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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25

LUEDBoRa's perfume, Edenis
Lundborg's perfume, Alpine Violet.
LundboIgs perfume, Lily of the
Valley.
LANDLORDS perfume, Marchal Nile
Rose.
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organization by the distribution of the
badge of membership.
THE ANTI-sALooN REPUBLICANS.

If the resolutions of the nti-Saloon
Republicans, adopted last week in this
city, are made part of the National
platform of that party, vast majority
of the temperance people of the coun-
try will know exactly what to do with
their ballots at the next presidential
election. The ''if'' stands, however, in
the way. We venture no opinion as to
the final result of the movement; but
it is certainly one which all good citi-
zens and practical temperance workers
will wish to succeed. The present at
tempt to educate the party to the high
standard of the resolutions will con-
tinue. 1t is under the charge of ear
nest and conscientious men of national
reputation, who believe that success is
possible; that the time has fully arrived
for their party to assume advanced
ground on the temperance question.
1t remains to be seen what success they
will meet at the hands of the politicians
who control platforms and assume to
voice the public sentiment of the coun-
| try. This anti-salOon movement is a
very significant concession to the pow
erful temperance sentiment, now so
thoroughly aroused all over the land.
AS such, it merits and will no doubt
receive, respectful attention and sympa-
thy from the best men in all parties,
who are arrayed against the saloon, and
who desire to see the land relieved of
this curse in American politics and
social life, and the liquor traffic put for
ever under the ban.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25

Mr.. GEORGE FREDERIC PARSONS
has well-writter and especially time
" article in the Atlantic Monthly for
September, on The Saloon in Politics"
1t concludes with these vigorous words:
Every vicious and debasing theory
every corrupt 'spoils' doctrine, every
line of thought which tends to bruta-
lie and degrade politics, every aspect
of them which is an insult and wrong
to the religion, the virtue, the woman
hood of the nation, may be traced to the
saloon. The placid tolerance of so rank
and gross an evil is shame to us as a
people. The pretence that we can live
in peace and harmony and fellowship
with it is a reproach to the general in
telligence. This is the question of the
immediate future. 1t will not down at
the behests of politicians. 1t will not
cease to disturb the national conscience
until remedial action is determined
upOn.n
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WESTERN.

Rev. E. L. Conger, of Galesburg, was
present at the Anti-Saloon Conference as
delegate from this State.
Rev. J. p. Mclean gave his lecture on
the mound Builders" sixty-one times
during the winter of 1856.
Rev. c. K Gibson has returned to his
home at Lamont, MICH, where he may be
addressed hereafter.
Rev. J. B. Tabor, OF Gaysville, Vt, is
in Chicago on visit to his father, Rev.
L. FL. Tabor, of Montords Magazine.
Ward Brigham, graduate of last years
class at Lombard, and son of Rev. l..
w. Brigham, enters Benefits Medical
College, Chicago.
Rev. Mary I. Clark will serve the Indi-
ana Convention this year as a missionary
at large. Her postoflice address is Dub
lin, Wayne county, Ind.
MIR. T. A. Nerney, for several years an
attoche of the Star in the West" Gin
cinnati, is now in San Diego, CAL, en-
gagged in the real estate business.
Prof. j. Clarence Lee, who spent his
summer vacation in Canton and in the
Adirondacks, with Prof. Fred. W. Rich,
has returned to his duties in Lombard
University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell Blackinton, of
the North Attleboro (Mass.) parish, spent
several days in Chicago, week before last,
and duly reported to their ex-pastor, the
editor of THE UNIvERsALIsT.
Alderman Kerr, of this city, attended q
meeting of the Trustees of Lombard
University, at Galesburg, last week, and
gave the students an address on Tuesday
morning, speaking of college days as the
Golden Age"
Hon. E. II. Conger, of Des Moines, has
been renomnated for Congress by accla-
nation. The Inter Ocean says his short
speech of acceptance, for incisive force
and trenchant argument, has never been
excelled in Des Moines.
Hon. II. b. Metcalf, of Rhode Island,
was one of the prominent delegates at the
Republican Anti-Saloon Conference in
this city last week, and served on the
committee on resolutions. He paid his
respects to the Western Branch ON Fri
day. Br Metcalf expects TO attend the
General Convention next month at Akron.
Rev. DIR. Demarest attended the Mis-
souri, Convention at Gould Farm last
week. Previous to the Convention, he
was the guest, for few days, of A. P.
Wilder, Esq, of Topeka, Kan. He will
attend the Iowa Convention two days this
week, aud return at once to Manchester,
n. H., to close his reports for the General
Convention.
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REV. H. P. SAGE OF OHIO.

