New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-23
THE UNITARIAN CONFERENCE.

NOTEWORTHY RESULTS OF TWO YEARS kFFoRIS-
THE CHANNiNG MEMORIAL BUILDiNG-rHE REV
JAMES DE NOEMANDIfs ADD8fSS-KLIOhiS.
SARATOGA, ". Y, Sept. 22.-Pievious to the
opening The business meeting Of the Unila I'm Ton
ference this mofninga pr verne ling held at which
brief addresses made by the Rev. W. H. Cumming
Of London; the Rsy. J. Fl. Hayward. OF Louisville
James Clarke. ID. d., OF Boston, AID the he'
ROOert Coliyer. cf Ncw-Iork.
At 10 o'clock. i. lockwood HCar, president of INC
Conference, called it 20 order AMI made an address
Standing committees announced, that on husi
ress COZ sisng OF the Rev John f. Mocrs, OF Green
field, Mas: Doruan -. Eaton, OF New-Iork the "
Ad ms Aver. OF EoxDury, Mass the Rey l. u t'rhush
OF Detroit; ". Scot; smith. Of Washlngton the Rev
j. /. scard OF Lowell; and Joseph L. Moors, OF
Boston.
The Rev. DIR. H. w. Bellows. OF New-York, read the
report OF the Council 1t opened with plain state
ment Of the independent position held by Unit,iian
: lcicties which prevented sucn union or eHOl's 10
propagate aud push the denomination as WON" prove
cfli..en Among the things effected during the past
two years have been the Swing OF the Church Of tie Mes
siah Of Newly ork from sale the raising Of $4,000 to
endow two new prolessorships In Cambridge DIVINITY
school and the raising o. funds for the Chan
ming Memo rial Church. n Newport H. l. Inc report
urged the Organization OF churches, united ior irlc
church work. and closed with resolutions recommend
ing the Conference 10 take steps. without infringing on
the inueyeudcnce OF the CHURCHES organ IT
work recommending that delegates 10 the Conference
be author zed peGge the churches for certain snms
and arrange the raising of funds for business col
fee ~ Boston. to be called the Claiming Memorial
Building ~ p,
Tne Rtv James Deckermaedie. Of Portsmouth. y. H..
read an address National work N the Uui Rran
Cnurch in Anerica." After stating the chaIac"isi cs
of Uuitaiinnisn a. paDtnrOpic, b-nrVn en- ana re-
formaiOry he said has not progressed a II sou o. Tor
ack OF organization and union IN It's WORK lie uigPd
thorough organic alton and UNION ia pushing rea clurch
work til. principe Of UDit rianlm lie s'ld Every
luud must have "A prominent Religion l. harmony Win
its National characteristics and there Is no other sect
Whi II % clearly represents these character stlc- no
Other which Is delivered from all IN" sAmru~ o. oth
tai Government which prevailed IN all religions.
and which much in accord with true DcmOc acy IA
the IuiiHr
AZ The ATE noon session of the Unitarian Conference
the Rev. X. X. SLippep secretary OF the American
Uniti m Association made report OF tue WORK uOne
"a on average auuu1l receipts al $Zo,OOO. a can was
zoe larger contributions to Incit asc the woik III
America India a nd Hungary. He offered Il rrs0 ution
recommending thar 10000 he raised Tor neXl year.
Tie Rtv. JcDkn L. Jones reported Tor the western
Confer ace. Fifty active societies are sup lee ny
thIty-fve preachers. In the last two years debis
amounting to 500 900 have been pad, besides large
.um. for missionary and other purposes. Thirteen new
churches been built. WOmcns ASSOCIATIONS nave
ia sed ~ 600 during the past year.
The Rev phen H. Camp, oi Brooklyn, rel orted Tor
the Southern Middle ana otner conferences In PhIa-
delph.a a debt of 100000 has been paid and IA new
church built
ferrncts ~ New England He spoke particularly OF the
AGGRESSIVE work cone IN New Hamps shire.
T. W CLAYTON, WAC preached the op5uiAg sermon last
evening * contributor and the editor or The
london Daily Nens. as stated by mistake.