The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-08-04

stitution, to the effect that students found
guilty of intoxication, gambling or other
gross immortality, or of interference
with the personal rights of any student,
shall be expelled. 1t is stated that the
faculty are determined to enforce rigidly
this rule intended to suppress hazing and
intoxication.
The Standard (Baptist) has an extract
from DR.. Gordcn's remarks at the Lon
don Baptist Association, which strikes us
as strange way of Boosting. cit is a
singular fact" he says" that when the
great Unitarian controversy occurred,
nearly century ago, not single Baptist
church was touched. They are passing
through similar state of things once
again in New England, but the Baptist
churches are just where they were hun
dred years ago." If this means that the
Baptist churches have had no new ideas
In hundred years, everybody must feel
sorry that they could boast over it.
Mr.. JAMES GLAIsHER, Chairman Of the
Executive Committee of the Palestine
Exploration Fund, writes the London
Times that he has strong reason for
thinking that the explorers have found
the ancient pool of Bethesda. "Nothing
was known OF the pool described by writ
ers until quite recently, when certain
works carried On by the Algerisn monks
laid bare large tank or cistern cut in the
rock to depth of thirty feet. It lies un-
der. though not Immediately under, a
church with an apse at the east end. The
cistern is 55 feet long from east to west;
north and south it measures 121a feet in
breadth. A flight OF twenty-four steps
leads down into the pool from the east
ern scarp OF rock"
EMILY FAITHFUL writes sensibly in the
July Womd1's World of Walter Besants
proposition that parents should endow
their daughters in order to reduce the
army Of necessitous ladies'" of this she
approves, but strongly urges the previous
necessity of teaching all girls some life
sustaining skill and then creating a
healthy public sentiment respecting wo-
mans work. She protests against the
work societies that promise not to dis
close their members Names" She tells
pathetic stories of those who seek work
clandestinely, who live Sin terror OF meet
ing acquaintance who may discover that
they are supporting themselves by hon.
est industry" We believe that this class
is not as numerous in America as in
England, but all know that it is by far
too numerous in this country.
The Publishing House of the Oumber-
land Presbyterian church cleared last
year over $4,000, and reports its business,
periodical and book departments, as in
very hourishing condition. The aim of
the management is to conduct it upon
the principles Of the book concern OF the
Northern Methodist church, whose sales
for the past four years amounted to seven
millions of dollars, or nearly two millions
year. The same kind of management
has lifted the Southern Methodist Pub
fishing House at Nashville, Tenn, into
healthy and prosperous condition. A
few years ago it was in debt to the amount
of 100000; but at it's last meeting it's
board of managers reported the entire
debt paid, and declared dividend of
$4,000 in favor OF the Board of Ministe-
rial relief. We rejoice in these worthy ex.
hibits Of financial success under church
administration.
Rev. F. 81. WINES, the editor of the
International Record of Charities and
Correction, was in San Francisco few
months ago. While there, he met the
wife of Japanese missionary, who told
him the following story: SIN one of the
South Sea islands, native professed to
have been converted to Christianity, and
applied to be received as member of
the church. The missionary asked him
how many wives he had to which he an
swered Two He was informed that
polygamy is not sanctioned by the ethical
precepts OF the gospel, and that his re-
quest could not be granted. He went
away sorrowful, like the young man in
the parable, but returned some weeks
later and renewed his application, saying
that he now had only one wife. The mis-
sionary asked him what had become Of
the other. With great gravity he replied
i have eaten her,"
OVER the pulpit Of the church recent
ly dedicated in Milford, N. f., is beau
titul stained glass window representing
the "Good Shepherd" The story OF
that window is thus told by the pastor:
'Dr. Bellows gave small sum of money
to help along the church, which caused
to be put into this window. When I
showed the doctor the design of it, he at
once bounced on me to know the cost of
it; and, when 1 reluctantly told him, he
said he would send enough more to pay
for it all. did not hear at once from
him, and when the window was finished
paid the balance myself. Meanwhile DIR.
Bellows sickened and died; and sup
posed, of course, that he had forgotten it.
But, after the funeral, Mrs. Bellows
wrote, enclosing a check, saying that
when her husband had closed up all his
earthly affairs, he did not forget this. AS