The evening times., 1895-10-23

/ OF extension for the Middle States and Can
ada, spoke on Missionary Methods He
| advocated more businessli policy. In
| stead of of,iividing resources among many fee
| BILE missions there should be concentration
/ upon n few strategic points.
Rev. George Chaney brought greeting from
Z Atlanta, and spoke of the welcome to the
President there. He said the people of
I the South are finding out that Unit3 rianism
I is the heart-faiih of the world and are
ready TO come to il.
Supt. T. u. Forbush. of the Central
! West. said he represented seventeen States
with $1,000 .OU0 Inhabitants. i6 self
supporting churches, Al aided, % with
out regular services, and 200 towns of
over 5000 each without Unitarian churches
The West demands positive rcIigion-the
church, not the lecture room. Science.
criticism, lite rature sociology will not
satisfy.
Rev. A. W. Gouid, spoke for Chicago.
The most serious problem there was the
division N Unitarian ranks. One side says
Unitarianism is pure Christianity, the
other pure character.
He urged care for the SuD,ia y-schonls.
He found teachers telling children the
story OF Genesis and OF the plaques in
Egypt and then telling them these were
false. He told them the teaching of me-
cations was useless.
AsNN. ~. II. " hSDEs -NtN f-tfStdIil, III
he would not attempt to present his paper
but would have it printed.
They were planting new churches, five
IN Maine and many in other parts OF New
England. The church was growing
REVISION OF RESOLUTIONS.
At the business meeting at noon the com
rnittee on business reported a revision OF
the resolutions on Christian unity" as
follows:
Resolved, That this church accepts the
religion of Jesus, holding. in accordance
with His teaching, that practical religion
is summed up i'll love to God and love to
man; ard we cordially invite to our
working fellowship any who, while diff
fcring from us in belief, are in general
sympathy with our spirit and our practice.
Resolved. That the national council
give the above declaration the widest posi-
BILE publicity as a sufficient basis not only
for Christian unity but also for the reli-
eious unity of the worh."
Commits sioncr Wright, chairman oft heeom-
mittee, movedthc adoption and az seconded
by DR.. spicer, who taid that while the
Christian unity is growing among all De-
nominations the Unitarians are the lead
ers.
He pointed out as proof of the grow tn
OF this sentiment that the Catholic Uni
versity, which represents the antipodes
ofunitarian methods, has recently appointed
Commissioner Wright, Unitarian. to be
lecturer on sociology. The resolutions
were adopted.
President Horace Bumstead of Atlanta
University. asked that all visit the iusti-
tuition when at the Expos ition.
at 80 pm. meeting of the women's Al.
nance began. The vice-presidcnt and di-
rectors will be chosen. reports of secretaries
and committees read. and committees ap-
pointed.
Al $50 p. m. the Unitarian Tempcran nee
ohion commenced a session TO discuss
Modern Methods in Temperance Reform"
The speakers are Prof. F. G. Peabody, Rev.
A. r. Doyle. of the Catholic Abstinence
Union. Rev. ID. y. Beach will speak on the
Norwegian plan of temperance reform.
At p. m. tonight DIR ..lohn Fiske. of
Ca ambridge. will read a paper on THE ORR
gin or Liberal Thought in America" At
p: m. Dr. e C. Everett will read paper
on Our Unitarian Theology
The conference was photographed at .
p. M ON the War Department steps