We record with great sorrow that Rev.
Fl. P. SAGE, one of the good old pioneers
of Uoiversalism in northern Ohio, and
we'll known to many of the readers of this
journal as an eminent worker for Uni
versslism, veteran of over fifty years in
the ministry, is suffering from fearful
malady. A cancer on his under lip is
slowly eating away his life, and there is
no remedy. Br. Sage is now eighty six
years of age. Yet his mind is clear and
in all mental respects, he is apparently
as well rs he was when seventy, when the
writer first knew him. OF course he is
past mingling with society, but is waiting
patiently amid the progress Of his mala-
dy, for the Lord to call him home. Many
dear friends will sympathise with the
aged brother in his painful experiences
and be saddened by the news which is
here written. May the Father give him
strength to bear his affection until the
joyful hour of release comes.
Rev. N. Stacy Sage, the son of this
old veteran of the faith, we now hear is
preaching for the Methodists around and
about Wellington, o.
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KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.

The Sunday-school lesson for next
Sunday is devoted to the above topic.
As presented in The UNIvERSALIsT
and Helper, it is we'll outlined for prac-
tical suggestion. 1t also contains many
interesting references and brief history
of the New England association, which
has now branches in all parts of the
country, organized for the prevention
of cruelty to animals, under the beau
tiful name, "Band of Mercy" Over
five thousand of these bands are now in
existence in the United States, and the
membership includes schools of all
grades, and Sunday schools of all de-
nominations. This Association pub
fishes a large number of leaflets, con-
tanning selections from the best liter
allure, designed to inculcate Christian
principles in the treatment of animals,
and especially useful to pastors and
superintendent for Sunday. school reci-
tation in classes and at concerts. We
trust that our superintendent and
teachers will pro6tably employ the hour
next Sunday in unfolding the duty of
kindness on the part of our youth, to
dependent and helpless animals. The
topic is one which commends itself to all
humane and thoughtful minds, and is
especially easy of illustration and COM
ment. The organization of Band of
Mercy in each school might prOfitably
follow the lesson. The pledge of the
Society is as follows 81 will TRY to
be kind TO all harmless living creatures,
and TRY to protect them from cruel
usage" Let our schools organize next
Sunday around this pledge, and on
some subsequent occasion, perfect the
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25
PERSONAL.
EASTERN.

Rev. DR.. Miner gave the Russell Lecture at
Tufts College last Sunday afternoon.
The Lawrence. Mass, parish calls Rev. w.
Z. Gibbs, of Buffalo, to its vacant pastorate.
Rev. W. S. Williams has rendered his res
ignation as pastor of the Danvers, Mass,
parish.
Rev. DR.. Willard Spaulding, of Peabody,
Mass, has received the Labor nomination for
Congress in his district.
Prof Walter B. Gunnison, who with his
family spent the summer in Canton, has re-
turned to his duties as School Superintend-
emit in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Rev, E. Case will not return to South Car
DINA, and having recovered from his recent
illness, would be glad to serve as a pastor or
supply. His address is Little Falls, N. Y.
Rev. G. w. Perry, of Rutland, recently
preached at a Pentecostal camp meeting.
No harm was done, so far as heard from,
either to Br. Perry or those who heard him.
Rev. A. U. Hutchins recently preached in
the M. E. church, Westfeld, Pa, in place of
the regular pastor, Rev. Mr.. Mason, and re-
ceived an attentive and undoubtedly sympa-
thetic hearing.
Rev. L. Holmes, of Charlton, Mass, is
writing series of articles on the decline of
population in rural Massachusetts" for the
chronological Journal. The first install
ment appears in the August number and is
an interesting statement of the subject indi-
Gated by the title.
Mrs. Mary H. Gilbert, of Gloucester, cee-
brated her one hundredth birthday, Wednes-
day, Sept. 8. Flowers, poetry, and congrat-
ulatory letters came as a flood, and the gath
ering of friends was in throngs. She is a
good mother in our Universaist Israel. She
bore the ordeal with grace and vigor.
Frederic S. Lee, Ph.D., has returned from
Europe, and is now at his fathers in Canton,
N. Y. He spent a year in Leipsic University,
Germany, pursuing his scientific studies un-
der DIR. Ludwig, the eminent psychologist.
His sister, Florence j. Lee, is to remain an
other year, to continue her study and practice
of music in Beipsic. During their summer
vacation they made very pleasant tour to-
gether in Germany and Switzerland.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25

