Evening star., 1903-10-23
j. N. Atwood, D. D.,
Gefecal superintcndent.

struggling ministers on the frontier to help
themselves. l shall lift up my voice and
use my pen to kin this old habit of pauper-
izing parishes We must build up a large
loan fund"
The following committees were appointed
at this mornings session:
Elections-Rev. Hannah J. Powell, of
Maine, chairman; Mrs. NJ. ID. Shutter of
Minnesota, Mrs. Thomas Stratton of New
Jersey, Mrs. J. G. Cobb of Connecticut
New business-Mrs. Annie w. Comins OF
Massachusetts, chairman Mrs. G. J. Heirn
OF Of Indiana, Mrs. 7. a; Williams of the
province Of Quebec; Miss Fannie w.
Holmes of Minnesota.
special Subjects-Mrs. n. NJ. Stonder of
Indiana, chairman; Mrs. Harry Holden of
Connecticut, Rev. Alice X. Wright, New
York; Miss Clara Woodman of New Hamp-
shire.
Resolutions-Mrs. S. A. Russell Of Penn
Sylvania chairman: Rev Effie K. Jones OF
Mrs. Newberry of North Carolina and Mrs
Sargent of Maine.
Auditing commttee-Mrs. NJ. M. Dean
and Mrs l. G. Petrey both of this city.
The officers of the centenary will be elect
ed at this afternoons session for terms of
two years.
This afternoon addresses We're made by
the Rev. Augusta j. Chaplin of New York.
Miss Emma Foster of Massachusetts and
the Rev. Nellie Opdale of Maine.
The Universalsts convention itself will
open tonight. senator WdSnDuTHe VIII pre-
side and DIR. Joseph *. Mason of Chicago
will preach the communion sermon. He
will be assisted in administering the sacra-
ment by the Rev. John Coleman Adams.
D. D. of Connecticut, Rev. John Murray
Atwood of Maine. Rev. Levi NJ. Powers
and Rev. II. P. Morrell of New York.
Program for Tomorrow
At the conclusion of a praise service to-
morrow morning the address of welcome
f,. dali n the delee9 nv Mr.
Sidney Perham and will be followed by the
regular business session. In the evening a
reunion and banquet of the alumni of the
Canton Theological School will be held.
A mass meeting will be held Sunday even
ing at 7:45 o'clock, at which Rev. Flint M
BiSSell of Massachusetts Will denver the
Sessions will be held Monday morning.
afternoon and evening. According to the
program the convention will close with
Wednesday mornings session.
Last Nights Meeting.
The Universalist ministers continued their
sessions last night at the Church OF Our
Father, 18th and L streets northwest. Two
of the three speakers failed to appear, and
no message was received assigning rea-
SON. DR.. McGlaunin of Atlanta, Ca, de-
| tvered an address upon 1.-The Making of
| the Minister by the Home" 1t follows in
| part: $500
| tbe school the church-these three, and the
greatest of these three is-you may talk of
| That and disagree-but the first of these is
| the home-first on our program tonight,
first on our pilgrimage of life.
"And love without jealousy and strength
without tyranny in the home have been in
fluencing the sons and daughters to the
aitruistic endeaVorS of saving the world.
s"The boarding house and the hotel may
have a choicer menu, but it is in the home
that the Lord chooses to spread the table
of spiritual bounties-love, joy. peace, gen.
tleness. -meellness, faith, temperance.
Influence of Mother.
"Of all the factors of home which may
turn a young life in the direction of the
ministry such as the books that are read
there the music which is sung, the pleas
ures indulged, the stories told, the habits
of church and Sunday school attendance,
the fathers advice, the word and way of
the pastor when in the home not one is
equal perhaps all are not equal, to the
power welded by the mother If she will.
How frail how helpless is her child at the
beginning! How slowly ii natures! In the
animal world it is otherwise. The insects
| the fishes are ushered into being with
ability to in great measure care for them
selves at once. There has been preparation
and propagation, but no parentage Is
needed The f1edgling in the nest requires
| to be fed a few weeks the quadruped
! few months. But the child at best demands
| a mothers Watch-care Tor years on years
| Because God could not do all things He
made mothers to help Him. says Gen. Wal
| lace. When God would produce a. great
man He first calls for a great mother"
Other Addresses.
President Nash Of Lombard University
and l. N Atwood. DID,, general superin-
| terdent of the Universalist Church, were
called upon by the audience and responded
| with stirring addresses.
DIR. Nash called attention to the lack OF
material theological schools. For the
church, said he. "this is a matter of life
| and death. 1t Is not a subject for mere
academic discussion 1t is something to
arouse alarm in our hearts. Where are the
ministers to come from to fill our pulpits?
Law, business. science are taking our