The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-07
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ACCORDING to the New York Herald,
the new Chinese treaty gives an ipdemin-
ity of 1915, 900 for violence to the Chinese
in America.
The New York Mail and Express
under its new ownership, is printing
verse Of the Bible at the head of each
daily issue.
The Bill for the publication of cleo
tons has been reported to the assembly
at Albany, N. Y. Such a bill has long
been needed.
PORTUGAL knows and tolerates no other
| religion beside the Roman Catholic, ex-
cept among foreign residents who may
worship quietly in their own houses, but
not in a church.
THE second church bell brought to
this continent still rings at the First Con-
gregational Church, of Hartford, Conn.
The first church bell brought to this
country rang in Virginia.
GoD is my shephearde therefore can
lscke notifying: he wyll cause me to re-
pose myselfe in pasture full of grasse and
he wyll leade me unto calme waters
Bishops Bible, 1868. Psalm %, 1.2.
at will be the wonder of coming
years." writes E. p Roe in the April
Forum, Chat statesmen did more to pro-
tect and foster the pin trade than they
did to encourage American Literature"
"a SAINT is a sinner unmsde, and then
made over" Those who have thus been
"re-made," should fully recognize their
relationship, There is some defect i'll
the saint-hood Of those who fail to ex-
hibit this trait.
The Catholic Revieav says, the Denver
Jesuit College is destined to be the lead
ing one of its kind in the country, and
the good fathers are watching it's growth
with much pride and are assiduous in
their attention.
The Independent. thinks that Gen.
Badeau is another example of the old
adage "that man is his own best enemy"
and remarks of said Badeau"the more the
public see of him the less they dilcoyer
in him to love or pity"
THE Methodist papers are discussing
the question OF the immediate eligibility
of women to seats in the General Con-
ference. Tie discussion is only prepar-
ing the way for the advent of the women
in Methodist councils.
A LIST of ITO societies known to be en-.
gagged in reading Shakespeare, is given
in the February ShakesperianG One of
them meets Gin a log. cabin, in the woods
Of Southern Minnesota, on cold, stormy
nights in winter, after the ranch work is
DONE"
ARGoNIA, Kan, is one of the towns rap
idly coming to the front of attention. Ar
gonna has woman mayor who has driven
the gamblers out of town, shut up most of
the saloons and forbidden"cow jolli-
hcations." Argonia is sure to be heard
from some of these days.
THE Interior says: when your pas
tor leaves you, go straight for another.
A church without pastor is like a boat
without pilot; like business house
without head, like school without a
teacher. There are just as good fish in
the sea as ever were caught out of it
throw for that other salmon"
Mon. GEoRaI, a large real estate owner
in France. and member of Mention city
council, said: eff you can bring about
reduction in the standing armies of Eu-
rope, it will bring untold blessings to us.
They are our greatest curse. Everything
is taxed to death to keep the army 60
ing"
THE Journal and Messenger OF Gin
cinnati, is in favor of arbitration as a
method of settling international disputes,
and ssays: "a number of leading men
in France are pressing for a permanent
arbitration treaty with this country, and
the project is said to have already re-
ceived over hundred signatures in the
Chamber of Deputies. We ought to
meet such men half way. Every Christ
ian will rejoice to see the day when the
United States shall have a permanent
arbitration treaty with France, England
and Germany, so that all disputes may
be settled without the possibility Of war"