The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-15
GENERAL CONVENTION.
Annual Report of Q. III. Shinn, ID. d., Gen.
eral Missionary, Feb. L. 1895, to
Feb. 1, 1896.

I. Services. Work done in 81 States.
Sermons preached, 245. Addresses de-
livered SO. Addressed six State Con-
ventions and four State Conferences,
one Association, the General Conven-
ton, the National Y. P. g. u, and
Murray Grove Association. Had charge
of the National Summer Meeting at
Weirs, N. H., conducted the annual grove
meetings at White Cloud, Ia, and Seba-
go Lake, Me-, organized two State Con-
ferences South Carolina and Alabama),
one State Y. P. G. U. South Carolina),
thirteen local Unions lone colored). four
Ladies' Societies; completed organiza-
ton of four churches, dedicated two
church edifces Lamonte, Mo-, and North
Hatley, POI; assisted at three ordina-
tions IT. E. Wise, colored, Elihu Can
aday and M. G. Linton, preaching two
of the ordaining sermons. Addressed
Y. P. 9. U. mass meetings in VT; Wis
tied Lewiston, Idaho. Bay City. Mich,
Nittayuma, Miss, and other points
where encouragement was needed. Con-
ferred with young men in different
States with reference to the ministry.
Addressed the students OF Lombard Uni
versity on several occasions. Addressed
the Methodist Theological School (col-
ored) at Atlanta, Ga. Started build
ing funds in nine places. Received into
church membership so persons, baptiz-
ing large number; christened children
in different States. Secured over hun
dred subscriptions to our denominational
papers Chiefly the "Onward"). APP
pointed local agents for the Post Office
Mission in several States; assisted in
placing the Literature Booth in the
Cotton States Exposition at Atlanta;
and circulated large quantities of Uni
versalist literature.
II. Distance. Travelled during the
year, including journeys from place to
place, and not street car travel, carriages,
etc., in cities and towns, 30,742 miles.
III. Financial. Railroad expenses
S570.25. Receipts for services, collec
tons, donations. ETC., S461.37. From
other sources. $4,000. Subscriptions to
General Convention. $500 mot through
missionaries hands) Subscriptions for
salary of pastor at Kansas City, Mo-,
taken at Weirs Summer Meeting (for
General Convention) $4,000. Cent.a-
Day pledges secured. 264 (s96360)
Subscriptions to various building funds,
s2,911 90. Subscriptions obtained for
mission work at Conventions and Con-
ferences, s93500.
Total leash and pledges). s7,1s2 81.
This does not include moneys collected
for UNCONVENTIONAL books and papers
and for Post Office Mission.
". The South. There is an invit.
ing field for our church in the Southern
States. Faithful and self-sacrifcing pio-
neers have for half a century sown seed
broadcast and the time has come to har-
vest it. We need to organize every
Southern State. Emigration is at the
present southwark, and it will continue.
Lands are cheap, crops are sure. climate
inviting. And the Southern people are
ready to work with the General Conven-
ton, adopting its methods to raise funds
and establish churches. or the Cent-a.
Day pledges obtained, lis were secured
in Southern States Including Missouri).
This when paid in. will be s419.75 from
States that hitherto have contributed