The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-19
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WISCONSIN UNIVERSALIST
CONVENTION.
emi-Centennia1 Session of 1897 at
Monroe.

Centennial Session of 1897 at
Monroe.
The Wisconsin Universalist Conven.
ton met at Monroe, May 81, June 1-3.
The first session was held Monday even
ing. The Mayor of Monroe extended
! hearty welcome to the city and Rev. A.
| G. Grier responded to the welcome. In
his response he expressed his gratitude
at the change in the affairs of our
church in Monroe since he was last
there, three years ago. Then the church
was idle and had not been used in five
years. Now it was in beautiful and &C.
tive condition.
He then introduced Henry D. Lloyd,
of Chicago, the famous author of
Wealth Against Commonwealth" Mr..
Lloyd spoke o 1.-THE Scholar and the
Crisis" and the address was one of the
finest ever listened to by our Conven-
ton.
The next morning after devotional
meeting. the business of the Convention
was taken up. The following impor-
tant business was transacted: Officers
were elected as follows:
President, W. H. Rogers, FIT. Atkinson;
| Vice-President, DIR. H. B. Latin, La
| Crosse; Secretary, Rev. G. E. Varney,
| Monroe; Treasurer, Thos. l.. Jacobs,
| Neenah; Member of Executive Board, j.
| B. Treat, Monroe Fellowship Committee,
Rev. G. c. Conner La Crosse, Rev G.
| w. E. Gossow, Oshkosh, S. Y. Hyde, La
| Crosse; Preacher of the Occasional Ser
mon, Rev. G. E. Varney.
The next session will meet in La
| Crosse.
The Convention will send two dele
gates to the National Anti Saloon
League Convention next winter at Col
umbus, Ohio, Rev. A. G. Grier and
Rev. o. G. Evans. 1t was voted to have
history of Universalism in the State
prepared by Rev. W. S. Ralph, with the
assistance of the pastors in the State.
| Visitors to Lombard were appointed,
Rev. G. W. E. Gossow and Mrs o. G.
Evans.
Resolution were adopted expressing
sympathy with the kindred of our noble
and lamented Rev. B. F. Rogers; also to
our brother. DIR. Latin. in his illness; in
opposition to the liquor traffic and de-
| termination to aid in it's overthrow;
condemnation of the use Of tobacco and
memorializing our General Convention
to pass law prohibiting the ordination
| o. any candidate who uses tobacco;
sympathy with Cuba; memorializing
the Publishing House to reduce the
price of the Myrtle when ordered in
quantities larger than ten copies; and
| opposition to capital punishment.
| At P. NJ, Tuesday, the Communion
was administered by Revs. G. E. Varney
and o. G. Evans. This was followed by
a conference of Sunday.school workers.
Tne system of giving silver and gold
stars for perfect attendance was ex-
planned by Carlton Grier, Of Racine.
Rev. j. M. McCord read paper upon
Sunday school and Church." and these
and other themes were helpfully dis
cussed.
At 8 P. M. the Convention listened to
the Occasional Sermon. by Rev. W. S.
Ralph, of Columbus. 1t was an excel
lent presentation OF the New Orthodoxy
and our Faith" Rev. j. M. McCord led
an interesting devotional meeting on
Wednesday morning and in the after
noon the parish reports we're received
1t was an inspiring occasion, as the re-
ports brought cheering news from our
Zion in all parts OF the State; and DR..
Shinn gave great compliment by say
ing that Wisconsin was the best organ.
lied State in the Union.
Parish and church problems we're then
discussed. Rev. w. 6. Eliot, Jr,, pastor
OF the Unitarian church Of Milwaukee,
was the first speaker. AS he spoke OF
"Our Ideals in Common" his beautiful
spirit shone forth and all were delig hted,
even DIR. Shinn. who never believes in
anything that is not loyal to Universal
ism.
Rev. Mr.. Evans introduced Mr.. E. j..
Berkey. Prohibition Candidate for Gov
ernor at the last election. He spoke for
chilly and convincingly upon the Tenn
perance problem. Rev. Nellie M. Opdale
spoke upon "Ihe Conference Meeting"
and if there are not more held in this
State than ever before it will not be be-
cause Mrs. Opdale did not bear full tes-
timony to their value. Rev. Mr.. Gossow
gave us the ecclesiastical law upon the
relations between the local church and
the State and General Conventions, and
Rev. Mr.. Herbener told of the necessity
Of church membership and loyalty.
The evenings program was materially
altered in order to ordain our Bro. Her
bener of Stoughton, This was pre-
ceeded by an address by Rev. B. F.