Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-21
KANSAS STATE CONFERENCE OF UNITA.
RAMS,

Inc second anu last days work OF tnl
conference closed last night with highly
gratifying results to both the visiting dele
gates and the resident members of the
church. Some of the foremost thinkers
and reformers of the nation have been il
attendance at this conference. and Wich-
tia may well congratulate herself as being
the meeting place of this significant body
of representative men.
The following is the names of the dele
gates to this conference:
Mrs. frankie Gillette, Mrs. Billings, Mr.
p. Is. Gillette, Of Kingman; Rev. J. E.
Roberts, of Kansas City, Rev. c. B. Rog-
ers, of st. Joseph; Rev c. G. Rowland,
Mrs. Annie l.. Diggs, Prof. Arthur r.
Marsh, Mrs. A. Brown, of Lawrence; Rev.
Enoch Powell and wife, Mrs. Wadsworth,
Mrs. Foulks, of Topeka; Rev. Geo. A.
Bachelor, of Boston: Rev. J. r. Effinger,
of Chicago; Mrs, Baker. of Hutchinson,
Rev j. W. Caldwell, of Uniontown; Mr..
Norman, of Udall.
The meeting was opened yesterday at
$50 a. M, with devotional exercises, led by
Rev. C. G. Rowland. of Lawrence.
AT 10 a. ID. conference was called to
order.
A discussion, calm and object of the
conference" led by Rev. E. Powell, was
very interesting.
At II a. m. reports of officers and report
on post Office missions, by Miss Sarah A.
Brown and Miss Marie Mathis.
The afternoon session opened at 2:30 with
devotional exercises, led by Rev. c. 6.
Rowland of Lawrence
At 2:45 D. N. reports were read by dele
gates from different churches as to present
condition and future prospects, including
a general report by Rev. George Bachelor
as western agent of the Unitarian associa-
ton, and Rev. j. r. Effinger, secretary
Western Unitarian conference. The re-
porters gave the present condition of the
several churches as being prosperous and
that their present prospects are very bright
for the spread of Unitarianism through
out this western country.
Rev. Geo. Bachelor reported that the
pas. year had been very prosperous. He
said that 1.-The west had taken on a lease
of new life" He was no doubt greatly
siren gthened in this belief, when, the
night before, he was twice interrupted
during a sermon by the pandemonian yells
of tin-ho Tn hobos in the streets
At $50 p. N. paper on Robert Els
mere" by Prof, Mar sh, of the State uni
v9rsity, was read Robert Elsmere," is
the ii tie of a work that has latoly made
is appearance, and has provoked much
attention in the thinking world as reflect
ing truths, as it were, that are common to
large number of people, hence its wide
reputation on short notice The able and
mastery manner in which Prof. Marsh
handled his subject was regarded as little
short of wonderful. The conference de-
cided to have the paper published in pam
phlet form.
At p. m. very eloquent sermon was
delivered by Rev. j. 4. Effinger, of Chi
cago. His text was Acts l6-31-''Sirs,
what must | do to be saved?"
Mr.. Effinger said salvation is one of
the tribe of words of religion. But the
usually attached to it, in the
vocabulary of the church, is something
very solemn and momentous, for it is
meant the SOULS release from an awful
and eternal doom. What is it in man that
we must not let perish, that we must save
at all sacrifice and all hazard? It. is the
divine fire, the spark of divinity which
CLOVIS in the bosom of each human being.
We are not concerned about saving the
soul from the wrath of God, but about
saving it from the things that deteriorate
and debase, about lifting it into larger
power and nobler life.
Today, salvation is proceeding on the
same divine method, is working on the
same long lines of education and deyel-
ment. We are seeing that to save
the world for future time we must save
the present time that the most effective
way of reforming the generation is to be- !
gin with its grandfathers and grand |
mothers There is no encouragement for |
idleness here. 1t is easier to run a revival /
two months than kindergarten all the |
year round. Salvation is effected by in /
spiration and education Salvation is not |
Rev. G.. G. Rowland. of Lawrence Just |
before the closing of the afternoon session,
could not keep from saying something for
Wichita. He thought that it was very
powerful and wonderful city," and that he
got into it very soon after leaving To-
peka"
AT the closing evening session of the con-
ference there was delivered by the Rev. j.
Z. Roberts, of Kansas City, powerful,
and inspiring sermon, and was
thought by many to be the best of the con-
terence.
There being no further business, the
conference adjourned tomeet in st. Joseph,
No., next April.
WEDDING BELLS
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