Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
Attacks Old Individualism.

Rev l.. NJ. Powers of Massa chusetts
closed the evening with an address full
of humor and yet earnest. It was an
attack on the old individualism which is
purely selfish, and plea for the true
individualism which works in collective
ways for the good of all
Religion he said. els the devotion of
one to all. in order that all may realize
the highest life
He advocated greater attention to mat
tiers of public health.
Cont agious diseases. it was added
ARE scorpion whips of the Almighty COM
polling men to live together. OF tn So
O0O.OO people in this country, 100000
n i'll die Of tube rculosis and S,OUOOOO more
Of pneumonia. Most of these could be
saved II our government did as much for
the health of men as it does today for
hogs and cattle. l favor the work of
the Agricultural Department. I want to
see il extended to include men,
A conservation service was held at $50
O clock yesterday afternoon and commun-
ion at o'clock, when the delegates eX-
pressed their loyalty to the Universalist
Church.
Those who made responses for the vari-
Gus state delegations were: Harry r.
Childs, president of the Y. 2. c. L.; Miss
Marie Schaefer. Arkansas; Frederic A.
Atwood, District of Columbia; Rev
Charles Hall, Florida: Rev. c. D,
Ellenwood Georgia: Miss Beatrice
Trench. Illinois: Miss Florence French,
Maine: Albert Austin Ballou. Aiassachu-
sets: Miss Mary F. Jennings. Michigan;
Charles b. Beary, Minnesota; Henry Ste
vens, New Hampshire: Rev. G. Ash.
worth, New Jersey: Owe {. ,parri, New
York; Miss Almeda Phillips. Ohio; Miss
Nellie Looms. Pennsylvania; Miss An
ME Brooks, Rhode Island: Harry Hale,
Wisconsin. and Lee ID. Merrill, repre-
senting the union at large.
At Communion Service.
Rev Mr. Van Schaick. assisted by Rev.
F. D. Fleetwood. H. A. Horsey. Miss Ma
RE Milton and Miss NJ Schaefer officlated
at the communion service. Immediately
after this ceremony the following banner
awards were announced:
For state having the largest delegation
outside of state in which the convention is
eld-Massachusetts. sixty-one delegates.
For state contributing the largest
amount to missions. according to member
ship-Michigan, with an average of $40
a member.
For. local union contributing the largest
amount to missions in proportion to it's
membership-Church of Redeemer. Mime
apolis Mimi, with an average of S3.57 a
member.
For local union contributing the largest
amount to missions irrespective Of men,
bership-Detroit $166.33
For state showing the largest increase
in membership-Kansas. 81 per cent.
For local union having the largest num-
Der of members join the church during
tine year-Danbury. Conn, sixteen.
Rev. Mr.. Van Schaick conducted the
service of worship at IL o'clock yester-
day morning. Rev. w. J. Taylor of
Maine read the Scripture and Rev. Atha-
liza L. ]. Irwin of Arkansas offered
prayer
The occasional sermon was preached by
Rev. John Coleman Adams tf Connecti-
cut.
''The Great Success was his subject
He chose his text from Romans viii 81
IF God be for us who can be against
u.s.
1.-The one supreme discovery of human
life" Dr. Adams said. 'is the recognition
of the power outside ourselves in this
universe with which we have to reckon.
Every one of us awakens some time
or other to the consciousness that he is
l,r. irL he IoA not