The Portland daily press., 1870-10-24
silnday Services.
FIRST fARfsH eRraGH.

| iHS heV. B. ID. talley addressed his con grega-
tion on the late National Unitarian Conference
held the past week in New York. He stated
that the attendance was very large at the Con-
ference, but, nevertheless New York was big
enough to hold the delegates present without
being incommoded by their numbers, and thai
a generous hospitality was extended to those
that paid for it, That the sermon of DIR. Eliot
of st. Louis, on the first day, was discourse
well worthy the reputation of SO eminent
man in the denomination. The second da,
was devoted to the subject Of Education"
and, although this was matter OF vital impor-
tance, yet the Cor ference didn't seem to be
worked up to that interest in the matter that
was to be expected. There seemed to be some
thing back of it of which all were thinking
and consequently, when that matter was
brought to the surface in the so called ''State-
ment of Faith by the introduction of the
amendment to the ninth article of the Unitar-
ian Constitution, offered by Rev. Mr.. Hep
| worth, they were all startled. The next day
the church was packed to overf1owing, such
| was the interest taken in the question. 1t was
| the "Field Day" of the Conference. Rev.
Mr.. May, of Newburyport, offered an amend
ment to Mr.. Hepworth's amendment The
discussion in the morning was a grand one,
for throughout the whole of it the great desire
seemed to be, on the part of both the conserva
tives and radicals, to see which side could con-
cede the most to the other. The afternoon dis
cussion, although temperate, seemed unucces-
sary. The vote on Mr. Mays amendment was
carried by only six majority, which showed the
radicals that they could not hope to amend the
| ninth article, or substitute their amendment
| for it, as it would require twothirds vote to
do So The next morning Mr.. Hepworth of
fered an amendment to Mr.. Mays, that all who
''aDished to become followers of Christ" shocld
be received as Unitarans, and it was passed
by vote OF 222 to 80. Both conservatives and
radicals were pleased with this amendment.
The preacher said there was general feel
ing of gladness throughout the Conference at
the harmony with which the proceedings had
been carried on and at the final result That
while he liked the ninth article with its seem.
ing Inconsistencies, in which lawyer could
pick adoxen holes, he could also have voted Tor
the amendment offered by Mr. May. He
didn't believe in demanding that everybody
must believe just as he did SO long as they
were christians in thought and deed. He
didn't believe in taking man by the nose and
forcing him to do as you wanted him to- He
believed in charity towards all and in the lay
ing aside of bigotry, and he believed that tie
results of the Conference would be productive
of the highest benefit to the denomination.
STATE STREET CHURCH.
At State street Church Rev. Edward Y.
Hincks preached his first sermon since his in
stallation as pastor. Taking for his text por-
ton Of the 23d verse of the first chapter of
Pauls first epistle to the Corinthians-"But
We preach Christ cruciied, ,"-he asserted his
belief that the preach hing of Christ cruclfied is
the weapon by which the Church is to over
come the world. In answering the question:
"What is the preaching OF Christ crucified?"
and 'How did the apostles preach?" he made
three points, the subject, tie manner and the
occasion. The subject was concrete and SYM
metrcal, and combined in an eminent degree
practical with the spiritual. In manner the |
apostles spake as men always will speak when |
great interests are at stake. Their manner
was affeclionate and aadpted to different occa-
sions and hearers. The occasion was whenever |
they saw an opportunity to press home the |
truth upon the conscences of men. This was |
our ideal of preaching Christ cruciied to-day. |
The ministry is the legitimate succession of |
the apostles in this work. The ideal church |
will be missionary church to preach Christ |
crucifed. 1t is incumbent on all churches to |
preach this doctrine. In this connection the |
preacher explained bow it should be preached |
and remarked that sermon was not to be q |
weekly oratorical production for the criticism |
Ot ifs hnorArc Cuph of Al r.
Whitfield, Wesley and Others Some of the |
obstacles to 1.-THE preaching of this doctrine ex-
ist in the preacher and some in the bearer.
He stated what some of them were, and said it |
was necessary for the laity to form Just con-
caption of the preaching of Christ cruci6ed if |
they would profit by it. The ideal drawn was
one the preacher hoped to follow. He allnded
to the deceased Payson and to the recent pas
tor of the church (Rev. Mr.. Walker) whose
burning thoughts and elcquence was still fresh
to them. While almost shrinking from :he re-
sponsbility he had assumed in becoming their
pastor, he was cheered by that voice, "Lo, 1
am with you always" That same voice utters
to us the command that we love one another as
He has lo1 ed us.
The discourse was listened to by a very large
congregation, and with evident satisfaction.
ALLEN MISSION CHAPEL
The Sunday School Concert at the Allen
Mission Chapel last evening was very interest
ing. The recitations from Scripture, the sing
ing and speaking by the children, and the
and well timed remarks of the several
speakers all tended to leave good impression
apon those present. Some facls presented by
the Superintendent showed that the work of
this Mission among the poor and neglected is
producing great good.