The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-26
REV. GEORGE |. CLANCY,
The Southern superintendent OF
the Unitarian Church,
HIS VIEWS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
Tho Annexation of Hawaii the Log
ical Culmination OF Events-The
Industrial Awakening in the South
That Section not Impoverished US
Many have Pronounced it-his
Views OF Orthodox Religion.


George Leonard CLANCY, late OF Attain
ia, Gu. Mr.. CLANCY il the superlnten'
dent Of the Unitarian church IN the
south, His mission here, primarily Is
to sec ii there is not IN opening Tor
church Of that denomination. He has
had some correspondence with Rev. NJ;
4. DRYDEN, whose modified theological
views coincide very closely with the
Unitarian teneta, and to this cores
pondenCe his presence is due,
Rev. MIR. Chaney succeeded tho late
Starr King US pastor OF leading UNI
tartan church III Boston, and remained
there for fifteen years, In 1875 he went
To the Sandwich Islands Tor u rest and
vacation, and on his return established
a church ut Atlanta, Ga, OF which he
was ior several years pastor, for inc
past season he has resided ~ RICH
mond, and made that his headquarters
for the church work in the south, lie
ia now on his way to Massachusetts,
where no spends his summers, ana
which he still considers home.
Mr., Chimney has won some distinction
as a lecturer. He has a lecture on
"PaciGc Isles and Shores" dealing
largely with Hawaii--on which he has
written book-and Samoa, which IL
said to DO very interesting, as 1t cor
tainly is peculiarly timely 10 also
delivers series OF lectures on literary
subjects. One of these, on whittier
and Lanier," no has been solicited to
deliver here this week, and he has OK
pressed his willingness to do 30 II sulta'
Bic arrangements can be made. He OK
meets also to preach next Sunday.
probably in the Odd Fellows hal
building. He is fine talkor, and should
haye large audience.
his WE'VE OF RELIGION.
Just ut this time, when there are SO
many evidences OF unrest in the more
orthodox churches, Unitarianism is re-
ceiying much attention. Mr.. CLANCY,
in Il conversation with an lNrELLlGEN-
GER man yesterday, said lie did not
seek to draw from other beliefs any
who are content in them. II tho church
in which a man is makes him better
man no wants to see him stay there.
Ii he feels restless There, and does not
subscribe to I'LL its doctrines, then Of
ton the Unitarian church, when OK
planned to him. oilers something like
his own views, although he did not be-
fore know tho similarity. 1t is to this
class, and to those who subscribe to no
''orthodox" creed, that his church Of
fers resting place,
Speaking OF tho liberal church move
ment, MIR. Clancy said: II think that
the bible, accepted in tho light Of
reason and modern scientific research,
does not lose much. The best OF it. the
spirit, is left. If the Presbyterian
church, for instance, would give more
freedom within its confines, | think 1t
would assure longer vitality. At the
same time | can 500 that consistency
required its action in the Briggs case.
If i wore that church l would leave the
Westminster confession as a historical
monument, and build something on u
level with modern thought"
AS TO ANNEXATION.
Speaking OF Hawaii, MIR. CLANCY
showed strong prediction in favor
of annexation to the United States. lie
said the union OF the two countries was
natural outcome OF events. The in
fluential people OF the islands are
muinly descendants OF American mis-
sionaries. The geographical position OF
the country makes it also Il Legitimate
belonging OF this nation. Mr.. CLANCY
referred to the present operations OF
France in Siam, tho constant activity
OF Russia in the cast, aud the jealousy
with which the other powers regarded
these. Alrica, he said, had boon al.
ready apportioned among tho European
powers, aud just such Il movement iH
there in its infancy as marked the early
history OF this continent. The policy
OF Europe is territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
The powers have already swallowed
nearly all the Pacific isles worth having,
and the reason they regarded so pas
sively the proposal to annex Hawaii to
the United States, was that they al
ready possessed islands much moro i'm
portant, geographically, than these;
much more important in view OF the
completion of the Nicaragua canal.
"Ihe main question to DO consid.
cred, Tho said, ''is what do the people OIL
Hawai- want? While the foreign ele.
ment predominates, there is n native
population whose views it has been the
custom TO consult. When all is con.
sidcred, ! think annexation is the logi.
cal fate OF tho islands"
THE NEW SOUTH.
Mr. CLANCY thinks the southern pco'
pie have amply demonstrated that they
have enterprise. They are not the
languid race many people have Consid'
cred them. Tho climate has not an
cnoryattng influence. lie found grow
ing respect for skilled artisans, and d
growing demand for industrial develop
ment. Tho south docs not show the
rush and bustlo Of tho north, but that
is because the season is longer, aud
there IL no occasion for tho haste which
tho Now England climate, for instance
domands. People lose sight Of tho fact
that more deliberate work in the longer
southern season will produce Us rich
results ms tho activity and rush OF the
north In a shorter summer.
Manual education is needed In the
south, and hc has lent his influence tc
encourage It, Prosperous factories
have Increased in number, and no OK
poets to goo before long tho south sup
ply tho world with tho conrsor CottoI
roods. Whit Ia most needed IL skill OIL
labor and economy oil administration.
Tho south 10 not Il poor country. The
wealth Is th0rC. 1t Ia not In tho SAINT
hands as before tho war, but IL Is more
evenly distributed, Some who wore
rich arc rich no longer, but the country
has not deprecated IN wealth.