Show I 1 THE OLD ANT > NEW Universalists Will Adhere to the Old A Confession of Faith Chicago Oct ZOThe confession of faith of the Unlversallst church reported re-ported two years ago came up for rat flpation today before the biennial session ses-sion and was rejected only one dele irate of 94 supporting it A subconfes aba of faith was afterwards proposed but likewise failed of passage The board voted TO for to 32 against but as there were 13 nonvoting delegates the necessary twothirds requirement was not met and the subconfession was stands lost The old confession of faith still Quaker Quienninl Indianapolis Oct 20At todays session ses-sion of the Friends American quienniai conference new officers succeeding those who have served five years were installed Many of the delegates are women The following yearly meetings are represented Western Baltimore Wilmington mington New York Indiana Ohio Now England North Carolina Kansas California and Oregon Christian Church Indianapolis Oct 20At todays session ses-sion of the National Christian church reports were submitted by the following follow-ing boards Church extension negro ne-gro evangelization education The statistical secretarys report showed gains but the increase in the states of the larger membership was not equal to the per cent in the weaker states Following are the gains for the year Churches 422 communicants communi-cants 47407 Bible schools 627 scholars schol-ars and teachers in Bible schoos 2G418 ministers 420 The total number of communicants is 1051079 The value pf church property Is 166SGG77 Episcopal Missionary Council Milwaukee Wis Oct 20The usual services of prayer and litany preceded the business of the Episcopal mission ai y council today Bishop Vhipple of Minnesota and Bishop Milbaugh of Kansas favored an increased appropriation for thE Indian In-dian work The Rev W V Tunnell a colored man read a strong paper on missionary mission-ary work among colored people He scored the present methods as being out of date ami not doing all that should be done by the church In behalf be-half of the colored race He concluded by saying that scope should be given to the race and that they should be treated more as men and no longer as Slaves I is Intimated that the negroes ne-groes will demand the election of a colored mqn as bishop Womens Missions Baltimore Oct 20The sixth annual meeting ot the Womens Home Missionary Mis-sionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Epis-copal I church began here this morning in the Fayette Methodist Episcopal church and will last a week Abut 200 delegates from every state in the union are present |