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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-25
EVEN WOMEN"
Akron, 0

The above words, enclosed in quota
tions and thrown into a sentence in
certain book that was recently reading,
struck curiously upon my senses and l
cannot forbear few remarks upon the
same. The writer. minister of certain
sect, had placed all other denominations
in two distinct classes, and claimed for
his particular sect, the only direct, un-
broken Apostolic line from the Jeruea-
lem church. Consequently it was the
church, and the only church. The first
of the two classes mentioned above, were
all the leading denominations, mother
and daughters of the Great Babylonieh
system. The minor churches, in which
Universalists are classed. grew out of
these other churches and are destitute
Of any authority except what came from
Rome. The other classes embrace the
Congregational bodies, who are a sort of
man made church, without any priestly
authority whatsoever. And then the
writer goes on to state that some of these
churches make ministers of every body
(even women) and although 1 have not
been made minister, yet I never hesi-
tate to answer call in that direction,
and never yet felt that was usurping a
mans place or doing anything but what
God had directly called and fitted me to
do, and do not believe that God ever
prohibited woman preaching the Cos
pei. To the contrary. / believe that the
first full, free and entire Gospel, after
Christ. was preached by woman,-the
woman who was the first 10 discover and
carry the news Of the resurrection which
made the Gospel entire to the disciples.
Miriam was priestess and she is GER
tainly spoken OF as woman, SO there
must have been at least one woman in
the Aaronic priesthood. Deborah judged
Israel successfully. and she was pro-
phetess and she and Barak delivered
Ierael from the Canaanites.
And, although have no intention of
making this suffrage article, and know
that among Universalists do not need
to take up the weapons of defense for
women, nor for Universalists either, yet
| could wish the author whose book
have been reading. and, by the way, who
is an acquaintance. and l should hope
too intelligent to be so deluded. knew
more Of the origin Of Universalism, and
consequently the gospel of Christ. /
think il he did he would be one of US,
for the last sermon | heard him preach
was fairly good Universalism; but no
man. be he ever so intelligent. can make
good Christian, until he is willing to
accord woman her place. whether in the
ministry or not, and any one who has
re ceived the call from God. and conse-
quentlythe gift of the spirit. has the right
to obey the command to preach the Cos
pei. In our zeal for formalities, there is
sometimes danger of forgetting that
many Of the Old Testament ordinances
have been nailed to the cross. and in ex-
travagant claims for Apostolic success
sion, we may lose sight Of the more i'm
portant fact of the Christian worship
that simplified the primitive church,
which researches into profans as we'll as
sacred history is slowly but surely es-
tablishing. as the long injured and much
abused Universalist Church. EOS.
Noble, o.
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HOLD FAST THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES.
TheUniversalist Church cannot afford
to throw overheard the Old Testament,
as some seem to teach. To be sure we
are Christians, not Jews. and the New
Testament is the highest. truest, purest,
and contains the Gospel to which all
Uriversalists look for the chief source
and inspiration Of their faith. Yet the
Old is iDdissolubly linked with the New.
The one leads up to the other. The one
forecasts and interprets the other. They
both belong to the Christian system.
To be sure Jesus is the Great Teacher,
is "the light that lighteth every mani"
his words are highest, purest, truest.
He spake as never man spske. yet he
himself quotes the Old az fulfilled in
him and notwithstanding much of the
Old is abrogated and portions of it mere
history, and portions represent events as
a crude people saw them; and notwith-
standing there are mistranslations and
interpretations, yet it's religious literature
is unrivalled and its historical value be.
You'd comparison; and to discard the
Old would be to cast suspicion upon the
New.
Suppose there are portions of the Old
Testament that are impure. Can we
not pass them byY Besides, do not be-
ieve that any life was ever injured by
reading the Old Testament. 1t depends
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-25

