New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-10
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
EIGHTEEN STATES REPRESENTED Al ihh
YOUNG PEOPLES CHRISTIAN CNloN
CONVENTION

MI. x, poo,,s.s Christian Union Of the Cniver-
saiist Church, now in annual conNeh'on a. a..
Of Hasbrouck Institute, in Jersey CIV he'" 10 ', q
,,,.,noss session Yesterday The delegates met al
o'clock in the morning, and, atter oeNo o, -,
cises conducted BY the Rev. w. H. 'ao""
.,,an,. ca the proceedings were interrupeeo Wy a."
,mprpmptu reception Delegates VINO hau no. '.."
one another for year or more cou'u ~ .s
strained from moving about anu s'.,'"s 49,,
friends The delegates were entnus'as''e 80
waved the flag Of the union win wncN 49, ,ar
nrovided and began singing their STATE so"s' ~
oh s,ate has a special rallytng song. Inc oeie-
oa,e. ~ Maine led then Massachusetts anu WIS
consin followed Other States were neari' res.
dent Felt was finally heard, ana reques'eu .""s
Onward to Victory be sung. 1t was give" III
sIT ae ReS e. l. shinn Of Galesours Ill., called the
roll which showed that eighteen states Wefs b bro
ssnsa The so elsc5iSn hsH was se decided to make
SPECIAL order for to-day The following committees
wero announced: AL. MI
C,redentsals-E c. Mason. Of New-Jersey; Miss Dei
Dilison' Of New-York. ana Miss c. NJ Persier' OF
Rapstc Of X veszy of Tes
ness MIS- M,o Sgan Of Sew"Hampshire
cl Resolution" s Williams OF Washington; p C.
Pos ses Miss & Mary nTees drews ohS
AudItire-Nl.ss Minnie o: Perry. OF monmouth; a.
T. spanton. OF Ohio. and Harry A. hef'es' o' ''AS
sa RHIisious services-The Rey. Lyman Ward Mrs
IIvncnman,
Carolina. 1871, .,
president Felt made brief address, In when ne
aaid the year had been an important one, II
onened with many obstacles TO be surmounted as
new roethods were to be tried and OLD ones put
aside They had been successful ana couid report
thai the union has never been in more prosper
Gus condition numerically or financially
Secretary Garfield read the report OF the Execu-
tive Board which recommended that the Rev. Mr
Wc(,Iauhin be retained as Southern missionary ana
have complete control OF the Southern Held. with
HEADQUARTERS at Atlanta. The Boart also sug-
gcstei that the convention extend thanks 70 the
I'niyersalist Publishing House for its courtesies
that the Y p. c. L. be incorporated as a Nationa
hody: that the per capita contributions from the
state unions OF 20 cents for each active member be
Continued: that the offerings OF two cents week
Tor missions be continued, and that the office or
librarian in the Postofice Mission Department be
The Rev. DR.. O. II. shinn. OF the Postofice Mis-
sion Commission, urged the delegates to give
literally to the Postoffce Mission for dissemination
The Rev Mr. McGlauhin reported that the Union
now has branches in every Southern state except
louisiana ,.. -
In the afternoon reports OF the Committee on
Onward and Department Of Christian Citizenship
were presented and the Rev J. p Coddngtor, OF
Somerve, Mass. read paper on Two cents
Week from Missions" and earnestly indorsed the
plan At the evening session f. Mumford. OF
Akron Ohio. read paper on THE Church; which
was followed by addresses on the same suD)ect by
Miss NJ A. Borte, Of Akron. Ohio, and the Rev.
DR. c. w. Eaton. Of New-York