Annual Reunion Of The Unitarian Church

The most interesting social gathering of the year at the Unitarian church occurred last Monday night. It was the annual supper and reunión. A hundred and twenty-five persons sat down at the tastefully arranged and well-filled tables, over which Mrs. Motley and a dozen other leading ladies of the society presided. After suuper there were toasts, responses, brief reports of work, recitations, music, etc. Professor Pettee acted as master of reremonies. Mr. VV. K. Childs and Mr. B. A. Finney spoke in the interest of the business side of the church. Mr. Robert Phillips repretrenttd L'uily club, caliing attention to its very successful course of lectures and to its great value in the city iu tenüing to break down social and sectarian lines and prejudices, and in furnishing a broad and free platform where orthodox and liberal, Catholic and Protestant, college man and non-college man can stand side by side in perfect equity, and can speak their honest thought, sure of an intelligent, candid and respectfnl hearing. Mr. A. P. Gilmour spoke for the Young Men's Liberal Guild, and Miss May Taylor for the King's Daughters, giving interesting accounts of the Sunday Bible classes, and the various lines of social, benevolent, and helpf ui work which these excellent institutions are carrying on. Miss Ida Allen told about the Saturday sewing school and the useful work it is doing for the poor of the city. Mrs. Pettee, who represented the Ladies' Union, read a very bright poem, in which the literary and other work of the Union were very happily characterized. Mr. J. Sivret indulged in some interesting reminiscences. Capt. Danforth spokeof the value of liberal churches. Mr. J. T. Powers gave some illustrations of the value of a liberal church to young men, and the wide reaching influence of the Unitarian church here through the students of the University. Professor Mechera spoke with fine wit, yet with earnestness and power, upon religión and law. Mrs. Sunderland spoke of the heart side of the church. The recitations and music, which were a very pleasant part of the evening's exercises, were furnished by Miss Sykes, Miss Millspaugh, Miss Taylor, Miss Lucy Cole, and Mr. Finterman. Altogether the reunión was one of the most enjoyable and successful ever held in the church.