PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Life. By M. J. Savage. Boston: Geo. H. Ellis. Price, $1.00.

Over the Teacups. By Oliver Wendell Holmes. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co. Price, $1.50.

Proceedings of the National Conference of Charities and Correction at the Seventeenth Annual Session held in Baltimore, Md., May 14-21, 1890. Boston: Geo. H. Ellis.

Fifth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor, 1889. Washington: Government Printing Office.

Dust and Its Dangers. By F. Mitchell Prudden, M. D. New York: G. P. Putnam's Son's. Price, 75 cents.

The Story Hour. A Book for the Home and the Kindergarten. By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Šmith. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co. Price, $1.00. Dr. Le Baron and His Daughters. By Jane G. Austin. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co. Price, $1.25.

Christmas Stories and March Violets. Translated from the German by Elizabeth P. Cordner. Boston: Geo. H. Ellis.

In Darkest England and the Way Out. By General Booth. Chicago: Charles H. Sergel and Co.

Gyppy. An Obituary. By Helen E. Starrett. With an Introduction by Frances Power Cobbe. Chicago: Searle and Gorton.

Journal of Social Science. Number XXVII. Saratoga Papers of 1890. Boston: Damrell and Upham. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.

Pamphlets.-Ritualism and Dogmatic Theology. By Thomas H. Speakman. Philadelphia: Friends' Book Association. Endless Punishment from the Standpoint of Reason. By Rev. Marion D. Shutter.Ecclesiastical vs. Civil Authority. By Parker Pillsbury, Concord, N. H. Price, 10 cents. Suggestions for an Emerson Class Programme. By Wm. C. Gannett. Boston: Geo. H. Ellis.-How to Organize a Unity Club. By Geo. W. Cooke. Boston: Geo. H. Ellis.

NEWS FROM THE FIELD.

The committee on fellowship for the Western States, appointed by the National Conference, consisting of J. C. Learned, George A. Thayer, and S. M. Crothers, has issued letters of fellowship to the following applicants:

Rev. Daniel N. Hartley (Illinois), Rev. Robert C. Morse (Nebraska), Rev. F. H. York (Iowa), Rev. C. L. McKesson (Kansas), all from the Congregationalists.

Rev. Jacob B. Dunn (Ohio), from the Methodists.

Rev. Samuel Robinson (Montana), from the Episcopalians.

Alton. III.-The Alton Unity Club is divided into a Literary, a Scientific and a

A fine picture of Dr. Martineau has recently been placed in the social rooms of the church.

-About a hundred new books have recently been added to the church library. -Mrs. Mary A. Livermore recently spent two days here, lecturing before the Unity Club Saturday evening on "The Perils of the Republic," preaching Sunday morning on "Serving Others," and speaking Sunday evening on "What Shall We Do with Our Daughters?" The church was filled to overflowing, hundreds going away unable to get even standing room.

The Students' Bible Class, whose attendance ranges from seventy to ninety, has just completed a course of twelve lessons on "The Origins of the World, Society, Morals, and Religion." With the first of January it enters upon a course of twentyfour lessons on "The History of the Religion of Israel, and the Origin of the Books of the Old Testament." -The organization of the King's Daughters connected with the Unitarian church is said to be the largest in the State.

Belmont, Mass.-The Bulletin prints quite full reports of two excellent sermons by Rev. Hilary Bygrave on "The Criminal Classes and Their Treatment," and "Religion and Business."

Boston and Vicinity.-The family of the late Dr. Joseph Tuckerman have just given $1,000 in aid of the debt fund of the church at Revere. Dr. Tuckerman was minister of this church, and it was during his pastorate there that he devoted his leisure time to mission work in the neighboring city of Boston, his interest in which led him eventually to give up his special work as pastor, and to found and develop the ministry-at-large which has since become such a power for good in Boston.

-The Rev. L. B. Macdonald has consented to undertake for a short time the ministry of the Church of the Good Samaritan, the

youngest of our Boston churches, in order to look over the proposed field of work there. Mr. Macdonald is a very energetic, earnest man, who has done exceedingly successful work in his late pastorate at Wolfborough, N. H. The Church of the Good Samaritan

is to be greatly congratulated on his appointment.

-The National Bureau of Unity Clubs has arranged a most interesting course of lectures, to be given in Channing Hall after Christmas, by various well-known laymen and ministers. The object of this course is to show that Liberal Christianity is the natural outcome and result of the principles of Protestantism and Puritanism. --The Wednesday noon services at King's Chapel have again begun for the winter These services, held at 12 o'clock and strictly limited to half an hour, have now been held for five years, and have become a regular and very helpful part of the religious life of Boston.

season.

