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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1891
Page
2
A program of rituals and menus marks fifty years with Reverend James de Normandie and colleagues listed. The text recalls May 27 1841 remarks by James Freeman Clarke praising a 300-person collation hosted by Boston Unitarians. A star after 1861 notes war postponement and the four-page order of exercises details the menu.
Mr Henry H Edes chairing the Festival Committee recalls a fifty year old banquet in the United States Hotel marking the Unitarian Festival. He pays tribute to John Gorman Palfrey and other dignitaries, lauds Harvard College ties, and introduces Dr Charles W Eliot as president for the evening. An invocation and dinner follow with hymns by J W Chadwick and H G Spaulding.
President Eliot champions Unitarian openness and reason over creeds, praising a simple, hospitable church that rejects old myths and dogmas. He stresses liberty of conscience, continual revival of thought through ministers and presses, and bold, fresh teaching from Channing to Martineau.
A festival this evening will be described as teaching and preaching. Its primary object is to honor those currently teaching and preaching our fifth.
Henry Ware Putnam delivers a welcome address to Unitarian clergy in Boston celebrating fifty years since Channing and Clarke. He lauds church building loans, Gothic architecture, congregational singing, and social work while urging balance to protect pulpit independence and avoid political entanglement. He praises diversity among denominations and calls for unity in guiding public conscience.
Theodore C. Williams tells clergy and laity at Church of All Souls that Unitarian work has grown from Maine to California over fifty years. He recalls the 1819 New York Unitarian church, its pivotal pulpit of universal salvation, and the need to renew historic power while addressing contemporary heresy with debate over dogma and tolerance.
Minot J Savage urges a shift from denial to affirmation in Unitarian leadership. He lauds an affirmative statement of faith for children, notes the need for clear, courageous declarations, and recalls humor about Harvard and Senator Hoar while praising intellectual freedom within the faith.
The speaker argues that Unitarian denials of narrow past doctrines mark progress toward a larger faith. He cites Emerson, Dr. Briggs, and Newton, urging liberty alongside orthodoxy, the universal humanity, and the shared light of God for all people, while denying the fall and hell as misunderstood doctrines.
George Fred Williams argues that public morals must be addressed by the church and pulpit. He decries the silence of ministers on political corruption, urges clergy to engage, and warns that without moral leadership politics risks devolving to venality and prejudice. The speaker highlights the duty of pastors to assist honest politicians and uphold standards.
A preacher’s plea to clergymen to confront political graft and public wrongs. The speaker argues the pulpit must challenge corruption, defend honest leaders, and mobilize moral influence to elevate politics and society. He cites Gerrymandering, vote buying, and abuses as targets for religious leadership. He praises young guilds shaping church action and envisions a church guiding national reform and virtue.
Mr Chairman recalls a church gallery clock guiding sermons and youth attention. He argues the church must inspire the rising generation with a clear ideal and ongoing work, making youths integral parts of the grand army of God pursuing world conquest.
Robert S. Rantoul delivers a long speech recounting 19th century Unitarian history in Salem and urging New England Unitarians to support Western expansion. He argues for more ministers, funds, and diverse Unitarian presence in Minnesota and the West, claiming many Unitarian kinds exist there and urging collaboration. The talk blends humor, nostalgia, and calls for institutional support.
The Rev. Dr. Francis G. Peabody was introduced but excused for lateness, as he believed the Rev. S. M. Crothers would share a more interesting talk on the great West.
A humorous critique of Western Unitarian ministers drawing on Ben Johnson and Zeal of the Land Busy. The speaker notes reporters, pulpits, long sermons, prairie broadness, and the mix of independence with collection plates. He contrasts Western generalizations with New England Baptists and praises the minister's scope despite noted limitations.
The article warns that poor ventilation drainage and badly built traps in houses cause widespread illness. It cites typhoid diphtheria and blood poisoning as common in weak individuals and urges preventive measures. It promotes Paine's Celery Compound as a tonic to strengthen the body and resist disease.
Taberal prices allowed for old machines taken in part payment for latest improved sight running New Home sewing machines. 160 Tremont Street.
The Rev. Edward E. Hale closed the service delivering a brief account in the words of President Eliot of his recent remarks. The report continues on the fourth page.
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