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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE
WORLD.

The seven great sacred books of the
world are the Koran of the Mohamme-
dams, the Eddas of the Scandinavians,
the Tripitikes Of the Buddhists, the
five kings of the Chinese, the three
Vedas Of the Hindoos, the Zendavesta
and the Scriptures of the Christians.
The Koran is the most recent of these
seven Bibles, and not older than the
seventh century of our era. 1t is a
compound of quotations from the Old
and New Testaments, the Talmud and
the Gospel of st. Barnabas. The Ed
das of the Scandinavians was first pub
lished in the fourteenth century. The
Tripitikes of the Buddhists contain
sublime morals aud pure aspirations,
but their author lived and died in the
sixth century before Christ. The sacred
writings of the Chinese are called the
Five Kings, king meaning web of cloth
or the warp that keeps the threads in
their place. They contain the best say
ings of the best sages on the ethicO-po
litical duties of life. These sayings
cannot be traced to period higher
than the eleventh century before Christ.
The three Vedas are the most ancient
books of the Hindoos, and it is the opin-
ion of Max Muller, Wilson, johnson
and Whitney that they are not older
than eleven centuries before Christ.
The Zendavesta of the Persians is the
grandest of all these sacred books next
to our Bible. Zoroaster, whose sayings
it contains, was born in the twelfth
century before Christ. Home Journal.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
HUMANITY AND ITS ADVANCE
IN LITERATURE.

The essential factor in humanity is
genuine interest in the mass of men.
Strange to say, in some generations, in
the entire histories of some nations, and in
large part of literature, such an inter
est is hardly manifest to all. A look at
the higher civilizations OF antiquity, as
the literatures of those civilizations have
let us read their secrets, demonstrates
the general fact that man as such was
little valued and little cared for. In
stances of contrary condition of feel
ing toward mankind at large are almost
too doubtful to be trusted. In short it is
not at all too much to say that humanity
in literature is altogether a product Iof
modern times. However, it is possible
and accurate to come down to a compar-
atively recent period, if we care to affirm
the existence of much more than a spor
adic development of genuine humanity
in current books. Even the novel and
the poem of only one hundred years ago
were animated by interest in the mass of
less degree than they are likely to be to-
day. In the midst of the boasting of re-
cent times, therefore, the advance of hui
mainly in our literature is among the
things for which our times might mildly
boast, yet we scarcely hear the matter
mentioned. Indeed, one may almost
wonder whether or not it has been much
recognized.
Take down from your shelf the book Of
poems published only last century, and
you will see that the lyric fire of human
ity in Tennyson far outglows what you
will find in the volume in hand. Even
the modern novel, too, continued on for
some time under the dominance Of aris-
tocrstic instincts. 1t is not necessary to
say that this was natural enough. AL
though it was, it is still worth while to
call attention to the fact that the novel
was actually influenced by the spirit of
the time when it was produced, and that
its genuine democracy has made vast
strides of growth. A Scott and Tolstoi
may illustrate, if not the poles of aris-
tocracy and democracy, at least positions
along the line in opposite directions, and
we all feel that while another Tolstoi is
still possible Scott would be an impos-
sibility. We do not refer here, by way of
yielding to its claims, to anything of the
crankiness of various modern isms. We
allude to q regular modern advance in
that genuine humanity which has accom-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

