Telegram-herald., 1891-10-23
End OF 1HECONFIRINCE'
The Final Meetings Were Deeply
Interesting.
BRIGHT AND TIMELY ADDRESSES
nsrtsa the Clssisg nears of the Unt-
tartan bynpssiams-omcsTs fer the
Essuiss Year Ch0ssn--A kes-
sistisa Adopted.

tartan conference yesterday was led
by the Rev. +. b. Forbush. He dis
agreed with the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd
JONES who said the three roads 10
heaven were reason, duty and love.
He didn't believe there are any roads
to heaven; that heaven Is here with
In Us. Heaven begins where heaven
illness begins, and heaven Is the real
ixation OF the divinity round about
Us, and the divinity within US"
paper on '.The Bible OF today" was
read by the Rev. jennings, who said
the average thought about the Bible
il that liz is single book. In reality
IL Is a collection of books, a library
in itself. We have no more right to
Judge Of the whole by ont, of its books
than to Judge OF a mans library by
the character OF one of its books.
1t should be tested as other books are
tested-by its inherent worth. The
test OF its inspiration is its power to
inspire. Whatever in 1t Is true, must
stand; whatever is false, must fall"
Mrs. Judith u. Andrews. OF Boston>
president of the Woman's National
Alliance, which is the largest woman .
organization in Unitarianism. and
which was recognized at Saratoga as
part of the national conference asso-
citation, gave a paper on work OF
Women in Unitarianism."
After pleasant greetings to the con-
| ference Mrs. Andrews gave short
history OF the evolution OF woman's
! organizations in churches, from the
| sewing circle and local means of help
| TO the present place they occupy in ma
| tional lines oi work. She asked for
funds for the Meadville Theological
| school which admits women on an
equXN.y with men, and for the Indian
| school in Montana for the Crow Indi-
ans. A specially strong plea for Uni
| tartan women to join the National Al
linace was m ade.
| The Rev. Ida c. Haltin spoke in be-
half OF the western conference upon its
broad ethical basis. "This conference
embraces all Jews, as well as Chris
tians, Mohom medans, If need be-while
| the National Alliance is restricted by
the use OF the word Christian "
The Revs Thpper and Bartlett spoke
in favor OF women joining both. A
resolution advising that women join
both was passed.
| The first paper OF the afternoon ses-
sion was "a way out OF Agnosticism
b. ID. Rowan, Esq. OF Detroit, who said
''Of late years our language has been
enriched by new words. 'Agnosticism,
introduced by Prof. Huxley. He had
| been called atheist, skeptic, unbe-
| iiever, but as none OF these words
| fitted him he borrowed the word from
| the Greek. 1t means knowing moth
ing.' 1t is a tendency OF the mind
| that is every day becoming more com
mon. 1t may be due in large part to
the theory OF evolution. These views
affect all thinking minds. Multitudes
| are in doubt what TO believe, or il ther.
is anything to believe. Many of keen
| religious tendencies are atheists, ar
! nOstics, and thereby lose the keen JOY
religion gives, and an immense prac-
tical power.
To many there Is the metaphysic
way out OF agnosticism, but there is
a commoner, simpler way.
In the very nature OF things there
is divine sanction of what is
right and q condemnation of vice.
In utter devotion to right doing lies
the way out OF servitude to the low
and degraded.
II one is but loyal to his highest
thought, he feels that his whole spirit
ual atmosphere is changed.
There is one dangerous skepticism
abroad in the land. and that is tn,
doubt OF the existence OF morality
Against it the accumulated experience
of mankind rises to declare against
the pure, the true, the right, the Just
When men learn to rely on experience
for the moral and spiritual, then will
men praise the Doer for the unspeak
able sense OF the moral within us
Then the stern law-giver will change
into a mighty friend.
All doubts OF religion can be removed
by humble, patient. persistent action
Do the duty that lies nearest thee. and
the others will seem very easy.
Whenever one rises above his clam
orous passions he feels a breath o
wind that waits him to the pure anC
good. He has sense of another
not himself, which Is God. A mistake
is that we must have some conception
of the Deity as we have of fellow
being; the emphasis of this has beer
a great stumbling block for many
Character, and not belief, Is the test
of mans religions The IMPRESSION s
that worship of a personal God Il
what gives tone and vigor to mans
religion. The fact is, we exercise trust
every day when the thought OF per
sonality never enters into the question
But TO those who do not believe in {
personality of God, holding on {,
morality will bring them something
OF the peace aud joy OF the believer.
Many come to a knowledge OF Go'
through the knowledge OF the every
day actions oi life.
The agnostic may learn through ex
perience religions great lessons o
trust and joy.
Tne moral law Is Jacobs iaddel
on which angels ascend and descend
The devotion to the true aud tcauti
ful Is an important factor in religion
In whatever direction the agnostie ms.
gaze he sees the fectpviuts OF the Deity
and at last will come 20 him real
. isation Of his bpnifIcent power"
The discussion OF the paper was open
esi hy Mrs. Eliza r. Sunderland OF All
Arbor. who said. "The paper deal
with vital question. I am compeil
ei TO point out some ~ the failacie
current upon the subject II - ru
that agno<tieism IL compatible Wit
pure spiritual iife God. soal. eterna
Ill. are things nnknow able. say
Spencer. Why did not Haxley eai
himself A scientific sgno@tie, as We
; 80 a religious aeno@tic7 The wore
g. applied 80 msny u'raH= Jon
kaaw.' 4 don't care. and an inriiee
4 aoae care 60 fina out The rea
I seeker wants "a know bat fos N
rival aeao~tie who puts the soul, toe
. immortality. A. the unknow able, &
what az~ the guide hoard that point
60 the rtaht wsy of HTinE7