Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-26
The Middle and Southern States Unisa.
rian Conference.

nc Mtddie ana Soutnefm states Unitas
rian Conference.
Dte~rosR Ssssios.-Ths conference reassem.
oled at the church, corner Of 6t1 and ID streets
yesterday afternoon, " heu tie Committee on
Suuoay Schools reported back the report of the
secretary, with a r solution Recommending the
publication OF certain portions Of IL; which
was adopted.
Rev. II. q. N. Duean offered q resolution.
setting forth the Er wing vii Of intemperance'
and pledging the conference to the support of
total abstinence principles He spake at soms
length in support Of the resolution. Rev. Mr.
ShaIman opposed the resolution He did NO,
consider that the subject was q legitimate on.
for The oonference. Besides, there wer, msnv
VINO were temperate men in every sense OF the
word, yet not advocates OF total abstinsnca
and this clses wss opposed TO intemper .uca
and were doing all In their power to stay the
growing evil
views similar TO those OF Mr.. Sharmsn .nd
after protracted debate, the resolution was
lad On the table
Rev. Mr.. Israel, Of the Missionary Commit.
tee, reported that tue commit had re ,ol we'd
to establish preaching At G .mden. n 4 and
services have been held, ministers aftermath g
In tne services, and quite q large consrs xatioi
9nereo. They also requested the American
Cnltarian Society 70 aid the work at yineland
and az Camden, and SlOO was voted to elch en-.
terprise. Otner places were also aid, d, and
sniI others It was proposed TO AID, as circum-
sancss would perUit A con siderable effort is
being made In New Jersey, aud not without
good rfsnls Notwithstanding they had met
With decided oppos. tion.
The report Of Rev H q. NJ Duyan, giving
an interesting account of hin labors IN the min
lstry and the status of affairs n various STA
uoDs, was read ana adopted.
Rev Mr.. lsrlel offered resolution request
ing the American Unitarian Association 10 con l..
trIoute 81 coo toward = ia olisning new church
In Philadelphia for the yes r commenciny April
let, vi ich was adopted.
Mr.. J. r. Fletcher submitted a repor, OF the
ssh rf..rr mod NV m
the church here, who have aided in clothing
the lie :tituts, feeding the hungry. caring for the
sick, and open ng OF schools Tor both white aud
colored persons. A free union Sabbath school
wss established al the City Hall some mon this
since, and Is IN an encouraging condition at ini
time. The report was referred to he Commit.
tee on Missionary Works.
The Chair offered q resolution req uestiug the
favoraoie attention of the couacil of the Ma
tlonal Conference to the resolution passed AZ
the New York meeting of the con vention re.
gardlng the erection of Metropolitan Church
In washington; which resolution was adopted
Inc subject OF prosecuting Sunday school
work was considered and Olsen s.ed at cons,d
cradle length by a number OF the delegates and
on motion. the Committee on SUNDAY Schools
was instructed TO prepare q report and su omit
II at the next conference.
The Executive Committee reported IA vorab,y
upon a resolution favoring the erection OF
NatonalMemortalC Church 10 the city of Wash.
ngton: which was unanimously adopted. I,
Was decided tnaf the Conference should hold
fore.
he Conference then proceeded to the e.ec
uon OF omcers for the ensuing year, and the
Z. W. Clark. Of Germantown; Vice Presidents
Rev II. Ware, Hon Sayles j. Bowen; Secreta-
~, Rev. Fielder Israel; Treasurer, T. Z. sew.
all; Executive Committee, Rev. :. Harrington,
Kew. u. Clute, Rev. ]. H. Ware. and Msssrs
Geo q. Baker, L. N. Keith, and Dr. j. Priest
ly. The Conference then ad ourned nine die