The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-09-18

The roll-call showed five Unions rep
resented (another Union subsequently
reported.)
The session committee were appoint
ed and the annual reports of the State
Secretary and Treasurer we're heard and
referred to Auditing Committee.
The reports showed:
| No. of Unions in State Union ....... 10
organized within the year ...4
" of Unioners. 24S
joined this year ...............1 100
" Devotional meetings held .......... 344
Amt of money expended. ...s 276 rs
expended for current church
expenses .................. 13l 63
expended for missionary pur-
poses. ..................... 112 50
| No. pages reading matter distrib-
uted Observation-Disclosures. 1855
church members ...............1 31
joined this year Observation-Disclosures 10
g communications sent out by Sec
retaIy Observation-Disclosures. 1927
Papers, tracts, ect., sent out by
Secretary-(no. of pages) 1859
No. constitutions sent out by secre-
tary. 81
Three Unions have paid dues. both
State and National. in full. Nine (of the
tenn Unions have paid dues in part. A
balance was reported in the treasury.
Special mention was made of the banner
won at Detroit for the greatest per
cent of increase in membership; also of
the fact that Indiana, Y. P. G. u. sent
its largest delegations to the last Natl
onal Convention, at Detroit '97. Two
amendments were adopted to the Con-
stitution and By-Laws,-one providing
for the recognition of the Junior depart
ment as an auxiliary to the State Y. P
G. U.,-together with the office of Jr.
Superintendent;-the second. making
provision for the amending of the con-
stitution by months notice in the
official call" for the Convention.
Twenty minutes was devoted to an
informal discussion of more efficient
methods for local Union work. The
items especially noted were ~ the
business meeting, ~ local officers work;
81 Committee work; (4) distribution and
collection of 80 cents a-week envelopes
| (5) Post Office Mission (6) observance of
special days. young peoples day,
Christian Citizenship Sunday, etc.
The following recommendations were
discussed and adopted:
L. That the State Secretary be au-
thorized to keep on hand supply of
leaflets. tracts, etc. tsuch as are kept in
stock by the National Union) for the
purpose of distributing among new
| Unions, or those interested in Y. P. G.
U. matters; and that sum not less
than 81 be RENTED to the National
Union to cover expenses of same.
Ii. That the Unions throughout the
state, adopt as far as possible, the song
book, praise and Thanks" issued by
the National Y. P. G. IT, for use in their
devotional meetings.
III. That the Indiana Y. P. G. u.
procure a State banner before the next
annual meeting of the National Union
at Chicago 49,"
DUES.
" ~ That. for the coming year
each Union be assessed quarterly at the
rate of ten cents per member, live cents
for state work, FIVE cents for national
work. these dues to be RENTED to the
state secretary for the quarters ending
October 31st, January 31st. April Both,
and July 31st.
~ That the newly organized Unions
be asked to pay from time of joining the
State Union.
81 That the State Union pay to the
National Union its delinquent dues for
the year ending. And that. for the
coming year the State Union pay to the
National Union our quarterly dues lat
the regular intervals) voted on the mem
bership reported at Detroit 81 COG mem
bers) and making up the deficiency from
the state treasury Gf funds permit)
whenever local Unions fail to pay in
full.
LOYALTY TO STATE CONVENTION.
VI. That the State Union contribute
to the State Convention. sum to be
agreed upon, for it's Missionary enter
priees," as an expression of its loyalty
and cordial sympathy.
| DISTRICTS.
VII. ~ That for the strengthening
and mutual benefit to our Unions, that
the Y P. @. US. in the state be organ.
lied into districts; it being the purpose
that each district shall hold mass devo-
tional meetings during the year, at least
as many times as there are Unions in the
district. ut being supposed that each
Union will wish to act as host once.
~ That superintendents shall be APP
pointed by the Executive Board, to super
wise, in general. the Unions in her district
to appoint time and place for the mass
devotional meetings; to correspond with
the Unions in her district and with the
state president; and to create as great
an interest as possible in the union
mass meetings.
(3) That for the coming year. the Y
P. @. U's. be districted as follows:
Galveston sup't's. Apt