the balance of original health is gone,
and distempered action is set up.
The doctrine of physiology, therefore,
is the doctrine of original intemperance;
and we are held to inevitable right
opinion by it; even though the State
and national legislatures cannot see
the Importance of coming to the relief
of the people against the curse. But,
so certain it is, that the laws of propa-
CATION contain the fact, in this manner,
of an organic deprivation of human So
ciety. Under these physiological
terms of propagation, society falls or
goes down as a unit, and intemperance
and its legiOns of distempers become, in
sense, organic in the world. The
bad inheritance passes; and fears,
frauds, crimes against property, char
acter and life; abuses of power, Cypress
ions of the weak, prosecutions of the
good, piracies, wars of revolt and wers
of conquest, are the staple of the
worlds dark and bitter history.
For the restoration of society from
the effects Of intemperance, organiza-
ton will do whatit can. 1t will be more
or less bad as it is more or less per-
verted by injustice and political in
trigue, or misdirected and baffled by
the instigations of selfishness and the
bad affiaities and denounced passions
of intemperance itself. Nothing can
now be expected from the strong arm
of legislation, because while the right
is recognized, the power to do anything
is withheld by the people. For the
present, therefore, educational indus
try and the gospel of Christ are the
only available means of reform. But
these are at all times the most legiti-
mate, permanent and powerful, and
so let the shining ranks Of the bat
talioned hosts of God go forward,
and the songs of courage, faith
and hope continue to roll along the
line, until the banner of soberness and
peace, with the shout of victory, shall
forever wave over the whole country.
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panied the progress of real Christian
thought. 1t is an example of this ad-
vance in the general desire for the well
fare of the great majority, and indeed
demonstrates its popular presence, that
our own poet Whittier is 30 generally
beloved. And the following from his
The Crisis is the significant keynote of
what he has written:
The day is breaking in the East of which the
prophets told,
And brightens up the sky of Time, the Christ
ian Age of Gold;
Old Might to Right is yielding, battle blade to
clerkly pen,
Earth's monarchs are her peoples, and her
serfs stand up as men.
B. III. Fullerton, IN the Boston Adver-
tiSer.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

ENGLISH literature is by no means rid
yet OF that "rule of the old " of which Mr..
Grant Allen not long ago complained.
Lord Tennyson is 78, Mr.. Browning is rs,
Mr.. Lowell is 6S, Mr.. Whittier is 80, Mr..
Ruskin is 6S, Cardinal Newman is So;
even Mr.. Matthew Arnold is IS. Long
may they all live; for can any one honest
ly say that there are SUCCESSORS ready all
along the lines to " fill up the gaps in the
files?"
az REMEMBER" says P. T. Barnum, 'an
old darby preacher, who had good deal
of scripture in him, but was always mis-
applying the quotations. He told his
congregation one day that at verygreat
gathering in church once a woman fell
out of the gallery. She broke into five
thousand pieces he said, and then draw
ing on his scripture supply, added, and
of the fragments of her they gathered up
twelve baskets and enquired, Whose
wife shall she. be at the resurrection"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
NOTED MEN AND WOMEN

In commenting upon the charac-
ter OF the late Mrs. Grail, the Atteneum
says: "She wrote plain, simple English.
She never used long word if short one
would do as we'll, and she never took a
foreign word that has an equivalent in
her own language"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

Mrs. Tibbles, the Indian woman
better known as "Bright Eyes," who with
her husband is now travelling in England
and Scotland, speaks frequently on the
temperance question. She recently gave
an address before the British Woman's
Temperance Union, in Edin burgh.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
Francis Mnrphv intsnds IN ant,

-Francis Murphy intends to enter
the ministry it the conference of the
Methodist church will accept him. He
already has license as local preacher,
which was granted him by the Erie (Pa.)
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church before he went to Europe.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

Sir Frederick Pollock when visit
ing Tennyson one day asked the poet
which he preferred of his two poems,
"Enoch Arden" and "AyImer's Field"
Tennyson frankly replied "Enoch Ar
den," which he thought was very perfect
and beautiful story. "Aylmers Field"
had given him more trouble than anything
he ever did. At one time he had to put 1T
aside altogether for six months; the story
was SO intractable, and it was SO difficult to
deal with modern manners and conversa-
ton. The Indian relative was introduce
ed solely for the sake OF the dagger
which was to be the instrument of the
lovers suicide.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
The Wniuersalist Sermon Page.
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for pubicat UNIvERsAIIsT
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

The original of Hswthorne's hero
inc Hilda, in the MARBLE Faun," was
Miss Adeline Shepard, later Mrs Badger,
of Boston, whose tragic suicide took
place some twelve yeare ago. Miss Shep-
ard was promising young teacher in
the days when Horace Mann was Presi-
dent of Antioch College, and at his re-
quest went out there to take a place in
his corps of teachers. There were several
OF the sisters in the Shepard family, one
OF whom married Thomas Hill, former
President of Harvard, and one of whom
married one of the elder Putnams of the
New York publishing house. Miss Ad-
cline Shepard married Unitarian min
ister, Rev. Mr.. Badger.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

