Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-19
Taft'S UnitarianiSm
Will Hell His Cause

of the Unitarian Church seems to
have stirred up considerable feeling
among a certain class Of American
citizens.
cannot think that Mr.. Bryan Is
correctly reported when we are told
that he Accuses Mr.. Taft of deny
ing the deity of Jesus, and tries to
increase his own popularity as a can
didate by asserting his own ortho-
doxy. Were this so, he would be a
contemptible opponent, and quite un-
worthy of the votes OF good citizens
No doubt, though, such an appeal
to ignorance and the worst prejudices
of men, would be in line with baser
and older methods of campaigning,
and 1t would have its weight in los
ing votes for Mr.. Taft who. have
no doubt, would not care for such
strength" Mr.. Bryans continued
run" for the White House seems to
have impressed newspapermen at
least with the idea that he will make
any kind of tack" in order to get
thete.
While the fact that candidate
for the Office of President or the Pres
ident himself Is Unitarian need not
affect us one way or the other, II
will have the tendency to create in
terest'in the beliefs of Unitarians q
say beliefs adyisedly). and to call the
attention of the more thoughtful to
their early history and the records OF
their leaders.
| II may bring some to "a study of
later interpretations of Scripture, and
so result in additions to the liberal
churches.
Our loved and notable chaplain ut
Washington. Edward Everett Hale.
has defined the position OF Unitarians
in paper which appeared in the
National Tribune some time ago. A
few extracts from this paper may be
of interest to your readers:
THE position of the Unitarian
Church in America is, from the ma
ture OF the case, wholly different
from that OF any other communion.
tEor tho ITn,,ori,, c,,,,u,,, -.
ltopetber noonlo ,,hc, ~ ., .,.s,
thew viii NOT o,,oro. 49,, So,
statement of religion. They do not
understand that any intellectual for
mula Is necessary to bring about that
larger ,ifo which ,ho Sa,,,.u 1T,
tho coming ~ Tho Kirrdor ., 81
"Tbcv tr,nnss, 'imn,io,,i, ~ ~,
lluteIy In tbat nresopco yi,h -, 10
day of God bimsols which al, C,r,a
tian commupions ,ssor, IN ,,rdo
Tho h,si,os. 81 ,h. rr,,,ou,,
Church is IN unito an tho ohiIdron
nj God for ,ho hr,nn,,a H. 80 ,,,,
lkinpdom
"Jp this bus,r.ss ,bo, IL, ,, o,,
lspeak of tho SAVING ., sono.a,a -,
ms tho 6Ist neoossi,y ,ho,,ch -,
course n follow, ir,,,ad,n,a,,, 80,
IovoI effort for IN. oomn,or go
| "As norsors os nro,,ura rrni,ar,,
convictiors might no ,orrs ~ $50
religions osaomh,v In Amor,o, I, 4.
imnossjbIo IN mako ony s,at,,,,oaI
| Statpmput pf tbpir nnwnr In Ia, ,o
ligions life NJ America All sormons
which are ca,,ed nrocticoI no d,st;,o,
from dopma,ic mr. dootr,ro, oroa,,
ing. are U,itoriap sermons
The great Unitarian Leaders -, t,a
mast century have beor wv, E,,anu
Chanting Jamos M,rti,o,v and
Theodore parkor II 10 ,or,oi,, a.,
in tho wide circ,Iotio, 10 ,,ain
books many more COMES ara now
road IN tho thoo,ocioaI .a,a
ortbodox commupiops tb,, IN an ,h
parsopapes of tho Unitar,on n,ini.-
| fry
"Wbep Deop Sta,Iev want hal,
from Americo IN ENGLAND In ,vU,
he said that bo had takor ovoru on
portunitv IN hear tho hos, nroao,,nu
of tho American EvanreIico, ohuroh
es of all tho or,bodox oon,r,,,,,.
and that n m,do M di,soronoa ,,,,a,'
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