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UNITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE

YEARBOOK YEAR E N D I N G J U L Y , 1 9 4 6

Affiliated with UNITY SCHOOL OF CHRISTIANITY

917 TRACY AVENUE - KANSAS CITY 6, MISSOURI

UNITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE

YEARBOOK

Year Ending July, 1946

Affiliated with UNITY SCHOOL OF CHRISTIANITY

917 Tracy Avenue Kansas City 6, Mo.

Uinued /Utauet The past presidents of the Unity Annual

Conference make up the Devotional Commit­tee. It is our privilege to unite in the prayer below, which is being used faithfully by the devoted members of this committee.

Our heavenly Father, ever mindful of Thy great love and tender mercy, we lift our hearts in praise and thanksgiv­ing, and lovingly dedicate ourselves anew to Thy service.

We give grateful thanks for the new day of light and opportunity and the es­tablishment of world peace. May we prove ourselves worthy of all the sacri­fices that have made this day possible!

Help us to abide in the consciousness of Thy presence, that we may face each day with courage and confidence. Allay all fear and anxiety. Fill our hearts with Thy forgiving love. Illumine our minds with spiritual understanding. Open our eyes to behold the vision splendid; and may our lives express only Thy com­passion. Thy beauty, and Thy peace!

Amen. Devotional Committee Herbert J. Hunt, Chairman

1945-46 OFFICERS OF THE UNITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The following officers were elected to serve the Conference for the year ending July, 1946:

Edith M. Berry, Newark, N. J., President

Ernest C. Wilson, Los Angeles, Calif., Vice President

Lowell Fillmore, Kansas City, Mo., Secretary-Treasurer

EXECUTIVE BOARD

The Executive Board of the Unity Annual Conference is composed of twelve members. Those elected this year to serve three years are:

Edith M. Berry, Newark, N. J.

Herbert J. Hunt, Detroit, Mich.

William Quinn, Columbus, Ohio

Georgiana Tree West, New York, N. Y.

The following continue to serve for two years:

E. Roy Feldt, Washington, D. C.

May G. Lundahl, Syracuse, N. Y.

Ralph O'Day, Akron, Ohio

Rose Emery, Oakland, Calif.

The following continue to serve for one year:

Elmer Gifford, Milwaukee, Wis.

Ernest C. Wilson, Los Angeles, Calif.

Louis E. Meyer, Kansas City, Mo.

Mary Elizabeth Turner, Nashville, Tenn.

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MEMBERS OF UNITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE

ALABAMA Price, Harriet English, Birmingham

Birmingham Unity Center, 406 N. 22d St. Open daily. Tel. 3-5463 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

ARKANSAS Wayman, Mary, Little Rock

Little Rock Unity Center, 117 E. 15th St. Open daily. Tel. 7918 Sun., 10 a. m.

CALIFORNIA Adams, Mary Gladys, Glendale

Glenoaks Truth Study Class, 724 South St. Tel. Citrus 1-2030

Anderson, Naomi J., Sacramento Unity Center Church of Christ, Odd Fellows

Temple Open daily. Tel. 2-8447 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

Butterworth, May, Compton Compton Unity Church, 115 N. Chester Open daily. Tel. Ne-1-4318 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a. m.

Emery, Rose, Piedmont Mailing address: 108 Moraga Ave.

Galpin, Maude Elizabeth, Inglewood Unity Church of the Healing Christ, 226 E.

Spruce St. Open daily. Tel. Orchard 7-3627 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

Hider, Mary, Van Nuys Unity Church of Christ, 14416-18 Victory Blvd. Open daily. Tel. State 5-2342 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

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Highnote, Nannie B., Canoga Park Unity Study Class, 20126 Strathern St. Open daily. Tel. Superior 8-2519

, Hill, M. Elizabeth, Santa Monica

Unity Center, 528 Arizona Ave. Tel. Santa Monica 64089 Sun., 10 and 10:45 a. m.

Hopkins, Alice M., Santa Cruz Unity Truth Center, 151 Garfield St. Open daily. Tel. Santa Cruz 1712 Sun., 11 a. m.

Huhn, Vivian, Claremont Unity Study Class, 1024 Yale Ave.

Hulbert, Robert, San Francisco Unity Temple, 126 Post St. Open daily. Tel. 5805-6 Sun., 11 a. m.

Johnson, Geraldine, Glendale Glendale Unity Center, 119 S. Kenwood Open daily. Tel. Citrus 2-5908 Sun., 11 a. m.

Jones, Norma Knight, Los Angeles Christ Church, Unity, 635 S. Manhattan PI. Open daily. Tel. Drexel 7328 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a. m.

Luke, Emma H., Los Angeles Unity Temple of Christian Healing, 2120 S.

Union Ave. Open daily. Tel. Prospect 6750 Sun., 11 a. m.

Morse, Alma M., Oakland Lakeside Unity Temple, 1433 Madison St. Open daily. Tel. Twinoaks 0771 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

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Newman, Louise C, Long Beach Long Beach Unity Society of P. C, 935 E.

Broadway Open daily. Tel. 688-497 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a. m. and 6:30 p. m.

Whittier Unity Society 410 S. Greenleaf St. Weekday class

Nicholls, H. P. and Hattie, San Bernardino Unity Center of San Bernardino, 763 D St. Open daily. Tel. 311-70 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

Rae, Ruth F., Beverly Hills Unity Library and Classes, 2420/2 S. Beverly

Dr. Open daily. Tel. Crestview 6-4801 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

Schneider, Rose A., Hollywood Church of Christ Truth, Unity, 1162-64 N. St.

Andrews PI. Open daily. Tel. Gl. 0691 Sun., 9:30, 9:45, and 11 a. m.

Williams, Alfred, Los Angeles Unity Assembly, 815 S. Hill St. Open daily. Tel. VA. 4921 Sun., 11 a. m.

Wilson, Ernest C, Los Angeles, Calif. Christ Church, Unity, 635 S. Manhattan PI. Open daily. Tel. Drexel 7328 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a. m.

COLORADO

Beech, Mabel E., Denver Unity Temple, 1555 Race St. Open daily. Tel. Emerson 4838 Sun., 10:30 and 11 a. m.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Feldt, E. Roy and Margaret Ann, Washington Unity Assembly, New Colonial Hotel Open daily. Tel. District 3436 Sun., 10 and 11 a. m.

FLORIDA

Beaty, Louise C, St. Petersburg First Unity Church, 646 Fifth Ave., S. Open daily. Tel. 46-714 Sun., 9:45 and 10:45 a. m.

