, 1874-10-16
The Meeting at Unity Church Last
Night,
Unanimous Declaration that Flo Must
Not Leave Chicago.
Remarks by Messrs. Storey, Wendte,
Carter, and others.
The Resolutions.

In.aasror to public invitation, about 2oopoopl
a.neu,bled In Unity Church laot night to consider
tho question Of tho invitation Of tho KoS Aoeer1
Collyor to lcayo Chicago and tako charge OF tic
Church of tho Alcsstnh, Now York. The chasr rms
taken by Mr. D. L. Shoroy. and thoro wcro cleo
uuon tho platform A1r. q. II. Payson, tho Ror. @.
W.Wondte, and tho Hon. Artcnus Cartor, Of Viii
pctla. proyioue to tho opening or tho moettns
Mr.. G. 4. rayson ad'retscd 1t. No beEa't Vi
rcadiug tic following resolutions which Wero
passed at tho meeting Of
LAST TUESDAY EVENING:
WuEnEAs Onr l,clorod pastor. Robert Collycr, haH
been Invited to leave IN ri nneIer @ a.v sM y n a
Allcd Unity oh"rcl. with ''nca"iness and aprreacf-
sion and
wsE1YAa It IL the nnnn!suous scnao Of thiH meet
lux that overy 1ukslbp effort ought to ba 'adu 70 d.
rcft what We bslievo would 10 u serious calamity to
wHEnEsn, Ehlo we believe our pe'ovcd pnesor viii
b. governed in thin matter by catct,l consdera:,an
Of tho bort tntrscsa OF Tho cause os sra, CuIstian
tty yet cannot hut Aorc tha cora!sl s1rrtkRo'.
OF a+taeincntto anil Dependence OIL m laay 1leil'
to in.anca him to remain; thcr'fose -.u 49,,
tho wolfare of Unity chur.l III tho present hta.e
Of afrsirB depends on tao continuhncc Of h.a
long and 10 cffcciyoI, al,ofc tn tho Northwest
guifca l.ia continued. presence and support.
fttotrtd That, 40 Tar ns our 1ecl!hgs nnd wiscn A..
low us To form al unprcudicct opinion NC enrtra!y
believe that the intercsIant tbs un'tartsn dcnpm!na-
ton throughout tho curtry MIL ln iescr Hsrvr'i by
aail iln It consistent s1th Ills Of duty IN
main Will, ,t will uen our HEARTBEAT csLdearn!s tn
repay extent fho incstiinabla honcbs wo have
received from lis lnonrR. -.....
Eesoiued, Tint we uan under no circumstances con-
sent severance OF tho tie that exst5 between III
hs a member OF tho Committee who Ind pro-
parod the resolutions. no called rpon htr. Collser,
aud, togethof With tho olhor snc,nbsro, Ind II
two-honrs' discussion witl tho 1aator upon ths
.Ha}e : frokf
DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED
with the rcRut Of tho contcrcnce, End had oaco
or twco felt like taking his hat iu hand ald bid
ding him good-by, but before tho discussion
f"irht. b1r. Collyer mentioned tlrreo connidera-
Aope which could inilueuco hiu fnsnro action. LII
the Arst place, ho would abide by tl,o docalon OF
referees who had been intrustod With tho ques.
after tho fire, ho could giyc up the church
in It's present conditions; secondly, ho did
not know whether tho congregation did
1,os want him to 70, as ho very oftun thought
they da th }Gsn e n1rSs ere ne, toos 5p Ftp Wn 10 s
prompting him to takc it. Ha had not yet fclt
1T, and coull not 60 uuti he Gid, yet it it camo
no would havo 10 70. The speaker stated that
tho dea 9 &c sy so 0so on tn
ceptable to Alr. Coltyert, and would DO preferred
Nv lin to loctlriug, Which lley all knew he had
bcs1 obliged to do. They all loved alr. Collyer
- much aa any minister ought to bo loved, mud
nov they were in danger OF losing lsim,--not BY
death, which thoy could bear, but by divorce,
which WAS moro than they could stand. With
regard to thoeo who wore seeking to Ho7er the
connection Of toir church and pastor, l,a would
Say that New York Messiah Church, onco |. pros
porous, was now very weak concerii, aud tAcy
looked to Mr.. Co!lyer us nohus OF
DETTEn1SG ira FINANCIAL coHp1 r1os.
