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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-26
DEATH OF REV. M. L. HEWITT.

REV. MosBY LEE HEWITT died at his
home in Linesville, Pa, the evening
of Jan. 18th. He had been in poor
health for some time and throat trou-
be had caused him to seek small par
ish in the hope Of regaining, at least in
a measure, his usual strength of voice
and body. Last summer he took trip
to the Adirondacks with some benefit
but as cold weather set in, he had re-
newed trouble with his throat and lungs
and about four weeks ago became unable
to leave his bed He showed charac-
teristic courage in his struggle with dis
ease, and conscious to within few mo-
ments of the end, bore all with wonder
full patience and hrmness.
Mr.. Hewitt was born at Baltimore
Dec. 81, 184S, and being of an Episco-
pal family, his fathers brother bishop
of that church, he was reared in that
faith. He took up law as profession
and was admitted to the bar in Wash
ington, d. G. at the age Of twenty two
About this time he began to attend the
Universalist church in Baltimore, where
Rev. G. w. Powell was then preaching,
and finding in the Universalist faith his
highest ideal, like true apostle he left
all and followed it.
For twenty years he has worked faith
fully in the cause he loved, holding i'm
portant pastorltes in Ohio, New York
and Pennsylvania. He was an able
preacher, a lecturer of unusual powers
to interest. and always favorite with
the young people. He wrote we'll and
often contributed to this and other de-
nominational publications.
In social life his influence went far
beyond his church; as Free Mason he
was very active and had attained the
32d degree.
The funeral took place Tuesday after
noon, Rev. o. r. Washburn of Sharps-
vile officiating. preaching from Rev. 2
10, and taking for his topic THE Faith
full Life"
The church was crowded, some four
hundred being present and the sorrow
was deep and universal. The Masons
attended in body and had charge of
the service at the grave. A wife and
seven children, the eldest son of eigh-
teen and the youngest an infant less
than four weeks old, are by this death
deprived of the care Of a husband and
father and the parish will surely miss
this friend who in the two years of his
residence there had endeared himself to
all. The family will remain in Linesville
for the present, where loving friends
will do all that is possible to make easy
the new conditions it has to face.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-26

represent their characters just as they
are. We reason precisely in this way
with reference to the Heavenly Father.
The exaltation of him in our hearts
consists in our knowing his character,
seeing that character as it is with
clear vision, and having our minds
duly impressed with its influence
so benevolent and divine. Goodness
changes not it's nature. 1t is the
same in one being as in another-on
earth as in heaven. Only in God it
is original; in man, initiative: or in
man, spark; in God, flame.
If, therefore, the world would truly
exalt God we must ascribe to him
his true character. We must be care
full that our conceptions of him are
not too low. We cannot possibly
think too well of God. Notwith-
standing the apprehensions expressed
by some Christians that God may be
deemed more merciful and benignant
than he really is, yet no such appre-
tensions need be entertained. The
best, purest, most elevated views we
can entertain of God are the views to
entertain. This is so essential truth
that it needs to be engraved on every
heart. AS we cannot possibly con-
ceive God to be better being than
he really is, we therefore run no risk
in exalting him in our hearts in the
best and hottest views which it is pos
sible to entertain of him.
When we thus "exalt the Lord" p
thus come to him in the revelations
of his holy character,-our service will
be of the willing kind, in perfect free
dom, and we will understand what it
is also to truly worship at his foot
| stool"
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THE LATE REV. ALANSON KEEL
SEY.