Decker, Ida B., Tampa First Unity Society, 413 Grand Central Ave. Open daily. Tel. H25-314 Sun., 11 a. m.

Fullenlove, Mary West, Jacksonville Unity Center of Truth, 220 E. Monroe St. Open daily. Tel. 5-4405 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

Parsons, Carolyn Hightower, Orlando Unity Center of Jesus Christ, 503 S. Orange

Ave. Open daily. Tel. 8555 Sun., 10:45 and 11 a. m. and 6:30 p. m.

Ramey, Louise, Tampa First Unity Society, 413 Grand Central Ave. Open daily. Tel. H25-314 Sun., 11 a. m.

Stoiber, May Cornell, Miami Unity Center of P. C, 128 S. E. Third St. Open daily. Tel. 2-0698 Sun., 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.

Treaster, Fannye Jordan, West Palm Beach West Palm Beach Unity Center, 215 S.

Olive St. Open daily. Tel. 7916 Sun., 11 a. m.

Wagner, Ruby I., Tampa First Unity Society, 413 Grand Central Ave. Open daily. Tel. H25-314 Sun., 11 a. m.

Young, J. W., St. Petersburg (Honorary Mem­ber)

Mailing address: 4300 2d Ave. N.

GEORGIA

Boyce, Kathryn, Atlanta Atlanta Unity Center, 160 Peachtree St.

N. W. Open daily. Tel. Jackson 4981 Sun., 11 a. m.

HAWAII

Handly, Marie Parker, Honolulu Unity Church of Truth, 240 Lewers Rd. Open daily. Tel. 91070 Sun., 11 a. m.

IDAHO Scott, Christopher P., Boise

Unity Metaphysical Center, 203 Pinney Bldg. Open daily. Tel. 6143 Sun., 11 a. m.

ILLINOIS

Brown, Bonnie, Rockford First Unity Center of P. C, 213 Empire Bldg. Open daily. Tel. Main 7252 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a. m.

Daughtry, Mabel Stringer, Peoria Unity Studio, 305 S. Bourland Ave. Open daily. Tel. 4-7259

Hoschouer, W. I. and Anna W., Chicago Unity Fellowship of P. C, 306 S. Wabash

Ave. Open daily. Tel. Wabash 2012 Sun., 11 a. m.

Kellogg, Maud, Decatur Decatur Unity Center, 421 N. Main St. Open daily. Tel. 9114 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a. m.

McCollum, Nellie, Chicago First Unity Church of Christ, 64 W. Randolph

St. Open daily. Tel. Dearborn 7176 Sun., 11 a. m.

INDIANA

Andrews, Frederick Elias, Indianapolis Unity Prayer Group, 8 E. Market St. Open daily. Tel. Franklin 4254

Lee, Cleo, Fort Wayne Unity Church of Christ, 220 E. Jefferson Open daily. Tel. E. 1887 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a. m.

IOWA

McClaughry, Elizabeth V., Sioux City Unity Truth Center, 503-12 Insurance Ex­

change Bldg. Open daily. Tel. 8-1373 Sun., 9:30 and 10:30 a. m.

Stitt, Betty L„ Des Moines Unity Truth Center, 42d and Rollins Ave. Open daily. Tel. 57757 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

KANSAS

Moran, Carl, Wichita Wichita Unity Center, Eaton Hotel Open daily. Tel. 3-0896 Sun., 11 a. m.

Pfouts, Harriet, Topeka Unity Center, Jayhawk Hotel Open daily. Tel. 3-3015 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m. and 5 p. m.

KENTUCKY Cardwell, Cecilia B., Louisville

Unity Church of Christ, 1322 S. Fourth St, Open daily. Tel. Magnolia 5536 Sun., 11 a. m.

Carrell, Maebel V., Louisville Unity Church of Christ, 1322 S. Fourth St. Open daily. Tel. Magnolia 5536 Sun., 11 a. m.

Gilpin, Ruth B., Louisville Unity Church of Christ, 1322 S. Fourth St. Open daily. Tel. Magnolia 5536 Sun., 11 a. m.

Rehm, Theresa K., Louisville Unity Church of Christ, 1322 S. Fourth St. Open daily. Tel. Magnolia 5536 Sun., 11 a. m.

LOUISIANA Echlin, Elois B., New Orleans

Unity Assembly, 222 Baiter Bldg. Open daily. Tel. Raymond 6422 Sun., 11 a. m.

MAINE Hodgman, Omer A., Portland

Unity Church of Truth, 562 Congress St. Open daily. Tel. 43149 Sun., 11 a. m.

MARYLAND Feldt, E. Roy, Baltimore

Unity Assembly, Emerson Hotel Tues., 2:30 and 8 p. m.

MASSACHUSETTS Baughman, John Lee, Boston

Boston Unity Center, 30 Huntington Ave. Open daily. Tel. Kenmore 6613 Sun., 11 a. m.

Worcester, Unity Center Academy Bldg., 544 Main St, Open daily.

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MICHIGAN

Bailey, Ida M., Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Unity Society, 63 Jefferson

Ave. Open daily. Tel. 86121 Sun., 11 and 11:30 a. m.

Best, Harvey E. and Ida R., Lansing Unity Church of Christ, Hotel Olds Open daily. Tel. 5-9155 Sun., 10 and 11 a. m.

Hunt, Herbert J., Detroit Detroit Unity Association, 1136 Maccabees

Bldg. Open daily. Tel. Temple 1-4755 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

McCulloch, Maud M., Royal Oak Royal Oak Unity Center, 101 S. Troy St. Open daily. Tel. R. O. 3986 Sun., 11 a. m.

Miller, Roxie G., East Lansing East Lansing Unity Truth Center, 224 Abbott

Rd. Weekly classes. Tel. 81715 Sun., 11 a. m.

Moffett, Amy L., Kalamazoo Unity Center of Kalamazoo, 209 W. Dutton

St. Open daily. Tel. 2-4342 Sun., 10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.

Risk, Edmund A., Flint Unity Church of Truth, 1019 Detroit St. Open daily. Tel. 5-3092 Sun., 10:45 a. m.

Saginaw, Unity Class Bancroft Hotel. Weekly classes Sun., 7:45 p. m.

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MINNESOTA Ranney, Lila Weber, Minneapolis

Unity Truth Center, 2300 Hennepin Ave. Open daily. Tel. Geneva 1712 Sun., 10 and 11 a. m.

MISSOURI Abbott, Elsie M., St. Louis

Unity Society of Applied Christianity, 3625 Carter Ave.

Open daily. Tel. Chestnut 6556 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

Baldwin, Fannie A., Kansas City South Side Unity Center, 1103 E. Armour

Blvd. Open daily. Tel. VA. 2559 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.

