The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-10-14
"oId Picture of He'll is Eadlna.y

sold Picture of He'll is Fading"
The first regular business session of
the state conference of Unitarians
and independents, now in session at
the First Unitarian church, Wood
ward avenue and Edmund place, was
held. The reports of officers and dele
gates were received.
Welcoming speeches were made by
Rev. Lee S. McCollester. Universalist
pastor of Detroit: Rev. Lewis G. VIII
son, secretary of the American Uni
tarianj association, and Rev. Ernest
G. Smith, secretary of the Western
Unitarian conference.
II am inclined to believe that Abra-
ham was Unitarian" said Rev Mr..
! Wilson. jestingly, in the course Of his
speech. HE believed in one God, was
progressive man and went west"
He dwelt principally on the fact that
| Unitarianism is founded on great basic
principles that have been the founda-
tons of all religions; the fundamental
laws that underly the Ten Command
behind the Beatitudes and the uni
versal admission of dependence on a
higher power as expressed in the
Lords prayer.
The old picture of a horrible hell
on one hand and heaven Of surpass-
ing grandeur on the Other, which the
evangelists have painted even for the
modern man, is fading into indistinct
ness" Rev. Mr.. Smith said. THE man
of today realizes that such things are
imaginary and that he himself is the
center of a living, vital force in a
growing, finished universe"
Both speakers urged missionary
work and cooperation as the only
method of spreading Unitarianism, de-
claring that in the past too much re-
sponsibility has been placed on indi-
vidual churche9
Paid 100000 to U. of M. in One Day.
Over 100000 was paid into the
| University of Michigan treasury by
students in fees. So far since enroll
ment began over 100000 has been
paid in. All indications point to
greater enrolment in all departments
than ever before, and as a rule the
new students entering seem to come
better prepared. though there was an
exception in freshman who is pro
nounced by all to be the greenest
that ever attempted to enter the uni
versity.
There was not thing he was told
to do that he did not do, from re.
citing his high school graduating es-
say to an admiring crowd of sophs to
applying to the Alpha Phi sorority
for board and room. He holds the
distinction of being the first fresh
man who ever was sold letter box
on the campus, rent of the box en-
titling him to correspond with any
coed he desired to write to.
New Religion Is 20 Be Discussed.
In connection with the state con.
vention of Michigan Baptists, which
opens October Is, at Detroit, will be
held a three days session of the min.
listers conference and meetings of the
Womans Baptist Mission society and
the Woman's Baptist Home Mission
society. The former will hold its thir-
ty-first annual meeting and the latter
its thirty-seventh annual meeting on
the afternoon of the same day. Both
Of these sessions will be held in the
North Woodward Congregational
church, Woodward and Blaine ave.
nues.
The principal address of the open.
ing session will be one by Doctor Mul.
lin on the topic. DO We Need New
Religion"
Tells Of Tresspass Of His Own Men.
State Trespass Agent Munshaw has
commenced proceedings against the
Emmett LUMBER company of Grand
Rapids. for trespassing on state tim
Der lands, and as a result, the in
discretion on the part of some of the
companys employees may cost the
concern in the neighborhood of $500
The Emmett Lumber company Is
composed principally OF stakeholder
who reside in Grand Rapids. and g
is said that one of the officers Of the
company is a relative CT Land Cor
missioner Russell.