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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27
THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE.

ga merry heart maketh cheerful
countenance. Proverbs. The "sun-
ny-side of life" is theme upon which
all should delight to dwell. 1t is
pleasanter to live in the life-giving
sunshine than in an atmosphere of
gloom. Especially in these times of
financial depression, when the bur-
dens and responsibilities of life are
hard to be borne, the struggle can be
wonderfully relieved of it's darker
phases by cultivating a spirit of
cheerfulness and hopefulness. From
human standpoint we cannot think
that this life would be worth living
were its journey clouded all the way
by pessimistic gloom-unrelieved by
rays of light and hope.
This is a world of ever-changing
scenes and contrasts. Dark hours
and adversities have their uses-their
compensations. Emerging from our
hard experiences we may obtain the
victor's palm if we cultivate in our
daily living cheerful, hopeful spirit.
There are elements in our nature
which require constant study for the
proper development and rational en-
joyment of our mysterious human
life. Man is wonderful being. He
is mystery to himself. A wise phil
osopher has said that "the proper
study of man is man." All along the
ages the most thoughtful minds of
the race have not been able to think
out the problem SO tersely PROFOUND
ed by the Psalmist: "What is man
that Thou art mindful of him?'
AS an intelligent race of beings we
have, as yet, travelled but short dis
lance along the great highway of hui
man knowledge and growth. We
have scarcely reached the gateway
that leads to the primary school of
life. Perhaps few of the foremost
of the race have advanced farenough
to catch a glimpse of the increasing
light that shines out from the inter
mediate department.
And yet there are some things that
we have learned-socee facts that we
know from study and from expert
ence. On the sunny side of life we
know that it is good to love mercy,
and to deal justly. We know that
the cheerful, the ever-hopeful, the
kind and the helpful, not only enjoy
life themselves, but they cause beams
of light, and courage and joy to
brighten the hearts and lives of
others.
If the man ''who makes one blade
of grass to grow where none grew be-
FORE" is a benefactor to the world,
how much more the man or woman
WIN Sc hopeful words, whose helpful
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acts, whose cheering presence, bring
sunny hours to Responding mortals.
These are they who contribute largely
to the sunny side of life. One conf
dent, cheerful spirit can drive away
mountains of care and worry, and
sadness. 1t is not the long faced,
discouraging and repellant, but the
genial, smiling and assuring physi-
clan whose very entrance into the
sick-room lights its doubts and fear,
with hope and helpfulness to recov-
cry. Contributing in wonderful
degree to the sunny side of life are
the real friendships of friends, the
joys that enter into happy homes, and
the kindnesses that never fail. On
the bright side of our home life there
is more genuine love than hatred,
more humanity than inhumanity,
more sunshine than cloud.
The laugh of a sweet, innocent child
acts of friendship and charity, works
of kindness and mercy, good and
true lives,-all these help to brighten
"the light of smiles" along the path
way of mortal life.
We are capable of manifold ra-
tional and elevating enjoyments. The
senses of body and mind are not Civ
en- to us in vain. We hear the words
of kindness, love and sympathy, and
the enhancing strains of divine music;
we feel the warmth of sincere friend
ship and the joys of life; we scent the
fragrance of sweetly blooming flowers;
we taste the delicious bounties of the
earth that sustain our physical life;
we see the beauties and the glories
of earth and sky. All our faculties
of body and mind, properly cultivated
controlled and exercised, render our
life here upon the earth not only de-
sirable, but useful and happy.
And yet with all it's endearments
and enjoyments-its sunny side not
entirely unalloyed-this life does not
fully satisfy the longing, the yearn
ing for more perfect, happier life
beyond the grave. AS surely as "hope
springs eternal in the human breast"
so do we ardently hope that happy
day will come, clouded by no night,
when the sorrows of earth will all
have passed away. Such a blissful
day is promised by the Divine Father
of all, though his Son, the Teacher
and Saviour of the world. 1t is this
eternal hope" that crowns the sunny
side of human life with radiance, a
blessedness, dignity and glory
which the angels cannot experience.
May this great hope grow stronger
and stronger, in every heart until the
coming of 'the perfect day" that will
never end, and hope shall be realized
in fruition.
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PERSONAL.