Brummer, Florence K., St. Louis St. Louis Unity Church of Christ, 4621 S.

Kingshighway Open daily. Tel. Hudson 9545 Sun., 10:45 a. m.

Eilers, Hilda Louise, St. Louis South Side Unity Society of P. C, 3613

Bates St. Open daily. Tel. Lockhart 3727 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a, m.

Fillmore, Charles and Cora, Kansas City Unity School of Christianity

Fillmore, Lowell, Kansas City Unity School of Christianity

Fillmore, W. Rickert, Kansas City Dean of Unity Training School

Gable, Francis J., Kansas City Lecturer and editor, Unity School

Jones, Osla Sehrt, St. Joseph St. Joseph Unity Center, 1202 Felix Open daily. Tel. 4-4075 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m. and 1:50 p. m.

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Meyer, Louis E. and Ethel, Kansas City Unity Society of P. C, 913 Tracy Ave. Open daily. Tel. Victor 8720 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a. m.

Palmer, Ida M., Kansas City South Side Unity Center, 1103 E. Armour

Blvd. Open daily. Tel. VA. 2559 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m., and 7 p. m.

Shaw, Elsie W., Kansas City Director Unity Field Department

Welborn, Nettie S., Lee's Summit Unity Farm Center Tel. Victor 8725 Sun., 11 a. m.

MONTANA

Wessel, Mary E., Bozeman Unity Truth Center, 103'/2 Bridger Arms Weekly classes. Tel. 535 W Sun., 8 p. m.

Livingston, Elks Hall, 2d Ave. Mon., classes Billings, Northern Hotel Weekly classes Butte, Y. M. C. A. Fri., classes

NEBRASKA

Evans, Blanche Tromble, Lincoln Unity Truth Center, 138 N. 12th St. Weekly classes. Tel. 2-5488 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

NEW JERSEY

Berry, Edith M., Newark Newark Unity Church, 454 Broad St. Open daily. Tel. HU 2-2500 Sun., 10:45 a. m.

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Stevenson, Gladys, Montclair Unity Society of Montclair, 11A Midland

Ave. Open daily. Tel. Montclair 2-9417 Sun., 11 a. m.

NEW MEXICO

Stevenson, Mina, Albuquerque Unity Center, 112 N. 6th St. Open daily. Tel. 2-5441 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.

NEW YORK

Boatwright, Crichton Russ, New York Grace Church, Unity, 500 Fifth Ave. Open daily. Tel. Longacre 5-7119 Sun., 11 a. m.

Hoagland, Marian A., Troy Unity Society of P. C, 27 Fourth St. Open daily. Sun., 4 p. m.

Albany, Y. W. C. A. Unity Class, Mon., 8 p. m.

Lundahl, Mae G., Syracuse Unity Church of Truth, Hotel Onondaga Open daily. Tel. 2-7848 Sun., 10 and 11 a. m.

Lynch, Richard, New York Mailing address: 180 Central Park South

Matthews, Lillian M„ Buffalo Unity Center of P. C, 271 Delaware Ave. Open daily. Tel. Washington 6688 Sun., 11 a. m.

Moore, Ocoa M., White Plains Unity Center of White Plains, 123 Court St. Open daily. Tel. White Plains-6673 Sun., 8 p. m.

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Pomeroy, Ella, Brooklyn Unity Society of Brooklyn, 3 Albee Square Open daily. Tel. Triangle 5-2427 Sun., 11 a. m.

Rosenburg, Elise M., Rochester Christ Center, Unity, Seneca Hotel Open daily. Tel. Main 2862 Sun., 11 a. m.

West, Georgiana Tree, New York Unity Center of P. C, 1 W. 47th St. Open daily. Tel. Bryant 9-9589 Sun., 11 a. m.

OHIO

Anthony, Earl B. and Martha, Cleveland Church of Unity, Hotel Cleveland Open daily. Tel. Prospect 8000 Sun., 10:45 and 11 a. m.

Crouch, Ethel Jane, Dayton Unity Society of Christianity, 511-12-14 Can-

by Bldg. Open daily. Tel. Adams 5741 Sun., 10 and 11 a. m.

Elliott, Nora S., Springfield Unity Truth Center, 807 Tecumseh Bldg. Open daily. Tel. 2-9733 Sun., 11 a. m.

Moloney, Jessie G., Akron Akron Unity Center of Truth, 34 S. High St. Open daily. Tel. Franklin 7026 Sun., 10 and 11 a. m.

O'Day, Ralph, Akron Akron Unity Center of Truth, 34 S. High St. Open daily. Tel. Franklin 7026 Sun., 10 and 11 a. m.

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Quinn, William, Columbus Unity Church of Christ, 50 W. Fifth Ave Open daily. Tel. WA. 4220 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a. m.

Smith, Effie G., Cincinnati Oakley Unity Center, 3047' Madison Rd. Open daily. Tel. Jefferson 5075 Sun., 9:30 and 10:30 a. m.

Tahse, Louise, Hamilton Unity Temple of P. C, 117 Ross Ave. Weekly classes. Tel. Hamilton 1066-M Sun., 9:15 and 10:30 a. m.

OKLAHOMA

Cronley, Alice A., Oklahoma City Unity Center, 318 Midwest Bldg. Open daily. Tel. 2-7912 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.

Kehrer, Grace R., Tulsa Unity Center of Tulsa, 714 S. Boston Open daily. Tel. 3-3624 Sun., 11 a. m.

OREGON Lance, Marion T., Portland

Unity Center, 811 N. W. 20th Ave. Open daily. Tel. Atwater 9072 Sun., 10:30 and 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.

PENNSYLVANIA

Feldt, Margaret Ann, Philadelphia Unity Assembly, St. James Hotel Open daily. Weekly classes

TENNESSEE

Chester, Elizabeth M., Memphis Unity Church of Christianity, Hotel Chisca Open daily. Tel. 8-2432 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

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Turner, Mary Elizabeth, Nashville Unity Center of Christianity, 1816 Broad St. Open daily. Tel. 5-1493 Sun., 11 a. m.

TEXAS

Brass, Lilian Black, Houston Houston Unity Center, 606 Milam Bldg. Weekly classes. Tel. Fairfax 3624 Sun., 11 a. m.

Gillespie, Ruth D., Dallas Unity Center, Church of P. C, 2030 Com­

merce St. Open daily. Tel. Riverside 2321 Sun., 9:45 and 11 a. m.

Myles, Mary A., San Antonio Unity Center of San. Antonio, 310-11 Mav­

erick Bldg. Open daily. Tel. G. 3953 Sun., 9:45 and 10:45 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.

