The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-02

The twelfth annual meeting Of the Mime
sofa Unitarian conference was opened Last
evening at Unity church with the installa-
ton service Of Rev. Clarence L. Diven, the
new pastor Of Unity chu-cn, in the presence
OF large number of Unitarians from the
Twin Cities, as we'll as a good representa-
ton OF the cloth.
The conference will remain in session To-
day, and this evening reception will be
rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Diven preceding the
evening meeting, which will be conducted by
puage Loren w. Collins, of st. Cloud.
The exercises last evening were appropriate
and impressive. On the rostrum were seated
Eey. A. W. Gould. Rev. R. S. Loring. Rev.
George E. Soper and Rev. G. L. Diven. the
new pastor. Around the platform were set
large Jardinieres with huge chrysanthemums
ana american Beauty roses and some large
f. B. Jilson, the church organist. gave an
organ voluntary while the audience were
waiting Tor the clergy to take their places
ny. A. W. Gould conducted the Scriptural
reading followed by a prayer by Rev. R. s.
Lorlng; after which the audience joined in
an anthem.
Rev. s. NJ. Crothers, a fo.,. er pastor of the
church, delivered the sermon Of, the even
ing. He spoke on Higher Life" 1.-The hu-
man man conscience" said Mr.. Crothers, sis the
refractory element in the nature of mar
fou can educate man into q higher ethical
knowledge but IL he is untouched by the
sentiment of religion, he is merely a rebel.
But let man be touched by the influence
of religion. he ceases to be that rebel and
is a man In the fullest sense OF the word
Ihe conscience must find some outlet through
the soul, and unless religion has come into
MS lie MAJ is constantly at war with HIM
sell. me power that Withholds from sin is
universal worship and when that takes full
possession of the soul of man the heart
noWs out only for good in the world"
AT the close of Mr.. Crothers' address Rev.
II, NJ. simmons, of Minneapolis, extended 10
Rev. Mr.. Diven the right hand of fellowship
In doing, so he made few happy remarks
addressed especially to DR.. Diven. Years
ago" said Mr.. Simmons, people pronounced
the word Unitarian with a theological &C
cent, but now it was pronounced with The
accent on the unity" Mr.. Simmons then
extended The right hand Of fc liowship to Mr.
Diven.
Rev. George E. soper, pastor of Plymouth
congregational church. extended to Mr. Div
en- welcome to ST. Paul. LAS postor Of
plymouth church. your nearest neighbor -
said Rev. Mr.. Soper. 81 do not think 1t in
appropriate that l am given the honor of
welcoming you to st. Paul. There are many
things you will miss in St. Paul. You will
have to go without your baked beans and
brown bread, and the worst of it is that but
few Western people can ever appreciate what
a loss it is. The weather up here Is cold
and at times the ecclesiastical weather gets
frosty. But withal you will find that the
western air gives new energy, and you will
have to put on brakes to keep from working
yourself to death. 1t is. therefore that
cordially welcome you to a large people, and
on the part Of the clergy 1 take special pleas
ure IN extending you right royal welcome"
F. B. Tiffany. layman of the church, on
the part of the congregation, welcomed DR..
Diven to Unity church.
He told of the early establishment of the
church, in the 70s, and Of the meetings which
were held thirty years before the church
organization was perfected. He read a letter
from Rev. L. c. Lord former pastor of the
church, regretting his inability to be present
at the installation exercises. Mr.. Tiffany
referred to Unity church as the metropolitan
church Of Minnesota and the Dakotas, and
assured the new pastor of the cooperation of
all its people during his pastorate
chosen words, to the corora1 welcome which
had been extended and asserted that he
would ever endeavor to maintain the church
standpoint. in his labors as its pastor
The conference will be in session all day
today. At the evening session addresses will
be delivered by DR.. James X. Hosmer OF
Minneapolis; E. E. Woodman. of St. Paul:
DR.. Richmond Fisk. of Fargo. and Rev. G.
L. Diven.
The programme for today is as follows:
s:15 a. injecting of fellowship commit
tee.
9:45 a. m.-Opening business session; re-
appointment of committees; reports from
churches, Sunday schools and women's So
cieties.
80 a. m.-Discussion. Young PEOPLES
Societies." led by Rev. r. S. Loring.
II m.-Devotional meeting, conducted by
Rev. Harry White, of Duluth
2:45 D. m.-Address How We Can
Strengthen and Extend Our Western Work"
opened by Rev. Eliza Upper Wilkes; paper,
Historic Elements in Liberal Religion, Is
Rev. s. M. Crothers. of Cambridge, Mass.
to p m.-Reception and lunch at the
ing clergymen and delegates to the confer
ence.