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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-11-03
VOICE FROM THE ROCKIES.
To the Editor of THE UNIvERsALIsT:-

To the Editor of THE UNIvERsALIsT:-
In the paper of October 6, appeared a
short article by E. L. FL. entitled:
"If Universalism is true Why Preach
it?" 1t was so suggestive that l made it
the substance of my sermon last Sunday
to my Durango congregation. l heartily
echo the words of E. L. H., when she
says,"What blessing it would be if one
Universalst would set aside sum of
money to support even one travelling
missionary! Others would be sure to
follow with like requests, and this
method Of sowing good seed would reach
SO many who are beyond or outside of
church services. and who are hungry
and thirsty for the bread from heaven
and the ever living water"
am afraid many of those who have
been born and bred in the Universalist
fold do not appreciate. as they ought,
the rich blessings bestowed on them
through the arduous labors of Murray,
Ballou, Manford and those of the early
church. This is too true of many who
profess the liberal faith. They profess
but do not possess. 1t is the author of
"Ecce Homo" l think, who says: "Chris-
tianity is an enthusiasm, or it is moth
ing" and Christ himself declares that
whoever he be of you that forsaketh
not all that he hath he cannot be my
disciple" We cannot all be missionaries,
but we can all do something toward the
support of missionaries. One ten cent
cigar less week for one year from a
thousand gentlemen would mean 5000
and ten cents less of ribbon a week from
the same number of ladies for the same
length of time, would mean another S.
200. Just think of it! S10,400 year to
preach the GLORIOUS Gospel Of the
blessed God" to every living creature!
The world isn't civilized yet. Only
little patches here and there. Thous
ands of people living in the Rockies"
have never heard of the Unitarian or
Universalist church. 1t is stranger to
them. Several gentlemen of late have
confessed that either we are infdels or
they are Universalists.
The question is often asked, "Why
don't you Universalists send out more
missionaries?" Because we haven't got
Them" is the only answer we can make
We might have more, however, if every
member of the Universalist fold could
be made to see the Importance of having
our Gospel of light and hope and love
proclaimed to the whole world. Freely
We received, freely give
GEO, M. FALCoNER.
DURANGO, COL, Oct. 16.
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long as father or mother lives the
house remains the center of the fam
ily also for the married children.
But the household does not only
comprise the family, the servants are
part of the German home. Though
also in this respect much of the good
old habit is done away with in the
present age, especially in large towns,
where the family does not occupy like
in the United States and England a
house of it's own, but only fiat with
sometimes very insufficient accommo-
dation for the servants, yet we lind
many who look back on service of
forty or fifty years in the same fam
lily.
The great day for the German
home is Christmas eve, when all the
household gathers round the fir tree
with it's shining lights. The German
Christmas tree, which has now found
its way into many other countries, is
very old institution with us, and
deeply rooted in the hearts of tie
people. Even the poor man would
spare his last cent to buy tree.
Wherever Germans are together at
Christmas the tree must not be want
ing. The writer of these lines re-
members a Christmas spent on the
Atlantic on one of the North German
LLOYD steamers. The weather was
very rough, but the Christmas tree
was nevertheless lighted. People
will remember to their oldest ages the
joyful excitement of their childhood,
when the bell of the father called
them into the room where the pres
ents were laid out for them under the
lighted tree. Also the servants are
called in and receive their gifts. Even
in houses where there are no chill
dren the Christmas tree is lit, and
wealthy people often invite the chill
dren of one or more poor families, to
give them presents on the day which
commentaries that God so loved the
world that he gave his only begotten
Son, everybody wishes to show love
to his neighbor. What beautiful
type that only the religion of Christ
brings true light into the home.
But a truly Christian home only
exists where the household gathers
for family worship and does not sit
down to table without asking for
Gods blessing. This in Germany,
like elsewhere, is only to be found
among people who truly seek the
Lord. But we are happy that we have
an increasing number of such Chris
tian homes in Germany.
BERLIN. GERMANY.
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DURANGO. Col, Oct. 16.

