The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-02-23

that morality. good deeds and KINDNESS
in this world will not save the soul from
damnation.' He bravely declared that
the devil and hell are not pleasant words
to the ear, but 10 his (the speaker's) mind
the sermon was of more Importance than
one on a sweeter subject. He further
declared there is no excuse for not speak,
ing of hell. If hell is fact, he argued.
we should confront it. The place of tor
ment, it was declared, is the legitimate
outcome of the natural order of things
of our life. II am not going to create
hell" said Mr. johnson, "but am going
to warn you that such a place exists. In
fidels tell us there is no such place
they fain would, try and make themselves
believe what they preach. The Bible,
however, makes the fact that there is
hell clear"
WE entirely agree
opportunity 1or with this Baptist
onlVerSaiish' preacher as to the
importance of warning the people in all
cases when the doctrine of endless hell is
believed. Preachers who still retain
this terrible article of the old faith as
one OF their beliefs, are bound by all hu
name considerations to keep the matter
before the people and warn, entreat, and
persuade men not to allow themselves
to be eternally damned. A high respon-
sibility rests upon the preacher who be-
lieves in this kind of a hell and he should
make the fact known and cry out in all
the highways and byways in warning
against it's horrors.
Mr.. johnson does not attempt to ex
plain the Bible doctrine of hell and takes
for granted what he ought to prove be
forehand, that it is a hell of eternal tor
ment. But he is only in the strict line
of his duty when he makes such procla-
nation. While he believes in hell as
place and locality, we hope that he will
continue to preach it, as correspond
ent suggests, sin the good old fire and
birthstone way" or abandon 1T altogeth-
err. Such instances as this kind OF
preaching in metropolitan pulpit show
the necessity of presenting from time to
time the Universalist views OF hell and
all related subjects in direct and fore
ibe manner, so that the way-faring man
although Baptist, shall not error there
in.
While such sermons as Mr.. johnson
has just preached are heard from ortno'
dox pulpits there will be constant need
of preaching Universalism. If his ex-
ample was more often initiated in the
orthodox pulpit there would be more to
hear Uniyersalist sermons and they
would be welcomed accordingly, and we
would no doubt hear less of the foolish
plea that the time has gore by for our
kind of doctrinal preaching. Every such
sermon as that Just preached in Ninth
Street Baptist Church, Cincinnati, pre-
sents a splendid opportunity for placing
before the people the more reasonable
and scriptural faith of Universalism.
The bequest of Mrs.
Mrs. JACKSON CoRNELIA M. JACKSON
Request to Tufts of Providence, of the
handsome sum of $4,000 to Tufts Col
lege "for building for women, to be
known as the Cornelia M. jackson Col
lege for Women, and for the instruction
of women in the duties of American citi-
zenship and in the theory of the duties
and working of the United States Gov
eminent" and other gifts to the same
institution made in the same will, has
already been mentioned in our columns,
and is another proof of the good results
following the opening of Tufts College
to women. This select lady" of the
Providence church thus becomes one of
the largest benefactors of our wealthy
and prosperous Eastern institution.
Both of our Western Colleges. Lombard
and Buchtel, have always been open to
women, and thus far, with the exception
of the Mrs. Chloe E. Pierce endowment
of a professorship at Buchtel, our Uni
versalist women have not figured as
large benefactors of these institutions.
We hope it may not be long before Mrs.
Jackson's example will be initiated in
favor of our Western colleges. The Uni
versalist denomination is not without
many women of wealth. who might
readily endow professorship or erect
building, or at least bequeath for use af-
ter their death sufficient sum to render
their names perpetual in the history of
these institutions. The system of CO.
education of the sexes has from the start
been operative in our Western institu-
tions, and it is reasonable hope to en-
terrain that some day in the future our
Western Colleges will be remembered in
a similar way to that in which Mrs. Jack
son has so nobly remembered Tufts. In
this connection we may remark that it
is not to the credit of our boosted West
ern liberality in financial matters that
the long needed Boarding Hall for wo'
men in Lombard has not yet material
lied.
THE DIVINE CHARACTER WE'LL
PORTRAYED.