Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-28
THE UNITARIANS
Cannot Resist Temptation to
DabbIe in Politics
And Have Warm Discussion Over
Resolutions on Philippines.
Presidents Address, Officers Reports
and Sermon by Dr.. Hale.

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of the president, Rev. Samuel A. Eli
oft, ID. D.. was feature of today's
| Unitarian anniversary. The address
reviewed the work accomplished by the
association and referred to the promis-
ing outlook.
Iii concluding, President Elliott eX-
pressed the hope that the gathering
| would not adjourn without expression
of feeling ain regard to the matters of
| common interest and apprehension in
our national affairs. We cannot sit in
| frigd tamcness,' he said, while burn
ing issues are discussed. We have no
occasion to indulge in argument or to
| NEEDLE i'll the details of politics, but
| we ought to insist upon the fundamen-
| tally moral character of the issues of
| the hour"
These sentiments were enthusiastic
| cally applauded.
| The report of the secretary, Rev.
Charles Il. St. John of Brookline, fol-
| lowed. He dwelt at length upon the
work in the different churches and the
| hampering conditions surrounding the
work. He advocated a number of
changes in various sections of New
|
alton in a better position for future
work. Continuing, he said:
| 1.-THE year has brought forth II new
| Unitarian churches, 81 fresh preaching
| stations. q additions to the list of min
| listers, seven of whom have been re-
| ccived from various orthodox denomi-
nations, and around and above all these
visible things is the halo of deepened
| conservation and more determined
| earneStneSS.
Then followed the election of officers,
with this result:
| President. Rev. s. a. Eliot, ID. d.,
| Cambridge; vice presidents, ]. w. Sy-
monds. LII. D., Portland. Me: Samuel
| Hoar, Concord. Willard Bartlett. New
York. T. J. Morris. Baltimore. Md. G.
f. Adams. Chicago. Horace Davis. LII.
D.. San Francisco; secretary, c. +. st.
John. Brookline; assistant secretary. G.
w. Fox, Boston; treasurer. F. II. Linz
coin. bingham; directors for New Eng
| land states, ]. d. Long. bingham, r.
| w. Boydcn, Beverly. Mrs. Prescott
| Kcyes. Concord, Rev. p. r. Frothing
| ham. Boston.
Rev. Paul Revere rockingham of
| Boston, introduced a resolution which
| in part is as follows:
| ITO the President and the two Houses
of Congress:
AT the annual meeting of the Amer
| lean Association, held in Boston, May
| a. 1902 il was voted by a majority of
| the delegates and members to offer this
proof of their deep concern for a just
honorable and humane settlement of
difficulties with the Philippine Islands.
1T seems to be generally admitted
that the cruelties and brutalities now
known to be practiced on both sides
are almost necessarily incidental to our
attempt to subjugate a people in an
other stage of development, whose
struggle for independence has been ar
rested by our arms, who never felt it to
be to their interest or duty to acknowl-
edge allegiance to our government and
who are obliged to regard us as foreign
ers and invaders"
I'VE believe the people of the United
States do not want the Filipinos as
citizens and cannot hold them as citi-
zens. that protractcd military occupa-
ton must be alike Oppressive to them
and burdensome to ourselves; that
While they can never be reconcied to |
any dominion they do desire our
friendship and would welcome our as
sistance in the establishment OF order |
and government, and would make any
reasonable concession to secure our
protection against encroachment. Wei
believe there need by no conflict be
tween their rights or duties and our |
own and that even self-interest points
in the direction of a policy similar to
that which we have honorably pursued
with Cuba"
The resolution was received with
great applause.
A resolution also was introduced
condemning the employment of chill /
dren under Il years Of age in the mills
Of the Southern States. The resolu-
tions were referred to the committee
on resolutions.
The resolutions on the Philippine
situation as presented at the forenoon
session created a lively discussion, this
afternoon, when reported back to the
convention by the resolutions commit
tee to which they were referred, and
were finally amended and adopted In
reporting the resolutions to the conf
vention the committee stated that in
view VI tilc ldct tilil the auNlSaDlI1ty
of adopting such a memorial was ques-
toned by some members of the COM
mittee- the latter had compromised by
inserting directly after the first para
graph the following:
eve would insist in the strongest
terms on the duty of pursuing a course
that shall be fundamentally moral, that
shall recognize the profound truth that
that which is morally wrong can never I,
be politically right"
Rev. T. r. Slicer of New York, was
the first speaker. He said the resofu-
tons seemed moderate and wise iii
statement. but he felt they did not go
far enough. He then offered this
I'VE offer to the President and to Com
gress our sympathy and confidence in the