Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-24
DR.. ADAMS URGES
CLOSE Church TIES
President Tells UniversaIiSt
Convention of Need
for Cooperation.

Declaring the Universalist Church
has been mot little fretted by the
cools deliberations" with which its ap-
peals have been received by the world
in general DR.. Frank d. Adams, presi-
dent of the UniverSaliSt General Con-
vention, today urged the church TO
more readily receive co-operaNon
offered by other denominationS-a CO.
operation sought in vain by the UNI
VersaliSts in former years.
DR.. Adams, who was speaking at the
second session of the UniverSallSt Cen
eral Convention in the Hotel Mayt1ower,
urged the Universalists to first of all
undertake. thoroughgoing self-analysis.
1--WE have been concerned with our
organization, its faith and its missions.
and not a little fretted by the cool
elaboration with which our pleas have
been received by the world in general
All this has been on the comfortable
assumption that the only thing needful
to get the world to embrace TINS Is 10
unlock our meeting houses on Sunday
morning and announce preaching serv-
ices at 1890"
Cites Scc7c of Assumption.
Adding that it is a "stupendous and
daring thing for any man or any lnstl-
tuition to entertain an assumption like
that" DR.. Adams said that three years
ago the church began to think seriously
about closer cooperation between the
Universalists and other denominations.
Declaring that "a century hence this
event will be recognized as marking an
epoch in theological history" DR. Adams
said: Nov what is pulling me is the
smoldering hostility toward this move
ment on the part of some of our most
excellent people, on the plea that 1t
somehow implies disloyalty to our faith,
our history and our UNCONVENTIONAL
spirit"
DR.. Adams address was the feature
of the morning session, which included
in its program reports of officers of the
general conference and the board of
trustees. The morning program was
opened with devotional services con-
Quoted by Rev. Marion D. Shutter of
Minnesota. A conference under the
auspices of the commission on foreign
relations and world peace conveneS in
the hotel this afternoon.
This afternoons session was to be adj
dressed by Rev. Clifford Stetson of ia
pan, whose subject was to be the
UNITED States and the orient, Particu-
1arly Japan; Rev. Walter Macpherson
of Illinois to speak on England, United
States and World Peace" and Mrs. Kate
T. Abrams and Phillip G. Nash, League
of Nations"
Birth Control Conference.
Another conference convenes this
afternoon under the auspices of the
committee to investigate birth control
Speakers include Mrs. Donald r. Hooker
and Rabi Sidney E. Goldstein.
The delegates are to be received by
President Hoover at the White House
q OF fr1n
Prominent local speakers will address
social welfare commission meeting of
the general convention in the hotel to-
morrow afternoon. The speakers in
clude Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the
Children's Bureau; Lieut.. Nina c. Van
Wrinkle, chief of the Police Women'S
Bureau; Judge Mary O'Toole of the
Municipal Court and District Attorney
Leo A. Rover.
and world peace created by Ramsay
Macdonald and President Hoover was
praised by Rev. Frederic w. Perkins at
the formal opening of the Universalist
General Convention in All Souls Uni
tartan Church, Sixteenth and Harvard
streets, last night.
DR.. Perkins emphasized the great
faith shown by President Hoover and
Premier Macdonald in their vision of
peace and criticized persons lacking
faith.
DR.. Eugene B. Pierce, pastor of All
Souls Unitarian Church, extended
greetings to the delegates on behalf
of the American Unitarian Association.
A communion service was held at the
church, with DR.. John Van Schaick,
jr., and DR.. Perkins officiating.
The Women's National Missionary As
ISOLATION closed its convention late yes
terday afternoon. Featuring the latter
convention in the closing hours was an
address by Mrs. Stella Marek Cushing
and the presentation of a missionary
pageant, open My Eyes"