The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-12

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Revs. DR.. E. L. Rexford. Andrew
Wilson and E. D. Smith were appointed
Visiting Committee to Buchtel College.
Messrs. w. B. Waggoner and j. d.
Streeper we're appointed Auditing Com
mittee.
The secretary was authorized to So
licit place OF meeting for the convention
of 1897.
The president and secretary we're au-
thorizsd to prepare program for next
convention.
The secretary was authorized to look
after the interests Of the convention at
Plattsburg, Paramount. Clyde and Balm
bridge, Geauga County.
The salary of the treasurer was placed
at SIS and that of the secretary at 5000,
and expenses, he being authorized to
perform the duties of superintendent
also.
The secretary was instructed to pre-
pare and publish an amendment to the
constitution of the convention, which
shall provide that the term of office OF
trustees shall be for three years.
The sum of $50 was appropriated
for Ministerial Relief.
The Secretary read synopsis of
| business transacted at the session of the
| Ohio Universalist Convention at Attica,
in June, 1896.
| No further business was transacted.
| The hoard adjourned to meet on call.
Business Transacted by Correspondence,
On August 20. 1896, the secretary re-
ceived letter from DR.. j. M. Wright. a
trustee of the church at Springboro,
Warren county. in which an earnest Pc
tition was presented to the Board OF
Trustees, saying that the efforts to
build a new church in that historic
town we're jeopardized by financial con-
ditions, but that the promise of aid in
some definite assistance by the Conven-
ton would encourage the church to
complete their house of worship.
The secretary, on same date, addressed
letter to each member of the Board
fully stating the facts and asking their
consent to pledge of 5000, payable in
two years, conditioned on the church
being decided free of debt to the conven-
ton.
Prompt answers were received from
all members of the Board authorizing
that pledge of 5000 be made to the
trustees of the Springboro church on
the conditions heretofore stated.
On September IL, 1896. DR.. HI Can
field, President, and the Secretary, COM
municated the action of the Trustees of
the Convention to the trustees of the
church. sending form of acceptance to
be signed by said trustees.
Said acceptance was duly signed Sep
TENDER 80. 1896. by Rsbecca G. Thomp-
son, Stephen Clevenger and j. M.
Wright, and returned to the secretary.
Rev. E. D. Jacobs contemplating re-
moval from Ohio, rendered his resigna-
ton as a member of the Committee of
Fellowship. DIR. I'll. L. Garfield, Presi-
dent of Board of Trustees, nominated
Rev. F. M. Pitkin to fill the vacancy
which would occur Dec. 81, 1896. The
secretary presented the nomination by
letter to the other members of the Board
where all recorded their votes for Bro.
Pitkin. He was duly notified, and in a
letter dated Dec %. 1896. he accepted
the appointment.
Full particulars of the settlement OF
the cases of the Plattsburg and Fair
mount leases have been presented in the
report of the secretary. and repetition is
useless here.
Rev. w. Tucker, D. D., in order that
he might enjoy certain privileges which
would be of personal advantage, pre-
sented an application to the Secretary
for endorsement of the Trustees as an
evangelist. and at special meeting of
the Board called by DIR. Fl. L. Garfield,
as President, at Springfield. on January
20, 1897, on motion of Rev. U. S. Mil
burn, seconded by Rev. r. N. John, DR..
Tucker was unanimously appointed as
an evangelist, and the Secretary was
intructed to notify him.
In accordance with previous instruc-
tions the Secretary solicited invitations
from churches desiring to entertain the
Convention of 1897, on the conditions
which had been obtained for several
years. Two invitations we're received
viz. One from Be!lville, January "a.
1897, and the other from Manchester,
February IL, 1897. The Secretary sub
mitted the invitations to the Trustees
for their decision, and majority
voted in favor of Blanchester, and the
churches were duly notified of the de-
cision.
All business transacted by the Board
of Trustees was done harmoniously.
The secretary also read the amend
ment suggested by Rev. U. S. Mil
burn, of Cincinnati, at meeting of
the Board of Trustees. After remarks,
Rev. John Richardson called for the
reading of the article of the constitu-
tion referring to the election of trus-
tees, and it was moved by E. M. Wal
Ter, of Ravenna, and seconded by DR..
Henley, that the amendment be re-