Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-02

Superintendent Of Tniyersaiist Churches for
Pennsylvania.
time an inouiring soul takes clear state-
ment of the fatherhOod of God or the
brotherhood of man and steals away in
the silence and absorbs our thought there
a new life is begun
In closing. Miss Irwin rendered her
resignation as missionary. For four
years she has filled the pastorate at Lit
tie Rock. and resigns now to go to ST.
Lawrence University, Canton, n. Y, to
take an additional three years course Of
study.
Rev. Charles P. Hall of Pensacola, Fla.
and Rev. Henry B. Taylor Of ST. Paul.
Mimi. reported for their respective cities.
Rev. Mr.. Hall said that no mission point
far south. where Universalsm is not I'M
derStOOd.
Rev Mr.. Taylor told of the building of
beautiful new church edifice in St.
Paul, to be dedicated next year.
Devotional Meeting.
Preceding the morning session was de-
votional meeting at sis o'clock. led by
Elmer Moon of Philadelphia. Promptly
at o'clock the president, Harry R.
Childs of New York, called the conven-
ton to order. Prayer was offered by the
Rev. w. w. Curry of Washington.
The secretary. A. Ingham Bicknell, re-
ported surplus in both the regular and
In the special mission funds, in spite of
an extra expenditure of 81 coo on the st.
Pau Mission Church and 800 on the
Little Rock Mission Church. He reported
further that during the past year the
local associations of unions. especially the
Metropolitan Union of New York city and
the Greater Boston League, had done
mos: effective work In closing he stated
that 1t would be impossible for him to
accept reelection. and urged an in
crease of salary for his assistant Miss
Ala Buckley of Boston. who, he said, had
done the greater part of the work.
The national executive board recon-
mended that financial support be given to
the churches at Little Rock. Ark, ST.
Paul, Mimi, Atlanta, Ga, and Pensacola,
Fla.
Principal a. W. PIERCE of Dean Acad-
envy, Franklin. Mass, treasurer of the
National Union. reported that an admin
istratfve endowment fund had been es-
tablished. the purpose of which is to Sc
cure an income for all administrative ex-
penses and abolish union dues throughout
the country. The object of this action,
he explained.sis to turn all Of the money
that the unions can raise every year into
missionary channels. He reported the
union entirely out of debt and every Obli-
cation met.
Rev Harry Adams Hersey of Connecti-
cut. editor of Onward. the national organ
of the union. reported for that publica-
ton. During the year. he said. there has
been no increase of subscriptions but an
increase of interest and support on the
part of the young people. He reported
that Miss Marion Titus of Boston. sister
of A. NJ Titus of this city. had been
chosen as editor of the religious work de-
partment in place of the Rev. Martha A.
Burtle. also of Washington. who resigned.
Frederick G. Sutro OF New York city
reported as Onward superintendent that
state superintendent to increase the cir
Sulation of Onward had been established
in thirteen additional states. and the be-
ginning of campaign to double the sub
scripton of the paper during the next
year has begun.
Miss Gertrude NJ. Whipple of Rhode
Island made her fourteenth annual report
as superintendent of work among the jul
nor unions. She urged that at the next
annual convention one of the important
evening sessions be given over to the dis
cussion Of The Religious Education and
Training of Children" and that experts
from other denominations be brought in
to give results OF experience there.
New York in 1909"
The New York delegates today re-
ceived a thousand Japanese fans on
which were printed in large letters,
New York. 1909" The New York rep
| resentatives were active in distributing
| the fans to the delegates and in urging
the claims of Greater New York for the
convention of 1909.
| lead for the next convention. ut Min
| neapolis is running close second and
| has many friends on the executive
| board, where the final decision will be
dresses of invitation will be made. and
at the annual election saturday morn
ing the delegates will vote on the mat
ter. This vote is not decisive, but it !,