The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-11-09
GALEsBURG.
RALLY DAY OF UNIvERsALIsTs.
Sunday. Oct. ~, Observed as Such-Ad-
dresses by Members-Song and Praise
Service.

dresses by Members-Song and Praise
Service.
Sunday, Oct 81, was a great day at
the Galesburg church. The signal sue
cess which has crowned the efforts of the
pastor, DIR. Stocking. was shown by the
report that $50 Universalist families
we're now allied with the church. 1t was
also manifested by the beautiful new
building in which they now worship and
by the large audience that gathered on
that morning to mingle in the great
rally service which was held. The OK
ercises consist ted of three short addresses
the first being given by DR.. Stocking on
Fidelity to Conviction the Basis of
Right Action" He spoke with praise
of the earnest manner in which he had
been supported and helped in his work
there, and then considered the RESPONSE
bilities resting upon the church. He
said that what made strong men and
women and what made body of work
ers respected and honored was strict
fidelity to conviction.
1--WE have spoken in reference to the
church and now l wish to say few
things in regard to our Sunday school.
Shall we not do our duty, and shall we
not be loyal to our Sunday school? Shall
we not teach in the Sunday school the
difference between our blessed faith and
the doctrines of other churches? If it
is superior, why not teach it? Now, if
you are true to your convictions and be-
lieve in the doctrines of the Universalist
Church, you will see that your children
attend no other Sunday school than the
one connected with the Universalist
church. Let us be true to ourselves, to
our church and Sunday school and to
our God"
Mrs. John w. Grubb followed with
thoughtful paper on 1.-The New Woman
and the Church" The first part was
devoted to showing that with Christ's
appearance began the emancipation of
woman.
Speaking of the new woman. Mrs.
Grubb said, 81 have no faith in this
myth Of modern times called the New
Woman / do believe most implicitly,
most devoutly in the tastefully dressed
woman. in the capable woman who can
do many things WE'LL in the pure minded,
the refined and cultivated woman of
these modern times. The richest pro.
duct the church has given to the world
is this true womanly woman, perfected
as she has become under the influence
of the new civilization which was intro
duced by Christianity"
She told of the success of the ladies in
their work, of their self sacrifice and de-
votion, and mentioned the fact that their
number had been tripled during the
present pastorate. She also urged the
women not to let thoughts of the ad-
vanced position, which woman is now
taking, draw her away from the conse-
Grated work for her church.
DIR. j. @. Lee was the next speaker.
His address was scholarly. He first
demonstrated the sisterhood of religion
and education. After describing the
useful educational movement in this
country, he said: Ia this the Universal
list denomination has borne an honorable
part One hundred and twenty five
years ago, there was not even Univer.
salist church, and John Murray was just
landing on the New Jersey coast, the
apostle of the larger hope. Beginning
10 the humblest way. and met by OBJ
stacles at every step, the Universalist
idea spread but slowly. 1t was sixty
years before the denomination possessed
a school. But the spread of enlighten-
ment tends to promote liberal ideas, and
the school has been one of the greatest
helps to the Universalist faith. At the
present day. the Universalist denomina-
ton possesses five colleges, five acad-
emies and three divinity schools, with
an aggregate attendance of about eight
cen hundred students per year and an
endowment fund of over four million
dollars.
ut is an interesting fact that the Uni
versalist college is of model peculiar
to itself. 1t is an evolution from an
earlier type, the local denominational
school of generation ago. Now, LON
bard University is one of these developed
products of the educational zeal of the
liberal faith. 1t was conceived in
broad and liberal spirit, for it's charter
expressly provides its courses of study
shall be open to students of all demon
nations. 1t was, and is, a memorial of
the great thought that all souls are to
be saved. Not by magic or miracle, but
by a complete Development Of their