The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-09

The Union Missionary meeting held in the
yestry at the Congress Square church last
evening, opened with music by the church
choir and after prayer by Rev. Mr.. Gibbs,
Rev. Mr.. Blanchard, pastor, introduced Rev.
NJ. Crosley, who, in the course of his re-
marks, said: We have had mission in
Scotland for six or eight years, yet it is
small one and strugglin for life because we
have not given it proper support. don't
known as anyone is to blame for this per-
haps the mission was started premature ly.
1t was started by the Woman's Mission airy
Association, and it has never been lifted up
to where it should be to make it success.
1t requires money and we have never had
anything like money enough to support it.
There is any amount of Universalism in
Scotland They are afraid of the word
there but you can preach the doctrine as
strongly as you like under any other name.
That is one difficulty in the way. There is
another difficulty Mrs. Soule is there and
she is a woman. The Scotch people do not
like to hear woman preach; they will
listen to a woman's lecturing but not to her
preaching. Mrs. Soule. however, can do as
much there as any woman. The cause is
ground almost to powder under these two
difficulties.
have deep interest in Scotland having
worked two years there. 1t is great Mis-
sionary country, that is, the people raise
great sums of money for foreign missions.
England is full of the sentiment OF Uniyer-
salism.
We are young yet, as church our denom-
nation is only about 100 years old. We are
getting into good condition to do mission,
airy work We can go to work now and
spread our faith as it neverIhas been before.
We want it to be known that it is Uniyer-
salism. believe our cause is spreading and
the missionary spirit spirit is growing in this
Mrs. Geo. S. Hunt was the next speaker
and she read a very interesting paper in be-
half of UniveI salsm. rs it not true that
every woman at least must be q UniyersalistY.
child?" The 'old dogmas of eternal punish
ment and watchful God" were denounced.
After music by the choir Mr.. Chas. 5.
Fobes was introduced: He spoke, also, IN
step that counts" in a. French adage and l
think that it may be added, it is the first step
1hat COSTS" Every school boy knows what
the reformation cost. Our fathers In their
worship had much to contend with and it
might be well to ask II we could be willing
to do as our fathers did.
We are a Christian people and free from all
persecution. We are Indifferent perhaps on
account of the latter fact. Religion from
the time Of Christ has been misunderstood
ana mlSlnterpfeteu. EuucdtlOn uOtS It's
work but in addition to the intellectual side
of our nature is an emotional side and to
this we should appeal in our efforts to make
good Christians and missionaries
Mr. Fred w. Hamilton took for his sub
ject "What preeminent claim upon young
men has Uniyersalism?" He answered this
question by saying that the Universalist
church Iis the only one in concord with the
learning and science of the day. There is in
the air spirit of inquiry. The inquiring
young man of to-day Is not inclined to ac-
cept any doctrine or creed that wont stand
questioning and investigation" The UNI
Teasonabeness of the old creed cannot stand
the modern spirit of inquiry"
After brief remarks by Rev. Mr.. Gibbs on
the subject, music followed and after bene-
diction had been pronounced the meeting
closed.