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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15
BUOHTEL COLLEGE AGENT.

Rev. DR.. Gunnison gives a character
istic send off" to Rev. E. w. Preble,
who is soon to come West and enter
upon his work as Financial Agent of
Buchtel College. 1t seems that the
brother chosen for this important posi-
ton is man OF notorious good nature.
This is certainly one of the qualifications
necessary for the agency he has now
assumed. We give, following, DR.. Gun
nison's remarks. which appeared in
the Leader, under title, go West,
Young Man."
1.-THE departure of Rev. E. w. Pre-
BILE from Webster to Ohio, where he
takes the financial agency of Buchtel
College. takes away from New England
one of our most CHEEKY ministers. We
have seen much of this brother during
our residence in Massachusetts,, and the
mercury began to fall at the beginning
of his negotiations with the West, and
dropped steadily with the progress of
TIE contract. AS a punster he is ire
pressible, and conundrums drop from
his nimble brain like autumn leaves in
Valambrosa. His good nature is a
spring that flows on in all weathers, and
whenever he has visited us the usually
immaculate floor Of our study is literally
Uttered with the rocket sticks and burnt
wrappers of his Jokes. With snow al.
ready on the ground, and our genial
neighbor packing up, there is prospect
of a pretty hard winter for us here in
Central Massachusetts.
Beyond the unfailing good nature of
our neighbor. Rev. Mr.. Preble is a
preacher Of versatile gifts, thoughtful
and able. poet who has written credit
able poetry, diligent pastor and re-
spected citizen. He has many admir-
able gifts for his work in the West. We
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15
THE TWO THEORIES.

In former article we spoke of the
two theories or prepossessions that
largely dominate the critical world.
The one is that a supernatural relig-
ion must have supernatural record.
The other is that there can be no re-
cord of supernatural of Religion
such religion is out of the question.
These theories divide the critics into
two schools. 1t is easy to determine
to which school a critic belongs by
noticing how he treats the miracu-
lous element in the New Testament.
Observe how your critic treats mir
acle and you can tell to which school
he belongs. If he accepts it without
reservation and qualification and the
more miraculous it is the better he
seems to like it, he belongs to the first
or old school. But if he rejects it or
goes around it, tries to throw doubt
upon it, seeks to make the record say
something that it don't say and ends
bY rationalizing all the miracle out of
it, you may know that he belongs to
the second or new school. Neither
of these theories belongs to criticism;
properly speaking true criticism
has nothing to do with them and yet
they largely divide the critical world
and array one school against the
other.
And yet as strange as it may seem
neither of these theories is grounded
in right reason or sustained by COM
mon sense. 1t is very evident that
supernatural religion does not neces-
state a supernatural record. The re-
ligion may be supernatural and the
record be perfectly natural. All that
is required of the record is that it give
a truthful account of the facts of the
religion and this can be done with
out any special inspiration. Honest
men of ordinary intelligence can tes-
tify to facts that come under their
own observation and within their own
experience.
Take the resurrection of Christ for
instance. This was clearly super
natural event. If Christ rose from
the dead and reappeared to his dis
ciples in such way as to convince
them of his existence and of the i'm
mortal life, as all Christendom be-
lieves, then it was miracle. 1t was
far out of the natural course of eventL
and cannot be accounted for on nat
ural grounds.
But it is clear that those who wit
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15

Our neighbor, "Unity," which is
before all other things the exponent of
the Liberal Congress, is evidently feeling
the UNCONVENTIONAL pressure from the
Unitarians-th straight Unitarians. we
should say-of the West. The Iowa
Unitarian Conference now announces
State paper and gives as reason for the
proposed enterprise, "the interest which
Unity takes in the Liberal Congress
would inevitably lessen its interest in
our strictly Unitarian work; in fact, that
it would now coldly push that work.
and candor prompts Bro. Jones to say that
if strictly Unitarian work sis something
different from and antagonistic to the
inclusive work and spirit represented by
the Liberal Congress, we will push it
.coldly now, as we have always pushed it
coldly." Forewarned is forearmed. Bro
Jones has no concealments and there is
no good reason now why the Iowa Uni
tarians may not proceed at once with
their proposed enterprise.
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SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL SUNDAY
AT JOLIET.
SYCAMORE. ILL.

