The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-17
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, THIRD DAY, SATURDAY, JULY 10.

Michigan, the son of our blind Chap
lain of the House of Representatives.
His topic was, "Jesus our Leader"
The meeting was held somewhat
earlier than others, and the half hour
was crowded with prayer and praise.
At 9 o'clock the presidents gavel
fell with the words, "the Convention
will come quickly to order" Presi-
dent Felt announced the beginning
of the last day of Detroit '97." DIR.
H. L. Garfield, of Ohio, repeated the
xix psalm and offered prayer.
The Accredited Delegates:
The Committee on Credentials
made final report. TIE Conven-
ton was composed of 30S accredited
delegates; twenty-five states we're rep
resented, one district and one prov
ince, Ontario; twenty-five state Off
GERS and seven National officers were
present during the session. Massa-
chusetts led the delegation in num-
Der, GO being present from that State.
Ohio came next in order with 43; Hi
nois had 81; New York 33. The
other figures of the attendance will
be given hereafter.
Report of Recommendations Committee
Continued.
Leslie Moore, secretary of the
Committee on Reports, continued the
report of that committee, presenting
only part Of an elaborate docu-
ment. We give the report in full as
amended. 1t was voted to adopt Sec
ton by section.
The first paragraph of the report
was adopted without discussion.
The second paragraph was amend
ed by the insertion of the clause relat-
ing to the medallion of Dr. Thomas
j. Sawyer.
The third paragraph, relating to
the style of flag and its color, was
adopted after some Indifferent dis
cussion.
The fourth paragraph was adopt
ed.
The fifth paragraph was also adopt
ed.
The Atlanta Church.
The sixth paragraph relating to
the Atlanta church gave rise to quite
an animated debate. The Conven-
ton revealed from the first of the
discussion decided sympathy with
the Atlanta enterprise and the con-
tinuance of the present policy rela-
ting to the Southern church and
missionary work. The paragraph as
amended is in the regular report,
which is printed in full. The Allan
ia church numbers nearly every dele
gate as among its friends.
General Convention.
The seventh section relating to the
General Convention was not read in
order, but was finally adopted as it
appears in the report In the dis
cussion which followed the consider
alton of this section, DIR. Nash voiced
the general feeling that there need
be no conflict between the two bodies,
and that the National Union and the
local Y. P. G. U. are all part of our
general church and the members
loyal and true to the General Con-
vention and its work.
The Universalists and Unitarians.
The eighth paragraph is published
as amended from the floor of the
Convention by Rev. E. G. Ma son, of
New Jersey. AS the paragraph or
iginally came from the committee,
it recommended that the Young
Peoples organization of the two
| churches meet at the same time and
place each year for the transaction of
business, and that during.the annual
session, one mass meeting be held in
which representatives of both parties
take part. This proposition gave
rise to long continued and at times
heated discussion, and various mo-
tions and amendments, resulting in
a general confusion in which parlia-
mentary rules were violated dozens
of times until nobody scould say
where the Convention was sat"
President Felt maintained calm
and judicious demeanor, although
evidently sorely tried and at times
perplexed, but he endeavored in all
kindness to meet the conflicting
wishes expressed upon the floor.
The Debate.
DR.. Shinn saw no necessity for the
action proposed. "We can meet the
Unitarians in a fraternal and social
way. We have our own business and
work. He alluded to several states
in which there had been an attempted
union of the two denomin atoms in
these general meetings with democrat
izing results. Rev. f. l.. Masseck,