A SMALL BOY in a Pennsylvania public
school presented the following compost
ton on Henry VIII:
"King Henry was the greatest wild
over that ever lived. He was born at
Annie Domino. in the year 1906. He
had $40 wives besides children. The
first was beheaded and afterward execut,
ed, and the I'd was revoked. Henry 8
was succeeded on the throne by his great
grandmother. the beautiful Mary Queen
of s. OTIS. sometimes called the Lady of
the Lake or the Lady Of the Minstrel. -
North Carolina Teacher.
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A summary of our strength is as follows:


Active organizations 8; dormant 8; commune
cants 343; Sunday-schools 5; enrolled members
2oS; u T. c. U. 8; membership SO; value of
church property $3.50.
Two OF the nine church buildings that we own
or have al interest in are clos ed, one at Morley
and one at Marion Center
In the clerical work connected with nv office
have written and mailed 40 letters. 50 postal
cards. papers and $40 printed circulars. beside
enclosing in my letters such Universalist litera-
ture as have been supplied with by the Gen.
eral Convention,
And now, dear friends, having told YOU in
general way what 1 have done and what is being
done, have favor to ask, not so much for my
sell as for the good of Unlversalism in Missouri
IL may seem strange to some of you that
should ask so simple request
When accepted the position as Secretary
stated that expected the cooperation of our
friends through the State, as the value of nv
EFFORTS largely depends on their prompt cooper
alton, while from others repeated letters have
been necessary in order to elicit single res
ponse. and my annual report to the General
Convention that should have been sent the first
of January was delayed until the first of June
six months, by the negle ct of three or four par
ish clerks, who held their blanks after repeated
demands for them by me- and even then thew
were only partially filed ont when received
This is not the cooperation 1 expected. nei-
Their is it the help am entitled to. l want to
find in the clerk of every parish person who
Is thoroughly alive TO the duties of his office and
will give me the assistance that is necessary to
keep Universalism moving onward.
We are accomplishing something every year
under our new Plan of Work. we can do more
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enee now rapidly extending over Macon county
we hope will continue to grow over the entire
State.
have expended much time and labor. not to
say good deal of patience in collecting reliable
statistics of the parishes and church property
In the State. have been aided in this by the
various parish clerks and leading brothers, who
have furthermore given me the advantage of
many good ideas, suggested by their long exper-
fence in church work. These 1 would like TO
present for your consideration If time permitted
AS we have but few parishes considering the
population and area of this State, 1 will with
your kind attention. read you the condition of
our various parishes on January 1, 1894.
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the education of the people to a better senti-
meDt, " hich while it restrain the offender. yet
fOrgets not the brotherhood of man in its treat
ment of the criminal.
RESOLVED, That as UNIVERSAL m and intelli-
gence go hand in hand. we recognize the need
of a liberal education of our people, and the
duty of the support of our own Institution. and
we earnestly call the attention of the Uni
versalists of Missouri to Lombard University.
whose equipm ents are ample. and who's e work
stands second to none among the colleges of our
country.
RESOLVED, That we would earnestly call at
tsntion to the Importance of the support and
wide circulation of our UNCONVENTIONAL litera-
ture, and as especially filling the requirements
of newspaper. we recommend THE UNIvER-
sALIsT to all our people.
RESOLVED, That we hereby tender our hearty
thanks to the members and friends of the church
in La Plata for their more than hospitable en-
tertainment of the delegates and visitors of this
Convention. We assure them of our high ap-
probation of the free hands and open hearts
with which they have received us.
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MISSOURI CONVENTION

