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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1958)
Religion Toda Unitarians Debating Doctrine By GEORGE W. CORNWEIX Associated Press Religion Writer Kicking over the trices is an old habit with Unitarians. But if it s carried beyond certain limits, look out for the fireworks. That's the sort of uproar that is going on now over whether the denomination is Christian or not. are and always have been Christians," declared the Rev. Dr. Duncan Howlett, of Boston's First Unitarian church. "When anyone says otherwise, a lot of us don't like it." Nevertheless, aome Unitarian clergymen are faying it nowa days, and repercussions are likely At ,U - L 1. I .. . "c raurcn convention in Boston this week or next. "It's a crucial issue for us," said the Rev. Dr. Walter D. Kring. of New York's Unitarian All Souls church. ' Future at Stake At stake is whether the historic Independent - minded church, which has cradled many of Amer ica's great intellects, shall evolve beyond its Christian origins, or stay within that broad encamp ment. In pulpit after pulpit, sermons have been crackling over the sub ject each Sunday for weeks. "Since we're a free religion, those in it should not have to bear the Christian label," said the Rev. Dr. Dal Dewitt, New York's re gional director of the American Unitarian Assn. Dr. Howlett said: "These ef forts to de-Christianize Unitarian ism mean either a movement de void of any form and content, or else a kind of eclecticism, with a Shintoism and what have you." . Said Dr. Kring: "The illusion of 'going beyond' Christianity con sists largely in not understanding ... the breadth of the movement1 from the beginning." Seasitive Problem The question has sensitive ram ifications both for Unitarians, and for their kindred liberal faith, the Universalists. It could affect the current ne gotiations for merger of the two bodies. "Some may try to raise this is sue," said the Rev. Dr. Philip Giles, of Boston, general superin tendent of the Universalist Church. He added, however, that the Christian designation problem was common to both. However, as is true with many Unitarians, any suggestion that Universalists have outgrown their original Christian framework is apt to produce explosions. "Anybody that says that will get a celestial bum's rush," said the Rev, Dr. Cornelius Greenway, of New York's All Souls Univer salist church. "My congregation would have high blood pressure," Started la 1910 The stir began In 1950 when the National Council of Churches, which embraces the major Prot estant denominations, set belief in Jesus as "Divine Lord and Sa vior" as a requirement for mem bership. This kept Unitarians and Uni versalists out, since they don't de mand acceptance of Jesus as di vine. Many see him only as a great spiritual teacher. This concept has attracted many people reared in Judaism. "It's not possible to set one of the great faiths above the other, said the Rev. Dr. Donals Harring ton, of New York's Community Unitarian church. 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