REV. DIR. WITHRow, of the Boston
Park Street chuTch-formerly called
Birthstone Corner''-declines the call
to the Third Presbyterian Church of
Chicago, to succeed DIR, Kittredge. DR..
Withrow, or his friends for him, bases
his refusal of the call on the ground
that in the present emergency that is
upon New England orthodoxy, on &C
count of the future probation cOntro-
versy, his services are needed in Boston.
There is very good evidence for the be-
lief that New England would maintain
a respectable position in this cOntro-
versy, even should it sustain the loss
of the Park Street pastor. But the
decision is complimentary in one view
to Chicago. 1t can get along without
imported theologians. Now that the
Adconce is ON the war path, we infer
the Western outposts are deemed suf-
ficiently secure.
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erence to spiritual unbelief. 1t NAV
be the result of weakened evidences as
to truth, or it may be the result of an
incapacity to believe those evidences.
There is not much doubt as to which
of these alternatives accounts for mod
ern infidelity.
But if the cause of this spiritual in
ertia be with men themselves, there
ought to be some hope of delivering
them from it. And there is abundant
ground on which to work. If your
skepticism is the result of Incidence,
indifference, or cowardice, you are not
merely unfortunate, because you can
not believe; you are to blame. And
the proper appeal to make to you, is to
rouse yourself to mental industry.
Take hold of the problems that you
think so insoluble, and think industri-
ously, persistently, courageously. If
the light does not come, you will be a
strangely exceptional man. No man
would be long without working faith
in religion, unless he is a drone, a
coward, triher, or sinner. And
many man is drifting helplessly about
among these winds of doctrines, only
because he is too lazy or too weak,
through low and worldly life to under
take the task of thinking for himself,
and searching down into the heart of
the great truth of existence.
A few years ago l read of vessel
that was picked up adrift on the ocean.
She was deserted by her crew. Not a
trace of them could be found, save the
evidences that they had lowered the
boats and taken stores with them. The
ship was leaking, but not badly. Her
gear was somewhat damaged, but she
was by no means wreck. And the
vessel that found her put a crew on
board which safely worked her to the
nearest port and obtained salvage
money on ship and cargo. 1t turned
out that her captain and crew had be-
come frightened. They had not the
courage and the nerve to navigate their
leaky ship, and so left her to drift about
on the high sea, while they sought es-
cape. There was no need of abandon
ing her. If her sailors had been brave
enough the ship would have carried
them ashore. She went adrift because
they were too lazy or too timid to sail
her. And may not that be the trouble
with you, my friend, who are laying
your unbelief at the doors of science,
and the higher criticism, and the influx
of new truth. You think Christianity
has sprung fatal leak. The fact may be
that you have lost heart. The good old
ship will come to port yet, and you will
only be pitied and laughed at, because
you took TO the boat in a panic created
by your own ignorant fears and mental
| laziness. J.C.A.
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less than sixteen years of age, be found
to take the White Cross pledge and then
each one of the first five be deputed to
get five more leach youth being respon-
sible for the five he has induced to join);
then each one of the new five securing
five others, thus going on in endless
links, to add, quietly, thoughtfully and
without much outward demonstration,
to the White Cross Army, pledged to
personal purity of living, to maintain
ing the law of purity as equally bind
ing upon men aud women, the putting
down of all indecent language and
coarse jests, the protecting of woman
from wrong and degradation, and the
effort ito help our young brothers"
Any social purity society may appro-
priately cooperate with any other soci
ETY. or church. There is already great
amount of literature in the interest of
this movement. In Chicago, the W.
! G. 7. U. has published a variety of
leaflets and pamphlets, and the Sanitary
Publishing Co. has the agency of much
of that issued in E gland. The special
organs of the cause are the Sentinel,
London, the Philonthropist, New York,
the Alpha, Washington, and the Father S
Lore, San Francisco. The movement
promises to extend to all lands, having
already reached Scotland, Ireland, At
RIGA, China and Australia.
The burden of the work falls most
heavily upon women, as the burden OF
sin and sorrow has always rested upon
them with most crushing weight. The
heroism displayed by the leaders and
the workers in this field is beyond all
computation as it brings refined and
cultured women in contact with knowl
edge of evil in its most repugnant forms
Miss Hopkins relates Of John Stuart
Mills daughter, that she complained
in learning some painful event, that il
was too horrible to know, but her mother
said, "What others have to bear we car
endure to knO,o." On this principle
the work of the White Cross is prose
cuted 1t is one of the most benefcent
organizations of the age, and is rapidly
winning its way to the favor of thought
full and earnest Christian men anC
women in all churches. May it fine
helpers all along the line,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25

