Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-28
UNITARIAN CONFERENCE
10 MEET IN CHATTANOOGA
'ptain PIrtlc, OF Louisville, is
Elected President for
Two Years.
PROSE TRAFFIC IN LIQUOR
'nvention Closes With Public Meet.
Ing at Little Thcntcr, at Which
Several Speakers Tell Why They
{ Accepted tho Unitarian Faith.

Yesterday saw the closing sessions OF
Southern Unitarian Conference,
hich has brought to Richmond some
tho most promincn, mon in the Uni
rian denomination. The morning
Getting opened with n devotional ser
&c led by Rev. John 7. Fitzgerald. OF
:nchburI. followed by Il business ses-
on. and the election OF officers. Cap
in Pirtlc, Of Louisville. KY. was
ected president for the ensuing years.
nd Chattanooga was selected as the
ace Of meeting in 1917.
A resolution was offered IT, Tho Of
ct that tho Southern Conference Of
lnitarians is heart and soul with tho.o
no arc striving to find the wisc.t
cans possible for preventing tho man
'acture and consumption OF !ntoyiCat-
E liquors..
Row. !. !. Robinson, former minister
tho Richmond Unitarian church, ad-
'csscd the conference on the subject.
enthusiasm for tho Truth Natural to
an" MIR. Robinson said that man Is
iturally Il ecker after truth. and
&c born enemy Of lies. The long limo
martyrs for the cause OF truth
owes this.
For tho speaker. tho Unitarian
ospcl is an expression of the natural
rtvings OF the human heart for truth.
~ '''' Ho' -
interest human emotions revolt
2airst tho doctrine OF everlasting
unishment.
ELLIS or EARLY EFFORTS
TO PLANT CHUnCHEs
One OF tho most Interesting addresses
, the conference was delivered by Rev.
eorCr J.. CLANCY. veteran preacher
nd pioneer, who founded among others
7e church IN Richmond. He old nf
le carly efforts 10 plant churches In
re South.
The closing session Of the confer.nc.
as held last night IN the I.i,.lc
heater with "a discussion by various
peakers OF the subject. WIZ | Am {.
n!tar!an." Tho speeches were argcl
ne giving Of personal experiences. A
God majority Of Un!tarians. both min
"ers aud layncn, in tho south have
ONE over from other d~cnom!nations.
hey told last night why they made
he change.
onklinE, OF Atlanta. Ga. who was
hucated for a medical missionary IN
ne Christian Church. lie said that
ftcr 10 was !oady ia sail and had
eceired his appointment. ho realized
NAT. on account Of his changed view.
4 tho Bihic. he no longer could serve
\ tho church OF his youth. The
80 'N+ i'h S''l' AEiItDen OH" ara
ersua sion. nor vaS ~ hecausc he
ound i; Easy to hr@ak away from Inc
III ties and face tho Scorn Of relative.
md friendf, nor was it for m~crccuary
casons. Il change was mad" hc.
auac Inc wanted 20 he true ~ himself.
nd he finds ho can best dc that in
he Unitarian church
Mr.. Eynon. OF Washington. said tina
=. although born and reared an Epis-
Upalian, became n Unitarian because
n THIS church he hears The religion
II Jesus preached IN terms he can
understand. Tho beauty and the sim
'i!citr 81 the life aud teachings as
J"scn,cd by the Unitarian faith arc
he great attractions TO him.
Rev. +. NJ. McIfale. OF Marianne,
ia. comes from Iriah parents. He
aid
After being deprived OF liberty. tho
IRISH have al! tho moro lonred for II.
md 7 wanted company. and therefore
came 70 the Unitarian Church"
The conference closed with Il stir
Ing address by Rev. George Kent. OF
Orleans.