Peck, Mabel B., El Paso Unity Temple of Truth, 305 E. Franklin St. Open daily. Tel. Main 1146 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a. m.

WASHINGTON

Brown, Marion R„ Bremerton Bremerton Unity Center, Civic Recreation

Center, 15th St. and Chester Tel. 8057J11 Sun., 11 a. m.

Key, Myron H. and Estelle Taylor, Seattle Unity Church of Truth of Seattle, 3031 Ar­

cade Bldg. Open daily. Tel. Main 7635 Sun., 11 a. m.

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Scott, Beulah Ivon, Yakima Unity Metaphysical Center, 109 S. Fourth St. Open daily. Tel. 6851 Sun., 10 and 11 a. m.

Ellensburg, Ellensburg Hotel Unity class, Thurs., 8 p. m. Kennewick, Arrow Grill Unity Class, Mon., 8 p. m. Richland, High School Bldg. Unity Class, Mon., 2 p. m. Wenatchee, Columbia Hotel Unity Class, Fri., 2:30 and 8 p. m.

WEST VIRGINIA Daggett, Daisy V., Huntington

Huntington Unity Truth Center, 501-3 Lewis Arcade

Open daily. Sun., 8 p. m.

WISCONSIN Gifford, Elmer M., Milwaukee

First Unity Center, 208 E. Wisconsin Ave. Open daily. Tel. Broadway 9092 Sun., 9:30 and 11 a. m.

CANADA Bowyer, Edna F., Winnipeg

Unity Assembly of Jesus Christ, 304 Belgica Block

Open daily. Tel. 92-780 Sun., 10:40 and 11 a. m.

ENGLAND

Johnson, Dora, Rushton Near Macclesfield Mailing address: The Homestead

LICENSED UNITY MINISTERS AND TEACHERS

A teacher may apply for recognition as a licensed Unity minister or teacher when he is

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taking the Advanced Series of lessons in the Correspondence School Course offered by Unity School, has eight credits from the Training School, and has had at least one year of satisfactory teaching experience, Rec­ognition for service in connection with an authorized Unity center is given only upon the recommendation of the leader.

The Executive Board of the Unity Annual Conference delegates the authority to desig­nate licensed ministers and teachers to the Field Department, which submits the names to the Executive Board of the Conference for approval. Those whose names are approved are to be notified by the Field Department and informed that their selection as licensed minister or teacher is a privilege conferred upon them by the Conference in considera­tion of their continued study and co-operation in fulfilling the requirements of the Unity School of Christianity. Licensed ministers and teachers should not consider or announce themselves as members of the Unity Annual Conference.

LICENSED UNITY MINISTERS AND TEACHERS

(Licensed ministers are in charge of Unity centers. Licensed teachers are teachers serv­ing in a Unity center or teachers conducting classwork.)

ARIZONA Lightle, Sarah E., Globe

Unity Study Group of Globe, 117 E. Oak St. CALIFORNIA

Drebert, Edna M., South Gate South Gate Unity Center, 2653 Santa Ana

St. Fisher, Nina V., Los Angeles

Unity Study Class, 3010 Palm Grove Ave.

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Fleming, Marie, San Diego Unity-San Diego, 1944 Thirtieth St.

Haggerty, Joseph P. and Mildred S., Beverly Hills

Unity Library and Classes, 2421/2 Beverly Dr.

Hall, B. Gertrude, Alhambra ' Unity Truth Center, 100 N. Garfield Ave.

Malloy, Irene, Monrovia Unity Church of the Valley, 140 N. Canyon

Dr.

Phillips, Dollee D., Los Angeles Unity Southwest Group, 2215 Seventh Ave.

Williamson, Anita E., Oakland Lakeside Unity Truth Center, 1433 Madison

St. COLORADO

Wilshire, Edith M„ Pueblo Unity Study Group, Y. W. C. A.

CONNECTICUT Adams, Bonnie E., New Haven

Unity Truth Center, Hotel Taft Gilbert, Harriet Goddard, Hartford

First Unity Church of Truth, 926 Main St. Kersten, Helene C, Bridgeport

Unity Center of Bridgeport, 610 Fairfield Ave.

Schneider, Herbert J., North Hollywood FLORIDA Christ Memorial Unity Church, 12236 Ven- . .., n c n . i D L

tura Blvd Arrowsmith, Grace S., Crystal Beach 1 Mailing address: Crystal Beach

Scott, Susanna H., Berkeley Bain_ B e t t y / Crystal Beach Unrty Assembly, 2082 Center St. Mailing address: Crystal Beach

Shutts, Delia, Bakersfield , First Unity Temple of P. C. of Central Cali­

fornia, 320-21 Brower Bldg. Taft, Woman's Improvement Club

Sikking, Sue, Santa Monica Unity-by-the-Sea, 304 Pacific Bldg.

Stack, William, Pasadena Unity Society of Pasadena, 60 N. Michigan •

Ave.

Stokes, Alice H., Fresno Unity Christ Church, 1350 Van Ness

Sunday, Harriett Mason, Burbank Unity Service, 134 S. Glen Oaks

Sweaney, Katharine, Riverside Unity Truth Center, 3614 Ninth St.

Wade, Helen, Vallejo Vallejo Unity Center, Vallejo Women's Club

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, Huck, Mary Donnelly, Daytona Beach Unity Center, Colonial Inn

Knight, Ellie, Tampa First Unity Society, 413 Grand Central Ave.

Sullivan, Mabel M., Tampa First Unity Society, 413 Grand Central Ave.

Weidler, Mildred, Jacksonville Unity Center of Truth, 220 E. Monroe St.

ILLINOIS Arrowsmith, M. Glenna, Peoria

Unity Study Class, 218 Dechman Ave. . Beaudry, Janet, Chicago

Unity Christ Center, 410 S. Michigan Ave. Conover, Eva H., Springfield

Unity Society of P. C, 414 E. Adams St. Gorden, Henrietta, Chicago

South Side Unity Center (Col.), 4307 S. Michigan Ave.

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Halsey, Margaret C, Chicago Unity Truth Center (Col.), 104 E. 51st St.

Maguire, Ethel L„ Decatur Decatur Unity Center, 421 N. Main St.

Reynolds, Edith M., Chicago Unity Home of Truth, 116 S. Michigan Ave.

Saunders, Lillie A., Chicago Unity Truth Center (Col), 104 E. 51st St.

Whitfield, Freida Ann, Chicago South Side Unity Center (Col.), 4307 S.

Michigan Ave.

