The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-20
UNIVERSALISIS ADJOURN.
SUCCESSFUL CONTENTION CAMEIO 4 CLOSE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
the Morufng Session-Reports Heard and Other Business sTransacted-A Me moriai Service in Honor of the Late President,
President.

| The sixty ninth annual session Of the 1 Universalist association of Connecticut
 came to close yesterday afternoon at the Church of the Messiah after a most successful convention The meeting
 yesterday morning was called to order
 about 93O o'clock by the president of the associat tion, Rev. Dr. Perkins, of
 Meriden. There were about 75 delegates to the convention present. The first
 business was the hearing of reports that were submitted to the committee
 on official reports Wednesday, Rev. MT. Hall of Danbury and Rev. MT. Dllling-
 ham of Bridgeport are the two mem
 bers of this committee and they made
 several recommendations. The most
 important of these was the recommen-
 dation that the states of Rhode Island
 and Connecticut be under one general
 state superintendent. This was sug-
 gested on account of the expense that
 was incurred in having superintend- ent in both states when one could do
 the work just as well. The matter was referred to the official board and it is very probable that they will accept the recommendation of the committee.
 A communication was received from New London from a number of Uni versalists that church could be established in that city About two years ago the Uni versalists started to locate there church site and since that time there has beenno more done in that direction. With the establishment of the big ship building plant in New London a very large number of Universalists have To- cated in the city, most of them having come from Maine and now they want to have a church in New London There is Unitarian church in New London ana the members of the convention do not want to conflict with any plans of that body so it was decided to table the matter until the national meeting of the former when it is expected. that they will favor the move on the part Of the Universities. The petition was signed by a number of prominent New London residents.
 After this communicat tion the cleo tion of officers took place and it result ed as follows: President, MT. Lincoln of Hartford; vice president, Rev. F. A
 
 Rev. E. M. Grant, of Stamford, and treasurer F. M Whittemore, of New Haven The following governing board was elected to serve one year-Mr. Lin ccln, Rev. MT Dillingham;, Rev. MT. Grant, J. M. Bates of Danbury, F. c. of Stafford and MT. Cooley of Hartford. The Rev. c. T. Hall of Dan bury, Rev. w. F. Dickerman of this city, and MT. Bacon of Middletown | were chosen as delegates to the na- tional convention to be held in Buffalo | for week beginning October IS.
 At il o'clock the regular meeting | ,ame to a conclusion and there was memorial service in commemoration ot | President Mckinley The service was an impressive one and two interesting addresses were heard. The first was by Rev. Dr. Fiske of Middletown and the other was by Rev, Dr. Dodge. Both speakers referred to the beautiful char ,cter of the late president and spoke of lis remarkab ble achievements. They 'eferred in brief to his life as a soldier md statesman and said that the man whom they were doing honor made one if the finest rulers the country has yer had. After the service dinner was erved by the Ladies' Aid society of the Church of the Messiah, and at 1;30 iclock there was a fine sermon by the Rev. Richmond Fiska of Middletown, whose subject was, 'The Enlargement if the Intellectual and Spiritual Life" lis sermon was a very strong one and vas fitting close to the convention It vas voted to hold the next annual meeting in Stafford and a vote of hanks was extended to the New Ha- en people by the visiting delegates for he kind way they were treated while ttending the convention in this city. The convention adjourned about 3 clock.