The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-10-30
GENERAL CONVENTION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
rgIRTY-sEcoND ANNUAL REPORT.

in Session:
The Board deemed it necessary, under
its constitutional powers. again to ad-
vance the time of meeting OF the con-
veution. in order ITO secure somewhat
longer session and better opportunity
for consideration of the work and needs
of the conventions" and the session was
therefore duly called for the afternoon
of this day. The Rev. DIR. Garfield hav-
ing resigned the position OF preacher Oh
the Occasional Sermon, to which ne was
elected by the Meriden Convention, the
Rev. Arthur g. Rogers, DID,, OF Pennsyi-
vania, was appointed by the Board In
his stead.
CONFERENCES.
In our Report for 1896, it was stated
that five District Conferences had been
provided for. The proposed Pacific Coast
Conference was not held however, the
great distances between the parishes be-
ing deemed unfavorable to success. But
the other four proposed conferences met
severally at Portland, Me-, at Syracuse
NY. and at Oak Park, ILL.,, October 20
%, 1896, and at Atlanta, Ga, October
22-25. The substance of the Report OF
the Board of Trustees for 1896 was read
at each gathering. and also published In
the denominationsl papers,; and the
report was issued. as usual, in pamphlet
form, for distribution among the repre-
sentatives at the Meriden session, and
clergymen and laymen interested IN the
work Of the General Convention. An
abstract was also issued in an edition Oh
$4,000 copies, for circulation among the
families of the church. The hnanciai
statement is herewith republished.
THE BOARD.
Three meetings have been held: One
in January, one in May, and one in the
present month, all in the City of New
York.
The committees have remained un-
changed: On Scholarships, Messre.
Sweetser, Demarest. Perham. Adams,
Taylor; of Fellowship. Messrs. Gunni-
son, Adams, Fowler; of Finance. Messre.
Joy, Manning, Taylor; of Ways and
Means, Messre. Demarest, Joy, Manning;
on Missions, Messrs. Rugg. Sweetser
Demarest, Perham. Nash; on lnforma-
ton, Messrs. Adams, Gunnison, Man
ming; Auditing, Messrs. Manning, Taylor
Fowler.
The term of the following Trustees.
together with that Of the Secretary and
Treasurer, expires with the present SEES
sion; Messrs. Joy. Perham. Rugg, Taylor
and Manning.
FELLOWSHIP.
The action of the Committee OF Eel
lowship, whose jurisdiction embraces
only such territory as is not covered by
the State Conventions, is thus reported:
l. Letters of License approved or re-
newed-Mr. Harry L. Veazey. of Tenn
essee; Prof. Richard NJ Smith, of Vir-
ginia.
.. Letter of Transfer grauted-Rev.
Charles P. Hall, of Danbury, to Con-
necticut Convention.
3. Letters of Transfer accepted and
Direct Fellowship granted-Rev. Russell
P.Ambler, of Florida, from Massachu-
sets; Rev. Henry N. Conden, of the
District of Columbia, from Michigan.
4. Ordaining Councils called, ordina-
ton celebrated, fellowship conferred
and certificates issued, in the cases of
Rev. Harry L. Veazey of Tennessee,
and Rev. Richard NJ. Smith, Phi. d.. of
Virginia.
The following clergymen have died
during the year; Thomas Ballinger, of
Iowa; Elihu Canaday, of Missouri; Har-
rison Closson, of New Hampshire; Sam
uel A. Davis, OF Connecticut: Lee II.
Fisher, of New York; George T. Fland-
ers. DID,, of Massachusetts,; Benjamin
F. Foster, of Indiana; Charles A. Garst,
of California; Elmer Hewitt, of Massa-
chusetts; John Hilton, of Illinois; Steph-
en- Hull, of Missouri; Ferdinand T.
Lathe. of Indiana; William E. Manley,
of Colorado; Barton f. Rogers, Of Wis
cousin; Benjamin K. Russ, of New
Hampshire; Benton Smith, of Massa-
chusetts; w. Franklin Smith, of Colo.
RADIO; William A. Start. of Massachu
sets; David I. Stevens. of Maine; Will
lam A. Stickney, of Connecticut; Nicho-
las Vaughan. of Indiana; Henry d. L.
Webster, of Illinois; Robert Woodin, of
Michigan; in all %; together with Abiel
Morrison, of Oregon, and John Wills, of
Massachusetts,, said to have passed away
several years since.
The death-roll for the year exceeds
in number that of any other year of the
last twenty-one. probably Of the history
of the convention. More than one-half,
however, had been disabled for active
service for some time before their de-
cease. Ten licenses have expired; nine
names have been dropped of clergymen
engrossed with secular pursuits; three
clergymen have passed over to churches
Of other names: showing loss Of Al
names. Three clergYmen ordained in
other churches have sought our fellow
ship, and &c licenses have been granted
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