The annual session of this body of Uni
versalists, (organized at Brookfeld, No
vember 81, 1861 convened in La Plata,
Oct. II, at 1890 A. NJ. The place of
meeting was the neat and comfortable
little church, the first child of the New
P an of Work. built last year in that
thriving town in Macon county.
The first session of the Convention was
called to order by the Vice President,
Rev. @. H. Shinn, in the absence of the
President, Geo. HI. Hastings, and Rev.
G. L. Ball, of the La Plata church, in
voked the divine blessing. Bro. Ball
then in behalf of his church, in few
we'll chosen words, extended cordial
welcome to all delegates and visitors.
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forego these invitations, which they
consider as a social duty springing
from their position in life. But even
if materialism has increased in this
respect, literature and science and
intellectual conversation still hold a
large part of German society. Many
wish to shine by knowledge and wit,
and the tendency to defend ones own
opinion is perhaps one of the sides of
the German character which does not
always make it popular to strangers.
The family tie is sacred in Germa-
ny, and extends also to the larger
family. Members of the same name,
especially among the nobility, meet
from time to time for conferences
(Famlientag), and have generally
friends to assist the poorer members
of the family. The German is sure
to find an open hand and house
wherever he meets even distant rel
alive.
The relation of children to their
parents, though it has lost much of
the old rigidity, is still one of res
pect, and this is certainly a good
foundation for the State, as Luther
in his admirable small catechism ex-
plains the Fifth Commandment to re-
fer also to teachers, employees and all
in authority. Also grown up child
rem respect parental authority. As
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-20
.Zamar.- SnIyini., New Plnr.

The patrons Of the Mozart Academy
are particularly fortunate IN having such
a varied repertoire 10 choose from I'm the
Salvini engagement, and more especially
I'm that his latest play. lamar" which is
TO Toe given on this occasion
The new play is designed to be COM
panion piece TO the popular romances by
standard writer's already IN Mr.. Salylni 8
repertoire and is said 10 possess all
those elements so dear 10 those who find
more entertainment in action rather than
in words.
Mr. Hester has delvcd into the earlier
history Of Portugal for his subject. The
action takes place I'm the year 1927, ana
the ulot is founded upon the persecution
of the Gypsles by John H.. who sue
ceedei Manuel. the Fortunate on the
Portuguese throne Briefly the story
runs as follows: King Manuel IN his
youth made an alliance with Isidra. the
pride OF the Gypsy camps. the issue Of
which marriage was son named
lamar The King after losing sight OF
his Gypsy bride for some years. contracts
a second marriage with one OF royal
blood. and By her he has another son.
Prince joan. the apparent heir 10 the
throne. The first act shows the tottor-
ing old king whose days. even hours, are
numbered. rejecting upon his carly ro-
nance. lie hears that a Gypsy band is
I'm the vicinity. and out OF curiosity and
from cOntrition. he commands that the
chief Of the band be brought before him.
Tho old king recognizes in this Gypsy
King lamar. his own son. The inter
view which the king magines is IN abb
solute privacy, is overheard by Prince
Joam who is I'm hiding. He discovers
Ismself and a stormy scene ensues.
For the cake Of preserving the
honor Of the court. and for the prefer
ence moreover for his wandering Gypsy
life lamar swears TO maintain his in
rognit0 and 10 allow the succession TO
fall to his brother undisturbed. The act
ends with the death Of the Old king. and
the succeeding scenes portray the per-
s,cutions Of the new king against lamar
and his people, fearing that mis- throne IS
not safe until lamar is no more.
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son Brandt TO ". J. Payne. % feet on
south side Park avenue. ma. harrison
street, se4Oo; Joseph g. Beatties executor
and others to Richmond ana Danville
Company. right OF way. -; Mary A. and
William 4. G. Fulton to sanpr, Iisht of
way. 81; c. II. Goodman 10 ~. - Lee,
80 sc feet on alley parallel Win foushee
street. between Cary ana tdhai Ip0.
+. II. Hoy's heirs 10 William H. williams.
- feet on north side Jackson street near
81. Peter $3.50: r. g. Johnson ana Florence
Waller to William Miller ~ Iett on alloy
between Sixth and Leigh streets, Sic.
Annie :. Nelson TO Edgar Ailan ana j. s.
Parrish. Il feet on east side EIGHTEENTH
street, between Broad ana Marshall
Sl,0f3
Henrico: James H. Barton 10 juliet o.
Daingerileld. lots > and IN dock s.
Brookland Park, $3.50: Bertha NJ; and g.
W. Dollof TO Edward Melton. - II feet
on east side Twenty-eighth street. near
;. 500; Earl o. and Wythe X: Iearce 10
Fannie A. Mosby. interest in Il 80 acres.
$50, Samuel n. Pulllam 10 FREDERICK
Dell, - feet on south side beVeriy street.
near Washington, $50: Richmond Cedar
Works Company to Richm lnd ana Dan
vile Railroad Company. right oil way. s..
Franklin Stearns. Jr.. 10 same risht OF
way. $40: same 10 same. right or way,
SO; Henry r. Turpin 70 William r: Tar-
pin, one-eichth interest I'm Z6 acres twelve
miles northwest Of Richmond, SieJ.
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4 VINO LIAK ACCIDENT.
a Ball Intended for Steer Strikes and
Wounds n Mnn-Dr tonnaIy's Trfp

