New-York tribune., 1868-10-08
THE UNITARIAN NATIONAL CONFERENCE

ClltAbO.
The National Conference OF Unitarian and
other denominations held its first business meeting. yes
torday at Irving Hail. The number ofdelcsates present
was very large embracing the most earnest able, and de-
voted members OF the denomination both clergy ana lay
men. The President of the Conference the non mo-
mpmbcr OF Congress from naSslchuhetS' callct
The assembly to order AZ 945, ana invited tho RSy = IL
ScVnr q" Lynn Oleadinprayer Mr. IlOl h,h a1uiesssu
Tire Conference, commencing ~ I0ho~h' nave III
charge. friends, from the council oi Ocos OF your N0
ference 10 give welcome 70 oil the delegates rom lhe
Association ara The chutchcs OF our faith, ana nom al
oher einigh', Nm'1. IN vorl onr Coifercuce NV
was when first said, that TINS Is what inc Loiu
reani,rs of us that we 90 Justly. and love mercy,
anJ Valk humby with our God To do Justly
pcoric r,cr.rcs noro tan tie Individual efforts Of just
and mcrcn men. AND therefore 10 Is that We have come
together Ht This te hitting ourselves Tor the moment
away from u c exciting sccno8 Of politics. that We may
confer and determine what things be- done" Mr..
Eliot proceeded 10 deliver an eloquent address on me
duties Of "a religious body. and ihc policy which tho
should be liberal ore, cacuard TO unilo ia6meh'Hiy
The Rev T. T. Hale then presented The reports Of The
Committees appointed hy the last Conference. These re-
porte being printed together n pamphlet lon were & 9i,-
Committee on Unity mud Fraternity reported hat every
whore the old dcnec belief 10 tie ioIH Of ie!ilon Is
eiyugw way before an influx OF bcttercaud al churches
arc tending t0comc together aud work together Ihe
Committee on Dcnoninauonal Literature recommended
The publication of an Introduction 10 the sciptures
Commentary upon thlm. aud history of thc Christian
1le Committee or Endowment Flnd Tor the Mcady.nc
paD Theological School reported that Tie whole amount
niitec or forwarded by the societies themselves.
1851 20 which was s3G 20 and above tie pledges
complete tho endowment 81 the school. s2.iJ5 90 ITO
friends 81 tLe school n Ncafylc lod paid 5000 OF he
raised on The endowment ~ Antioch College. the conn
mi,tcc reported through me Rev j. l. ii"c, that tley
were directed 10y the Conference az It's meeting 90
syracuse TO rmesent to thc public iho ucee.y Of en-
.6tgius tie Eldowmeat q Tie Collee ny Tie -im Of
SiCoo; hut thcy nave nor c"H.l.eitd nlI Ia view
of tLe other Large demand, made npou oar Churches, 10
attempt ot time, 10 collect tic Whole sum, ehl fe-
las, year ionr Of The tcacf have supplied almost With
out rcmunrr to great llt oI we iu'il.suuh 20 A'
freedmen ~ NLAerititc toi-e W'h u ~ "iir7 ol-
taDt from Antioch College. Tic rtccps fIon pupil, llst
year were 80 moIc tl4n ~ te Seal o,gic ~ is s,i
necessary however loI hc trustees j" t"il'et luH ~
friends g. annually, 90 meet tc regular cNIcrso8 Of
the College. 10 provide this Income regularly, an Ia
vested fund ot $4,000 is highy desirable
Tie Committee on Ministerial Support reported an iin.
Ncwt -iad score, oi men li the 'SuAii} io"Aa "tfH
supporting. or trying Go support iore. iuiira on sil,A
of Ihc letters which thc Committee ad received
tie necessities Of lie WIS involved when man
makes up his wiud 20 enter the sacred Profession.
