Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-19
TO CLOSE TONIGHT
The Sessions of the National Unfair
ian Conference.
LAST BUSINESS MEETING TODAY
Report of the Nominating Com
mlttee on Officers.
\ d ID r Z S S ES NJ A d L

The eighteenth meeting of the national
/ conference of Unitarian and other Christian
| churches will be brought to a close this
! evening with a sermon by Rev. Samuel NJ.
/ Crothers d. D., of Cambridge, Mass, to be
I delivered in All Souls Church at o'clock.
/ The final business meeting of the confer
I cncc was held this morning. being called to
! crdcr at 9:f5 o'clock by Senator Hoar of
Massachusetts, the president. Officers were
! elected and a number of resolutions passed.
| The present conference has been one of
deep interest and Importance. 1t has been
largely attended throughout by representa-
tive Christians. The papers presented have
been learned discussions on timely religious
topics.
The opening prayer this morning was
offered by Dr. Edward Everett Hale of
Boston.
Mr. George a. King. from the business
committee. reported the resolutions pre-
scented yesterday by Mr.. Brown, recon-
meuding Il better organization of the
churches and more dignity and honor to
( The statement of religious spirit and pur-
pose. There were a few unlmportant
changes in the resolutions. They were
passed.
The resolution relative to the taking over
of the property and work OF the Lithia
OF Rev. JaSpar l.. Donthit, was also passed
and. on motion of DIR. Hale, the initial steps
toward raising the $1,000 necessary were
taken.
The business committee also reported in
favor Of the resolution relative 10 the or
Giuaticn of the Christian ministry. Rev.
George Bachelor of Boston declared that
many troubles in Unitarian churches had
grown out of irregular practices III Ordina-
tiCn- With several slight amendments the
resolution was passed. Rules for introduce
ton to removal from the Unitarian min
istTy We're presented for the approval of
the conference. The rules were Endorsed
by the fellowship committee and were
unanimously approved.
New school for Boys.
Mr.. Carroll D. Wright, United States
commissioner of labor. made a statement
concerning the new school for boys. re-
Gently endowed at Tarrytown, n. Y,
through the Iiberaity of Mrs. c. &. Hack
ley.
Rev. T. c. Williams, head master of the
school. followed with an address on Re
ligiOn and Education" The most solid part
from education. He declared the work of
the minister and the meeting house on Sun
day are not adequate to propagate faith.
The education of youth is the seed vessel
o. the church
He related the story of pupil who had
never heard of the crucifixion, though
brought up in a Boston church. Speaking
of education, he said the old ecclesiastical
system allows religious and secular subjects
To run side by side. But the new peda-
gogy regards religion as a spirit penetrat-
ing al! subjects. He believed Harvard
College is the most religious institution in
America. Between such place and the
kindergarten lie the secondary schools, the
Cinderella of the system. The presence
Of the religious spirit in the class room is
vital To the proper development of the
minds Of the pupil. Mr.. Williams further
illustrated his subject by disclosing how
such studies Latin and arithmetic
should be taught. Bible. he said, might
be made Of all Of the subjects Of the sec
cndary schools. Education is the vital
way in which religion is propaSated from
one generation to another
Religion and Citizenship
AdclDert Moot of Buffalo. \. Y. we'll
known attorney of the bar of that city,
read an interesting paper on Religion and
Citizenship" After a historical sketch from
primitive Christian times down, The speaker
referred to an indisposition on The part of
many people. which was the fruit of his
torical causes, to object to mixing religion
and citizenship. Religion, however he de
clared. is not belief about things, but
part of life itself
We object to state churches" continued
Mr.. Moot, but We owe a debt to the Catho-
lie Church which deserves Acknowledgement
its moraiizing of barbarian methods. BY
j
We avoid collision with men of varying the
OIo=ies.
To lift and carry the burden of red
men black men, and all others needing it,
is religion
Mr.. Moot declared the reform of the df-
yorce law to be obligatory as a duty of re-
Hgious citizenship. He drew a further IL
lHstralion from the history of the slavery
agitation Lincoln made the duty of every
clUZcn clear to put his religion into poll
tics MI Moot declared Mr.. Cleveland was
right when he said public office is q pub
nc trust, and not private snap" He
criticised President Mckinley's recent or
DER as TO the civil service as a step back
ward. The issues are clearly drawn he
sald, and on them religious men must take
Il stand. Official mistakes NAV be over
looked, II they are not too numerous.
Mr.. Moot referred to the Philippine oues-
ti'h as a specimen of the way in which in
juStce Is done by discussion upon partial
information. and concluded by saying:
He who reads the matchless address of
Lowell on Democracy cannot doubt the
ultimate end Of this country, if we are true
10 the eternal law that moves us When
perfect love to thy neighbor' shall become
the law of the land. the millennium will be
an ACCOMPLISHED fact"
Mr. Carroll ID. Wright's Address.
The final address of the morning was "A
learned and thoughtful treatment of the
subject. Religion and Sociology" by Mr.
Carroll D. Wright. the commissioner of
labor He said:
IF We search the heart and conscience,
We shall conclude that religion is godIincses
or real purity. in practice. consisting in the
performance of all known duties to God and
our fclow-men and ourselves: that it is and
mas Deen the great moving force which uIl-
derhts the formation of our characters,
determines our action. and has been the
CIleI force In the formation and develop
nient OF society through all time
sociology deals with the institutions
which enable society to perform its infinite