, 1880-11-16
THE SECULARIZEIlS.
Formation OF National Associa-
tion Of Liberals,
Who Favor 4 Complete Separation Of
the State from the Church.
No Cllurch-l'ropcrty to Ito Tx
on,pt from Taxation,
And No Religious Services to Bo Used in
Secular Affairs.

In response 10 Invitations sent hbronl somo
sixty people, nHlt,ny thDh, h,if-l-doxen tailea,
gathered yesterday iii one Ut tho rnrora Of tho
Hrhul pnefIlu IN I'LL Informal meeting for tho
purpose Of forming Il Nationnl Association hnv-
tug for Its obfcct tho acotiarizauon Of tho
Stntn.
Tho meeting wns called to order by str. II. l..
Green, OF HalnmanGa, N. r.. md nn notton tho
ltcy. Charles Crnret,s. of Toledo, WIS elected
Chairnni,, md Mr.. uroon Secretary Of tho
meeting.
Un n,ut1on, Mr.. Spencer, at Milwaukee, ,wns
ported the following as n,ctnt'crs Of tlc meet
nv: =. a., WlnkSliiia.f, Chicago: q. y. iloa!,
fls'saS" lfsy E%p %s~Hf:r M ws caeWsFS We,n' M cb Z
eaHn; sin,unl lsrrt,k.. Alliance, o.; John
hndSy Gin!eaRo, L!,s!s, iSnss, Wo,c;;!er ;;t
tGss!!ssEo: + lsy,.sl.ls: Gh!eaea: J. 4: Carter
flsicr, GhiciRa: I. il. si,c,lsl, Frcmott, Net,.:
iMi:; \: Coi!tcr, Gshis,s;: Mrs. xi,uIiS y. Iase,
bs ST. sStI sirs T. il. wa!sor " r. Io,nSr Ii Ill.,:
tssas" tsss ySx,bss ;x soifG:ss i: T. IL 's hSr,ok.
{I%avc1' H.; E'Ss 1ssvd 1'fsy E o;i Sisas%
J: Il. stsos. 5cs S!o!nes. ia: % i. L. ; coss. IT.; r.!
1'uekinxlian', ~; 10 Iatx. Gartincr. H.; Y.
II j.; iho hey. Gharles CravSas. Tae.io, I; IL
Z. spenser. milwaukee,: Mr. I'M! Mrs. John 4.
ss rs ASE ayss s4f cSisnxs; III Ws;sf%%s %a
Sr Desi!,a, -, II Chicago. said TINT sono Of tho
trer!re tt4 wor.s. md hid listened Il, several
ltolices which wcro proposed: nno Of thcso ho
ference ,tpui, II. H. ts,,t Sor tic rso @ q 1d"lt do
i, hnt to consitSr tho hest ,t.enna ot ,conn1'x
tic state to II civil sphere of auton Thu. yMcs.
briefly, i this injecting Il. favor Of tho complete
s.s,'ilHrxIng Ut the ssatcY by this was meant
tho enforcement VI
Ttls: srArE rnou THE c1tuttcls.
ilDn' viii i,ufile 'to[eraiiye holos " sIoaiI lso
discontinued: thnt IN h.n'k of u soetnrIai! nut
phauu or theological bullof Or forlli Oh woruhip
shsil he rentl In tho pahg schon!s rs nu oxcrcisu
src # pSs r fa1s sat ,S soa sSafSpts u sro at
tinnud. Al t1losu policies ssnd Incorporated
II thu question u tho sccnlarizAtion Of tho
wi.ut ,I,clins + could Icst q prou,otsdf Would
il organization, WIS desired, ai@ald lilo
Hranpa a y If somJsc, ,o HfftGn4 r fv cs sstS .e %s
liz settled whether this WINS tho proper tltnu to
or9nt'zc, ur wiaethor, with tho forres ut hand,
o chaso souEht Sas .s yry m % wrast "iu. Tiriy-
sovui l:e4sl!tures hnd 10 bo influenced. W. hsu!
tho NAtiqllHa CuRTess; uad whgn tho tlt11ttltty OF
tho lntlttln, AtT'll!i nf bIinK ut bltls with his
viii t,e lint tho assent or tho tnll!toils tho
rcA!lEt OF lung uHpert!on,
WIN necessary Tor SUCCESS. Victory could not a,o
secured " lth0ut strD,IK organization. 4 feehlp
contempt. VCry .n,s.ly ,etinE ,1loi-t}cIlgruis,
iuwyors n.ld elor9yNsun--wsro in favnr ct the
Republicans, Democrats. ntld Church people
Guild bu euu,rrt. It should nu tlone IN con-
clusfnn ho submitted tho following resolu lions
to tho !nceti,,E: .-....
lfcs0ttTt. Thut this r1crt!ng fnyora tho conl-
plcso sccll!nrlzation nf the slatu.
Resolved, That whD 1,luet organized work
which may he brought to ctNpcrnte III sch work
tro 30 DIVERSE mud Widely tlt1ruAed a1ld Many Or
t!!cM Of such divergent religious md 1olltlcnl
Views, that WG tctM It linp0rtIllt ut prusNnt
To form sliGh Il prurtA0nHl. organization for
CORRESPONDENCE anu lnith!tnrf work III s1nll
~ afn 10 taG Mtnats a!a nlon of
H. H. tGsu this & ~ 9S .1u .''uss ~ .n.no''
. ,n!s Ul!ts W.; neau.WtH E'solHt.uMu Luz H.
rn.,s,v,;y Hy ,h's tsng ni Io1nn.!ee oh
N,.Tlesin,Hu.nIaeu n.I nMinner i W |nnstnuIoil, HI
tmi, .nor SA1'oha 4aas'fesst afla ahothor III FL
iit1se: ,..s T., .,,.. .,,
nl' spuMcer sar" tnHt ~ y iln ttel VI nSpeul-
eilce y WINS fcet " Inr tn1 eOtlternntG 10 tt!ly
EnnsiIGr Nhnt WOnH lG tho bG5t Huy for tlGnl