A recent visitor, to the home of
Tolstoi found the author busy with his
theological studies. Referring to his
manner of life, Tolstoi said: "Every day,
according to the season, labor on my
farm. 1 cut down trees, I chop wood,
NOV. All, and pillow. You do not know
what a pleasure that is. You go along
turning up the fresh earth, tracing the
long burrows, and you do not notice that
one hour, two, three hours pass. The
blood courses joyously through your
veins, your head is clear, your feet scarce
ly touch the ground, and how hungry
you get, and how you sleep afterwardp'
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

DR.. Dollinger, in his lecture on
"The Creator and Creation" closely ex-
amines Mr.. Herbert Spencer's theory Of
evolution, and concludes thus:-"To as
sumo that by starting with atoms in
equilibrated motions, uncounted millen-
NUNS of ages ago, and that by adding
atoms and groups OF atoms, with altered
and re-altered motions as the ages roll
away, with the result that at last, with
these factors and no others, we shall get
organism and life, is surely as fallacious
as to explain Millais' picture of the Hug
uenots as having been brought about by
a skillful arrangement of palettes and
brushes and pigments.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

Mr.. w. W. Corcoran, the venerable
philsnthropist, who has lived in Wash
ington all his life, says: Il have known
all the Presidents since Washington. 1
was born, you know, the year before
Washington died, and 1 saw Jefferson
while he was in the White House. His
BUSH ess agent, Mr.. John Barnes, resid-
ed at Georgetown, and President Jeffer-
son often rode over to see him. after
ward visited him at Monticello. I saw
John Adams at his home in Quincy,
Mass. I remember he was lying on the
OUNCE when came in. He gave me his
hand, and during my chat with him
found his mind bright and clear. BE re-
ferred to his old age, and pointing to
his weakened body, said; My physical
house is out of order, and the landlord
has warned me that he will make no
further REPAIRS President Madison
knew well during his presidency, and
have visited him at Montpelier. Dolly
Madison and myself were acquaintedfor
years and John Quincy Adams did his
banking business with me. As for such
young men as Polk, Pierce and Buchan-
an, /, of course knew them; and during
the tour took through Europe in 1855,
President Fillmore was with me-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

Mr.. 7. A. Trollope, in his rev
book, says curious thing about Walter
Savage Landor-that he Railways drop
ped his aspirates." "He was, think,
the only man in his position in life whom
ever heard do so. That man who was
not only by birth gentleman, but was
by genius and culture-and such cultured
very much more, should do this, seemed
to me an incomprehensible thing. do
not think he ever introduced the aspirate
where it was not needed, but he hsbitu-
ally spoke of and, cad and 'ouse.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05
SECTIONALISM.

A prominent Northern Democrat who
is member of congress, but who, for
obvious reasons, withholds his name
from the public, charges up the re-
sponsibility for the late Democratic de.
feat to the Southern brigadiers. In a
two-column interview in last Sundays
World this disgruntled statesman re-
lieves his mind by pouring hot shot
into the Southern members of congress
for forcing sectionalism into the Demo-
cratic party by arrogating to themselves
the best seats in the house, and by
walking off with the best committee ap-
pointments. Notwithstanding the acri-
mony of the sentiments expressed
by the soured congressman, there
is a degree of truth in his accusations
which merits attention. 1t is possibly
the strongest trait of human nature to
want the earth, and it is not any
stronger in man from one section than
in man from another section. The
Southern Democrats in congress did
just what the Northern Democrats In
congress would have done under similar
circumstances. The opportunity pre-
scented itself to gobble up the biggest
plums in congress, and they awaited
themselves of the opportunity. But it
was unfortunate for the national Demo-
cratic party that it was SO. 1t
gave the opposition the coveted
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05
FAIRCHIID'S REPORT

