The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-01
Editorial Brevities.

*** The value of the late Prof.
Swings estate is at $4,000. His will
gives $4,000 to the Illinois Humane So
ciety, and after making several small be-
quests, the entire estate is given to his
two daughters.
* The late Mr. Froude in, "Eras-
mus" his last book, says: Reason is
no match for superstition. One passion
can only be encountered by another
passion, and bigotry by enthusiasm of
faith"
Xxx DIR, PARKHURsT, the Presbyterian
clergyman of New York, who led the
brilliant fight against Tammany so sue
cessfully at the last election. has been
offered a vacation by his church. Tam
many, no doubt, would have been glad
to have had DIR. Parkhurst take the va
cation before, instead of after. election.
~ "CREED is as much a reflex of
character, as character is product of
creed" remarks the Rev. Dwight M.
Pratt in an article in the New York
Observer" "The sound creed of an
cestry." observes the Observer, has sent
a good deal of good character down to
posterity and ruts of goodness are some
times almost as hard to get out of as
ruts Of badness"
*** MRS. CATHERwooD's new novel,
which will appear in the Century Maya
zine, I'm the Days of Jeanne dare" is
now nearly completed and its publica-
ton is announced for next year. Mrs.
Catherwood has just returned from
France, where she spent months in Wis
iting the scenes of the heroine's life, and
studying the literature of the subject.
The novel is to be brilliantly illustrated
by a Franco A merican artist who is a
profound admirer of the great Jeanne,
and familiar with the portion Of France
in which she lived.
Xxx THEODORE PARKER, who was &C
counted the great hereto of his time,
had very exalted views of the character
of Jesus Christ. He once said, "Who
could forge Jesus? 1t would be easier
to forge Sir Isaac Newton" And yet
some of our modern, advanced men
think that even Jesus might be i'm.
proved One of them recently asserted
as much, and The Interior quoted his
words, and simply appended the state
ment, What an ASST This was highly
personal, no doubt. but tolerably ex-
plicit.
~ CHRYsosToM said: 1--WE sadly
err to think that sin can be taken out
of men as Eve was taken out of Adams
side, while they are fast asleep" In
other words, men must be aroused and
wide awake before anything can be done
with them in the way Of salvation. Old
DIR. Newell, of Cambridge. while preach
ing on hot summer afternoon, noticing
that many of his congregation were feel
ing the effects of the heat, and antici-
pating what Thackeray calls "the dozy
hours" stopped suddenly in the middle
of his sermon, and shouted at the top
of his voice, Fire! Fire." A sleepy
deacon, thoroughly alarmed, jumped up,
exclaiming. "WhereF Where?" The doc
tor responded in solemn and subdued
tones. "In He'll for sleeping sinners"
The argument of this paragraph is,
preacher who arouses the attention of
his congregation is in fair way to do
them service.
~ THE following is prayer copied
from a Brahmo Somaj paper. 1t is
prayer in which all can easily join, and
there are not few who may feel it the
language of special petition; Have
mercy on all doubters and unbelievers,
o God of mercy. and condescend to
bring them back to the light of peaceful
conviction. My heart is troubled to
think how many among the rising and
promising of our race wander in unset
tied faith and vacant souls to be the