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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04
ALREADY CROWNED.

This Thanksgiving period will re-
mind many sorely wounded heart of
other days. That very seat, perhap
within few brief months, has been
made vacant. The sweet destinations
OF infancy are now no longer present,
save in blessed memory, while the
yearning heart at times almost breaks
with fond desire to embrace the object
of tender love. When that heart is
destitute of the higher and nobler views
of life, no wonder that these painful
bereavements, like the rude blasts of
approaching winter, cause every bud of
promise to wither and die. Then it is
that for such stricken one the state
Hest proclamation of universal thanks
giving is altogether meaningless is
even a cruel mockery.
Thank God, the believer is not or.
dained to bear such desolation. Even
amid irrepressible yearnings to see the
departed once more, there dwells with
in the soul an undertone of quiet
thankfulness. Binding tears will fall
it may be even at the festive board.
Emotions may surge through deepest
channels; natural affection may seem to
gain the mastery over sweet submission
to the divine will.
But it is really not so. Faith is still
supreme. Holy peace abides. Divine
joy wells up from inexhaustible fount-
aims. Beneath the audible, broken &C
cents of woe is the spirit Of reverence
and trust, whose speech may be inau-
dible to the world without, but is
known to the heart of infinite love.
'My precious one is already crowned"
is evermore the supreme joy of that
stricken heart.
Yes, the Christian may unite, bur-
dened with whatever distresses, in the
appointed Thanksgiving feast. The
glorified are safe with Christ above. The
poet Cowper, seldom without gloomy
views of human life, wrote the following
lines as he gazed upon the picture of his
mother, whose death occurred in his
childhood. Holy faith 80 far overcame
his constitutional tendencies to gloom
and mental depression that he could
say:
Could those few pleasant days again appear,
Might one wish bring them, would | wish
them here?
I would not trust my heart-the dear delight
Seems so to be desired. perhaps might.
But no-what here we call our life is such
So little to be loved. and thou so much
That should i'll requite thee to constrain
Thy unbound spirit into bonds again.
In "Kathrina" our own Holland has
told the story of Christian hope:
The peaceful summer days that rose upon
This night of trial and this morn of grief,
Rose not with calmer light than that which
dawned
Upon my spirit, Chastened, bowed, subdued
kissed the rod that smote me and exclaimed:
1.-THE Lord hath given; the Lord hath taken
away;
And blessed be His name"
Rebellion slept.
| grieved, and still grieve; but with heart
AT peace with God, and soft with sympathy
Towards all my Borrowing. struggling, sinful
race.
My hope. that chung so fondly to the world
And the rewards of time, an anchor sure,
Now grasps the Eternal Rock within the veil
OF troubled waters. Storms may wrench and
toss,
Aud tides may swing me, in their ebb and flow
But shall not be moved
Once more Once more
L shall behold her face, and clasp her handl
Once more--for evermorel
-NsW York Advocate.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04
OUR YESTERDAYS OF SORROW.

Yesterday and sorrow Writing the
words in the same sentence, one is
aware of the flicker of incredulity, al
most derision, which passes like the
shadow of flame over faces blanched
with apresent grief. Shall it ever have
a yesterday, this agony which presses
with aching weight on the breast, clog
ging the very wheels of life? Shall
yesterday come to the desolation which
sets the mourner apart, as in a sanctu-
airy, over the threshold of which she
must step when she again mingles in
the activities of the world ? Nay, who
ever desires that the loneliness shall
grow lessened ? To sensibilities NOR
bidly acute the torture is welcome, and
to wish that the cup might pass seems,
in the exaggerated view we receive,
gazing through the tear-blurred lens Of
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04
A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE.

