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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

After that, he was seen of about five
hundred brethren at once; of whom the
greater part remain unto this present,
but some are fallen asleep.
After that, he was seen of James
then of all the apostles.
And last of all he was seen of me
also, as of one born out of due time.
The credibility of the resurrection
rests thus on historical testimony. 1t
has never been overthrown. HoU Je-
sus arose is not the question in which
we are primarily interested. 1t is the
fact that in some manner, by some
means, he burst asunder the bands of
death, and appeared again and again to
his disciples. If the gospels do not re-
veal this fact-this miracle of resurrec-
tion as an actual and realized fact
then the New Testament may be at
once swept away into the limbo of an
tiquated fable. We are not prepared
for this result. The Christian world
yet clings to the great hope of Easter
day and looks forward to an immortal
ity of which our Lord in his own resur-
rection was the pledge and evidence.
Certainly the writers Of the gospels
make their belief prominent and Paul
gives his inimitable logic to the proof of
the fact. Well does he say again: ''If
the dead rise not then is Christ not
risen And if Christ be not risen,
then is your faith vainp Then they
also which are fallen asleep in Christ
have persisted. If in this life only We
have hope in Christ we are of all men
most miserable"
On Easter day, let us fold to our
hearts the mighty yet tender revelation
which has come to us through our Lord.
We need it not only as the fulfllment
of our own hope of immortality, but
also for the comfort it brings to our
hearts with memories Of our own dead.
How sorely are we stricken at times
and under what deep shadows we rest,
as we enter what the devout German
calls 1.-THE Sanctuary Of Sorrow" The
vitaliziDg and ever-blessed truth that
comes to US on Easter day from the
empty tomb of Jesus Christ is that
and that alone which can comfort and
bless all stricken hearts. He arose He
lives And we shall live also; and SO
will all our dead. With weeping Mary,
who ''at early dawn fastened to the
Saviour's tomb" let US also go on
Easter Sunday to the One mighty
grave, empty of it's occupant, for the
consolation that we need. Thus also
shall we find our "sorrows quickly fed"
when we hear the words "He is not
here; he has risen ;"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

So FAR AS HEARD FROM, no commo-
ton of the elements, or any other un-
due disturbance of the affairs of this
world, followed the address of DIR. Bar
rows, (Presbyterian) on the occasion Of
the dedication of st. Paul's Universal
ist church in this city. Our own peo-
pie make a note Of the fact, and COM
ment upon the changed condition Of
affairs in the last quarter Of the century
which the address indicates; but thus
far the matter has passed without re-
mark in the Presbyterian and other
orthodox journals. Such an address is
certainly evidence that we are entering
upon an irenic period in the history of
our common Christianity. We will
probably have more of these instances
of the true Christian unity before any
trend makes itself felt in contrary
direction. Such men as DR.. Barrows
are strong enough of themselves to con-
tribute not little toward the coming
of the new err in which Universalists
will be honorably recognized as an in
tegral part of the body of Christ. We
do not propose to go out of our way for
recognition as Christian church, but
it is always acceptable when it comes
in natural and sympathetic way.
Universalists should learn to welcome
all such honorable recognition and pro-
fit by the same.
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DEATH OF DIR. A. O. BARRY.

As we prepare this issue of the paper
for the press Tuesday morning), and be-
fore we could read the proof of the arti-
Gle announcing Br. Todd's death, comes
another sad announcement. DIR. A. @.
BARRY died at his home in Lodi, Wis, on
Monday, of the fatal pneumonia.
Rev. B. F. ROGERS, writing on the cars,
Monday evening, says:
"Dr. Barry died this morning. I am
on my way to attend the funeral at Lodi.
Another of our great and good men has
fallen. How fast the pale reaper is cut
ting down our standard bearers of late!"
Only last week we received a letter
from DR.. Barry in regard to the death of
DIR. Ryder. After speaking of the latter
in affectionate terms, he wrote: ct write
hastily and with faltering pen. Will
say more.when more composed. Now
cannot think. May God comfort us all! :"
We can only repeat these last words
now. May God comfort us all amid these
repeated bereavements. How the death
roll of our ministry lengtheps in this be-
reaving year OF 1881 May those who re-
main on the watch towers of our Zion be
faithful until their hour also shall come.
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AMERICAN METHODIST AND PRES
BYTERIAN MISSIONS.

