, 1875-10-22
A Heated Controversy in tho Boston
Universalist Convention.
A Resolution Offered Consuming
DIR. Ryder, Of Chicago.
The Matter Finally smoothod Over by Means
Of tho Pickwickian Process.
Seventeen Parishes Protest Against
DR.. Eccloston's Confirmation,

1 1pfciQt NFpNftN ~ 1He tHfHup 1FfkHHf.
| Dosrox Oct. 21,-Thcro wAa a very wn1m
elmo In tue uniyerAalist Convention to-day over
= resolution ofered tho first thing after aegcn-
bling, that. in tho Iudsmon. Of tho Convention.
tho assertions In ono Of tho addresses Of lnat
| evening (inoaning the nav. DR.. lIY-
DORIS Of Chtcago). that tin Unlycrsniist
| preachers and ptosB do not fool charged
with tie purpose Of converting mon to God, Ia
untrue and deeply unjust TO the ministry and tho
proas, aud ia hereby d.snpproyod. Motions to
| tabto and indefinitely postpone were ioat. Tho
Rev. Dr. nyder said that motion 10 patsic-
| nlarizo the nRnlo OF the party was proper. uo
| continued:
Do not whIr any other man over ny shoulder, II
guase obtclet to II. ali tla terms tho resolution.
tcrha.,s thn ilahn whn 1hau heIa will rem"rI - Why
anything that Is @ nt ss.ctiy wsrrante nm sorry
sof + II lFiesea runs nni'c I'll that ought t to
il about tho way go,,eray dn thiuEa. "ntl atn
about ~ to- e's! ot the .yersgo W. Wsat; Tley
slrakng."
Tho Nov. 1nrncs Gordon, Of Illinois. did no.
SEQ anything objectionable in tl.o address Of Dr..
1syder. especially it was delivered in the heat
OF e1,empornnoo.s debate. lie thought that the
ministery did not feel Huilcionty charged with the
Nukt " bAtsAt1 6SHtat 1t NUS k4At AIA0 VI 10
| fols as wo ought to On this subject.
| Objection was made that this did not nocoB-
earily commit tho Convention, atd, after further
talk, DR.. 1lydor Baitl la beloved in tho Unyersa-
Int denomination, and had bonn working for 1t for
many ycara, and he lad belief that 1le enjoyed
| the confidence of lis brethren Wcss mud Last.
| Whom ho stood before tho United States Conveu-
| ton In response to tag invitation lie fot It his
| duty 10 spoak as freely ~ tt In his oun church.
Ho wont into tho pulpit 1aat night hop
| lug that he had ability and COURAGE to
| Say what he thought 1t hs duty 10
Say. Until ho aaw on paper what he had aaid
| he would Hland GIL Tic record. Bat Il he had
| aaid what Ao believed, though all this Convention
~ero III arms against him. ho should stand by
his opinion.
Tho resolution mas taken from tho table when
| tho Convention met In tho afternoon.
Tho Itev. Mr. Rngg, Of Providence. contoudod
thak it was no part of tho business Of tho Con-
! Vontiop to colsldor lnd oct npon addseBges that
wcru not made to the Convention.
! Tho Rev. Ds. nyasr then took tho platform
ami rend from tho notos Of the reporters what
! ho did really say, and ssid, after looking them
ovor. that he should stand by them. "From al
| acquaintance with our denomination, ," said he.
~ asn Obliged to con!css it has . bad nauso.-
that NO aro not fet to DO . Christian power"
| lle was afraid tl,s& their srirttuat
condition was ono that furnished
| too much ground for 1t. Ihuy
| wero not earnoat enough, mud the prayn1-moat-
| lng aud the church worn not Hllatainod as tAoy
| should be. Whether ho wes cetlsured or not, ho
should never retract tho spirit OF what Ile lind
| said tls side OF the g.avo mud, as ono who to-
| lioves he Bhall accouut for oyory word he saws,
! Aa 1uust ataud by tAem.
Tho 1sey. Or, Miner said that tho drift Of DR..
| Rydos's Rpeec4 might bo correct. Thoir Churct,
might not bo up to ls standard but their n,i,,-
1stty was devoted and tatsAful, aud wAs temper
tl,g religious tone OF ClIriHlian faIth Ia evory
| sect. Tteir brother was too severo, aud was not
| borne out t5 truth.
Or. Nyder arose aud said that his purpose,
rightly undaratood, Was that, as e body, they
ho. they. ~ere all agreed, and he moved that tho
mover Of tito resolution Of implied consura be
allowed to Withdraw 1t, which was Immediately
dpue,