At the request of the pastor. Rev. Mr.
Laing, Mr.. ]. d. Paige. ex-mayor Of
Joliet and member of the Universalist
parish, occupied the pulpit Of st. Johns
Church Sunday morning, November 25,
and made plea in behalf of the Silver
Cross Hospital in Joliet. Mr.. Paige said
in part
"Bro. Laing has left the Bible open
and the object for which am to speak
being the practical application of Chris
tianity and the authority for the subject
being based upon the teachings of the
Bible, presume l may be permitted to
take a text upon which to base my re-
marks.
"You will find the words of my text in
First Corinthians. 18th chapter and 18th
verse; "And now abideth Faith. Hope,
and Charity, but the greatest Of these is
Charity" All through The Bible this
principle has been laid down, that the
strong shall care for the weak, and so
we'll settled has it become that it has
been incorporated into the laws of the
civilized world, and the power has
been conferred upon the officers there
of to levy taxes for the support of the
helpless, when the community in which
they live, fail to do so. either through
neglect or unwillingness; and the bur.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15
RECENT MOVEMENTS OF THE LIB
ERAL CONGRESS-.

The question which has been dis.
cussed in these columns and some
what strenuously agitated, viz: as to
whether the new Congress of Reli-
gious Societies is harmless fedora
ton or a new denomination, has re-
ceived within the last few weeks
another very decisive exemplifcation
in the direction of the original con-
tention of The UNIvERsALIsT that a
new denomination would be the ulti-
mate result of the Congress. 1t is
an open secret that at the first meet
ing of the Board of Directors, held a
few weeks ago in this city, division
of sentiment prevailed as to the pol
icy of entering the field as working
body. Some were for organizing and
entering at once upon the specific
work of the Congress; others again
were not in favor of such action, and
believed that it was unwise to project
another denomination. This division
of sentiment was strongly marked
in the discussions of the directorate,
but we believe no definite result was
reached.
The Illinois members of the Con-
gress have taken a decisive step
toward the creation of an actual de-
nomination, one which embraces all
functions of regular organization,
with its own particular aims and pur-
poses. At the meeting held in Strea-
tor, ILL.,, last month, called under the
auspices of the Congress, the most
unequivocal attitude was maintained
and the work of erecting the Congress
into new organization for the State
was fully carried out. The Illinois
branch of the Liberals" leads the
way under the controlling and always
dominant influence of Rev. Jenkin
Lloyd Jones in the initial movement
for the organization of the Congress
as State body. In the opinion of Mr..
Jones, the time is ripe in Illinois for
for such a movement as the Congress
contemplates, and it will proceed at
once to put its plans in operation,
and found churches in sympathy
with its own work, which aims at blot
ting out all UNCONVENTIONAL distinc-
tions and fusing "Jew and Gentle,
Universalist and Unitarian and Eth
ical Culturist" in a non-sectarian, anti
denominational organization. 1t is
an absolute creedless organization
which is now proposed and organized
-"The Church of Holy Out Doors"
as Mr.. Jones styles it, owning no ale
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15
A FORTHCOMING BANQUET.

The committee appointed to make ar
rangements for banquet for the Uni
versalists of Chicago and vicinity, have
decided to hold it at the Grand Pacific
Hotel about the middle of January next,
All our churches are expected to be rep
sented on this occasion. We expect to
have splendid gathering. The UNI
vERsALIsT will have further to say in re-
gard to this banquet hereafter. The
committee in charge are Messrs. J. Fl.
Swan, S. N. Brooks, and G. E. Roberts,
representing respectively st. Pauls
Church, the Church of the Redeemer
and Unity Church, Oak Park.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15
THE MISSION TO JAPAN.

