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

bined to conspire against her being
present at the regular sessions.
Mrs. Quinby Mrs. Manning and Mrs.
Sherwood accepted the invitation, and
as Mrs. Dean was in Brooklyn, N. Y. it
was decided to send for her, that some
unsolved questions about the disposi
ton of the proceeds of the sale of the
little mission church in Glasgow, Scot
land. The Board not feeling themselves
either individually or collectively able to
settle question of that character, re.
solved to submit the point to competent
legal council and abide by the decision.
CONNECTICUT.
The members of the Mission Circle of
Stamford. Conn.,, at their May meeting
succeeded in giving one Of them, at
least, a sweet surprise. for Mrs. Emma
M. Grant. wife of Rev. e. M. Grant,
their pastor, was made life member of
the W. G. A.. the certificate of member
ship being presented to her on that &C.
casion 1t was a welcome gift and a
complete surprise and those having the
matter in charge received many compli-
ments for being able to guard their Sc
cret 80 carefully.
Mrs. E. E. Manning, former State
President, was present, and this fact
added to the pleasures of the occasion.
At the close of the exercises, which in
cluded taking Mrs. Margaret E Lewis
in, as life member also, fine supper
was served and netted the Mission Cir
Gle S25.
New York reports one life member
but the name has not yet reached the
corresponding secretary.
SOMETHING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.
When counting up the memberships
of the W. @. A., do not rely too much
upon figures, for though Figures do
not lie," neither do they count on our
books until all receipts are in for the
memberships retained at home. With
out going to the accounts there are not
less than two hundred names which
ought to be counted that are not, be-
cause the State officers failed to comply
with the requests sent out for receipts
as vouchers.
Do let US all try to get all the credit
mo laoarua he oo,,o;ror Won.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
Next to making appropriations for
church extension is the amendment
made to the National Constitution
which ought to greatly increase the in
terest and thu attendance hereafter,
for now every Mission Circle of nine
members can send delegate, not only
to the State Convention, but one for
each nine to the National Convention.
This would involve an amendment to
State Constitutions. and it may take
two years to get this little wheel to run
ming smoothly within the larger one. but
that it will run there is no reason to
doubt. since the amendment was made
to satisfy a popular demand for larger
representation.
THE PRESIDENT.
Mrs. G. A. Quinby. President of the
Association, has now entered the field
for work. and will attend as many State
Conventions as practicable, and will en-
deavor to make engagements to answer
all calls to organize Mission Circles or
State Associations. She expects to at
tend the Ohio Woman'e Missonary's AL.
liance on June LIST. having accepted an
invitation to do so, and to return to
New York to be present at one session of
the Cayuga Association, to be held in
Auburn, June 2nd and 3rd. From there
she will go to Boston, and on to the
Maine State Convention, Juns 9Th, 9th
and 10th. Letters addressed to her at
Auburn. N. Y. in care of Rev. Ora M.
Hilton. 127 East Genesee ST., will be
forwarded to her without delay.
We are on the threshold of the new
year, and we trust we shall all have re-
newed courags to try for an advance
movement all along the line. Let US
take hold of the big end of our efforts,
and resolve to do our level best at every
State Convention and church meeting
we attend this year, then success will
surely be ours.
EMILY L. SHERWOOD,
Corresponding Secretary.
p. o. Box 49, Anacost a. d. G..