Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-25
UNITARIAN CONFERENCE CLOSES.
senator HOar Reelected President
without Opposition.

WASHINGTON, Oct 24-The closing days
proceedings of the national conference of
Unitarian and other Christian churches was
the most import tant and interesting of the
convention. Addresses were delivered by a
number of leading clergymen and prominent
laymen The following resolution was offered
by Rev. S. j. Barrows Of Boston, and subse-
quently adopted by the conference.
Resolved That this conference extend its
deep sympathy to the suffering people of
Armenia whose loyalty to their Christian
faith has brought upon them anew the ter
rible rigors of persecution from which they
humanity we protest against the outrages
committed under Turkish misrule. We rec
ognize the responsibility of the treaty
powers to secure governmental reform, the
better administration of justice in the courts
and the enjoyment me, of Of perfect liberty Of con
fidence to the results of the determined
action of the English government in this
direction.
The annual election of officers resulted in
the reelection of United States Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts, as president, Rev. w. D..
Moorehouse of New York. general secretary
and William Howell Reed of Boston,
treasurer.
Three of the vice presidents were reelected,
the full list of vice presidents standing as
follows: United States Commissioner Of
Labor Carroll d. Wright, Massachusetts,
Thomas J. Morris, Baltimore; Norman d.
Eaton, New York; Roger Wolcott, Milton,
Mass, horace Davis, San FRANCISCO, ana
Daniel Shorey, Chicago.
The old council was reelected with the ex-
ception of Rev. w. l. Chaffin of North
Easton, Mass, of the New England states
committee, Edward A. Horton being elected
his successor.
The depletion Of the nature of God and
his relation to the man was framed in a
| series of addresses. Rev. Howard N Brown
| Of Boston said the holy spirit was really God
manifest In the mind and soul Of man, and
that the basis Of the belief is the conscious
ness and experience of the race. Rev. Will
liam C. Cannett of Rochester N Y, sought
to show that God and man are in essence
one. He advocated mans right to freedom
OF thought and said all theologies are not
kindergartens and not final words. Rev. w.
H. Pulsifer of Waltham, Mass, spoke of
atonement and Rev. Mary A. Stafford of
Sioux City, Ia, reviewed the actual effect of
forgiveness, saying 1t did not imply the
mental consequences of misdeeds, but
shows a continuance of divine love. Rev.
w. I. Lawrence of Meadville, Pa. formerly a
missionary in Chins) made an eloquent plea
for maintenance Of the Japan mission. He
deprecated the efforts made to discontinue
this charge on account of the large outlay
required, and said its failure would mean
UNCONVENTIONAL disgrace and the heralding of
the failure of liberal religious faith in foreign
field operations.
Unitarian principles. as related to social
problems. Prof Francis G. Peabody, DID,.
Of Cambridge, Mass, read a paper giving
their history and discussing them in a com
prehensive way Their modern application
was reviewed by Anna Garlin Spencer of
Providence r. l. She held that the dis
tinctive quality of the liberal faith is its
sensitive response to the modern philosophy
Of growth.
She concluded at is the universal unit
ing OF charity and reform to which the liberal
church is especially called. Special reforms
as temperance and social purity are linked
to charitable effort, not only through at
tempts TO prevent vice and crime. but by
| methods Of isolation and permanent custodia
care Of the wayward and mentally defective
which may prevent reproduction Of this kind
| A number of delegates participated in the
| discussion of the subject, led by Rev. Joseph
II. Crocker of Helena, Mont, and Rev. p II
rockingham of New Bedford, Mass.
The closing session, a platform meeting
| was held tonight. The outlook Of Unitarian,
| ism was the theme and Rev. r. X. Shippen
| the retiring pastor OF All Souls church Of
this city, presided. The conference then ad
| journed sine die.