Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-19

attempt to say on paper. They prob
ably knew that no two of them would
agree in the same statement.
"Predestination or Decentralization
was absolutely thrown over or
course, all the five points OF Calvin
went In the same parcel with H.
When in 1Ti5 Whitfield with his
Calvinistic prejudices started what
was known as the great revival in
New England, distinct protest
which was at that time called AR
minian,' made IL clear that n very
large part of tho peoplo of New In
gland. and of course of their church
es, had rejected the Calyinistic tho
ology. In massachusetts wa
speak of the orthodox churches and
of the liberal churches to designate
those who retain CaIyinistic creohs
and those who do not, In 1929 most
of the leaders of the liberal sido
formed the American Unitarian AS
ISOLATION as missionary body for
the extension of pure Christianity,
But this was an association of ipll-
yiduals. The churches thomseIvoa
defiant In their Independency and
very shy of anything which should
SAVIOR OF PRESBYTERIAN or EpiscopnI
control made no formal orp,nizo-
ton.
But Mt last tho Unitarian
,l,,,.l.a r., ,,,, =, -
ference and other Christian Church.
es of America They state tho his
toricaI truth that tbov orc imnel,oJ
TO this union Inv tho prcat opnor,u,i.
ties and demands for cbrietia, worl
and conservation. But tbev have
steadily refused to mako any written
formula which can no called &, crooJ
nv which IN de0po tho oni,i,,, az
the churches united
Tboro noyv oxist twontv-
nine of these conferences or
thirty-iive new Unitarian churches
lrecently estobIisbod ,Ioos, fvo oro
in the Pacific States. ten arc in Now
England two are I'm Canada and tho
rest in the Middle and Markham
States, with one I'm the South Thev
are generally formed Inv, ,iho coming
together of Intelligent religions nor
sons-who from early education M,
from a recent change of conviction
cannot bear the restrictions, wbetbor
of ritual or of doctrine, or the crectl-
bound churches. To these persons II
has sometimes happened that people
of no religion have Joined themselves.
from curiosity or from the desire TO
annoy or injure them. But the Uni
tartan Church is not in It's nature
controversial or aggressive. IL would
have enlarged more yisibly had not
its ministers on the whole hated CON
troversy.
%. As read history, their
name was given them from their love
of union, as long ago as the middle
of the sixteenth century.
"The Unitarian Church makes
great account of character, having.
indeed, no other visible test of its
members, and being Obliged to Judge
them by their fruits, as there Is
nothing else to Judge them by, per-
sons OF loose or pro1igate life have
no reason for Joining II and no TENN
tations to remain I'm IL after thoy
have Joined.
1T will often happen, therefore,
| that the only formula nv which n
Unitarian Church can be described is
that which gave the Poet Rogers. who
was himself an eager Unitarian, gave
to his church: 1t believes in one
God, no devil, and twenty shillinps
to the pound"
At various times individuals I'm the
church have written "afIrmations'
OF faith, or put In concise form or
notices the essential belief of Il Uni
tartan. Such have been:-
THE Fatherhood Of God:
THE Brotherhood OF Man;
"The Leadership OF Jesus;
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