The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-07


that the mocking bird can be heard at
his best. Then ear and eye, and heart
and soul are all sung TO, and thOus-
and influences reinforces the singer,
and only then can he be understood
and appreciated.
The Journeys Object.
The reader may not have forgotten
that the writer made this same journey
south in January, for the purpose of
canvassing the question of Gods i'm
partial and unending goodness, with
an opponent-one who in opposition
to the optimism of Christian truth, in
dulges in that pesgimism which takes
the most horrible view of God and
man, of time and eternity. Before his
opponent was unprepared for discus
sion that should be put in type, but
now he came ready for the fray. For
eight two-hOur sessions the contest con
tinued, with satisfaction to our friends
and the candid not of our faith.
The Southern People.
Meanwhile we cannot forget, shall
never forget, the delightful experiences
that are family limited at above; the
hospitality of friends of cur own house
hold of faith; the cordial reception Of
our message by people of other churches,
opd Cf M ooaIaejoatfoo1 oOnnoo%iopo
the perfect propriety of demeanor of
every individual-eXcept the ministers
in great crowds of hearers, the large
majority of whom did not accept our
faith, and who listened to it for the
first time, and in all respects the in
telligent, generous conduct Of the peo-
pie. If the audiences gathered in Hen
derson represent the people of Tennes-
see, that great and noble State deserves
and is worthy of our broad and glorious
faith, and that faith will find a congen-
ial soil there, and will one day spring
forth abundantly, and yield precious
fruit
Rev. D. B. Clayton.
And let me here speak of a most sat
isfactory experience. Hearing of the
proposed debate, Rev. D. B. Clayton,
of Columbia, S. c., who has for many
years occasionally visited this locality,
and labored among the people, pro-
jected a preaching tour, that should
include Henderson, and we met,-he 700
miles from his home, and l, 500 from
mine. He proved a valuable yoke-fel-
low, and sympathizer, for my oppon-
ent had three of his own kind who
were continually busy and Extensively
officious, not only in underwriting, and
''nOds and becks, and wreathed
smiles," but even in conversing dur
ing my speaking, so that 1 was COM
PEELED to pause and rebuke their mis-
conduct, and the sympathy of resident
ministers, whose conduct, however,
was not reprehensible,- that his pres
ence and countenance were encourag-
ing and helpful. He is known in all
that region, and throughout the South,
in the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Ten
nessee, Alabama, and Mississippi as
one of the most laborious, talented
and successful of all our ministers.
His name is a synonym of integrity
and moral worth. His ability as clear,
logical speaker, in every sense a Chris
tian teacher, as / can testify from hear
ing, is very great his name is in the
highest repute in all our churches,
after more than forty years of uninter-
mitted and arduOus labOrs, such as few
men among our ministers have ever
performed. For many years he has
travelled thousands of miles annually
the last three more than thirteen thou
sand, preaching on Sundays and week
days, often two hours and mOre,-and
all too short me for his hearers--has
held debates v lth the champions of
orthodoxy, aud in iabOrs most abun-
dant, has indeed proved himself a
workman that need not be ashamed.
disappearance is apostolic. Ilelooks the
blessed faith he pr0claims. Had he
been a Methodist or an Episco palian,
his abilities, labors, and presence would
long ago have made him bishop; had
he been a Baptist or a Presbyterian he
would have occupied a metropolitan
pulpit, and would have been dubbed
Doctor DivinitatiS. He is by the people,
for no one thinks of saying to or of him
anything less than Doctor Clayton.
LET one of our colleges confirm the
verdict Of the Peoples College, with a
prompt D. D.
And how much, supposes the reader,
has this devoted and laborious work
man received for his toll Year be-
fore last was his most lucrative year, and
his receipts were $500, out of which
more than $500 went for travelling ex-
penses, and his circuit was at its long
est diameter 100 miles from home
Think of that, settled pastors, who de
liver fifty discourses a year, and re-
ceiye f0ur-fold his remuneration, sur
rounded by all the joys Of home and
social life, while he, with pilgrim staff
in hand, and for no more than you pay
for house rent, breaches two OF three