Rev. Harry L. Garfield. National Sec
rotary of the Y. P. G. u, in Chicago for
the Conference this week, addressed a
union meeting of the young people at
the Church of the Redeemer last Sunday
evening.
Last Sunday, Oct. 81, completed the
fourth year of DR.. Can6eld's pastorate
at ST. Paul's church. The sermon of
the morning, "An Honest Look at Our
selves" marked the special occasion.
The UNIvERsALIsT is promised an article
based on certain portions Of the sermon
for early publication.
The National Normal University, LIE
banon, O., recently conferred the degree
of Phi. d. on Rev. j. P. MacLean, of
Greenville, o. This institution is one of
the oldest in the West, and is conserva-
tive in the distribution of its honors,
rarely comforting degrees except in
course. DIR. MacLean attended the Uni
versity in his youth aud is we'll known to
the Faculty and Board of Trustees, who
thus honor him for his solid requirements
in science and literature.
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RECEIVING the truth revealed to us
in this Gospel and the love of it-hearti-
ly obeying as sincerely believing 1.-THE
inner life becomes invested with new
and Transforming power, and the charac-
ter exhibits new and enduring lowell
ness. The history and the habits are
changed, and higher plane of manhood
is reached and retained. We no longer
abor for 1.-The meat that perisheth, but
for that which endureth unto everlasting
life." Our moral condition ceases to
bear any resemblance to an inhospitable
soil, where the good seed can find no
root hold, and no warmth and freedom
for growth and development, for flower
ing and fruitfulness. The harvest yield
is an hundred fold, and is verified in the
hearts increasing happiness the unfail-
ing JOY and peace in believing and obey
ing, and in the added moral beauty and
usefulness in the daily life.
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THEOLOGY AND RELIGION.

Theology and religion are closely
related, but they are not identical.
Theology is the science of Gods ex-
istence, nature, attributes and rela-
tions. Religion embraces the duties
which devolve upon man by virtue of
his relations to God, as his Creator,
Father and Friend.
Theology is intellectual; religion is
spiritual. Theology is thought; re-
ligion is feeling; the one is mental;
the other emotional. Theology be-
longs to the head, religion to the
heart; theology is concerned with
creeds, religion with life.
We get our theology very largely
from men; our religion from God.
Our theology is human; our religion
is divine. We may have narrow
theology and a broad religion, as
mans heart may be larger than his
head. Theology is science; religion
is love. Theology is what we think
of God; religion is the very life of
God in the soul of man. Theology
springs from the relations of the in
tellect to certain class of truths; re-
ligion grows out of the relation of
man to God.
Theology is theoretical; religion is
practical. Religion is related to the
ology just as the emotions are related
to the intellect and feeling is con-
nected with thought.
Rational love depends on knowl-
edge, and religion, which is love for
God, in part depends on our theology,
which is our knowledge of God. 1t
is true that religion is intuitional and
theology is logical, but it is the Office
and function of logic to define, en-
large and apply the truths given by
the intuitions. This fact is recognized
in all philosophy and science. Feel
ing responds to thought, love springs
up under the light of knowledge, and
gratitude is awakened by the mani
festation of goodness, kindness, and
benevolence. Theology, as it teaches
us the love of God for man, reveals
to our intellects his practical benevo-
lence toward us, enkindles our love,
and awakens our gratitude to him,
which causes our thanksgiving, wor-
ship, and obedience,-and this is re-
ligion.
We cannot have feeling without
thought, for the mind is unit. Love
without knowledge of the object
loved, and gratitude without con-
scious knowledge of favors conferred,
are impossible. To give us the
knowledge of God in his practical re-
lation to man is the function of the
ology. 1t thus presents the condi-
tions of all rational religion. Before
we can truly worship God we must
know him. This knowledge is the
ology, and the worship that springs
from it is religion.
The great function of the pulpit is
to teach theology, and thus by nat
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ural and philosophical process pro-
mote the growth of religion. This
shows the practical relation of the
two in the life-work and growth of
the Church. A mans religion will
receive color from his theology, as
feeling takes on the hue of thought,
and as the practical receives the cast of
the ideal thoughts becomes things.
knowledge is power. Ideas become
forces, and theology is changed into
religion.
The richer and sweeter the theol-
ogy we believe the brighter and purer
the religion we live The Wise Man
taught that "as man thinketh SO
is he" We cannot rise above our
ideals. Life is very largely what we
plan to make it. A successful life is
always the embodiment of rational
thought. To act wisely we must
think correctly and in wisdom plan
the life we live.
A rational Christian life must be
rooted and grounded in rational
Christian theology. We cannot build
a living Christian church upon Bud
dhism, Pantheism or Agnosticism.
Christian life and character can only
be builded upon faith in Christian
doctrine.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

