New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-24
THE UNITARIAN CONFEREA
AN ADDRESS BY THE REV. B. FAY MIL.
ELECTION OF. OFFICERS.

AN ADDRESS BY THE REV. B. FAY MIL.
ELECTION OF. OFFICERS. N
Saratoga, N. T. Sept. 23.-The fourth day OF the
Unitarian Conference began with devotional SER
vices conducted by the Rev. F. c. southworth. o.
Duluth MINI.
False Methods as Hindrances to Social Better
ment" was discussed in a paper by Professor Ed
ward Cummings. of Harvard University. Inc
Rev. B. Fay Mills spoke on THE Mission 70 tns
Multitude" He said In part:
abroad like sheep having no shepherd occa.iSon:
sheep hear my so Voice and follow
casion thought must be limited to the re si
be inspired with trust In God and love to ma ,is
There are three popular Ideas 81 or
ard the inspiratonal .,o..-
CRATE Protestant yst and cathoc Is to 60
have an ~ religion IN IN Its pass Grafton
there must be three things-a great thought.
great personality and great asion s,,,vo nrsc.
The ssf1i sSse' %'s be s@R
faith that Gtss not only the right By, asS
from al sGr5ngOn un%ssS Sye that
can be said: HE is religion" The multitude care
i0F They are Of ' fon
theories Orthodoxy has failed only ss liberal 70.
sloh aeksa iAe Ee @ and Spiritual
netism. The world has more use FOR the Salya
religious movement can be sustained only on SYM
The great occasion is upon us. Marvellous ma
ter!a development wonderful intellectual ascTv
upon us. society is becoming conscious Of itself"
Whoever makes religion out OF democraG iro w
move the world The great revival Is aireaoS
here.
At the business session the following officers were
elected: President, George r. Hoar. Of Worcester;
vice-prcsdents Carroll d. Wright Of Washington;
Roger Wolcott, Of Boston; Dorman B. Eaton. OF
| %
| Davis OF San Francisco. and Thomas j. Morris. OF
Baltimore: general secretary. the Rev ID. w. More
house of New-York; treasurer, W. NJ. Howell
Reed Of Boston; members Of the council, the Rev.
| Minot j. Savage, of New-York; the Rev. John
| Cuckson OF Boston; the Rev Edward Everett Hale.
of Boston; the Rev. John Snyder, OF St Louis; the
| Rev. Howard n. Brown, Of Boston; Mrs. William
C. Gannett of Rochester; Mrs. Robert II. Davis. OF
| New-York; George E. Adams, OF Chicago; George
| W. Stone, Of Boston, and Francis G. Lowell, OF
The following committees of felloWship were
elected Eastern statesThe Rey ny william ,ba Rev u.
p A. Horton; Middle sta.esmThs Re S By W. More:
sxbR the Ks f. scsE H S
the Rev l. ESsmer and R the Rey F Forgus 4.
man: Pacific s,atesEThe Rev G. W WeIdto. the
At the afternoon session the subject Of 'immor.
Roswell crcsss on
| Rev Dr. Samuel C. Bcane, Of Newburyport Mass.
| followed with a paper on The UNCONSCIOUS Iesti,
mony Of Literature to the Spiritual Life Here and
CHRISTIANITY in Japan" was next discussed by the
| Rev. Clay MacCauey Of the Unitarian Mission in
Japan.
h.d s the p SqS' Of s Fffss'1
| fifteen hundred persons have been In ATTENDANCE
ss or huh eG al &
the Denomination has been marked, especially in
special subject e the address By the Rev
Or, Edward Everett Hale was Mis!nterpre'at'on
When / was delegate to the little company
prepare an address OF sympathy to them in the
| German language Before had written three lines
w od nSt H s snd that which
This story illustrates exactly the difficulty which
has existed In every part OF America when our Tree
| gospel was proclaimed by whatever apostle, Dr.
that city the idea Of liberal church delighted the
people. who wanted 70 be Set free from all law
in the West the fact that people poured in upon
them who supposed that .,9erai benson ms, wSsn
Now the liberty with which Chris; makes q y;
Is freedom from fixed ritual It Is f5 bs tr0m
| stands free In the freedom OF Christ he must al
se hss knows ORs to Be rgh He must say
ne himself knows to be true he must 5id iSe
'aw by which Liberal Christians are bound is ali
the more emphatic because Il Is the foundation law
| provincialisms OF this little world: they are the
| language OF the universe OF God Our business to-
dav is 10 impress this the heart and conscience
| OF every man and woman. And this means tnat on,
business IS TO tear away all the OF ritual and
dogma 20 teach each child OF God 20 commune with
God He Is 10 seek God and 10 find Him and SO
he Is enlist In that service OF God which Is per-
fect freedom But he is not 10 be his own God, he
ia not 10 live without law. He goes about his
Fathers business. He is in God and God Is In
him" ,- -, ~
Addresses were also made by Eli Fay. the Rev;
Ninot / Savage and the Rev. John Snyder. OF
New York.