The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-13
UNIVERSAlST HISTORY
Told Last Night Per Stereop-
ticon at Final Sessionof
Convention.

The afternoon session of the UNIVERSAL
list Convention opened yesterday at half
past one in the Church of the Good Shep-
iserd, Ivy place and Summit avecue, will
the usual convention business and election
Of officers. As in the case of the Young
Peoples meeting in the morning, all the
stand: Mr.. C. c. Blauvelt. president; DR..
H. 3. Bowles. vice president; the Rev.
Edward G. Mason, secretary, and Mr..
George r. Hough, treasurer.
The following resolution. to be sent to
the Genera Convention in Boston next
week, was adopted-"Believing that one
of the great needs of our church is a
better system of ecclesiastical governs
ment, we wish to express our commenda-
ton of the plan adopted at Chicago for
the appointment of a general superintend-
ent, and to urge its continuance, with the
exception that we would recommend h
the general superintendent be given great
err power, both temporal and spiritual,
and that the name Of general superin-
tendent be discarded for the more digni-
fed and ecclesiastical designation Of
Bishop"
II HGN- I1tIlI$ Il. EluSCs VI -
Mr.. Herbert P. Gleason. of Newark, and
Mrs. A. j. Newbury, of this city, were
appointed delegates to the General Con-
vention in Boston next week.
AS this concluded the afternoons BUSH
ness, the meeting adjourned to listen to
an address on Evolution of the God
Idea," by the Rev. Samuel /. Hickey of
Arlington, who gave an able sermon on
the growth or education of the idea Of
God, from the old dark age conception
of an Awfu Magistrate Far Removed
from the People, to the coming of Christ,
when all was love, and the present con-
ception of God as a loving Father.
A short discussion followed the address
after which supper was served by the
ladies of the church in the basement.
The evening session comprised an Illus
trated lecture on Chapters from the
Life of John Murray by the Rev Thos.
F. Butler, Of Philadelphia Mr.. Butler
gave an interesting talk, throwing upon
the canvas, per st~ereopticon, as mention
ed, the various scenes of interest in John
Murray's life.
The home OF Murray's childhood, the
church where he was christened, the
Cathedral at winchester. the River
Thames, Gravesend, the spot where Muir
ray was carried away up the river, near
Bristol; the Murray Home at Cork, Blair
ney Castle, John Wesley, Whitfield. Ok
ford University, Windsor Castle, Temple
Bar. Abbey, Highgate Pris-
on and a number of other persons and
places Of note in the history of the Uni
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lea, were thrown with quick rapidly up
on the canvas.
Then came the story of Mnrray's life
on this side OF the Ocean, his meeting
with Thomas Potter at Cedar Creek, the
establishing Of the first Universaiist
church in America at that point, with
photos of the church and Of the Potter
Homestead.
There were also pictures shown OF Fed
Grafton Hall. in Boston; Carpenters Hail,
Philadelphia, and the old Independence
Bell. with portraits of Washington and
Franklin. An interesting photo OF the
first Un~iyersalist Church established in
Philadelphia, now used as a Jewish Syn
agogue. was shown, and the church which
now stands in memory of Thomas Potter
and Universalism, as well as the original
edifce. now in possession of the Method
lists at Good Luck, but which they are
willing to sell for $500, and which It Is
likely the Universalists will buy.
The lecturer concluded with a number
of views of Murray Grove and the sur
rounding country. Thus ended the fifty
fifth annual convention of the New Jer-
sey U-niversalists.