The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04
Edited 9eus and 1ntes.

Bishop Walden, of the Meth odiet
Episcopal church, preached in Boston for
the first time Sunday, Nov. 81. How the
good bishops education has been neg
lectedl
-Rumor has it that the fremont Tenn.
pie (Boston) pastor has put in the hands
OF his publisher story likely to create a
sensation because of it's plain handling
OF modern ways in business and church
circles.
"A tomb has been discovered in Egypt
by Prof Maspero, in which a square, a
mason's leveler, compasses, and other
tools have been found beside a mummy.
The dead man was an architect who had
control of one-quarter of the cemetery at
Thebes.
The Rev. DR.. Joseph Parker, pastor
OF the City Temple, London, publishes
letter opposing the inclusion in the Lib
eral party platform of plank favoring
disestablishment. He says that to advo-
cate disestablishment just now would be
suicide for the Liberals.
1t is observed with interest that in
his letter to the Park Street Church, Bos-
ton, resigning the pastorate thereof, Rev.
Dr. Withrow spoke with emphasis and
devotion OF the "old theology" of the
Orthodox Congregations" church, and
the Original beliefs" of the American
Board.
President Taylor, of the Mormon
Church, has sent a letter to Secretary
Lamar, in which he says that the future
OF the church over which he presides sis
indissolubly connected with the land"
He thinks it possible that in the future
the Mormons may found colonies outside
of the United States.
Rev. A. d. Mayo will leave Boston
on Saturday, Nov. ~, for long season
OF educational work in the South. His en-
gagements already include work in sever
al States, lectures before colleges, insti-
tute work, and his general habit of vista
ton among communities in need of edu-
cational stimulant and information.
Slight years have wrought but lit
tie change in the physical appearance of
Dwight l.. Moody, the world-renowned
evangelist" says the Boston Record.
BLESSED apparently with an iron consti-
tuition, he reappears before the Boston
public with the same characteristics of
form and feature, the same peculiarities
OF voice and delivery, the same man, in
short, but slightly modified"
AN official resolution is published in
India on the subject of infant marriages
and enforced widowhood among the Hin
doos-a question which has been much
discussed by the native press. The reso-
luton states that the opinions OF local
governments having been asked, all dep
recate any official action; and it adds
that the Viceroy agrees that reform in
this matter must be left to the people
themselves.
Rev r. Laird Collier and Moncure
Conway were both sorrowing fathers on
Thanksgiving week. The eldest son of
the former was most cruelty murdered at
Emporia, KAN, by drunken and infuri-
ated discharged clerk of the railroad
office of which young Collier had charge;
and Dana Conway died at his fathers
home in Brooklyn on Monday evening, of
typhoid fever, just as he was supposed on
the eve of recovery.
In his Thanksgiving sermon Mr..
Beecher said the condition of the work
lngmen In this country is better than in
any other, and is better now than it ever
was before. He had no sympathy, he
declared, with eight-hour men who had
fourteen-hour wives. He illustrated the
absurdity of expecting equality in the
condition of all, by saying that if man
should put his own clothes on his six
weeks. old baby, that would not make his
child equal to himself.
The Galesburg Register observes:
"Some of the churches in this city are
about to engage in holding series of
night meetings. They are to be assisted
In the effort at conversion of the wicked
by man with a consecrated voice and a
consecrated bugle' to lead in the singing.
'Consecrated bugle' is good. Have we not
'consecrated lawn tennis and 'conse-
Grated croquet;' then why not 'conse-
Grated horns,' 'consecrated cards and
'consecrated horse. racingY"
-Babu Mohini Mohun Chatterji is the
name OF young Hindoo philosopher re-
Gently arrived in New York. He is a
Brahman of high caste. and is % years
old. He was graduated with high honors
at the University of Calcutta when young.
and at once became editor of an Indian
paper at Calcutta. His appearance is
striking. His long jet-black hair falls
around his shoulders and he wears a
beard. He speaks English fuently with
hardly trace of an accent He comes
to this country to study and to lecture.
Rev. Newman Hall, of London, makes
the concession: 'There is a growing ten
dency to set aside the old theology for
the demands of modern thought, which
Is evident from the tone of considerable
part OF the pulpit and the press. We are
told that man has not fallen from the