New-York tribune., 1871-05-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY:
THE UNITARIAN CONFERENCE.

~ ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPOSED
TuSnTos osICAL SEMINARY AT oHlcAGo'
nv. ,nouIar Quarterly Unitarian Conference,
no - On tuesday evening at Unity Chapel, was
Nmon vssterday morning, the Rev. Dr. Bellows pre-
-, f,eports we're received from largo number OF
yInaran Churches situated In TINS CITY OF In tne mne-
S,te vicinity The Conference address was then de-
,,,ore8 nv the Rev. Mr. Harrison Of Montclair New
Jersey on "The Lessons of Methodism for the Unitarian
bodyD He said there many peculiares in the
Methodist form of belief by the adoption OF which the
efficacy Of the Untarans belief would be greatly ang-
the entire conservation Of the soul the will OF God,
and 10 the advancement Of His kingdom on earth, Is
Believer secondly, having attained to this state,
time pains spared to urge upon others the absolute
necessity Of q similar conservation.
At O'Clock the Conference reassembed, and having
by unanimous vote agreed that the October
discussion of the Conference address.
Mr johnson spoke OF tne ,S Msing Tn,cn
There with them no cold indifference but instead an
wea Tea Of
The Rev. Dr. Bellows said There Is much strength In
above abe se and has no thought feeling separate
the Divine WILL think II blessed thing for persons TO
to all and though 1t cannot last 1t well have it to
look back at as TO the great marks on some houses IN
ia one thing which we Unitarians lack. and that is we
have not enough Of that deep yearning TO make men
cent God. II that were the case what might do
We have great deal 10 learn the Methodists and
disciples and from God Almighty self-consecraton is
difficult Dr. Charming said that he needed TO DC recon-
verted every day of his e and think that most OF us
Mr. Burr said that he liked the address he had heard
IN the morning but he did not think that there was any
thing that they could advantageousy borrow from the
Methodsts. We, said he have our own traditions @ 70
pits as unreservedly "a the Methodists DO The dl3
tneye OF the rs Is tne ee
| family would urge our adoption OF that L. .,.
discussion that by abiding by onr own we
should forfeit our individuality now Know an aDou.
the individual with should be the whole human race
and each person but component part ior we i ilo
the belief that Is the ny 5S Or % n tG tbe devil
must IL we expect TO do anything bring men 10
gether in such way that they will willingly merge tne
Individual into the race In this respect think the old
idea OF Calvin that we must be willing 10 De damned
for the glory OF God that Is, we must not DO continually
| thinking about personal salvation.
At our last National Convention 1t was agreed that
in reference TO this would say that 1t necessary 20
the earnest energetic young men OF our country
| in a railroad newspaper Office once estaDlisn ms
fact In that great center OF trade IN tne weh A. a. % az
will leave the wheat fields TO Work III that IN tt sp
DR. bellows said that he had received several letters In
reference the seminary and thought that there wou
be little trouble in raising the 100000 necessary to carry
ont tbe pap He hoped that something would soon he
done n aid Of the National Unitarian Church at wash
The Rev Mr. Clarke, in speaking OF Methoiism said
In its start it was pecedenty successful and TO TINS
day, in its form of government 1T II - ,,ooi an
organized revival, perpetual ,praser-heeIt
ing have every reason TO believe that the Wh9le
system Is in state of transition, and tbat the
changes, when made. will he radical. 1t is common
failing with Untarians TO underrate themselves, ana
therefore I must say what know TO he fact-that
to-day Methodsts are learning more from US than
would be possible for to learn from them III ~ my
desire TO make the Unitarian Churchfor IL can never
be soct-comblne the broadest and most rational views
possible with the eryOr OF the Roman Catholic and the
aesthetic stability OF the EplscOpaians Having these,
we shall not need to borrow from the Methodists.
.o,,,ases were also delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Low,
the Rev Nr "tnan,. and the Rev. Mr.. Harrison, after
which the following resolution paSseu ., A., ,r,,,rcs
Resored That this Conference deeply e6hvinc " @es
Of establishing Theological School fith at Cbago
its and influence the already ipauguraed ~
ipa of tLein sttnfion