1894

"From Union to Reunion." This phrase is used because the '94 Secretary has recently been considerably occupied with promoting the union of the Congregational Christian Churches of the United States with the Evangelical and Reformed Church. At a recent meeting of the Congregational Christian General Council in Cleveland a favorable vote of 757 to 172 was secured for this proposal. It now remains for the Evangelical and Reformed Church to clinch the matter during the months which are just ahead. If, as it is expected, they do clinch it, it will be the first Union of two Protestant bodies under a name which is likely to lead to further union. The name is "United Church of Christ." Moreover, if this union goes through it will be the consummation in eighteen years of the union of four Protestant denominations, since the Congregational Christian Churches are a union of the Congregational and the Christian Churches in 1931 and the Evangelical and Reformed Church is a union of the Evangelical Synod of North America and the Reformed Church of the United States in 1934.

Time released from this project will enable the Secretary to give requisite attention to the 55th Reunion of this Class. The first step will be to get together again those worthy members of the Class who live in the immediate vicinity of Boston, namely, B. Smalley, B.Lyon, P. Marden (and, so far as may be, W.Parker, and A. Lewis), who with the Secretary will constitute a kind of steering committee. Bar Cassin and Arthur Stone will be considered "members in urbe."

Meanwhile, a quotation from Henry Howland is in order: "I hope we will both be able to make the grade next June for a trip to Hanover."

Continuing along the same line, let us quote John Henry Bartlett (with apologies for including the first paragraph): "You are a dandy, C.C. to lick, us few old 'horses' out of our stalls as long as we can limp to the trough or hay. But I do not do that, much, by night. I would like to make the grade until our 55th, and hence I am being very careful." John goes on to say he will be 80 on March 15, adding "that is better than 'par' so brokers say."

Speaking of birthdays, let us not forget how our hard-working Treasurer will be 80 years old July 3, unless by some chance his heavy financial responsibilities overwhelm him.

Decker Field has been travelling widely in the Far West, and the present writer has three picture cards in front of him, one of which shows the home of Bing Crosby in North Hollywood, another the home of Deanna Durbin in Hollywood, and the third a principal street of El Paso, Texas. Among other contacts Decker has consorted with IrvingRead in the San Francisco area. If Irving comes to the 55th, he will be the man from the farthest point. We all sincerely hope that things will break favorably for him so that he can come.

Secretary, 74 Kirkland St., Cambridge 38, Mass.

Treasurer, 89 Prospect St., Somersworth, N. H.

Class Agent, 9 Felton St., Hudson, Mass.