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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
ILLINOIS WOMAN'S ASSOCIATION.

In The UNIvERsALIsT of Oct. 8, 1887,
giving an account of the annual meeting
of the W. W. A., of Illinois, these words
occur: Thereafter we shall print the
official record of the business procsed-
mgs," and at this late date we ask hear
ing. But the 'little birds" that the gem
ial editor keeps ever whispering the news
must have been well informed, for we
find he added nearly all the record in the
article above mentioned.
We were cal ed upon to pass resolu-
tons of sorrow for the members who had
passed away during che year-Mrs. L.
Holtslander, of Sterling; Mrs. Augusta
Sheridan, of Oak Park; Mrs. Wiswell, of
Galesburg and A. ID. Butterfeld, OF Mar
settles; and to send word Of coincidence
to Mrs. E. P. Townsend upon her great
bereavement.
Mrs. Ellis made the following motion,
which was heartily carried, "That, as the
work and memberships of Dixon were
proportionately greater than any other
parish, it be denominsted the Banner
Church" We raised, during the year,
50 POI with a cost to the Association of
$1,000.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
THE MID-WINTER FESTIVAL IN
ST. PAUL.
[oUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

Granted mercury somewhat below
the zero point; an atmosphere clear aud
bracing and as invigorating as wine; a
people intensely devoted to winter time
sports and proud of their prestige in
this line and will show you some of
the essential conditions of an ice car
nival. 1t has been my good fortune to
have lived in this Northern city one
winter before this present one, and l
was prepared when came to find much
that was different from anything had
yet seen. l did find different things,
different people, different conditions
developed by different phase of life,
but not different ice carnival, for this
was my first and there had never been
but one before in the United States,
and that one was held here.
The third carnival is now, as 1 write,
at its height. The city is saturated
with gaiety and every kind of life takes
different course, gets different i'm
petus. The carnival season not only
breaks up the full measure of winter
which is dealt out with lavish hand
to this people, but it turns the heads of
the people, and, for the most part, in
the right direction. 1t is enough to
make any mans blood run deeper
and stronger to mix up in the events of
one of these carnivals. st. Louis or
New Orleans may revel, in summary
temperatures, in the peculiar scenes of
their Mardi Gras festivals, and may
find much to interest and amuse in
their magnificent pageants. But st.
Paul in her winter carnival does more
than entertain herself and her thous-
ands of visitors. She charmingly
breaks up the tediousness of a long and
otherwise dreary winter; she gives an
unmistakable impetus to all kinds of
business, and, better still she trains
her sons and daughters in ways of
health during all this gay carnival sea-
son. l count among the most vitality
important elements in the life of any
man or woman those things which
make for health. Looking back at col
lege days not, happily, so very many
years agone, can wish and do that
had taken deeper, active interest in
the gymnasium and the ball field. So
/ am deeply pleased at the important
place given to all manner and kind of
athletic sports in this carnival. Did
you ever witness a winter carnival?
Well, then, reader, if you never did, take
the first favorable opportunity you
have, see the scenes of a winter car
nival and its ice palace, and my word
for it, you will call it one of the events
of lifetime, different far from what
your freest imagination would paint it.
Last winter heard good DR.. Dana, of
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
ADVOCATE WITH THE FATHER.

