The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-08
SATURDAY, MAY 8.
EDITORIAL.


Inc w. y. a. az Annual meeting OF
Inlauelpnla' the Woman's Centen-
airy Association, u 1 der which name and
style exists the National Missionary s o.
ciety of the women of the Univers alist
Chu rch, will be held 10 the Church of
the Messiah. Philadelphia, May 1920.
Preparations have been made for an in
teresting and profitable session and
without doubt the attendance from
Pennsylvania. New York, aud Connect
cut will be fully up to the expectations
of the occasion. The local attendance
is also sure to be large as the Philadel-
phia pastors have thorou chilly adver-
tised the meetings. 1t would be greatly
to the advantage of our general cause
IL this twenty-s xth annual meeting
could summon a representative gath.
ering from all the States in which
the organization has friends and work
ere. But considering the times, this can
hardly be expected. We may be sure.
however, that in it's deliberations and in
the plans which it may propose for flu
ture work, and the impulse that it
will give to the workers in the vario US
States, the Philadelphia assembly will
represent the thought and sympathies
of our general church, irrespective of
state lines or local surroundings. In its
missionary work on the Pacific coast
and the employment of salaried mis-
sionary, the w. G. A. appeals to our
Western constituency and deserves an
earnest and hearty support from all who
are interested in the forward move
ments Of our church. The appeal of the
hour is Help those women who labor so
earnestly in the Gospel field"
500
The UNIvERSALIST Is
The Philadelphia able to print in ad-
Program vance of the meeting
an outline of the program which will be
followed at Philadelphia.
Tuesday evening, May 10th, Mrs. S. A.
Russell, President of the Philadelphia
Mission Circle, will tender a reception to
the officers of the National Association
at her residence, 1434 North 18th street
from to 10 o'clock. All delegates. resi-
dent or visiting Universalists, or those
friendly to the cause, are cordially in
vited to be present.
Wednesday morning, May 10Th, the
first public meeting will be held. Mrs.
Russell will give the address OF welcome.
and Mrs. G. A. Quinby, President of tbs
w. q. A., will respond. The report of
the Recording Secretary. Mrs. Henry A.
Manning. of Chicago. will be read, fol-
lowed by general discussion. Wednes-
day P. M. the services will be introduced
by Bible reading from Mrs. M. A.
Adams, of Massachusetts. followed by
the report of the Corresponding Secre-
tary and the Treasurer. Following, these
reports, general discussion on the RE
ports and Methods of Work." led by
Florence Kollock Croker, Troy, N. Y.
Wednesday evening the annual ad
dress will be delivered by Mrs. Quinby,
followed by addresses on special topics.
by Miss Pearce of New York, DR.. Adams
of Brooklyn, Mrs. Croker. Mrs. Libby
and the Philadelphia pastors.
Thursday morning, after devotional
exercises, an address THE Business in
Hand" by Mrs. Sherwood. of the District
of Columbia, Finances" Mrs. M. M.
Dean, followed by general discussion,
led by Mrs. Esther Allen Jobes from the
State of Washington.
Thursday P. NJ will be the closing ses-
sion, devoted to reports of committees.
election of officers and unfinished bust
ness. The Association will adjourn
about o'clock Thursday P. M.
500
IT is not Christian to
The Convict Ed exult over the misfor-
itor of Chicago. tune of others or 70
rejoice in their sufferings. no matter how
we'll deserved may be the punishment
they are called to undergo. Not in any
spirit Of undue exultation do we refer to
the fact that the prison doors OF Joliet
have at last closed upon Joseph R. Dun
lap, the editor and proprietor of the Chi.
cago Dispatch. who was convicted some
fourteen months ago in the Federal
Court, Judge Grosscup presiding, for
sending obscene matter through the
mails. Dunlap was convicted on partic-
ular offenses ofthis character. but in ad.
dition to the obsenity of his advertising
columns, his paper was vicious black.
mailing organ OF the worst character, a
foul disgrace to Chicago journalism,
pandering to all kinds of evil and max
ing capital out of the worst elements of
human nature. twas this now convict
editor who published in his columns the
atrocious attack on the family Of the
late DIR. Ryder. a vile and utterly I'M