1t is rarely that we read anything
more touchingly beautiful than the way
in which Catherine TAFT, wife of the
Archbishop of Canterbury, tried to
comfort her own heart and the heart of
her husband after they were suddenly
deprived by death of five blessed little
daughters" Other parents, who mourn
because of empty cradles and desolate
places at their Preside, may be strength
ened by their example. Mrs. TAFT
writes:
''Now, constantly, with our daily
prayers for them, we say the thanks
giving and commemoration
Lord, thou hast let thy little ones
depart in peace.
Lord Jesus, thou hast received their
spirits, and hast opened unto them the
gate of everlasting glory.
"Thy loving Spirit leads them forth
in the land of righteousness, into the
holy hill, into thy heavenly kingdom.
"Thou didst send thy angels to meet
them and to carry them into Abraham's
bosom.
"Thou hast placed them in the hab-
itation of light and peace, of joy and
gladness.
"Thou hast received them into the
arms Of thy mercy, and given them an
inheritance with the saints in light.
"There they reign with thy elect an
gels and thy blessed saints departed
thy holy prophets and glorious apostles,
in all joy, glory, felicity and blessedness,
forever and ever. Amen. C0ngrega-
ti0ndliSt.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04
ELEGANT"

It is amazing to observe the use of the
word elegant" and pitiable, too, for it is
very good word, and ought not to be
put to service on all sorts of occasions as
it is now. A piano or a portiere may be
really elegant, but bonnet or bonbon
cannot. Somebody ought to form an
anti-elegant league, whose members
should vow not to use the word at all, or
else only in its most restricted applica-
ton. "Girls, girls" it's leader should say
in her inaugural address, ''let us unite in
a serious resolve to Danish the false use
of the word elegant. Let us fine men,
Der who shall speak of an elegant lunch
or an elegant play or concert; let us
stand firm against saying an elegant
young man, and LET us perish before We
shall ever again be heard to utter that
silliest and most meaningless of all ex.
pressions AN elegant time
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04

-" remember once waiting in an
anteroom of the late Lord Beaconsfield's
house at Hughenden, when 1 was to be
introduced to his lordship," writes Lon
don correspondent of the Dublin Mail,
sand while passing the time my atten-
ton was attracted to a cleversketch Of the
then prime minister depicted as Hamlet,
seated at table covered with innumer-
able documents, the text quotation being,
The time is out OF joint, o cursed spite.
that ever l was born TO Get it rightl' [
was smiling at the picture, which l may
add was cut out OF Punch and framed.
when the prime minister entered with the
gentleman who was to present me, and
finding me gazing at the sketch, Lord
Beaconsfield said Yes, that is one OF
the best caricatures of me that has vet
appeared; and, strange to say, the artist
has neither presented me with dopkey's
ears nor cloven hoofs. feel very much
battered Lord Beacousfeld took an
interest in all the caricatures that ap-
peared of him, and at the time he died he
had several hundreds in his possession"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04

George Eliot's books we're espe-
clally fascinating to Prince Albert. He
was particularly fond of novels of charac-
ter Mr.. Martin says that the Prince revel
ed In the humor of these books and often
quoted the shrewd sayings of Mrs. Poy-
ser. He liked "Adam Bede" SO much
that he sent a copy of it to Baron Stock
mar, saying: at will amuse you by the
fullnes and variety of it's studies of hui
man character. By this study your
favorite one-I find myself every day
more and more attracted"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04

- Nathaniel Hawthorne was not
ashamed upon occasion to play nurse. 1t
Is recorded of him that he was often seen
on pleasant summer afternoons in Salem,
trundling his baby in a baby carriage
around the paths of the Common, in soli-
tary and sedate meditation. The novel;
ist was always recluse during his life in
Salem, taking no interest in local affairs
and not encouraging social approaches.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04

"A thankful spirit is ever joyous and
cheerful spirit. If we would go hopefully
and happily through life, we should take
gratefully the blessings God sends, think
ing more Of what we have, than Of what
we have not.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04