A brief notice of the death of this es-
teemed brother has been published in
The UNIvERsALIsT. But it seems as if
something more should be added by
some one of his many friends.
Outside of his immediate family, few
probably knew him better than myself.
He began his ministry a few years later
than L, and preached in several places
in Western New York. / remember Pa
villain, Portageville. Nunda and Albion,
as places of his settlement. But from
the first he was subject to severe attacks
of the asthma. 1 have seen him when
it seemed impossible for him to draw an
other breath. His case was similar to
that of the late DR.. /. d. Williamson,
who, on that account, spent his winters
in the South
On the same account Bro. Kelsey felt
obliged to give up the ministry and go
South. In Albion he had married his
second wife, widow with five sons.
She was an enterprising business woman
and her SONS were excellent boys. Bro.
Kelsey was proud of his boys; and we
think they regarded him with due re-
spect. With his family he removed to
Washington, d. c., and was for some
time in the employment of the govern
ment. Here his stepsons we're all soon
engaged in respectable business. The
oldest became a physician, and settled
in Savannah, Ga. With him Mr.. Kelsey
and wife resided till her death, when he
took up his abode with his first and only
daughter. This was in Griffin, Ga :,
aged 85 years, or perhaps in his 85th
year.
| received letter from Bro. Kelsey,
bearing date, November 1, and later No
vember 6, in which he alludes to his ap-
preaching death; but surely he did not
expect it so soon. He must have been
taken down at once; as the letter was
not mailed till after his departure. 1t
contained brief note from his daughter
saying that her father was no more.
For number of years our brother was
favored with the interest of five thous-
and dollars from the Craig Fund of Ro-
chester, N. Y. which he greatly appreci-
ated, as it gave him many comforts
which he could not otherwise have en-
joyed. Bro. Kelsey was not great
preacher, nor great man; but he was
good preacher and better man / have
never known. w. E. MANLEY.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-26

The discrepa C Q s
Substantial truth that appear in the
Under Variety. Gospels have some
times been stumbling block to men of
thoughtful and enquiring minds, who
have insisted that those narratives can
not be true. which sometimes differ with
each other, and in manner that cannot
be reconciled. In reply to this objection
DR.. Paley once remarked, that he "knew
of no more rash or unphilosophical con-
duct of the understanding, than to re-
ject the substance of story by reason
of some diversity in the circumstances
with which it is related" 1.-The usual
character of human testimony" he says,
sis substantial truth under circumstan-
tial variety; this is what the daily court
of justice teaches; when accounts OF
transaction come from the mouths of
different witnesses, it is seldom that it
is not possible" he says to pick out
apparent or real inconsistencies between
them. A great deal of the discrepancy
observable in the Gospels" he adds,
"arises from omission" This is at all
times very uncertain ground of objec-
ton.
"These discrepancies" he continues"
will be still more numerous when men do
not write histories, but memoirs, which
is, perhaps, the true name and proper
description of our Gospels; when they
mean to give such passages or such ac-
tions and discourses as offered them
selves more Immediately to their at
tention, came in the way of their &C.
quiries, occurred to their recollection, or
were suggested by their particular de
sign at the time Of writing" DR.. Pa
ley's words on this matter will bear re-
Numbering when the question arises as
to the alleged discrepancies in the Cos
pei.
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Wayside Notes.

*x* PROFESSOR HADLEY, of Yale, is
charged with being Malthusian, be-
cause he commends the prudent man
who works hard, invests wisely and does
not marry till he knows he can support
family Malthusian or not this is good
common sense.
~ SAYS Professor Henry Drum
mond: 1.-The final test of religion at that
great day is not Righteousness, but love
not what have done, not what 1 have
believed, not what have achieved, but
how I have discharged the common
charities of life"
~ mo fact of science is more Ger
tainly established" says Sir William
Dawson. the we'll known geologist than
the regency of man in geological time.
Not only do we find no trace of his re-
mains in the older geological formations,
but we find no remains even of the ami
mails nearest to him; and the conditions
of the world in those periods seem to
unfit it for the residence Of man.
~ EDWARD EVERETT HALE. does not
take to Tolstoi's way of improving the
world. 1T is leveling up. therefore,
not levelling down. toward which he
(Dr. Hale) directs his energies and his
hopes. you are my brother" says
Tolstoi to the poor and degraded, land
therefore | will live with you and be
dirty" "You are my brother" says DIR.
Hale, therefore live with me and be
clean"
- THERE cannot be stronger sign
of the falsehood of any doctrine than
when it's advocates are for making mys-
terry of it, exclaiming against the use of
reason in religious affairs, and are un-
willing to have their opinions tried by
that touchstone. For set aside reason,
and it must be equal, whether you are a
Brahmin or Christian divine. Or rather
the heather priest must be preferable to
the Christian; since if we set aside rea-
son, the more absurd our belief is, the
more meritorious it ought to be-"
~ The Episcopal Archbishop Of
York, England, lately declared that il all
parents had sufficient knowledge and leis-
ureto instruct their children in religious
subjects at home, they would be better
without Sunday.schools. Home in
struction left the greatest and most last
ing impression on the mind Of the child.
But we never understood that parents
were absolved from their religious duties
to their children by the Intervention of
the Sunday-school.
~ SAYS our Universalist Herald quite
pointedly: Every lover Of Universalism
should do something to advance the
same, by helping to sustain our preach
ers and church papers. This ought to
be a matter of conscience. OF course
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-26
THE NEW HYMNAL.