The Methodist Episcopal Church in
America is the result of earnest mis-
sionary efforts, and is organized in such
a way as to keep the work going until
all the people of this country, not other
wise provided for, in a religious point
of view, can be brought under its in
fluence. This home missionary spirit,
diligently cultivated and perseveringly
utilized, made the denomination ready
to respond to the call to engage in for
eign missions. But the Methodists
must work in their own peculiar way
and hence must have their own organ
ization. at the General Convention
held in 1919, the &C Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal Church"
was organized on April 5th. Its receipts
and expenditures for the first ten years
are shown in the following table:
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We notice that Amherst, Mass, is
the scene of evangelistic meetings in the
interest of the orthodox theology, and
there seems to be no concealment of the
fact that the Evangelist in charge, Rev.
Mr.. Sayford, is, Tor some reason, consid.
erably enthusiastic in preaching about
eternal punishment" tits also further
said that he draws the multitudes to hear
him. We shouldn't wonder bit if this
new zeal in behalf of "the dying belief
was largely quickened by the Universal
list services which have been recently
held in Amherst, under the direction OF
the State Convention. It would seem
as though Amherst was a good field TO
work in behalf of our faith, now that
orthodoxy has revealed itself 80 posi-.
lively. Universalism always prospere
amid the aggressions Of the old theology
and 1t looks as if there was good op-
portunity for it now at Amherst.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

THE Baptists of the world immense one
hundred thousand persons annually.-Camp-
belbite Messenger.
We can't see why it wasn't as easy to tell
the truth as anything else. One hundred
and thirty thousand in the United States,
to say nothing of those baptized in other
countries-Arkanso Boptist.
The query which the above suggests
is this: If 10000 Baptists receive bap-
tism in the United States, what proper
ton OF those who do not receive the rite
are going to hell? We may be mistaken,
but we think that the arkansas Bop
fist regards baptism as rite in which,
if default is made, men can not be saved.
We would like to know exactly how the
case stands, and il there are only 13O, 0OO
OF the people Of the United States saw
ed yearly.
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DIR. MCPHERSON of this city is on
record as saying that when he first
came to Chicago he wondered at the
friendliness of the denominations with
one another, and asked Baptist pas
tor the reason of it. 80" said he, 1--WE
are so busy fighting the devil we
haven't time to fight one another"
THANK God,'' rejoined DR.. McP herson,
''for this new and good use for the
DEVIL" 1t would seem that DR.. Bar
rows and DR.. Mcpherson know how to
make this good use of the devil. 1t
was long ago said that there is "a soul
of goodness in things evil" These
Presbyterian pastors seem to have
found it out.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

THE MASTER WORDS of Gospel
teaching are Repent" and believe"
They appear on almost every page of
the New Testament. Christian duty,
according to this fact, has two ele-
ments, faith and morality. There can
be no true Christian life without both.
The church has erred in past times in
putting too much stress on faith; it
may err in the future in giving en-
phasis to morality. Both are essential.
They get their vitality, not from any
command in the New Testament, but
from the constitution of things. Faith
furnishes the strongest motive for the
practice of morality that human nature
can have. But, let us admit this; if
either pass it must be faith. Morality
has everlasting foundations and cannot
pass. Faith, when it has, as a motive,
brought itself to fulhlment in the per-
feet life, may pass into conviction, or
into perfect union with the truth; but
morality, never passes; it only builds
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PERSONAL.

