The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-17

members. Does not believe in stand
ing calling committee. He appoints
one to visit strangers, and has card
to leave if the person is not at home.
Members should not feel that all
lookout work should fall on the COM
mittee. Each one should feel res
ponsible for welcoming strangers.
How will you get people to well
come strangers? The president
should have power to Gull out the
opinions of his officers and commit
tees, just as the United States presi-
dent. In Philadelphia they have the
card system. The cards are in little
envelopes. Every member has a
number of these cards, and they all
try to get applicants. Whenever
any one does do that, they send the
application card to the church. The
name is then voted on, and the card
is then filed away in cabanet made
for the purpose. The secretary can
keep record of members very easily.
Whenever person neglects his union
duties, his card is removed from the
active membership cabinet. They
are either active members or not
members at ALL Every member is
active who pays his dues. The
Lookout Committee keeps the roll
instead of the secretary. They keep
record of the attendance of every
member. The young men are ushers
in the church.
There are only three members of
the Lookout Committee. The appli-
cation cards are in possession of all
members of the Union, but are all
sent to the Lookout Co mmittee.
Post Office Mission Congress.
This congress, led by Rev. DIR. Nc
Glaufin, was we'll attended. Those
who were present took full notes of
the leaders talk, and the history of
the Post Office Mission was briefly
given, and some illustrative incidents
related.
DR.. Shinn followed, emphasizing
the Importance of giving money,
that advertisements may be kept
standing in papers of wide circula
ton, and urging that generous offer
ings be made on Post Office Mission
Sunday.
Rev. H. L. Veazey told of the one
hundred thousand pages that has
been distributed in Knoxville, Tenn,
and of the good that it has done. He
asked those present to send their de-
nominational papers when read to
isolated inquirers, whose addresses
he would furnish.
Rev. F. HI. Pitkin, of Ohio, then
told how he had been converted to
our faith by means of Manford's Mag
azine, sent by the Post Office Mission.
Questions were numerous and per-
tinent, and the earnestness most
real.
The Junior Work.
In discussing the qualifications of
the Junior Superintendent, Mrs. Rose
Stuart, of Indiana, pointed out the
necessity of love for the children,
love for the work, that the children
be allowed to assume some RESPONSE
bility, such as some junior unions
had reported, lighting the church,
making pledge toward the pastors
salary, and the many other matters,
which will present themselves and
teach the children to give.
Mr.. Harry Hersey, of Massaehu-
sets, gave an interesting talk on
the devotional meeting. He told of
some of tie difficulties, and sug-
gested remedies, for instance, to
overcome the reluctance to take part
in the meeting, create friendly
rivalry among The little ones as to
who shall be first to speak. He
thought great good could be done
by influencing the leading spirits in
the Union, and they in turn, would
be able to obtain the aid of the other
members. One suggestion made was
that the Superintendent should not
do anything for the child that the
child could do for itself, but guide
and direct the little one to do for it.
self.
Among the special helps mentioned
by Mrs. Conklin, of Leroy, n Y,
were an exercise with blocks, called
the "Castle of Character" the idea
of allowing the children to tell Bible
stories.
Mrs. Richardson, of Maiden, Mass,
told of the many ways in which the
children can be Little Helpers"
There was expected paper on the
interesting subject, "The Boy and
the Devotional Meeting" but in the
absence of the writer, wise sugges-
ton was made that the solution of
the problem was to set the boys to