The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-29
UniVerSalists Choose Rev. E.
E. Margraf President
W.H.GLADDING TREASURER
Rec. G. c. Conner Heads Fellowship Com
mittee-lNext Convention Will Be
Held at Ludlow in September
of Next Year.

The 74th annual Uniyersalist eonven-
tion OF Nernonta nd the Province Of
Quebec closed this afternoon after
short session at 1880 o'clock for the
completion Of some unfinished business.
Following the short conference meeting
at $3.50 o'clock this morning, the annual
business meeting of the convention and
the election Of officers was held.
The election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows; President, Rev IL. E Marggraf,
North Hatley, p. O.; vice president, Rev
+. L. Leagitt, Bellows Falls; secretary
and superintendent, Rev. Thomas Strat-
ton, Rutland; treasurer, w. Fl. Gladding
Randolph. DR.. W. r. Rowland Of East
Corinth was elected TO the board Of
trustees to succeed C. H. slocum Of Nor
risville, whose term had expired Eel
lowship committee, Rev. G. G. Conner,
Barre Rev G, f. Fortier, St. AIbans,
Rev Otto s. Raspe, Morrisville; c. H.
Waterman, Chester; Alland G. Fay,
Barre.
The next annual meeting Of the con-
vention will be held at Ludlow the last
week in September of next year.
The following clerical and lay dele.
gates were elected to attend the ma
tional convention, which meets in Phila-
delphia in October Rev. J. n. Emery,
Rev r. III. CheeYer, Rev A. f. Walch,
Rev. Thomas Stratton, Rev Frances A.
Kimball, Rev Verdi NJ. Mack. Rev.
Charles F. Burroughs, Miss Mary Fos-
ter, Derby Line, Miss Lucy G. Calef,
Washington, Mrs. ]. n. Emery, Derby
Line. Mrs. A. Il. Walch, st. Johnsbury,
Ira C. Calef, Washington, Mrs. Thomas
Stratton, Rutland
The sum OF fifty dollars was raised in
the convention By subscription to send
to the industrial school at Camp Hill,
Alabama, to pay a boys scholarship at
the school for one year.
At the close Of the business meeting,
the Rev. T. p. Booth, ID. d., Of Chester
delivered a sermon on the subject, "The
Royal Invitation" This was followed
by communion service conducted by
the Rev. G. G. Conner.
Yesterday afternoon 10 take the place
Of the excursion to the quaTTies, which
had TO be cancelled as many of the dele
gates as wished were taken TO Goddard
seminary in automobiles 70 look over
the buildings, and at the church the
Kew J. W. 4AciAHNAlU ot A<A nUnifAtte
gnve an address on An Inference from
i Know That | Exist Mrs. T. A.
Williams OF Washington. d. G., treasurer
OF the Womans National Missionary as
sociatiou, also gave an address on the
work OF the association.
last evenings session was devoted to
an address by the Rev. Lyman Ward
principal Of the industrial school az
Camp Hill, Ala, and also an address
by the Rev A. +. Walch Of 81. Johns
bury on 'eThe Crisis in the Church" At
2:30 o'clock this afternoon the 18th an
nual convention Of the Woman's Mis-
sionary society Of Vermont and the
Province Of Quebec was called to order
by the president, Mrs Alice J. Allen Of
Waterloo. p O., and will continue this
afternoon and evening, when the final
adjournment Of the convention will
take place.
Thursday Evening.
7:30-Closing conference ...,....,.
Rev. Otto S. Raspe, Morrisville
7,45-Address ........ Rev. J. Ed
ward Wright, D. D., Montpelier
s.... Rev. T. A. Bisbee,
Closing sermon ............