The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-16


half an hour usually"
Some Outside Work the Juniors Can
Do" by Miss Anna Waterhouse, Racine.
Let the children visit and read or sing
to old people. Let them send flowers in
summer and picture puzzles and scrap
books in winter to hospitals"
EVENING.
The evening meeting was commenced
at 7:l5 with a song service; at 7.30, a
platform meeting on practical Chris
tianity" was held. The following papers
were given: "Christian Citizenship"
by Rev. G. w. E. Gossow, of Oshkosh.
The best citizenship will not be found
until we have legal citizenesses as we'll
as citizens. Every man and woman
ought to know something of political
economy and social science. Why do we
speak Of Christian citizenship? Because
religion bears on all sides of life. Osris-
tian citizenship is higher than any
other. 1t is based on Christ"
applied Christianity" by Rev. W. j.
Herbener. Stoughton. "Let us not be
content with listening and talking about
religion. but look out into the world and
see what it needs. Then let us do what
we can for the uplifting of humanity.
Establish kindergartens for the training
of children"
christianity and the Temperance
Cause" by Rev. Nellie M. Opdale, Ra-
cine. "The man who defiles his body is
not Christian to the extent that he
does SO. So also he that puts the cup
to his brothers lips. Christianity is the
mother of the temperance reform. 1t is
not enough to abstain ones self. Each is
his brothers keeper. We should use our
influence and our votes to help Danish
the curse of intemperance and it's cause
from our land"
1.-THE Work Before U.s." by Rev. F. f,
Eddy, Neenah. THE work of our
church. comparatively speaking, is new.
Our field for work is broad one. In
how few of the cities. towns and ham.
let's OF this country is the liberal faith
preached How many there are who
have never heard of it. We who have
had 80 great Gospel revealed to us
must needs bestir ourselves to reveal it
to others. There is much chance for
missionary work in our State"
"The Missionary Work of the Y. p
G. U, by Rev. g. Grier. Racine. 1.-THE
missionary spirit is characteristic of the
Y. P. @. U. Christianity is unselfsh-
ness. man cannot be Christian by
himself. The Y. P. c. U. does not stand
opposed to orthodoxy. 1t is not to
spread the Universalist denomination,
but the Universalist faith. We grow
by doing. Our work in the South has not
only helped to spread our faith there
but it has strengthened u.s."
SATURDAY. JAM.
AT $50 devotional meeting was led
by Miss Lettuce Annis. The topic was.
What can we Take Home from the
Convention?" 1t was a most inspiring
meeting. The spirit of devotion which
was manifest ia indescribable. Several
young people who had never before had
tue courage to speak in their home
meeting were 30 touched by the inspira-
ton of the hour that they arose and
added their word and expressed de
termination to henceforth speak in
their local meetings.
At 9:45 reports were given of local
Unions by the delegates. A paper on
Coward and Two Cents a Week for
Missions; Why We Should Support
Them" was read by Miss Lottie Boyce,
of Lodi. We need Coward" for the
help it gives US. Coward" needs our
subscriptions. Lot us then support it
Loyalty. The Y. P. G. u. has built a
church at Hartman. 1t is now working
for the church at Atlanta; $1,000. and
more if possible, has been pledged to
the General Convention. Where is the
money coming from to carry on this
work? From the Two Cent a Week,
mission envelopes, taken by loyal
Unioners all over the land. Let US urge
their support 10 our local Unions"
Something of the work. and some Incl
dents of the Jersey City '96 Convention
were discussed by Mrs. Opdale and
others who had attended.
At Has all Joined hands and sang
GOD be With YOU" Rev. Mr.. Grier
offered prayer and the Mizpah benedic-
ton was spoken. Thus closed the larg
esr and best Y. P. @. U. Convention yet
held in Wisconsin. The following are
some of the resolutions adopted:
We, the Young People of the Uniyer-
salist Church of the State of Wisconsin, in
Convention assembled, do hereby offer the
following resolutions:
FIRST, That, God helping us, we will
consecIate our lives anew to Christ and
his church as the truth is revealed to us.
Thankful that it has been our privilege
to meet with one who bravely laid his life
upon the altar of Universalism we would
that the influence of the meeting may re-
main with us as an inspiration and sane
tifying benediction.
We extend to the Christians of Armenia
our fraternal sympathy in their sore Attic
tionS, eondemning the inactivity of those
in power who might succor them: to the
patriots of Cuba we express our sympathy
as free Americans, appreciating their grie-
vouS situation and implorng the aid of
God in their righteous cause and that we |
request the United States Cover nment to
recognize the delinquency of Cuba.