Rev. DR.. Gone, of Buchtel College, was
awarded the prize of 800 offered by the
Pennsylvania Convention for the best
tract on Universalism.
Rev. s. P. Carlton has removed from
Milford Center, O., to Woodstock, o.,
and desires all communications address
ed hereafter to the latter place.
Rev. f. A. Bisbee found his new tract
on Universalism special success
thous and copies were taken in day. He
has issued an edition of two thousand.
The mother of Rev. g. J. and A. E..
White-Mrs. Amanda K. White,-died
recently at Cambridge, Mass. She had
been long ill, and bore the reputation
of an estimsble and benevolent woman.
A recent number of the Cambridge,
(Mass.) Tribune said: "Rev. Lucius r.
Paige, ID. D., the venerable Cambridge
historian, arrived at his eighty sixth
birthday on Thursday, March 8. The
event was quietly celebrated by many Of
his friends. DR.. Paige still retains a
wonderful amount of bodily and mental
vigor. and gives promise of celebrating
many more birthdays"
A note from DR.. Tucker informs us
that it was Rev. N. Crazy who assisted
in the meeting at Westville, and not DIR.
Crane, as published. DR.. Tucker recent
ly held a series of meetings at Mount
Gilead, lasting one week. There was
one valuable addition to the church, and
the members we're much revived. He
also writes that the Sunday school gave
two musical entertainments that netted
over 800.
We grieve to record the death of Mrs
Genie Noteware, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Edwards, OF Minneapolis, and
sister of Mrs. Otis Jones, of Chicago.
Mrs. Noteware died Wednesday morning
at Minneapolis. Her funeral was at
en- ded by Rev. DR.. Tuttle and Br. Shut
ter on Saturday. An obituary from the
pen OF DIR. Tuttle will appear next week.
Our sympathy is extended to the bereaved
family.
Rev. w. W. Curry, now residing in
Washington, ID. O.. writes as follows
and we trust that his suggestion of help
to Br. Prigg will be needed:
"By letter from Indiana 1 leari that some
three months ago, Br. E. O. Prigg, of Me-
chanicsburg, Henry Co., had his house and
contents dertroyed by fire. Br. Prigg is a
very worthy and Jealous member of our
church, who has written and spoken great
deal in favor of our faih, and being poor, of
course, feels this loss very severely. But
what atfiicts him most is, that he has lost all
his library, including quite a collection of
our UNCONVENTIONAL books, and grieves that
he is not able to replace them. 1 theref, re
take the liberty of requesting you to say to.
your readers, either by publishing this note, or
that it will be aid worthy bestow
ed for them to help Br. Prigg to replace his
books. II any of the brethren can send him
assistance in books, or money to purchase
them, he will appreciate the kindness. and
use them for the advantage of the truth"
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years of the foreign work, has undoubt-
eddy chosen specific sum that will
answer for the beginning and is suffi-
GENTLY large to cover the probable
expenses. Our review also shows that
we need not anticipate immediate
results from such an enterprise. The
sum proposed by our Convention looks
meager as compared with the present
large expenditures of the different de-
nominations for the foreign work. But
as we have seen, they reached the pres
emit large contributions only after years
Of preparatory work.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

ANOTHER Methodist preacher of this
city, Rev. DR.. Vaudeville selected GU
ture Punishment" as his subject at the
Western avenue church on Sunday
night. He said: ga man doesn't have
to wait to get into eternity before he
gets into hell. There are thousands of
men in Chicago, who are in hell, and
that is the kind of hell / think the BIZ
BILE teaches" If DR.. Vaudeville is cor
rectly reported in this, he has come to
believe in a very sensible kind of hell
just such hell as reason, experience,
and the Bible teaches. DR.. Vaudeville
is evidently growing man, and we
shall be on the watch for his future
observations. DR.. Thomas must read
the reports of the Methodist ministers
meeting, and the sermons of Bristol
and Vaudeville with peculiar interest
just now. There are also some in Evan
ston Theological Seminary who keep
close eye on all these signs of the
times.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

WHILE congressman are Offering
bills to spend $1OO,OOO,OOO or 80, for coast
defenses, let us repeat what the st. Louis
Republican says, and commend this to
the political parties for their platform.
"There is another coast defense scheme,
better, more reasonable, more effective and
more durable, which would not cost a cent
the proposition to settle all disputes between
this country and Great Britain by arbitra
ton. As Great Britain is the .only naval
power we ever had a war with, and the only
one we ever have dangerous disputes with,
sucn an agreement as this would virtually
guarantee the safetysof the sea coast for all
time to come"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

DIR RIDERS requests are thus motto
ed by Unity "By these generous be-
quests to SO many good causes, DR.. Ry.
der has but added luster to a pure, ele-
waiting and helptul life, and has proved
himself the wise, thoughtful benefactor
OF all those various philanthropic enter.
prises which his life was given to sup
port"
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THE DIVINE FATHERHOOD.

