The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-11-03

ist church. We cannot afford to be ex-
elusive There is glorious field for us.
The great problem before us to-day, is
To 90 into these fields and do the work
that is laid out for us to do. 1t is well
to 90 to the great centers Of population,
but our task is not accomplished until
we reach every sod house out on the
frontier am full of faith for the best
ofthings. 1t is worth while to have the
people of the Western states know some
thing of the truths of Universalism. 1t
ia demanded of those who go into these
fields to do the things their hands find
TO do and thank the Lord that they are
able to do them. If we are to make our
church what it ought to be. it must be
built up in our own land
A short discussion followed which was
participated in by Drs. Hanson and
Fluhrer, Rev. Messrs. Bushnell and Dot
ter and Mrs. Radley.
An eloquent address followed by Col.
s.. Wilcox. OF Elgin, who said that he
was glad to represent that larger body
of "hewers OF wood and drawers OF wat
err who make up the large majority.
We are all citizens of a great republic,
which in itself represents the greatest
civilization the world has ever known,
and it has Jesus Christ for its central
point. AS citizen of this great repub
lie it is my duty to live moral life.
1t is also my obligation to be loyal to
my church. There are certain duties
devolving on the laymen OF the Unlver-
salist church. The work given to the
laymen should be performed with regu
larity, promptness and fidelity. Fidelity
to our minister-fdelity to our parish.
1t is our duty to rear up the children
that are given to us in the right way.
The layman should do his best to see
that the business affairs OF the parish
are carried on in business like way.
AS problems become complicated the
greater is the ability we have to meet
those problems. The world grows, the
layman grows and the preachers grow
together. The ministers of the past met
the problems of their day. and the CON-
ing group of young ministers will meet
the problems of their day. The foot
steps of God are moving along the line
of humanity, and future generations
shall live in better civilization than
we are now living in.
Bro. Jas. II. Swan followed with ano-
ther address from the layman's stand
point. He said: am old-fashioned and
cannot adopt new things very readily. l
like old friends and old faces and some
how / cannot break away from old ties.
1 have enjoyed the spirit of this Confer
ence. There seems to have been no
man here who had any thought but for
the one common purpose. The men and
women who worship at the affairs of God
are the best ard truest products of
Christianity applied. I AM old but have
never seen the time when the world
could get along without the example OF
that man, who, humble Jew that he was,
went up and down among the hills OF
Galilee. doing good.
DIR. Garfield was then called upon to
say few words at parting. He said that
he had enjoyed the Conference beyond
expectation which was very high at the
outset, and pronounced it to be the best
Conference that the Universalist church
has ever held at any time in its history.
Too many meetings have been devoted
to dissecting dead bodies of divinity but
this meeting was devoted to the discus
sion of living issues.
A conservation meeting followed at
the close of which the doxology was
sung, the gavel fell and the District
Conference of 1894 passed into history