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UN|vERSALISTS.
Biennial Session of the Cen
eral Convention to Be
Ie in Boston.
THE THREE DAYS PROGRAMME
interesting Papers by Distin-
guished Prelates-Among
the Churches.
THE THREE DAYS PROGRAMME

inclusive. One of the officers does not
put 1t too strongly when he calls it the
most important session since that of the
centennial year. which occurred in 1870
and was held in Gloucester.
The convention proper will be preceded
by a ministers meeting opening on Thurs
day morning, October IS, with an address
by the Rev. i. p. C~oddington, of Roches-
ter, NJ T., upon How May the Ministers
Of the universalist Church be Of Most
Service to Each Other?'' IN the afternoon
of the same day, the Rev. DR.. E. G..
Sweetser, Of Philadelphia, will lead in a
discussion upon 1.-THE Local Church In Its
Relation to the General Church" Thurs
day evening, the general theme will be,
Some of Our Mistakes and How to Cor
rect Them" led by the Rev. ]. F. Albion,
of Maiden. Mass. Friday morning, the
Rev. W. c. Selleck. of Providence, r. l.,
viii read a paper upon THE Immediate
O-pportunity-the Immediate Duty" FRI
day afternoon, the theme will be, 'The
Origin and the Meaning Of the Chicago
Covenant being really a discussion of
the ministers relations and responsibility
to the church. and to be led by the Rev.
c. Ellwood Nash, D. D., President OF
Lombard University. Galesburg, Ill. These
meetings will be for ministers alone and
open t5 all the ministers In the univer-
salist Church. The discussions following
the leading papers will be under the FIVE
minute rule.
At the same time that the Ministers
meeting is in session on Thursday even
ing, the Universalist Club of Boston, will
hold its annual reception and ladies'
night, at Hotel Vendome. The Governor
Of Massachusetts. the Mayor of Boston,
the Rev. George A. Gordon, of the Old
South Congregationalist Church, and
prominent visiting clergymen of the
Universalist Church will be among the
speakers.
The convention proper as well as the
Ministers Meeting will be held in the
Columbus Avenue Universalist Church,
corner of Clarendon street. and win open
on Friday evening, october 20, with a
communion service, celebrated by the
Rev. DR., Stephen II. Robin. pastor Of
the church. and the Rev. DR.. F. ".
Hamilton, OF Roxhury. The sermon will
be delivered by the Rev. Dr.. E. H. Capen,
President Of Tufts College.
The convention will be formally organ
ized on Saturday morning, the President,
Mr.. Charles l.. Hutchinson. Of Chicago.
presiding. Mr.. Hutchinson is q w~ell-known
business man of Chicago. q trustee of
Chicago University. President Of the
Qrphan Asylum, President Of the Corn
Exchange National Bank. and for a long
time a member and officer In the Stock
Exchange. AT the Saturday morning
meeting of the convention. reports will
be read by the General Secretary, the
Rev. DR.. G. L. Demarest, Of Manchester.
N. H. an active clergyman of 81 years,
who has served as Secretary of the con-
yention for twenty-five consecutive years,
and is expected to be at his post at this
session of the convention; by the treas
urer. Mr.. Frank w. Wise, Of Boston. and
for the Board Of Trustees, by the sec
retarv. These reports will be followed by
the appointment of session committees
On Saturday afternoon and evening
there will be no regular sessions OF the
Convention, but the time will be given ur
TO committee work. while an opportunity
will be afforded visitors and delegates te
visit local points of interest. As the dele
gates come from all over the United
States n Canada, they will no doubt
gladly avail themselves of the privilege
On Sunday morning, the Convention as
such will nave no session nor services OF
any kind, but the visiting clergymen Of
the Universaist Church win occupy vari-
Gus pulpits in and around Boston.
The occasional sermon of the Conven.
tion will be preached at the Columbus
Avenue Church on Sunday afternoon, by
the Rev. A. J.. Garfield. D. D.. pastor OF
ST. sPaul's Church, Chicago. On Sunday
evening. a mass meeting will be held il
Music Hall. Governor Walcott and May.
or Quincy rave been invited to make ad,
dresses of wecome. Mr.. Hutchinson vii
preside, and the devotional exercises viii
be conducted by the Rev. Henry Blanch,
ard. of Portland, Me. The music win bt
furnished by combined choirs of so
voices from the Universalist churches O.
the city and suburbs. Other addresse.
will be made by the Rev. DIR. Charles H
Eaton. of the Church of the Divine Pa
fernity, New York; the Rev. DIR. w. S
Grove, of New York; and the Rev. DR.
Marion D, Shutter of Minneapolis.
Monday morning the convention begin.
its serious business at 10 A. NJ, precede,
by a devotional service at 9 A. M. It viii
hold two sessions daily, and each evening
there win be mass meetings in the Col
umbus Avenue Church. Monday after
noon reports will be read from the Gen
eral Superintendent. Rev. I. M. Atwood
D. D.. the Southern Missionary; Rev. O
II. shinn. D. D.. and the Financial Sec
Rotary, Rev. George L. Perrin, d. D.
Monday evening will be in~ter-denomIna
tional night. when addresses Will be mad,
BY prominent clergymen OF three differ
ent churches; DR.. Edward Everett Hal
will speak for the Unitarians. DR.. Ed
win G. Bolles Of Melrose for the Uniyer
~salists. and probably DR.. Mackenzie o
Cambridge for the Congregationausts
While the Attorney General Of Mass
achusetts. Hon. Hosea M. Knowlton, vii
preside.
On Tuesday, the usual sessions Of tn
convention viii be held morning and al
ternoon. while Tuesday evening, anothe
mass meeting will be held in the interes
Of what is known to Universalists a
their forward Movement" Rev. Dl
Perrin Of Boston will preside, n give
brief address. Other addresses will b
made by the Rev. DR.. C. Ellwood Nash
of Illinois, Rev. Carl +. Henry OF Cleve
land, Ohio. the Rev. DIR. Henry I. Cush
man Of Providence, and the Rev. Charlie
Conklin of Springfield.
On Wednesday morning, one hour 0
the convention Will be devoted to discuss
ing the needs Of the West, when ad
dresses will be made BY the Rev. r. F