INDIANA Newsum, Dale and Donna, Indianapolis

Unity Truth Center, Claypool Hotel Simpson, Lydia, Kokomo

Unity Study Class, 314 W. Walnut St.

Townsend, George Alfred, Anderson Anderson Unity Center, 218 Williams Block

IOWA Duncan, Irene, Waterloo

Unity Center of Christianity, 324V2 E. Fourth St.

KANSAS Kerfoot, Nona M., Hutchinson

Unity Study Class, 316 W. 15th St. Moran, Lois, Wichita

Wichita Unity Center, Eaton Hotel

KENTUCKY Booker, Ruth, Louisville

Unity Church of Christ, 1322 S. Fourth St.

Conway, Clara, Covington Unity Study Class (Col.), 244 Kentucky Ave.

Cox, Ruth J., Louisville Unity Study Class (Col.), 9 College Court

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LOUISIANA

Belknap, Rhoda B., New Orleans . Unity Assembly, 222 Baiter Bldg.

White, Lillian, New Orleans Unity Center, 604 Canal St.

MASSACHUSETTS

Titus, C. Edna E., Cambridge Cambridge Unity, 881 Massachusetts Ave.

1136 Maccabees

MICHIGAN

BeVier, LuDora, Detroit Detroit Unity Association,

Bldg.

Edeen, Eve, Detroit Detroit Unity Association, 1136 Maccabees

Bldg.

Elliott, James L., Detroit Christ Unity Fellowship (Col.), 8637 Oakland

Ave.

Fishbum, Martha F., Detroit Mailing address: 18668 Sussex Ave.

Fishbum, Otto E., Detroit East Side Unity Class, 4221 Eastlawn Ave.

Joki, Blanche D., Detroit Detroit Unity Association, 1136 Maccabees

Bldg.

Miller, Leon I., Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Unity Society, 63 Jefferson

Ave. S. E.

Munro, Marie, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor Unity, 310 S. State St.

Otto, Besse G., Detroit Detroit Unity Association, 1136 Maccabees

Bldg.

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Shipley, Virginia R„ Detroit Unity Reading Room 15 E. Grand River Birmingham, Community House Weekly classes

Taurainen, Walfred J., Pontiac Pontiac Unity Center, 72% Saginaw St.

MINNESOTA Hohenwald, Nellie F., St. Paul

Unity Center of Christianity, 313-15-20 New York Bldg.

MISSOURI Boehl, Martha, Kansas City

Unity Society of P. C, 913 Tracy Ave. Clibourn, Amanda, Jefferson City

Unity Study Class, 319 Ash St. Fielder, Louvilla, Kansas City

South Side Unity Center, 1103 E. Armour Blvd.

Gilbert, Elizabeth C, St. Louis Unity Society of Applied Christianity, 3625

Carter Ave. Hill, Albert E„ Lee's Summit

Unity Farm Center McKean, M. H., Kansas City

Unity Society of P. C, 913 Tracy Ave. McKee, Julia A., Lemay

Lemay Unity Center, 284 Lemay Rd. Schaefer, Florence J., St. Louis, Mo.

South Side Unity Center, 3616 Bates St. Tait, Eileen Vera, Kansas City

Unity Society of P. C, 913 Tracy Ave. MONTANA

Johnston, Ella G., Billings Unity Truth Center, 111 y2 N. 30th St.

Van Etten, Maidie R., Missoula Missoula Unity Center, 200 E. Pine

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NEBRASKA Broadhurst, C. N. and Hallie, Omaha

Omaha Unity Center, 427 Electric Bldg. Woods, Iva Mansfield, Columbus

Christ Group Unity, Evans Hotel

NEVADA

Caswell, Robert W. and Fay, Reno Reno Unity Center, 314 Clay Peters Bldg.

NEW JERSEY Zagat, Helen, Plainfield

Plainfield Unity Center, 240 W. Front St.

NEW YORK Gillespie, Carol N., Rochester

Unity Church of Truth, 29 Gibbs St. Higgins, Ethel, Syracuse

Unity Church of Truth, Onondaga Hotel Johnson, Courtenay, New York

Unity Center of Truth (Col.), 2523 Seventh Ave.

Nickelsen, Ethel N., New Rochelle Unity Study Class, Huguenot Y. M. C. A.

Siemon, Josephine B., New York Unity of Truth, 400 East 59th St.

Sutton, Nanna B., New York Unity Universal Church (Col.), 137 W 110th

St. Van Allen, Betsy, Brooklyn

Unity Society of Brooklyn, 3 Albee Square Woodruff, Adele, Flushing

Unity Center in Flushing, 135-42 Fortieth Rd. Wrenn, Stella, New York

Unity Studio Group, 853 Seventh Ave. OHIO

Fossler, Mercedes, Columbus Unity Center of Columbus, 50 W. Fifth Ave.

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Jones, Margaret W., Wellington Christian Unity, 419 Courtland Ave.

Leslie, Millie, Cincinnati Oakley Unity Center, 3047 Madison Rd.

Lieberman, Ethel, Columbus Unity Church of Christ, 50 W. Fifth Ave.

Martial, Octavie Emma, Canton Unity Society, 203 6th St. N. W.

St. John, Everett, Warren Warren Unity Center, 904 Second National

Bank Bldg. Youngstown, Home Savings and Loan Bldg.

Tooke, Wallace, Toledo Toledo Unity Center, 214 Commerce Guard­

ian Bldg.

Werner, Orilla S., Marietta Marietta Unity Center, 424 Front St.

Wissmann, Erna E., Cincinnati Oakley Unity Church, Oakley Bank Bldg.

OKLAHOMA

Cronley, Schuyler E., Oklahoma City Unity Center, 318 Midwest Bldg.

Given, Ruth, Tulsa Unity Center of Tulsa, 714 S. Boston

White, Celia, Tulsa Unity Center of Tulsa, 714 S. Boston

OREGON

Dawson, Cleoda, Eugene Church of Christ, Unity, 1569 Oak St.

PENNSYLVANIA

Lowers, Harriett, Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Unity Center, 233 Oliver Ave.

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TENNESSEE Smartt, Susan, Nashville

Unity Truth Center, 1816 Broad St.

TEXAS Lane, Eugenia B., Amarillo

Unity Center of Amarillo, 214-18 Blackburn Bldg.

Smith, Corine, Houston Loving Heart Unity Center (Col.), 1302

Schwartz St.

WISCONSIN Bauer, Lu Verna A., Racine

First Unity Center, 610 S. Main St.

CANADA Dunning, Mary E., London

Unity Center of P. C, 432 Clarence St.