ROANOKE. VA. Feb. 10. -Special.-On
Saturday a singular accident happened at
Elkborn. Two men. whose names could
not be learned. intended TO slaughter a
steer by shooting II In the head which
was 70 be held by one Of them The
marksman missed the animal. the han
entering the neck Of the man holding II
passing through and lodging in the
spine. He was taken through Roanoke
to-day completely paralyzed, to his home
in North Carolina.
Dr. Charles c. Cannady leaves Wednes-
day for Europe. to attend the annual
meeting. In Rome Of the Inter National
Medical Congress. OF which he is a
member. He Will read paper by invita-
ton.
The Roanoke Machine Works guards
Will be mustered into the service Of the
state tomorrow night, by Lieutenant
Colonel Pole.
At called meeting OF the City Council
tonight, at which ell the members ex-
cept three were present. resolutions were
adopted asking the senator and represen-
tatives from this district TO use all efforts
in their power TO prevent the passage OF
a Senate BILL introduced by Mr.. Watts
now pending, granting a new charter TO
the Roanoke Gas and Water Company, OF
its powers by granting II con-
iemnation privileges for the acquisition
II lands, water. and real estate.
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Condition OF Harrisburg College.
New Drop remocratic Club

There was rousing meeting OF the
Dew Drop Democratic club at their
rooms. oOl west Broad street, last night.
The club was thoroughly reOrganized.
with the Following officers. Andrew Tyler.
president; Edward Kaiser. vce-president:
Sharles Il. Cain. treasurer: William o.
Burnley and Mr.. Butler, sergeants-at-arms
Inc meeting nights are every Monday
night OF each week and all candidates
or tneir friends are respectfully invited
10 address the club I'm their interest.
After transacung routine business rela-
tive To the club the various candIdafrs
ana iheir friends addressed the club
MeSsts. Chamberlayne for Commissioner
OF revenue; IA. HeeAe i'm behalf OF n N
Snlth, Tor Commonwealth Attorney: i
I. HOY IN behalf of James Peters. for
justice or peace from Clay ward. AIR
EDWARD Kaiser made a ringing sneecb
representing Mr.. T.. Nj. Rowelle for clerl,
OF the Circuit Court. MIR. Hillary Jones
made an appropriate speech advocatinp
the claim OF Nat. Tyler. Mir. C. A. Eovce
spoke for {. III. Epps.
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FUTURE OF THE ROAD.
THE ATLANTIC C DANTILLE 10 En-
GAGEIN THE COAL TRAFFIC.
Present Owners, 1t IL Said. VIII Buy the
Prup~rty-Caps Fear Yadkin Valley
May BE Completed to Bristol.

