Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-20
capped with the pistol, leaving his own heavy
revolver behind, marked with his name in full.
Eighteenth Annual Unitarian Convention.
Correspondence of the Worcester Spy.

Eighteenth Annual Unitarian Convention.
Correspondence of the Worcester Spy
LOWELL, Oct. 10. 1859.
hail you and your readers to-day from the
City Of Spindels. Lowell is busy populace
of some 10000 inhabitants, marked for mate
rial prosperity and Yankee enterprise. Our
annual autumnal convention commenced its
session last evening, October Is. AT an early
hour the doors of the South Congregational
Church were opened to receive the eager null
titude, who desired to listen to the Rev. Thos
Starr King, of Boston. The church was liter
ally packed, and hundreds returned home fail
ing to get within the doors Rev. Mr.. Bull
finch, offered the report on organization, with
brief remarks of gratitude to God for the re-
turn of this annual gathering. The report was
accepted, and the following officers of the con.
vention were chosen:
E. s. Gannett, DID, of Boston, President; II. K.
Hardy, DID. of Brooklyn, n. y; John A. knowles,
Esq. OF Lowell, IL. III. Elliot OF New Bedford, Vice
Presidents; Rev Scion Bush and Rev. NJ. Phipps
Secretaries.
The organization was completed in few
moments, and the religious services commenc-
ed by Involuntary finely executed by the choir.
III Oh DrOOklIe Teau TIE scriptures ana
made the opening prayer.
Mr.. King followed in a discourse of great
power from the words of Paul. Rom. 1:l6
The sermon was timely exposition of the
need OF a new generalization of Christian truth
applied to life He regarded the earnest
words OF the Apostle as keynote given to
the Romans Of the power OF a broad faith
catholic in spirit and adapted to the truest
spiritual life. We were forcibly shown the
need of something beyond dogmas and theo-
logical ditferences-an entrance into a church
life of freshness and joy. The old Gospel of
Paul was set forth as the harmonizing princi-
pie, deliverance from bondage, and from
mere apostolical authority. intellectually alone
was shown to be insufficient to meet the deep
wants of the human SOUL and the beautiful
spirit OF Johns Gospel was enforced, as a re-
Spouse to what lies between the rationalistic
views Of Mr.. Parker and the voice of authori-
ty of dogmatic theology. This meagre sketch
fails to give even an outline of this able SER
mon. 1t occupied an hour aad fifteen minutes
in the delivery, and was listened to with the
closest attention.
"Wednesday Morning. prayer and con-
ference meeting, at Lee street church, was
fully attended. Rev. Mr.. Hollsnd opened the
meeting. The theme OF Christian oneness
was the starting and continuous thought, inter-
spersed with singing and prayers. A Gevout
spirit pervaded the meeting, and new interest
was given in the presence and words of DIR.
Elliot, from St. Louis. AT o'clock, A. NJ, the
convention assembled in the South Congrega-
tional church, and is to be opened by an essay
on Religious education, from Benjamin w.
Putnam, Of Jamaica Plain. This will open a
discussion, in which all are Invited to partici-
pate. An adjourned meeting will take place
at the same church at P. Nj. AT 5 P. M, tea