The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-03
NEW CHURCH CLUB.
Sundays To he Devoted to Dtsrusston
of 1nterestinH Topics.

| Suuuays IN ne DeVoteu Va DbscuhhtOn
of Interesting Topics.
Galveston, Texas November 30 The
nucleus of what promises to be an or
ganlzation Of much power and influence
vas laid yesterday in the Island City. The
! characters standing and we'll known reform
proclivities OF most of those who, by mu-
,ual agreement, camc together In the Sun.
day school room OF the new church chapel
on X and Twenty first street give warrant
Of what may be expected when the crgani.
zation is fully launched. The purpose OF
the promoters is to establish a club for the
discussion OF social and economic ques-
tions. Its meetings will be held weekly ana
each will be devoted to the discussion OF
but one question. The following are some
ot the subjects 10 which special meetings
will he devoted; Single tax. financial re-
form. government ownership OF public util-
tiles. initiative and referendum. proper
iional representation. female suffrage. pro
hhiilon. socialism, etc. but no meeting
will be devoted 10 any subject unless at the
preceding meeting some member volunteers
to prepare a paper thereon and to take UP
the defence IN the subsequent discussion.
Tho meeting this evening was or-rcJ by
Rov 4. n. Franuisro in brief statement
OF the purposes for which those prssen, had
come together. Ia the course OF his re-
marks he said that the aim Of the oTgsnt
zation which they hoped to establish would
be purely educational and that 1t wOuli
known no religious bias or political prefer
enco II would hr clean Wholesome and
rleyatlng and Instructive and all who we're
imhucd with the spirit Of reform would he
heartily welcome only such safeguards
and limitations on membership woult he
established as would protect the organizd-
I Inn ROT ghaea q IN might q n
use or 10 wreck u He kindly offered the
use OF his study for the meetings of the
club. and was not fearful Of saying that N
the present state Of society no better use
could be made Of either The church or the
sabbath than Ia help III the masses nut
Of the dark degrading shadow 81 ignorance
in which so many were sinking into hope
then introduced Dr. Thomas Fiavin who
hetr previously requested 10 prepare
a paper on the subject What Next"
Something hot Is generally expected from
'his veteran single tRxcr and those who
expected u on this occasion were not Dis
appointed He reviewed the recent election
ard MAS particularly severe on the Cow
srdly working man" and the empty head
ei business man The publication NJ the
paper IN some leading journal was i'm
advocated hut the dortOr. for
prudential reasons. saii be would Ike 10
revise tt and put II on ice for a while.
After this The meeting went into tenn
pnrary organization, Mr. II @, Noble be
Ing made president and Or Flavin sec
rrtary. \ committee on constitution and
by laws was appointed b. the chair. on
re1eip, NJ is report next sunday the club
aill 90 into permanent organization The
following are among those who we're pres
rnt
Rsy A. Francisco. \ B0rnefcld II
q Slhlo sydney DRY. nr Thomas Flavin.
G. VI League. Professor Smith
Mr. Francisco promised - read paper
on The general purposes Of the club at next
Sundays meeting