Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-06-13

UNITARANIsN-DR. Bellows, AND MR.
FRoTHINcHAN.-The Rev. DR.. Bellows, one
Of the most conservative of Unitarian
clergymen, says of the prospects of that
church
Wea church without any definite creed.
We agree only on one point-a denial of
the dogma oithe Trinity. Beyond that We
have no premeditated uniformity of belief.
We are as independent in our individual as
in our combined capacities. We have no
synOds or ecclesiaStic councils. There Is
what i termed the general assembly
meeting once n year. Its functions are
purely consultative, and in the constitution
of that body it i declared TO be open 70
Unitarian and other Christian churches. In
that "other Christian churches viii Inc all
the trouble. We can shut no one out,
| and of course We cannot agree to settle
down on any particular defined line of be-
lief. Our whole arrangement j. one rather
of mutual understanding than 0i fixed pur-
pose. II We were cut up into forty different
bits and each fragment set aloat on its own
individual shingle, think we should gra-
dually work our way together into pretty
much what we are now There are some
few who have either left US or stand ready
.
probably 20 into something like Beecher's
free religion. They are conservative and
are afraid of such loose fish as rockingham
coming into our quiet pool and raising
general disturbance. lie may do 50 at any
time, we cannot prevent him but doubt
very much whether we have any lust cause
or apprehension We have all shades of
opinion with regard to the divinity of Jesus
Christ represented in our congregation
Aranism, SOcinianism. down to simple
| humanitarianism. Our great characteristic,
if we have predominant one, is charity in
matters of belief. Let us think, as we will.
but not quarrel nor dispute.
The Rev. Octayius B. rockingham, the
most radical of his creed, asserts
The radicals are no longer Unitarans.
We have no creed. We pride ourselves on
having none. If were to attempt to give a
religious title To our belief so far is it
exists, | should call it Theism not
Christian but scientific Theism. We discard
the Bible, e,-Christ,-and all the old forms
of belief, and shall follow our faith no mat
ter where it may lead US. We do not care
Of course the main body of the church holds
the money, as conservatism always does,
but we possess the zeal, The brains and the
determination to follow our own course
No ecclesiastical fellowship exists between
the two branches. We do not exchange in
our pulpits, and in all respects are entirely
distinct. We can and do admit all manner
of men into our society-Spirituali
! Catholics, Atheists, lnfdels-all are equal
ly welcome if they don't attempt to measure
others by their standard. Orthodox Uni
tarianism, | think, will become evangelical.
Our future depends only on the limitations
,f ba md
hold the religion Of the future, if such a
thing now exists.
\ DOcToR's DnRY.-A pOcket-diary,
picked up in the street of a neighboring
city, would seem to indicate from the fol-
lowing choice extracts that the owner
was a medical man
Kase $50, Mary An Perkins. Bisnes,
wash-woman. Sickness in he'd. Fisk sum
blue pisa soaperifik aged 52. Ped me one
| dollar, l kuarter bogus. Mind get good
kuarter and max her tax mo fisk.
Kase 23l, Tnmmes Krinks, Bisines;
Nirishman. Lives with Pady Molouny
whot keeps a dray-Sikness, digg in ribs
and tow blak eys. Fisk to drink my
mixture twice day of sasiperily bere and
| iellop, and fish lie, with asifedity to make
it taste fsiky RUBBED his face with kart
| gre=e liniment aged 39years OF age. Drinked
the mixter and wuddnt pay me bekase it
tasted nasty, but the mixter IL work his in
nards, | reckon.
"Kase 232, Old Misses Boggs. Amt got
got no business, but plenty of money.
Sikness awl humbug. Cav her sum of
my celebrated Dipseflorikon. which she
scd drank like cold tee-wich it was too.
Must put somethink in it to make her feel
six and bad The Old Wommen has got
the rocks ''-Sanitaridn for May.