The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-24
|OFFICERS NAMED
BY UNIYERSALISIS
NOMINEES FOR NATIONAL OFF,
GERS WILL BE VOTED ON TODAY.
Rev. E. M. Atwood, for Seven Years
General superintendent, is Slated for
Secretary, and Rev. q. Il. Demarest,
4 for Forty Years the General Secre-
tary, Is Made Secretary Emeritus.
/, Yesterdays late proceedings Of the UNIVERSAL
lists on page 10.

! Yesterdays late proceedings Of the UNIVERSAL
lists on page 10.
Joseph L. Sweet of New Hampshire,
chairman of the committee on elections,
this morning reported the following list
of nominees for the national organiza-
tion of the Universalists
President-Frank P. Bennett, Massa-
chusetts.
Vice President-George B. Wells,
Pennsylvania.
secretary-Rev. I. NJ. Atwood, DID,,
New York. ...
Treasurer w. Wise, Massachu
setts. ,a
Trustees for Four Years-Governor
w. Rugg, DID,, Rhode Island; Rev.
w. f. Belts, New York; G. L. Hutch
inson, Illinois,; Louis Amin Ames, New
York.
Preacher of Occasional Sermon-Rev.
L. S. McCollester, DID,, Michigan.
Place of meeting, 1907, Church Of
Restoration, Philadelphia.
The presentation of the nominations
was the event of today's session
in the Church Of the Redeemer:
The report was made special order OF
business for o'clock this afternoon
at which time there is little doubt but
that the committee nominations will be
ratified by the ballots of the general
convention. ..- .l< ..j. -
Rev. I. M. Atwood, the general super,
intendent of the national organization
for seven years past, is now slated fol
secretary. This is at his own request
Because of his advanced years, the ex
! tensive travelling and arduous duties OF
the office have weighed heavily upon
| him.. The committee could not decide
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| tendency in DR.. Atwood's place., anG
consequently decided to leave the place
open and let the convention make ,its
own nomination. s, -.rs 49,.
Immediately on receiving the report
! Of the committee on elections, on mo
ton Of Rev. George E. Cunningham Of
Missouri, tie venerabl Rev. G. L. De
marest of New Hampshire, SO years O.
age, and for forty years past the gen
| eral secretary, was made secretary
emeritus, at compensation to be late:
fixed by the board of trustees.
Only one paper was delivered at tn
session. this morning. Professor Ly
man Ward, principal of the Southern
told Of the work Of his i sc hoo
and general conditions in the south. H
said he came before the convention il
behalf Of 415,833 white men about tn
age of Fl in the south, who can neithe
read nor write and to whom the Bibl
is sealed book; and in behalf of wei
nigh $4,000 white women of a like age
who are equally illiterate. \ He the1
gave brief history of the school whic
he directs. The speaker reviewed tn
period of reconstruction.
The rest of the morning session, fol
lowing this paper, was taken up will
fve-minute discussions Of financia
problems confronting the various indi
vidual parishes, the general opinion
being that the church membership wa
doing it's full duty IN this line.
This evening there is to be a mas
meeting at the Church of the Re
deemer at which Rev. William H. Nc
I Glaufin of Minnesota will preside. Tn
theme will be t'The Expansion of Uni
versalist Thought and Institutions. I
will be discussed as follows: 't Expan
sion; Why7" Rev. T. M. Atwood, DID
New York. "Expansion; To Whom9
Rev. c.. Elwood Nash, Massachusetts:
Expansion; How9' Rev. Charlie
Conklin, DID,. Massachusetts. Tomo1
row morning there will be devotions
meeting as usual from 9 to 10, follow
ing which will be held the final bus
ness session of the convention.