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good fellowship, which would increase
through the ages to come

The next speaker was the Rev. Dr. |
G. V. Grismer. lie eaid that the ban
Quet which had Just passed had been
In accordance with the ancient Gus
tom OF feeding the victim before the
sacrifice. for he had felt much like
the victims themselves when tho
thought that he must speak was en-
forced upon him. He said that 1t was
proper that disciple of John Wesley
should speak at such a gathering. for
the Methodist Church had been a great
liberalzing factor ana that. with tho
tnitarians, he believed that the heart
of God was great enough tor the sal
walton OF all. He spoke OF tho work
of all churches toward humanlzing
religion and OF the great gains to-
ward probability and truth, which
had been made in the past rev years
Tho Methodist Church had taken
much good from tho Cnitarisn teach
ings. 1t had been largely responsible
for the abollshmcnt Of many visions
and dreams and had substituted much
In the way of satisfying the practical
needs OF man. He said that now no
miracles or great phenomena were
needed to show the work Of God, but
that the great forces were the good
fellowship a-d sympathy OF the hui
man race. The race was likered to n
large family and would learn to settle
It's little differences with less and less
trouble as IL grew older. He said that
the congregation of the Methodist
Church was with him in consratuating
the Unitarian Church upon AZ record
Of the FIRST Of many generations. which,
he hoped, II would endure
A letter wa@ then read, written bv
Charles l.. Richardson, who was present
as n former parishoner Of the Rev. Mr.
Staples. The letter conveyed the con-
CALCULATIONS OF the First Unitarian
Church OF Manchester, y. H.. to the Bur-
lington thurch.
After the reading Of the letter. vote
Of thanks was extended the local
churches which closed their doors Sun
! day night so that the practitioners might
| unite with the Unitarian Church in it's
celebration.
TIE REV. DR. PENNEY.
The Rev Dr. F. n Penney Of the Bap-
list Church was the next speaker DIT.
! Penney said that upon two or three ouca-
sions. the presence of himself or some of
the Rartist CONGREGATION at tho oelehra-
,ion of tho Unitarian CburcI, had aua1s
en.d comment. but that IT need not. The
pantis.a Tho aovbodv else lrav n good
.b,,r ,rber .he, saw {. Whom tho oues
tion ca,,,o nm uhether tho Bentist Church
would omit the Sunday evening service
tho hoard una,irous,,. voted to do en- ard
voted ., so,d , daley,.a 20 ,l,a h,rouo,
Va e,f5 +ba, tive t,ontiste he,tovo so,,e
t,i,ys which tho r-,i,sria,s do no. IN,
that ,ba,. did NOT wish 70 force neonIs IA
heliev. ,binos which tbev cor,d NOT ec-
aa. I,,.,,,ob IN Tho nae, ,bo po,,i..s
b,,a suearod much q, +bo,r s,,nd FOR
1T. ,.,,i,.i,, ,ho,. bo,.a ,,o.,r ,,.osoo,,,aa
,hoss ,,ho d;d no, he,,eve with ,beyn lie
,o. s,,ro Tim, T., .reries 70 frae ,boueht
oro 90 o,;sa ,o tha n,..er, dsv be
,o,,, Go, i,;s ch,-ob sbouidor 20 sbo,l-
d. 4t., Iva t,itar;,r church tn ayh,ire.
.,a,,
pa,,, oh,,r..,,o- ora ,on. erb,irg roh,v
-or 81, r,r,t,, ora ho,b ora cortr,hutiry
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ero..,.tor l., ,,a 1.,i,,,ior Cburcb have
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sha,,d ia ,,,,,,ad f. se,,.i,y GOD AGAINST
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Mass. a former pastor Of the church.
was the last speaker lie received a