The woman Missionary" has been
secured in the person of Miss Catharine
Osborne, of Avon, ILL.,, and she is ex-
pected to take passage on the Steamer
City of Picking. whose date is the third
of January. Rev. Mr.. Leavitt was to
leave with his family on the 4th of De-
cember. When Mr.. Rice's disability
ceases, the Mission will be again full.
Miss Osborne is favorably known among
Illinois Universalsts as a faithful Sun
day school worker and an accomplished
teacher; and it is believed that she will
be valuable addition to the missionary
force at Tokyo. GID.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15
SATURDAY, DECEMBER Is.
EDITORIAL.

The next issue of The UNIvERsALIsT
will pe our Christmas number, We ex-
pect to present very attractive paper.
1t will contain great variety of matter
appropriate to the happy anniversary of
the Christian world. 1t will have a fine
Christmas illustration, and among other
things, symposium on 1.-THE Message of
Christmas" in which many of our clergy
men will participate. In articles, poems
and stories. we expect to make the num-
Der one of the best we have issued. A
large edition will be printed, and we will
be glad to send the number to all appli-
cants. If you have friend who desires
to see The UNIvERsAL1sT at its best es-
tate, allow us to send the Christmas
issue.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15

TIE reports of the recent massacres
Of Armenian Christians in Turkey by
government soldiers, which at first were
not credited to the extent reported, are
confirmed by recent advices. While
these outrages cannot be compared with
the former outbreak in Bulgaria, and
the atrocities following it, which aroused
the attention of the civilized world and
caused Mr.. Gladstone to utter his an
athena on the "unspeakable Turk" it
is no doubt true. that bloody persecu-
ton has been rife in Armenia, the full
extent OF which will probable not be
known until the consular reports are
published.
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Personal.
G. L. d.

