The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-06-26
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UNITARIAN FESTIVAL
Among he aaairslssEy nsssinIs .
b ssaoa lasl .eek wss ~ unssariaa Tea.
1ssl. annaally gissa ~ ne Unitafssn
l.vmea &C Basios 70 ne snlirs elsfgy o.
MAJ faith. The plses % mseaiaE : Ihe
large IN ossf he Mosresaer Rallroad
Dspos-I50 lea lsas snd sbest 60 bread
-shere. 90 the o~cssiea fefefrstto. so
ssesls. af bath srxrs. ssd iron al parts
% he eOaIinens. sssemhled. and he ven
srshls and iilasirioas J-nx QrEcT An
ANS presided. The chrisfiaa Regisfef
coatssns detailed seco1ns d this inter-
s.sing meeting. fr..m which 40 copy ne
sukissnei truly besasiisl and Christian
ike address af The Pressdens. Aaihs con-
clssioa Of he reps.l he Hon. Jons Qris-
cY ApAxs rose and sddrssssd re eompsny
in the following speech:
Frllow-cilizeDs. Chrisian Brethren,
and Sisters: Although mysell here IN
Invited gsesi. have bern Ieqasshd By
the Commiues q Arrangements sf The
Association. 70 enlay whose hospitality
ne are here ssseseled. 70 treside % ,hn
meeting. aud in thrir nsms 10 bid yca .
hearty welcome. had once before been
kindly invited 10 perform The same SER
vice, bul my necessary absence from ths
Commoawtalsh q the time ef she rslsbra-
ZION had deprived ne Of The pleasure Of
accepting the invissiion. ln ths early
sges of Christianity these sssenblsgrs
were called feasls Of Love; snd. sllhoagh
We ere here ne lhe members of one varia.
ton Of The Protestant chsfrhss. yet IL ).
not secisrisn spirit in which &c meet
but in meek ssd qsies spi'is-in she spi
ri Of Christian charity end of mutual 20
lefsron. We meet ss brethren end SIS
ters OF one gseat ism.ly. mot in hostility "a
others. potevn in the spirit az conirerer
sy. but in the sentiment Of the Roman
Csthol'c poe', vim slid
aFor lnglcs Of faith 10 senscless zsslois fight;
HIS can't ~ wrOng whose lie Is in The night"
Ii is 10 lhis spirit that esteem IL an ho-
nor TO have bcen permitted 10 participate
IN this friendly and social meeting. and,
though con. cious 10 my comparative un-
worihine-s ,opreside over IL. 10 undertake.
thai pleasing duty in difference 10 The
iwice-repsaled request Of the Commute
of Arrangements Of the Society. have
hoped that the sna:les, mite 81 exer,ion
which sny one individual could contribute
TO smooth ssperi'irs sud Ia promote the
harmony Of Christians aud of Christian
churches with one another might be sGc-
crssfSl. az Al this presert emergency IL 10
reasonable. In the month Of November
last, Al lie invitation u . highly respecis-
BILE Presbyterian Society q The chy Of
Of Washington, l eheerfslly consented
ID serve them % ihsis lay delegate ., The
numerou, Convention held a, Baltimore
10 promote the rri'g,ous obsrrvsucrs d
The Lords day. lsas no. . member o
their church. bot mere psw-holder in
their house Of worship. freq"en, siten
daais their Irvine service. listening with
sdi6ra,ion 10 The discourse Of their pastor.
.he Rev. James Knox.
No profession Of faith Vas required Of
me Of that Convention. which might have
been attended, in the bonds Of mutual 10
Iteration and charity, by Christians Of eve
nv denomination. DIversi'iss OF opinion
wee manifested aud discussed a. ihs
Convection, with regard 10 The time snt
usnner ofobservIng The Ssbbs.h, DO, With.
ou, q symptom Of seetarisn dis.ensivn
The proceedings oflhe Convention have
been published and widely circulated
hope they have done ne, fol service u
the eummuniiy. Wnhous calling upon
the legislsi,e sulhofi'ns OF The Union OF
Of The States for The esrnal weapons Of th,
law TO enlorc. the observance OF the Lord
day, they confined themselves 10 the sp'
iitual armory Of relig,on-to exh"rta,Ion,
TO friendly counsel--,o urgent enuesty
TO the young and gsy--to the man OF bu'
siness and The man Of to,l--to tho owners
aud conductors Of the STEAMBOAT snd rail
way--,o The wealthy capitalist and Oh,
acknowledgements by appesl,ng Al ono,
10 the individual interest and 10 the so
cial feelings Of them al. with the soothin
Voice 81 persua.ions, allured llem ~ ono
TO their own good aud 10 thas of ihei
ne'ghbor's.
And this meeting Of social festi,ity
g,sced and sancl6td BY the presence IN
participation Of the fsirest par, Of Great pn
though confined TO Christians OF one de
nomination, and holding with regard Z
cprrain p ,ints Of doctrine belief dIiI.ribl
from those Of other Churches with whlc
they would readily hold communion, lie i
my eslIm ,tion Of no sectarisn character
In the earliest age Of Christianity It va
by witnessing the lovs-feasts Of The disci
pes OF Jesus that the Uncovered heath
en- was brought 10 sxclaim. "behold hos
these Christians love one snoiher;" an,
II 10 any denomination III Christians tbs
law Of univeisalloye, ackno~ ledge By al
TO embrace The whole compass Of the Cos
pei di.penss,ion, should be mot emphal
reilly dear. should i, mot be 10 that which
comparatively small in Numbers, Dissent
from the rest only under ,hs conviction