The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-11
Addresses Were Made BY Rex S. A. Elliot,
Rev. G. W. Kent and Rev. A. M. Lord.
CnEGReGATlONAL CLUB AT ELOISE.
Interesting Remarks on Porto Rico BY Or. william
Hayss Ward, Editor Of the Independent -0sfl-
nlion Of America" BY G. A. lItlsfiss.

The Unitarian club gave a Ladies'
Night" at the Trocadero. last evening.
as fitting conclusion Of a very sue
cessful season. The attendance was
large and the dinner, as well as the
post pradial exercises. were OF a most
enjoyable nature.
The company sat down at o'clock.
Divine blessing being asked by the Rev.
j. III. Jones. and at the conclusion OF
the dinner the annual election of OFF,
GERS was held with the following re-
sult President, Gen. James Shaw, vice
president, George III. Chadsey; secre-
tary. William IA. Eddy; treasurer, Au-
grstus X. Peirce; executive committee,
Theodore r. Tilinghast. for one year;
Howard w. Jencks. for two years. and
William @. Barrows. for three years.
The report of Treasurer Augustus II.
Peirce showed the club 10 be in a strong
financial condition.
President Shaw acted as toastmaster
and introduced Rev. Samuel A Elliot,
secretary of the American Unitarian
association, whose subject was The
Organization of Liberation. He said:
With some of the things that are
connected with the word sectarian we
Unitarians can have no sympathy. We
cannot sympathize with such things as
religious wars or ecclesiastical tyranny.
1t is not our fault IL we are a sect ut
all. We do not refuse to mingle with
other denominations; they refuse TO
mingle with us. Our greatest danger Us
that in our independence we shall stand
up SO straight that we will fan over
backwards.
1--WE Unitarians have done much to
enric.. the faith OF others. but we have
done very little to enrich our own in
stitutions. In our religious activity we
need the sitter backbone OF conviction.
for have observed that backbone. even
without brains always wins when
pitted against brains without back
bone.
II want TO urge upon the Unitarians
more energy, greater constructive ac-
tivity. We have bad too much OF plant
ing oats in flower pots and wondering
why they do not grow. i am ambitious.
then for progress in our body, which
shall be along lines that are already
laid down. progress that Will be the
progress of acquired momentum. Do we
not need a deeper conservation to the
peculiar mission that is ours TO dis
charge?
Rev. G.. w. Kent. OF Worcester spoke
upon Something OF What Organized
liberalism Is Doing" and dwelt upon
the trials which he and his congrega-
ton had experienced during the past
seven years I'm building up their church
which had begun its work by holding
meetings i'm a vacant store rented for
that purpose. but now had a church
building OF it's own. Nothing but or
ganization of the right kind could
have accomplished such results. he
said.
In closing he told some OF the diff
culties experienced by those that had
been brought up in other denomina-
tions when they attempted to become
Unitarians. ITO make a DOWNRIGHT
Unitarian takes time" he said. "the
process is slow, but sure"
The Rev. A. w. Lord, Of this city,
spoke briefly. saying:
There are two kinds Of organization.
one for show and the other for busi-
ness. Many Unitarians look out upon
the intricate organizations OF other de-
nominations and say go toilet us
organize IN that way But the answer
TO themiis always. The kingdom OF
God cometh not from organization
But tnere Is an organization which
looks inward as well as outward and
seeks TO organize itself I'm the face OF
perils and dangers as an army organ
ICES itself in the face of an enemy. IL
is this kind OF organization that we
would urge upon YOU"
The meeting was then adjourned