The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-11-03

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doors, and we will worship God and de-
liver his truth in his open free temple.
A large audience came. We delivered
three discourses to them during our stay.
Two ministers attended. One Metho-
dist, who, if he had lived the principles
of the doctrine that we preached would
not be smarting under the stripes" of
retribution that his deeds are inficting
He is the man who declared in discus
sion with US that "God can lie." AS we
told him, he is now learning Bible les
son, that "God will by no means clear
the guilty"
The other minister, was Elder T. J.
Greenwood, of the Primitive Baptist
church. This was the first opportunity
of ever hearing an advocate of Universal
ism. When listening to the plain truth,
that the human family is a unit, and the
atonement universal, and that Christ
came to redeem the world, he could
adopt no other conclusion but Univer-
salism. His Primitive Baptist ideas had
fixed upon his mind that Christ will not
fail in his mission of saving all for whom
he gave himself ransom" In con-
sequence of this, Bro. Greenwood sent
US an invitation to visit his section and
preach this message Of the impartial
grace of God to his neighbors. On this
trip we answered the call and good
congregation came out to hear.
At our first meeting, after we closed
our remarks, Methodist minister arose,
believing it to be his duty to warn the
good people against the awful doctrine
of the final holiness and happiness of all
souls. He hoped for it's truth. Yet it
was terrible delusion. He went on in
this way, using strong pair of lungs,
and bringing down heavy foot, to en-
phasize his points very often. We have
no doubt of his honest motives, but what
he said appeared very weak. With
warning groan he took his seat where
upon Bro. Greenwood, rose and ably
supplemented our discourse for which
we felt thankful, We could not but pity
our Methodist brother.
We followed our Baptist colleague with
some remarks explaining some items as
sumed by our deluded Methodist broth
or, giving the people some reasonable
truths on some passages quoted against
Universalism. The people paid good at
tention, with the exception of some wild
unmannerly boys. mot Primitive Bap.
fists nor Universalists), talking out DOORS
"a very rude custom in Texas. This
meeting was Friday night at Glendale.
Saturday and Sunday we held our
meetings at Lake Valley. Sunday gave
us large congregation. We were re.
quested to give our views of the parallels
of the rich man in hell, and the goats on
the left hand in eternal punishment.
Quite familiar subjects to Universalists
ministers who have been in the mission
airy field for over fifty years, especially
those who come to Texas, to stay any
great length of time.
We were much pleased to learn from
member of the Missionary Baptist
church. that we had given him much
light upon these parallels and that he
was pleased with our explanations.
Every missionary knows that hard
work must be done in clearing away
credal rubbish. The obnoxious weeds
of error must be rooted up before truth
can take their place. The rough uneven
surface of self-righteousnessa and intoler-
ance must be made smoother, and the
minds of the people come into Christ
like harmony with the love of God, by
loving man. A God of love must take
the place of God of hate, and be en-
throned in the soul,-the heart cultivated
and enriched with love, peace and truth.
They must take the place of hate, war
and falsehood.
This is what the pioneers of Univer-
salism must do in establishing our
Church in this dark benighted land. We
can truly say to our brotherhood in the
older States, that we are on the up grade.
We are going through the same trans-
ton that they did seventy five or one
hundred years ago.
Our good friends are scattered in this
vast Empire State, and like good leaven,
are at work. Truth will triumph and
come off victorious. Free thought is
unriveting the chains of bigotry and
ignorance and many minds are coming
out into more light.
In the neighborhood where we held
our meetings, Elder Greenwood preach
es good portion of his time.-he and a
Brother Morris. who is an excellent
man. The two make strong team