, 1874-09-16
TILE UNITARIANS.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 15,-Tlo sixth biennial
Conference Of the Unitnriaus began it's sessions
hero to-dny. About 900 dologatos arrived last
night and this morning, among thom many Of
tho distinguished lights Of tile organization.
A preliminary business mcoting was hold at
the United States Hotel this morning.
! Among thoso presone arc the Hon. +. Rock
ROY. Edward Eyerott Hale. boston, President Of
tho Council of Ten; tho Hon. @. A. Steycns. Of
| Waro; tho Iov. j. II, Haywood Loniayillo, Ky;
ox-Gov. soth Padelfort, Providence, H. l.; II.
| ?: Klador, Esq', and the Rey: Rush 4. slPpor,
Mass; md the Hon. D. L. Shorey Of Chicago.
! Committcca On Organizations, Ways mud
aIoans, oto, wore appointed. and tho prolimina~
| ry business Of tue Convention arranged.
| Tho afternoon session Of the Conference mot
| Mt 8 o'clock in tho Town Hail, Judge Noar oc-
| cupying tho Chnir, and calling tho Convention
| to order. Prayer was offered by Or. Morrison,
| Of Milton, Alnss., after which D briof address
was delivered by the President, stating TINT this
! a Committee on Croaontinls was appointed,
consisting Of Judge Warren, of Hoaton; tho Rey.
G. L. Stone. Of Providence; and tue Roy. W. L.
lleSwood, Of uNauon, n: Y.
The rules OF tho last Conference wore ndoptod
for this. It wns also decidod that tho meetings
| Of tho Conference 10 from 10 =. m. to p, rn,,
with tecess Of ono hour at llasf-pnst !.
The following, business conm!stoe was ap-
| i :
1tov. Mr.. Dabcock, Groton. Masa.; J. Mason
| Everett, Canton. N. y; the Hon. r. A. Doyle
Providence. Il. l.; md 6. II. Yale, Cleveland, 0.
| On motion, the Chair Was directed to appoint
| q committee Of HtTen on nominations, to Ds AL
uounced Wednesday morning.
| Tho Convention sent congratulations to tho
| UuireranliBs Goneral Convention now in HeBsion
| in Now York, as liberal Christians working in q
! common lol1 for common good
by the nay. Robert Co}lyor. before an audience
| Of 1900 people. Ills subject was
THE WORTH or HEREAFTER.
Hereafter % shalt eea Heaven oIs'4.-John, J., d.,
1t sccne clear to that arG lntstakcn III tho
meaning attach to this word Hereafter. 'yo haye
shifted tho application from hthcr 70 yonder, anu
mean by Hereafter 19ere-after; SO that, when 5ou
hear preacher speak Of tho great. tho elorIos
tho awful Hereafter you know be ts speaking of tho
For. II YOU viii tako concordance, and examine the
dozen SO Of passages in which tho ward occnra you
Will see thnt even those who arc bound ny tlo letter Of
term. Tho emphasis lies with Time. Whatever The
promise the thscnt may be. tue impending reward
Jesus mud tho Apostles speak Of another world, or lito
their meaning. az rule. Is not to DO mistaken but
'sy o. On liz ea as e
arc arc, a. and h' they, no Doubt Of aii mcn wo
eau can think Of, would wonder most to zee how FAR
Yet It is not hard to nnd reason for this transfer
nf tho things which belong to this life oEor to another
i1iouH toachtug which has eoa1lY held that tho 1tfa
va 11tw i've fs Or no great moment except 90 a urefncs
In that We enall live when tho fasliou Of thls world
naa.es away 90 tpat non should bo taught to feel to-
ward tuia world as remember 1 feT toward tho
1nseranle craft in which we Ind been knocking nho,t
for month on tho Atlantic, whcu saw tho eores OF
Tnnr Iaonu standing In the sun aud clad in tho tender
rrot Of nid-N1ay Our Great Teacher giyca no coun-
fennf,ce 10 a thought Ike this. Whca ho takos tho
chiitiro In Ills arms aud Desgea thp, he dpcs not
sneaK IT what thy will 10 in nuotler world but Of
whit they pro in this 1ie Is not thinking OF daen-
1odied sslnts, but of embodied angels When, agai
he stan;ia at tho grayo Of lis friend, lso does
mt Enenk to tnosa about him Of the ever
inatin9 life Is an expectation, but as pos
| srsainn nntl when lo l1lukes d personal ting OF
his thouoht It is in exact accoranco With his teac-
ine lie clngs to lfo az MI healthy and uuvorn
II il to voura and mine Whom tlpy would takn hls
iifa from him before he knows It IL i,o for him to
liz 1o h,1sa nsf aw,y and viii not Give II up
uercatter not merely a. hope, but as rca1isy mud
MT utiality OF tho soul nonc bus Of tho Whoa
AMI mannpol, That Hereafter which gathers to Its
hsmrt n!t tAat l,aa hcon, aud H., and will DO !;
ti,s aeai- time aud SUMMER, md harveHt: the birth,
and iIfe, and death, aud what comes after death, IN
thia worla oT All We haye snd aud done; HE why of
God with in here, which Gvca such worth to hia
world and life that II s ~ foas aud yan to cry dowu
tho present o1tsanco IN tho interest OF hAotutr ~
would hp. by cotnpaEiHos1, for thas man IN western