New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-16
THE UNIvERsALIsT MISSIONARY
ENTKRPRIsK.
In DR.. Chapin's ChuPeh-Re.
marks BY mr.. Horace Greeley, the
Rev. DIR. Sawyer, and tho Rev. Mr..
BarthoIomew-Sl,0 900 Subscribed.

meeting in behalf of tho Universalist Mis-.
Chapn's Church, under the auspices of the Board Of
Trustees of the General Convention of the Unversass
Of the United States The attendance was not very
large. not more than $50 persons being present The
Rev. G.. l.. Demarest appointed Chairman. and Mr.
Hutchinson Of the Broadway Church acted As Secre
tary. The proceedings of the evening naugurated
by prayer by the Rev. ID. X LEE. The CHAIRMAN then
slated the object Of the meeting TO be response TO the
call of the General Convention TO raise 100000 for
missionary purposes They we're there tonight to speak
of that work and to that call according to their
ability and discretion. Resolutions favorlng the move
meDt were then read and subsequently adopted.
Mr. HORACE GREELEY. on being called on. said. sub
stantially
tendance here tonight is strong argument Tor the
necessity Of the call which has brought US together
suppose there are in New.York and Brooklyn loOOo
persons who would call themselves Universasts.
Probably there are many times that number whose gen.
ersl ideas Of Gods providence and human destiny TO
great extent assnilatc to ours. but presume l am
within bounds in saying that 10000 persons in these
two cities proiessedy belong to our denomination Not
more OF all these thousands are here tonight
and that fact alone strong argument for the nsces.
sy Of this movement. l can remember tima
when we not 0ne4uarter so numerous
las we now are 10 those two cities TO-
day. and vet they If such call had gone
forth would assemble in far greater numbers than see
here to night We have not been as favored OF late az
we have been in former years. We have not been ira
duced enough Of late and If we could induce some OF
the pupts of New York TO declam against US as OF od
we would have a larger though probably not more
fashionable congregation In our churches we are
more numerous. and consequently more eiectve. now
than We were 20 years ago. and the call which has pro-
duced this meeting appeal from our earliest friends
FOR more urgent action on our part In behalf OF Gods
cause most heartily accord with the call which has
been made and most heartily agree TO It's purposes
This denomination certainly numbers within It's ranks
100000 Of the people Of the United States, and
ten cents from each one Will make UP TINS sum
trht oh aaatra w
our views known among the people OF the country
parts not very sectarian in my views, and nave
much less faith in those who are won to US by conro
yersy rather than by their own feelings and expert
That is the true conversion which would invite
A child said TO me the other day. Father, what Is
wrong. what do you think the great error Of the
Roman Catholics can beT / answered, MY child, 1
think the principal error Of the Roman Catholic people
is that they would rather person 10 be bad Catholic
than good Protestant" That is not the feeling with
which would have the Universaliss regard the outside
world. desire to few words practically about the
measure l think there should be constant approx
nation between the Universast and the Unitarian
bodies and all Others who regard life as OF i'm
portance than creed take this to be OF the dis
tngushng characteristics Of liberal Christian COM
munity that they regard and more esteem life
than creed the spirit which guides and not the mere
dogma IL this be characteristic OF Unyersalists and
Unitarians there should be drawing together Of the
two bodies True we have different origins. The
Unitarian movement was an intellectual movement to
some extent arstoorac IN the better sense OF that
term 1t came from the better and refined class
up among the very common classes OF the community
IL org inated with poor men and women ana was cher
shed by thousands Of those people before any person OF
consideration consequence had anything u DO with H.
A md now from these two different origins two denom-
nations have grown up which in my Judgment have to-
day no radical distinguishing feature And II THIS
be the fact why they should not cease
to be distinct If they be distinct. amin ~ one
spirit and one purpose. hope this movsHe"t wl a'd
that We need one great religious organ oil the liberal
Christian denominations. / have not word to say
against our distinctive UNCONVENTIONAL organs. L
only say this, that from my experience AS news
paper man you cannot edit such Journal as
we want without much larger patronage
than has been bestowed any one OF them IL should
have circulation OF 100 900 copies, should pay all It's
edoro. for. as general rule. those who write Tor
nothing are good for nothing. We want a journal
which Shall discuss every question and topic from one
standpoint and which shall thereby impress itself Oh
the intellectual and religious world force and o
nower MIR Greeley concluded BY expressing hope
that this would be productive OF the best re
suits and that it would be supported by tue liberal con
irbutions and efforts of the body On that ground be
heartily seconded aud supported the movement inaug
urated by the Committee Applause
The Rev. DIR. SAWYER was next introduced. Hesaid
that the Unyersailsts had largely grown wealth and
numbers during the last twenty years bur their zeal
had net perhaps. increased in like proportion. lie
did stand on as broad or comprehensive platform
a. Mr. Greeley. He not opposed 70 the Untarians
and had no war with them but he did believe that
anything could induce both parties TO coalesce.
The Rev. john G.. BARTHOLOMEW Of Brooklyn said
that what they wanted III this movement was the prsc
teal experience and assistance ot business men. He
concluded by saving thu, he wiling TO be one OF
twenty to give 500 each 20 she movement
This proposition did not appear 10 exactly meet the
views OF the meeting. Nj. Greeley aud MI Strong ana
another gentleman beng the only persons who were
willing 10 subscribe on such terms. Auer long as
cuson. collectors appointed and after the lapse
OF few minutes during Which the meeting was ad'
dressed by the Rev. W. T. Clark OF Mass. the chair
announced that the sum or 81 2i9 20 was collected
A committee OF one from each Of the Uniyersalist
societies. was appointed to raise subscriptions IN their
respective congregations.