The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-26
LOVE GOLDEN KEY TO
WORLDS BIG PROBLEM
ColoneI soul. of New Orleans, Points
Way In Address to One Common
brotherhood.
tNITARIANs BEGIN SESSIONS
southern Conference Hears of Prog
ress Made During Last Year--Colo-
mel SouIe Holds Golden Rule VIII
End Perverted CummcrCialism.

That the world problem Of CONNER
cialism can be solved only by love was
asserted BY Colonel George Soule, of
New Orleans, at the conclusion Of his
address n the First Unitarian Church
last night a the closing session of the
first dav Of the southern Unitarian
4 Conference being held here. Colonel
Soule declared that the golden key Is,
above all else, in the power of love to
God and love 10 men. IN which is sum
med up all righteousness. The little
, church at the corner Of Harrison
Street and Floyd Avenue was filled,
and when the speaker concluded
round Of hearty handclapping indi-
4 Gated his Impressions were endorsed
by his hearers.
About thirty-fve accredited dele
gates from the Unitarian churches in
the Southern States we're present
when the first session of the confer
ence was called 10 order IN the First
Church al 2:30 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon by President Charles II. Pat
terson, of New Orleans The address
Of the president, showing that splen-
did progress has been made by the
church. and that the last year was the
most successful in the history Of the
church IN the South. followed.
Welcomed by ID. n. Wilson.
The conference was welcomed by
4. Il. Wilson. president Of the board
/ OF trustees Of the Richmond church,
and the response was by Rev. F. NJ
McHale. of Mariana, Fla. Greetings
were spoken by Colonel Soule and the
response, in behalf of the Southern
Unitarian Conference, was by Or Ira
J. HAYNES. OF Richmond. Following
the appointment of committees 10
look after the routine of the present
/ conference, adjournment was taken
for supper,
In presenting his annual address and
reporting on the activities OF the year
lust ended President Patterson sai id
the progress had been phenomenal
/ He said that at the conference year
ago he dreamed Of churches in Bir-
mtngham, Ala, and Nashville, Tenn.
/ This dream. he said. has been partially
realized. as preliminary meetings have
been held in both those cities and In
birmingham a church has been ac-
tually organized and building fund
started A church has been started
In Austin. Tex. and those at Houston
and San Antonio have been strength
ened. Work at Charlestou. W. Va,
Shreveport and Memphis has ad-
vanced. He concluded,
J hut'sN EFOEfTAa NA1If+
More real progress has been made
during the last year in the South than
In any other year since the Southern
Conference was started The first
conference was held in Atlanta in
1884 with four churches represented.
Twenty mine are represented at this
/ conference.
! At last nights session the devotional
| exercises were directed by Rev. y. NJ.
| WEIGH, of Highland Spring. Rev.
Frank Pratt, pastor of the local
church, presided and presented the
evenings speaker, Colonel Soule.
After having reviewed world condi-
/ tons OF today and the progress OF the
human race leading 10 those condi-
! tionr, presenting an analysis of causes
/ and quoting a number OF authorities
on the history Of the efforts toward
bringing about better conditions and
solving the world problem OF COM
mercialism. Colonel Soule presented
briefly the cardinal points in the faith
Of tho Unitarian.
Colonel soule declared he could
~. quote hundreds OF concurrent opinions
regarding unlimited wealth, co-opera-
tive labor and economic and civic
. questions hound up In this CONNER
cialism and the effort 10 solve The
problem IL presents, and added
Lave, the Golden Key
But, 10 US Cnitarians. drawn to-
Eether here by our religious principles
+ believing above all else in the power
OF love to God and love TO men. IN
which is summed up all righteous
ness-to us there is a golden key TO
this Pandora'R box OF Commerclalism
under whose potent spell the good. the
! humane. the heneficient, and these
alone. shall issue forth from II.
Unless that golden key Is used. no
/ inventive legislation, no socialism. no
scheme or system born OF the human
I mind will he able 10 destroy the
! demons Of lust and greed the imps
OF envy and cunning and the cruelty
! that issue from perverted commercial
ism. That golden key is the one I've
used for sixty years in teaching near
! ~ 10000 students 10 apply in every
/ transaction In which they might be
. concerned In the world OF business and
in their political and civic relations
with their fellowmen.
"It~ is the golden key OF upright-
/ ness. unselfshness justice. tolerant
/ and generous, humane character Of
Love We one another--of DO unto
! others as you would have them do to
I you
! BY this key rightly used. the evils
OF perverted commercialism would be
/ dethroned, and II would become in the
/ world one Of the greatest creative
+ powers 70 unite mankind into one
! common brotherhood. from whose
/ concord ~ sentiment and united ac-
ton, peace, prosperity, progress and
1 humanity would Ire engendered to
| bless mankind, And. thus, this golden
I key would also open the roseate ave.
nuee that lead to Unitarianism, whose
humane principles and religious
tensts, in my judgment, are the grand
est and Hottest ever conceived by the
human mind
/ Colonsl Souie closed with a few
words explanatory of our liberal re-
: liYions" lie said: IN calls God
father ard Christ ia brother, not a
rsd=eYnsr. It loves all men, but fears
no God. II looks upon Christ az a
truly good mana loving being, but
rot a God"
Todays business sessions will be
Id IN TIE church at $50 this morn
ing ard 2;45 this afternoon At 3
1'rlosk a platform meeting. to which
The public is Invited. will be had at
the Little Theater, on Broad Street.
! Charles n Patterson, president of the
southern Conference, will preside.
The following g the program:
AddreBq-"1-he Rtble We Relieve