The Conferences of the General
Convention are held this week; they are
three in number, assembling in Lowell,
Mass. Baltimore, Nd, and Chicago. We
anticipate large attendance and good
meeting in Chicago. Everything nee
cessary has been done to call the atten-
ton of the public to the Conference.
The program has been extensively ad-
vertised, and able speakers secured who
have promised attendance. We now
await the verdict of the people. Next
week we hope to chronicle the entire
success of the Conference of the Western
District in Chicago and trust that those
held in the Eastern and Middle districts
will be equally successful.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

THERE are many passages in this
sermon which are of rare beauty, and
show the consummate master of style
His love of beauty in nature, always one
of his characteristic traits, and frequent
Iy seen in his sermons. is displayed in
the following beautiful words: "As one
summer time does not contain all the
magical workings of the sun, but only
illustrates millions of past and coming
years, SO Christ did not bring all of re-
demption to our world, but rather did he
teach us that all the human host has
marched or may march through an at.
mosphere beautifully tinted with re-
deeming grace. 1t is not all the grace
of God. Much of it is the grace of man.
1t comes from God, indeed, but it comes
through humanity. Our age is moved
deeply by the study of ideals in art. Each
generation is amazed at its own pro
gress."
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DIR. FLUHRER TO ALBION, N. Y.

We have to announce this week an inn
portant change which will soon take
place in the pastoral relation.
Rev. Dr. Fluhrer of Grand Rapids,
Mich, resigns his pastorate in that city,
and will. not later than December /, as
sumo charge of the Pullman Memorial
Church at Albion, NY. The resignation
was rendered last Sunday. A parish
meeting will be called to take action, but
the acceptance of the resignatian is in
evitable, as DR.. Fluhrer has definitely
decided to accept the Albion invitation.
The Grand Rapids church has been
under the charge of DR.. Fluhrer for
nineteen years. His removal will be the
sundering of many sacred ties The costly
and beautiful church in that city is the
trophy of his untiring zeal and devotion
and the spiritual prosperity and enlarge
ment of the parish is also in evidence as
to a remarkably successful and every
way honorable ministry.
DIR. Fluhrer has for the last few years
felt the need of change of activities. The
new society at Albion. organized to
maintain Universalist worship in the
Memorial church stands in need of wise
leadership. DR.. Fluhrer will in this pas
torate enter upon a work which, while it
furnishes change. will abundantly tax
his yaried reeo1rces Michipan will mart
with him with regret, but troops Of
friends will follow him to his new home
with pleasant memories and prayers for
his continued success and prosperity.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

