Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-23
UNITARIAN ANNIVERSARY.
Election OF Officers and Reports Occupies
Meeting Of Association.

Boston. May 32.-Today's proceedings of
the American Unitarian Association ami
vcrsAry began at O'Clock with = prayer
meeting in King chapel conducted by
}. i. Forbes of brooklyn. y. " There
was 4 large attendance.
The business meeting was held ut $50
in II, fremont Tempie, with Hon. Carol d.
Wright presiding. Mr. Wright in opcn-
ing the ncctiI.-. referred 10 tho salts
factory record made. during the year The
report uI the secretary showed that the
contributions for current expenses We're
more than NG~n above mos. uf 1880 ana
that gifts and requests for capital ON ac-
count We're nearly S-ooN1 higher than in
1894
The report showed encouraging condi-
lions in the mission ana educational fields
81 The 'numindt!nn. u contained words
of approval for the plan for cn-pprr;ltion
hetwe the l'nitardns ana The Tnivcr-
sIlists or the country. saying: The only
denofninatiuudl right thar t'nitarians al
Sert is the right 70 DO III the good they
can. They desire 4 league. offensive and
ucltnS!Nc. with every good soldier OF
Jesus Christ.
The treisurer's statement showed total
income amounting to Sldl.lG6, ana tn to-
tai expenditures. $.1.lN2.
Tie following officers were elected by
the association: President. Samuel 4.
Eliot Eliot, c q, Mas Kiss presidenys,
uei Hoar. Concord. Mass. Wizard Bart Bart
lett. New York. Thomas J. Morris. Balti-
moro. George y. Adams. Chicago. Horace
iDdN Is san + ~ llcl~tD. secretary, InlripS
T. st. John. fittshurg; assistant secre-
tary. George w. Fox Boston; treasurer
Francis H. Lincoln. bingham, Mass: di-
rec.nrs for New Engllnd states. Howard
Worcester, George Hutchinson, West
Newton. Mass. Charles ". Clifford New
Bedford. Mass; director for Middle ana
southern states. Francis \. Macklcy.
New York; director for Western states
and Pacific coast VIM. w. Penn. Chi
caGo.
The afternoon meeting was held in Ire
mont Temple. the speakers being Rev
Clay MacCnuiey. for 10 Years missionary
in Japan. REV. Magnus j. Skaptaron. i
native ICelaEdcr. Rev. +. {. Southwick.
secretary Of the Western conference. and
Rev. G. l.. John, the newly elected secre-
tary Of the American Unitarian Associa-
tiun Rev. Mr MdcCauey's topic was
Ten Years Of Unitarian Work in japan"
in the course of which he described the
progress that has been made in the Flow
cry Kingdom ny Unitarianisn. He gave
q very glowing account of the WHY in
which the japanese accept the principles
of Unitdrianism.
Rcv. Magnus ]. skaptaron followed
with an address on The Unitarian Mis-
sion 10 the Icelanders." Mr.. Skaptaron
has for years been lahoring among his
living in the Northwestern
states.
REV. +. ". sonthwick. secretary Of tho
which are in Chicago, spoke on ''tnita-
rian Work in the Vest He outlined the
work that had already been done through
the upper Mississippi valley. indicating
how the work could easily be extended.
Rev. c. +. St. John. the newly elected
Of the American Unitarian AS
ISOLATION. made the closing address Of the
session
\ most interesting service was held in
fremont Temple. this evening, which
of special music by selected
chorus choir Of 2r voices conducted by
II. G. Tucker. orglnist of the Second
church Rev. Samuel y. Eliot read the
opening sentences. Rev. Rush r. ship
pen the Scriptures and prayer was offered
by Rev George NJ. Bartol. -. -. The
preacher for he occasion was Rev; Fran
theme being The church Of the Spirit.