Henry Ward Beecher, describing
his homeward voyage, said that they had
rough voyage, and that in a storm which
occurred Mrs. Beecher was thrown vio-
lently across the cabin. Mr.. Beecher
tumbled into his berth soon after he went
aboard and wouldn't even take off his
clothes. She wanted the steward to pull
off his boots, and Mr.. Beecher said: "Do
not touch me, for if you do know I'll be
SICK" Mrs. Beecher said she had not
seen the sun in three weeks, and did not
know hardly how it would look. She
had only two things to find fault with in
England = the climate and the bread.
She couldn't cut the bread, and Mr..
Beecher said he could use it TO fire from
cannon and batter down the stoutest
walls in the kingdom.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

hey. DIR. Boyd.Carpenter, bishop of Ri
pom, when laying corner stone recently,
was invited by the architect to become an
Operative mason" for few minutes.
mo" said he, 81 can not be an opera
tive mason, but L am q working Carpen-
ter"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04
The Umiuersa1ist Sermon Rage.
REV. C. FOSTER BARN
Tideoute Pa.
STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY:


FOSTER furnished by the author publication
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04

Mrs. Fremont, in her sketch of the
life OF her father, Senator Benton, tells
the following Of the French bishop in st
Louis, at the time of the purchase or
Louisiana: 1T was a point of honor
among the older French not to learn
English; but the bishop needed to acquire
fluent English for all uses, and for use
from the pulpit especially. To force
himself into familiar practice. the bishop
secluded himself for while with the
family of an American farmer, where he
would hear no French. Soon he had
gained enough to announce sermon in
English. My father was present; and
his feelings can be imagined when the
polished, refined bishop said: my
friends, I'm right down glad to see such
smart chance of folks here to-day
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04

The Rev. John Leland, once we'll
known Baptist minister, was in the COM
pany of number of his brethren, when
one of them asked him what he thought
OF Universalism-hoping for a word of
disapprobation. Mr.. Leland answered,
"When I feel most deeply the love of
God and the highest communion with
my Saviour, I pray most fervently that
others may enjoy the same blessing. Nor
can | think of friend or foe. acquaintance
or stranger. at home or abroad, among
all the nations of the earth, without sim
cerely praying that they may be brought
to the joy unspeakable and full of glory
which love of God gives me. Now, if SO
small portion of love as my poor heart
can contain produces such desires, what
must all the fullness of God do?" and he
turned his back and left the circle.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04

- In the reign of Charles IT., when
England was threatened with the Access
sion to the throne Of prince, then call
ed the Duke Of York, who was Roman
Catholic bigot, proposition was made to
exclude him from the crown. Some said
it was very rash measure, brought for
ward by very rash man. They should
admit him, and limit, chain, restrict him.
During the debate member arose and
thus grotesquely expressed himself:
ST hear lion in the lobby roar;
Say, Mr.. Speaker, shall we shut the door
And keep him out, or shall we let him in
And see if we can get him out again?"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-12-04

Some good stories have been told
since the death of the literary critic,
Edwin P.Whipple, concerning his bright
ness and wit ia conversation. Years
ago, when Hon. p. T. Barnum was
first member of the Connecticut legls-
lature, he met with difficulty in secur-
ing the attention of the House. "What
do you suppose was the reason" in
CURED friend of Mr.. Whipple, who
knew the distinguished Snowman, " that
Mr.. Barnum could not obtain the ear Of
the House?" "Ohl nothing is simpler"
was the prompt response, they were
afraid he would exhibit it in a museum"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-14
A STRAINED ISSUE.

