The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-19
Fifth Annual Session.

| MCCoRDSvILLE. Sept. z, 1876.
Called to order at 1:30 p. M. by Presi
dent. Rev. j. F. Carney.
Prayer offered by Rev. d. A. Patrick.
Roll call showed all officers present,
and four Unions represented. About
fifteen Unioners (besides delegates) were
in attendance. To these and clergymen
| present, the courtesies of the Conven-
tion we're extended.
The President welcomed delegates and
visitors.
Session committees appointed.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Budd. Miner Baker.
Auditng-Misses Katharine Brownback, Cora
Biddinger.
Onward Soliciting subscriptons)-M Den
iston. Jewell Taylor and W. E. Wilmer
The Secretary's annual report showed
eight Unions total number in State) as
members of Indiana Christian Union,
four of which we're organized this year.
Total membership-active, 145; 1850
ciate, AZ; affiliated. L. Total, 1888; 12l
| joined this year, OF these Unioners 80
are church members, s having joined
this year. Meetings have been held dur
ing the year: devotional, 295 average
attendance, Is; business, A; socials, &c;
entertainments, 7.
Seven of these Unions Zone failed 70
report) have expended: For current
church expenses, s13O.25; for charity
sl5; for missionary purposes s4012; for
other purposes. (dues to State and Ma
tional Union, etc. S41.99. Total expen-
| diture, S227.36. Amount in local treas
uries, 500 o. These Unions have dis
tributed $3.50 pages of Universalist
literature; are using % sets of Mission
envelopes, and are subscribers to CT On
wards.
Four Junior Y. P. G. us were organ
lied during the year-at Richmond,
Muncie, Huntertown and Pendleton.
Total membership, So; girls, so; boys, 10.
Average age. IL years. OF these Juniors
IA are church members; IL joined this
year. Devotional meetings held, &c; av-
erage attendance, Is. Money expended
for charity, current church expense, ETC.,
81 16; pages of literature distributed. 800;
sets of Mission envelopes, 2.
Letters written (Dy Secretary. ........ 266
CARDS Observation-Disclosures. 10
| IeleSrams.. .......... Observation-Disclosures.
CT cllar letters, (prnted) ................... so
| lotal. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 39l
Papers (Onward) tracts, etc., sent
out, 416. pages, 1929.
Secretary secured % (scattered) sub
scriptions for Onward which paper has
been introduced into three Sunday
schools during the year. Secretary
visited two Associations, Lower Wa cash
and Central, and mid-winter meeting of
Ministerial Circle, in behalf of the in
terests of the State Union. Young PEG
| pies Day observed by three Unions.
| FINANCIAL REPORT (condensed).
Receipts for year. S43 Sc
| Expenditures for year. A. so
| Balance on hand. ..................... % sc
Secretary and Treasurer's reports tai
lied.
| Local Unions represented were report
ed by their Secretaries as to membe
ship. meetings held, money expended,
etc also as to "best achievement of the
year and greatest difficulty encoun-
tered" Pendleton Union, by its Score.
| tary, Miss Katharine Brownback, re-
ported as the best thing accomplished
the payment of their pledge of $50 with
in seven months on their new church
! home.
Brookston Union reported as to its
best accomplishment,-its social endeav-
ors, by means of which sort of local
prejudice to Universalism had been
overcome.
Mt. Carmel and Muncie Unions re-
ported as to their best work. loyalty to
all obligations and requirements of State
and National Unions. These two Unions
together, (although two of the smallest,
numerically have given more than four
times as much for State and National
work as the other five Unions together.
Logansport Union gave $50 to it's pas
tors salary; Fairfield Union has $50 in
its treasury toward an organ fund; Hun
tertown Union has held devotional
meetings of an exceptionally high order,
not even it's younger member refusing
to open the meetings with prayer. The
discussions on greatest difficulties en-
countered." was very interesting, pro-
posing various ways for meeting said
difficulties.
The discussion on Junior department
was opened by very excellent paper
prepared by Rev. Frances E. Cheney,
Tread by Secretary who had organized
the first Junior GU. in the State at Rich
mond. The paper dealt with the "Inhu-
ence of Junior work upon Juniors" and
Impressed the need for greater activity
in this department. Following, came
the report of the Junior Union of Mul.
Gle, by the little Junior Secretary, Ivy
Ellis, giving very complete outline Of
work accomplished. Church Extension.
two cents a week for missions. was intrt
duced in a very interesting paper. read
by Miss Cora Biddinger, of Mt. Carmel.
aud prepared by the members of