literary culture, many of its representatives broke loose entirely from the historic New England ecclesiastical system and abandoned Christianity as a supernatural revelation for the philosophy known as transcendentalism. By the middle of the 19th century, Unitarianism had become synonymous with religious liberalism, basing its conclusions in part upon the results of German rationalistic criticism. Outside of Massachusetts, its following has been small and its churches include groups which join with the name Unitarian extreme tenets of religious liberalism. President Eliot of Harvard pronounced "independent thought the chief feature of Unitarianism."

In 1865, largely under the influence of Dr. Bellows of New York City, "the National Conference of Unitarian and Other Christian Churches" was organized and passed the following resolution:

"To secure the largest unity of the spirit and the widest practical co-operation of our body, it is hereby understood that all the resolutions and declarations of this convention are expressions only of its majority, committing in no degree those who object to them, claiming no other than a moral authority over the members of the convention, or the churches represented here, and are all dependent wholly for their effect upon the consent they command on their own merits from the churches here represented or belonging within the circles of our special fellowship."

The words used in the preamble "The obligations of all disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ" led to a warm discussion and the formation of "The Free Religious Association." At a meeting of the National Conference, 1894, the following preamble concerning faith and fellowship was adopted and has been interpreted in some sections to include in the fellowship of the Unitarian churches, members of the Brahmo Somaj of India and all others who "sympathize with the spirit and practical aims" of the Unitarians:1

"The Conference of Unitarian and other Christian Churches was formed in the year 1865, with the purpose of strengthening the churches and societies which should unite in it for more and better work for the kingdom of God. These churches accept the religion of Jesus, holding, in accordance with his teaching, that practical religion is summed up in love to God and love to man. The Conference recognizes the fact that its constituency is Congregational in tradition and polity. Therefore, it declares that nothing in this constitution is to be construed as an authoritative test; and we cordially invite to our working fellowship any who, while differing from us in belief, are in general sympathy with our spirit and our practical aims."

1 Batchelor in Christian Register, 1906, p. 202, 203. See J. H. Allen: The Unitarian Movement since the Reformation, in Am. Ch. Hist. Series, X, pp. 1-249, N. Y., 1894; G. W. Cooke: Unitarianism in America, Boston, 1902. E. Emerton: Unitar. Thought, N. Y.,

Anselm, on the Immaculate Conception, 122. Baillie (Robert), 690, 693, 727, 737, 746;

Barclay (Robert), 859, 861, 864.

Barlow (William), 708.

Barneveldt, 511.

Baro, 659.

Barrett, 659.

Breitinger, 513.

Bremen Confession, 564.
Brentius. See Brentz.

Brentz, his Christology and Ubiquity doctrines,

290; his Würtemberg Confession, 344, 627.

Basle, First Confession of, 385, 387; Second Brès (Guido de), 504.

Confession of, 388.

Bathori, 585.

Baur versus Möhler, 89; on Calvin, 449.

Breviary, Roman, 190.

Browne (Bishop), on the Apostles' Creed, 16;
on the XXXIX. Articles, 601, 638, 648.

Baxter (Richard), 725, 726; on the West-Browne (Robert) and Brownists, 824.
minster Assembly, 729; on the Westmin-

ster Standards, 760.

Becon (Thomas), on Baptism, 643.
Belgic Confession, 504.

Bellarmin, Standard Champion of Romanism,
85, 102; on Infallibility, 182; on Ubiquity,
334.

Benedict XIII., 107.

Benedict XIV., 107.

Brownson (Orestes), 90.
Brück, 233, 243.

Bucer, 304, 388, 471, 525.
Buchanan (George), 670.

Bullinger, his life and labors, 390; his Con-
fession of Faith, 396; on the Lord's Sup-
per, 471; on Predestination, 475; on the
Heidelberg Catechism, 551; influence in
England, 602, 630, 637.

Bunyan (John), 723, 725, 848.

Bergen Formula, 311. See Formula of Con- Bungener, on Calvin, 441.
cord.
Bernard of Clairvaux, against the Immaculate Burnet (Bishop), 637.
Conception, 121.

Berne, Conference and Ten Theses of, 364.

Bersier, 498.

Bertram, 648.

Bessarion (Cardinal), 46.

Buxtorf, 479.

C.

Calamy (Edmund), 742, 770.
Calixtines, 566.

Beza, 393, 429, 434, 436, 438, 441, 468, 603. Calixtus, 350, 380, 557, 561.

Bible. See Scriptures.

Bibliander, 477.

Birgitte, 124.

Bismarck, 133, 150.

Blaarer, 397.

Blackmore, 68, 71, 73.

Blondel, 482.

Böckel, 355 and passim.

Böhler (Peter), 886.