In desperate extremity to find some
thing to growl at the administration about
the opposition papers have started the story
that MIR. CLEVELAND keeps ready-made
vetoes on hand. 1t is alleged that the
numerous veto messages fired at the last
congress We're cut and dried, and that the
president is in the habit of keeping stock
Of them stored away in some convenient
recess of the White house. While the
story is flimsy one and goes to show the
extreme poverty of the Republican oppo-
sition in its supply of issues against the
Democratic administration, still it would
not be bad thing if it was true.
Possibly the president may accept
the suggestion contained in the story
and turn, it to good account.
1t would be capital idea for any president
to adopt the system of keeping a stock OF
ready-made vetoes on hand. For instance,
whenever bill is introduced into congress.
and there is the least possible show for its
passage there, it IS the proper thing for the
president to investigate it and to have his
mind clearly made up concerning its merits
or dement's before it comes into his hands.
And if he came to the conclusion that the
measure was an injudicious one, there
would be no improperly in having his veto
all written out before it reached the execu-
tive If, as it is alleged, the president took
the precaution to have an examination
made of the status Of each of the private
pension bills that was pending before
congress in advance of their pas
sage and had secured all the
information relating to each one of them, it
only shows that he is careful, pains-tak-
ing public official, and manages the affairs
Of government upon the same business-like
principles on which individuals conduct their
business interests. If the president who
preceded Mr.. CLEVELAND had exercised
the same caution and patient examination
of each separate bill that passed congress
there would not have been so many leaks in
the treasury. If the story of the ready
made vetoes is the biggest gun that the OPP
position can fire at Mr.. CLEvELAND's adj
ministration it had better spike its artillery
and retire from the field.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-14
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
The Bookwalter Case.

To the Editor of the Globe.
Sir: A good many reasons having been
put forth by your different correspondents as
to the cause of the removal OF Mr.. Book
walter, think it duty in justice to myself
and to those who signed the resolutions
which mad for their object his removal, to
add one Or two more reasons. Mr. Book
walter was partiZan in the fullest sense of
the word His time seemed to be always at
the disposal of his different preferred candi-
dates throughout the state of Minnesota. It
state or federal elections, Mr.. Bookwalter
was always there. Not content with the
effect his own presence might have in these
elections, he not only permitted bat requested
his subs TO absent themselves whenever there
was question of an election, and when he
thought the presence or such SUBS at such an
election might be of some utility to his can
dldate. These facts having been proven to
the satisfaction of the present administra-
ton, Mr.. Bookwalter was removed. Mr.
Bookwalter should accept his removal with
complacency and not try to pose himself be-
fore the public as slaughtered innocent.
Why does he not act as his predecessor, Mr..
McMurtrie. whom he (Bookwalter) had re-
moved for no cause whatsoever? AS to Capt.
Hay, he being one of the organizers of the
Democratic party in the northern part of the
state, was deemed by that party a fit stand
ard bearer who would carry the complaints
of the Democratic party to Washington.
With what success we know full well.
ONE OF THE SIGNERS.
St. Paul, Aug. 49,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-14
IMMORTALITY.

"From Death arises still more precious Life!'
So says the poet, and his lofty word
Is true and strong as is the word of God.
1t finds an easy door to every heart,
And breaths of immortality to man.
With this conception, man cannot believe
That, though his mortal frame to ruin fall,
His spirit, too, will vanish into naught,
In dark humiliation lost and gone.
So man, nature and science join to teach
That nothing vanishes which once had birth.
The form may change, the inner being lives;
The germ, the living force, must still survive.
And, as mans mortal frame doth change and
pass.
But never vanishes, SO does the soul of man
But pass, ana not expire.
For, since no thing can perish in its germ,
Mans spirit cannot die. 1t still must live.
Eternal life is his. The sun may fade,
And hoary time may totter with his years;
Still, fresh and fair, mans life of life re-
mains.
The stars will pass away, but in mans soul
The star of immortality will shine
From life to life, a luminous Intelligence,
Forever and forever.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-14
EXPENSIVE FUN.

Base ball loses interest in comparison
with the little game of shindy which is
being played just now between the Bur
lington line and the Union Depot company.
Each side is doing Its level best to keep the
other on its own territory, and jolly game
they are having of it. 1t is good deal of
fun. no doubt, to the boys, but it looks
nightly like child's play to the spectators.
TO see one company working 200 or SOC
hands all night to lay a track and the other
company spending the next day in tearing
it up has good deal of the element OF
childish frivolity about it. 1t is only ques-
ton of law. after ALL as to which is right
and which is wrong and must be adjudicated
by the courts in the end. How much bet
ter it would have been for all parties in the
beginning, when they found they couldn't
agree as to the location of the tracks. tc
have agreed to quietly submit the matter in
dispute to judicial determination. That's
the business-like way of settling dispute.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-14
A Alleged Lynchin..