This phrase occurs in the first verse
of the second chapter, John. The verse
reads as follows: my little children,
these things write 1 unto you, that ye
sin not. And if any man sin, we have
an advocate with the Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous" From it we see
that Christ is called an advocate with
the Father. The word advocate" does
not occur elsewhere in the Scriptures,
and of course, it is never applied to
Christ. Christ is never called an advo-
tie except in this one place.
The original word, however, occurs
five times, and is used by no wri-
ter except John. 1t is pardkletoS and
there has been very much of question
as to its exact meaning. 1t comes
from root that means to call to ones
aid, hence is rendered assistant, helper,
comforter, advocate. In all places
except this, it is translated comforter.
Out of the five times it occurs, it is
translated four times, comforter, and
is applied to the Holy Spirit. Thus in
John xiv. IS, we read, "Aud will pray
the Father, and he will send you an
other comforter, even the spirit
of truth" Here the spirit of truth is
called another comforter" The con-
text shows that Christ spoke of him
self as the first or one comforter, and as
he was going away, he called the spirit
promised another comforter. 1t is
very clear that in all the cases in which
it is applied to the spirit, it means
something more than comforter. The
Spirit was to be guide, an inspiration;
in one word helper in all ways that
the disciples needed help. The word
helper covers the meaning of the orig
inal perhaps better than any other. 1t
does so, certainly, when applied to the
spirit of truth.
But what is its meaning when ap-
piled to Christ ? Is helper here the
best word also Shall we read, "if any
man sin, we have helper with God,
Jesus Christ the righteous?" The New
Version favors this rendering, for it puts
helper, and also comforter, in the mar
gin. Christ also favors it, for he calls
the spirit another comforter or helper,
implying that he is one or the first help
or. But if we call Christ the helper in
this passage, whom does he help? Is
he Gods helper, or mans helper, or the
helper of truth
We know very well what this passage
is generally supposed to teach. The
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
NOTES AND GLEANINGS.

No man ever got rid of a lie by tell
ing it; it is sure to come home sooner or
later to hobnob with its author.
a LEASE of 500 years, made in the
days OF King Alfred has just expired in
England. The land was leased by the
church to the crown and reverts now to
the church Of England after millennium
of years.
The Congregationalist says: "a Ro-
man Catholic chool is ordered, and will
be established in every congregation, and
the children will, by the power of the
church be withdrawn from the public
schools into purely Roman Catholic SUBJ
stitutes."
FIFTY years ago in London there were
26O churches; now there are 720, while
the clergy have increased fourfold. Fifty
years ago the church in the Uuited
States had 100 clergy; now there are 81
SAG, a fivefold incre ase, while the COM
municants have increased over tenfold,
viz, from $4,000 to 438,095.
evil of any kind is well removed,
and no class privilege, however venera-
bic, is entitled to subsist to the injury of
righteousness. But it should always be
borne in mind that if unlawful privilege
is not good on one side, neither is law
less pretsnss good on another; that prop
erty is a sacred fact not to be in
vaded any more than abused; that the
course of social we'll being, to all who
know either human history or the prin-
ciples OF economic science, runs in far
deeper channels than mere legisla alive
change. Men are not warranted in be-
coming turbulent because they are not
prosperous, or in making unjust de.
mands because they may not always
have received justice in the past, and
may have at length the power of secur-
ing more than justice in the present"
The Journal of this city remarks:
Professor Felix Adler delivered an ora
ton in Chickering Hall, New York,
which, Judging from the published ex-
tracts, affords the paradoxieal impress
sion of an attempt to rival Beecher
from standpoint of IDgersollism. In
his discourse there was enough of rever
ence for religion to veneer the preachers
professed agnosticism with an outer coat
ing of philosophical piety, while his COM
ments upon the orthodox conception of
the personal God were of particularly
Ingersollian type. His chief point was that
it was mistake to "fOree" a universal re-
ligion upon "the Masses" his theory be-
ing that to do so vulgarized the beauti-
full faiths made possible TO intelligent
minds Professor Adler's reasoning on
this point is certainly unique-as unique
as it is studied and as glaringly mislead-
ing as it is empty and superficial.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

