffersonvile.
In the evening Miss M. A. Bortle,
presented to large congregation, the
interests of Buchtel College and its
claims upon Universalists for their sup
port in every way.
At 8 A. NJ. the Sunday school held a
short session. Instead of the regular
lessons, Revs. John Richardson, r. N.
John and A. E. Danforth and Miss M.
A. Bortle delivered short addresses.
At 1870 A. NJ. the comm union service