Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-09
EVENING STAR
THE WHITMAN y.tIos.L eo,rrR-

An Exciting Discussion-A Split Threat
enrd.
ne Conference Was called 20 order ~ . 10
Go > m to-day by The President Ne Hon
!. ~ Il ei, snd the Rev DIR. Thompson. OF
si.- % :, t,sins made the opening prayer Ga
ne African Methodist Episcopal Coaferene.
NsIe hsiied 10 ses,s % the platform.
~. sPecaN order tct TOE morning Wa
au,eu onlrhts 20 the constltunon
Ihe Rev. br- CLARKE offered IN. foilov,nr
smenom ert se the constitution
A., iA-,Io secure the largest unity OF he
spun aud Ihe widest prsctic al a. -opers.toa. u
Is hereby declared tn,t Al .xnre.s,ecs a. go
Preamble snd CONSTITUTION sre expr~.s,.o.
Ohly 81 ne mSlSriiy Of the ConfcTeuc-,, com
aud depending Tor taeir efi ct un,n "a. -.
srnt they comm and en- their Oxu an .r.ts g..
the Churches bere rrpresenlea or eelor e.nx
within the orcle OF our fellO wship: ard maj
We heartily welcome GO thai ,ello~.
ship sll Who desire 10 work win as An %
yauolGg the kingdom OF God.
Tie Rev. Robert COliyer. OF Uaicags. an
coming forward To second thr amendrn~nt "a.
very WARMLY cbeer-d-
The Rev. Nr. Hale, Of BO.ten, also 80 ppor I'D
TIL, krN. Dr. OsecOo, Of ". " moved ~ an
Sme ndmeni. that the words .sin ChrtsJtan faiths
be inserted between the words "w no" aad de-
sire he favored the greatest lieerAltty an
christianity. hat oIG NO; des n liO-rsllty thai
degeue3Eies into free aid unchristtan igtOn-
We hao gOt 20 decide tue said whether We
we've lheEts or Christians. Ne feared fro
ollgson tended 40 Tree love and the disregard
Ci the marriage tie.
The Rev. Dr. Bellows. Of N. " neat got tue
hoof, ana saId hs never rose 10 perform = more
PAINFUL dsty than on the present occ gsisn
Judging by what was the feeling OF uAe cor
Nentscn a. en- pressed AZ a. ap plausa. he feared
this oald oe the last time n would have the
pleasure Of addressing the Unitarian tAoax.n-
U0n- he was not gong Ia let himself even
strOetively be pat OUTSIDE OF the chrisuan
church by any motion OF this con yenuon Ne
wanted Ia meet this attempt 10 shake on CHRIS.
iisnity fiat FOOTED: he wanted no rose water
much concession. aud n that Was Go be srrieI
oaL lac for one would 20 his solitary way. asa.
ing no one 10 60 with HIM, but going where ms
duty TO his lord and Master Jesus Chrlst
called him. Here the Convention manifested
signs OF Impailence by stimpiTg with their
fet, DC. DIR. Bellows continued. eNcite1ly
declaring that Christianity and the historical
Christian religion would outlve ali assaults
upon H. The Chairman then called time on
Dr. fellows, but motion WINS made 90 extend
q. which Dr. Bellows refused ID accent OF.
The next speaker was the Rev Mr. Hay-
wood, Of Louisville, who wanted TO sae bo.h
the amendment 20 the constitution and the
amendment 10 the amendment adoptei 1. even
n the latter was reiec'ed. s,'ll ne maiui stned
that his conference would De a conferences OF
CHRISTIAN churches.
The Rev. Mr.. Shorey. OF Chicago. insinua.ed
that the Rev. DIR. Bellows had got oom. new
light SINCE be spoke al the Syracu q t,onyen-
ton. GApplsuSe. He hoped, Dr. Bellows and
has Threatened secession To the contr nv not
withsiSndin 8. that the conference woula sdopt
the amendment 10 the constitution without
emendment.