Kemp, Russell A., Winnipeg Unity Assembly of Jesus Christ, 304 Belgica

Block

O'Connor, Donald A., Toronto Unity Church of Truth, 2249 Yonge St.

ENGLAND Drake, LeRoy Parker, London

Unity Center of Christianity, Ltd., 6 Stan­hope Terrace, Hyde Park

Hacking, Ruth, London Unity Center of Christianity, Ltd., 6 Stan­

hope Terrace, Hyde Park

Merrington, Thomas W., Easington Village Unity Center of P. C, 11 Sea View, Co.

Durham

Sunderland, South Shields, Newcastle-on-Tyne and Monkseaton, weekly classes.

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CONSTITUTION OF UNITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Preamble

Inspired by the Spirit of wisdom, we min­isters and leaders in the Unity movement have formed the Unity Annual Conference for the purpose of meeting together once a year to raise the Christ consciousness in one another and in the centers.

We seek to stress the realization that Christ in each of us is our leader and teacher and that His inspiration gives original, divine, and orderly ideas, and that to Him alone we look. As each member recognizes and follows the divine within himself all will be raised to His glory.

ARTICLE 1. NAME. This organization shall be known as the Unity Annual Conference.

ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this organization shall be to co-operate with Christ in promoting an annual conference of recog­nized Unity leaders and ministers, who meet to exchange ideas for the uplift and advance­ment of the teachings of practical Christianity.

ARTICLE 3. MEMBERSHIP. The membership ol the Unity Annual Conference shall consist of recognized Unity center leaders and min­isters who are working in co-operation with the Field Department of Unity School of Chris­tianity, Kansas City, Missouri. After the close of the 1935 Conference, new applicants can be accepted for membership only if they have been ordained by Unity School of Christianity or if their ordination has been approved by the Field Department and the Unity Training School Board. Officials of Unity School ol Christianity who have not been ordained may be elected by the Executive Board to honorary

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membership in the Conference, Application for membership must be filed with the Board of Directors and approved by nine members of the Board. Membership shall be for one year only. All memberships shall expire at the close of the Annual Conference unless re­newed previous to that date.

ARTICLE 4. EXECUTIVE BOARD. The Execu­tive Board shall consist of twelve members, ministers of recognized Unity centers. This Board shall form its own organization, elect­ing the officers designated by Article 5.

ARTICLE 5. OFFICERS. The officers of this organization shall consist of a President, Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer, who shall be elected annually by the Executive Board and serve for a term of one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified. The President and Vice President must be elected from the membership of the Executive Board. The Secretary-Treasurer may be an official of Unity School of Christianity and not a mem­ber of the Board.

ARTICLE 6. VACANCIES. The Executive Board shall have power to fill all vacancies for the unexpired term of any member of this Board who may resign or be otherwise dis­qualified. If a member of the Executive Board is absent at any Annual Conference, the Board shall appoint someone else to act and vote in his place during that conference period only.

ARTICLE 7. VOTING. At each Annual Con­ference the Executive Board shall submit a list of at least twelve (12) names as nominees. Additional names may be added to this list by nominations from the floor. From these nominees the members of the Conference present shall elect by ballot four members

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to serve on the Executive Board for a period of three (3) years and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified,

ARTICLE 8. BYLAWS. All bylaws and reg­ulations for the government of themselves and the Annual Conference shall be formu­lated by the Executive Board.

ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENTS. The Constitution and Bylaws can be amended or revised at any annual meeting of the Executive Board by a two-thirds (%) majority vote of its mem­bers present, after the amendment has been approved by a majority of the Conference members present and voting.

BYLAWS OF UNITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE

ARTICLE 1. The first business session of the Conference shall be held on the first day of each Conference; and shall be opened with the Lord's Prayer, repeated in unison, fol­lowed by the reading of the Preamble to the Constitution.

ARTICLE 2. A special meeting of the Execu­tive Board may be called by the President at any time, and must be called upon the writ­ten request of not less than five of its mem­bers. The President may also, in cases of emergency arising between Conferences, call for and receive the vote of the members of the board individually. This privilege however shall not extend to the review or reconsidera­tion of any matter already passed upon by the Executive Board in regular session.

ARTICLE 3. In all meetings of the Executive Board seven (7) members shall constitute a quorum to transact business except at the regular annual meeting when the members present shall constitute a quorum.

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ARTICLE 4. The regular order of business of the Executive Board shall be as follows:

1. Opening with word of silence. 2. Roll call. 3. Reading of minutes of previous meeting. 4. Report of special meetings. 5. Report of standing committees. 6. Bills and communications. 7. Election of officers. 8. Unfinished business. 9. New business.

10. Closing. ARTICLE 5. Robert's "Rules of Order" shall

be the authority on parliamentary law and usage of this organization.

ARTICLE 6. A recognized Unity center shall have as its head an accredited member of the Conference, a licensed minister, or a teacher working under dispensation from the Field Department, and shall teach the prin­ciples of practical Christianity, using the text­books and literature published or approved by Unity School of Christianity, 917 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, and follow­ing the course of teaching prescribed by that School.

ARTICLE 7. In order to be accepted as a recognized Unity center, a center shall elimi­nate all textbooks and teachings that do not conform to the Christ standard as recognized by the Unity School of Christianity, Kansas City, Missouri. This does not exclude any book or lessons that conform to this standard.

ARTICLE 8. All centers shall make regular annua! reports to the Field Department, on forms supplied by the Field Department, and copies of all announcements and printed mat­ter mailed out by the local centers shall be mailed to the office of the Field Department.

ARTICLE 9. Ordination of Unity leaders and

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ministers shall be performed by the Unity School of Christianity, Kansas City, Missouri, or approved by the Field Department and the Unity Training School Board.

ARTICLE 10. The qualifications of a candi­date for ordination shall consist of the com­pletion of the Correspondence School Course and the Methods and Ideals Course, two months' attendance at the Training School (eight credits over a period of two years), and at least one year's center ministry that satisfies Unity School and the Unity Annual Conference Executive Board that the candi­date's teaching and ethics are of the Christ standard. Compliance with these qualifica­tions shall be enforced without exception or favor.

ARTICLE 11. Licensed Unity ministers and teachers are required to be actively engaged in fulfilling prescribed preparation and must have a good record in their present field work. They are authorized teachers, but not or­dained. Licensed Unity ministers and teachers are privileged to have their names listed in the U. A. C. Yearbook as a separate group. The use of the name "Unity" is granted them, as well as the co-operation that the Field Department extends to Conference members. They are to be given an adequate period of time in which to complete their studies. From year to year the names of those who discon­tinue study and active co-operation with Unity School are to be dropped from the list of licensed ministers and teachers.