Notwithstanding the fact that DR..
Edward D. Morris, of Lane Theological
Seminary, Cincinnati, looks with little
favor on the theology of Andover, and
in his recent volume entitled, SIS There
Salvation After Death?" marshals
various arguments against the Andover
hypothesis of a future probation, and
also against Universalism, he is clear
enough on the doctrine of the Divine
Fatherhood and does not propose to
give up that precious truth, even for
the sake of argument against Univer-
salism. Speaking of Gods primordial
relation to mankind-the relation to
Fatherhood- uses the following
glowing language:
at is to be recognized as among the
deepest and most precious truths of
Scripture that God is our Father-the
Father not only of believers made such
through grace-but of all mankind,
and in virtue Of their original creation
shines in the armament of Revelation
is more clear or glorious than this; no
truth that ever dropped down upon
our earth from the heaven where God
dwells, is more full of preciousness.
This fatherhood gives meaning and
tenderness to this life Of ours, which it
would be midnight, be death, for us to
lose. Beneath the shelter Of that faith
erhood even the pagan nations are
abiding; our degenerate race lives still,
lives ever, under the eye, within the
encircling arm of Father"
The new heresy which has been sug
gested in recent years, and that is adj
vanced occasionally in the orthodox
denominations notably by Bishop
Merrill among the Metho lists, and edi-
torially in the Journal and Messenger, the
Baptist orga of Cincinnati-thatG God
is only the Father of regenerate souls,
only the Father of those who have
been renewed and are in spiritual alli-
ance with Him, evidently finds no favor
with DIR. Morris. He can argue against
the new theology and also against Uni
versalism without forsaking this grand
doctrine of the New Testament, which
involves the very essence Of Christian
ity itself. 1t is an evidence of how
sorely pressed a certain class Of the
ultra orthodox are, and how clear
ly they perceive the logical bearings of
this doctrine Of Divine Fatherhood on
their creeds, when they are willing to
relinquish this truth of the religion of
Jesus Christ, this vital fact of the
Divine Revelation of God Himself
through Jesus Christ,-in order to
evade the consequences which follow
logically therefrom. This new heresy
can never make Roadway, even in the
orthodox denominations, against Uni
Versalism. TheOlogians like DR.. Nor
ris, see clearly enough that to eliminate
the fatherhood of God, from Christian
ity, would be to degrade Christianity
to the level of the old paganism and
deplete it at once of that which is its
most characteristic and hopeful teach
ing. Greatly as our orthodox friends
may desire to lay down postulates
which are antagonistie to Universalism
they are not at all likely to relinquish
this divine truth under the stress of
emergency imposed upon them by their
creeds. DR.. Morris's glowing words
is evidence of this fact.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

Rev. j. COLEMAN ADAMS must not
be held responsible for the paragraph in
the last paper alleged to be from his Tri-
butte to DIR. Ryder. We referred to it
as paragraph from the discourse. II
was not Mr.. Adamss paragraph, nor was
it a good report of what he said. The
rhetoric of Br. Adams is generally super
ior to that put in his mouth by reporters
and editors. Give him the credit for better
things, and let the offending paragraph
pass without further crucifxion.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