THE Iowa Convention this week at
Cedar Rapids. Next week the Illinois
Convention in Chicago. The follow
ing week the Michigan Convention at
Bay City, and the Sunday school Con-
vention at Columbus. Then, on the
goth of October, the General Conven
ton at Akron,-these are the leading
meetings of the next few weeks, with
various smaller assemblies between.
Surely there is here indication of denom-
national activity in our Western Zion.
These autumn gatherings, with the
various Conventions of the early and
later summer months, will give an i'm
pulse to the work of the local churches
for the year which must prove highly
salutary aud result in the enlargement
and progress of our church. We trust
the Conventions will be largely attended,
not only by ministers, but by our lay
men, and that in each State the active
workers will be Oh hand to plan and ex
ecute for the good of the church. Our
word to all is, Attend the Conventions
and help onward the good work
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25

1T is reported that the decision has
been reached by some representative
Buddhists of Japan to send missionaries
to Christian countries to convert Chris
tians to Buddhism. Why not? If Budd-
hism is the good thing these japanese
natives declare it to be, there is every
reason why they should wish to have all
the world embrace it. If it is better
than Christianity the latter should be
exchanged for 1t. For our part we want
"the best" To present them side by
side is the practical way of testing their
respective merits. By all means let the
Buddhist missionaries come; and let them
have every privilege and courtesy.
They will make some converts, we
can assure them. Whether their religion
is good or bad, reasonable or childish,
there are sure to be more or less people
who will embrace it with enthusiasm.
Besides, there are not few eo-called
Christians who will require very little
conversion" to make of them simon-pure
Buddhists. But we are afraid these mis-
sionaries will not come. 1t is not the
genius OF their religion to go into all the
earth and disciple every nation. To make
the serious attempt would be to change
it in form and feature and perhaps end
in the conversion of that which sought to
convert The motive, too, is not mission
airy but retaliatory. 1t is not to save
Christians, but to protect Buddhists.
That motive is political, not religious.
= There is striking similarity be
tween the public judgment on sea SER
penis and on faith cures. To hear what
some say you would think there is moth
ing more surely settled than the impos-
sibility of the existence of such monsters
of the deep. On the other hand there
are now some hundreds of sober and
truthful people who testify that they
have seen them. So again, it is treated
by one part OF the public as the most
ridiculous of decisions that any one is or
ever was cured of any physical malady
by faith-his own or any other persons.
But there are plenty of people in every
town who will tell you of cures known by
them TO be performed by this means, Il
is curious how dogmatic each party is.
Since both are questions of fact, belong
ing to the present time and to this coun-
try, there should be either unanimity of
opinion or less dogma.ism. LIMA.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25