The Rev. Robert Laird Collier. of Caicaeo.
supported the amendment warmly He SAID
when be sook has neck from the c Ilar OF one
dogmatic church, Il was not for the singular
purpo>e OF putting n in the collar of another
dogRatic church. [Protracted che srng.l II
the conference refused 10 adopt tue amendment
then he would go out.
The Rev. Mr.. FrOthingham, President Of tbe
Free Religious Association, next got the floor,
ard opened by saying thai he was pre- cot at
this conference a. a delegate from a Christian
church. He did not consider that the fact OF
hls oevotlOg himself 10 n labor like the FIRE
Church business lmpeSched ms po-ition a a
Christian; ne still regarded himself as a Orr
tan, and his church as Christian church. III
the amendment 10 the constitution was rot
adopted. the young men OF the Unit.risu de-
nomination would 20 into the Free ReIigion.
Rev. Mr. Grinnell, OF Lowell, spoke a the
repre- enf-tive Of "the young bloods" in the
Convention, aU1 sd the young bloods were
gong 10 sts.nd together.
The Rev. DIR. L-thrOp, OF Boston. was the
next speaker. He denounced auy attempt 10
shuttle OF the yoke Of Christianity 10 please
Bro.1er rockingham and ms comp Mons. IL
he (the speSkerl believed an ir, religion like
Brother rockingham, he would 20 out aud
start free religion, and not seek 20 hallow AZ
by taking out the Prestige aud holy innueacss
OF the UnitlrIau Christians.
The Rev. MIR. Chad wick. OF Bro Dtlyn. as ar
other young blood supported the amendment
10 the Constitution.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Edwards. of New n smp-
shire, supported the anead ment Of DIR Osgood
he was cut of on ell Of time. and tue onyeu-
ton refused 10 extend hts time more tnan one
minute.
The demonstrations OF the radicals. ana the
counter demonstrations OF the Conservatives,
(as they We're des isRated,) had become 20 ex-
cited az This stage thai the Chairman hal 10
repeatedly beg for order.
The Rev. Mr.. Mayo, OF Cincinnati, next
spoke. advocating DIR. Osgood's ameadmeas-
The amendment Offered TO TIE constitution was
he saId, an attempt 10 convert this into a lfee
religious as oclation, 0oud cries of mo. no.
and counter erie of s.ayN aye.") IL the attempt
was successful. we fniyht next We II have Spir-
itualistS, Jews, and Socialists IN the convey
tion-anything but Christians.
At this point when the eNciteme1 n was at its
height the'previous question was nov 4.
Alter. considerable deb u, Rev. Mr. Hate
offered resolution as a substitute for he
previous motion and amendments. He said it
was compromise that had be IN eyre uDon
by tue leaders of both Parties. Ii was IS lol-
lows:
Art. INTO secure the largest unity of tue
Spirit and the widest practical co-ope-Lt IN, it
- hereby understood that all declarations of
This Conference, including the Preamble and
I constitutions, are expressions only Of its ma
JorIty, committing IN no degree those who
object 10 them. and dependent wholly for their
effect upon the conGent they command their
own merit from the churches here repre-
sented or belonging within the circle OF our
fellowship.
The previous question was seconded. ana
then commenced all manner of Interregatpries
The Radio Is had evidently been out-maueu-
yersd by the Conteryat We. AfJer considerable
delay, q stcuding vote was taken, re- ulIing in
the adoption Of Mr.. Hale's sub -titute by an
immense maJorIty.-N. y. Express, eh.
.RULEs or rH1 RoAD."-we fiud the fol.
lowing rules for the guidance Of railroad tray
ellers in some of the p-pers. They are sid 10
be founded on illegal decisions
the courts have decided that psssenge-s ON
railroads can be eject d from the c~rs AZ they
do not offer the exact amount Of their fare.
Conductors are not bound TO make change. All