The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-30


Convention: Ada G. Bowles, Amanda
Deyo, s. A. Gardner, s. Goodenough,
A. P. Hendon, Carrie A. Rice, s. L.
Roripaugh, Lizzie N. Shaw. Qicentiate.)
and Orlando Skinner.
Transferred and Received.
The report of the Committee of Eel
lowship showed that Florence E. Kol.
lock had been transferred to Massachu-
sets; G. A. Garst received from Illinois,
and Orlando Skinner from Wisconsin.
Asa M. Bradley was ordained in Oak
land, June l, 1885, the first minister or
dained to our ministry in California.
FIRST DAY.
At IL o'clock on the day of organiza-
ton Rev. Asa M. Bradley, the Pacific
Coast Missionary, gave an address on
1.-THE Church" and President Conger
followed with some suggestions Of helps
to members offered by the church.
The communion followed, Drs. Conger
and Hanson conducting the service.
FIRST AFTERNOON.
The afternoon was devoted to Sunday
school interests.
]. F. Chamberlain, of Pasadena. read
an able paper on the ideal scholar, and
the best method Of developing children
with view to the most excellent re-
suits.
A discussion of twenty minutes fol-
lowed this paper. in which the varying
views of ministers and teachers we're
given, and then David Heap came for
ward with paper depicting the ideal
teacher as man of earnestness and
thought, who has himself attained to
some great principle, and has sufficient
belief in himself and his faith to exem-
plify by his own life what he wishes his
scholars to become.
The discussion was led by Rev. L. M.
Andrews, who cited the practical meth
dds of Superintendent Miller, of Ohio,
the founder of the Chautauqua system,
as the ideal manner of engineering a
Sunday school. The chief thing is to be
an earnest, practical Christian, with
mind and heart in the work, and the
tact to apply to the best advantage all
the happenings of daily life. Discus
sion upon the subject was general.
EVENING.
At the evening service an earnest ad-
dress of welcome was made by Rey. A.
A. Rice, the Los Angeles pastor, to
which DIR. Conger responded. Rev. G..
A. Garst. of Riverside preached from II
Corinthians. vi, TO- "As sorrowful yet
always rejoicing"
The speaker took Onward and Up
ward" Is the motto for the world. Life
is not only governed by emotion and
feeling, but by consciousness of re-
sponsibility grounded in activity of
thought as we'll as in ministrations of
love. We expect the next generation to
advance far beyond the best thought of
this, because it may see the perfection
of methods but just begun and demon
strated truth now only prophesied. thus
finding divine concord in what now ap-
pear to be contradictions.
WEDNESDAY.
Wednesday opened with devotional
meeting conducted by Mrs. A. M. Brad
ley and participated in by many.
At 10 business was resumed. The re-
port of the Board of Trustees was read.
1t showed the proper adjustment of the
Pomona church property; their efforts
in behalf of the Throop fund; their
work in arranging the meetings for
Church Extension during the past year.
their use of portion of the Permanent
Fund to conduct the campaign in behalf
of the Throop Fund, and their arduous
labors to nourish our young Convention
into strength.
The Committee on the Throop Be-
quest reported that it had appointed
Rev. S. Goodenough canvasser for the
$4,000 necessary to secure the condi.
tional $4,000 OF the bequest, at salary
of 800 month, but that the effort was
fruitless one, and the Office was va
Gated on January l. The failure was at
tributed by the Committee to various
causes.
Parish Reports.
Reports were read from parishes:
Oakland reports membership of seventy
nine and general healthy cond ion of the
church. The church property is valued at
$500 and the books show the receipts for the
past year to have been Sl,O52. Thorough reno
completed and steps are being taken to install a
permanent pastor. The pulpit has been sup
piled for the past two years by the kindness of
visiting ministers who have offered their servi-
ces, except upon two occasions when the coast
missionary has officlated.
Pasadena shows a roll of POS members, and an
exceedingly fourishing condition of affairs,
The church has no debt to struggle under and
shows total receipt of So 66342 OF this S., 557 O6
has been disbursed. leaving a balance of SlO63l
now on hand. This parish devoted S52ssO ofits
funds to charitable purposes.
At Pomona a membership of thirty-six is
shown and record OF gallant work by the
Ladies' Aid Society, which has lately carpeted
and painted the interior of the church building,
in addition to other good works.
Santa Cruz reported parish lately re-organ-
lied and in great need of alay leader, the pulpit