The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-09-28
The question now is, shall this style

OF administration Tor Albany De contln-
ued, or shall the city recur to the old
method with its inevitable abuses? 1t
is the judgment of those citizens not
specially interested In politics that the
improvement in administration has been
great and desirable. and that it would be
irrational to abandon the reform policy.
1t is understood to be the opinion OF the
party boss in the State, on the other
hand, that non partisan and business
government, even for cities, is detriment
al to party interests; and the word has
gone out for straight" party nomina-
ton. The Albany State is the organ OF
the reform movement, and great con-
course of on-lookers in other parts Of the
country will ardently wish that it's right
eous contention may prevail.
The combination OF "papacy and
professionalism" is not usual. 1t has be
come a fixed usage to separate them and
hold them in antagonism. But the arch
bishop of Smyrna, speaking for the
Greek Orthodox church, joins Romanism
and Professionalism in one condemnation.
While his pastoral discloses the fact that
his chief hostility is toward Rome, on &C.
count of its unapostolic assumption Of
authority and power he seems to have
had his patriarcbal mind disturbed also
by the Protestant missionaries. Out
wardly," he says they have the form OF
sheep, but within they are rapacious
wolves. their object being to destroy the
innocent and simple minded Christians.
and rob them Of their faith" Several
more parliaments of religion must inter.
vene before the unity Of Christendom
ensuee.
DIR. Briggs lie destined to be a dis
turber. The Brotherhood Of st. Andrew,
Of Chicago, learning that DR.. Briggs has
some leaning toward Episcopacy. invited
him to speak before Convention con-
vened to promote "Christian Unity"
But the Living Church objects to his
being used on an Episcopal platform
because he is man without standing in
his own denomination, and because his
writings are painfully heretical, while
the Catholic Champion, very "high'
Episcopal paper, Of New York. finds the
vocabulary Of condemnation too scant to
do justice to its sense Of outrage. Yet
we occasionally hear of an infatuated
youth who thinks the Episcopal Church
is "liberal."
The courageous and alas! too truth
full words Of Justice Brewer, on the in
competence 8. large numberu n his pro
fession and the abuses OF what is called
the law" have attracted wide attention.
He gave the weight of his high position
to the charge, that the profession is
crowded with unfit men, and deduced
that it would be blessing to the pro.
fession and to the public il some Noach
ian delsge should engulf half OF those
who have license to practice The
courts too and the laws come in for the
learned judges criticism. Simplicity,
less red tape, less consumption of time.
more just and more definite fees, and
less opportunity to appeal, are some Of
the reforms he advocates. The press
quite generally seconds his demands
for reform, the Springfield Republican
going so far as to say: 1.-THE administra-
tion of justice in this country is becom-
ing a scandal In civil cases
the aim seems to have been 60 far to ex-
tend the controversy as to make the fees
OF counsel equal or exceed the amount
in controversy between clients" Will it
be different go long as it is for the pe-
cuniary interest of an attorney to make
and prolong litigations
The theory of the st. james Gazette,
that we have no true reason for missions
to foreign countries until all parts and
all classes in our own cline are thorou-
ghly christianized, is superficial. The
Gazette need only lift up its eyes over
LILO WVAtN W 5OO thub tAti5 AAno NV oCOh
the way of Providence in history. The
diffusion OF the same light, the same
truth, the same intellectual and moral
energy to many places and races, has
been the patent means Of accelerating
human progress. For this energy Of
knowledge and truth can act as effec-
lively from hundred centers as from
one. The only limitation that should be
imposed on diffusion is as to the means
to make it efficient. Unsupported and
insignificant missions are questionable
benefit. But when one considers that
the whole lump is to be leavened and
that no part of it can be completely
leavened till all the parts are, he sees
the wisdom of the Divine commission to
go out and disciple the nations.