The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

rhe pastors of several of the most influ-
, ntial parishes in the State we're not
shere. Other strong parishes had no
other representation than by their min
lister. Only few of the more prominent
in the churches at home we're visible in
the Convention. Imagine the difference
in the personnel of the Convention if two
of the leading parishioners from each
church. or one-half the churches, had
been present at Utica! The Scripture
which our churches appear to have
chiefly in mind when they make up their
delegations is, beware of men,"
The Unitarians are reputed liberal
people in all senses of the term; yet Sen
ator Hoar says that fourteen Congrega-
tional churches of Worcester and lis
vicinity gave last year for Christian
work In their denomination NEARLY S10,-
600 more than our entire four hundred
and forty churches" The Senator pro-
pounds the pertinent inquiry, Whether
it is good plan, taking all things to-
gether, that we should make any attempt
to convert these Worcester churches to
Unitarianism?"
In connection with this the injunc-
tion of Rev. S. r. Calthrop is to the point;
"None of us should ever dare to take
away one object of reverence. from any
soul until he is prepared to put higher
and better object in it's place." Extend
ing the principle of that monition we
should say, that "none of us" Of what
ever name or party, should be eager to
get men out of their present relations
and opinions where it is not very clear
that they will be better and happier and
more useful for the change.
1t could scarcely escape notice how
prominent the elders were in the late
Unitarian Conference. There were young
men there; but many of them were in
grey boards. Senator Hoar, who pre-
sided, lacks but two years of seventy.
Edward Everett Hale is several years
beyond that line. Staples and Shipper
and Crooker and Calthrop and Moor
house and Wilson and CLANCY and
Spaulding and Allen and Bachelor and
Everett and Young are now the Uuitar
ian fathers. Savage and Chadwick and
Peabody and Slicer and Ames and Hos
mer and May and Gannett and Camp are
not young men. Ex-Governor Long,
Justice Morrell, Dorman B. Eaton. Geo.
S. Hale, Julia Ward Howe, are sample
lot of the laity. Either the Unitarian
body believes in its seniors or its se-
niors have complete control of the Uni
tartan body.
In Kansas City it was our pleasure
to meet the members of the young Uni
versalist parish which Bishop Shinn has
encouraged to attempt an independent
existence. We found them to be mostly
from Eastern States, men and women
who imbibed their Universalism from
springs near the early fountain of our
faith. AS might be expected, they are
persons of intelligence and character.
making their way in comparatively
new community; and now that they
have been brought together and know
each other as the possessors of COM
mon precious faith, they are very desir-
GUS of establishing themselves in per-
manent religious society. They meet
every Sunday in convenient and pleas
ant hall; and considering the short
period since they began and the fact
that they have no pastor they have done
and are doing remarkably well. 1t is
the part equally of UNCONVENTIONAL wis
dom and duty to shepherd these scat
tered sheep. In place like Kansas
City, largely populated from the East, a
Universalist parish is as natural and
necessary as kindergarten or read
ing