The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-10

9:20 P. NJ. when the Convention adj.
burned.
SECOND DAY-WEDNESDAY.
The second days session of the
Convention was called to order at 10
o'clock A NJ. by President Winkelman.
Prayer was offered by DR.. Stocking.
The Report of State Missionary.
After preliminary business of rou-
tine character, the State Missionary
Rev. John S. Cook, presented his re-
port. 1t recapitulated facts which
have been published in the monthly
letters in The UNIvERsAL1sT.
The Convention voted to discuss
the report in committee of the whole.
The discussion which then followed
showed unanimous sentiment in
favor of adopting the policy of the
Executive Committee and continuing
the service of Rev. Mr.. Cook as Mis-
sioIary. Mr.. Laing, of Joliet, ad-
dressed the Convention. He alluded
to the solid progress which had been
made in the last ten years. He we'll
remembered the report of Treasurer
Massey some dozen years ago when
nothing" had been received; moth
ing" paid out; nothing" in the treas
ury. That report was significant of
our condition at that time. Now we
have an invested fund of upwards of
$1,000 and an income and parish con-
tributions for the missionary work as
regular thing. The remarks of Mr..
Laing were hopeful and appreciative
of the work of the Convention.
The following was received and
adopted:
REPORT ON EXECUTIVE REPORT.
The Committee to whom was referred
the report of your Executive Committee
has examined the same and beg to say
that we are heartily in sympathy with
the work done and cheerfully endorse
the various items mentioned in the re
port. We, however, specially commend
the action of the Executive Committee
in the employment Of State Mission
airy, and while we recommend the Con-
vention to endorse the report as whole
we specially recommend the Convention
to emphasize its authority to the Ex-
ecutive Committee in behalf OF the con-
tinuance of the policy and of the Rev.
j. S. Cook as such missionary,
f f. b b, + sT FIsHAs' Committee.
The vote on maintaining the State
Missionary was moved by DR.. Can
field and adopted unanimously. Mr..
Cooks report was accepted and or
dered on file.
"Our Missionary Obligations"
At IL O'Clock DIR. A. j. Garfield ad-
dressed the Convention according to
the program arrangement on "Our
Missionary Obligations" In speech
replete with humor at the opening Dr.
Garfield expressed his solicitude for
the momentous subject which had
been assigned to him. 1t was we'll
known that in the past he had not
been much of a Convention worker
or missionary advocate. The cora
torical surprise" of the occasion was
that he was on the platform to
speak on this subject. He proceeded
to make a missionary plea of strik
ing force and originality. Every or
ganization owes an obligation to
itself to live; and the Church Mill
tant constantly fights for its life. This
was the law. If the church would
progress it must adopt the mission
any policy. The whole salvation of
our church depends on missionary
zeal. 1t is the great need. We must
go forward and we can only do so by
taking into account the missionary
obligation and proving faithful there
to.
DIR. Nash followed, as the represen-
tative of the General Convention. ex-
planning the relation of the Conven-
ton to the parishes and the State
Conventions and soliciting the assist
ance OF the ministers and churches
in the financial emergency now upon
the church at large and General Con-
vention in particular.