, 1870-01-27
AnKuAl uHIrARlAN euAFeaEucE.


Tne regular Meeting OF tho Chicago Conference
OF funltA11An Churches met yesterday morning, 1t
10 O'Clock, II Tho Thitd Unitarian Chutcn- Taere
Was far attendance Of deIe42tel and members
Of the various Unitarian Churches within toe ,u-
ference. The opening exercises were dcTououM
IN character. condnrsed BY Rev. Robert ColIIsr,
after which tho regular business Of the eonier-
enoe began. win A1,ennas caster, Esq the Pfes..
It De,rK Tho aecond anruaI meeting, the nr.e
hut1ness oefbre the conte3etce VA the cleo 4o1
WITH Rsv G 1 sap!ss @ q. Gn1,Faasn resoP:ea S% 10:
folio ~irs oflcers, Who wese eec,ed for one ye1r:
if:s..is'saAs'<fs,: f.. Es.iae.1xs. Z cs{.s Nixon
ss;ss..s,s-9s:stf s.s.ss-s & i : Mir SG;tesh'eF.
Ae:fs a.! aeinEss nass.e- :: l. ssHs;ss as'
Coil5er. OF upliy Cnurcn. gave a. aadrrss upoa
tie -Four Guspele, ntd the prculiarItT OF o.cn
wrlter a. eho~n IN bis WORKS 1t WAS lne a.
enee. @ The saeiea suesssssa bs H. Collser % vas
considered b. tae Prts1aett, u. l. SuoreS Had Tue
Rey. Y. a. Staples. ana tie speeches we're full OF
The conference 1beL li.teped to tho reports from
the sar:o1s enuicht1. beginning with 'ne Church
81 the Messah, ol Chicago. In tue aosenco vi
Rev. r l. Golfer, III. Shqtey gave ~ account OF
The proRles. and growth Of tue sos.etJ dnr1ng tas
b. 1nou ~ y. Tho onpson, Esq. aod Uul.y cnu-cn
Wla teporsed upon BY Rev. Hubert Cau5er, ~uo
gate an inteIeatiIF sccouot OF tue Adv1nc .ne t
OF his society. kapnlt Ifot. chnEc1 At Geneva,
Ill, Fss mtde ~ hev- T. q. Eddo e. R-p1rt
from he1tHhs. Wf., was Ensde Dy Rev. z. Mat-
ters. TEe church at Steoo.gan Wt4 VI, re-,
PORTED upon ny Kev+ n. q, kimcail Toe ThlId
Unitarian Church Of Chicago -A4 reoorted upon
hy lfs paxseTt Rcv. c. 4. St 7pes Eho gave RtlW-
luT accoutttf the growth OF bis society.
The Forth uLltaltsn Cuurcn Of Ca rago was fe-
ported upon ~ lta psssor; Rev. c. W. Weuose.
Representatives from other cbufthe8 Witnla he
coufeIeice Ttre absent, and The tuotnlug sessloa
clio: cd With repnttk
In tnt aiIerIooD, ,the coufererce opened vita sing
tD8, when Rev. e. a. 8IAplta, gave q very ioter.
scsting address, upon the sub]ecL Hox 10 Nike
the cnurcn Home" An Interesting d.ac1-kloo
followed rpon tr!s subject part'clpAted IN py R-v.
III. Masteff, OF Eeposna: T, II. TnonpsoD,o ,ol Vfd.
ne,ka; Kev. C. W. Wennte, murray Erlsnn E. u.
Earle, ii d Rev. n. g. k,mnall. Of W!acnnsin. an
esAay followed b5 ,ae hey. T. u. E1cawh Of
GerGya, on "What Is the Practical WORK Of
Smaller Par16hee." a long and interesting o1p'
fereuce followed on this theme, By Rev, Robert
Co!lJer, Rev. E. A. Staples and othera.
On Motion, the thahks OF the conference we're
1et cc1ed to the uenbets Of tue Third Uli:aHAu
Church for tier kuduesa and hospitality OF TINS
occaalcu- The Dhrcton, through ME. SnureY, re.
Ported soc the appolhE Il Tor the next CO. fer
eEce on the tEat Wednesday Of MaT. At !" Church
and The conference adjourned, with the oenedic-
ton py Rev. Robert Collier.
The lsdlts Of the Third Cntt2r1su Church gave 4
very beautiful collation. IN their pafloIs at noon
eerF1ng all Who wers IN attendance.
The conference WIS d h1cceas and 4 deep, de-
voted spirit for truth and the cause OF UaitAr11n
Ism marked all the proceedings.