Rapid progress is being made on the
plates of the new Hymnal, and the Pub.
fishing House expects soon to be able to
announce definitely the date of publica-
ton. A few facts concerning the book
will be of interest to our readers.
The new Hymnal will contain $50
hymns and few more than 500 differ
ent tunes. These figures may not be
very significant in themselves. but a
comparison with the numbers in
Church Harmonies" -1OO5 hymns and
194 different tunes-will give them
meaning. Two hundred and ninety-six
hymns and 134 tunes from Church
arnonies" are in the new book; and
whenever one of these hymns is present
the tune hitherto associated with it is
always near it. The same is generally
true of the 103 hymns which will be
common between the new book and
Coed Will Songs" But the range of
choice of tunes will be larger in the new
book than has been the case in previous
publications. Except with rare or Pc
culiar metres, all the hymns in sight at
a single opening of the book are of the
same metre. There are generally four
tunes at single opening, frequently
five, occasionally six, rarely less than
three. AS hymns and tunes are all of
the same metre, minister and organist
have considerable freedom of choice in
the association of hymns with tunes.
Furthermore, the new and the old are
judiciously intermingled, and whereas,
as the figures indicate. the new book will
have 300 tunes not hitherto contained
in our UNCONVENTIONAL publications, care
has been taken to have at least one IA
miliar or easy tune at every possible
opening. Thus one is never prevented
from using a familiar hymn because of
its association with an unfamiliar or diff.
ficult tune.
A distinctive feature Of the new book
is the transposition or Encouragement of
tunes SO as to bring them within the
range of congregational singing. There
is not single high F in the melody of
any by mn in the book. Els have been
used but rarely, and E fiat has been
considered as the desir able limit of up
ward range. 1t might be supposed that
the carrying out Of such policy would
necessitate the mutilation of certain
tunes. Such is not at all the case The
key has simple been changed; and what
the tunes might lose in effectiveness
when sung by choir they will more
than regain in strength and JUNCTION
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-26
AT WORK IN MICHIGAN.

Mrs. r. B. Taylor. of Bay City, Mich,
the President of the Woman's Centenary
Association for Michigan, writes:
II desire though THE UNIvERsALIsT
to announce the appointment of Rev.
Olivia j. Carpenter as State Missionary
of the Association. Miss Carpenter has
accepted the position with full knowl-
edge of the financial outlook, and l APP
preciate her noble and self sacrificing
spirit; and, also believe her to be the
right woman in the right place. She
will do much to arouse the missionary
sentiment throughout the State. There
is no fixed salary for her at present, but
/ think there will be no trouble in rails
ing sufficient amount to defray the ex-
penses."
This appointment is an excellent one
and will meet with favor throughout
Michigan. 1t is understood that Miss
Carpenters work will be to organize
Mission Circles in the parishes. Let her
have the cooperation of all the good wo-
men who are interested in the develop
ment of our Christian work. The pas
tors can help her by advice and cooper
alton. Her work is important and with
this cooperation on the part of pastors
and friends, may be made valuable to our
Michigan churches.
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when sung by congregation. OF course
only comparatively small number of
tunes have needed such transposition.
In the compiling Of the book several
thousand hymns and tunes have been
examined, and, from the large number
picked out as available, selection has
been made of the most desirable. The
editors have been guided in their choice
by the opinions of many. They have
had the benefit of the data gathered
some years ago by circular to clergymen
and others interested, as we'll as Of coun-
sci given from time to time personally or
in connection with the provisional list
of first lines. 1t has been possible to
comply with very many of the desires
expressed.
The services which are to be included
in the work will, it is hoped, prove ac-
ceptable to our people. The indexes will
be found to be full and serviceable. In
short, every effort has been made to
render the book not only complete and
very useful, but also worthy of its mis-
sion.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-26
BUOHTEL COLLEGE.
Interest in the, oratorical Contest.

