National Republican., 1878-01-31
an SOEIS'.
Unitarian Conference and Installation of n
Hnslnr.

tnuafian conference ana Installation OF
Pastor.
The devotional exercises at the new All Souls
Church corner Fourteenth aud l. streets, were
opened yesterday morning by The reading Of few
passages Of Scripture by Rev. Dr. Farley Of Brook
Ign. y. !. This was followed BY tho old familiar
hymn. Nearer. My God, to Thee" and icnlar,s by
Rev. Mr. Shippen and others.
At q quarter to eleven o'clock Rev. Rush II. ship.
zen. secretary Of the American Unitarian As ella.
tion called
THE CONFERENCE
to order and, at his suggestion, senator A. L. Burn.
side was elected chairman.
General Burnside briefly thanked the assembly
for the honor conferred upon him. Mr.. o. W.
Holmes tpham Salem, Mass. was chosen sccre-
tary. Rev. James Dc Nornandie, OF Portsmouth,
NIL. al an essay on The true idea Of the Amcrl.
can Church" general discussion followed, in
which Mr.. shippen and d.? Farley participated.
the latter narrclng very interesting remInis-
ccnces Of the Washington Unitarian Church from
1927 TO the present period.
At the conclusion ofDr. FGriey's remarks Senator
Burnside called Hon. pr. Iorins to the chair. The
Doctor spoke eloquently ofthe growth of the in.
dependent thought of America" Interesting re.
marks were made by the Rev. Messrs. Staples,
Providence. Il. l.: BatcheloT, Salem, Mass; Bar.
rows, Dorchester Mass; Harrison, North Phiadel-
phia Dr. Bellows New York, and Samuel Long.
fellow, Wellington. Dr. staple offered the follow
THAT the conference wishes to express It's hearty
thanks 10 Dr. Harrison, aud further, that the con
ference appoint him in confederation OF his worth
! incss, missionary to the Southern States"
Amer considerable discussion to the right OF the
| conference 10 take action upon the resolution II
was finally referred to the executive committee o.
/ the American Unitarian Association.
The conference then adjourned to the chapel and
| partOOk of II luncheon.
! EVENING EXERCISES.
! The evening exercises commenced nt half pas
I seven O'Clock aud consisted OF tho installation u
| the Rev. Clay MGcI IRuley as pastor Of the church
! The services opened with mn organ voluntary am
| anthem, followed by the invocation by Rcv. {
! Il. Weld; reading of Scriptures Rev. Joseph May
| hyrnn, by the choir; sermon. Rev. J. +. ". Ware
the text being Galatians H. ~: prayer Of nStalln
| ton, by e. A. staples; choir response charge u
| the pastor Rev +. H. Hall rlgh: hand Df fellowship
! Rev. K. r. Shippou: installation hymu choir M,
! congregation; address 10 the people Rev. Gr.nlul
, Ncyunlds; concluding prayer, Rev. 4. N. Knapp
dOXOlOgy, choir and congregations bencdictiDn
! Rev. Clay MnctGu!ey.
At the conclusion Of the exercises Mr.. McCauIo!
| read n dispatch from Belmont, Massachusetts, stat
| ing that the South Mtd1lCscx Conference, now II
! session. had adopted u resolution rejoicing in th
completion of tbs Washington church enterprise
| and sending greetings tn minister und people wish
ing them nll prosperity and usefulness In the wOrl
they have undertaken. This evening the friend
OF the church will hold O festival In tho chapel, Il
! hal past seven O'Clock.