Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-09-30
Universalist State Conven-
ton Ends it's Annual
Session in Webster
City.
SUFFRAGE ENDORSED
Account of Events of Gener-
al Interest During
Convention.

Interest, enthusiasm, timely subjects
and powerful messages continued
through the second and third days of
the seventy-sixth annual session of the
Iowa Universalist convention, which
came to close in st. Pauls Universal
list church in this city yesterday after
noon.
Saturdays session was devoted
mainly to business. The resolutions
committee, composed of Rev. Harold
b. Drew of Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Ella
Stuart of Grinnell and Miss Clara
Harsh of Mitchellville reported reso7
lutions, which We're adopted, favoring !:
Endorsement of woman's suff-
rage and ratification Of the federal
amendment.
Affirmation of the action of the
general convention OH recipocral
Fellowship in relation with other
churches.
Greater use of publications Of the
Universalist denomination and en-
dorsement of the p. o. mission
work.
The generous support of the Uni
versalist chaplain fund.
A further resolution was adopted
in acknowledgement of the hospi-
tally of the church and apprecia-
ton of the visiting speakers from
out of the state.
For Army Chaplains.
One of the most interesting discus
sions was introduced by Dr. Lowe on
the matter of equiping ministers of the
church who have become army chap
lains. A fund of several thousand dol
lars is being raised for this purpose.
The convention gave 500 pledge Sat
urday and at the Sunday school ses-
sion yesterday several generous pied
ges toward the fund were made by in
dividuals. The local church especially
feels the urge OF this work, owing to
the fact that Rev. Harry f. Shook, a
former pastor, is now engaged in army
chaplain work.
Another interesting feature of Sat
i days program was the memorial SER
\ ee at Graceland cemetery for Rev. B.
] Shook, ID. D., Rev. Amos Crum, d.
|, and his wife, Rev. Saphronia Crum,
II of whom are buried here. The three
minister's were prominent in the work
Il the denomination throughout the
tate and in the local church, of which
Rev, Shook was the founder in 1874.
Rev. Crum was later pastor of the
church and both he and his wife were
instrumental in the growth of the
church.
The service was in charge of DR.. Eff
file McCAllum Jones and was both beau
tiful and impressive. DR.. John s. Lowe
read the scriptures and led the prayer,
while w. P. Payne of Nevada, who had
known all three ministers intimately,
talked of them, their work and his per-
sonal recollections of them.
DIR. Drake Honored.
At the business meeting preceding
the service at the cemetery, DIR. f. j.
Drake, now lieutenant serving in the
army medical service, was chosen as
honorary convention president for the
duration of the war, having formerly
held the post Of president until his call
to service. Other convention officers
were chosen as follows: President, Rev.
Laura b. Gayler, Mt Pleasant; vice
president, DR.. Effie McCollum Jones of
this city; secretary, Herbert l.. Slough
ton, Usage; treasurer, j. e. Reid, Al
toona, and c. N. jenkins of Cedar Ra-
pids was reelected to the board Of
trustees.
Rev. Haywood Speaks.
Saturday evenings service was pre-.
faced by vocal duet by Mrs. o. j..
Henderson and Miss Edith II. Lee, af-
ter which Rev. H. l.. Haywood of Wa
terloo, former pastor of the church
here, spoke on the subject: 1.-THE Wars
Effect on Religion" His text was TAX
en- from Esther Ala who knoweth
Int thou art come into the Kingdom for