, 1873-05-02
LIBERAL CHRISTIANITY
Second Days Session Of Tho Unitarian
..- il ,..-- Conference e.-~'---.--- ~--~-...'-
Work of the Denomination in
the West.
to Roading tho Bible
in the Public Schools.
Amendments to tho ConHtitntion---Elec-
ton Of Officers.

Amendments to tho ConHtitution---Elec-
ton Of Officers.
MORNING SESSION.
Tho second meeting OF tho Wostorn confor- |
onco Of Unitarian Churches WAS held yosterday
at the Fourth Unitarian Church, corner OF
Tlirtieth streot and Prairie avenue, comrnenc- |
Ing at o'clock III tho morning. Tho President
hlr. D. i. shoroy, waa in tho c1,air. Owing,
doubtless to the disagroonbc weather, tho at
tondanco was not 80 largo as TINT Of tho precod-
Ing day.
Tho meeting was opened by devotional oxor-
clses, lod by tho Roy. Charles Noyos, Of Cn-
cinnati. 80.
wonK OF THE CONFERENCE.
Tho rev. J. Il. Hoywood, Of Louisvillo. thon
delivered an osaay on "Tho Western Confer
cnco and It's Work." Ho believed TINT the nn-
nual meetings Of the body impaired strength
to tho denomination. and widely extended
tho. clrolo OF itR Influence. Tho
General Conferonco was undoubtedly well or
ganizod institution, and active in Christian work.
1ts power, however, was felt more at tho East
than at tic Wcst. It was too far removed from
tho latter section to havo tho proper ofrcct On tH
Unitarian lnhabitanta. Tho Western Confor-
| for tho Wost and It evory Liberal Chriatan or
! ganizatton within it's Jurisdiction would send
dolegatcs, md II tho general attendance would DO
Increased, tho result to the Church would bo ben-
| oacinl in marked dcgreo. Ho did not favor tho
idea Of outing 1ooao from tho National Confor-
onco, or in separating the funds Of tho two In
| atlsutionH.
D1scuss1oN FOLLOWED
! on tho points presented. In the essay, tho
| spoochoa being limited to ton mtnutes zach,
hrr. II. F. Bond, Of Toledo, asked Shall tho
! Western Conference 1ive2 Shall 1t bo rov,yod?"
ue desired that 1t should 1.-Two, in order TINT tho
| bottor organized churches Of tho East might DO
shown how much their brethren in tho West
stood in mood Of their assistance. He explained
| tho difference in tho membership Of Unitarian
sociotios In tho two sections, and oontonded Tint
tho Woatorn Unitarians had many obstacles
thrown in tlioir way by tho miaundor atundlng OF
their faith by those WHO strayod away from othor
| hallefs.
Tho Rev. 8. s. Hunting, Of indianapolis, OBJ
jcctod to that portion Of tho easay which set
forth tho opinion TINT the Unitarian faith Ind
decreased, instead Of increased, In membership.
Such was mott tho case. sovoral vigorous socIo-
tics had boon organized during tho past year,
and wero now in a dourishing condition.
strong hoid.. toontral md soathern Illinois CON-
tainoa a groat many more UnitnrlanB thau thoy
did q year ago. In Iowa, also, the movomont
waa Progressing fevorably, as tho local oonfcr-
Tho flov, Mr. shippen aaid ho had no word Of
encouragement to otter any porson who was
striving to do Unitarinn work. md trusted TINT
no ono would DO discouraged by tho words g Of \
listen to tho Encouraging words Of others, he
would not now bo q nllniater.. When did q Con-
forenco in tho Wost contain 80 raany prom
inont ministers as; tho present ,ya ono a.. Or
diHcouraglng Did this show that the donoml-
ination was losing strongth numerically2 II
tho rich churches of Chicago can bo mnae y ' pay
tho East will soon show that thoy appreciate tho
effort being made In this comparatively now
country, and will do thoir share toward assisting
the strungglors: Il tho Western people would only
dlscouraging talk East and West.
RESOLUTIONS.
Tho following resolutions, with reference to
tho essay. wore presented by tho Rov. Robert
Rtso!pea, That, considering the emell amount o'
money in the Treasury Of tie American Unitarian As
socison, aud tho small expectation Of securing from
ths year. It ID tho Judgment of this Conference thai
tho Western Secretary be instructed to give hs ntten
on No s II sR1
ad o1copt special provision he made by thin Confer
sss ' FSs no IN nassr e %
record viii undor any circumstances DO sustained b,
%Ss. n In aeFsRg 9 It. it. asS sa
hIa whole tno and care to tho missionary Gold, &C.
corDg to the Of the rs resolution, giving oni,
Sa other p po,nts of Il importance Needing his .ii
Ii<soced That committee Of five be appontsd b.
A. A and that no action fur tho H. O. 4 bo presented t
dation Of this committee.
8 FURTHER DISCUSSION.
n | r. ai1 fha fnr1l Hnnf va
d not merely d body for the hearing Of oBsays; |
). Lad au Important practical work to do, with roi
eronca to tlle condition OF tho churches Of whic]
. ;. it WAS composed. His church; and every otho \!
d TO would not giyo money to. churches Wher
t wrong doctrines wore preaehed.
p Mr.. J. B. Young, Of Marion, 1ora, heia TIN
, Unitariana in order to meet the coming demand
q must grApplo with truth IN all its forms, Th
l. orthodox churches had utterly failea to roae
business mon, thoBo who read and think to
= themselves. To moot this want In hiH own town
= fourteen men organized an tlndonominationl
= coBs with which they Lad met proved tho bono
:. tlcial results OF earnest labor.
! Tile loy. Nobert Collyor safd he did not foe
i bit disheartoncd about the Woatern work, mn
,r he know as much about it as any other ma
y Gust of tho Rocky Mountains. Ho wns discour
i agod about one thing, however, that 30 man
d dollars had to be collected together before tn
q GoBpol could bo impaired. This should NOT b
% III ovory possible way, aud to TINT and he thongt
soad shs DO s" pa5ltsSod s Tor tic beaeat o hoso wh
y Tic Hov. 1ir. shlppon satd that, II Mr.. Oollyo
i would furnish tho sermons, they would be pub
1 lishod
Is nIr. Col1yor continued, speakipg in favor o.
0 tho RESOLUTIONS, and advising tho Roy. MIR. Hunt
ing to pay loss attention to Indianapolis and NOR
rio nev hr. Wondto, while fayorlng the gon