Interest in the Oratorical Contest.
The students are manifesting consid-
cradle interest in the oratorical contest.
Under favorable conditions of the
weather, there should be large attend
ance to witness the competition for the
honors of debate, and the selection of
contestant for State honors at Columbus
next month. More interest than usual
is felt in the coming meeting, and the
college will undoubtedly send worthy
representative to compete with those of
the other 10 colleges which are entered
in the list. Buchtel has obtained high
rank in oratory and dialetics and is dis
posed to maintain its past grade.
Coming Lecture.
The first in a series of popular lectures
to be given by members Of the faculty
will take place at an early date. Prof.
Claypole, it is understood, will lead off
with some phase of the great subject of
evolution as his special topic. He is GER
tainly we'll qualified by his natural en-
dowments, his thorough scientific train
ing and his extensive knowledge of all
its kindred branches to speak with au-
thority upon the subject and he will as
suredly make it worth ones while to
hear what he has to say Evolution alb
sorbed the thought and energies of Oar
win and Huxley and Spencer and more
than any one other thing it has engaged
the attention of the most thoughtful
minds of our day. No one can. there
fore, we'll afford to miss this lecture.
Rev. E. w. Preble, the financial agent.
conducted the devotional services in the
chapel Thursday morning.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-26
THE MINISTER'S MEETING.

The Ministers meeting, on Monday, at
the Western Branch, called out larger
attendance than usual. Twelve clergy
men were present belonging to the AS
ISOLATION and one visitor. Those pres.
emit were, Messrs Straub, Thayer. Libby,
Brigham, Gorton, Garfield, Cantwell,
Garst Dinsmore. Harris, Johonnot and
White.
DIR. Straub presided. DR.. A. J.Canfield
made the opening address, giving remin
iscences of his early experience as a
preacher, and some interesting remarks
about sermons and their preparation.
1t was an informal and at times amusing
talk and filed in the hour in a very
profitable manner. The address was
followed by remarks from several of the
brethren-Thayer. Gorton, Brigham and
others,-all on the lines suggested by the
speaker, and discussing the sermon and
its method and preparation.
DIR. Harris was appointed to make the
opening address at the February meet
ing, his topic to be written Sermons"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-26

A member of the Sophomore class en-
gineering department, Tufts College,
has just entered the college as special
student.
Variation in Chapel Exercises.
Instead of the regular devotional ex.
ercises Tuesday morning DR. Cone gave
the students a practical talk on the
ideals, false and true, which students
generally entertain of college life. He
spoke impressively of the tendency
among some to exalt the wrong idea in
place OF the right; and assured the
young people that while the desire to get
diploma, and have a good time. and
engage in athletic sports, and enjoy
social pleasures. we're all legitimate in
their way, yet these things were neces-
sarily subordinate to the earnest spirit
which the true student should possess.
The true ideal is not represented by the
high standing of the student, nor by the
red paint pot, ror by the pack of cards, nor
by the dancing party, nor by the athletic
trophy, but by the mental and moral
tr aiming of the student, and the force Of
character which it is the aim Of the col.
lege to develop.
1t was just such bright and cheerful
and helpful talk as the students need
and which they can all fully appreciate,
and hence it was deservedly greeted, at
its close, with hearty applause.
A monthly talk of that character from
the President, full of sympathetic advice
and friendship might we'll replace the
chapel service. which sometimes loses
its force little through unvaryine
formality.
Founders Day.
The services on Founders Day in the
Grouse Gymnasium promise to be I'M
usually interesting this year. The or
iginal features introduced warrant this
prediction. In the first place the ques-
ton of comparative merits of the Gov
erDments of Great Britain and the
United States will be vigorously dis
cussed by four champions from the COL
lege. Two lawyers and lady from the
city. will act as judges and decide the
question on its merits. The Ladies' Glee
Club and the Mandolin Club will fur
nish the music and there will be recita-
tions and declarations, also. A large
crowd is anticipated.
President Cone has completed his four
theological articles for the English Theo-
logical Dictionary which is soon to ap-
pear under the special editorship of
Canon I. X. Cheyne, the eminent
scholar and writer of Oxford. This work
is intended to be an exhaustive one and
DIR. Cone is one of very few American
theologians who have been asked to
contribute to its pages. This fine COM
pliment to DIR. Cones standing and
scholarship is doubtless due to the books
he has written which have given him a
reputation for excellent work in his de-
partment all over the world.
e. w. PREBLE.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-26

