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

more entertainments during the time
which prevented the full measure of sue
cess hoped for. Nevertheless the meet.
ings were highly serviceable and ouI
people we believe, have in no way been
satiated, and will, no doubt, turn out
in full force to hear our sweet gospel
singer who has been for weeks attracting
such large audiences to hear him in Chi
cago and other cities of the West. Let
our friends Of the neighboring towns OF
Kent, Ouyshoga Falls and other points
take notice and ''come over into Macedo-
mia and help u.s."
knights of Pythias.
"A most beautiful SERVICE" says the
Akron Beacon of last Monday, "was the
one held in the Univers alist church yester-
day morning. Every branch of the service
together with its surroundings were ex-
tremely interesting. The occasion was
the preaching of sermon by the pastor
Of the Universslist church, Rev. @. ELL
wood Nash, to the Knights OF Pythias
The subject was, The Modern Knight,
and the text: BE strong, quit yourselves
like menand fight The sermon abound
ed in good sentiment and was full of
wholesome advice; it commended honor,
valor, courtesy, fraternity, beneficence
and friendship, and pointed to Christ as
the exemplar of all these. He was knight
worthy of all honor. Take him for an
example. Let us follow him." The
church was filled, gallery and ALL
A Sad Death.
On Sunday, Feb. IL, President Gone
was called to Westield, o, to attend the
funeral Of @. A. Snyder, most worthy
young man, who while at college, was
taken sick with measles and went home
for treatment, but took cold on the way
and died in few days. His class at
tended the funeral in body. The FAM
lily are greatly bereaved. He was an
only child, and young man of excellent
character.
OulOu htVlVdl peTVlc6S.
The union revival services are still in
progress in this city and are fairly sue
cessful. Evangelist Patterson is a tall
spare man of Auburn complexion, a gen.
tleman of pleasant address, fair speak
or, and does not use notes. He preached
on last Sunday night from the text, "Pre-
pare to meet thy God," and made it seem
a very fearful thing to meet our heaven
ly Father. We have read probably all
that the Bible has to say about God and
about his dealings with men; and we do
not recall anything in that good book
which. when understood in the light Of
Christ's teachings, implies that the Chris
tian's God is any other than kind
loving Father. To be sure we learn that
he is just God and will punish the
wicked according to their sins but, this
does not imply that he will be unmerci-
full, for we are assured that his mercy en-
dureth forever. "God is love-" and they
who teach that his punishments are any
the sinner, fail to understand his true
character. Mr.. Patterson has much of
the old style theology and says we have
no natural right to place in the New
Jerusalem. Yet he Gays of little chill
dren, "Of such is the kingdom of heav-
emf For all the evangelist is very neon
sistent in his theology and as we believe
does violence to correct Interpretation
of the Scriptures, we have no doubt he is
deeply in earnest and we trust that his
work in Akron may prove greatly help.
full to good cause. Speaking for my
self alone, regard Mr.. Patterson as
more agreeable than his theology. We
say this not through any want of rev.
erence for things sacred, but because
we are conscientious in thinking it a
great wrong to paint God in the char
acter of monster whom it would be
dangerous to meet. How little thought
must such ministers give the teachings of
Christ who is the best authority in these
matters, for he came to show us God;
and I think any one, when we recall his
treatment of sinners, would like to meet
Christ, feeling that in him he had true
friend. He is said to be the friend of
sinners, not because they are sinners of
course, but because he loves the good
there is in them and yearns to have them
turn away from their sins, knowing that
the sinner is "like the troubled sea that
casteth up mire and Dirt" and Christ
would give rest unto his soul. Mr..
Patterson is a great improvement on
some revivalists we have heard, in that
he is mild hammered in his utterances,
which coupled with benevolent counte-
nance, tones down harsh statements, so
as to make them have almost the same
effect as il he were saying pleasant
things.
James K. Peasants
an alumnus of Buchtel College has been
visiting this city for the past few days.
Mr.. Peasants is former student Of
Prof. Wolfram, of Buchtel, and is plan
list of much promise. He is now on his
way to Germany to take a course OF
study under the eminent German COM