The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-28

ra. lectures which have been delivered
=, panke hall by Rev. Alfred W. Martin.
3, Tacoma, during the past year are 10 be
scont,n,red and that gentleman Is TO be
,sa.asj a. the head of society of men and
ror,en of Seattle who take as the basis of
Ishair religion the constitutional right guar
an,eed them. namely, ITO worship God ac-
coralng to the dictates or their own con-
science
1arge number of ladies and gentlemen
urh-, have been part of Rev. Mr.. Martin 5
AUDIENCES al Ranke hall during his series
:. i.rtures delivered in the past winter, as
sa,,h,ed 10 determine whether or rot the
ssst,,rss should be continued, and IL SO, un-
der what auspices.
S,ms two weeks ago. a committee was
Amounted 10 ascertain whether or not a
sfinulated salary could be offered the lee
t,,r.r for future work. 1t was decided at
H.. time that If sufficien. interest in the
lee,ures was shown to give them finan-
c;al support, an organization would be
fo,rrad to promote the work of indepen-
aan, religious thought. For the purpose
of ascertaining what the committee on
an nee had been able 10 do the meeting
OF Yesterday was called.
+, q Graves was elected chairman and
he at once called for the report OF the
cam mttee on finance. The chairman OF
tha, body announced that he and his CO.
workers had secured a guarantee Of $40 per
month for the lectures during the coming
YEAR. 1t was estimated that the collec-
tions at the meetings would average al
laast 80 per month, and the financial sup
mort being thus assured the question of
permanent organization was taken up.
The chairman appointed a committee
consisting of Judge r. Wlnsor. T. G;
| d. B Porter 10 consider a constitution and
| bylaws for permanent organization and
also TO select name.
The committee met Immediately after
| The adjournment of the meeting and lost
no time getting TO work. Rev. Mr.. Mar
| tn was present and announced for his
| aries OF lectures for next month the sub
kct, Popular Fallacies." divided into the
Evening, March 5-"America Will Pros
per No Matter How We Solve the Philip
pine Question.
March FIT Does Not Matter What You
Believe, So Long as You Do Right
March ls-"If You Give Up the Bible as
an Authority. You Have No Light to Guide
March "a Good God and Suffering
World Is Contradiction
The question to the name of the new
society over which Mr.. Martin will preside
was left for the decision of the, ccongrega
tion the committee being unable to de-
! eide upon name but constitution with
| that exception. was unanimously adopted
by The committee. Among other things, II
says:
TIE objects of this society shall be: TIC
pronote the cause Of free. spiritual and
| universal religion. independent OF the Sec
tarfm religions. yet conserving the uni
verM and permanent elements In all re-
| ligi0s; TO pursue truth i'm the field OF
| ethi0 and religion by methods in harmony
wftNhe spirit OF exact science, recognize
ing me scientific method as the final cri-
teri4 OF truth. to aim at the realization
of ~ highest moral ideal OF humanity
oothh the individual and in society &c
| cultiufe and disseminate the spirit of Jus
| tice. Merence, peace and love.
AN one in sympathy with the afore-
| mentAed objects shall. on signing this
| constitution, become member of the so.
ciety.
Thu society shall be differed by a
| board NJ nine trustees and from their
| numbeshail be annually elected presi.
| dent, Me president secretary and treas
| urer. eell of whom shall be member OF
| the socAy. The election OF trustees shall
| take pke annually at the first meeting
| SundayA January of each year at which
| time the shall be elected by the society
| three tigtees for a term of three years
| ana untA heir successors are elected The
| presidenWhal be annually elected for the
term OF oe year at the first regular an.
| nual mserg of the board of trustees held
| after fhe9nnual election of trustees"
| II was 9cided 70 meet again with the
| pooy OF congregation OF the new So
| ciety hexItonday afternoon at in the
Chamber q Commerce rooms At tina,
tme tne institution and bylaws will he
| Iermaiiy opted and a name selected 70,
| the societN A'