The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-11-02
The General Convention Number.

versalist General Convention, and the
special aid of the Association is now
deemed important, therefore
"Resolved. That the Board of Trustees
herewith requests the Woman's Centen.
ary Association to engage Rev. Asa M.
Bradley as Missionary of the Univer-
salist Church to work on the Pacific
Coast, and have an oversight of the
several Universalist mission stations in
California and Oregon. The Board be-
lieves that Mr.. Bradley's services are
available for the ensuing year at mod
crate salary, and that his engagement
would be promotive of the general inter-
ests of our Church"
The Chairman of the Committee on
Missions was appointed to present the
same to the Woman's Centenary Associ-
alton. which was to meet on the morrow
in Brooklyn. The suggestion of the
Board was kindly and sympathetically
received by the Association, which ad-
opted the following:
"Resolved, That the Woman's Gen.
tenary Association accepts the response
bility, believing with the Board of the
General Convention that this engage
ment would be of much good to the
Church"
The Association, as soon as Mr.. Brad
ley had been duly ordained, employed
him in their service, and he is satisfac-
torily working on the lines assigned to
him. Mr.. Bradley has an excellent repu-
tation. and is believed to be fully compe-
tent to second successfully the work of
the General Missionary in his district.
The Board appreciates the readiness of
the Woman's Centenary Association to
heed it's request.
BEQUESTS.
l. In March the Convention received
from Hon. Hosea w. Parker, Executor
of the last Will and Testament of the
late Nancy B. Bliss, widow of the Rev.
F. s. Bliss, the sum of 50 331 "a,
the same being the residue of her estate
Nine tenths of the income is to be an
nually expended after the decease of a
surviving brother, Wesley Bailey, of
Springfield. N. HI. Until his decease
nine tenths of the income of 81, ,831. "a is
to be paid to Mr.. Bailey; and the remain
ing tenth of such income, with the full
income of $500, until Mr.. Bailey's de-
cease, is to be added to the fund. This
is to be known as the Bliss Fund, the
net income being applicable. one half to
Home Missions, and one-half to Foreign
Missions.
2. The late Mrs. Nancy Bartlett, of
Milford, Mass. bequeathed to the Con
vention the residue of her estate. real
and personal, after the payment of
specific legacies. The will was contested
in the Probate Court by collateral
heir, but was allowed in the higher
Court, opposition having been with
drawn. The Executor has the estate in
process of settlement.
3. The last Will and Testament of the
late Sarah P. Blake, of Providence, r.
L., frequent attendant of the General
Convention, bequeaths or devises to
Tufts College her farm in Wrentham
upon certain conditions, and in case those
conditions, are rejected by the College,
then it gives and devises the farm to the
Universalist General Convention "for
the benefit and promotion of the Univer-
salist denomination in this country, or
for the erection and maintenance of
Universalist House of Worship" The
Will further provides that, after the de.
cease of two Of Mrs. Blake's daughters,
there shall be given to the General Con
vention, among other parties, three
thousand dollars. $4,000; $500 of this
to be used in aid of the Gum Minister
ial Fund, and $500 ''for the benefit of
the Historical Society connected with
said General Convention The College
has rejected the conditions Of the devise
to it, and the Board has accepted them.
The Executors have the estate in pro-
cess OF settlement.
4. The late Mrs. Clarissa L. Crane,
of Stamford, Conn widow of the late
Thomas Crane, bequeathed to the Con
vention the sum of $1,000. The will is in
process Of settlement. 1t provides for
numerous legacies in the interest of the
Universalist Church, to which, with her
husband, she had long been attached.
PROTECTION OF CHURCH PROPERTY.
In our Report of last year. the prepar-
alton Of folder setting forth the need
and advantage of arranging the title of
church property so as to prevent future
alienation from its original purpose, was
set forth. At the close of the tract list
of parishes which had availed themselves
of the proposed method of perpetuating
a Universalist title to their property was
given. The number of such parishes
then amounted to 164. Since the issue
of the tract the following have adopted
the method: Alabama-Camp Hill; Con
necticut-Danbury Meriden, Thompson
vile, Stamford; Iudiana-Pendleton Lo-
gapsport. Madison, Boston, West Leban-
on, Saluda. Oaklandon; Iowa Clarinda,
Waterloo, Ceder Rapids; Maine -