Since our annual meeting we have held
three meetings of the Board Of Directors.
At our January meeting we passed the
following resolution
WHEREAS, Mrs. 7. J. Hale, of Galesbure.
long the efficient and worthy Treasurer of
the W. W. A., of Illinois, has resigned,
Resotred, That the Board of Directors ac-
cept the resignation, though unwillingly,
ana join in words of praise and thankful
ness for the correctness which characterized
all her work; and wish her good speed and
Gods blessing in all her journeyings in
life.
Mrs. Kate Bushnell, Chicago, was
elected to fill the vacancy. Mrs. o. W.
Nash, Oak Park, was elected Director in
place of Mrs. Eva. Munroe, resigned.
Committees were appointed
Lombard:-Mrs. J. V. N. Standish,
Mrs. Jon Grub, Miss Izah Parker, Mrs.
j. Fl. Swan and Mrs. A. M. FL. Ellis.
AdUlsers:-Fox River,-Mrs @. @. Hill
ton, Chicago; Rock River, Mrs. e. M.
Andrews, Dixon; Spoon River, Rev Anna
avn, OCAbIhis IuTB. IN. IL. H6r-
kins, Hoopeston; Lower Wabash, Mrs.
Lucy Ormiston, Hutsonville.
After much thought we concluded to
continue our care for Dixon, and give
substantial aid to the new work at Wood
lawn, besides other smaller pledges we
had already made. Ways and means
were freely discussed, and besides the an
nual memberships we decided, at the Oct.
18th meeting, to try the A. B. @. scheme,
which at later meeting, was reported as
progressing. Still with it all we shall
need the Substantial aid of all our friends,
and we earnestly beg every one to pay
their dollar or more now. Let your New
Years resolve be, to make glad the
hearts of the hard workers of the W. W.
A. of Illinois, by gifts SO large and so
prompt that they shall take renewed
courage We need $4,000; who will "lend
hanG?" MRS M. r. M. WALLACE.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

Does He bless them, as orthodoxy
everywhere says, by shutting them up
for ever in hell which shall never be
opened for souls return? 1t is inn
possible-monstrous. Be We therefore
perfect says this sermon of Jesus,
even as your Father in heaven is per-
feet If that is true, then an eternal
hell is not true. If that is true, then
we shall yet find the tender mercy OF
the Lord Astounding over all His
works"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

1.-THE LORDS PRAYER, from begin
ming to end" says Rev. John Page
Hops, an English Unitarian, "knows
nothing of eternal punishments. 1t
calls God our Father; it asks that His
name may be everywhere hallowed and
nowhere blasphemed il asks that His
kingdom may come and His will be
done; it asks for daily bread; it asks
God to forgive in the same way that
erciful men here forgive; it asks to
b. led out of temptation and delivered
tom evil; and it ends with burst of
holy confidence that the kingdom, and
tha power, and the glory, belong to
Odd, forever. Every word of this is
inconsistent with the idea that God will
torment any Of His creatures for ever,
and permit the existence of an eternal
hell, full of disappearing enemies or
despairing sufferers"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

"OAN oN'oNoeO 10 O lOSdi OClu. IL uu6duS
one who pleads the case of another in
court or before judge, that is lawyer.
Christ, therefore, is supposed to be
mans lawyer before God. He pleads
the cause of humanity at the bar of
heaven. In the court of the eternal he
is mans advocate. He there beseeches
God to be merciful to his client, sinful
humanity.
There is no particular objection to
this doctrine, if it is held in the mild
form of ordinary prayer; if it is held
only that Christ prays for the sinful as
one man may pray for another; if we
understand only that John sought to
comfort the early Christians with the
assurance that If they did sin, they had
one who would help them in their pray
ers for forgiveness and renewed progress
in righteousness, with no implication
that God was indisposed to help them.
But if more than this is contended
for-if it is held that John here teaches
that God is not disposed to bless man,
save as Christ moves him to Bless
that Christ's work as an advocate is to
plead his own merits before God, and
thus render him propitious and willing
to forgive, it cannot be allowed, for
such construction would cause the
passage to contradict the whole trend
Of the Epistle. The fundamental
postulate of this epistle is that "God is
love-" The love of God, John sets forth
as the source and fountain of all di-
vine benedictions; not love purchased
by Christ, but love out of whose
bosom Christ came. Hence he cannot
teach in this passage that Christ must
plead with God, in order to render him
loving and gracious.
But further, if we translate the word
rendered advocate, helper, or comforter,
then the passage will not countenance
this doctrine. If we read that Christ
is "helper with God," we can hardly
understand that he helps God to be
gracious or merciful, while, if we read
that he is comforter with God, it
seems much like nonsense to say that
his work is to comfort God on account
of the sins of man.
We must. therefore, turn what has
long been held as the teaching of this
passage entirely around. We must read
it the other end to. We must under
stand not that Christ is pleading with
God, but that together with God he is
pleading with man. John is comfort
ing the Christians of his day, with the
assurance that if they sin, they have a
helper with the Father-that they not
only have the Father, but that they
have besides him and with him, Jesus
Christ the righteous, to plead with them
for repentance, to comfort and help
them. The great doctrine of the pas
sage is that Christ is comforter with
God in saving the world; that he is the
great divine helper-helping men to re-
pentance and so helping God to recon-
Gle the world unto himself. Thus I'M
derstood it is in perfect harmony with
the teachings of this epistle, and with
the whole trend of the New Testament.
S. CRANE.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1883.