-The society of the church at Cambridgeport held a reception on Nov. 9th in honor of their greatly beloved senior minister, Rev. Geo. W. Briggs, D. D., who has been with them now over twenty-three years. At this reception was exhibited a portrait of Dr. Briggs which has been secured by his parish and which is to be presented to the American Unitarian Association, to be hung in the building.

-The Suffolk Conference held its annual meeting on Wednesday evening, Dec. 3, at the Second Church. The committee had arranged an unusually good programme, which was faithfully carried out, and the meeting was very interesting in spite of the fact that the wild and stormy weather had kept a great many people away. The chief matter of interest in the secretary's report was the fact shown of there having been since

the last National Conference an increase in or about Boston of three new churches. Rev. Grindall Reynolds spoke very earnestly of the increased work and increased needs of the American Unitarian Association. This was followed by four or five exceed ingly able and interesting short addresses. -Rev. Alexander T. Bowser is hard at work in his new field as pastor of the Newton Center church, his installation having taken place in November.

-A series of Sunday evening lectures is being given at Dr. Rexford's church, Roxbury, to extend through a large part of the winter. The preachers, some Universalists and some Unitarians, are Doctors Rexford, Pullman, Biddle, Gunnison, Hale, and Rev. Messrs. Ames, Lyon, Hall, Stocking, Conklin, De Normandie, Tenney, Savage, and others.

Chicago, Ill.--A course of Sunday evening lectures has just been given at the Church of the Messiah under the general title of "Light on the Dark Ages." The special subjects and speakers have been as

follows: The Age of Constantine, by Mr. Utter; The Light from Jerusalem, by Rabbi Hirsch; Arius and Athanasius, by Mr. Utter; The Greek Theology, by Dr. H. W. Thomas.

Cincinnati, Ohio. - Unity Church (Rev. L. A. Harvey, pastor) holds its services at the Lyceum, College of Music, every Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. Mr. Harvey has a religious study class at 9.30. The Sunday-school is held at 2.30 P.M. The Unity Church Club meets in Lancet Hall on the second and fourth Thursday evenings in each month from October to May. It is divided into two sections, one of which is studying Social Science, and the other Russia.

Covington, Ky.-The new Unitarian society starts off with much promise. Rev. Leon A. Harvey, pastor of Unity Church, Cincinnati, who organized this movement, comes over and preaches every Sunday evening in Greer's Hall. The officers of the society are: Mr. Harvey, pastor; Charles M. F. Striger, president; Mrs. P. M. Rennebarth, secretary; Mrs. Isabella H. Shepard, treasurer. Mr. Harvey has been repeating in Covington an excellent series of sermons on "Types of Authority in Religion," which were first given in Cincinnati and were received with much favor there.

Fargo, N. D.—The Unitarian society have furnished a ward for the accommodais prospering. The women of the society tion of surgical cases at the city hospital. The necessary funds were raised by small individual subscriptions.

Manistee, Mich.-Rev. A. W. Gould is giving an extended course of Sunday evening lectures upon "The Beginnings of Civilization and Religion." The December meeting of the Manistee Unity Club was devoted to a consideration of "The Social Results of Science." The January meeting will consider "Mind-Cure and Christian Science." The Unitarian society maintains a free reading room which is open on Wednesday and Saturday evenings and all day Sunday.

Meadville, Pa. The Theological School has twelve new students this year. Professor Barber has been relieved from the care of the Meadville church, and is giving his whole time and strength to the School. The two new professors, Chesley and Freeman, take turns in supplying the church pulpit for the present.

Mount Pleasant, Mich.-Rev. L. R. Daniels, the state missionary, assisted by Rev. A. G. Jennings of Toledo and Rev. Reed Stuart of Detroit, held a series of

meetings here last month, extending through nine days, including two Sundays. Good audiences, at some of the meetings large audiences, were in attendance. Much earnestness was manifested,and the interest of the people in the church and its work was increased. Mr. Daniels has been preaching here once in four weeks for some months. The church has been re-organized on a new and distinctly religious basis; the indebtedness of the society has been nearly all provided for; a Sunday-school has been established. The little church, which in the past has had much to discourage it, is now feeling greatly encouraged.

Oakland,

Cal.-Work on the new church editice goes forward. Rev. C. W. Wendté teaches a Sunday noon young peo ples' class in the study of Rev. M. J. Savage's "Unitarian Catechism."

