New-York tribune., 1870-10-22
UNITARIAN CONFERENCE.
THIRD DAY.

The Conference has conferred throughout IN
the most brothery gentle spirit The ourishng shoot
Of conservative limitation brought forth no bitter fruit
la the shape Of radical recrminadons the flights OF
radical exuberance either tanned in amcahlewse'
ambguously vailed The law Of mutual conce SION
prevsiledprevailed to such an extent that most OUT
sdors left the Convention yesterday with navy "oS
that the radicals had turned conservatives and the con
servsties radicals The resolutions OF amehui"'n =,
offered Thursday equally expressed 'ho ~
the party opposing their projectors that, Us W. shi.
said. II Mr. Hepworth had picked Mr. May p,sortb,.
resolution, and Mr.. May had picked mr. as,d con.
pocket of his the exchange would not nave , ,oar
,.s"',s ~ ,,'ons Mr. Mays amendment having Deeh
esctuaIv disposed Of Mr.. Hepworth was al n''ci" "
rms so1prsAS1 RADICALIsh
n .oc,,linclv introduced IL iminedla'eN up'n ."0
-" ~ ~'o.,a,- ,oorning's session. He stated that
- bo5 any other desire than 10 DO such Worh
. ,,l5 iusurc the welfare of the denomination "o
bed "a see the brOtherly spirit when hau peen 'n
,tes ,ons,datcd and increased He proposed the "u-
lire elimination OF Article TX, with the following SUD-
our the Gospel Jesus Christ. and desiring
op~r,Ion We fellowship all who wish 70 be oN'' Vi
ur Hepworth observed that this did not represent his
feel = nor place the body on proper risls pu as to
NNioIo csenft He declared that this was the last
consesson lie thought that the radicals and c0nserya
ives matter how extrelne could sand on 'h' inu'
de platform and do hard work for the iutre, .i od
Mr. Cathrop OF Syracuse seconded me resolution anu
IL Wa carried Immediately by standing vote, .,
much misunderstanding existed anrg .nG Nms Ini
thai It was taAen agan. y ed manner de-
man. with picturesque white nan ana Id Ints
sired to know If this compromise between pld 1a &
OF the Whole assemblage OF delegates ia
favor Mr. Hepw0rths PROPOSITION w6ch was @ oarcI t
loved & ED 81 Sroten Ok only By Mr. vcSeTs Cincinnati
there, All ana resoute, for a moment, exclaimng
solsnuy and passionatey, Rome has spoken but this
,i,, Il moi concluded o. and descended very yigor-
or-y hs-ed. And thus ended the battle OF limitations
ftrr from the IInivcrsalist body acknowledging the
expressions Unitarian brotherliness conveyed TO the
Gloucester meeting and desiring EXTENDED an uses rssd iOr
Tuarians under the Gospel OF christ, was 'heh reau'
MORE DECLARATIONS
R,y. Frederic Frothingham Of Buffalo presented the
following declaration which he desired to have referred
to committee Of eight be reported upon at the next
Conference meeting, two years hence;
IN Naonsl Conference Of Unitarian and other Christian Churches.
dus Of wlch those churcbes are the e1res
greater tim any Of members and dsSmi5s or
ps.te any binding ee or tt Of Christian character Or sCorp
on Of unsr fellowship or 20 MAKE & a. an, ~ sPo h saG o, s
sn, Fl % 5s s rn 1in, 9os 81 una make. the following
tons e ing as far as 1t now sees I ns @ csn P % % ts y,
ing ig,, h hs IsSa S SoSy 5e l be .n I. correction
revision enlargement AttSinnens OF truth and
r. r ,sl: FIRST pdefsibe right and duty Of
5s his creed-s night which no person can take
10 pe, sa g1a the exercise and results Of taat right Secd
ces 0u character not profession but ne determines standing
..-s he ,sseace and the aim Of true religion
.ais,sse sheiher II be q faith Of snoihrs hghteOns.
G a' one in s being eoun.sl. His law HI; providence.
