The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-08

Presldenr.
II. L. Stoughton. of Usage. Secretary.
Miss Josephine Leedham, of Mount Pleasant,
Treasurer.
The matter of our relation to the Ma
tional Union was again brought up and
discussed as it has been at each sue.
ceeding State Convention for so many
years, and the action of former years, ad-
vising the local Unions not to join the
National on account Of the Inconsistency
of asking the local Unions to join both
the State and National Unions, was re-
tracted and the local Unions asked to
join the National, and thus be loyal to
the spirit and purpose of the greater
work.
Several very fine papers we're read and
received with due appreciation. Nota-
BILE among these was the beautifully
written paper entitled 1.-THE Gift Of Life
and How to Use It." by Miss Ella Clay
ton, of Bloomfield. The one by Mr.. E.
P. Sinclair, of Waterloo on the subject
of "Our Y. P. G. U. and Missionary
Work" was highly appreciated. as was
the one by Miss Josephine Leedham, of
Mt. Pleasant, on 1.-THE Practical Rela-
tion of the Y. P. @. U. to the Church"
Most excellent addresses we're also
given by r v. T. E. Dotter, of Marshall
town, and Rev. Henry Gillespie, of Man.
chester.
The meeting adjourned Thursday
evening to meet again at Bloomfield dur
ing the last week in June of 1897.
IDA SEEMS. Secretary.
REPORT OF SECRETARY.
Iowa Universalist Convention from Sept.
80, 1895. to July "a. 1896.
Members of the Ioaoa Umiversalist Con-
ventiOn. In session ut Waterloo,
july 2f. 1896.
Your Secretary begs leave to submit
the following report:
The Executive Board has held two
meetings since the last annual Conven-
| ton, both in the Office of our President,
Hon. o. B. Ayers, at Des Moines. Iowa.
The first meeting was held Sept. 15 1895.
The condition of the West Union church
was considered, and the proposition of
the parish was accepted; viz, that they
deed the church property to the Conven-
ton subject to $500 90 mortgage, which
was done. and the Treasurer of the Con-
vention paid the $4,000 to release ga d
mortgage. Treasurer was instructed 20
pay balance due on pledges to Charles
City parish $3.50 90, to Storm Lake $1,000
and to Ossian what upon investigation
was found to be due.
At this meeting the subject of the best
ways and means Of raising money for the
| Convention was considered, it was voted
that the Secretary and Bros. L. e. Dotter
| and Amos Crum act as Com mittee to
prepare, print and send out circular
letter asking isolated Universaists and
others to contribute to the Convention
| funds; also asking our ministers to take
up contributions from their parishes
once a quarter for the Convention.
Agreeable to these instructions circular
letter was prepared and printed and
your Secretary mailed 789 Of them to
isolated Universalists and members of
dormant parishes; also sent 20 to 30 to
each of our ministers in the State to
distribute among their people.
From those 789 letters printed and
mailed at an expense of $50 10, contri-
buttons were received to the amount of
$4,000 as per Exhibit A" attached here
to, and $4,000 of this came from one de-
voted soul, Sister E. Forbes of Grinnell,
sc years of age. She wanted it used
for the good of the cause"
The second meeting of the Executive
Board was held on April IA, 1896.
| At this meeting it was voted to recon
vey the church property at Shenandoah
from the Convention back to the Trus-
tees. The same action was taken with
reference to the church property at
| Clarinda.
The Treasurer was instructed to COM
plete the sale of the church lots at Oska-
lOOBd IOr ClZUU w. ILLS duu6Q W OuI
Permanent Fund makes that fund now
| So 591.4
In answer to the call of your Secretary
the following parishes have contributed
up to this date the following amounts as
their annual contribution for the cur
rent year:
Waterloo, $500; Ossian, So; West
Union. 50 50; Strawberry Point. 81; Nit
chellville, Sl1S5; Usage. So; making
from parishes S33, which added to SOB,
contributed by individuals makes total
receipts sl36, less total expenses S34.69
leaves balance turned over to the Treas
urer, sl0l.31.
l wish to mention in this connection,
that in answer to the Secretary's appeal
to all the active Young Peoples Chris
tian Unions in the State for S. each for
the Convention. the Union at Otranto
promptly and kindly sent S. and the
Union at Mitchellville So. l presume
others will do as we'll before the year is
closad The nlan of irving To GET mOnav