Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-01
UNITARIAN CONFERENCE.
Annual Session Of Christian Churches OF
the Middle and Southern States.

the conference met and was called to
order for business.
The President being absent, Geo. W.
Stone was elected pro TEN.
Tho roll was called, and representa-
tlves from the following places responded !;
Northumberland, Pa, Germantown, Pa,
Baltimore, Md, Washington, ID. e., Ateo,
". j., Longwood, Pa, POttstOwn, Pa,
Philadelphia and Wilmington.
An invitation was extended to all per-
sons present 10 take part in the discussions
Of the conference.
The first question for discussion was
stated as "Chnrch Work." and Rev. Mr..
lIinckley, of Washington, D. g., opened
the debate.
An interesting discussion followed
upon " Practical Church Work" Mary
Grew asked the sympathy of the Confer
ence for the church at Nineland, and a
statement of its condition was made.
A resolution to refer the matter to the
officers of the Conference was adopted,
with instructions TO report before adjourn
ing.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Wednesday afternoons session Of the
Unitarian Conference was called Il
order at O'Clock by MIR. stone, Presl
dent pro tenn.
The officers of the Conference, as q
committee TO whom was referred tn,
matter in relation TO Vmeland Church
offered, through Mr.. Israel, the follow
ing report:
Resolved, In view of the condition o
the church as represented by Mary Grew
that the work needed be put IN lie
charge, and that the sum of $500 to b.
raised in the churches for mission work
1873, be appropriated to the church a
Vineland, claiming, of course, the con
sent and cooperation of that church.
Mr.. Israel moved the adoption Of th
report as the sense of the Conference.
Some discussion ensred, during whic
II developed that Mary Grew had COZ
scented 70 supply the pulpit at Nnelan
! partially, if allowed to draw ut sigh
upon the ministers of the Conference iC
> ministerial services.
MIR. Amcs offered the following MS
r substitute That the church al Vinelan,
accepting the offered services of MAJ
Grew, she be allowed to call AT hi
option or necessity, upon the miuiste
OF the Conference Tor services at Vinelan
; IL was moved that the Conference ~
+. the American Unitarian Association
v aid the Vintland people by an approprl
|, ton, and send ministers TO supply the
n pulpit.
d Rev. Mr.. Shipper, Secretary of Amei
e can Unitarian Association, replied 4
. A. U. A., asserting their Willingness TO
!. this as fur as their means would allO'
y but could not promise much aid.
1t This motion was then withdrawn. al
ID. fta rapnrf nf tho ppfufntttpn made
Rev. MIR. Israel adopted.
n The regular order tor the afterno
id was then taken up, beginning with
2 address from Rev. Mr. Weld, Of Bal
Al more, upon Unitarian Work in the Midt
ie and Southern States. MIR. Wells beg
v by abiding to his apparent untltness
ID the duty because of his northern birth a
Is education, aud his limited opportunity
g acqnaint himsel. with the southt
~ mind, except as he had found il in
se own church, composed, us il was, OF
Glasses, high aud low, rich aud poor;
he found the Southern mind to be d
tinctive, as is the northern, eastern
-, western mind, and the distluctivtness
~, the southern mind turns to Calyinls
20 and the work needed was to undo We
well done upon false premises. And
NO Die AS they are, to find the true under
I. false ana show this as an Idea, ch
We tiau idea, to bring from the errone
Ill idea of the fall the fact of a fall fl
us which to rise to uncover the depra'
* called natural dcprGyity from this CO..
sly ing, and show 1t AS IA depravlty
OF which meu are accountable and Il
10 which they must he redeemed.
rot If he, the speaker, wero making a
IL ligious map Of the country, he VIC
lily make it all black, showing the religi
TO power and truth by white places, be-
gar ming with great white ST.
TN AZ Boston and over Massachusetts
EN- Rhode Island and down toward
the York, following the coves OF lib
OF christianity as It made Its way.
asst great difficulty with treating this sui
no and the church work, Ia the ldcl
IGN knowledge of il as pictured in the be
SIN Of the people TO be affected ; what
b. are at heart and how they love the I
ack and desire It.; and when we can do
the the way in which b. make the word Il
and clothing il with power to the sh
of the souls of men, IA work that "
require more than one life time, e
yours or niue.
MIR. Shippen, of Boston, speakin
en- the work of the American UHit,
uth Association, said he was not accus,G
to measure the good accomplished b.
number engaged in II, nor the pow
~ Il such meetings as this by the nu
8 gathered Ia it, and was not discOui
Z : 10 come so long distance TO 80 few
- related the story of the man who
. : being asked his weight, said ordll
= about 100, but when mad ton,
dicatiye of how weak uuitarans arr
40 how strong they might be. He urged
tual cooperation Of all churches
II conferences with the American Unit
Association, ana showed them mode
related incidents of the work az
50 plished and referred to the excellent
9 erOslty OF the people In doing so
90 this particular locality.
", Rev. Mr.. Ames offered the follow
n ResolaeI, That we reaillrm as
- sentatiycs of the churches OF TINS
IS terence our confidence in the Amt
= Unitarian Association; that We rect
~ itasa wise and useful agency for the
Il action Of sthe mission work OF thes
u Lndy. md that we recommend uul
congregations to continue their con
lions to its Treasury. II was adopl
Mary Grew spoke solcmnly and
POUR eeuy Of the necessity of fearless en-
ton OF tha truth and of the sin OF
the under the conviction OF truth
was Rev. Mr.. Ames followed in al
the address upon the subject OF MIR,
Mr.. addrese, claiming for broad aud
obristianity more scope and
very trinmnha than would be indicated
If the Wrlds' proposed map; asserting
the cd was doing more for the son Is
oulslde than insidp unltaTlanisl
iltcial Tint any and all must seq ana aci
sc on edgn this; therefore hG wac ready
Xaml- come any and all agencits Tor u
, ana withthe broadcast and most cathoil'
ID aud stnvinp 10 20 do the work that II
mi he needed to undo II. lie DEF
epart- keeu his hooks of belief posted eal
every nnt AS affecting tomorrow, but
very b,lieved this much to-day and he
halieve more to morrow, aud so t
aims IN, 10 follow truth. In hingini
ID an ,n.n 10 the truth we must get at u
+ that nc il anpeared to them, aud foil
ted TO raw 10 lis source, holding and To-
? pur- ,,ood. and tenching them 10 learn
order low it to its perfection.
nj the MIR. Israel gave interesting
,saences of Unitarianism in its ~
-, mi growth in the Middle
AZ. iea Pussy, of WilmingtC
O." iiincLiev. nF Washington, ID.
d Well, iili.S,05' and others participated
done liz ,,sJ which Eas of the mos
at least u na,t, u,''
urcd in '9s Ti.s rIsosing feature II the Con
yUster- ,yss ~ enenlinp of the ladies
10 us earnest, aud icelingly EXPIRE Nseu'
Tadleal Mir Yields moved when the 60
II privy ,d;anrned il should be until 9o'e
drlpihg ~ - Mn motion was adopte
WIT the motion il was resolved to make Il
AS gone lion Of "What to do aud how to
about referring to the work Of Unita