New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-31
THE BOSTON ANNIVERSARIES.
American Unitarian Associntion-Q Quarter Cen
tury Anniversary.


"Joy 10 the world, the Lord il come" &c.
The Secretary Rev. Mr.. HOLLAND, read some
extracts from the Twenty.filt Animal Report OF
the Association The idea Of this body sprung up
in this city in May, ls25-anniversary week
About the same time, q similar society was formed
in London. The efforts of the society were at first
feeble. The report paysa tribute to the early dis
tinguished efforts of DR.. Joseph Tuckerman. The
Association was legally incorporated June 3, 1913.
During the first years of the Association the re-
ceipts were small. Some $4,000 have been re-
ceived the past year. Ninetythree churches have
been aided The Society have Published more than
100000 of tracts. Our pressing want now Is
Western laborers: for this work almost every
Minister begins 10 make excuse. The report de-
pores the decline of the critical study Of the bloe,
and the change in regard TO the permanent settle
ment Of the Ministry, much 70 their olsauVah'age
The fearless and modest Bancroft has gone from
us. so among the clergy Kirkland, Greenwood, the
Younger Ware Claiming, TuckermaD, the Whit
mans. the Peabodys, have gone; Hoven, Salton-
stall, Story, Goodbue, and other laymen, have
gone, and their departure is an Indictment to US TO
"work while the day lasts.
SAMUEL GREELE, Esq. Of Boston was now intro
duced 70 the audience in very handsome manner
by DR.. Gannett.
Mr.. GREELE said, although his remarks might
be lean, they should not be long. Our manly age
demands of US manly efforts.
The history Of cur Association may be divided
into three epochs the epoch Of coatr0rersy Of PHI
lanthropy and Of spirituality. Trials are good for
nations, as shown by the history OF our fathers
The Methodists have had their OF conflict. So
cur denomination has had It's conflicts Our Chap
ole far frDpp boipO g. Chs pale n Ensa
We are now recognized as denominations so
much has been gained. Archbishop Tioison has
commended the good temper Of UnItarans as wOr-
thy Of better cause. Late Unitarian writer's
have shown the same good temper.
In respect TO philanthropy, we have done much
for Temperance and other reforms The ministry
a, large, to the poor, arose in our denomination
Has not society done something that gives II
the claim Of being a christian society
w have gained in spirituality bat there is stu
roc m for improvement
Rev. SAMUEL OsGooD Of your City was next in
trodueed. He said years ago the clergy used to
tell us to believe. We said, why believe Hence
UDitarisnism naturally arose.
Some who have gone out from us are called tere-
tics as they call Christ the brother merely OF great
men we ere still proud Of them, they are roble
men; they have borne with tuem much Of the ira.
grnce Of their home We are the offspring OF the
I'D NewEnglsEd Cslvanists We believe in Christ
stil-ihat the Father is brought to the human soul
through Christ.
The speaker thought the old hymns used quar-
ter Of a century ago were detective The hymn.
books row have not more Cavauism, bar more
spirit, more devotional feeling, more of God in
Christ
Charming once preached in this church, and
honor him more as pastor than rs q great writer.
We want now faithful pastors. We want the
churcl-work done. Our Cambridge theology cut
and squared will not do; we want more earnest,
practice faith--sn evangelical faith. The yoln,
people demand this and we must lead them In the
way Of God and Christ, and everlasting peace.
hon. Mr. PALFREYs SPEECH
This gent, man, who has Just failed again of an
election to Congress in the Fourth District said
that he entered he ministry thirty-two years ago
There were then but two orthodox churches in
Boston. The Unitarian controversy was begun in
1919. The same year the first Unitarian church
was formed at the South, over which Jared SPARKS
was settled. About that time were laid the Gun
dotons of the two Unitarian churches in New
York, and another III Brooklyn. DR.. Ripley Of
Concord was with Us; DR.. OsgOOd Of Medforl was
called a moderate Cayinisti DR. Allyn Of Duxbury
was with us Beverly gave us the eloquent Dr.
Abbott. In cur Boston Association we had DR..
Porter Of ROXbuTy DR.. Gray Of Jamaica Plains
DR.. Harris, and our friend Of Brookline Dr. Pierce
DR.. Freeman Of King County belonged 10 us alone
IN sympathy. Jnltarisnism did not rise in the
Episcopal Church-it sprung from the COngrega-
tiCnal Park or Common Dr. Parker Of Portsmouth
with us; were Mr.. Bailey OF Pelham,
MIR. Abbott of Salem, and his successor Dr. Brazer
and younger than he, and almost my contemporary,
Mr.. Greenwood Of Kings Chapel, aud DR.. Follen.
My Juniors those mentioned above being my SEM.
ors were the Peaboiys-they were my school.
fellows. The speaker applied poetic words TO
them:
"Pieiy finds friends Ia he friends Of learning &c.
There were also the Whiimans, kirkland, the
comprehensive who held officially the head Of the
Massachusetts, Clergy. Then there were the
w ares. One has said OF the elder w are that he
was The happiest man he ever knew. The youn-
ger w are was the model pastor. II were -
wrte the history OF the temperance reformation |
should make him the hero He laid the foundation
IN l-25 or g. Others had collected Il great heap
OF dry facts Ware SET them on fire. DR.. Tucke-.
son, Dr. Worcester the evangelist of eosnal nesc.
were ours. The name OF Noah W orcester will bs
greater by and by than those OF all the heroes of
antiquity. will mention one name more. need
Lot mention Il. These walls will utter t. That
nsme is known around the globe, the name OF
Claiming.
have mentioned many Unitarian name,-I
have omitted maSy. Others ari.e to take their
places. May bees them, il extending the
knowledge If God.
REV. Mr. BFLLowSs SPEECH.
This name, known in your city as thai of a pastor
and editcr, was ilt.od ced as ole v hose Journal
exertsd mighty influence rom Canada, to the
private homes of the West
Mr. Bellows began with a modest exordium.
He was to speak of the literature of our comrnu-
Mon He said it would be difficult to find litera
lure that did not spring out of liberal christianity,
not all Intarisnism in name but other liberal oun.
talps. The laity are not compelled to our puloits
10 De led Tor they lind food in books and from other
pulpits, with other names
There is not popular magazine. not one GUAR.
tery' not one secular newspaper. that ba, not the
principle OF liberal Christianity. We originated
IN cause vastly greater than ourselves. Weare