The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-17
SATURDAY, JULY II.
"Detroit, 'o7."
NATIONAL UNION REPORT,
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.)

delivered 12S sermons, baptised p
members and Is children. "All our
work in the South" he said, "has
been done with the idea of ultimate
ay beneitting the negroes, but we
have not in any case, and will not en-
courage, the colored people joining
churches in which white people are
members. Any move like that would
cause disruption in the church,
like dropping match into a powder
magazine. It seems to be the de-
sire of all in the South that the ne
groes fraternize with themselves, and
for that reason we have endeavored
in every case to organize them sep
arately, and give them a pastor of
their own kind"
Secretary Garfield read his annual
report in part. The portion pre-
sented announced the re.engage-
ment of the Southern missionary, re-
commended twenty cent per capita
tax, the same as last year, for ex-
penses, and made several minor re-
concentrations.
Recommendation That Did Not Pass.
In presenting the report of the
Executive Board, it was recommend
ed that when the place of next meet
inglshall be decided upon, young peo-
pies societies of other liberal church
es shall be asked to hold their annual
convention at the same time, and in
same city; and that union mass
meetings between the societies
should be arranged if possible.
The Board also recommended the
local unions to set apart Sunday
in May on which the graves of the
Universalist pastors. who have passed
away, may be decorate d, and memo
rial services held. 1t was decided
to continue the Coward" the
Union paper, and pay the deficit for
last year out of the general fund.
The secretary reported that the
Union was organized in twenty-four
states.
III. NJ. Fowler, of Ohio, the National
Treasurer, presented his annual re-
port. 1t will be printed in full here
after. Many of the financial state
ments are included in the Secretary's
report which follows in other col
umns.
Junior Work.
The report of the Junior Union
was rendered by Mary Grace Can
field. There are 104 of these Unions
in the States. Mrs. Garfield made
an interesting address, in which she
pleaded earnestly for the organiza-
tion of the children into these Unions
as the preliminary of their future
membership in the National Union
and the church. "Let us go forward
in the name of little children in the
Interest of our church"
In her report, Mrs. Garfield severe
lycensured the management of one of
the Soldiers Homes, to which some
of the Unions have sent literature.
ga saloon is maintained upon the
grounds" she declared Indignantly,
"and after pension day the inmates
are not allowed to leave the premis-
es, but pass in file through the saloon,
and the government gets back the
money which it has paid to these old
men,"
The increase in membership for
the year is about one thousand chill
dren and thirtY-three unions have
been organized.
Christian Citizenship Report.
In the absence of Rev. G. A Knick-
erbocker, superintendent of the
Christian citizenship work, a brief
report from him was read by the
secretary, stating that during the
year $50 unions had observed Chris
tian Citizenship Sunday, and that a
number of parliaments and leagues
had been organized.
At this point an interesting ques-
ton was projected from the floor by
DIR. Perrin, Of Massachusetts, who
asked the presiding officer whether
this was the eighth or ninth meeting
Of the National Union. The presi-
dent replied that it was the eighth
annual meeting. He was correct in
the statement, but it was also the