, 1877-01-15
ANNUAL HOME TALK.

SERMON nr THE REV. z. r. rowHLL.
TIN llcy. f. +. Powell gaye Ills "Annual
Home Talk " to tile congregation ot the Third
Unitarian Church, cnrncr ui Lail!n and Monroe
strcuts, yesterday morning.
At the ultsct tho reverend gentleman spoke
OF tho Rreat progrcsa tho Church, hal nlado In
liberal theology. Twenty years ago the Uni
tariat,s hII unly recognized tho fellowship Ot n
few, hut they lla,l rt,'tlo to rcallzc that theru
must bu IL fellowship Ut all Christians. This led
To the tloetrlne VI essential union 0i all gool-
hopcrs the wnrlu nyrr. 30 far ~ they could tul
ont What Jesus and Ills disciples rtuly prontut-
guscd, It WINS eyhlcnt that Tiny impressed on
Immunity tho necessity of bung upHart-lnoktrs
Tile platform VI liberiA,thInkers now ls; Aunity
u humanity, u c0llltaon souree OF inspiration,
the equitable love Of God for nil people In n!l
times, an1 salvation proportionally to victory
oyrr Mn md a..stery over self. hut theirs w.ls
essentially creed on wheels, aMd really I" alapt
Itself tu tue Improved knowledge of the world.
lla hut generally avoided tlnanclal matters
nus bIls1,lcss Ut latr, tliIWcycr, pastors lad
hrctI e,'!apellc1 to Efyn sumo attention to thus
piu.ac nf elurrt administration; they ha'l had
10 cut their .ar,ncnts tn tho cloth, whtrh, ny
thu way, was au excellent maxim for iatllsles
AMI individuals rs well On CHURCHES. Willis thu
congregation, l.a,l been generous, |,c had met
them al, III. half way in takn. cxtrt,rcs meet.
III accepting tho rall tn tlIIs church money wls
not Ills only u,jc:t, 1t would 10 folly f,r any
que tu Hay flo ,1a O rc.ATtl fur lnniley, hut Luz
woliIl rather ace rl~erlni fars around him. an.i
Wilr,ss sturdy ct[srts IN maintaining the Church
uut its principles, than L salAIH ~ *lo,hn u
yrar. I1a tihi MT seek the Third unitarIua
Uhllrti. hut taymg r,filu tn It !Le watltnt tn
lAer in It ~ tu leave tynnl and Icrilal,ent re-
SUITS II wax nut Ills rlstnlL To preach tu please
certain elsses NJ Ills constituency. lie psclcTrc't
kpenItilig iii, ilul.l.ts with thu utmost freedom
Il
the pA,'l|, Gthinl il Yuknfsaina stcat'!cr rather
than he tlaupervst asul hlnteTel IN tLe eIpres.
sion ut his hunrst nplntnns. -.......-.
Fnr tllv cunning scar tiere had been artangcs!
an oE ssts " s1[fsnt nrSt sx.ss .r aI
Ut the yreat Chicago debt, alnl must take III
rn.nre=, he slIp.,u.tsl. Az regards t4cIslbcrahip,
tic would esl,llrr hafu tllu close and EARNEST Ut
t:asiu! q 4 few than thu meaningless attend
| ur1tt VI l0,NU l!s.Iess rcrsous. They h:Ht suF
| tcrcl somewhat truM the lask VI publication
tu scrvs lii hosli of unlon aEi disseminate III
| formation concerning thu methods NJ the
crsl Thy "a sowiy drawn ,H ax5y from aI tat
the ea,t with something tlkc tlrcc.fuurt!!s o
| tlm Western cnurtl4es un'l n''c-thlra d
ti1s EA,tsFa rns ~, E41ui;,,r -, r1?n',iS. &c
were I,.rtly completed Tor church paper .
their uw:,. whc', wnull ,,lyv L schedule Of caci
Sundays work, A,iA u. lnnrl. gnol aud lrest
| thought as rol.ld bc SECURED.
! lt,.tral VI hy1n: t.sis ycar,, the church wa
| showing symptoms VI reIcNti Youth. uene1
oas @ut, Till AZ s:"l!y ro.irIg. wnull asr.,as
rlisl u.a,t tl.4n.a AMI II. lu.!ie 10 thcsn +
ill4:. the church t.n an tA:ctl:nt basts. Th'
lo.lr VI The tiilt ii wls cxstllent; its freedom
tram chickering's was ii,arkct, but, tn drawlH!
encouragement: fruu, this. they must never 1uE
g.t ihtt u perfect congregation ot slints WI
| impossible. Tie best .luur-serol! that he kues
f,t j c.1ursh wa4, ''first pluck the bca'u out .
tl.l. own ryr, and tItou wilt SEQ clearly tu re
a.l,ys tlu ,iotu from that Ut thy brother.
Churrll attendance did not 1e,uau'l lut!lnat
sacIal Relations, but II Required tn
In reference ~ diversity of opintp
III ulnor uiattcEs. Onu great ylrtuc wble
should bu pruxtieea In thY suclal circle as pefe