The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-04

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Christian Union. He specially wishes
me to say there is a place to check
bicycles in the basement of the In
stitute. There is plenty of good
wheeling about Jersey City and New
York, but l don't think you will have
much time to attend to that, if YOU
attend to the business of the Conven-
ton. tbs real business Convention
you are going to and you mean busi-
ness, and if you don't, it is time YOU
did.
Now may I remind you that YOU
are gong on there to attend the busi-
ness of the Convention, and you are
not to see much of New York until
the Convention is practically over,
then as dessert, some splendid ex-
cursions have been planned to inter-
est the delegates. Convention is from
the Latin, "conUemio" a coming to.
gether, convening; and you can't
have convention unless there are a
lot OF people to come together, and we
want large mass of the young peo-
pie OF New England to come together
with the young people from the West.
Jersey City '96" stands for conyen-
tlon or convening of the clans Of
young men and women of the Uniyer-
salist Church.
There is business and | want YOU
to be there to attend to business, I
want you to understand this is your
Convention; not convention of other
people, but your own. 1t belongs to
you because you want it, and if yo,p
don't take care of it no one else will
The letters Y. P. G. U. have another
meaning. They mean, "Your Per.
sonal Convention Undoubtedly %,
This is what it means at this particu-
lar time. Now, then, make it your
own. Don't illustrate in your con.
duct at your Convention what sonic
of your elders have in their big con.
ventions. The great objection to the
conduct of your fathers and mothers
is that they would pass a vote and
then come home and forget all about.
IL ana leave seven or eight poor men
to carry out what the vote meant
The only pledge We have for con-
tinued existence is the powerto work
together 1t is our power to bring
ourselves to hard work and to SUBJ
mission as members of great body.
remember, young people, this is your
Convention. You created it and Won
cannot shirk its responsibilities. It
is a great privilege to be a member
OF the young people, but he who
takes privilege, takes with it a re-
sponsibility. There is a French
proverb "noblesse obRge" which
means the greater your privileges the
greater your obligations. The more
splendid the days of your life, the
more responsibility put upon you.
1t is not we'll for a man after he
has said thing to take it all back
so won't take back what have said
but will add something to it. It is
your Convention, but it is our Con-
vention, too; in the largest and broad
est sense, ours. You don't belong to
yourselves, dear Unioners, but YOU
belong to the Universalist Church.
and all OF us are interested in Won.
and you in us. What is your success
is our glory. Your church looks TO
you to make a success of whatever
you undertake. Her heart throbs
with the thrill of your success, and
grieves at your short ccmings. If
you devise wise things and show
yourselves able to carry them through
we shall take them and credit YOU.
You are dealing with these geat prob
lens that have been put before you.
If you deal patiently and well with
these problems there will be new
hopes to go forward. You are soon
to be transferred from the young
ranks TO the older. The time from
when you rank with the young men,
to the time when you have gray hairs
and you are out of the rank is short.
You are coming forward to make
good the losses we have sustained.
l am reminded that it is Just one
year ago to-day that l bowed nv
head and shed my tears at the flu
neral of DIR. Miner That good man
was buried out of sight just a year
ago to-day, and don't think there
could be more fitting event than
what has occurred here to- night.
Young people, l come to you by that
name which will always be one to
rule our forces. charge you to come
up to the great cities at the gates
of the East, strong in effort and warm