H ~ la ~'Is gfI g ArT ir, e y +; M III nIiTs and SpeU
o. all his chIeu SL.h That man IS By nature
=, 50 Ne Of IL, o holmes tsinsss, hea1sn earth and il
the grave SereHh That the voice Of God 10 the soul
i % or R ~f' & @ dI tas % % M lys,ty @ 90 rs co@s5a sgS
% rsor has hi or authorty TO take ts place Egh'h
t plu eOrect'e not yindicti'e-nseparable therefore
f n sud te bore By no substitute no more eternal therefore
euaL MIA That expressly accepting for oar own ne
a .-g enemy, but the friend Of all other reg-
Saw e gIe % God Christ 50 We & gladly & IeSsnH. S Him sI n
AM the slt OF every mind to interpret Christianity
,, sa p ri o his under a. Christian confession
G ag o ' ad T pr 'S SON s Te1 TSs sIis tSe.e News de-
9sS a5S s9I GsImaS SS, Ao ss G 70 , Set To- sDsfS I
@ @ G Of The Ht ,. sysTs Of hS iS and 1 y.eEf Il. am
T Uliahans Affirming that spirit which Onites to ma
It WAC moved that tins statement with that of the Rev
@,S,,oit Zee M, that Iroposed by Mr. Frothingha
Mr. COriner OF Montreal rose to offer a third dee
aoD said he assened to both Of the others and tina
io al statements that didn't contain something volentl
,rta gon,stic he prepared TO agree This was ~
% truth to be Infinite E F m o,,. 1a'q,s and a,i,.gSI /. ggG
s IA response h weer 70 i1qory concerning our doctrine
g. . i-.ns CHRIST the New Testament fund.-
t-eaeat secondly, exposition and illustration thereof
Of the prceit line to the c already Published by tl
ia. e. ,iner's declaration was welcomed with IRE
p''n laughter and jocular applause, lts introduce
to .r.n tomorrow He wanted that suiiced 70
tD-'Iy. Nr Nightingale lnoved 10 lay aside the I'VE
5.lrlsr stutc1cUts ard adopt MI COrlners, as IL III
tri,l everything Mr. Chadwick hoped that M. Cord
sc"s0sed would be referred to committee with the
O. wa, voted to refer Mr.. Frothneh hams proposition
scro;ut,ee 10 be appointed by the Chair Mr. Cordner
"a De referred to The ~, GoMmittee was aid on tn
dr5eluon IN the settlement OF the contested views
Dr Bellows said that no possible statement in respee
g. these matters OF fdlth met MS views 90 exactly as Nh
toriu-rS But le was opposed TO passing II, for III
IOiA side ami had achieved result at least of the ut
mos, sat faction He prayed them not to raise up new
III. t. give this up Dr. Freeman Clarke agreed viii
Dr Bellows. Mr.. COriners statement was admirable
but tly had right TO pass it, for some among then
though hat IL was making the body responsible for
II L We seconded DR.. Bellows's request Dr. Cord
for Ipou withdrew his resolution and referred
t,r committee o. follows: The Rev. g. j. May, DR.. JAS
Freeman Cl4I DR.. llOws, the Rev John ". Chad
w,k the R.s Nr. HcpwOrth, Mr. CathrOp, Dr. COrdner
ana tha Re, Frcdcrlc rockingham. +. W. WeDber
moved 'ha the Committee Dc empowered 10 add to its
Urunrr four laymcu, or hywOmen; which was car
rrt wlen amended 10 enable the Chair to appoint
& 10y memG5s' Nr Love p presented ,G oo Fesogton
existing between tic Uniyersals and Unitarian bodies.
3 ,ta,r-neut. OF belief in the house, and he wanted
ti .. 'i brought forward then aud there
u' u1te'y laid upon the table:
f That hs Coae5ee sygro7e ne set Of 'uel ehub,'
f.a. iref sl soa!i recommend TO he sne other Unitarian
saultesse c,re of tr,d nora s Of CHRISTIAN fellow
sh i. TstfR he iersuls ~ tie Jljlc and
IElerfsu. Trerlre oLer
r~. tuta feutt and ultimate er1 ne ropuarnng
snd p.ug oi .eTs tLrsI wi1e!r apd hrou,
Prof Everett reported behalf Of the American Uni
tdI1n ,scca, IN. H. stated that money expended
On the church hl .urAt larger than that laid
out upon The M uuary work az Ann ArbOr. The
important question 90 DC considered IN this connection
was the KIND Of men who were o. he on this
work. Contributors % the funds of the Association NAV
be dsp tSed al the thought that their money will 90 10
the support Of men with whose theological opinions they
cannot gree II theories n ie2aTd 10 the nat ue Of Jesus
Christ are ~ more lmrOranc- than the religion which
he taught, ihen % ls Important that agree in regard
some such theory but u We believe that the reIienu
which Jesus tda& ls more valuable than auy theory