The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-05

should be Joy ana privilege 10 tne cnuIcn
to supply the means. We pledge our
selves personally to do over again what
we did at the first.
Under the appropriate designation,
"Glimpses of Truth" the Rev. S. r. H.
Biggs has collected a catena of PROPOSE
tions having to his mind probably a
philosophical unity. and has followed
each proposition with testimony from
some author of repute supporting it's
affirmation or its denial as the case may
be. There are 149 pages in the book,
comprising chain of about 200 PROPOSE
tions. The editorial work shows careful
and quite extensive reading, while the
welding of the chain as well as the con-
ception of it shows protracted and dis
eliminating thought. Few readers, we
suspect, will be able to detect the logi-
cal connection throughout the chain.
There are incoherences and inconse
quences; while the "glimpses" are often
more exasperating than satisfactory.
Yet to one who would become familiar
with its topics and testimonies "Glimp-
ses Of Truth"would be valuable pocket
lexicon of authorities on wide range OF
important subjects.
1t was very modest part that DIR.
Patterson assigned himself in the cere
monies of the dedication OF the new
church at Roxbury. But he was in it
and of it all just the same. In the nearly
thirty years since he came to Roxbury
he has been the true shepherd and real
father of that people. In the pride and
triumph which the people justly feel on
the completion of house of worship so
ample, so beautiful and 80 permanent,
his share is larger than any other mans.
He sees long contemplated plan carried
out, a long cherished hope happily real
ized. The new minister succeeds to an
illustrious line, and itmust be at once a
stimulus and satisfaction to him that
he has still the gracious companionship
and the wise and unstinted support OF
such a Pastor Emeritus as A. J. Patter-
son.
The annual address Of Bishop Potter
of New York. contained what the press
calls a "significant passage" on church
unity. We have read the passage with
care and have missed its significance.
Bishop Potter is a master of phrases.
His English is perspicuous, clear, felici-
tous. 1t is pleasure to read him. He
is, too, Bishop of considerable bravery
and has true overseer's instinct for the
good Of his flock. He is, besides. natur-
ally liberal and progressive. Under these
circumstances one would expect any de-
liyerance by the Bishop on the subject
OF church unity to be more definite and
more catholic than the usual oyertures
of the Episcopal Bishops. The phrases
coined by Bishop Potter on the subject
in this address are pretty and unctious
but they are utterly diplomatic and alb,
solutely meaningless. He keeps entirely
within the narrow lines prescribed for
themselves by the thirty and more Bish-
ops who answered DR.. Carroll's ques-
tions, at the same time that his lawn
sleeves are sure to be f1uttering inetfect-
ually in the slight breeze Of Christian
unity that has moved the stagnant at
mosphere of church unity.
1t is noticeable that neither the Re-
publican nor the Democratic Conven-
tions of New York have word to say in
praise of the heroic conduct of the Po-
lice Commissioners of the metropolis in
enforcing honestly and impartially the
Sunday excise law. 1t is even more no.
ticeable how on their platforms both
Conventions contrived to sea saw on the
issue raised in the State by the action
of Mr.. Roosevelt and his associates 1t is
given out, indeed. in some quarters that
ex-senator Warner Miller turned the
Saratoga Convention round" and made
it face the question. But on close in
spection it is not found to be the fact
that Mr.. Miller did any such thing,
though he may have wished to do SO.
Platforms are not suffered to be taken
too seriously; their omissions are often
more eloquent than their verbiage.