there are some who ever have on hand
good supply of double barreled excuses
for not doing anything in the direction
indicated. They are like the lazy pig
that would not root The ground was
never in good order. 1t was too hard or
too wet-had too many stumps or
briars. and so no roofing was done.
Reader, what sort of pig are you?
~ ANOTHER venerable figure has
lately been lost to English journalism
DIR. John Chapman, for many years
editor Of the Westminster Review. He
was bit of an eccentric, and used to
keep book store somewhere in the
Strand district-the "Jeff's Shop" of
George Eliot's letters. 1t was there that
George Eliot, who was sub editor of the
Westminster Review at the time, first
met George Henry Lewes. DIR. Chap.
man also had sort of literary boarding
house, where Emerson stayed at least
once, and where he was introduced to
Carlyle, possibly by Chapman himself,
though the two sages, of course, "knew"
each other before. Herbert Spencer was
another member OF the group.
~ WAR is being waged in England
against the use of the word scientist. Sir
John Lubbock proposes philosopher in
stead; Lords Rayleigh and Kelvin pre-
fer naturalist. Professor Huxley thinks
that scientist must be about as pleasing
as "electrocution" to any one who re-
spects the English language. just about
SO! Grant Allen, while disappearing of
the word, thinks it pedantry to object to
a new word when it is used by major
ity Of persons; after the camels of altru-
ism and sociology, scientist is compare
lively gnat. Alfred Wallace alone is
not disturbed by the word; he describes
it as useful, and argues that, since we
have biologist, geologist. chemist, physi-
cist, and specialist, we might as we'll use
scientist, and he further asks, what is
there to use instead?" Science Gossip
says the word was first invented and
used by Whewell in his PHILOSOPHY of
the Inductive Scier ces'' in 184O
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persona AL.
E. w. PREBLE.

Rev. o. R. Washburn is doing good
work in his new parish at Sharpsville.
Rev. S. G. Hayford is assisting Rev.
DR.. Garfield, of st. Paul's, in parish
work.
Rev. G. w. Raeburn has resigned his
pastorate at Reading. where he has been
for several years.
Rev. G. B. Lynn is conducting mis-
sion in the Titusville church under the
direction of the State Convention.
Rev. T. W. Illman. of Concord, N. H.,
preached at Grand Rapids Sunday last
and also on the previous Sunday.
Rev. j. G. Burruss says in the Herald:
1--WE greatly need more such men as Rev.
@. III. Shinn. He seems to infuse new life
into our people wherever he goes. Every
lover of Universalism should feel re-
sponsibility resting upon him which he
cannot honorably shirk."
At reception given to DR.. and Mrs.
Biddle, of North Cambridge, Mass.
testimonial was presented to DIR. Biddle
in the shape Of check for thousand
dollars. Mr.. S. F. Woodbridge made a
brief address Of presentation, and with
the testimonial. handed DIR. Biddle roll
containing the names of two hundred
and fifty members of the parish, (which
brought forth an appropriate and feeling
response from the recipient Well we
should think it would! Thousand dollar
checks do not fall to the lot of many re-
firing pastors.
The Tacoma Waterman, Rev. Elmer
Felt's parish paper, has this pleasant
PERSONAL" 1.-The pastor has been looking
forward with pleasure to the arrival from
japan of Mr.. Tetsuo Takahashi, from
our mission in Tokyo. The steamer Ia
coma brought our oriental guest, bear
ing many pretty and costly presents,
and letters from our missionaries there.
Mr.. Takahashi will remain in this coun-
try four years studying dairying, butter
and cheese making, when he will return
to engage in the business in his native
land. He will attend the social Friday
night and our services next Sunday"