, 1869-11-24
uHffERSAllSM,
COmnlcmOrAtl0n OF its One Hum
drcdtt Anniversary.
Second Meeting of the Universalists
Of Chicago.
Interesting Addresses by C1sEsymeu
and Laymsn,


men orste the one hnndredth snuiyeraaeJ OF tbs
fntroducton OF CnIyeftalsm into Anettca By
raistrR fund OF S2no. .0t0 1As held IN The Church
OF the RedeemeI, corner Of sanRamon aud Hs4h.
inston streets, iaat evening. The attendsnce rss
He1J large Alderman Woodart prealded, and
tasd they had come together to confer In relakton
70 the centennial annitersary which vas to tate
place next year: to run the MIND back over thr
p4at 70 zee what mad been done, and then t. ca3t
a aRALee y re iuturc aud see what maj be done: !:
% direct t1ef efforts and meana a. beat they could
tos sas promotion Of The tuterests Of the denon-
Rev. NJ Gordon vss intioeueeo @ a.. a;d a. ss,a t6e1
h4d come together to zee hox they c1ald best
| celebrate the nunirasary. 1t was na,urs! TO
| tdlcE 70 b. done and sne hest waJ TO DO IT, Taey
could not consider wnat tncy should do III the fn-
St ooI;11e1E .; 1her h,ssosy 10 ne os.t
1eetiVe than onjtcs1Te. Inst IA, while they had
aote much sor themselves - dcnomta8t,on the5
Mnat they 1ad done HaH prophetic Of what they
eoa!o 90 They scoolt congratulate themselves
nhon no, &c eonoas hls'orJ tue! had. The tstshlan,
Hett OF cnafchet atd 1-stttutous Of learning AID
ahe5 eh1os nebt sas the great WORK before them
TIC renoa lpat'on must hare learned and cal.
turtd ministry. for b. thai n M-aas only could Eni-
| serra1lsn 4tcure that religious power which il
sought IN The in1rEe. tue 1ebom.DationAl spfit
VA va also rsetisd . conttaslss1uc,ou from mere
| Al! the teu0miuaf:onal orgatizat;ops must be
butft up AID snkt7.nfL There were good many
lIen HtA III &ne SHu1cp, AID ha hpptd thf} M4oid
make Literal t1nt<1buttons during the year. EgerJ-
body luns give enn,etfltnR 10 lhe ceutennAl oner.
lig. sone pl,n shot'c be devised to reach TIE
reached. The money teded would be faisea aud
me ~efk rfopo, I'll would he erc Inpllshei.
,e So;nx.; Ms A1;sga ~ 1elosr that ever: s.s,e IN
the carfe. greater rejoicing sitn h,tu xas taat
the people Ttrc beR1onirg 10 feri tue worth and
| 10 eeCnrc success in any enissprse, CnleAs thes
had he tp!ist Vi t;uat with them they woald not
| aLo did rot llrtefyc TO succeed.
ReT. Mf Flanders satd that one xorJ, Hnopey," j."
:oId what they we're after, aud shat tneJ pEop3tel
70 90 It Wan cheap 10 he p'ou. Al II cost nothing.
de bad 10 douht tue word .'1uuney " trtgaiea ri a
| IeHaD AZ bone. People +tth E'spect to 1t w+se
- tk',rish as some horees ere At the Smallest
ltics, but very lltt,e for his religion lie kne Of
one unan who speas III 400 to fesu1e his election,
oSus R9 b =, 50 soess isw
ture happiness and well being -zelt9iou-men were
least a wsllinR to tuppntt Tnese Waa nan in chi
fhst paid hls whole aalsry, s2,seo, 10 the church
With which he u os connected. The speaker would
" h: 70 sn &c 9,m; Ms anew Of otnsE 'nssanoe.
them. The money BELONGED 10 God and shop
be used 70 gloztiJ Him Were he worm slao,o.43
20; II tsooe0e. 3i5, ,ooo; i hsu mt!Ilon slso
lie argued, in conclusion, that they thonl1 thuk
ssSSsythM,pS SE4 W q saas sas'5 ;.s ;s,.a
vetfasy. Ihe5 tstd not Know ho much their re-
I,s.on had dore ior them. OF APPRECIATE .tslvalle
! 70 coheept'on Of the leaeninRa o! 1he great
truta pf GElversaiisu- Tatir rei12t,n frightened
their pathway through hfe. 4 day wonli come
sssn 70 al ID nspp H.
way Of religion taan It had been grtt!tg. The
raran roIx VA "a, going E 10 es done. Thy! hsa
many. Although tlley might cot necome a great
sect: !heJ eoala % greas deal q good for tue
| y Aich eli A1113I ChANf{UhF.