THE Armenian question. says the Wo-
mans Journal, is primarily one of hu.
manity, not one Of race or religion. II
so-called Christians were massacring
Moele me. or il nation protesting to be
civilized were infiicting these barbarities
upon the most untutored savsges, it
would be just as much the duty of ott or
nations to interfere. But there is some.
thing peculiarly revolving in the sight of
civilized people subject to an unciyil-
lied one. Christians 10 heathens, Cauca-
SLAMS to Mongolian The scandal should
be made to cease.
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Is WAS THE sTRcNG conviction of the
late G. Ralston Ayres of Philadelphia,
that the Universalist church should use
printers ink" far more than it ever has.
In new fields, in mission work, and in
church extension, he held that quite as
much could be done to forward the
cause by the use of space in the columns
OF the secular papers as by the preaching
of the word on Sunday. Mr.. Herbert F.
Gunnison's article. on phase of the
same subject, reprinted in the last Lead
er. recalls the epistles of Mr.. Ayres, sent
from time to time to our papers. We re-
member that Horace Greeley advocated
more use of the daily press by church
officials. The matter is worth consid
ering. 1t is certain that if we could get
as much said about us, our words and
works and ways, as formerly, whether in
the papers or in the pulpits. it would
greatly enliven the monotony of our pill
grimage, now that all the world is going
our way.
The fraternal spirit and the liberal
spirit are close kin. We thus interpret
the presence of brethren from other de-
nominations at the Anniversary of All
Souls Church. Brooklyn. Liberality
and fraternity have grown together in
that neighborhood and it seems natural
to those who have felt the genial infiu-
ence to rejoice with those who rejoice.
The spectacle is so goodly to look upon
that we must ask renewed attention to
it. and inquire whether the tine is not
ripe for this sort of courtesy to become
generalf Such exchanges Of civilities
are twice blessed. blessing him that gives
and bim that takes. At the same time
it is special testimony to the Christian
standing and recognized religious worth
Of DIR. Adams and his people. They
have this recognition because they de-
serve it as we'll as because they live in a
genial neighborhood. 1t is comforting
to believe that not only are our neigh
bors becoming more Christian but that
we ourselves are growing in the spirit of
a broader religious fellowship.
We do not remember to have seen
any public notice Of the following curious
passage in letter of Carlyle's to Emer-
son, under date of Feb. 8. 1889. Allud-
ing to volume Of addresses by Emerson
just republished in England, he says:
"One Of the strangestthings about these
New England Orations is fact / have
heard, but not yet seen. that certain
w. Gladstone, an Oxford crack scholar,
Tory M. P. and devout Churchman. Of
great talent and hope, has contrived to
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-25
CONTENTS.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY. MAY ab. 1895
A RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY WEEKLY.

Page One.
Editorial Briefs.
Did the Apostles Make Use of a Greed?
Books for the Young.
Observanda.
Page Two.
Sermon: Nature and Value Of Prayer.
"Onward."
The Tendency Theory Of Baur.-II.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Editorial:
Univcrsalism in the Gospels.
The New Hymn Book.
The California Convention.
Womans's Centenary Association.
Spoon River Association.
Personal, etc.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
Nesting Time.
The Family Page, Farm. Garden and Dairy
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
Church Notices and In Memoriam.
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No man was ever great without divine
inspiration.
The man who worries over his sur
roundings would not cease to worry il
his surroundings were changed. The
change that is needed is in the man, not
in his surroundings Young Mems Era.
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cHRIsr's PRE- EXISTENCE.

Dear Editor.-I am a constant and
interested reader of THE UNIvERsALIsT
and wait its weekly visits with gladness.
In the issue Of April 6, Rev. W. HI. Nc
Glaufiin, in his sermon, in proof that
Christ was but man, explained to us
how we all may be like him and are to
be in the Father and the Father in us,
which is all very well. But what puzzles
us most Of all is how Christ, if he was
but man. could have been with and had
glory with the Father before the world
was. and consequently before man was
was created. Now will not Bro. Nc
Glaufin or some other brother explain
this? AN ENQUIRER.
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Obsep9anda.

IAN all-around column for ht So disposed to
write on any current question. Let contribu-
tiOns be brief, al d to tie p init
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DIR. swEETsER's SERMON = REPENTANCE
AFTER DEATH.


Dear Universaist.- The sermon on
Repentance after Death" by DR.. Sweet
ser, in your issue of April 20. is worthy
of great praise for ability manifested in
treating that subject of most vital inter-
est Sermons of this character are cal
culated to advance our cause, and pro-
mote our faith more than any one feat
ure of our doctrine, because it is that
which leads to the sublime ultimation-
universal salvation. The sermon ought
to be in tract form for circulation. and
trust that our Publishing House will
solicit more of this kind Of literature for
distribution. A great work can be &C.
complished along this line by our pas
tors and missionaries. Many times in
my missionary work have been con-
fronted with the question, Can there be
any repentance after death? And would
it avail anything if there was? These
questions were from sincere inquirers.
coming sometimes right after sermon
in elucidation of the subject, when /
thought had made the subject "clear
as the noon day sun" Notwithstanding
it is difficult to overcome the many pref
udices against our interpretations, yet
know that by persistent effort in behalf
of truth and righteousness our labor has
not been in vain. l.. j. SPENCER.
La Plata, Mo.
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OUR CONF RIBUTORS.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

BY PRESIDENT I. M. ATWOOD, D. D.
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yUIBTTION or BOOhPLifIS.