Special to the Globe.
EFFINGHAM, ILL.,, Aug, ia rumor
has circulated here to-day that terrible
tragedy, followed by a lynching, occurred
near Georgetown, twenty miles south of
here. The names of the parties could not
be learned. The information was that a
party were threshing grain, when young
son of the man feeding the thresher acct
dentally hacked his fathers hand
with the knife he was using to
cut bundles. This so enraged the father
that he gathered his son up and threw him
into the thresher, the son being literally
cut to pieces. The father, upon realizing
what terrible thing he had done. at once
took to flight. He was soon captured by
the machine hands and neighbors and
lynched by beng hanged from the thresher
in which he had thrown his son. The ru-
NOR has produced sensation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-14
TIE CABLE LINE.

The people of st. Paul will be extremely
gratifed to know that the cable line Or
dinances have received the approval of the
council committee which had them under
consideration last night. They will be re-
ported favorably to the council, and will be
finally disposed of at the special meeting
which is called for tonight. With the
amendments which were made by the COM
mittee last night. the ordinances are
now in shape to be satisfactory to
everybody and will undoubtedly pass. The
whole subject has been so thoroughly dis
cussed that the people Of this city have
formed an intelligent opinion as to what
the city needs in the way of rapid transit,
and the unanimous conclusion is in favor of
the cable line. They not only want, it but
they want it right away. They manifest
Impotence at any hitch in progressing the
building of the line There is 10 time to
be lost if it is expected to have the cable
cars running next season. The city coun-
Gil fully understands what the public senti-
ment is in this respect and will crafty the
popular will by promptly passing the ord-
nances which will be reported to that body
tonight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-14
PATRICK EGAN.
He Talks About Irish Difference
and says He Will Not Again be


and says He Will Not Again be
President OF the League
CHICAGO, Aug. ID. Patrick Egan,
president of the Irish-American National
league, arrived here to-day.
do you expect much trouble at the forth
coming convention he was asked.
VERY little. OF course there may be some
differences, but we apprehend nothing of a
serious nature"
ssWilI not the gentlemen who constitute the
Palmer house committee be likely to make
things livelyY'
mo. not at all. We don't expect much
trouble from them. These gentlemen have
no connection with the league"
vt is said that they have made very extern
sive preparations for a reception of the dis
tinguiShed visitors, and they claim to be just
as national and patriotic as the other party"
''They have made elaborate preparations,
but party of Democrats might as well pre-
pare reception for body of Republicans.
They have nothing to do with the visitors.
The latter ale not their guests"
rs this merely a local trouble, or does it
extend outside Chicago?"
at is entirely confined to Chicago"
Are there not differences and dissensions
in New York;"
They are very trivial. New York has its
own little troubles ready for every conven-
ton"
HWill not the seeming split injure the move
ment here in American"
81 don't think so. 1t has not done so yet.
As proof of the vitality and strength Of the
National league in America I would mention
the fact that within the last month we have
forwarded 100000 to Ireland With regard
TO these gentlemen who form the Palmer
house committee. I would say that they are
not members of the league and no action of
theirs can injure 1t.
Mr. Egan went on to say that this, the third
animal convention, was called for the pur-
pose of eecting officers and taking steps for
the more active support of ParnelPs pol
xviii you again accept the position of presi-
dent?'' he was asked. mo, sir. I have set
my foot down about that. You are probably
aware of the fact that 1 rendered my resig-
nation at the committee meeting last Janu-
airy, but was forced to retain it till the con-
vention. l am extensively engaged in the
corn business and find it absolutely neces-
sary to resign the presidency in order to pay
more attention to personal matters"
Twill Dr. O'Reilly of Detroit retain the
treasurership?"
1--WE would all be very glad 10 prevail upon
him to do SO. / don't know how that will
be-" Mr.. Egan did not have any idea as to
who his probable successor might be, but it
is said that Chicago will make a push to have
Chicagoan elected to the presidency, and
it is said that either Sullivan or Finerty will
be the man.