The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-09
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXEOU
TIVE COMMITTEE.

| To the Members OF the ItttnO1s Cn1Uer-
salist Contention. Assembled in Si.c-
| tieth annual Session:
Your Executive Committee would re-
spectfuIly report that, following the
custom now we'll established. monthly
meetings have been held during the
year, usually on the first Monday in
each month.
At the first meeting held Nov 2. 1896,
| the standing committees were appoint
ed for the year. Rev. A. J. Garfield,
| DID,, Rev. A. Fl. Laing and Mre. A. M.
| HI. Ellis were named for the missionary
committee. Rev. r. A. White, Rev. A.
| A. Thayer, DID,. and Mr.. r. j. Haight
| for the committee on education. and
Mr.. E. A. Lane aster, Mrs. M. HI. Nash
and Mr.. II. Fl. Massey for the finance
committee.
In pursuance of the action taken one
year ago authorizing the retention of
| the services of Rev. John S. Cook as
| state superintendent of churches, your
committee at once proceeded to make
the necessary arrangements with Mr..
| Cook and to consider the ways and
means of providing funds for his salary.
The matter of arranging the terms
| with Mr.. Cook was referred to the mis-
sionary committee.
The funds on hand and expected to
conner in during the next four months
not being sufficient to meet the expenses
the president and secretary we're au-
thorized to borrow sum not exceeding
$500 in anticipation of revenue.
At the December meeting, DR.. Can
field as chairman of the missionary
committee. reported that arrangements
had been made to continue Mr.. Cook as
superintendent of churches Oh the same
terms as had been agreed upon last year,
that is, 81 800 for his services for the
year, he to bear all expenses of travel
ing and correspondence. DR.. Garfield
also reported that the committee had
agreed to allow Mr.. Cook $25 to cover
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the previous year. The action of the
missionary committee as 80 reported
was approved.
The President and Secretary reported
that in pursuance of the authority given
them they had negotiated loan of $500
to meet current expenses.
A proposition from thew Western Branch
of the Publishing House to distrib-
ute 500 copies of that paper. containing
| the report OF the annual session to pas
| tors, churches and isolated Universal.
lists for $40 was accepted and such dis
tribution authorized and paid for. 1t
was believed that the information of the
work of the Convention thus dissem-
mated would be of use and benefit to
the Convention.
At the January meeting your com
mittee was notified that the loan of 3d.
300 on the Woodlawn church property
would soon be due; that it would be
necessary to renew the loan and that
the church was unable to meet all of the
expense OF TIL renewal together with
the accrued interest and premium on
the insurance. This church prop erty
had been decided to the Convention and
for that re ason as we'll as others. it must
not be sacrificed.
Your committee was reluctant to ad-
vance the 5000 asked for to assist the
church in etfecting renewal or extern
sion of the loan and urged the church to
do its utmost in the direction OF raising
the necessary funds to meet these ex-
pensee.
The church was unable TO raise the
funds and, the finance committee hav-
ing recommended that the assistance
asked for be extended, it was voted at
the February meeting to borrow 5000
and to apply it in payment of the ex-
penses of the extension of the loan pre-
MUM on insurance and accrued inter-
est.
The President and Secretary we're
also authorized to join in the execution
of the papers necessary for extending
the loan five years.
At the meeting of May 3rd the funds
in sight and expected we're again insult
ficient to meet the current expenses and
the president and secretary were au-
thorized to borrow a sum not exceeding
$500 in anticipation of revenue. In pur-
suance of the authority thus given 5000
was borrowed on July 18th.
Your committee would further report
that deed to the Convention of the
church property at Sheridan has been
received and that a reconveyance to the
parish in the usual form has been au-
thorized.
There was laid before the meeting of
the committee, held June 2Sth, letter
from Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Secre-
tsry of the Liberal Congress of Religion,
inviting this Convention to become a
| mambar of the Conpraas nv tha INV