Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-25
PRESIDENT TAFT
Chosen Honorary Head Of
Unitarian Laymen.
Letter from President Read a
Meeting Of League.
Gov. Draper Made 4 Vice Prssl-
dent Of Laymsn's League.

Boston. May 24-Ministers Of the
Unitarian fellowship who died during
the past year were eulogized at SER
vice in Kings chapel. at the opening
session of today's meeting of the
american Unitarian Associations an
niversary week. The address was by
Rev. Edward F. Hayward of Marlboro.
The forenoon was further occupied by
the annual business meeting of the
weman's Alliance in the South Congre-
gaticnal church. Mrs. H. r. Davis de-
livered an address. In Claiming hall
the annual meeting of the National
League of Unitarian I.ayInen was held.
A session open to ministers only,
known as the Berry street Conference,
convened in the Second church ana
was addressed by Rev.; Howard N.
Brown. et.-..... .4.4
At the meeting of the National
League of Unitarian Laymen the fol-
| lowing communication from President
Taft was read by Secretary Burdett:
MY Dear Mr.. BurdettyrIn accepting
for another year the position of hon.
orary president of the National League
express my sense of the responsibility
ueNCNli2 upou tu9UfASHiuhs AaVs WIZ
of our own church but of all the
churches, as churahmen to uphold the
religious and ethical principles for
which the church stands and to apply
these principles, actively to- the soiu-
ton Of the civic, social and industrial
problems that today are confronting
our country. We look to the churches
and kindred organizations, for tho
preservation of these ideals and We
should hail every dnstrumenealtty
which tsnadopted for their promulSa-
ton. -; 10
Zone OF the most pleasing signs OF the
times is the rise of organizations within
the church by which earnest men COM
.bines for the purpose of increasing the
strength of the. church as a body-making
it q power for the amelioration OF social
conditions-and carrying Its message into
all lands. BY such organizations. proper
ly directed. can the ideals for which we
stand. such as charity, ferbearance. civic
righteousness and human brotherhood.
be applied to the working out of our ma
tionai destiny.
Sincerely yours.
WILLIAM H. TAFT
After Courtney Guild Of Boston and
Morton d. Hull Of Chicago had spoken
the following officers were elected:
Honorary president. William L.. Taft:
president. Prof. William H. Carruth OF
Kansas University: vice presidents. Gov.
Eben s. Draper of Massachusetts and
M. r. Garvin of Lancaster, Pa. city
secretary and treasurer. C. H. Burdent Of
New York: executive committee, court
ney Guild Of Boston, Delbert H. Decker
of Washington, D. u. Fletcher Of tJaolk-
sonvillc. Morton D. Hull Of Chicaoo.
Ralph Wilbur of Portland. Oregon, and
c. w. Anes of st. Paul, MINI. ~
The first session OF the Ssth annual bus
mess meeting Of the American Unitaf1An
Association, the main organization wAs
called to order In fremont Temple IN the
afternoon with President Samuel A. Eliot
in charge. Secretary L. @. Wilson made
an extended report Of the work Of the
year and made an earnest plea for the
service pension society for ministers.
Churches paying less than 5000 were urs-
ed to make every effort to raise salaries,
on account of the Increased cost Of liv-
ing.
In his annual address President Eliot
said that the financial year had been en-
couraging and that $2S3. ste had been re-
ceiyed. go