LAST Sunday morning pathetic
service was held in Central Music Hall,
so long the scene of Prof Swings minis
try. On that occasion the last sermon
which the departed preacher wrote, left
unfinished at his death, was read by Mr..
Lyman J. Gage. The subject of the SER
mon was 1.-The Redemption of City"
and the text chosen was sentence from
the Psalms: SWho redeemeth thy life
from destruction" 1t was discourse
marked by many of the characteristic
touches of the poet preacher. the ripe
scholar, devout philosopher, and lover of
men, who has lately gone from us. The
last words of this sermon, now the part
ing words of Prof. Swings ministry to
his church, the city and the world, were
such as he might have written bad he
known that he was on the threshold OF
eternity-as follows:
We must all hope much for a good progress
of this brotherly love.
"And then" remarks the Tribune
"the pen dropped from his busy hand.
He had reached the end of his life work.
The message was left unfinished. and yet
it was complete as revealing another of
the characteristics of this scholar and
humanitarian, this cheerful optimist and
Hellenic lover of beauty"
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is supposed to be interested in the work
of the denomination as represented by
the General Convention. This report is
the annual statement of account to the
Church. 1t concerns all who have at
heart the vital interests of the church.
Let it be read and studied by the entire
constituency who are interested in the
facts and figures so lucidly set forth.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

The report of the Board of Trus-
tees Of our General Convention, present
ed at the Conference in this city on We'd
nesday, appears in other columns. 1t is
a suggestive and valuable document and
surveys the work Of the Board for the
twenty ninth year of its existence. 1t
should be carefully read and studied by
all who would know what the Univer-
salist Church is doing on the various
lines Of its appointed work and what its
necessities are for continuing that work
in the future. Every Universalist reader
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27
NORTH DAKOTA CONFERENCE.

Rev. O. II. Shinn will attend the North
Dakota State Conference Saturday and
Sunday, Oct. 81. 2s, at Grand Forks.
All Universalists in the State are in.
vited. The ladies of the Grand Forks
church will entertain all visitors.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

General ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Year.


To the Universalist Church:
In accordance with the duty of the
Board in the years intervening between
the Biennial Sessions of the Convention,
we submit our financial statement for
the year ending October 1, with other
information which may seem of immedi-
ate interest.
THE BOARD.
-Four meetings have been held; the
first in New York in January, the second
in May in New York, adjourned to Bos-
ton, the third in June in Boston, and
the fourth in October in New York.
At the recent (October) meeting of the
Board, the Rule relating to the Standing
Committee of Finance was modified by
relieving the Committee from the'over-
sight of ways and means;" and provid-
ing a new Standing Committee on Ways
and Means, which shall have the over
sight of the office of the Financial Sec
rotary and it's expenditure, counselling
with that officer and auditing his bills
and accounts. The Committee consists
Of Messrs. Demarest. Joy and Manning.
The late Treasurer, Eben Alexander,
Esq, having resigned his Office because
of the pressure of business engagements,
the Board filled the vacancy by the
choice of Frank W. Wise, Esq, of ,Bos-
ton, Mass, who has entered upon the
duties of his Office. The hearty thanks
of the Church are due to Mr. FAlexander
for his gratuitous and faithful service.
FELLOWSHIP.
The action of the Committee of Eel
lowship, covering territory not under the
jurisdiction of State Conventions, has
thus been reported Granted Letters of
Transfer: Rev. w. F. Smith, of Man
chester. Iowa; Rev. U. S. Milburn, of
Cincinnati, Ohio; Rev. G. A. Garst. of
Chicago, ILL.,; Rev. r. G. Kimble. of
Lynn, Mass; Rev. G. L, Perrin, DID. of
Boston. Mass.;-to the Conventions of
those States respectively. Accepted
Letters of Transfer and Granted Direct
Fellowship: Rev. G. E. Rice, of Japan,
from the New York Convention; Rev. G.
p. Hall. of Maryland from the same Con
vention; Rev. A. G. Rogers, D. d. of the
District of Columbia, from theMassachu-
sets Convention.
Letters of License for one year:
Thomas E. Wise, of Virginia; J. G. Toll
bert, of Alabama; Rev. Henry Holmes,
formerly of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. Certificates of Ordina-
tion Rev. Martin L. Busbv, of Mississ-
ippi; Rev. George N. Falconer, of Color
ado.
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REPORTS.

