The Washington times., 1911-10-24
UNITARIAN LEADER y
SEES APPROACH Of
WORLDWIDE PEACE
The Rev. Horace Davis,
President of Conference,
Addresses Delegates.

The song Of the angels, Peace on
Earth, Good Win to Mems has never
seemed SO near to realization as It
does today, even in view of the recent
outbreaks in the Mediterranean" said
the Rev Horace Davis, president Of
the twenty-fourth national conference
of Unitarian and other Christian
Churches, this morning in his address
In the Memorial Continental Hall. The
building was crowded with delegates.
II earnestly hope that the delibera-
tions of this conference may show that
we mean to do what we can to pro-
mote peace and good will, not only
through the length and breadth of our
beloved land. but throughout the whole
world" continued DIR. Davis.
In addition to saying that he believed
1t would be but few years until there
would be international peace, DR.. Davis
touched upon the great social problems
of the churches
'The Unitarians maintain that
wherever. there is philanthropic
front rank; that a Unitarian church
means more intelligent work better
schools, cleaner streets, better sew
erage, better hospitals. and more
"Wherever there is need or suffer-
ing or wrong or Injustice there is on
portunity for the church to render
useful service and that the applica-
ice is the test of the vitality and ef-
nciency OF the church.
Must Show Results.
.'The church has got to show prac-
teal results for the good Of the COM
munity or the people will ask what
fc <>f ot,,i,
'If then the real life of the Uni
tartan Church depends in so great
measure on its social efficiency it is
up to us at this conference to mark
out clearly what can be dohe."
The morning prayer at the Airing
ton Hotel at S:45 o'clock was offered
by the Rev. Alfred r. Hussey. Of
at the Continental Hall by devotional
services conducted by the Rev. Eu-
gene r. Shippen, of Detroit.
Then DR.. Davis made his address
Pcs Piercs. psstor S of '1iHs the All If Souls uni.
tartan Church, made q report on the
work of the council of the conference,
and q short address Of welcome.
ried out in its entirety. The Rev.
Lewis @. Wilson, of Boston, secretary
Of the American Unitarian Associa-
tion.. made an interesting talk In
in the work Of missions: that the
Unitarian Church should do even
more than 1t is doing in missionary
Rev. w. I. Lawrence. Of Boston,
president of the Unitarian Sunday
School Society, told of the work that
the children were doing in the Sunday
Miss Emma C. Low. of Brooklyn:
president Of the National Alliance of
Unitarian Women, told In short talk
what the women of the Unitarian
church were doing toward the advance
the Unitarian church teaches.
Asks Aid.
Rev. Dudley Hays Ferrell, president
Of tho National Young Peoples Reli-
gious Union, pleaded with the older
members Of the Unitarian church to
assist the young people more than they
arc doing, to take an interest in the
service.
Rev. Edgar 8. Wiers, of Montclair.
N. j., president of the Unitarian Fell
lowship for Social Justice, delivered an
address. He pointed out what concert
ship had aceomplisSed @ mp shed in in bettering bet Gl0so so.
cial problems and conditions.
The work of the Unitarian Temper
ence Union was revived by the Rev.
a. ~. n. SHuTtleIIs OF BOSlOH. ne eX-
plained that although there was but an
enrolment Of something over 400 work.
ers In this branch of the church. that
they had been successful in helping the
cause Of prohibition in many cities.
Cyril H. Burdett, of New York, Sec
rotary Of the Unitarian Laymen's g
League. read paper on what the lay
men were doing outside of church work.
that through cooperation with each
other they were doing Q great amount of
good, and enlisted in their fight hund-
reds Of big business men.
The last address of the morning ses-
sion was that of the Rev. 8. A. Eliot,
d. c.. of Boston. representing the Inter.
national Council Of Liberal Religious
Workers and Thinkers. Mr.. Eliot's ad-
dress was one of teh most instructive
- the morning. Hestressed the i'm
portance of people viewing things in
Q more liberal way.