Rev. w. S. Goodell, having removed
from Portland, Mich, to Eagle, in that
State, requests correspondents to address
their favors accordingly.
Rev. Harry L. Garfield, General Sec
rotary of the National Y. P. @. u, will
attend the Wisconsin Convention of
young people. He will receive warm
welcome, for the young people are en-
thusiastic in regard to all their officials.
DIR. A. j. Garfield, of st. Paul's
Church, Chicago, is in Galesburg, this
week, to deliver series of lectures be-
fore the University. DR.. Garfield is
quite popular in Galesburg, and is sure
to have large congregations, composed
mainly of the students of Ryder Divinity
School and the College department.
We are panied to learn of the death
in Washington, Monday, December Sd,
Of Capt. Henry L. Sherwood, the hus-
band of Mrs. Emily Sherwood our we'll
known correspondent. Capt. Sherwood
has been in declining health for many
months past, and his death was not I'M
expected, although the end came sud-
denly. The funeral was attended on
Wednesday following, from his late res
idence. Anacostia Heights. Capt. Sher-
wood was a well-known Indiana man,
but has resided in Washington for many
years. He was friend beloved and the
companion of friend, dear to many of
us. We sorrow with those who sorrow,
and pray for the Comforter TO bless be-
reaved hearts.
In our Literary Vignette, No. Ill, de-
voted to Edward Eggleston, in the paper
of last week, we stated that the distin-
guished writer was born in Ohio This
is an error. Mr.. Eggleston was born at
Vevay, Ind. Our friend, James X.
Peasants. corrects our sketch and adds;
"Mr Eggleston's father. Joseph P. Egg
gleston was lawyer, and practiced his
profession here until his death. His
mothers maiden name was Craig. The
Egglestons and Craigs were from Vir-
GINA. The house in which Edward was
born is brick; pass it half dozen or
more times every day. We have here in
Vevay an Eggleston Club. a literary So
ciety. l will give you names Of some
who are members of it, to whom you will
please send a copy of your paper of De-
cember 8th."
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glance to any existing ecclesiastical
sect or party.
Our readers are interested in this
Congress more particularly on the
point as to how far this new organi-
cation affects the Universalist work
ing force of this State; and what
clergymen in our fellowship are iden-
tilted with the new organization OF
Liberals" At the Streator Congress.
Four clergymen holding our fellow
ship were present-Rev. Messrs. AL
colt, SCHNEIDER, r. A. White and r.
F. Johonnot. Mr.White is the chair
man of the missionary committee of
the Universalist State Convention of
Illinois. 1t was proposed to make
him one of the missionary committee
of the new organization. While SYM
pathizing with the general aims of
the Congress, to his credit be it said,
Mr.. White declined any official rela-
ton with the new organization. Mr..
Johonnot, who was also nominated as
a member of the missionary COM
mittee, also declined Identification
with the movement on the ground,
honorable also to him, that he was
connected with the Universalist de-
nomination, and did not believe it
was wise policy to organize another
liberal body. He attended meet
ing of the missionary committee
after the Congress and freely ex-
pressed his opinion as to the divisive
and embarrassing influence of the pro-
posed movement on both Universal
lists and Unitarians.
Rev. Mr.. Alcott, of Elgin, however,
accepted office under the Congress
and becomes the State Missionary,
''to go into the field for one year to
see what hecan find to do" His salary
was guaranteed at the Congress,
and he is expected to begin his new re-
lations next month. Mr.Alcott's salary
(S1, 500 is pledged by the churches
of Jenkin Lloyd Jones, DR.. Thomas,
the Streator Independent church, and
by Rev. Joseph Stolz, of Zion Jewish
congregation on the West Side, Chi
cago. Each of these congregations
contributed $500, for the Inaugural
ton of the missionary movement, and
the remaining $500 is expected to be
realized from contributions of other
parishes. 1t will be seen that no
Universalist funds are represented in
the enterprise. This is very signi-
ficant fact and our readers will draw
their own conclusions.
In the foregoing we aim simply to
outline the recent action of the
movers in this new organization and
to give the facts as they have been
developed. These abundantly attest
the soundness of the original conten
ton of The UNIvERsALIsT that the
Congress would become substantially
a new organization of the Liberals"
Every movement since has justified
that position. This fact made clear
and apparently placed beyond sue
cessful controversy, our readers are
invited to further observe that the
Congress will not cause any import
ant or unexpected detection in our
ranks. The Streator meeting made
this fact also very clear. 1t is well.
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ONE CENT A DAY.

Pledges and folding boxes are now
ready for distribution. They will be
sent by mail in response to applications.
Do not wait for a personal appeal by
letter or Agent. but write to the under
signed, stating how many of the pledges
and boxes are required. Volunteer
agents to distribute the "Cent-a- Day"
pledges and obtain signatures thereto,
are desired in every Universalist parish
and Sunday.school. Who will lend-a
hand in such service? 1t will be Mis-
sionary work for Missions.
HENRY w. RUGG,
Financial Secretary.
PROVIDENCE, r. 1. Dec. 1894.
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are glad for the school, but sorry for our
selves. 1t is long journey for us to
make whenever we want to laugh"
The Leader says editorially:
REV. E. W. Preble has accepted the
office of Financial Secretary of Buchtel
to enter upon duty with least delay.
We think we know, in advance of trial,
that the right place will hold the right
man."
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It is not contemplated that the church
will be taken into the Presbyterian body.
or that DR.. Hills will change his denom-
national relations. but the result will
be that the Central Church will hereaf-
ter occupy less pronounced position as
an independent congregation. DIR. Hill
lis is of the same kind of Presbyterian
as Barrows, Mcpherson and Thomas Hall.
II Central Church under DIR. Hills re-
mains liberal organization, let it be re-
membtred that it will be Presbyterian
liberalism that will be represented and
not that Of the other sort. The distinc-
ton is worth considering always.
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The London Daily News publishes