Bockelsohn (John), 842.

Bogerman, 513.

Bohemian Brethren, in Bohemia, 566; in Po-
land, 582.

Bohemian Confessions, 576.

Bolsec, 421, 474.

Bonar (Horatius), on Catechisms, 544, 697.
Boniface VIII., 165, 176.

Book of Concord, 220.

Borromeo, 100.

Bossuet, 86, 102, 183.

Boston Declaration of Faith, 837.

Boucher (Joan), 846.

Callistus, 177.

Calovius, 350, 380, 561.

Calvin, on the Apostles' Creed, 15, 20; on
the Nicene Creed, 27; relation to Luther
and Melanchthon, 214, 215, 217, 218;
signs the Augsburg Confession, 235; on
the Adiaphoristic Controversy, 301; life
and character, 421; his theology, 446;
his Institutes, 447; on Predestination, 451,
474; on the Lord's Supper, 455 (281,
376); his Exegesis, 457; on Church Polity
and Discipline, 460; on Religious Persecu-
tion and Liberty, 463, 466; his Catechism,
467; Consensus Tigurinus, 471; Consen-
sus Genevensis, 474; on Episcopacy in Po-
land, 582; influence in England, 602, 630,
658; on Baptism and Election, 641.
Calvinism, 446. See Calvin, Dort, Lambeth

Articles, and Westminster Confession.
Calvinistic Baptists. See Baptists.
Calvinistic Methodism, 901.

Cambridge Platform, 836.

Bownd (Nicolas), on the Christian Sabbath, Cameron, 480.

777.

Bradwardine, 769.

Bramhall (Bishop), 664.

Brandenburg Confessions, 554.

Campbellites, 840, 845.
Capito, 385, 388.

Cappel (Louis), 479.
Cardoni, 163.

Carlyle (Thomas), on the Scotch Reformation, | Confession of Faith. See Creeds.

671; on John Knox, 676; on the Westmin- Confession of Anhalt, 563; of Augsburg,
ster Catechism, 787; on Edward Irving, 908. 225; Baptist, 851; of Basle, I., 385; of
Cartwright, 706, 735.
Basle, II., 388; of Belgium, 502; of the
Bohemian Brethren, 576; of Brandenburg,
554; of Bremen, 564; Congregational,
828; Cumberland Presbyterian, 815; of
Cyril Lucar, 54; of Dositheus (Synod of
Jerusalem), 61; French Reformed (Galli-
can), 490, 500; of Friends, 864, 870; of
Gennadius, 46; Helvetic, I., 388; Helvetic,
II., 390; of Hessia, 564; Hungarian, 591;
Methodist, 890; of Metrophanes Critopu-
lus, 52; of Mogila, 58; Moravian, 878;
of Nassau, 564; Reformed (in general),
354; Savoy, 829; Scotch, I., 680; Scotch,
II., 686; of Sigismund, 555; Tetrapolitan,
526;
of Thorn, 562; Welsh Calvinistic,
903; of Westminster, 753.
Confutatio Papistica, 227, 243.
Congregational Declarations. See Confession.
Congregationalism and Congregationalists,

Caryl (Joseph), 742.
Castellio, 475.
Catechism, Anglican, 654; of the Bohemian
Brethren, 574; of Calvin, 467; of Craig,
697; of Emden, 565; Heidelberg (Pala-
tinate), 529; of Luther, 245, 543; of Mo-
gilas (Russo-Greek), 58; of Platon, 71; of
Philaret, 71; Scotch, 696; Tridentine
(Roman), 100; Waldensian, 572; West-
minster, 543, 783; of the Quakers, 864;
of the Methodists, 882, 891.
Catharine of Siena, 124.
Catholic Apostolic Church, 905.
Catholicism and Protestantism, 207.
Catholicism and Romanism, 83, 205.
Chalcedon, Creed of, 29.

Chalmers (Thomas), 696, 885, 906, 908.
Chandieu, 493.

Charenton, Synod of, 483.

Charles (Thomas), 903. .

820.

Consensus and Dissensus of Creeds, 919.

Charles I., 617, 664, 688, 691, 693, 694; his Consensus of Geneva, 474; Helveticus, 477,

character and reign, 709.

Charles II., 619, 694, 721, 724.

Charles V., 92, 225, 227, 503.

Chemnitz, against the Council of Trent, 96;
on the Communicatio Idiomatum and the
Ubiquity of Christ's Body, 292.

485; of Sendomir, 586; of Zurich, 471.
Consubstantiation, 232, 316, 325, 327.

Cop, 427.

Copts, 80.
Corvinus, 302.

Cotton (John), 820, 850.

Chillingworth, on the Athanasian Creed, 40; Council, of Nicæa, first, 25, 44, 173; second,