PRESENTED TO THE Eliot WESTERN CONFERENCE OF UNITARIAN CHURCHES, HELD AT LOUISVILLE, MAY, 1854. Churches. Lastville PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE CONFERENCE. LOUISVILLE: HULL AND BROTHER. MD 000 LIV. BX 9807 W4 1854 EXTRACT FROM MINUTES. SATURDAY, 13 May, 1854. Upon motion of Rev. W. G. Eliot, RESOLVED That we have heard with much profit the Report of Judge Pirtle, and that it be referred to the Executive Committee to be printed. RESOLVED However, that under our organization as the Conference of Western Unitarian Churches, we have no right to adopt any statement of belief as authoritative, or as a declaration of Unitarian Faith, other than the New Testament itself, which is the divinely authorized rule both of faith and practice. RESOLVED That we earnestly recommend to the churches and societies here represented by us, to adhere more and more closely to the direct instructions of our Lord Jesus Christ; that we may become living branches of the true vine, and bring forth the Christian fruit of good works to the glory of God. Upon motion, N. P. Sprague, Esq. RESOLVED-That the above Resolutions be published as a preface to the Report. (Signed) W. D. HALEY, SECRETARY OF CONFERENCE. |