WIS interested IN IL elai cnzstsan.ty. It vas. IN
talniLx well. lie did not he,ieye Calyerlalsts mad
ben educated, a. other determinations, In giving.
sesn aos aSnfs
~ 20 tFrhan Yum, and gave because the. cou-
sidtrtd 1t nj eeset! 1t vas abtoluteiy necessary
ia,aa Wien yoa1s. Toe horses used 70 eel
oa, and l1ei. II the Gasessaists
tie epr.uE. n sustaining religious Institutions
To- sonnr{; aa i Tse yoasa xefe IT, to oe motay eda:
subjects to tend out INTO toe world. the sy.ten
o. tnycrsaism ~ss, he Thought, the belt sJsteu
1or them and the:r faull:es than anything they
could do, aut,thcsefoEe,t they should support 1ib
Res. Nj. IIaeson regretted that the word " fcs'
had been uteu hy some Of the brethren 1t wal
. word hich should Lot be nsed TO those who hnd
AZ 5oa 10 eiss In the name 9Th Of MtrS - 1no has :
Of ebl'sat,on. !" lie expauaied 1t come length
! upon wnat tItve1salism had done II had raised
incul out OF the LIRE o1 error, and placed them
Oh The rock o. Truth: and would enable them 10
Ea po a 10 5s q
Iear $50 large pernal emf fund would be i1lseL
and that The nteies1 Of II would be sufficient te
ne would no. % 70 any one, a1a talcf sas, ia waa M
he got out Of him vaa By surgical operation.
| nofe anxious than ne in regard to the success o
the cau1e. lie had been growing more sersoo.
every yexr ahce he had been 10 tha ministry, be
sSy .aa sasnaesr q
loollng at rs histor1 for the lAkt nundrcd years
) but vas aasaEed shst the hand o' God VAS in III
dart and had been light Ie believed the cen
5s @ waea wooa s fsa, ,
noninatloraixe them NON rnau ever. 1t Vas Il
be determined coW whether there were heroes
!tadessa1p In II. sat ~orl 70 10 aocompishei
! T.: s1..eca Cnlre1s4tlsu would take front rAuk
They should not depeca aitoGeiner ppm thet
7 spirit thai would gre them strength a1d power i
IA Y R!as:, ?; p. y, + as.t !e
for us ~ Christian people 10 congratulate atur
Eelyes on ,hc rapid strrad Of the religions op!u
,oEs aea .e nS!a IT, feeling nsopss
I beu.n 10 saote who espouse it, We should rrjolc
At the pTevalence Of 1lgnt IDEAS and pfsy that
tur, vt last, may te utterly overcome
!: uoes not follow IN these congratulations o
/ on.s, tsat We rrt tunr;sels aEro9a'e 10 olr:esc
tue role cEcdlI Ct +uecsin3 shi. sn,Yitn.s caauS
IN The religious se1tincn: or AEesic2- We crate
fully rrcouhize many agencies a. cosiro1t1n2 =
wI.cn We have Ia ore, anu ~a:sei-,hat II wAIc
ne, at least, contributed somewhat largely, and L
witch We. Therefore, teiolce. =.
hn; the piocrrsA " religious thoreht brings ~t
o It certain eruVe Representatives. hscn It d hecnn
lng ts us tu consider. The prcsatcnce Of religion
ssnrt ayas aoe5 e. ps 5seHssasy GSnions to -
rrpreht nts them. or has doue the most to dlsseu
/. lnate them. 80 far as the RTnwth Of tn
= t'ulyenaikt ituomtnAton Il concerned. tn
: hecon,e to:rce oi d!scouraReEfus to us a. AZ
: Organized r<s.,. OF course We rejoice IL The
= secsAtt.d Christian tHost without regard to tn
nan IN whca |: Is s:oLc: but II It be fact tuH
; these y ho accept The e.seat1a. dee,riuea OF on
sect. Then It HnF prove tha. our fr1clIatloos nyt
. The lap:d spread q ,ho.s doctztnes wh.cn We ho
:. NJ Entr atluu IL concerned.
VIC are CtiScrrnlla't. nnr posit'nu "a d:sriut
4 Tive Our AIMS are bruadrF taan the !It,ctAizln
+ 81 other churches. or the coTecssn Of sfrors h-l
!. IN o'htr tAtreR. We have definite resp0astblI:ie
i aud a dt1Llte wc1k 10 do. And We mas te a.
i ssuEeo shat shat work WAS neser more ippor1 an
i masv pressing, or a1trcdel with more pzrts tha
!, 1 Low.
r As Il tfcnonirnrop we have tomp.aned Of nj,
Il rtr.tk keu.a:ion AMI Wfpc trt.t nent bJ tic o,ie
4 sc'a Those daJs Of hizotr. are nc ariy co.,t-
n leedtpg ten. t. Of The Fa1ncrheol Of Goa and III
:. saal triumph OF coed over evil arc rapa,l
Il n,c1mlnF accepted doctrines Of the ora,
= hoa faith. Hut out OF this fact co1ne
:. tie question OF tue hour: Wat psc do Ee pul
!. pose 10 msse Of sh1s Few tp7a9fuoty: We ar
n I 10 lcpE,r y.,urc: ne are no longer we31
= We asc ruraeEous rod. Of believers, and We Al
Il attic, by tutC!ons usc 81 our resources, 10 wos
= | Important resElfx. Shall Ne DO Ihss- Stautl,u
, | At The culurneLCenens o! toe centenary JeaF {
. | Zinn ILL., Is The D1r*Ifnra Hnich T1nJl