New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17
UNITARIANS AROUSED.
THE FORWARD MOVEMENT PRO-
NOUNCED SUCCESS
1T WILL. CrI.MINATE THIS WEEK ~ THE MEET
ING OF THE MIDDLE STATES CONFERENCE

ING OF THE MIDDLE STATES CONFERENCE
FEATURES OF THE PROGRAMME.
The Unitarian Forward Movement" in Brooklyn
will reach its climax this week In the annual meet
ing of the Middle States Conference. which is TO be
held In the Church OF the Saviour, at Pierrepont-st
and Monroe Place, on Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday. on Tuesday evening sermon will be
preached by the Rev Joseph May. of Philadelphia.
The main features Of the programme Of the other
meetings OF the conference follows:
wednesday forenoon. devotional and business
meetings. followed by paper on THE Missionary
Motive" by George W. Stone treasurer OF the
American Unitarian Association and paper on
THE Missionary Method" by the Rev Arthur NJ
Grant, of Newburg. with discussion TO be opened
by the Rev. George Bachelor. secretary OF me
American Unitarian Association.
Wednesday afternoon papers on "Our work In
Country Towns" by the Rev John VI. Scott, OF
Ithaca; "Our Work In Cities" BY the Rev w. NJ.
Brundage, of Albany; Reasons Why Unitarians
Should Go to Church." by the Rev. Hobart Clark. OF
Plainfeld: discussion to be opened by the Rev
Charles +. st. john Of Pittsburg
Wednesday evening platform meeting 70 discuss
Religious Tendencies: or. the Change OF Base from
Supernatural Natural Rellgion'-"The Contri-
button OF Universalism,' the Rev. Dr. W. s. Grove
of Newark; The Contribution Of Reformed Juda-
ISM" Rabbi Gustav Gottheil; THE Contribution OF
Unitarlanisn," the Rev. John ". Chadwick
Thursday forenoon, papers on THE Pews IN ke-
lation to the Pulpit" Mrs. Franklin w. hooper
What Our Young People Can Do for the Chutch'
Mrs A. Wendell Jackson; THE Church as an Eau
cational Institution" the Rev f. NJ. Fairehiid, Oh
Troy; discussion to be led by the Rev t. {. Will
fans and DR. Grove.
Thursday afternoon, four addresses on IRON
Narrow 10 Broad; or How l Came out OF oF'ho-
doxy and How Hope to Lead Others Out py tne
Rev. J. NJ Scott formerly Baptist; the kev.
NJ. Brundage. recently Methodist; the rev .. -
Calthrop. formerly Episcopalian and the rev
A. II. Grant, formerly Presbyterian.
Thursday evening Platform meeting TO consder
The Mission Of the Unitarian Church to the Local
Community"-"To Stand for a Forward-iooKlhs anu
Progressive Religion" the Rev Edward fa!e, Oh
Orange: ITO Stand for Practical Religion Oh Lie
and Character Rather Than Creed the rev - H.
ST. John; ITO Show in All These ways Iha' t"e
First Last and Only Object OF the Unitarian
Church Is to Make This World for Every Man
Woman and Child IA Better Place to Live H. the
Rev. George Bachelor. ,
The last time the Unitarian Conference was he'd
in Brooklyn was exactly five years ago. on NoVen'-
Der 49, 1890 The meeting at that time was III we
Second Church. and the occasion was memorao'e
as marking the organization of the conference on
its present lines. so as to include all the Middle
States instead OF New-York alone.
The Forward Movement" programme for to-day
includes sermons by the ministers OF the three
churches In the forenoon on OHI'aia'i'A "
Christian Unity and the third evening mee' td ~
Aurora Grata Cathedral, at Bedford ave ana lau,
son-st The topic Of this meeting VIII be nitarai'
ism the Religion of Jesus. Summed Up IN love 70
Rs Sd sna II camp George y Stone and the Rev
DR. Robert Coyer. The evening meetings mus lat
held have been largely ATTENDED ana tne ros mme
regarded highly gratifying by taose Eliot Eliot OF the
Church of the Saviour Is responsible tor TINS III
ward Movement or Unitarian revival nm asne s
the reason why the Aurora Grata Cathedral was
chosen the place for holding the i'ee'''s' "e
said: 80 ou.,,, 90 NC could
from the Unitarian churches. so as TO Dring our
GOSPEL to the attention of part OF the community
that does not come ortnary "'' GOOD Mace but
with the disadvantage that IL Is NOT idl go
away from Unity Church We WOULD nave ave E East
glad to go out beyond Tompkins-aye or near Eas
New York or up on the Park Slope, but IL was I'M
possible to ind any suitable building the nan we
selected will seat one thousand peop.e ana u
has been filed at both the meetlngs-crowded ~
fact The first evening l was told that 1uly ioul
hundred people were turned away, ana some OF my
own people VINO arrived nVe minutes ai'et '"' "O
The moyemrrt has been decidedly successful, and
the meetings have been OF hlgh oruer Di hsct IN
bringing Tnitaranism the attention or mont nj
tarians though good many OF our own peopie
have attended the meetings. There mas oeeh no
thought of establishing another Unitarian churcn IN
the city our purpose has been 10 stiuia'e IT.,
in message and to sur up ~, tne rx'' se
cessful National Conference held last month In
Washington. and expect that the Middle states
Conference WI! arouse more tnah usual me- M or
than two wears is a of the president or Harvard
University but 10 his New England culture ne mas
added goodly measure OF western ehtnusiasih, loi
before coming TO Brooklyn he had charge or a
Unitarian church In Denver. The interest ne mas
shown in planning the Forward Movement anu
carving II through successfully is an indication
OF the ''husting" spirit which his term OF service
IN the West engendered IN him.