The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-23
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CORES
P0NDING SECRETARY.
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OF the making OF many reports there is
no end. have the honor to submit the
following as brief summary of the past
years work of this Association, as it
comes under the supervision of the
Office hold
THE WORK OF THE YEAR.
The two lines of work attempted have
been. organizing our women into Mis-
sion Circles and State Associations, and
fostering Mission movement in the
West known as the Pacific Coast Mission.
Mrs. Quinby, our President. has had the
work Of organizing principally in hand.
and last May we. at the suggestion of the
Trustees OF the General Convention. un-
dertook to raise the salary of mission
airy for the Pacific Coast. Rev. Asa M.
Bradley was the man selected, and we
have no reason to think we made any
mistake in the person.
Both these pieces of work remaining
incomplete we still have something to
devote our energies to. and as an excuse
for being 1t is long war we have
entered upon, and there is neither life
nor hope in us unless we prosecute it
diligently.
THE PACIFIC COAST MISSIONARY.
By all these signs our hearts are
cheered, and we must try to keep what
we have gained. Our coast missionary
has not been idle if he has travelled
thousands Of miles in pursuit of infor-
nation at the scattered stations we have
in Oregon, Washington, and California.
1t is quite true his manner of work has
Lot always escaped criticism. but we
think we know what he proposes to do,
and we hope the coming year to be able
to do more than find the waste places
and their needs. He recommends San
Francisco, Spokane, San Diego. and
Oakland each to our fostering care, and
says he wants twelve hundred dollars
this coming year to apply to the work at
those points.
1t is vast territory Mr.. Bradley has
to look after, and that he should not
have done everything which needed to
be done is no surprise or disappointment
to the Executive Board. He has studied
the field well, visited every point, and
helped in many ways those who were
discouraged. if not always hopeless.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
In closing my report there are few
points 1 would commend to you most
earnestly as likely to prove helpful in
your work;
1. Begin early in the year to plan for
results. and then work up to your plans
as closely as possible. Without plan one
seldom accomplishes much in this world.
2. Instruct the presidents of Mission
Circles to impress upon each member
the Importance of her getting one new
member this year.. We can double our
membership il this plan is generally
adopted.
3. Insist on having every Universalist
woman on your rolls whether she can at
tend your meetings or not. If she be-
lieves in the rightness of the thing her
dollar will go as far as another's, and her
silent influence will be felt. We cannot
il we would either live or die for our
selves alone.
A, Encourage contributing members.
and have honorary members who
often prove to be good helpers although
they may seldom lend their presence.
Women are said to be close economists
and to look after the Titles that would
escape mans notice. 1t is for us to
gather up the fragments that nothing
may be lost which can be used for this