The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
END OF THEIR
 CONFERENCE The UnitarianS Elect Four Mem bers to the EXec-
 utive COun cil.
Horace Davis Delivers an In teresting Lecture on In
 dividualisnl.
The NVornen's Council Opens To-Day and an Interesting Programme
 Is Prepared.

The election of officers and the reading of many interesting papers were the feat ures of the closing day of the Pac1t1c Unitarian Conference that has been con ducted at the Second Unitarian Church of this city.
 The morning session opened with devo- tlunal services conducted by Rev. G. T. Weaver following which Dr. T. L. Elliott of Portland read a paper on "The Import ance and Needs of the Sunday School. '" Before the meeting adjourned for the luncheon the ladies of the church had prepared Miss Ellen Elliott made few remarks on the Young soples Religious Union."
 She spoke at length of the fraternity of the church at Portland, to which only young people are admitted and held there by lectures which are not only improving but so thoroughly what are needed.
 In referring to the membership she spoke encouragingly and told her hearers that all Unitarianism needed was to first instruct and interest the young people, for they were the ones which would ad- vance to the leaders of the church and spread it's truths
 Rev. E. B. Payne was the first speaker of the afternoon, and his remarks elicited great applause from the assembly, his subject being "Our Relation to Social Re- form" After his address a discussion followed led by Rev. A. w. Martin and Dr. w. r. Smith.
 Horace Davis followed with a lecture on "Individualism." He spoke of the communism which was characteristics of families in Japan, how everything is for self. If a mans father were a cobbler, the son must needs be, if the parent were u blacksmith, the same trade would be followed by the male offspring. Not only in Japan, he said did this condition exist. but in the earlier ages it was universal. The first nations or people to break away from it and adopt individualism were the Romans and Greeks
 ualism helped civilization, how It ln- creased, in fact being the means or bring ing out art and literature. lie continued with his subject with eloquence, ana at the end he said that the people were beginning to pause now and wonder 1T they had not gone too far with indiVid- ualism; if they had not carried 1t to too great an extent.
 Four new officers were elected to the council, the honor being conferred on Iloratio stebbins. D. D., George Murdock J. D. Works of Los Angeles.
 The place for the next meeting of the conference will be decided upon by the council, but it is the supposition that it will be in Los Angeles.
 The Womans Unitarian Conference be- gins to-day and the following programme has been prepared:
 s:3o a. m-Deyotional service. led by Rev.
 s:45 a: m.-Address of welcome by the presi- dent, Miss Elizabeth E. Easton: appointment of committee on credentials; secretary's min utes of last conference; secretary's annual re- port; corresponding secretarys report; treas urer's report: reports from the eleven branches of the conference report of committee on ere dentials report of postoffce mission work; re- port of the Unitarian headquarters
 II a. mold business.
 u:l5 a. m.-New business; action on pro- posed amendment.
 II 30 a. n.-Report of nominating committee: election and installation of officers: new busi- ness. miscellaneous; appointment of new nomf- mating committee.
 ii45 a. m.-Adjournment; intermission and social hour
 12:8o D m.-Lunch served in the parlors by the ladies of the church
 General theme for the afternoon session ''The Family the Unit of the Church.; motto From One Generation to Another"
 2 D. m-The subject introduced by the presi- 2io D. mi. "The Standardization of the Mother" paper by Mrs. Horatio Stebbns, San Francisco; discussion, Mrs. Theodore c. Will Hams of Oakland and Mrs. George w Bun nell of Oakland.
 2:45 D. m.-2. "The Paganism of the Young" paper by Rev. Sarah Pratt Carr of Lemoore