Secretary FAIRCHILD adds his in
dorsement to President CLEvELAND's
recommendation to congress that taxa
tien be reduced. And he backs up his
recommendation with an array of fig
ures and statistics which prove to be an
unanswerable argument. The revenue
receir is for the last year were $780,
100000 i'll excess of the expenditures,
and very liberal estimate for the eX-
penSes Of the government during the
next year will not reach the probable
receipts by another s100,CO0,oOO. Why
in the world we want to go on piling up
the surplus from year to year at this
enormous rate is one of the conundrums
of the age, particularly in view of the
fact that the people need this money in
circulation. The secretary's opinions
relative to the necessity for cessation
of oyertaXation strike our Western peo-
pie with more force than his views con-
corning silver coinage. There is no
apprehension felt in this quarter that
there is any special danger threatening
the country from an excessive coinage
of silver. What we are most interested
in is having the silver dollar put on a
square footing with the gold dollar.
There is more craftsmanship in that
than there would be in any legislation
looking to the locking up of either gold
OF silver in the mines. We want to EN-
courage the mining of both metals, and
when mined have both worked up into
good, honest dollars, and then put into
circu lation
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

After looking over the property, Charlie
Gilman has decided not to buy the legisla-
ture. He thinks that, like the Indians gun,
it would cost more than it would come to.
The senatorial bee is said to have also
dropped out of Knute Nelson's bonnet. The
black eye the star-eyed goddess got in the
late election unsettled his nerves.
Carl Schurz is TO write a life of Lincoln
this winter. He might make short life of
the retiring president interesting.
A Paris correspondent says that lola sis
not SO bad as he SEEMS Still the lurid
novelist keeps right Oh seeming bad all the
time.
Oscar Wilde is said to have received valu-
able points on 'lecturing" since his mar
rage, of which he is now availing himself
on the public platform.
Samuel J. Randall loves Democracy and
the Democratic party, therefore the report
that the recent party defeat has retarded his
recovery to health may have basis in truth.
Mrs. Hannibal A. Hopkins, of Lansing.
Mich, has the trappings Of Ethan Allen in
her possession and wants to sell them for
S1,50O. How the buds got away from Yer
mont is a mystery.
Democratic offfcehoIders are fearful that
Mr.. Harrison will give support to the story
of his relationship with Pocahentas by doing
considerable sealping Immediately after his
Inauguration.
Willis B. Perkins, of Wexford ounty
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05
MlNNEsoTA,s FUTURE.

Did it ever occur to you to take
glance at the United States as it will
appear when the Dominion Of Canada
is annexed to this republic, and to see
what position Minnesota will occupy on
the map? If you haven't, take down
your map of the North American con-
unent and bound the future great re-
public of the earth. BY the annexation
Of the Dominion Of Canada twenty
seven states and territories will be added
to the Union. And there will sit Min
nesota, like the crown jewel in the
cluster of gems, the center state of the
Union, the pivot of our geographical
possessions, the axis of the continental
hub. There she will be, equi-distant
from the Atlantic and the Pacific, from
the Polar sea and the Gulf. There she
will be, the center of population, the
center of commerce, and the center of
agricultural wealth. 1t will surely be
a proud day for Minnesota when Canada
is annexed and becomes part Of our
national domain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05

opportunity of injecting sectional
issues into the campaign. And
with what effect it was done is
clearly seen in the result. And yet it
was probably providential that it was
so. Hereafter the idea of restoring
distinctively Southern regime in ma
tional affairs will be abandoned by
those who entertained it. With the de-
struction of this idea will disappear. the
necessity for the upbuilding Of dis
tinctive Northern regime, and thus
sectionalism, at least on the line of
Mason and Dixon, will be forever elm
mated from national politics. Sectional
issues. if any arise in the future, will
be drawn on line extending from the
lakes to the gulf. 1t will be a conflict
of Eastern and Western ideas, and
when they are fought out and settled
favorably to Western interests, as they
must ultimately be, then this nation
will be unified in readiness for the ca
reer of annexation that lies just ahead
of rs
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05
TOBACCO BENEFICIAL.

