The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-10
IOWA UNIVERsALIsT CONVENTION.
Bloomfield. june 25-27, 1897.

The Iowa Convention of Uni
versalists met in its fifty-ffth an
nual session, Immediately following
the Young Peoples Christian Union,
in the beautiful little city of Bloom
field, the center of one of the most
charming parishes in Iowa, on the
morning of Friday, June 25th, at
o'clock.
The session was opened by con-
ference meeting, conducted by Rev.
John Hughes, pastor of the Bloom
field church. At9:30 in the absence
of President Ayres, and Vice-Presi-
dent Closz. the Convention was called
to order by Secretary Hatswell. Mr..
S. j. Oldfield was chosen temporary
chairman, and committee on creden-
tials, consisting of w. T. Hatswell,
Rev. T. E. Dotter, and Mrs. W. HI.
McAchran, was appointed by the
chair. This committee reported the
following delegates entitled to seats
in the Convention:
Bloomfield-Mrs. Flora J. McAchran,
Charlotte Porter, j. H. Taylor and Mr..
Thompson
Castalia-W. Peckham and Mrs. w.
Peckham.
Clarinda-Minnie G. Brown.
Observation-Disclosures M, Mitchell, Mrs.
Anna Tucker, Miss Ida Seems, Mrs. S.
j. Osgood, Mrs. NJ. Murray, Miss Virgie
Hemey, Miss Frances Copley.
Manchester-Mrs. S. Haftulen, r. w.
Terrill and W. NJ. Jewell
Mt. Pleasant-Mrs. A NJ. Ross, Mrs j.
Jamison, Miss Linnetta Leedham, Miss
Anna Leedham, Henry Jamison and Miss
May Farr.
Marshalltown-Mis j. Agan.
Osage-W. F. Boynton, Mrs. o. K.
Lewis and Mrs. Ann L. Cole.
Ossian--Mrs. Ida Farnsworth
Webster City-Mrs. B. L. Mason, Mrs.
Kate Lasher ard Mrs. A. Babbitt.
Strawberry Point-Miss Dot Barnes.
The committee also recommended
that isolated Universalists be consid-
cred delegates from their respective
localities, including Mr.. Wilson. Mrs.
Wilson and Miss Grace Wilson,
Unionville, Mo. The life members
entitled to vote were S. j. Oldfeld,
Mrs. Jane Sternberg, Mitchellville,
and W. Peckham, Castalia.
Visiting MISUNDERSTOOD. E. H. Chaplin,
Galesburg, Ill. Rev. John Hughes, Table
Grove, Ill. {; and Mrs. Kate Hughes.
At 1O:15 an able sermon was given
by Rev. A. R. Tillinghast, of Water
loo, after which the Lords Supper
was administered by Father Gowdy,
of Eldora, assisted by Rev. John
Hughes, and collection taken for
the Gum Ministerial Relief Fund,
resulting in Sl1.52.
At2 o'clock the business session
was resumed, the following commit
tees being appointed by the chair.
Religious Services-Rev. j. E. Reyes,
| Rev. John Hughes and Rev. A. Il. Tilling-
hast.
Resolutions f. Stipe, Ida Seems
and Rev. E. H. Chaplin.
Auditing-W. F. Stipe and Joie Agan.
On motion the Committee on Nom
nations was dispensed with and they
were made by the Convention direct.
Judge o. B. Ayres, of Des Moines,
was reelected President; DR. Amos
Crum, of Webster City, Vice-Presi-
dent; w. T. Hatswell. of Red Oak,
reelected Secretary; S. j. Oldfeld,
of Mitchellville, reelected Treasurer.
Fellowship Committee-Rev H. L. F.
| Gillespie, chairman, Rev. j. E. Keyes and
Franklin C. Platt, Waterloo.
Committee on Program for 1s9S-Dr
| Amos Crum, Webster City; Rev, T. E.
| Dotter, Manchester; Rev. A. r. Filling
hast, Waterloo.
1t was voted to meet in connection
with the Y. P. G. u, in Waterloo the
last full week in June 1898, the exact
dates to be set by the program COM
mittee, and published in connection
with the program at least thirty days
before the opening of the same.
A communication was read from
the General Secretary in regard to
the sending of delegates to the Gen.
eral Convention at Chicago, and re-
suited in the election of Rev. j. E.
Keyes. j. c. Frazier and G. NJ.
Stoughton.
A communication was read from
DIR. Crum in regard to putting a
State Missionary in the field and
pledging $50 to his support. After
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