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

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The Business Committee sympathized
with the profound regret of the Trustees
at the sad failure of its attempt to raise
$4,000 to secure Father TROOPS con-
ditional bequest.
Business Committee endorsed the re-
port OF the Throop Fund sub committee
assigning several reasons for the failure
of the movement to secure the Throop
bequest.
DR.. Hanson at IL 30 read paper on
"Origen and Early Universalism" which
was received with great favor and has
been substantially reported heretofore
in our columns.
The officers for the year were elected,
as follows
Rev. E. L. Conger, DID,, Pasadena,
President; Rev. G. II. Deere, DID,,
Riverside. Vice President; Rev. A. M.
Bradley, Oakland. Secretary; E. E.
Spaulding, Pasadena, Treasurer; Rev.
@. A. Garst, Riverside, preacher Of the
occasional sermon.
George F. Robinson, of Pomona. was
appointed trustee in the place of Mr..
Kimball, who has resigned, and T. G.
Todd, Of Los Angeles, was elected trus-
tee for the full term.
Rev. L. M. Andrews was nominated as
a member of the Committee of Fellow
ship. He peremptorily declined, but
one-half the votes, one less than ma
iority, were cast for him, whereupon
Rev. W. M. Jones was elected in his
place. The other members are Rev. s.
Goodenough and Mrs. G. H. Deere.
In the afternoon, after routine business,
Rev. G. A. Garst, from the Committee on
Resolutions, offered resolution warmly
commencing the able address Of DR..
Hanson, and urging that it be issued in
book form as soon as possible.
The Young People.
The most of the afternoon was occu-
pied by an enthusiastic meeting of the
Young Peoples Christian Union. The
papers were of genuine excellence, the
singing stirring, and the entire influence
stimulating and encouraging. Rev. A.
M. Bradley presided. After opening ex.
ercises encouraging reports were read
from the different Y. P. G. U. societies.
Rev. A. M. Bradley, an admirable pre-
siding officer. conducted the meeting,
and inspired all with his magnetic power.
After the reports from the different
parishes, Mr.. Bradley spoke upon the
work of the past year, and told of his
visits to all the Unions in California,
Oregon and Washington, and the work
performed by the different branches of
the society.
The topic Of the afternoon then came
up, and Miss Hattie Paine, of Pomona.
began the addresses with paper on
Happiness" The first paper on 1.-THE
Mission of Our Juniors" was written
by Miss Eva M. Eggeston, of Santa
Paula, and read by Miss lone Haugh.
This was followed by a paper on Our
Duty to Our Members" written by d.
L. Tasker of Riverside, and read by Miss
Ollie La Rue. Miss Bessie Richards, of
Pasadena, then read a paper upon the
Relation of the Y. P. G. U. to the De-
nomination" as viewed from the junior
standpoint, and Miss Lucy Chamber
lain, also Of Pasadena, dealt with the
same question from the standpoint of
the seniors. The papers were concluded
with an address on 1.-THE Mission of the
Y. P. q. U. to the World by Miss lone
Haugh. of Santa Paula.
Fully an hour was spent upon the
question box" The questions that we're
handed in eliciting spirited talks on the
various topics. from some of the best
speakers in the Convention. The cleo.
ton OF officers for the coming year was
brought up, and resulted in the appoint.
ment OF Edmond Robinson. of Pomona,
as President, Miss Lucy Cham berlain, of
Pasadena, as Secretary, and Miss Helen
Tresslar. Of Pasadena, as Treasurer.
The closing meeting on Thursday
evening was most useful one,-the cul-
mination of the uniformly excellent
ones of the Los Angeles Convention.
The President presided, and prayer
was offered by Rev. L. NJ. Fuller, Bap-
fist clergyman who has shaken the dust
OF partialism from his feet. The SUBJ
iect was "Universalism." 1t was divided
into two sections: a. What Universal
ism is moi" address by Prof. G. H. Reyes,
of Pasadena; 81 What Universalism
Is." Rev. L. NJ. Andrews, of Santa Paula.
After the conclusion of the addresses.
President Conger spoke few friendly
words of farewell and congratulation to
the delegates, and the Convention of 1896
adjourned sine die.
This young Convention deserves a
word in addition to the report of its pro-
ceedings. 1t was the largest, and in
spite of the depressing effect of the fail
ure to secure Father TROOPS bequest,
the best yet held by the Universalists of
California. Union. harmony. good-fel-
lowship. and Christian zeal seemed to
inspire all from start to finish. The Los
Angeles press gave its splendid reports.
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