The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-23
MICHIGAN Y, p. C. U.

The annual Convention of the Young
Peoples Christian Union of Michigan
met in Lansing, Oct and 6.
The meetings were held in the new
Church of our Father, which had been
but recently dedicated. The church was
decorated with Y. P. c. U. flags. The
Tuesday evening session opened, withssing-
ing, Scripture reading and prayer. AFTER
this, followed the presidents annual ad-
dress, delivered by E. l.. Freeman, or
Detroit The paper set forth the value OF
closer afiiiation with the state and nation
al work and endeavored to prove that
those unions which had wider interests
and whose work extended into broader
fields were the ones which were most felt
in their own home churches.
Miss Anna Ray, OF Concord, read pa
per on the Detroit '97 Convention. 1t was
an excellent paper and those who did not
have the privilege of attendance upon
that Convention had good glimpse into
it and those who had been present lived
over again those days of interest and
pleasure.
Miss Ray ended with an earnest plea
that Michigan should be largely repre-
scented at Chicago '9S. Rev. Geo. b.
Rogers, of Decatur, made the young
unioners feel a heavy responsibility in
their work in his adhesion '"The Mis-
sion of Unioner.
Rev. w. l.. Gibbs, of Concord, had for
his subject "The Minister and the Y. P.
C. W. Mr.. Gibbs impressed upon his
hearers the invaluable aid to the church
and pastor of the Christian union, and
urged ministers to encourage and aid the
young people in their work.
At the close of the evenings addresses,
Mrs Ingles, in behalf of the ladies of the
Detroit parish, presented Michigan union
.ers with a beautiful blue and white silk
banner The presentation was responded
to by Mr.. Freeman.
Wednesday mornings session opened
with devotional service led by Mr.. G..
b. Rogers, of Decatur. The exercises
took the form of a memorial service in
which loving words were spoken of Miss
Marion Bell, of Concord, and Mr.. Thomas
Payne, of Detroit. These unions both
suffered from this sad loss during the past
ummer Great sorrow was also felt and
expressed in the loss of our beloved Mrs.
McGlauflin.
The secretary's report was read by Miss
Claudia Parker, of Detroit. The report
bowed excellent work on the part of some
of the unions.
The report of the Executive Board was
full and complete and showed considerable
activity on the part of it's members.
Recommendations were presented and
adopted continuing the 35cents per capita
tax, empowering the board to push for
ward the Post Office Mission work. etc
The Credentials Committee declared Con
cord to be the union having the larges
delegation present and so to that unior
was awarded the new banner to carry
home until Chicago '9S. After that tim'
it is to be awarded to the union having
the greatest all round gain in member
ship, in 2 cents-a-week for Mission anC
Onward subscribers, in paying state ant
national dues and and in supporting th'
home church. A song written by Mrs
E. G. Andrus, of Tecumseh, to the tun'
of "Michigan, My Michigan" was ad
opted as the state song to be sung in Chi
cago next year.
The following officers were elected:
President, Rev. Geo. B. Rogers, Deca
tur.
Vice-President, Mr.. E. L. Freeman
Detroit.
Secretary, Miss Viola Keller, Concord
Treasurer, Miss Claudia Parker, De
tToit.
9TH Member, Miss Ethel Hudson, Ben
ton Harbor