The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-02-25
gr1e adaest.

IOWA.-Cedar Rapids.-An orthodox
revival has been in progress for over six
weeks. Sunday last Mr.. Moody was to
open a campaign. The Universslist
church has been crowded since the re-
vival commenced, and that too without
any special effort on our part. Ortho-
doxy is being preached straight" and
it is proving, as it always does-so much
the worse for orthodoxy. Our congrega-
cations are the largest and interest mani
tested the greatest Of any time in three
years.
MINNESOTA.-ROc hester.-Our par
ish, under the passionate OF Rev. W. IL.
McGlaufflip, is in hourishing condition.
A series of meetings from March to
March IL, is to be held, which we hope
will be interesting and beneficial. The
singer and evangelist, Stanford Mitchell,
will be here during the meetings. Mon
day evening, March 5, the pastor will be
formally installed, Rev. DR.. Tuttle preach
ing the sermon. In addition to DIR. Tut.
tie, Rev. Messrs. Boynton and Shutter,
of Minneapolis; and Payson, Of La Crosse,
are expected to participate. The Thes-
plan Club of the Young Peoples Society,
gave the drama "Among the Breakers"
at the Opera House. The net proceeds,
twenty-five dollars, are to be used to
help defrsy expenses of putting electric
lights in the church.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Star
of Monday, Feb. 6, refers to the services
in the Pasadena church on the previous
Sunday as follows: "The Uniyersalist
church as usual was filled to the pulpit
and many chairs were placed in the aisles.
The Unyielding Power of Love YVES
Mr.. Conger's theme, founded on Paups
memorable words in Romans, For I am
persuaded that neither death nor life, nor
principalities nor powers, nor things
present nor things to come, nor height,
nor depth, nor any other creature shall
be able to separate us from the love Of
God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord
"The preacher claimed that this was
as strong as human language could put
it, and was in full accord with the whole
tenor of the gospel. Infinite love was
unyielding and unrelenting. 1t will not, it
cannot give up the object of its love. It fol-
lows the good and it pursues the hayward,
and will not give them up until they are
stripped of their sins, subdued from their
stubbornness, and made obedient to the true
and right.
"God saved men because he loved them.
He did not love them because they were
saved. As parental love went out to the way
ward, so infinite love pursued the sinner, and
he could not escape. He must sooner OF
later forsake the evil and cleave to that which
is good, for Gods love was consuming fire,
and it would burn up the chaff of sin. II
would separate the gold from the dross, and
SO bring forth the pure and good of every
life.
" Mr.. Conger gave no quarter to those who
say the liberal church teaches that men are
to be saved in their sins, and he paid his re-
spects to Joseph Cook for saying that a love
that would save all men was "namby pam.
by love-"
Whether one could accept all the conclu.
sions or not, no one could doubt the preach.
er's strong convictions, and his deep earnest.
ness, and the close attention given, and the
fearful eyes of strong men showed that his
work went home to many hearts,"