The times., 1899-10-18

| audience. Rev Charles F. Dole, of Bos-
| ton. delivered an address on The Higher
Nature of Man in the Light Of Idealism.
| The speaker said, in part:
| 'Idealism has a use and place for
| everything. II does not even let mems
! sorrows and pain go to waste; but it turns
| all things over to its purpose, as our mod
ern science takes the vilest by-products
of our mills and converts them into value.
| In the light OF idealism there ceases to be
any struggle or antagonism between ran
soul and his body. The highest human
| ideal binds body and soul together in tie
unity of health. The good man does not
need TO keep down his passions and ap-
| petites: cheerful self-control makes every
| bodily sense the instrument of his spirit.
while men see nothing higher than
| things, there is constant strife and COM
| petition. Each wants what the other pos
sesses. In the light of idealism, this strife
to seize and snatch things ceases. man S
| business in life is no longer to compete
with his fellows, but to express his gooo
will in every possible form of social service.
There is no longer worry or anxiety as to
whether or not he will get enough pay or
all the honor and thanks that he deserves.
The idealist is not here to get, but to give;
not TO be paid and thanked, but to do
| for.
Thus idealism means the most practical
| conduct and the highest efficiency. 1t takes
hold OF every human problem: ii addresses
itself to the actual tasks of education and
civilization, to more honest methods OF
doing business, to the righteous admins
tration of our cities. to fraternal democratic
and truly cooperative relations between all
classes Of workers, to justice and friendli-
ness, in place of war, in the dealings OF
our Government with weaker peoples. Do
our churches believe in their noble IDEAL
ism? Then the twentieth century offers
them the grandest opportunity that men
ever had in the history of religion
Programme for Today.
Rev. Samuel R. Calthorp, of Syracuse,
n. Y, also delivered a brief address, and
the topic was given over to the audience
for general discussion The programme for
today is as follows:
9:30 a. m.-Busness meeting
10 a m.-.'our Means OF Helping to Promote
the Higher Life of Man.
How We Understand and Make Use of the
Bible in Our Work. Rev. Joseph May, LID,
Philadelphia
'our Relation to jesus Rev. William Hanson
Pulsford, waItham. Mass.
How Our Doctrine OF Immortality Helps to
Promote the Higher Life OF Man." Rev Charles
T. St. John. Pittsburg, Pa.
1900 HI.-Discussion. To be led BY Rev. Lewis
c. Wilson, Hopedaie, Mass, and Rev. James
Eells, Bost9s:, Mass.
l2:3O p m.-Devotional meeting.
2:O0 p. m.-MeetiBg in the interest Of the Sun-
day-sehool society. Rev. Edward A. Horton viii
preside and make opening address.
Prof. Booker T. Washington, TUsSegee, Ala
Subject: Religious Education at the South
Mrs. John A. Bellows, Boston. Mas. Subject:
'.Tbe Relation OF the Sunday school to the
! Child
Rev Thomas r. Siicer. New York city Sub
! iect: The Child's Right TO Religious lnstruc-
| ton
4.oO p. m-Meeting in the interest OF the
| Young Peoples Religious Union. Genepl topic;
''The Religious Union and Its Relations" Ad-
dresses by Mr.. Waiter =. Eaton. OF Reading,
Mass, President National Young Peoples Re-
ligicus Union; Miss Mary i. Lamprey, of North
| Easton, Mass. and Others. Informal discussion.
500 to 7:S0 D. m.-Complimentary reception
and supper with exercises) to the young people
of the conference by the unions ef Washington
and Baltimore.
7:45 D. m.-Platfom meeting. Subject: ''The
| Practical Appeal of the Unitarian Church to the
| Twentieth Century
1.-The Appeal of the Unitarian Church to the
| National Life of the Twentieth Century" Hon.
! George Z. Adams, Chicago, III.
| The Appeal for Religious Reconstruction .
| Rev. Paul II. rockingham New Bedford. Mass.
1.-THE Appeal to Christian Sentiment Rev.
| Adebert L. Hudson. Buffalo. n. Y.
The Appeal to Conscience Rev. Minot j.
| Savage, d. d.