The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-05-26


recently coined phrase: " Preach sane
LITIGATION but not cranktification -
COLUMBIA COLLEGE has lost its presi-
dent. DR.. f. A. P. Barnard has rendered
his resignation on account OF advancing
years and unstable health.
EDWARD ATKINSON says: There are
two things needed in these days. First.
for rich men to find out how poor, men
live; and second, for poor men to know
how rich men work.
The religious press has not ceased
Analysing the character and influence of
Matthew Arnold. The Churchmdn says:
He went to his grave hoodwinked with
sort of spiritual myopia."
The Churchman estimates that " the
amount of capital which has disappeared
in New York city alone in proftless VEN
lures of church (P. E journalism has
exceeded one quarter of million of dol
lars"
ROBERT CoLLYER, of New York, preached
remarkable sermon lately suggested
by the session of the Methodist General
Conference and its action in regard to
excluding the woman delegates. He said:
The church will admit the women sooner
or later to the General Conference, not
for her peace only, but for her health
and strength"
THE great specialist, DR.. Agnew, did
not believe III any of the current stories
OF centenarians. One hundred years he
was certain was more than any man ever
accomplished in these modern jaye, the
statements of centenarians to the contra
ry Notwithstanding. He argued that the
centenarians simply took liberties with
dates and set back their birthdays two or
three hundred months.
REFERRING to the resignation OF Presi-
dent M. B. Anderson, of Rochester Uni
versity, the Christian Inquirer says:
" The great instructor tells the student
not about Latin, or chemistry, or history,
but about life and duty and allegiance to
truth; and it is these counsels which
shape the students career. From other
professors the students obtained the ma
terials for success in life; from DR.. An
derson they learned the principles of sue
cess and drew the inspiration which leads
to it."
THE General Assembly of the Presby-
terrain Church, is now in session in Phil
adelphis. Unlike the General Conference
of the Methodists, which meets but once
every four years, the General Assembly
holds session each year. The one this
year being, however, the centennial SEES
sion of the Assembly, is OF unusual inter
est, and strenuous efforts have been made
to bring together, as a sort of browning
commemorstion of the fact, the Northern
and Southern branches of the church,
whose separation was the result of the
civil war.
The Epoch New York. says: "Should
Dom Pedro''s illness prove fatal, the en-
pire Of Brazil will be governed by wo-
man, and a very remarkable woman, too.
The Princess label has been acting as
regent during her fathers absence abroad,
but she has not scrupled to take the in
itiative in very grave matters of State,
without referring such matters to the
emperor. Last month she dismissed the
cabinet which her father had left her,
because she was dissatisfied with the
slow progress of the work of slave eman-
cipation. Should she come to the throne
she will certainly not be sn empress who
reigns without governing. She is forty
one years Of age, and it has been said of
her that she combines the religious en-
thusiasm Of her namesake of CASTLE with
the energy of her ancestress, Maria The
resa, OF Austria.
REV. DIR. EATON writes Rev. Almon
Gunnison in the LEADER has before him
him the prospect of a unique and delight
full vacation. Andrew Carnegie has in
vited him to visit England as his guest.
He will sail ON the 22d inst, by the
North German" line. Mr.. Carnegie's
fourth hand meets the party in London,
and by easy stages of thirty or forty miles
a day, they will go through England and
to the north of Scotland to Castle Oluny,
which Mr.. Carnegie has taken for the
summer. The trip will be like that taken
by Mr.. Carnegie some Years ago, which
he so chsrmingly described in that in
comparable book of travels, "A fourth
hand in Britain" Mr.. Blaine and party
will be fellow-travelers on the Tally -Hol
DIR. Eaton will have special opportunities
for getting solid" with the next admin
istrationl