ARTICLE 12. A regular meeting of the Ex­ecutive Board shall be held on the day pre­ceding the Annual Conference. The President shall remind all Board members of this meet­ing.

ARTICLE 13. Candidates for membership in

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the Unity Annual Conference and all li­censed teachers and ministers shall satisfy the Executive Board, or a Board of Examiners appointed by it, that they are familiar with the Constitution, Bylaws, and Code of Ethics of the Unity Annual Conference, and under­stand how they are to conduct their ministry in accordance with these necessary regula­tions.

It is recommended to Unity School of Christianity that condidates for ordination be not ordained before they have successfully passed this examination.

CODE OF ETHICS UNITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Adopted at Kansas City, Mo. August 24, 1934

I The Unity ministry is and shall be main­

tained as a holy ministry conducted in the name of Jesus Christ, to the glory of God, and in service to mankind.

II The motto of this group shall be "We look

to Christ as the directive head of this move­ment, inspiring, guiding, and prospering us."

Ill We will always and in every way within

our ability assist in the advancement of the influence and power of any center in which we visit or speak. We will always recom­mend its ministry and services both publicly and privately to all within its territory.

IV We will not seek in any way, directly or

indirectly, to draw to us correspondents or

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personal students from any center or group in which we have been a guest speaker.

V

In any center or group in which we have been a student, we will fully co-operate with and obtain the approval of the leader of the group or center, as well as co-operate with the Field Department of Unity School, before we perform in any way, directly or indirectly, a personal healing ministry, or begin any personal or group teaching.

VI

We will not attempt to carry on Unity work in any city without first obtaining the full approval of the Field Department for such work and securing the co-operation of already active and progressive Unity leaders in that vicinity.

(One who wishes to start a new Unity work in any com­munity shall ask for the written consent of the authorized Unity leaders in that community.)

VII

We recognize the advisability of the Field Department's sanctioning the establishment of an additional center in any city where statistics and information show that the field is not already adequately covered.

VIII

It is the sense of this organization that we work in perfect harmony and accord with the Field Department of Unity School in our speaking and teaching program, that we place no speaker or teacher on our platform who is not acceptable to the Field Depart­ment, and that we consult the Field Depart­ment whenever the teacher, lecturer, or course of lessons is subject to doubt.

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IX

It is incumbent upon each and every mem­ber of the Unity Annual Conference to hold in esteem and respectful regard all fellow mem­bers and to use all rightful means to protect the personal and professional honor of every other member.

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Each member shall also respect the work, both public and private, of his fellow mem­bers, shall uphold them in their endeavor to carry on the practices and duties of the Chris­tian ministry, and shall render at any and all times such co-operative assistance as may be solicited and mutually agreed upon, no mem­ber interfering with the work or practice of another.

XI

Each member shall conduct his work, pri­vate and public, after the standards and in accord with the teachings and ideals of Unity School of Christianity at Kansas City, Missouri, without competition and contention, realizing that the more truly he practices the principles of this Conference and this School the greater will be the good redounding to each and all immediately concerned, and to the community at large.

XII

Each and every member is in honor bound to hold sacred all confidences reposed in him. Confessions of error or seeming miscon­duct made in conferences or consultations and any defects of character or any misbehavior revealed to a member while engaged in his practice as a healer or adviser shall be kept secret and held inviolate and never divulged to another person regardless of that other person's status or relation.

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XIII

The name, residence, or locality of any per­son under treatment in the past or present shall never be mentioned privately or public­ly in illustration or verification of the princi­ples of healing, the ministry of healing or counseling being held to be sacred and there­fore to be conducted with reverence and with the strictest regard for the sensibilities and individual rights of patients and supplicants who in good faith and confidence have com­mitted themselves to the consideration and mercy of any member of this Conference.

XIV

We sincerely devote ourselves to living in accord with this Code in letter and in spirit, and to seeing it made manifest in all others, thus bringing to ourselves only associations and conditions that harmonize with this Code.

IMPORTANT CONFERENCE DECISIONS

It was decided to adopt the following reso­lution presented by the Executive Board of the Unity Annual Conference:

"That the Unity Annual Conference incor­porate as a nondenominational, nonsectarian, religious organization, affiliated with Unity School of Christianity, for the purpose of clarifying our position in the field of religion and also for the purpose of receiving such recognition from the government as is ac­corded other religious organizations."

The president appointed a committee with power to carry out this resolution. The com­mittee was also empowered to decide upon an appropriate name for the incorporating body.

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Credit in Training School lor Study in Centers

Unity School announced a plan whereby students satisfactorily completing the study of LESSONS IN TRUTH or CHRISTIAN HEAL­ING in Unity centers conducted by Unity An­nual Conference members or licensed min­isters may, upon the leader's recommendation, receive credit in the Unity Training School for the completed course.

LESSONS IN TRUTH will be the subject of study in 1945, and in the fall of 1946 both LESSONS IN TRUTH and CHRISTIAN HEAL­ING. The leaders expressed the desire to start the course the same week in all centers, all following the same plan of study so that students moving from one city to another may continue the course and receive credit. The date for starting the course in LESSONS IN TRUTH in 1945 is the week of October 1.

For students to receive credit for the course in LESSONS IN TRUTH in the Unity Training School, it is necessary for the center to ad­here to the following plan, which was adopted by the Unity Annual Conference:

The center is required to present a mini­mum of twenty-four lessons in LESSONS IN TRUTH.

Students are required to write out an­swers to ten questions on each chapter.

Perfect attendance is required. (The leader is to request perfect attendance. If an absence is unavoidable, this is to be left to the discretion of the leader and per­haps additional work required.)

The enrollment record is to be sent to Unity School at the time of registration.

Upon completion of the textbook the leader is to send the student's final lesson to Unity School, together with his attend­ance record, grades, and the leader's rec­ommendation for credit. Final decision re-

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garding credit is to b e left to Unity School. Under this plan a student receiving credit

may, when attending the Training School, de­vote his time to three subjects. If he chooses, he may take a fourth subject that he has not covered in a center.

Uniform Course of Study

The uniform course of study adopted by the Conference as a standard course of study in Unity centers remains as follows:

Class in Lessons in Truth Class in Talks on Truth or Christian Healing

. Course in Bible interpretation (to include Mysteries of Genesis)

The Silence to be studied each year This course of study is arranged for indi­

vidual soul growth and development and not for the training of teachers. The services and classes in Unity centers are designed to ap­peal to the student mind. People today are realizing how much it means to develop the mind toward spiritual understanding, and' it is the purpose of the centers to give the in­dividual an opportunity for education in the things of the Spirit.

