The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-15

next to that of jackson College, Tenn. I
am assured by the Secretary. Mr.. Ellery
Z. Huntington, that our location is one
OF the best. and diagram of the build
ing which has been sent me, lends en-
phasis to his opinion. Our booth will
be about 8xS feet. large enough to we'll
represent all we shall wish to set forth.
and small enough to keep the expenses
at a modest figure. This booth will be
Hastily decorated. furnished with table.
chairs, rugs, shelves. racks, and the like.
Mr.. Guy I'll. Markley, a brother of one of
our younger clergymen. has already been
secured and sent to Nashville, where he
now is and will have the immediate re-
sponsibility of erecting the booth and
arranging its contents. On the book
shelves we plan to exhibit sample copies
OF large number of Universalist books.
with catalogues, free for all who desire
of our Universalist Publishing House.
and pamphlets giving information in
reference to our loan library. On our
paper table will be copies of all denomi-
national and local church periodicals.
together with leaflets relating TO our
doctrines. history, policy. missionary out
posts. home and foreign, our present
status and purposes, together with cata.
logues OF our educational institutions
and all of this for free but iudicious dis.
tribution. On the walls we will show
cuts OF our more costly church edi6ces
and the the ministers associated there
with. Also cuts of our leading school and
college buildings grouped with likeness
es OF the faculty and officers connected
with the same; Convention officials.
japan missionaries. officers of the Wo-
mans Centenary Association, &c.
70 your query. how it is proposed to
meet the expenses of this laudable am
bition and get all the articles needed TO-.
gether in the immediate future. the
answer ie, simply by getting our people
everywhere to take prompt interest in
and action for attaining the ends we
snail all delight in. Will not the local
Unions at once arrange to give the pro-
ceeds OF special collection, or an expo-
sition social or entertainment in aid of
this project? Churches, aid societies
and all other organized bodies of Uni.
versalists, together with individuals who
are willing to participate in the aggres.
slve church work are also invited to send
contribution. If it shall cost little
seif'denial and sacrifice to respond to
this invitation, so much the better. Our
people who smoke can get on nicely for
month, have no doubt. minus their
tobacco, and the giving of the money
thus saved will save the booth easily
from financial embarrassment. Some
can curtall the expense of their proposed
vacation, or they can walk few extra
miles, saving street car fare, or in the
| numerous other ways which local cir
cumstances will suggest, the money can
be easily secured and quickly sent in
suffi ;ient quantities to meet the outlay
incident to this affair. Send all money
offerings to Rev. Harry L. Garfield, No.
80 West Street, Boston, Mass.
Our book writer's and pamphleteers
| are hereby solicited to send the products
OF their pen, our clergy to forward the
cuts OF their churches with their own,
our editors and colleges presidents to
send pictures of themselves and the
buildings which they wish to have ap-
pear. our Convention officials and officers
OF the Woman's G. A.. and to forward all
such material to Guy Fl. Msrkley, Uni
versalist Booth, Commerce Building.
Centennial Exposition. Nashville, Tenn.
This invitation is not only general but
particular. Do not wait for personal
appeals and further directions. nor
cause delay through false modesty in
furnishing your own photographs above
asked for.
Respond at once, as we must be prompt
in complying with the rules of the Elk.
position and get everything in readiness
without delay, thereby saving expense.
All books. cuts and the like will be care.
Aoiiy AoohOu ultoi duQ EotuTubu TO tQ6
owners at the close of the Exposition.
Do you ask what good will be accom-.
plished by such display? 1t would
seem as though there could be no doubt
of the wisdom of such a movement, even
though we were without experience and
judged only from the fact that other
churches and educational institutions
make such exhibits at large expense.
whenever and wherever the opportunity
is presented. But we do not need to
call upon outside parties to answer this
question for US. 1t receives a certain.
emphatic and favorable response from
our experience with the Atlanta booth
two years ago. The literature which
was then freely distributed and carried
to the homes Of visitors from all parts
OF the South. has been productive of re-
suits which have been constantly an.
pearing through all these intervening
months. Almost every week l receive
letters of inquiry for more literature, or
for information not contained in our
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