Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-22
W.R. BILLINGS AGAIN
HEADS UN|TAR|ANS
Rev. U. G. B. Pierce of WASH
inqton in the List of Vice
Presidents.
ELECTION IS HELD TODAY

William R. Billings of Brooklyn. N.
Y. was reelected president of the
Unitarian Conference of the Middle
states and Canada at the closing ses-
sion of the thirty second annual meet
ing this morning in All Souls Church.
Other officers elected for the coming
year are: Vice presidents, Rev. James
A. Farley. White Plains, N. Y; Rev.
John Haynes Holmes. New York city;
Adelbert Moot, Buffalo. N. Y; Rev.
Ulysses G. B. Pierce, Washington:
Rev Franklin c. Southworth. Mead
Vile, Pa, and Rev. William L. Sulli-
van, New York city; trustees. A. G.
Campbell, Ottawa, Canada; Rev. q. =.
Keenan,. Trenton. N. j.. and Rev; J. -
rectors, Mrs. F. c. Doan, Summit, \;
j.; l.. H. Sage, Hackensack, N. j.. and
Rev. Alfred J. Wilson, Newburgh, n.
Y: nominating committee. Mrs. ROD
l.. Sullivan, New York city, and Rev.
Edgar s. Wiers, Montclair, N. J.
Features of Morning Session.
Special features at this mornings ses-
sion were addresses from the missionary
field of the Unitarian Church by Rev.
and Rev. Edmund H. Keenan, of Tren-
ton, N. J. DR.. shelander emphasized the
Importance of missionary work, stating
that without it the church will die. He
went on to speak on the general precepts
of the church, and warned against an
Interpretation of religion that is too free.
I'VE don't want more freedom. he
said, but we do want a better under
standing of how to use the great free
dom we now have. The church should
not declare for more freedom than we
need. We have power to get as much
freedom in religious things as we want
to USE
DIR. Keenan, told of the work of es-
tablishing a Unitarian Church in Tren-
ton, and emphasized the fact that al
though that city has been orthodox Tor
many years. he discovered that many
of the most enlightened residents real
ly wanted Unitarianism. He said he
believed the idea of the Unitarian
Church will be in time welcome there
and that the church will be recognized
in all religious circles.
He called the Introduction of Uni
tarianism into new Held business
venture, and called upon all men OF
means in the church to capitalize 1t
as such. He went on to give an out
line of what he believed could be ac-
complished in Trenton for compare :
lively small sum, and added that 1t
would be a paying investment.
Growth of Church in Brazil.
NJ. de Arruda Camargo. the pioneer
Unitarian in Brazil outlined the growth
of the church in that country. He stated
that the most enlightened people in
Brazil lean toward Unitarianism. and
added that the country is religiously
free if the fact that he was appointed
to government position over the
heads of sixty political candidates is te
be taken as an example. The work OF
planting the church there is progress
ing favorably, according to his report.
Rev. Florence Buck, associate secre-
tary of the department of religious
education of the association, spoke on
the great need of getting the children
Interested in the church. She said the
children should come into the church
now in order to prepare TO be the lead
ers for the future. She went on to add
that children naturally like religion
and are extremely adaptable to the
work. and said that a free religion,
such as Cnitarianism, should appeal to
them.
The three-day session closed with a
prayer service conducted by Rev. John
Fl. Applebee.