The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-21
UNITARIAN CLUB.
An Enjoyable Banquet Given al
the Palace Hotel.
The Subject Of Religion and Patriotism Comes
Up for Discussion and Leads to Con-
siderable War TAX.

The Unitarian Club Of California gave
another OF lis enjoyable banque:s last G. zen
ing a; the Palace hotel 1, is custom
with This organization to give five dinners
during the winter months, ana the ore last
evening was the third in the present cries.
At7 O'clock about 100 members, accom-
anisd by large number of invited guests,
assembled in the Palace Teception-r0oms.
and few minutes later Ell into tie maple
diuing-room and sat down to the discussion
OF an elaborate rrpasl The menu was as
follows:
Huttres de California sur C0quWe.
FuTeGE.
Tortge Verte.
PaUQiet-e lie Saumo1. Sauce EOlandaise,
Pomlnss Fa.isieuue.
RELIEVE.
FLEET de Bozut Jardinlere.
ENTREE.
N0I-eU-FeHt Fiuauclere. Petits Pois Fraucais.
Punch domaine.
EorI
Csnyas5ack DUCK. Sa2de de CeIeri
GfACEs.
Fromage. Cafe Dessert
About two hours were spent in satisfying
the inner man, when President Frank j.
Symmes mapped for order and babe the
guests prepare for the intellectual treat
which was 10 come.
lie then announced the subject for dis
cussiOn as. Religion aud Patriotism" and
introduced Rev. c. ". Wendie. pastor of
The First Unitarian Church, Oakland, a the
first speaker
WAR TALK.
By way of Introduction DR.. Wendte re-
ferred o. religion and patriotism as the two
most potent influences upon the minds OF
men, aud then related how religion had
superseded patriotism upon the establish
meut OF Christianity. The speaker contln-
ued as follows.
" Christianity gave new and better
aspect 10 tie civilized world, and religion
soon became not only junction IN the
state but potent force IN society. | pOu
The arrival Of classic learning in the four
teenth and fifteenth centuries another
change took place, aud freed the minds of
men from pTIcstly domination. Religion
anu patriotism should stand together, strv-
! NJ ever to develop what there Is good in
man."
OF the prospect and business Of war
with Chile DR.. Nendte SAID The trouble
does not Justify a resort 10 arms II would
be unjust and undignid@d for the richest
and NEST powerful country on earth to 20
TO war with a little TepJblic already torn in
pieces by internal dissensiOn. Seventy
! millions against seven milIi0ns-and for
what? Because Of a sailors drunken
| braYl. Let us settle the matter In a man
trati0n-and by so doing teach tine nations
OF the earth a splendid lesson in fOTbear-
ance"
HE DTSAGREES.
The speaker closed with a high tribute to
the American sailor and soldier, and gave
way TO Rev. T. B. Payne OF Berkeley, who,
While stating that he could not agree with
the former speaker on the business OF n war
with Chile, skiIlfully avoided a discussion
Of he point at Issue. and talked briefly upon
/ the needs Of Government
! The next speaker was General Ruger, who
was followed by John p. Irish. The latter
said that judicial decision had pronounced
! the Government at fault in the affair with
/ Chile, and that to make war upon the re-
/ public would be Al eternal disgrace to the
administration.
The other speakers were Captain c. A.
| Woodruff, L. 5. A, w. II. Mills and Dr..
H0Tatio otebbns