Their strongest rcason 10 urging the acceptance
OF the invitation wAs that MIR. co!lser, IN tho
1r;Hap nj, nf Fnrs rnn1i f1n Yunr11 nm
good to Christianity than here. Tint sounded
very we'll. but tho speaker looked At It III q tf-
ferent light. Their nest in Now York. was cold,
and the eggs woro added, md thoy hoped that
now Warmth into il. Ho would say
that it was impossible for them to gel
Dlr. Collyer, Dfr, Gol'yer might 60 there. and
they might 10 ploas1d with the intellectual treat
what he was to his congregation in Chicago. AL
the New {oslcls could boar would DO lin ser-
mon. but horo ha waH at onco pastor, friend, md
guide to his congregation. Ho ltad become one
Of them,-had bartized their children; marrio,1
tleir Young men AMI meidcns, buried their dead.
stood with them when tho tiory furnrco involved
thom in common ruin, and with them had
helped to rebuild ,heir ruined church. These
were thinGu wlict Mr.. ColIycr could not carry
With him to Now Yori;. The question was-
now coULD lsIrDI: KEPT?
Ind been aoing7 There were n n,'ai-
ber Of little things that could ho done.
for hirn.Stat tisoy regarded % hm Is m loo I Old ior
them. This wns mistake on lis nart. No ono
Of them lookcd upon him aH too old. On tue
contrary, without oxception; they ielt that no
man could begin: eyen With his qualifications. to
fill his place until he had lived fifteen Or twenty
ye4tB ii, their midst 10 he sure. tho sc,.ao Of
novelty Mas gone, but 10 il las with thelr wivcs.
When young man married ho layisl!cd terms Of
endearment upon tho young. vito which when ho
+t+11tj 1,r.f.
not so frequently indulge iu, yet ,o Que would
say there was less Of love between tho aged
couple, with whom tho first bueh Of love lad
given place to mutual faith and sense Of ntree-
ton which called for no such outward dcmon-
atrntions.
MIR. Col1yer, however, MAS of Eu intensely
sympathetic nature. Ho gayo, and required to
receive in return, much eympathy.. Tho .congre-
CATION must, in the future show thesnacses
sps1rATnkTIo IN THOUGHT. III WORD, AID IN DEED.
Especially in tho last kind Of sympathy, of which
they hnd afforded him 1osy little. They should
DO interested in the church. aud II they did not
feoi 80 should net 60, mud thcu tho feeling would
soon arise. Tlloy woro not quito SO liberal with
; their money as thoy might be. This VAS u
; G1iovoua Charge, and itA necoasity ought to 10
removed. Tho speaker folt certain that il
! Mr. Collyor became satisfied thas his conErega-
tion wanted him to stay no rope WAS Atrong
enough to drng him from among thom. It waA
. altogether too lato for him to 80 tn Nov York
i and begin again the work that he had dotle horo
+ 1t was not for tho congregation 10 drive 4 bar
gain With tlr. Co!lyer, hut to so to him mud ray
that they wanted him 10 stay, and that thoy
would make it all right.
ItI HuoMEy.
The meeting Was then formally opened by air.
D. L. Shoroy in tho chair. 1Io Bsntetl that tho
meeting waH called In Boowhat different pri,l-
ciplo from that Of lust Tuesday evening. T'lat
1nnoting vas to oxpleBB tho feelings OF tho ca.-
gregation to Mr. Colyor; this vas to aBcertam
the feelings Of tue citizo1ta Of Chicago. Tie
speaker alluded to The attompt being nladc by tho
Now York church to obtain tholr l'aHtor, and tho
partnacIty with whic!. they woro working to ac-
compliah their pnrroso lIcreyiowcu tho financial
condition OF the Easter1i congregation, and
showed their object III tryn: to secure MIR. Coll
.er for their pulpit. Tho idta TIM. Mr. CoIycva
Hphore Of usefulness would be 10 much sstor in
Now York wa3 incorrect md they could moi faco
tho moral sentiment OF thu Unitarian G!ll,rcl,
and OF The world ut large and Laso upon it tlleir
claim upon him. 1t Wsg urged that 3lr, Cu-
yer's influence through tho medium of tho New
York pEeah nlono WAS ronHou fur lila nccetdinR
tho invitation. Thoy all knew tEat there WIZ NJ,
press III America which could an0 dig G1o h