The evening times., 1895-10-25
CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION.
Able Addresses Of Representative
Unitarians at Metzsrott Hall.
Rev. DIR. Shippcn's Complimentary
Mention Of the Catholic Univer:
sity-Future OF Their Faith.

The scholarly and brilliant Unitarians,
visitors and of this city, took look last
night into the future OF their faith. II was
the closing session, and the subject was
rs appropriate as the manner in which 1t
was treated was edifying and interesting.
As usual, the proceedings of the session,
which was the closing one OF the conyen-
tion, were attended by great concourse
of people OF al, denominations.
The venerable DR.. Rush r. Shippen, OF
All Souls Church, this city, presided over
the deliberations, and after IL pleasant,
but salutary lesson to late coincrs, intro
duced Rev. Mr.. Van Ness, who has been 50
active and Jealous in forwarding the
movement for the consolidation OF the
young Unitarians.
Mr.. Van Ness referred first to the out
look for the Unitarian denomination.
The question as to what was to become OF
the young Unitarians was settled at this
session, in the formation OF the Unitarian
Union Of the young people. What was now
needed was the SInrws OF war. We're not
the people ready to give 500 to start
such Il fund: \ collection folio this
brief speech.
DR.. Shippen said that he would consider
this convention rs the cruwniDg work OF his
h'Nt VIZ puil''' Va
All Souls would be in position To he filled
by any minister chosen by the congregation.
He could assure his successor that he could
find nowhere on earth a more invaDle
congregation of saints and sweet sinners"
than that of All Souls Church.
DR.. Shippen spoke of the iibcraiity of
religious Thought in Washington, during
which he said
Go up to the Catholic University, with
tfs ft.a inf .,rft, an
we find? You meet Bishop Kcanc. that
brilliant scholar, who uttered at the Uni
tartan Club in Boston year ago sentiments
that were closely akin To the words Of
Charming.
Go into the grand reception room at
the University and you See there three
portraits; one of Leo XIII. On his right
is a cardinal and on his left George WASH
ington. ask you if that portrait of George
Washington is not proclamation that
there mankind counts higher than allegiance
to Rome?" (Appiausc.p
Labor Commissioner Horace e. Wailin
of Massachusetts. delivered an Interesting
and polished address, referring at the out
set TO the effect which the Unitarian ''in-
look" had and will have upon the outlook.
He congratulated the Unitarians on the
spirit of unity and revival which gave them
now the appearance of moving forward like
an army. He referred to the movements for
the bctterment of the world as Gods in
spirations, and so We need TO day not a dead
Christ, but a living, vitalizing principle.
Rev. l. c. Lathrop, of Syracuse, n. Y,
spoke eloquently on the manifestations of
the deity in man.
Hon. Carroll ID. Wright. United States
Commissioner of Labor. the next speaker,
was received with great applause. He
spoke of the essence OF Unitarian faith
as the desire TO develop the individual
with reference 10 n higher power The
Unitarian theological doctrine was the
hardest OF all 10 live up 10, because the
Unitarian assumed the responsibility of
his acts. he believed that ii the Unitarian
did not live a clean life here he would
have To live somewhere, through all ages,
If necessary, ntil his life become pure.
Rev. Minot Savage, who spoke SO pro-
foundly and cloquently at the opening of
the convention. made the last address.
He received a notable demonstration OF
applause when he rose TO speak. He
adverted to the criticism made Of the
Unitarians that they had not grown more
rapidly. He said that at an equal age
there were as many Unitarian churches
as Methodist. When the main body of
humanity had reached the supposed ideal,
there was always vanguard behind
the vanguard, which would carry forward
the great human movement. The idea is
not who We are, but what we are.