The expulsion from the Methodist
ministry of the Rev. A. V. Nipper closes
an interesting contest between the pre-
siding elder of the Milwaukee district
and the bishop. He was tried in Decem-
Der, when he pleaded guilty to two
charges and was convicted of the third
Lying, incorporation of missionary
funds and conduct unbecoming a minis
ter and Christian were his offenses. He
was suspended but afterward given a
charge in the Rock River conference by
the presiding elder in the hope of trans
ferring the trial; but the bishop estopped
this, and the trial with its final result has
just taken place in Milwaukee.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25

THOSE who propose attending the
Illinois Convention, in Chicago, next
week, are requested to give particular
attention to the following notice, which
comes from the Secretary, in regard to
the conditions on which alone reduced
fare can be secured on the railroads.
Mr.. Decker writes Delegates attend
ing the Convention will be returned by
the railroads centering in Chicago, for
one third regular fare, on the following
conditions Delegates must procure
from the agent at the Railway station
from which they start, going to the
Convention, receipt for the full fare
paid. which receipt when filed up and
countersigned by the Secretary of the
Convention, will be honOred by the
ticket agent at the return starting point
for return tickets, at one-thiTd fare.
If delegates pass over two or more lines
eu-route to the Convention, they must
procure receipts for the full fare paid,
going over each line, as return tickets
will only be issued locally by each COM
pany. No return tickets at reduced
rates will be issued unless the above
conditions are complied with.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25
THE INDIAN PROBLEM.

In view of the coming meeting of the
Indian Rights Conference, next month,
at Lake Mohonk, we take pleasure this
week in presenting the initial article of
series on the Indian question, by Mrs.
o. J. Hiles, Of Milwaukee. 1t is the
purpose of our contributor in this series,
to give, by way of illustration of the
treatment of Indians in general, his
tory of the wrongs inflicted upon the
mission Indians of California. This
will comprise more extended history
of those Indians than has heretofore
been published. Mrs. Hiles has given
extended study to the Indian problem,
and several of her articles have appeared
in The Christian Union. The historian,
Bancroft, in his elaborate work on the
Pacific States, has also given quite a
completed history of the missionary move
ment among the Indians of that coast,
but the history is not yet distributed
very widely. The articles by Mrs.
Hiles will supply popular want, and
direct renewed attention to the wrongs
inflicted upon that people ON the Pacific
coast and elsewhere. AS Mrs. Hiles
suggests, the Indian problem is fast
being resolved into the Indian tragedy.
The articles will treat this subject from
the standpoint of Christianity, and be
an eloquent plea in favor of justice to
an oppressed race, whose wrongs are
recorded among the saddest passages in
American history.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-25

The Christian Advocate tells the
following story: "a minister bought a
piece of property. The real estate agent
he employed brought suit for his COM
mission of $40. When the case came to
trial, the minister testified that he asked
the agent what he would charge for his
service, and he replied: Nothing. All 1
ask is that you pray for me- The minis
ter then swore that from that time till
the trial he had daily prayed for the
agent. The court decided that this was
an equivalent" In this case, the child
of light seems to have more wisdom than
the child of this world. The agent ought
to have tested the worth of the minister's
prayers before he accepted them as value
received.
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SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1886.
UNIvEHsALIsr GENERAL CONVENTION.

The annual session for 1886 will be held in
the city of Akron, Ohio, beginning on
Wednesday, October 20, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
The occasional sermon is to be delivered on
the morning of the first day, by Rev. Geo. L.
Flanders, ID. D., of Massachusetts,; which ex-
erci.e will be preceded by the service of
communion.
Only those representatives whose names
are certified to the Secretary of the Conven-
ton before the meeting will take part in the
organization.
There will be preliminary exercises on
Tuesday evening, the 10Th, and platform
meetings on Wednesday and Thursday even
ing. G. l.. DEMAREsT, Secretary.
Manchester, ". III.