l. The Report of the Woman's Cen.
tenary Association has been received. 1t
shows Receipts amounting to s2,145 ard
an Expenditure of s2,612. including pay
ments through the treasury of the Gen.
eral Convention of 800 in aid of the
Japan Mission, and 800 of the church at
Norfolk, Va.
2. The Report of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society of Massachusetts has
also been received. Its receipts amount
to S1,674. and it's expenditure to 81 ,0S3.
including the payment through the
Treasury of the General Convention of
5000, in aid of the Mission to Japan.
3. The Sunday School Library Com
mission reports progress: that the read
ing of books thought to be suitable for
Universalist Sunday Libraries has
been continued during the past year by
members of the Commission. Out of the
several hundred of books read, about
one hundred have been approved,
printed catalogue Of which will soon APP
pear. The Commission has pursued the
same methods as in recent years, in APP
proving a book after two members have
reported favorably. upon personal. care.
full reading" The Commission now con.
sists of Rev. j. n. Emery. of Connecticut
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OF the 97S parishes, AGA report their
property insured Qast year ALL to the
amount of s3,269,570; 1874 report mega
lively, Qast year 1881 and $50 do not re-
ply to the inquiry last year 338).
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

THE EDITOR is assisted by able writer's
in all departments The Interior and Western
States are represented by regular correspond
ents. News from the churches solicited and
always welcome.
**.All articles intended for THE UNIvERs ALIsT
should be addressed Editor of The Univer-
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81 ss9 s26 81 224 s5l

The number of members of Sunday
schools who became church members
during the year 1898, were reported as
1920 against l ,108 last year.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old
and New Testaments contain a 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 Lord Jesus
Christ, by one Holy Spirit of Grace, who will
finally restore the whole family of mankind to
holiness and happiness.
III.
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.
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FIELD AGENT, IT,. MOORE.

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ADOPTED 1903.
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'Wntversalist

j. S. CANTwELL, D. D., EDITOR.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-10-27

The following clergymen on our rolls
have died during the year: Townsend
Paoli Abel, Gideon Seth Abbott, John
Jenkins Austin, Britton Conine, George
Smith Guernsey, William Hooper. Isaac
Case Knowlton, William Mcneil, George
Proctor, Webster Bettes Randolph,
Richard P. Reyner, John Henry Stewart,
William L. Swan, in all 10. Nineteen
licenses have expired; nine clergymen
have passed over to other churches; six
to secular life; in all At. Fifty-fve per-
sons have entered our ministry, six be-
ing from other churches. The number
now on the Secretary's Register is 757.
STATISTICS.
The following table summarizes the
returns from State Secretaries for De-
cembsr 81, $685.
1898 1894.
Number of Parishes
Reported, 977 97S
Numberof Families
Reported, 4S 253 43 $50
Church Membership a 74S &c 41S
Sunday School Men,
bership, 81 POI So 1863
Parish Property, less
debt. IS 65l 9O3 IS 1853 O74
Parish Expenses and
Contributions, l 9S9 S26 224 S51
Analysis of the last line shows the fol-
lowing result:
1898 1891.
Current expenses, SS03 COL 1921 go
Church Edifices, 372 564 262 $50
Payment of debt 14S 917 76 201
Parish contributions
for Missionary and
other general pur
poses. GA 744 GO 991
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THE NORFOLK CHAPEL.

At the Washington Convention. the
Rev. Joseph Jordan, by invitation of the
Trustees, presented the circumstances
of his Church and School, and of his
race. at Norfolk in Virginia. After his
address. contributions were solicited for
the erection of suitable chapel and
schoolhouse, which met with pledges to
the amount of S2,75S including the gen.
eral collection. OF this amount, 81, 234
was paid up to October l. and of nearly
all of the remainder speedy payment has
been promised.
The building awaits inspection, aud
will soon be in possession of the Church
for which it was erected.
Last Fall Mr.. Thomas E. Wise was
employed as an assistant to Mr.. Jordan,
especially in his school. He has since
been licensed as a p eacher of the Cos
pei. and shown excellent gifts for that
vocation. Mr.. Wise has employed