The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-01

The SEVENTEEN session OF the Claiming
conference continued the deliberations OF
the second day Of the same in the West
minister church on Mathewson street to-
day. The morning session opened at $3.50
o'clock with a business meeting presided
over by /. u. Tripp, ESQ, OF Fairhaven,
Mass The several reports We're received,
that OF the treasurer showing balance
OF s237 in the treasury.
The report OF the committee on Chris
tian work followed that OF the treasurer =
with "a recommendation that the treasur-
or appropriate $3.50 TO help pay for the re-
moval of the chapel at Vineyard Haven
20 a more convenient location.
Several reports Of the womens alliances
were then listened TO. IL was also voted
that the board OF trustees he restored
90 active duty. An invitation was accept
ed also from the Unitarian society, Brook
lyn, Conn, 20 hold the October meeting
there.
The final business OF the morning was a
suggestion from Rev. George w. Kent
on the need of the Claiming conference
abandng it's missionary work and turn
ing II over TO the American Unitarian as
sociation. No special action was taken
on this suggestion. however.
The first address of the morning was
by Mrs. Ellis Peterson, of Boston. who
told in a most interesting conversational
way Of visit 10 South Carolina whore
she investigated the great work which
is being done there by Mr.. Dukes and Mr..
Gibson. two we'll known Unitarian mis-
sion workers
The second speaker of the morning was
Rev Samuel A. Eliot, u. D., of Boston.
Mr. Eliot I'm a most interesting and in
formal way told OF the opportunities for
service which existed I'm the south. lie
spoke along practically the same lines as
al u. tnfI Of lna
work which Is being done by the alliance
IN the remote country districts I'm eorth
and South Carolina
In describing his visit 10 the field OF la
bor OF the Unitarians in the south the
speaker declared that he had been sur
prised and shocked az the poverty. intel
lectually and materially OF the poor
whites of the south.
In urging the establishment Of Tnita-
rian thought among these people the
speaker said, Let Us mold up the Demo
cratic ideal OF freedom, unity and BROTH
erhood
intellectually and religiously the
Southern section is 80 years behind tho
times" declared the speaker and I
hold II 90 be a challenge 20 you that you
plant churches where the pure gospel
of Christianity can he heard.
Or Elliott believed, however, that only
Southern born men who under local con-
ditions could htungly minister 10 South
ern churches.
"A Northern minister said. cannot
attract the people 81 the South. They
must have minister who can sympathize
with them" Dr. Eliot concluded his talk
by urging the continuance Of the work
IN the South and elsewhere. Tor. said he
wherever YOU plant Unitarian church
there you uphuild the cause Of religion,
education and morality"
Or. Eliot was followed by Rev. James
Eeils minister of the First Unitarian
church If Boston. who read scholarly
paper entitled 'rhe pevevelopnent ~
Sonship" Mr. Eells characterized his
subject az AN attempt 20 answer the
great question. what is the religion OF
JcsDs1
The religion of Jesus he declared "is
not what nc thought or did not the full
8lmsnt OF ancient prophocyiuot a trans
acfion Of fuFtl,e whore he makes atone
nnent FOR a world FUN ~ people
Tho religion or Jesus is nono Of these
hut ~ or was his attitude towatd God
nnd the realisation Of his sonship 20 H's
Pnther in Heaven.
1he. services % the morning were
brought 20 close with devotional scr-