IN THE Next issue THE UNIVERSAL
LIST will print a full report of the ad-
dresses of the two Minneapolis pastors
at the first service hello in the Opera
House after the burning of the church,
with letter from DR.. Tuttle descrip-
tive of the services. These addresses
were intended for this impression, but
did not reach us in season to get in
type for the present week.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

THE Journal and Messenger (Cincin-
natI makes a paragraph in regard to
the Ohio number of THE UNIVERSAL
IsT and remarks: "There seems to be
a purpose to enter more vigorously into
the propagation of that faith in this
State.'' You are exactly right, neighbor,
in that statement. Our Ohio friends
intend to enter upon a vigorous cam
paign for the faith once delivered to
the saints.''
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

the specifications of the title, the obed-
fence and disobedience of man as a
subject of the divine law, is considered.
1t is contended that change is possible
in Gcd, with reference to man, in these
relations-that 1--WE can hardly speak
of the divine Father, in his active rela-
lions to the human family without inn
plying these changes" The article is
particularly emphatic in declaring that
no change in the relation of man to his
Maker-no repentance or turning away
from evil-no interposition of Christ
relieves man from the penalty follow
ing his sin.
Article VI is devoted to consider
alton of DR.. W. G. T. Shedd's so called
Rational Argument" for endless pun
ishment and is by Rev. 1. G. Knowlton.
1t is a thorough review of DR.. Shedd's
position, and satisfactorily exposes its
pervadiDg weakness as an argument;
its limping logic and baseless assump-
ton. We regret that it is marred by a
personal reference which was needless
and is out of place in dignified 'scus-
sion. We refer to the assertion nat DIR.
Shedd was moved to prepare the first
draft of this book by the money paid
for the manuscript by the North amer
ican Reuie,o. This is as likely as that
DR.. Shedd's reviewer was moved to
prepare his able review by the pay
ment made for the Quarterly article.
International Copyright is the
subject of article VII by Rev. Olney L.
Darling, in which ground is taken
against the extension of the copyright to
foreign authors. 1t is suggested as a
species of class legislation which should
not be encouraged. Whatever may be
thought of the argument Of the article,
the writer is particularly unfortunate
in the sources of his information when
he says in note: 81 am told that
owing to the courtesy of the trade,
foreign writers receive as much as they
would if international copyright we're
of statutory force" Foreign writers
whose works are appropriated by
American publishers, if they ever see
this statement in our Quarterly, will get
enough amusement out of it to compen-
safe them, in large part, for the nom
receipt of copyright dollars for their
books.
DR.. Eddy's editorial contributions to
this issue Of the Quarterly are copious
and valuable. Thirty-four pages Of
General Review" and Contempor-
airy Literature " are furnished-a splen-
did array Of critical and miscellaneous
reading. The leading article in the
General Review is The Victory of
the Majority at Springfield, complete
and satisfactory outline of the proceed
ings at the recent meeting of the
American Board of Foreign Missions
and the struggle for ascendency of the
party Of the New Departure. Some
valuable information in regard to the
composition of the board and its rela-
ton to the contributing churches is
compressed into this article. 1.-THE
Religious World " contains half dozen
articles of special and general interest,
and Contemporary Literature "-oc-
cupying twenty-five pages-is devoted
to notices of important books. All in
all this number of the Quarterly is
highly creditable to editor, contributors
and publishers. 1t begins the new
volume in admirable style, and gives
rich promise for the future under its
capable editor.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

