The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-11-02
The General
Convention.
Meriden, Conn.,, 1905.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER %.

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exactly 2:30 P. NJ. Tuesday, Oct. % in
st. Paul's Universalist Church, Meriden,
Conn, Hon. Henry B. Metcalf of Rhode
Island, the President, in the chair. The
call to order being pronounced, and a
quorum being declared present. the
President asked the Convention to stand
while Rev. Henry Blanchard, ID, of
Maine, offered prayer.
On the nomination of the Secretary,
Rev. G. L. Demarest, DID, the Presi-
dent appointed Alfred F. Booth of Yer
mont and Rev. VIM. A. Start of Massa
| chusetts Assistant Secretaries for the
session.
SESSION COMMITTEES.
President Metcalf appointed in part
the Session Committees, which, when
the appointments we're complete. were
as follows:
Religious Services Rev. W. S. Perkins of
Connecticut; R ~. G. j. White of Rhode lsland'
| Dr. S. o. Budd of Indiana
Elections: Rev. j. d. Corby of New YORK;
Rev. w. w. Hooper of NJ line; Rev. W. II. Nor
rlson of New Hampshire.
Nominations: f. A. Winkleman of Illinois; G.
S. Fobes of Maine; Rev. j. G. Adams. DID OF
New York; Mr. j. L. Sweet of Massachusetts,;
Rev. C, w. Biddle. d D., of Massachusetts.
Resolutions: Rev. F A. Bisbee of Pennsyl-
vania; Rev. j. C. Snow of Massachusetts Chas
E. Carpenter of Rhode Island; Rev. B. B. Gibbs
of New York; Rev. Lolita d. Crosley of Ohio.
Official Reports: Rev.. S. Cantwell DID,, of
Illinois; Hon. C. S. Russell of Pennsylvania;
Rev DR.. II. l. Cushman of Rhode Island;
Benjamin B. Whittemore of Massachusetts;
Rev. l. NJ. Atwood. DID,, of New York; Rev.
Henry Blanchard DID, of Maine; Mrs. F. A.
Gray of New Hampshire; Mrs. Emma l.. James
of Ohio Rev. E. ii. Chaplin of Nebraska
THE HOLY COMMUNION.
Rev. w. S. Perkins, pastor of ST. Paul's
Church, Meriden, presided at the Com
munion Table. The service was very
simple and impressive. The congrega-
ton was served by Rev. Messrs. E. M.
Grant, j. N. Emery, j. Vincent and e.
J. Chaffee, all of Connecticut, who acted
as deacons. The offering for the Gum
Ministerial Relief Fund was received by
Drs. H. Blanchard, G. w. Biddle, G. E.
Nash and G. L. Demarest.
THE OCCASIONAL SERMON.
The congregational hymns, sung with
spirit by the great congregation, were
led by the fine organ of the church in
the hands of Prof. Marble. the regular
organist. The Occasional Sermon was
preached by Rev. ]. K Mason, DID,, of
New York. The sermon appears on our
second page this week. A solo was sung
by Miss Martha Bloomingdale of the
local choir.
A recess was taken until 7:45.
THE EVENING SESSION.
At the time appointed the Conven-
ton was called to order, and the Presi-
dent appointed Rev. F. w. Sprague of
Massachusetts and Louis Ames of New
Jersey to act as monitors. Prayer was
offered by Rev. J. Smith Dodge, DID. of
Connecticut. The roll of certified dele
gates was read by Secretary Demarest
and the delegates present took their
seats.
DIR. Demarest proposed an amendment
to the bylaws so as to provide for five
instead of three members for the nomin-
alton committee, explaining that it
would give the President opportunity to
have nine sections of our church repre-
sented
Rev. F. A. Bisbee. of Pennsylvania.
moved to amend the amendment by ad.
ding, provided that the report of this
committee shall not preclude nomina-
tions from the floor of the Convention"
John ID. w. Joy of Massachusetts
thought the last motion not germane to
the subject of the first.
Rev. Z. G. Bolles. DID,, of New York,
was glad the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania had made the motion, because he
had been deputed by meeting of the
clergymen of the New York district to
make similar motion. He thought in
view of the decision of the President at
the Washington Convention that nomin-
atoms from the floor were out of order;
some such law as that proposed ought
to be in force.
The President did not remember hav-
ing made such ruling at w ashington.
Rev. Mr.. Bisbee said that many per-
sons present remembered such a ruling
and furthermore remembered that the
decision of the Chair was sustained by
the Convention on an appeal.
The records of the Washington Session
were read on the subject. by which it
appeared that the circumstances under
which the ruling was made. were that
the committee had reported list Of
nominations. the report had been ac-
cepted and a ballot ordered, when the
question arose as to the right Of mem
bers to make independent nominations.
The decision was that inasmuch as the
Convention had begun ballot. the time
for nomination had passed, the order