BRISTOL, TENN. Feb. l9-Special.--
Bristol has already the Norfolk and West
ern, the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Geogia. the South Atlantic and Ohio. and
the Bristol. Ellzabethton and North Caro-
lima roads in operation
The Atlantic and Danyiile railroad will
be sold on the "a Of March. and II is
announced authoritatively will be bought
by the present owners. who will equip
400 miles OF the road at once for traffic
from the coal fields Of the Southwest
The company IS now getting the ma
terial in hand for pushing the work as
soon as the sale is made and confirmed
This road VIII certainly come 10 Bristol
The Cape Fear and Yadkin railroad Is
also coming this way II is built from
Wilmington 10 a point west Of Mount
Airy, and all that intervenes between
it and the Cripple Creek division OF the
Norfolk and Western IL the Blue klcse
mountain. and this will be tunneied AT
no distant day, thus connecting the two
trunk lines.
With these roads completed, the Border
City will have five lines to the seaboard
OF the Atlantic The y. f. & y. &.
road is built and in operation from
Bristol 10 Elzabethton, and within the
next year or two will be pushed on to
Ashevlle. y. c., connecting with the
roads there
General Delaware Kemper. OF this
place has been confirmed as United
States Consul to Annoy. China, and viii
start TO his field Of labor I'm a few days.
He will take his family with him. Cen
eral Kemper IS a gentleman of the "oid
school," and will reflect credit upon his
country in the land OF the Celestials.
He is graduate OF the University OF
Virginia and has devoted most of his life
To teaching. He Il gentleman Of fine
cultivation. and his genial manner makes
him friends wherever he goes. During the
war General Kemper served with gal an
try in the artillery branch Of Lees army
rising 20 the rank OF Colonel and bre-
vet Brgadier- General. His gallantry was
displayed on many Of the bloody fields
upon which the Army Of Northern Nir-
ginia won fame immortal.
General Kemper is the author Of soy
eral textbooks i'm mathematics. among
which is the higher algebra, belonging
to the Ray series. He is a fine mathema-
tician. having filed the chair of mathe-
mates with distinguished ability in the
College of South Carolina and in King
College. Bristol.
The Hastings Court on the Virginia
side of town has been busy for the
past two weeks. and has dispatched a
great amount Of business. Three par
ties. all white men. have been sentenced 10
the penitentary for one 10 two years
two Of them for Burglary and one for
grand larceny. The court is still in ses-
sion.
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ANOTHER FROM MR. WILLIS.
He Takes Up In Detail Dole's Charges.
Animated Only by Friendly Motives.

| Animated Only by Friendly Motives.
| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 19.-The
President to-day transmitted to Congress
another chapter in the volume of Hawai-
ian correspondence. including the dis
patches which arrived from Hawaii at
san Francisco February 10Th. and reach
ed the State Department last Saturday
morning. This addition to rhe cores
pondence is made up Of four letters with
enclosures. and is necessarily volumni-
Gus as il includes the long letter OF Presi-
dent Dole to Minister Willis Of January
1lth, rejecting upon tue Minister'S atti-
tude and a response at great length by
Mr. Willis to President Dole's c..arges.
The period covered by the correspondence
is that between January 9th and Febru-
airy 3d.
on the first date Willis notifies Score
tary Gresham OF the celebration OF the
first anniversary Of the provisional Gov
eminent, speaks OF the failure OF foreign
representatives 60 attend the ceremonies.
though he had not Influenced them. and
calls attention TO adverse newspaper criti-
cisms. Another letter OF the same date 10
Secretary Gresham encloses DOles' letter
Of the nth. and the Minister'S response
wherein he takes up the charges against
him In detail and endeavOrs 10 show that
he has been animated by friendly mo-
tives. and did not say or do anything cal
cuated to disturb the situation, but. on
the contrary. sought 10 act I'm harmony
with the provisional Government IN MAIN
tanning good order. and his public declara-
tons were made with their approval. lie
quotes Admiral Iron 10 show that Homo
lulu was never in danger from the Amer
lean war ships. and that periodic drills
had been mistaken for hostile demonstra-
tons. Throughout Mr. Willis letter,
which is the important feature OF this
mass OF correspondence. there is no trace
Of personal ill-feelne. but he treats the
subject in an argumentat've way. very
similar TO the style Of Dolc's own epistle.
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the freight department OF the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company In TINS
city.
There were large additions 10 the mem
bcrship of all the churches In Petersburg
yesterday, result of the good revival
now In progress here.
Miss Pattie w. Prince, OF this city.
and Mr.. Norman +. Short. OF Richmond.
viii be married Tomorrow moning at 1880
o'clock. at Tabb-Street Presbyterian
church.
Mr.. Hoffman Sommers. OF Norfolk.
manager Of the baseball team In that
place. is In the city to-day. Mr.. SOM
mers Is endeavoring 20 arrange for
meeting OF the different clubs In the
State. with a view OF fixing upon
schedule OF games for ---e coming season.
The representatives from Petersburg
10 the Grand Lodge. knights of Pythias.
which meets I'm Richmond tomorrow, are
Messrs. j. Il. w. Smith and X. l.. Bow
man. These delegates will leave here
in the morning.