Devotees of the weed will find some
satisfaction in the result of the investi-
cations of Italian scientists who are
highly Endorsed. Their tests show that
tobacco smoke, particularly that of the
Virginia cigar. has the effect of prevent
ing the developing of some of the dis
ease-bearing bacteria entirely and re-
tarding others. 1t is added that the
cigarette has the least beneficial effect,
and does not entirely check the growth
Of any form. 1t is stated, however, that
excessive indulgence in tobacco weak
ems the system and makes it prey to
disease. The point alleged to be estab-
lished is that some tobacco smoke will
arrest the deadly work of the microbes
that are credited with causing pneu-
monia, cholera an other very fatal dis
eases. Sill it will not be needful just
yet to make the smoking Of tobacco
compulsory.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05
TT DEPENDS.

Now it is Ben BUTLER who is talked
of for the English mission. His fitness
for the place will depend entirely
upon the policy the new administration
intends to pursue toward the British
government. If it is the purpose to
raise row with England as an excuse
for anneXing Canada, then BUTLER is
the man for the English mission. He can
say and do more mean and dirty things
than any statesman we have got, and if
he can't provoke the BritisherS to a
quarrel there is no use trying it with
anybody else. II it is the purpose of
the new administration to preserve
peaceable relations with our English
cousins, and to keep up decent ap-
pearance in foreign affairs, then it would
be like turning bull loose in a china
shop to send BENJAMIN BUTLER to any
decent court on earth.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05
GROVER CLEVELAND.

Mr.. CLEVELAND'S last annual message
presents the last standard of measure
ment by which the president himself
and his administration are to be meas
ured for the place he and it are to oc
cupy in history. The deliverance of
this state paper was virtually the clos
ing act of the CLEVELAND administra-
ton. The books are now made up, and
impartial history will soon be ready to
pass in Judgment upon the whole. So
soon after hotly-conteSted election 1t
would be impossible for all of his coun-
trymen to view the man or his official
career in the light in which they will be
seen later on by those who will be I'M
controlled by the partisan influences
now surrounding us. Some of us whose
sympathies were with the president in
his great fight for tariff reform may be
disposed to overestimate the abilities of
weak points in his official life; while
others who were his opponents may be
inclined to underestimate the man, and
magnify his weaknesses. But there will
come time when he will be impartially
judged and ample justice will be done
to his administration.
Those who say that both the man and
his administration are commonplace
are either ignorant of the qualities of
greatness or are too blinded by partisan
prejud ice to render equal aud exact
justice. GROVER CLEVELAND is not
great in the sense that some of the most
conspicuous heroes of civil and military
life are accounted great. He was neither
daShiDg nor brilliant. He was even
lacking in that quality of personal mag
netism which makes popular idols of
men. 1t can hardly be said that he was
a good politician. But whatever may
have been the defects in personal traits
or the lack Of qualities to make
him successful partisan leader
even his personal and political
enemies must admit that he is
great in those higher qualities which
most adorn public station, and which
are most useful in public life. When
impartial history comes to assign GRO
YER CLEVELAND his proper place in
the American temple of fame, it Will
speak of him according to his own ideas
of official rectitude. as expressed in the
concluding sentence Of the message he
sent to congress last Monday: Gas pub
lie servants we shall do our duty well if
we constantly guard the rectitude of
our intentions, maintain unsullied our
love of country, and with unselfsh pur-
pose strive for the public good" There
is the epitome of his practical
faith and the platform of prin-
ciples which served as the guide of his
official conduct. Mistakes he may have,
and did make. for he would not have
been mortal else. But they were mis-
takes of the head. and not of the heart.
The rectitude of his intentions has
been carefully guarded; he has main
tanned an unsullied love for his country,
and he has striven with unselfish pur-
pose for the public good. That his Off
cial rectitude was not better appre-
ciated by his countrymen was their mis-
fortune and not his error. GROVER
CLEyELAND's greatness is of the same
type as WAsHINGToN's and LINCoLN's,
and his administration will compare
favorably with theirs. That will be the
verdict of history.