The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-12-07
THE Northwestern the
Methodist organ, says:
aWo do NOT know of
A Methodist


view 1--WE do not know of
any divine promises that justify or au-
thorize any such (prayer) tests in mod
ern times. The Ohio proposal
smacks too much of defiance of the ag-
nostic, and of tilt OF some kind in
which the nominated convert should
get the logical worst of it, even though
few things could be better for him than
his genuine conversion The North
western also deprecates the Epworth
League entering into the public prayer
for Ingersol: 1.-THE papers say that some
Epworth leaders propose to follow the
Endeavor concert of prayer precedent,
and we therefore deprecate in advance
any possible unwisdom with respect to
it. Prayer moves mountains and sways
the world. 1t is, however, sometimes
dangerous to identify particular noun
tain peak for the miracle, or to suggest
just how 5000 people shall prescribe the
precise manner of the worlds moral
shaking up"
DIR. BARRows, of our
Christianity the city, when he goes to
Source Of Progress'Calcutta to give his
lectures on the foundation established
by Mrs. Haskell, and under the auspices
of the University of Chicago, will have
no uncertain philosophy Of Christianity
to present to the Oriental people. 1t
will be the Christianity of the New Tes
lament and the peerless Christ that he
will offer as a substitute for the dreamy
mysticism and abject superstition Of
India. Here are his eloquent words on
Thanksgiving Day as he surveys the
progress of Christianity and it's results in
modern civilization: Foolish men forget
the origin and moldipg force of progress
when they talk complacently about the
nineteenth century, and bid us look at
modern civilization" as our great bene-
factor. and ask US to cease boasting Of
the fruits Of Christianity. But go to
central Asia, where the gospel has not
penetrated. Thee is no nineteenth
century there. Whereas the nineteenth
century with the tribes that swarm and
suffer beneath the burning sun of Africa,
or among the people of the Grand Llama
ON the table land of Thibet? Talk about
the progress Of freedom! The line of its
progress follows straight down from him
who taught the brotherhood of man and
the Fatherhood of God. His words rang
the death knell of slavery in the Roman
empire. Like the seeds in the Coliseum,
and the vegetation sprouting between
the bricks of the palace of the Caesars.
gradually disturbing or upturning the
old foundation, the seed which Jesus
scattered has upturned and destroyed
many of the debasing tyrannies Of the
past. Feudalism is gone; serfdom is
gone. The Bible has been an emancipa-
tor. Its seeds were waited from the
trees under which Jesus taught on the
slopes Of Olivet."
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IT is reported that
UnneoessaryOOllege President schurman
expenditures of Cornell UNIVERSE
ty, has declared his purpose to make
war upon the extravaganza which pre-
walls in our high class colleges especially
in the direction Of the expenditures
which are forced upon students of linn
tied means by the demands Of their more
wealthy associates. Society and class
dues, athletic and sporting parapher-
MALTA, parties and spreads of various
kinds. college publications, special trav-
cling expenses. etc, increase year by year
and make it more and more difficult. as
the Journal and Messenger well says.
"for a young man or young woman to
pursue a course Of study without aid