New-York tribune., 1868-10-09

Their merits from the churches here TeprrscHied or eeonss
.nts,I 20 dcs,Ibe tie closing half hour Of this
session lae amendment OF Mr. Hale offered as u
comprgn-e, WiirI many oi the more radical mranorIs
seemed iu!n 'O acrcpi However, the vote was nhay
tikc ana Ae nicut carried hy decisive mJoi1i,
36 voting ln ne am NAIVE ahI ohD j. ~ ihe h't"t,Hr
immediately thereafter the Conference adjourned the
result of this contest between the "OrthodOx" ana
Radical" Unaraus, is that everything rests IN STAT"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Chnrch If The Messiah. Thirty ana Park
The Rev ". Il. Nceden Of Providence read paper
on theaier meetings. The Rev Mr. W. Introduced the
following resolution on the subject:
het That "a he opinion Of this Conference the seaei lha'er
NEE ns 80 saey carried on IN most Of our e cities are d9o
'ty Important WORK aad hoh te eneoafa-ci va The hoie va.
The i.cT Ar Green of Chelsea and the Rev. Mr. Hep
worth lokc .u favor of theater meetings The latter
gave history OF Tie origin OF the meetings held last
Winter in the Boston Theater.
The Rev. Robt Collier said IL was now demonstrated
that the liberal clelgynen eoud now hire theater an
nj IL with people Of all classes and WILING to near he
Gospel preached. The churches should be open TO INC
poor with rs much freedom ~ they are To the Ilcn Inc
moor shuud be allowed to profit by the a~cetc Influences
OF religion ~ well as the rich Let preaching aud music
be free The Rev. Mr. Staples OF Chicago offered an a
dihnual resolution appointing "a committee of three TO-
prepare and report plan for theaier meetings III a"
Tie Rev James Freeman Clarke said that for 81 years
his mad been free church. Not dollar had been pal
for seats during all that time, nor dollar for music ne
had from fine start declined any fixed salary and had
hycd from Snch contributions those who attended hs
miuSrat:uis had seen III 10 give. His chulch hau a,
ways been crowded and lie mad just begun 10 ao m III a
more spacious cdce, with accommodations Tor LOW Peo
Die. and Which had cost but SJO,OOO .,
The Rev Mr. Hale rluquently yindcatcd the churcn
choir from the reflections which often made upoh u
10y cleigy and IN the newspapers But no uu w.
wish Inc discussion TO drift away to the subject oI Icc
churches, when il should be confined to theaer peac
The Rey Mr. Clancy Of Boston described the work
which was being done by the Providence Union WINCH,
al AN expense of S3OOO had just been completed Tor inc
nurpo,e of making religion attractive to those who at
present were entirely ignorant Of religious matters
The Rev. Mr.. Calthr0p sara thaL nc ulu i"t 'i
would years before every parish church IN LSha
would be free II the Unitarians did not LOOK OUT tue
Episcopal church would surpass them IN tns WVh ~,
making all equal In Gods temples. IheY p shp."
have a complete organization like the Roman 'htnocs,
so that when new minister came he might be told I'M
Mr. Natran of oston said that the last speaker had
proclaimed Himself degenerate member oi inc hhglsn
Church. 80 was n degenerate member Of tho Hebrew
sect lie said ne found In the Conference many lndNI-
ais VINO were not Unitarlans; Into the question WHY
they not Unitarilns he did not enter. , - A., ..
Tie resolutions then passed, and after the trans
action Of mlmportant business Inc CoHIcIchco au
journed until 2. o'clock IN the evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. Eliot called the Conference 10 ordor at 545.
The Rev j. f. W. Ware OF Baltimore read - paper on
th Methods of Raising Money by the Unitarian DenOm'
ination" Tie Rev. Charles Lowe OF NewHediord Sec
rrfnrv az tho American Unitarian Association said he
lad Looked over the report Of the last meeting OF the
Conference aud found several recommendations IN re-
gard TO this subject, every OF which had been com.
pcd WITH except tins: That be RECOMMENDED to 1t to
The Rev Mr Putnam OF Brooklyn.'t .'the Rov Robert
Colyer Mr. Carter Of Chicago. aud others, advocated
m" ASsoc'a6n 1he Rev Mr. Grceu opposed this propo-
amounted to 500 auuu9ly. -. III,
The r. Rev. Bishop Pane, OF Ohio OF the African Meth.
oGi, Euscupal Church. made address graceful ana
as thouhtu any yet delivered IN the sessions of the
Conference HIS body he said, wished net for ailatlon,
or for union with the learned and venerable dcnoiua-
ton before which he appeared Nor dd hev WISH s"a-
to They wished for the cooperation Of Their more pow
erfu brethren m the work Of educating their race, and
defraying the expenses OF tho Wiberiorce university
Bradley, OF Worcester, who has done so much Tor
the soldiers addressed the Conference IN behalf OF the
uneducaed white classes In the southern states Her re-
maj ks seemed to produce deep effect on her hearers
Nfts fh4 gfI Of he H. ~
African Methodist Church spoke we'll on the deotines oi
the colOred race The Right Rev Bishop Brown. OF the
diocese which includes south Carolina, Georgia, aud
Florida, gave interesting account ot the work his
church Was doing Ia the education 0f the cOlOed race IN
those States. Tue African Methodist Church count,
some COO more pastors more than 2VtJ mcmhcis ad
churches IN alnos every state iu the Union, including
several in Massachusetts,, Rhode Island Connecticut,
and NegYor. The cOored has reason 10 be- proud
Of It's three representatives before the Unitarian AsaOci
alton.
A collection taken up. and amount collected Si95
s. - received pledged for Mrs Bradley school on
notion tine second sunday in November OF every year
commencing with the present year, was named a. day
for taking up collection for the Association Tie Con
ference tnen adjourned until $3.50 this morning