UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST. 



UNITED STATES. 



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Resolved, That, while yielding to no body of re- 

 ligious worshippers in our reverence for the Bible, 

 and our grateful acceptance of the truth it contains, 

 and commending it to every one's study, we never- 

 theless would not insist upon it as an essential or 

 useful part of our public school system. 



After a long discussion of the subject, the 

 conference recommended the raising of $50,- 

 000 for building a denominational church at 

 Washington, " to be under the control of the 

 American Unitarian Association," provided 

 " that the privileges of said church be open to 

 all alike, without distinction of race or color." 

 The churches were also advised and recom- 

 mended to raise $100,000 for the exclusive use 

 or the American Unitarian Association during 

 the ensuing year, "without reference to the 

 money which has been voted to the Washing- 

 ton church." 



It was declared the duty of every minister 

 "to take a bold stand in favor of temperance." 

 The Unitarian foreign missions are in Paris 

 and India. The latter is largely sustained by 

 the income of the Hay ward Trust Fund of 

 $20,000. Mr. Dall, the superintendent of the 

 India mission, had announced, several months 

 before, that he had come to the conclusion 

 that the interests of his work would be pro- 

 moted by his joining the society of Indian 

 theists known as the Brahmo Somaj, and that 

 he had joined it. The conference resolved to 

 sustain and develop the mission. The labors 

 conducted, under the direction of Unitarians, 

 among the freedmen in the South, were con- 

 tinuing to meet with success. 



The reports of the British and Foreign Uni- 

 tarian Association show it to be making active 

 exertions for the spread of Unitarian doctrines. 

 During the year which ended with its anni- 

 versary in May, 1872, its funds were used to 

 promote lectures in all parts of Great Britain. 

 Large sheets, containing statements of princi- 

 ples, with citations from the Scriptures, were 

 posted in many places. More than 100,000 

 tracts and leaflets were distributed, and 17,500 

 volumes were printed. At the time of the an- 

 niversary, 12 new chapels were in course of 

 building. Aid had been given by the officers 

 of the Association to seven district associa- 

 tions. Communication had been established 

 with the Unitarians in the United States. 

 Some interest had been manifested in the 

 labors of Pastor Coquerel in Paris. A depot 

 had been opened in Berlin for the sale of Uni- 

 tarian publications, and money had been voted 

 for the spread of Unitarian literature in Italy. 

 A Hungarian young man was in London, re- 

 ceiving education for the ministry. The ex- 

 penditures of the Association for the year had 

 been 3,750. 



The Association, at its anniversary, adopted 

 a resolution, that " the Education Act (of 1870) 

 contains provisions which violate the princi- 

 ples of religious equality." 



UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST. In 

 the following table are given the statistics of 

 this Church : 



The number of meeting-houses is 1,691 ; of 

 parsonages, 168 ; of Sunday-schools, 2,610 ; 

 of Sunday-school scholars and teachers, 144,- 

 870. The total amount paid during the year, 

 for the salaries of ministers, was $324,255.13 ; 

 amount collected for missions, $39,149.23 ; 

 collected for Sunday-school purposes, $38,- 

 299.07 ; collected for church-building and ex- 

 penses, $262,634.82. The total amount of the 

 contributions of the Church was $681,300.93. 

 The increase in the number of church-mem- 

 bers in 1872, over the number reported in 



1871, was 5,019. 



The receipts of the Missionary Society of 

 this denomination for the year ending July 1, 



1872, were: From contributions, $44,156.75; 

 amount paid as salary by missionary fields to 

 their pastors, $54,624.88; total, $98,781.63. 

 The number of missionaries employed was 

 299, of whom 179 labored in the home mis- 

 sions, 114 on the frontier, and 6 in the foreign 

 work. The foreign missions are in Germany, 

 and at Shengay, in Africa. The German mis- 

 sion is reported in need of reenforcements. 

 Sixty-three persons were baptized at the 

 Shengay Mission during the year. 



UNITED STATES. Several projects of a 

 national character were suggested during the 

 year, and received more or less of public at- 