The London Daily News publishes
a three column letter from Constantine
pie. giving the history Of these outrages,
and claiming that the official denials are
foolish and conflicting. No doubt, great
numbers OF Armenian Christians have
been murdred, and many villages burned.
This outrage against humanity. as the
facts become more fully known. will
rouse the civilized nations to prompt
measures to bring the offenders to jus.
tice.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15

The Central Church, Prof. Swings
congregation, has called to its pulpit, the
Rev. DIR. N. d. Hills of Evanston. He
has accepted and will enter upon his
work in January next. DIR. Hills is
clergyman of the Presbyterian church,
of broad and catholic sympathies, fully
alive to the humanitarian issues Of the
day, and of already established reputa-
ton as brilliant pulpit orator. But he
is Presbyterian nevertheless. and it
may surprise some people that he has
been called to Prof. Swings church.
But to those who have understood Prof.
SWINGS position in recent years in refer
ence to INDEPENDENCE, and how unfavor-
ably he regarded it, the call Of DR.. Hills
is suggestive.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15
UNIvERsALIsT PROFESSION OF FAITH.
ADOPTED 1903.

We believe that tho 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 one 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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PROVIDENCE, r. 1. Dec. 1894.

The INCOME derived from these Cent
a-Day pledges will be equally divided
between the General Convention and
the various State Conventions, within
whose limits, respectively, the contribu
tons are made.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15

Mass meetings are now being held
in various parts Of the country to pro-
test against these outrages and to call
on our government TO do it's part imme.
diately in the emergency. In Chicago.
Sunday evening, about 1000 people,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15

The GENERAL CONVENTION may thus
obtain desired means to continue Mis-
sionary aid at important points, rsuch as
Denver, Tacoma, Omaha, Norfolk, etc.,
and to undertake enterprises in other
places, from which comes urgent appeals
for aid. and where there is abundant
promise of success for the desired move
ment.
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Ube Wniversaltst
j. S. CANTWELL, D. D., EDITOR.

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.
.*sAn articles intended for THE UNIvERs ALIsT
should be addressed Editor of The Univer-
salist, Chicago, Ill"
s*.TERMs: $3.50 per year, 81 .25 six months,
postage paid. Sample copies to any address free
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1894-12-15

EACH STATE CONVENTION may thus be
greatly helped in doing important work
essential to the growth of our cause in
it's juri sdiction.
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LET EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD
in our church rally now to it's support by
the Cent-a- Day method, and we shall go
on to new and more glorious victories.
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DIR. E. G. Hirsch remarked that England
did not speak for the Armenians for the
fear of precipitating European war,
and that America was the only count
ry in position to command the situa-
ton.
Resolutions we're adopted commend
ing President Cleveland's action in ap-
pointing an independent representative
to investigate the outrages in Armenia,
petitioning the President and Congress
to use the nations influence in bring
ing to justice those responsible for the
outrages, and rendering the State De-
partment support in any effort to secure
better government for Armenia.
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many Of them Armenians, assembled in
Central Music Hall to voice the public
condemnation of these outrages and to
make an effort toward securing future
protection for the prosecuted Christians.
The meeting was presided over by Il. N.
Higinbotham. and was addressed by a
number of Chicago's prominent citizens
Mr.. M. M. Mangasarian, a native OF Ar
menia, reviewed the history of Turkey,
reciting many past massacres by its
"bloodthirsty soldiers" and saying that
he had satisfied himself of the truth OF
the reports concerning recent massa-
ere of Armenians, and that the true state
of affairs was worse, if possible, than the
widest rumors which had reached this
country. eff the Armenians," he said,
would embrace the Moslem faith they
would enjoy the privileges and liberties
of the Turks, and it is on account OF
their religion purely that they are per-
secuted.
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FIELD AGENT, T. l. MOORE.

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