The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-07-24
KANSAS AND INDIAN TERRITORY

ARKANSAS CRY, KAN, July IL, 1886.
held meetings last Saturday evening
and Sunday on the south line of Kansas
among strangers, one mile from Indian
Territory. The meetings We largely at
tended; very few ever heard Universalism,
many were ignorant of it aud expressed
satisfaction in having mistakes corrected.
Some said, 81 was Universalist and did
not know it." One that led the singing
said II did not know that UniversalIsts
opened meeting with prayer" He did
not know that we used the Bible or be-
lieyed in God, but kindly remarked that
there is not much difference between us
after all. remarked, "About the only
difference is we put more trust in God as
Father and Christ as Saviour than
Others" An Adventist minister said to
me the other day, "If all mankind will be
saved onyholo what is the use of preach
ing righteousness?" 1 answered, "When
you get immortality you will live anyhow;
then l suppose yoa will repudiate God
Immediately! If you are serious in your
objection God can never trust you with
immortality for he knows your princi-
pies. While you feel that it is not safe
not to &c right you deem it prudent to
do right, but when immortal and in no
danger OF death, then you will turn
around and serve the devil unless you
change your principlesl You sre working
for pay and that pay is immortality and
when no more pay is offered God knows
you will quit. God is only pleased with
work when. void Of selfshness, it is done
for others good. Doing good because
you love your fellow men is the only
motive holy and divine. Goodness is
that quality Of action that is Godlike.
Why does God do good? Because he is
afraid of the devil, or because he can not
live anyhow? No, but because he is love;
and any other foundation Of righteous
ness is not Godlike" Such was my re-
ply in substance.
Yesterday took short drive into the
Indian Territory and had view of the
broad expense of prairie unoccupied but
by cattle with now and then the herds
mans hut They say these people are
very hospitable. One needs no money
to travel through the Territory, When
house is approached drive in, help your
self to grain and hay for your team, wash
yourself and be one of the family. When
ready to go on, go without stopping for
thanks. 20 don't mention it."
wondered while looking out over the
broad fertile prairie, noticing on the
Kansas side houses, barns, orchards and
waving fields Of grain all along the line.
unbroken as far as the eye could see,
How long will this goodly land be denied
the poor home-seekers and be kept back
by tricks of politicians and held only by
cattle syndicates for their immense herds?
A short drive from where write, United
States soldiers are camping to keep out
"boomeIs," but the contest evidently be-
ing might against right, it must end in
the peoples favor. 1 read in this morn
ing's paper that some five thousand
boomers are to start July Is, from Hon
eywell for Oklahoma. After SO many de-
feats l wonder why people do not give it
up; but people with the sense of right
will not down.
Next Sunday 1 will preach in Arkansas
City and again in August, anc in Win
field some time in September. 1 will
visit several places before start regular
services. 1 will spend some time in de-
Gliding where to settle, but that it will be
somewhere am determined.
I. w. WOODROW.