THE Euening Journal remarks by way
of warning: "That bright and elo-
quent young Chicago Methodist preach
er-Rev. Frank M. Bristol-is giving
expression to some remarkably liberal
ideas concerning the doctrine of eter-
nal punishment. Better be little
careful the margin between Mr.. Bris-
tolls position and that of the Univer-
salists is very narrow indeed. A sponge
wet with the tears Of mercy would
wipe it all out at one DASH" Mr.. Bris-
tolls utterances at the Methodist min
isters' meeting week ago is the occa-
sion Of this warning. We are not au-
thorized at present to say that Mr.. Bris-
tol repudiates eternal punishment,
but he was reported as distinctly
assuming this POSITIONS coming out
"lat-footed" against the dogma in ques-
ton. We must pay some attention to
this case another week.
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1t will be observed from the above
that the Methodist provision for for
eign missions began in 1920 with 1923,
and for ten years the average of its
contributions for this specific purpose
was less than 1000. From this small
beginning the Methodist church has
advanced to its present large expendit-
ures for the foreign missionary work.
Universalists, in proposing to raise
$4,000 year for the first five years of
work in the foreign field, have the
example of the Methodist beginning to
encourage them, and the splendid sue
cess of that church as an inspiration
for their future.
The Presbyterian church in America
has always been closely associated with
the orthodox Congregational body
which held the same standards of doc
trine. Hence the Presbyterians, if they
did not assist in organizing the Ameri-
can Board of Commissioners for foreign
missions, were willing for many years
to make their contributions to its funds.
There was, it is true, Omitted For
eign Missionary Society,"" organized
July 2S, 1917, by members of the Pres
byterian Church, in New York. 1t was
called " United " because the CO. opera
ton Of the Reformed Dutch Church
was invited and expected. This society
confined its operations to the Indians of
this country. 1t raised in 1918, So ,57S;
in the next year nearly So, 400; and
in 1921 its receipts amounted to
$4,000.
The UNCONVENTIONAL feeling was more
intense among the Presbyterians of
Western Pennsylvania than further to
the North and East, and hence the
Synod of Pittsburgh was the first to
organize strictly Presbyterian society.
This was the " Western Foreign Mis-.
sionary Society" formed in November,
1881. The synod invited the assistance
and contributions of other synods.
Besides sending missionaries to the
Indian tribes, it established missions
in British India. The organization of
this society was one of the elements in
the great ecclesiastical controversy
which rent the Presbyterian Church in
1887. When that division took place
the old school General Assembly as
sumed the work previously carried on
by the Western Foreign Mission So
ciety.
The first year of the separate exist
ence of that society, 1888, the receipts
amounted to Sc, 4S1, rising to Sic, 1886 in
the second year, and advancing until
in 1887, $22, 1892 was reached.
In 1887 the Presbyterian General AS
sembly-old school established its own
board of foreign missions and enlarged
its work. The board appears to have
received from its predecessor the sum
of $3,107. New missions were estab-
lished in Africa, and the receipts the
first year the largest in the history of
the missionary movement in this cOun-
try up to this time: 1. e., $44, 74S, of
which S37, 1000 went directly to the
maintenance of the missionaries.
The review of the American mission
airy work, in the larger and more influ-
entail denominations, which we have
now, in three articles, placed before our
readers, shows clearly that the Uni
versalist Convention, in settling upon |
the sum of $25, 900 for the first five
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

IN A RECENT ARTICLE DIR. r. W.
Dale, of Birmingham, England, said, as
quoted in the Independent: 81 think it
unquestionable that very large numbers
of Congregational ministers have ceased
to preach, and many of them have
ceased to believe in the doctrine of ever
lasting suffering"
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better and better, nobler and nobler, on
the eternal corner stones of truth and
justice, of love and mercy. Faith is an
element in every great and true char
acter. Christian morality is faith after it
has hardened into character and 80 be.
comes enduring.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

THE SERMON OF DIR. THOMAS which
we print this week is helpful in its
views Of death, and may be appropri-
ately studied in connection with the
Festival of the Resurrection which we
celebrate in our churches tomorrow.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 81, 1883.

LET Us HAVE early reports from our
churches in regard to the Easter SER
vices. The additions to the church
membership is the important point.
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UNNERsALIsT PROFESSION OF FAITH.
ADOPTED 1903.

We believe that the Holy Scriptures Of the Old
and New Testaments contain revelation of the
character of God, and of the duty, interest and
FINAL destination of mankind.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-31

We believe that there is one God, whose
nature is Love, revealed in one Lord Jesus
Christ, by one Holy Spirit of Grace, who will
finally restore the whole family of mankind to
holiness and happiness.
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ILL

We believe that holiness and true happiness
are inseparably connected, and that believers
ought to be careful to maintain order and
practice good works; for these things are good
and profitable unto men.
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J. S. CANTwELL, D. D., Editor.
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FIELD AGENTS:
REV. J. W. MCMAsTER. s. s. WILLIAMS.
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HENRY BERan is well named for all
the future as |" The American Apostle of
Kindness"