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

In the life of the world it was but
yesterday that William Booth was an
obscure preacher. 1t seems but this
morning that he was the leader of dis
jointed procession of tattered outcasts
whose drum-beats and bugle- blasts and
alarum were as offensive to polite taste
as theywere hostile to civil peace. Now
this conquering General is on a high
march throughout the land, with wealth
to grant him favors, society to pay him
honors, and with organized Christianity
to yield its unanimous praise and God
speed to his work. We envy his emo.
tons if his mind reverts, as it often
must, to that scene in Liverpool many
| years ago when at church council, it
was uncertain whether he would be set
tied as pastor or allowed to follow his
choice and go as an itinerant evangelist.
The former alternative offered compare
tive ease and settled income; the latter
insured trial and deprivation. The coun-
Gil suggested a compromise. The young
PiOuShCl AdlLcti, n Iu6
stiffness and suspense of the moment
woman's voice from the gallery rang out
clear toned and sweet as that of an angel,
"Never" 1t was his wife. That mo-
ment the Salvation Army was born
RAMS Horn.
The Milwaukee Minister'S Associa-
ton wrestled recently with "Some Ma
tional Problems of the Present Day."
which was the title of paper read by
the Rev. Herman Burns. Mr.. Burns
referred to the Catholic Church as a
power in politics. and said aside from it's
influences in this direction he had no
desire to attack or restrict its rights In
support OF taxing church property Mr..
Burns held that such property was as
much under the fostering care of the
State as was the property of any indi
vidual corporation. In ten years, he
said six Roman Catholic institutions in
New York had received from the govern
ment over 100000 and that during
the same time Protestants received in
all only S36S,000. Speaking of the recent
elections he said Mgr. Satolli and Arch
bishop Ireland were pleased to learn of
the overthrow of Tammany Hall, as it
would squelch the power of Archbishop
Corrigan, who was becoming too strong
factor in Catholicism. backed as he
was by Tammany. This, he said, was
the motive of Archbishop Ireland's
friendliness to the Republican party.
Without the ability to read and write
he did not believe any person should be
entitled to voice in the government of
the country. In the discussion which
followed. the sentiments of the paper
we're pretty generally Endorsed. Only
two or three of more than score of
preachers present opposed the taxation
of church property.
The Chicago Inter Ocean quotes
this from the speech of Mrs. j. M.
Flower, who was elected Trustee of the
University of Illinois: us not every
woman as much interested in the peace
of the State as man? If there is war,
foreign or civil, does she not suffer from
it fully as much as he? More, perhaps
If hard times come, does she not feel
them just as much as husband or
brother? 1t there is lack of employment,
poverty and want, is she exempt from
the consequent distress and privation?
Does she not really endure more in that
she being quicker to feel. more sympa-
thetic, suffers doubly in the suffering
and deprivation of her children as we'll
as her own. This being the case, is she
not just as much interested in this sci
ence of government as her husband or
brother? Do you distrust her intelli-
gence and good sense alone on this one
point when you think she can UNDER
stand all other sciences sufficiently to
teach them to your children in the
schools and colleges? do not think 80;
believe it is only because of the mis-
conception of what politics is or should
be that induces men to dread womans
interest in it. l no not believe women
are going into the scramble for office,
nor that American women are going
to unsex themselves or lower their stand
ards of womanly conduct in any manner
by giving little time and thought to the
problems of life that lie directly around
them, and the solution of which, if not
affecting their immediate interests, must
affect sooner or later their lives or the
lives of their children"
- John Burns. the English labor lead
er, who has just come to this count y to
strengthen the solidarity between Eng
lish and American labor as Mr. Smalley
puts it, is only SO years DID, Together
with bis companion, David Holmes, he
will attend the meeting of the American
Federation of Labor. at Denver. on the
10th instant. Mr.. Burns is the foremost
representative Of organized labor in
Great Britain. The son of an engineer
of Ayrshire, Burns was born in humble
circumstances at Vauxhall, and when 10
years old went 10 work in candle fac.
tory. Subsequently he apprenticed
himself to an engineer. He worked at