Orange, N. J.-The Unitarian church here has given a call to Rev. Edward Hale of Boston. This is a fine deld for the liberal gospel. Dr. Livermore has been preaching here for a few weeks. Some fifty or sixty families have been gathered and are now worshiping in a hall. A Sundayschool of thirty has been formed.

Philadelphia, Pa.-- The Unitarian Club at the close of its first year of existence reports a membership of two hundred and eighty-eight, composed of persons from the First Church, the Spring Garden Church, the Germantown Church, the Wilmington Church, the Camden Church, and a few without present church relations. The Club contains ladies as well as gentlemen, and thus is distinctly in advance of some of our Clubs. The average attendance of the past year has been one hundred and twentyfive. The meetings have been held in the parlors of the First Church; but a building fund has been started with a view to eventually providing the Club with a home of its own. At the last meeting, Dec. 11, Rev. J. H. Clifford read a paper on "Wherein is Prayer Consistent with the Advanced Idea of God?" The paper was followed by an interesting discussion.

Plainfield, N. J.-The Unitarian society is working hard to swell its building fund. On Dec. 11, Rev. C. H. Eaton of New York lectured for its benefit in the Casino, giving an account of a coaching trip which he took through England and Scotland in the summer of 1888 in company with Andrew Carnegie and James G.Blaine. Providence, R. I. Rev. T. Ernest Allen, minister of the Fourth Unitarian society, is delivering a course of popular evening sermons in Temperance Hall, on "The Essential Teachings of Unitarianism." He is teaching a Bible class at 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoons in the study of Mr. Sunderland's "What is the Bible?"

Puyallup, Wash.-A congregational meeting held in the first week in December

unanimously resolved to call Rev. Herman Haugerud of Meadville to the pulpit of the Unitarian society. Mr. Haugerud has preached in Puyallup for the past three months, and in that time won the confidence and esteem of the community. At the same meeting it was resolved to proceed at once to the erection of a church building, Mr. Ezra Meeker, one of the prominent members of the organization, generously starting the subscription with $500 and the presentation of two building lots.hers have also responded with generosity, and it is hoped that within the coming year church plans will be selected and the building well on its way to completion.

Quincy, IlI.-On Dec. 28th, the Unitarian Church celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, with a sermon in the morning by Rev. F. L. Hosmer, a former pastor, and a platform meeting in the evening with addresses by Rev. J. V. Blake and Rev. S. S. Hunting, both former pastors, and other minis

ters.

Salt Lake City. Services looking toward the inauguration of a Unitarian society were begun here on Sunday, Nov. 30. Rev. Samuel A. Eliot of Denver preached in the Salt Lake Theatre to a congregation numbering about four hundred, and great interest and enthusiasm was manifested. Rev. T. B. Forbush, of Chicago, preached on Dec. 7th and Dec. 14th. A meeting for organization was held at the Walker House on Dec. 11th, and the following executive committee was chosen: N. M. Brigham, Wendell Benson, A. T. Schroeder, Duncan McInnes, H. K. Mason, Mrs. T. J. Almy, Miss Trent. This committee will arrange for the services and take steps toward securing a permanent minister as soon as possible. Sufficient financial support has been pledged. Rev. W. R. G. Mellen, Missionary of the Rocky Mountain Conference, will come out in January, and by February the committee hope to have secured the right man for the place. No minister could ask for a finer opportunity.

Seattle, Wash.-We clip the following from the Seattle Telegraph: The pulpit of the Unitarian church was filled yesterday by Rev. Thomas Van Ness, the Pacific coast secretary of the American Unitarian Association. The discourse was a clear and forcible presentation of the Unitarian doctrine of the value of life.

An important business meeting was held service, Mr. Joseph Shippen, president, ocby the congregation immediately after the cupying the chair. The trustees reported their action in calling Rev. Roderick Stebbins of Milton, Mass, son of Rev. Horatio Stebbins, D. D., of San Francisco, to become interesting letters were read from Rev. Dr. pastor of the society, and in support thereof Eliot of Portland, and from distinguished Boston clergymen. Thereupon the society ratified the call by a unanimous rising vote.

On motion of G. H. Heilbron resolutions were adopted warmly appreciative of the excellent work that has been done for the society by the former pastor, Rev. E. C. Smith.

St. Cloud, Minn.-The contract for building the new church has been let. The edifice and let are to cost about $14,000.

