Evening star., 1899-10-18
he was constantly'interrupted by enthusi-

he was constantly Interrupted by enthusi-
| astic applause.
Doctrine - Immortality.
| The subject Of the, third address of the
morning was "HoE Our Doctrine Of I'm.
mortality Helps 70 Promote the Higher
| Life Of Man." Rew Charles z. st. John of
] Pittsburg, Pa; sad IN part:
Briefly defined, our doctrine Is that every
| man is a moral personality which cannot
| die or be annihilated. personality en-
| righteousness, and make them part Of it.
| self, soul destined TO an everlasting. con-
| scious growth in 1the-higher life. With
this doctrine we n1tnister to the peace ana
| strength OF souls.
| Though civilizations decay, souls do not.
| Jesus Christ was able to put such power Of
the spirit into His terea3dng Of q loaf as to
compel the devotion Of the world to center
| thenceforth around that act. There is no
| condition of things amid which the treas
| ures of the life eternal have not been won.
'Our appeal to the future is based on
what life now Is. We do not look for a
| time of mere reparations and consultations,
as If life on earth were a disappointment
| and defeat. We inspire men to look for
| ward to an assured continuance Of what
| ever good begins here. We proclaim full
| ailments, the natural rounding-out Of life.
! Earth is a period not of mere endurance,
| but of achievement through endurance,
IL
appeal we arouse patience and courage,
| and teach men in their onward march to
! be content to catch the step from God
| Since creation moves slowly. they that bear
| its burdens must needs endure long. Not
| until the bridge is down can Horatius
| leave his perlous post"
The discussion which followed these pa
pers was spirited and interesting. Rev,
| James Eels of Boston followed the line of
thought pursued by Mr.. Pulsford.
Serious Feature.
Senator Hoar also spoke. THE great
contention between US and the other
churches as to the humanity or divinity Of
Christ has a curious feature" he declared
ASK any man on either side, DO you un-
derstand Divinity, The answer would be
No DO you understand humanity?' Again
the answer would be No The discussion
is therefore whether Jesus belongs to one
or the other Of two classes, Of which they
ask our Trinitartan friends whether every
attribute which they preach US as belonging
to Christ Is not an attribute Of his humapt-
ty. The Trinitarian who reproaches us Tor
our belief breaches human Christ In all
points like to ourselves.
DR.. Hale and Rev. Jasper Donthit OF Il
linois also spoke briefly. The latter gave
an account Of the Lithia Springs Assem-
bly,. five miles from ShelbyvilIe, ILL.,. which
is based on a motto Of the conference and
organized against sectarian1sm. Catholics
have just as free speech there as Protest.
ants. DR., Hale said that twenty-five years
ago the conference passed vote to send
Mr. Donthit as missionary to Illinois and
| sustain him there as long as he lived. Sub
scriptions have been received and more
called for to place the property occupied
by the assembly In the hands Of the Amer
lean Unitarian Association. 1t was agreed
that all subscriptions should be payable
when arrangements satisfactory to the as
Sociat1on are complete.
Devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev. George Bachelor of Boston, after
which a recess was taken.
The afternoon session was a meeting in
the interest Of the Sunday School Society
Rev. Edward A. Horton called the meeting
TO order and made the opening address.
Address by Booker Washington.
Following Mr.. Hortbn's opening state
ment, Prof. BookerT. Washington of Tus-
kegee, Ala, the well-known coIored edu-
Gator, was introduced. He spoke on the
subject Of Religious Education in the
South,' his remarks being warmly received,
He said:
IN discussing briefly religious condi-
tlons IN the south among my own people I
shall speak of them in their broader appli-
cation to conditions now existing I do not
believe that any race in history under
similar circumstances has, In so short a
time, learned to fake care Of itself In so
large measure in its religious life The
negro race throughout the south, with few
exceptions, has built, it's own church
houses This has been done ia the extent
that l think we are safe in saying that
our people own church property that Is
now valued at more. than $25Oeo.0O0. This
property has been accumulated at the cost
of much sacrifice and earnest effort. A
very large proportion of it is the result of
the nickies, dimes and dollars which the
women have earned over the wash tub and
over the cooking stove. The race has not
only built nearly all Its own church houses,
but In very large measure 1t supports its
ministers. In many cases the support is
very msager, 1t is true, often minister
not getting more than $40 month in cash
for his services.
The most successful effort at organiza
ton on the part of the negro Is to be seen
in connection with his church life. Take,
for example. the African Methodist Church,
with nine bishops and with thousands OF
try The affairs Of this church are organ
lied and managed with a success that
would be creditable to any race, notwfth-
standing the fact that the negro has had
only thirty-1ve years in which to learn how
to conduct successful organizations.
I'm judging the negro we must bear IN
mind that during slavery the negro had
practically no family life. The foundation
of your Christianity is in a large meas
ure laid IN the home. The negro parents
during slavery did not have the responsi-
bility and consequently were without the
experience OF rearing their own children.
1t has only been within the last thirty
five years that the negro mother and father
Eave had the opportunity of getting eX-
perience in creating a family life, in in
stilling those principles Of morality and
Christianity into the children which you
in your homes have for centuries had the
benefit or
Speaking of the application of religion,
Mr. Washington said that all through the
trying period of lynchings and mob out
breaks which existed in the south a few
months ago, in many cases it was the high
toned, cultured negro ministers who coun-
seled the negro to be patient, moderate and
self-controlled; thus II ey helped prevent
scenes that would have disgraced our civili-
Zation.
The Sunday School.
The second address was delivered by Mrs.
John A. Bellows of Boston on the subject,
The Relation of the Sunday School to the
Child" She declared that to children
being required to go regularly to church.
no one rule can fit every case. There are
many gradations between going every Sun
day and never going at all. The personal
ity of the teachers must be regarded as the
most essential element in insuring sue
cessful Sunday school. and much care in
selecting them is required. difficult as this
may be, Paving a salary to the Eupern-