The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-30
UNIVERSALIST MEET
Look Forward to Important Session
to be Held at Morrisville

MORRISVILLE, Aug. 29-The
Universalists of Vermont and Que
bee are looking forward to the an
nual session of the affiliated organi-
cation, which will be held here on
Sept. Ia, with unusual interest. 1t
will be the first Session of the young
people of the denomination since
many of its more active members
have returned from participation in
the great world war and new view
point is expected to be manifested in
the conduct of the convention. Rev.
Harold d. G. Scott, who will give the
opening sermon, is recognized as the
leading exponent of the more radical
school of the denomination and his
address is expected to strike the key
note for his following. The address
of Tuesday morning by Rev. L. A.
Lewis of Lyndonville will set forth
the ideals Of the younger men of the
church along more conservative
lines.
The session of the Woman's Mis-
sionary association on Tuesday af-
ternoon and evening will be a jubilee
session. The women of the church
met for the first time in Morrisvillc
"a years ago and they have been 'ac-
tive in all work of the church. During
the past year, however, they have not
only succeeded in completing the
great effort of more than meeting
the quota for the woman's jubilee
fund, but every branch of the work
has been carried to a more than usu-
ally successful conclusion. The pres
ence of Miss Agnes Hathaway, who
soon returns to the mission field in
Japan; of Mr. Marietta Wilkins, the
national president, and of Mrs. Will
kins' adopted daughter, a japanese
girl educated by the women of the
universalist church, will make a
record meeting.
Perhaps the real interest of Uni
versalists in Vermont and Quebec is
in the policy which will be declared
by the convention which holds its
business session on Wednesday and
Thursday. The denomination has
recently carried to a successful con-
clusion the great drive for men,
money, missionaries and minister's
The coming session of the general |
convention at Baltimore will decide !,
what action the church as a whole |
shall take in view of its new resourc-
es, and that policy will be determin-
ed by the voice of the various state
Vermont, which consid-
ers itself the founder of modern Uni |
versalism, which has recently cele-
brated the founding of Goddard sem
mary and is about to celebrate the
founding of Norwich University, two |
of the main achievements of Univer-
salism along educational lines, real |
ICES that it must decide what policy |
it will support at the session of the
general convention.
The matter of the policy of the
denomination along the lines of
church federation will also be deter
mined at this session. The notable
speakers of the session will be Rev.
Richard Eddy Sykes, D. D., prcsi-
dent of st. Lawrence university; /
perintendent of the denominations;
Rev. John Smith Lowe, general SUI
Rev. Harold Marshall, manager of
The Universalist Publishing house.
and the leading opponent of the pol
cy of church federation in the de-
nomination; w. H. Jeffrey, state
of charities and proba- H
ion, and Rev. l. P Booth, d. D., for
nerly active in the affairs of the con-
'ention. HI