St. Louis, Mo.-The Eliot Society is carrying on two courses of study, one of "Phases of Character and Passion in Modern Fiction," and one of "The Origin and History of Unitarianism." In the former course the following works are read and criticised: The Rogue, by W. E. Norris; The Nether-World, by Geo. Gissing; A Little Journey in the World, by C. D. Warner; Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky; April Hopes, by W. D. Howells; Dimitri Roudine, by Tourgeneff; Marie Bashkirtseff; An Enemy of Society, by Henrik Ibsen; The Mayor of Casterbridge, by Thomas Hardy; The Deemster, by Hall Caine; Anne, by Constance F. Woolson; The Peckster Professorship, by J. P. Quincy.

In the study of the History of Unitarianism the following special subjects are being considered: The Unitarianism of the Old Testament; The Unitarianism of the New Testament; Unitarianism until the Council of Nice; Arianism and Athanasianism; Unitarianism in the Reformation; Unitarianism in England; Early New England Unitarianism; Channing, his life and beliefs; Theodore Parker, his life and beliefs; Later Controversies.

The regular meeting of the Eliot So ciety, on December 11, was largely attended, and proved to be of unusual interest. After the reports from the various committees had been presented, a very able paper was read, entitled "Note and Comment on Books," being a sort of review of the principal books published in the last six months. The literary branch of the Society has had two meetings; at the first, "The Nether-World" was the work under discussion, and at the last, "A Little Journey in the World." The attendance at both was large, and the papers interesting

and instructive.

The first church sociable of the season was held on Wednesday, Dec. 10, about ninety persons being present, and after some time had been spent in social intercourse, interspersed with delightful music,

refreshments were served.

The Unitarian Club held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 16, when the Rev. J. H. Crooker read an essay on "Scientific Charity."

M. H. DEWOLF, Secretary.

Tokio, Japan.-Under the preaching of Mr. Kato, the First Unitarian hurch is rapidly increasing in numbers and strength, while very many of the Japanese who come to their own service remain at the English

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service which immediately follows. soon as a suitable place can be secured, Mr. Kato will conduct evening services in the Kanda district of the city, that being another great student section of the metropolis; and thus will be laid the foundation of another church. In the meantime, visits are being made to the larger towns in the country. Last week, Messrs. Kato and Kanda addressed an audience of more than a thousand at Morioka, a city in the northern part of the island, arousing such an interest that a strong organization is being formed, which will become the nucleus of a church as soon as a suitable man can be found to take charge of it. It is probable that our second native preacher will soon be obtained for this work. Two weeks ago the lecture courses at Unitarian Hall were opened, and are to be carried on for the first term under an excellent programme.Christian Register.

Valparaiso, Ind. For some time past liberal services have been held in the Opera House here on Sunday evenings, by Rev. T. G. Milsted, Dr. Thomas, and others, who have come down from Chicago. The town contains 6,000 population, and here is located the Northern Indiana Normal School, with an attendance of 1,500 or more students. The people want to build a Unitarian church, but can raise only a part of the money necessary. If they can be helped to the amount of $2,000 they think they can do the rest. For this sum they have issued a very earnest appeal to the Unitarians of the country. Who will help them? What church will take up a special collection for them? Address H. N. Nichols, Valparaiso, Ind.

Rev. Francis S. Thacher as pastor of the Walpole, N. H.-The installation of Unitarian society was an occasion of unusual

interest.

citizens of the town, of all denominations. The church was well filled by An especial interest was given to the exerercises by the fact that Rev. Mr. Thacher enjoyed the friendship and esteem of Rev. Wm. P. Tilden, formerly an honored pastor of the society, and that the address to the minister was given by Rev. Geo. H. Young, the friend of Mr. Tilden, and his successor ton. Touching reference was made to Mr. as pastor of the New South Church in BosTilden by Mr. Young and others, while Dr. Richardson in his excellent address of welcome, referred appropriately to the high reand that of Rev. Dr. Bellows, who so often gard in which the society holds his memory ministered in the pulpit. The sermon by Rev. Charles G. Ames of Boston was most excellent.

Washington, D. C. The list of "Special Exchanges" at the Unitarian church for the winter is announced as follows:

December 7.-Rev. H. G. Spaulding, Bos

ton.

December 21.-Rev. E. E. Hale, D. D., Boston.

January 11.-Rev. M. J. Savage, Boston. January 18. - Rev. George Batchelor, Lowell.

February 8.-Rev. F. L. Hosmer, Cleveland.

