Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-04-17

IT ia generally believed that Col
onel Inselsoll does not accept the
idea of eternal punishment, of any
kind. but we find it is mistake.
His belief is thorough and complete,
as the following extract from one of
his lectures shows:
! For every crime you commit You must
! answer tnvo,lrSclf and 10 the one Won in
lure. And ii You have ever clothed
| another with Woe Won will never be-
quite a. happy Is though v"u had not
! dome that thing. No forgiveness by the
..,r!-. Eternal. inrx"rahlr. everlasting
| iu>,i,r - iar IL nature is concerned
That is what believe i'll.
The punishment here outlined
seems to be more eternal than that
of any Of the Christian creeds. 1t
shuts out all idea of atonement by
repentance. Nobody under it can
use the gibbet as step-ladder to the
realms of bliss; nobody can rob his
neighbor and propitiate Providence
by prayer. This view might be re-
rarded with more favor did it not
close and eternally seh lie portals
of Hope. The human heart has
implanted within it the germ OF
immortality, and any creed which
checks the aspiration for a better
lie beyond the grave sends death
chill to its very core. Iconoclast;
must give the world something
warmer than an iceberg for Il habit
alton before they can supplan: the
humanizinS Influences of faith by
the oblerate theories of the mater
| ialist.
The causes which seem about TO
preciritate a war between England
and Russia, are briefly as follows:
To enable the former power to main
tain her protectorate over Egypt and
control of the Suez Canal, which
materially shortens the means of
communication between the mother
country and her possessions in In
dia, and to secure the English hold
ers of Egyptian bonds, whose only
hone of pay lies in the ascendancy
of tho Khedive. 4 party headed
by Alabi Pashi revolted against for
eian intervention, and this led'to an
invasion by England and the speedy
overthrow of the insurgents. The
late revol: of the people of Soudan
was another effort to throw off the
Egyptian yoke. and Epgland's pur-
pose is to maintain tue existing gov
eminent, for the objects started.
Very naturally, Russia discerps in
the present complications q means
Of advancing her designs, long en-
tertained, upon India, and her sym
pathies are, Of course, with q move.
ment which will materially weaken
the power of the home government.
This position, it seems, is likely to
involve her in the war, as principal.
instead Of being a mere sympathizer
with the leaders of the revolt.
Miss Sweet, the Pension Agent at
Chicago who declines to resign, aud
appeals to Cleveland to sove her
from the official scalpins-knife, bids
fair to give him more trouble than
Pearson did, if the comments of the
press may be believed. The Depart
ment recognizes her fitness for the
Office, which compels our bachelor
! President to make choice between
civil service us exemplitied in the
person Of the Sweet damsel, and the
wishes of tie Pension Bureau. Civil
service could not have better sup
port. under ordinary circumstances,
than the twin graces Youth and
Beauty. The fussy old pension
chief will we assume, have to lower
| his standard To Them
The Port Townsend CAL has come
to hand, published by Glenn 4
OBrien. 1t is q neat seven column
paper, ably edited. and seems to DO
we'll supported by the business men.
1t announces n determination to
stand on its merits, in the following
candid manner:
Ii the Cal is a benefit t. the. COM
munity, the community will encourage
and support it, but if it turns out to be ;ls
snidc and useless as some of the other
lll-starcd ventures OF other days in this
town, then We may expect to meet the
same ignoble fate which has befallen
them-t" be stransled by the murdcrous
grip OF public opinion
i IT is reported that last Friday the
town OF Fir, on the Skasit river, was
visited by q disastrous fire which
almost swept it away. 1t is some
times known as Mann's Landing,
and situated about thirteen miles
southeast of LaConner. The prop
erty destroyed was the store, owned
by MIR. G. H. Mann, with valuable
stock of goods, the two hotels, two