Those desiring to serve as teachers should get in touch with Unity School direct, study the Unity Correspondence School Course, and attend the Training School.

Suggestions for Conference Board

Persons who offer definite suggestions for the attention of the Conference Board may be invited at its discretion to sit in Board meetings while the suggestions are being discussed.

Important Records

It is important that Unity centers keep a record of all public services in the center. A permanent record should be kept of all mar-

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riages, infant christenings, and spiritual bap­tisms of children and adults, and if a center is disbanded the records should be sent to the Field Department.

Licensed Ministers and Licensed Teachers

At the 1941 Conference it was decided that teachers be designated as licensed teachers or as licensed ministers according to the kind of work they are doing. The leader of a center should be designated as a licensed minister and the teacher serving in connec­tion with it or conducting classwork as a licensed teacher.

Listing of Leaders with Mailing Address

The listing in the UNITY magazine directory will omit the names of those with a mailing address only. The directory is to list only the addresses of Unity centers and classes. The purpose of the directory is to inform the public where they may receive a teaching and healing ministry. Therefore all Conference members and licensed ministers and teachers with a mailing address only will be listed in the Unity Annual Conference Yearbook but not in the UNITY directory.

Delegates

In order that the Credentials Committee may more efficiently register delegates attending the Conference, delegate application blanks in duplicate are to b e sent to each Conference member and licensed minister in charge of a center at the time the leader's membership ap­plication blank is mailed. The original dele­gate blank is to be returned to Lowell Fill­more, secretary of the Unity Annual Confer­ence. The delegate will be required to present the duplicate blank at the time of registration in order to secure his delegate badge.

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Each Conference member and licensed min­ister in charge of a center ministry may send to the Conference one delegate, who will have the privilege of sitting in on all business meetings.

Dispensation from Field Department

The clause "teacher working under dis­pensation from the Field Department," in­serted in Article 6 of the Bylaws, was made to protect a center that is left temporarily without a leader but that continues to co­operate with the Field Department until an­other leader can be supplied. The center in this way works temporarily "under dispen­sation from the Field Department" and con­tinues as an authorized center.

Unity Speakers on Other Platforms

If a Unity leader has in mind speaking in a non-Unity center in a city where there is an authorized Unity work, he is to notify the Unity leader in that city so the leader may have the first opportunity of extending a speaking invitation. If he does not, and the visiting leader arranges an engagement with the non-Unity center, it is the courteous plan for him to inform the local Unity leader of the engagement beforehand. Also, a speaker in a non-Unity center should not be advertised publicly as a Unity leader. A Unity leader should always exercise good judgment in accepting such an engagement, making sure that the teaching of the center is in harmony with the Unity teaching, and he should make his intention known to the Field Department beforehand.

Voting Privileges

While only members of the Unity Annual Conference present at the Conference meet-

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ings have the privilege of voting, licensed ministers and teachers are invited to attend all business meetings. They may also present questions and suggestions to the Board in writing.

Past Presidents

In 1937 the motion carried that all past presidents of the Conference be made hon­orary members of the Board, to serve as silent helpers without the privilege of vote or dis­cussion. As a result of this motion it was also decided that all past presidents should be made members of the Devotional Committee to serve from year to year. Those who have served as president of the Conference are Frederick E. Andrews, 1933; Louise C. New­man, 1934; Rex Morgan, 1935; Jessie G. Maloney, 1936; Louis E. Meyer, 1937; Georgi-ana Tree West, 1938; Irwin E. Gregg, 1939; Laura Hyer, 1940; E. Roy Feldt, 1941; Ida M. Palmer, 1942; Earl B. Anthony, 1943; Rose Emery, 1944; and Herbert J. Hunt, 1945.

Unity Training School Building Fund

The Unity Training School Building Fund, inaugurated by the Conference in 1937, is for the purpose of erecting a new hotel or any other building the Unity Farm management deems advisable in order to provide greater accommodations for those coming to the Conference and Training School each year. The use of this fund is under the control of the Conference body and must be determined by the Conference.

Membership

A member's standing in the Conference body from year to year depends upon his conscientiously adhering to the standard adopted. Therefore it behooves each leader to keep the Constitution, Bylaws, and Code of

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Ethics clearly in mind. The suggestion has been made that each leader read this docu­ment through carefully the first of every month, becoming thoroughly familiar with the principle and the steps necessary for carrying it out in relation to our ministry.

Attendance at the Unity Annual Conference each year is stimulating to the leader, giving him greater strength and vision for the work. Regular attendance on the part of each leader unifies the Unity work as a whole and estab­lishes it on a basis of growing unity, love, and understanding.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES FOR 1945-46

PROGRAM COMMITTEE Mary Elizabeth Turner, Chairman

Elmer Gifford, E. Roy Feldt

DEVOTIONAL COMMITTEE Herbert J. Hunt, Chairman

Rose Emery, Earl B. Anthony, Ida M. Palmer, E. Roy Feldt, Laura Hyer, Georgiana Tree West, Louis E, Meyer, Jessie G. Maloney, Louise C. Newman, Frederick E. Andrews

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE Harriet Pfouts, Chairman

Helen Zagat, Carl Moran, Alice Cronley

EXHIBITS COMMITTEE C. N. Broadhurst, Chairman

Gladys Stevenson, Crichton Russ Boatwright Elise Rosenburg

RECEPTION COMMITTEE Elsie Abbott, Chairman

Rose Schneider, Virginia Shipley, Janet Beaudry, William Quinn

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BANQUET COMMITTEE Margaret Ann Feldt, Chairman

Ruth Gilpin, Kathryn Boyce

PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Francis J. Gable, Chairman

MUSIC COMMITTEE Carl Frangkiser, Chairman

QUALIFICATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP The required course of study for Unity lead­

ership, as adopted and ratified by the Unity Annual Conference July 1, 1936, is as follows:

Completion of the Correspondence School Course

Completion of the Methods and Ideals Course

Two terms attendance at the Unity Training School (over a period of two years; eight credits for written work)

QUALIFICATIONS FOR ORDINATION Before a student is eligible for ordination, it

is necessary lor him or her, in addition to ful­filling the above requirements, to have carried on for at least one year a center ministry that satisfies the Ordination Committee that the candidate's teaching and ethics are of the Christ standard.

These requirements are merely prerequi­sites, and their completion does not neces­sarily mean that one will be ordained. The distinction of ordination is conferred by invi­tation upon those who have proved their worthiness by their training and by the char­acter of their work in the field. There are many factors to consider, and the matter is left to the discretion of the Ordination Committee, which consists of nine members and execu­tives of Unity School.

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