February 15.-Rev. J. T. Sunderland, Ann Arbor.

March 8.-Rev. J. L. Jones, Chicago. March 14.-Rev. H. P. Collier, Brooklyn. April 12.-Rev. Robert Collyer, New York. April 19.-Rev. T. B. Forbush, Chicago. Watertown. Mass.-Mr. John Fiske of Cambridge delivered a very interesting lecture in the Unitarian church, Dec. 14, on "Norsemen in America."

LIBERAL CHRISTIANITY IN DETROIT.

On Saturday evening and Sunday, Nov. 29th and 30th, the new and commodious church building on Woodward Avenue, corner of Edmund Place, was dedicated, the exercises being unique and appropriate, -significant of the opening era of spiritual fraternity. Several clergymen of different sects had been invited, and all were present save Rev. C. R. Henderson, Baptist, who sent a note of fraternal unity, stating that another previous engagement made his presence impossible.

Rev. Reed Stuart opened with a few fit words, saying that the gentlemen on the platform were invited, not to compromise their opinions, but in a spirit of justice and fraternity.

Rev. Z. Grinnell, Baptist, Rev. William Dawes, Methodist, Rev. W. H. Davis, Congregationalist, Rev. A. F. Frost, Swedenborgian, Rabbi Louis Grossman. Rev. L. S. Mcollester, Universalist, Rev. H. Hopkins, Episcopalian, Rev. H. P. DeForest, Congregationalist, and Rev. J. Gorton, Universalist, were each introduced most felicitously by Mr. Stuart; and all seemed inspired by the occasion to dwell on the great unities of their common Christian faith, and the good works they should all unite in.

Fine music filled the spaces between the addresses, and for nearly three hours the large audience listened with most attentive interest, recognizing in the spirit of the hour and in the good words spoken the dawn of a new day.

Sunday morning the house was again full, and the laity ruled the hour, as their clerical brethren had done the evening previous. The proper dedication services were a history of the society, a passing over of the church to the society by the building committee, and its acceptance by the people, Mr. Hosmer, Mr. Boyington and Thomas W. Palmer giving the needed words on each topic. Then came brief remarks by Mrs. Boyington, Mr. Rowan, Mrs. Holden, Mr. Holden, G. B. Stebbins, Mr. Pierce, Rev. Calvin Stebbins, Mr. Ballou for the Sunday

school, and others, a long yet not wearisome service, through which Rev. Reed Stuart acted as chairman, his few words always most happily appropriate and uplifting.

The sermon in the evening, by Rev. Calvin Stebbins, the minister of the church for some years, but now in Worcester, had attentive hearing. Thus the two eventful days of dedication-the topic of much comment, but of no adverse criticism-closed.

Hereafter there will be an evening meeting as well as a morning, Mr. Stuart speaking once a month, and others in the society filling the other evenings.

A lecture on "John Wickliffe," by Mr. Stuart, last night, opened these meetings auspiciously; next Sunday evening, G. B. Stebbins will speak on "Education, Industrial and Scientific, Intellectual, Moral and Religious"; and others will follow on their chosen topics.

A Unity Club is organized for Friday evenings, and a new activity and earnestness comes with the occupancy of the new church.

The Universalist society is moving on in its varied activities. Rev. L. S. McCollester is winning his upward way as a preacher, and is held in high personal regard and friendship. His remarks at the Unitarian dedication were singularly sensible and cordial, and eloquent in feeling and expression. Rev. Z. Eddy, a veteran and wellknown Congregational clergyman, a man of large experience and thought, is to preach in the Universalist church soon, and will give his own views in good faith and spirit, recognizing, no doubt, such common ground as they can all stand on and work on.

Detroit, Dec. 9.

G. B. S.

THE UNITARIAN EDUCATIONAL

SOCIETY.

This corporation, organized under the laws of New Hampshire, has as its object, to maintain, fully equip, and permanently endow Proctor Academy, Andover, N. H. The corporation has been in existence about ten years, and has maintained the school, which receives both sexes, during that time, having now buildings and land valued at $20,000, and funds amounting to about $5,000, the school being free from debt. Four teachers are employed and during the last academic year fifty-seven pupils received instruction for the whole or a part of the year. The entire cost of a year at the school has been about $150, an amount so low as to lead some to think that good advantages cannot be given. But pupils are prepared for college, or given a good academic training if they have not a college course in view.

The Unitarian Educational Society thus represents an interest of the denomination which is larger than any one school. It has been quite the fashion for well-to-do Uni