table evil, before them. had entered tie profession NO
man could Wi'c good iinon win ana unpaid provision
~ ,,crv i 49, ,J o ty cs of n.cy o. if
insurance on hc endowment pian' which VIII suainnco
10 the posscssor al certain axe, fay my. hc payment
Tie Rrv r. b II De- i,ad au fitrrc.tr. papcro va tAs
work bDfoic tLc Association lie su.d tAry had moro
than 10 congratulate thcmsclyrs on the cx
tcni az the work before thcm a ihe they had Tor
carry ing 70 out. The steady demand mado 300 Tie cities
oi tic Middle states ard II tEe west lor tho establish
mcut Of new churches could not bn understood by lrr
WHO did not occ the couc porcohcc oi tie S,crca
was "a great want Of minister's Whatever might be fhc
value Of such religious organizations sthe eslab
lsh not involving ne "oik oi ti"ita ml.l.iIy,
tho Uniiarans ad rot yet succeeded n ngany such
organizations tasr tho place of churches on ne Old pat
tern mere ida bcen Hn lucIra W tJ churches since
l6oj. about thirty per cent, hut ms Increase ga not
Adequately Itpccht lhc grown oi llHIltIsn I.ttiy
eliy IN America OF more tia yoOJ hhhhlA"ts Lid now
at least one Unitarian clutch Win Two tcmpofaTy tN-
cerions, which were iniJ supplied by the lhiyer ra-t
bicthren Ihe new cLuIch's WtIo mostly scI'ahp-
porting While tho charitable contributions oI
probably than over bcioie great deal ot that charity
had been absorbed at huuc and the central Treasury
had not received much as was needed For example.
IN the city Of Bosion within tK of seven lent' Pact
twelve ont ~ their thirteen crcLes hnd occupied %" nh-
much larger than they occupied before, OF had supple
mebted their work hy the erection ot mission ehapes
only that portion OF the inhabitants OF our cities
whose fcsidence was IN some measure
iabished congregation. Ia Boston tho attendance AT
the theaer meetings Lad oite oulumDored mat IN the
any law OF these remarkable 10 lad been
observed however that they dstrustcd any recurrence
by The preachers to eaccldoa eooey or 10 that OF ter
familiar viii tIe times wlch had be en- supposed univcr
relish merely ornamental or rhetorical addresses more
attention did not fail TO be held BY tie most thoughtful
discussions.
In the Southern States the Unitaran Association had
mndo efforts establish churches, with little
result Tie principal work there had been In the assist.
anee and establishment OF schools Mr. Hale warmly |
commended the efficiency Of the work OF tho African
Methodist Church which was created and managed |
The nrst, subject taken up by the Conference
VAS Was Ine Loci 19Hielences Oh ter Douy ynd hld
by the Rev. W. @. scandlln OF Grafton, Mass. who |
ings. The Rev. Mr. Ferry Of Petersburgl, n H., |
followed In paper IN which he suggested change from
the present pastoral system Oa travelling circuit ministry.
He wanted more individuality and more warmth In tho |
ministers The President announced that credentials had
l75 Churches Tho Rev Dr. Bellows and tho Rev DR..
farrely moved that churches without pastors conduct
lowing gentlemen were named by the President
as the Committee on Business: ID. b. Eaton of
Cater OF Chicago, Frothingha Of Buffalo, and Forbush
OF Cleveland. Mrs Dali delegate from the lynchhed
Church, made an interesting statement respecting her
church which she said organized in the absence Of
minister by an earnest farmer reading sermon, and an
earnest woman reading hymns. Bishop Pane and two
members Of the African Methodist Conference wero |
present. and personally introduced to several lady
took recess to O'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session commenced at O'clock. Mr.. ID.
b. Eaton, Chairman OF the Committee ON Business, re-
ported the order OF business up TO the day of adjourn
Wegdap Ml;,ien,y Meeting. IL York and Brook
Tssa1 a. "ist Mater prsnns 70 " saend%en to cOutu
H s "a M ar "g S s s % "SeS.s % q. .na 4T4 ns S
inr Evening in the South, and relation 70 African
Charles Love, o Church Of Messian at7k
n-lsL Election OF officers 3D. Relations Of this Confer
ene 10 other Religious organizations 3D. Relations Of this Con.
ference ByegIibral Religious
The Rev Robert l.. Collier of Chicago read paper
chronological Schools" He said the need was for set OF
an6,tIes In The liberal church. not for essay writer's lie
eio0uenty set forth the qualifications which Christian
minister Should possess The Rev Dr. Gannett OF Bos-
Ton one of the paiarchs Of the Unitarian denomination;
made some spirited remarks on what divinity school
should be- and on the defects and wants OF tho Cam
bridge School He advocated the removal OF the Boston
sch0cl 10 Cambridge. He denied that such removal
need lower the standard OF scholarship atCabrdge In
conclusion, be read series OF resolutions iNoinR INC
removal Of the Boston School . a.,
Tho Rev DR. Bulhnch humor0usly described tho OK
aminntion OF candidate for admission 10 the Harvard