DIR. PIERsoN says that " the bulk
of protesting disciples practically dc
nothing whatever in discipling Others
1t is true the mistake is in acting as
though Christian enterprise and duty
ends with entering the church and
assuming the duties of membership.
Believers should be aggressive and
carry their own faith to others. The
injunction is when thou art converted,
strengthen thy brethren"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

Is IT NOT a veritable sign of the
times that Tufts Divinity School num-
bers two native Cinnamon among the
recent additions to its classes? Charles
Y. Sing and Jee Bow are their names.
These men have been in this country
for several years and intend to take a
course of theological and religious in
struction that will qualify them for
missionary work among their fellow
countrymen. While we are thinking
of Foreign Missions it is good sign
that we are also preparing men for the
foreign field.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

THE SAME WRITER above quoted
remarks; "l.ove your enemies" says
Jesu3 in His sermon, "'bless them that
cure you, that ye may be the children
of yoEr Father who is in heaven
Does God love His enemies, then {?
Does lie bless those that curse Him |?
What love His enemies in hell Does
II show His love by tanning the flame
OF their torment with the breath of
Is mouth, as Mr.. Sturgeon says?
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

IT is REPORTED from Paris that
Cardinal Gibbons has written letter
urging the Vatican not to condemn
Henry Georges writings, on the ground
that George only follows the theories of
Spencer and Mill, and it is better to
allow false theories to die natural
death than to fan them by giving them
artificial importance. tits not the first
time that the Vatican has had advice
from the American Cardinal. Some
times this advice is followed and some
times not. Events will prove how it
will be taken in this particular case.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

ACTIVE PASTORAL WORK is never
more clearly required than in revival
season. When you secure members to
the church, brother ministers, see that
they are held to the church by pastoral
care and supervision. One of the best
methods to hold new members is to
give them some definite work to do in
the church. A wise administration
will not only gain members, but hold
them-tie them to the church in the
bonds of common love and purpose.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
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.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04

j. S. CANTwELL, D. D., Editor.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-04
UNlVERsALlsT PROFESSION OF FAITH.
ADOPTED 1903.

We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Ola
and New Testaments contain revelation of the
character of God, and of the duty, interest and
final destination of mankind.
ii.
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.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-14
Shorts, Limited,

Caruthers, now of the Brooklyn club. will
receive the highest salary of any player in the
League or American association. If Caruth-
ers played in every championship game for
his club next season he would receive 500 %
per game, or per day, for his work.
Hastings, of the Minneapolis Thistle club,
has accepted the challenge to play the High
land rink, of st. Paul, but he says the turkeys
will never gobble at st. Luke's. The match
will be played at Minneapolis Wednesday
evening at o'clock.
The New Yorks are to play no Sunday
games on the trip and Manager Mutre says
the trip is not for pleasure, but simply to de-
velop the young players that the club has
signed.
Tom Browns disappearance from the Pa
cifc coast was signalized by benefit at
which the attendance was over 1000. Tom
had to dizzy up with Ed Williamson though.
Big Sam Thompson is dead against the
three-strike rule. Sam ought not to kick. as
he could make good showing if batsmen
were only allowed one strike.
James O'Rourke, one of New York's catch
ers, says that the Boston club owes him $50
fnr services rendered while with that club.
QPurcell, the well-known California pitcher
will, at the end of the season, go to Baltimore
to study TOR the priesthood.
Every pitcher in the country is expecting
to do great things under the new rules.
Arthur Irwin has accepted the terms offered
by the Philadelphia club.
The Bostons will play the Cuban Giants
some time in April.
The Louisvilles have been ordered to re-
port March 20.
Pfeffer declined $500 bonus for his score
card privilege.
Dole, Of Philadelphia, may manage the
WashingtOns.
1t costs $4,000 to run the Baltimore club
for q season.
Kilroy and Fulmer, it is said, would bring
$4,000.
Morris has sprained ankle.
Arson weighs 212 pounds.