Az INTERESTING DISPLAY OF MANY SlD'iMiNs
An important exhibition u early AMI modern
American English and Canadian bookGlatcs VIII
be held -, Rren,ano's. no 81 Union Square. be
thinning March u and continuing through m" l'th
and 10Th The bookpates are from privai" col
lection owned by Henry blackwell, Of this city,
who in the last fifteen years has collected over
.no Although II has been ony a few years com
nare,ivelv since this form Of collecting became
pouular I'm this country, number OF large col
lections have been made In other countries Inc
British Museum owns over 2o"D Dookpia'c'
They have been IN use In England France ana
Germany over 40 years. In Japan for about 90
wears and were IN use IN the United States before
1900 In connection with Mr. BlackweWs collection
there will be d display Of heraldic devices mono
grams crests ard specimens Of the work OF the
finest cngravers ia his country
Among the b1okpates. there Is a large number Of
rare and beautiful designs. and many quaint ana
original ones neary all Of the well-known students
OF this country being represented in the collection
The design used by Oliver Wendell Holmes was a
beau,ifu. representation Of a chambtred nautilus
With ribbon motto per Ampliora ad Atlora Eh-
mund Clarence Stcdman uses n design OF Fan pip
,np In III. sylvan glades. with shepherd and nymph
charmed by the. music: the surrounding frame CON
tains A motto. A curious plate engraved 10y Hop
son OF Haven, pictures an imaginary scene
I'm the NE OF Adam and Eve. Eve offers the FOR
hidden f.u with one hand, whi.e holding switch
In the other and Adam standing upon on" FOOT
in a position Of agony and doubt. hesitates to ac-
cept The serpent smiles and awaits the outcome.
4 design for Samuel Putnam Avery shows a com
blnaton Of books In various positions. Moral
scroll and the motto. Far more seenely were " Tor
thee to have thy study full Of bookes than thy purse
fun OF monte
W !. lie Moync. the actor. has Shakcspearan
device Of the Jester and the comic maSquc WIN the
motto Neither a borrower nor "A lender be Samuel
Woeley Marvin has an allegoricrl design win the
motto "Courage the Devil IL dead The design OF
cy Governor Russell OF Massachusetts. IL wreath
Of laurel. cnclrcling an owl globe books quil AID
Hight Mr. Blackwell has a couple Of personal book
plates which are particularly fine specimens. one
represents. In the upper part. scene In Wales ana
i'm he lower part the interior Of book -Dlndcty
Tho other shows a Welsh ship Of ll70. under full
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
vrrUODySry DISCUSS MISSIONARY WORK

baltimore March 9-To-day's session OF the nth
annual meeting of the lali more Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church was taken up by al
dresses Of agents and the delivery OF missionary
sermon The Rev. Or. Manly =. Hand. assistant
secretary Of the Church Extension Society. spoke at
considerable length on the work OF his society In
the last year The Rev. pr A. :. Hunt. secretary
Of the American Bible Society spoke for that sOri-
ETY. He sal that tn" work Of distributing the Bible
vas increi sinc Even the Roman Catholic Church
was distributing the Bible and advising its mem
hars to read it. lie referred 10 the Plenary coun-
ell Of Roman catholic prnatcs ia Baltimore eleven
years ago. AMI - The Pops encyclicai letter on
the study Of the Bible. and said that Cardinal Glib
b.ns in his sermon last sunday admopishei his con
grcgation to read and study Holy Writ lie told
Of the distribution ~ Bibles among the Japanese
sollors. and said hat every facility to aid him In
his work vas given - the missionary who applied
10 IN" authorities FOR permission.
The Rev. j. \. Price made "a report for the Board
Of Stewards showing the distribution OF conference
funds. The Rev. l.. T. Widener submitted report
OF the work Of missions In Washington. The Rev
Dr W. V. Kelley, Editor Of The Methodist Re
View and the Rev Dr. Goodng. of Dover Semi
nary also addressed the conference. The Rev
G.. - Bacon. Of Hagerstown. preached the mission
arg sermon, after which the conference adjourned
until Monday morning
Miss Mary y Dinrorth spoke at the Women'
Foreign Missionary society meeting In Mount Yer
ron Place Church thIa cvcniuS.
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socIETY's INTEREST IN CYCLING.
ANOTHER CLUE TO BE ORGANIZED CYCLING
NEWS AND NOTES.

ANOTHER CLUE TO BE ORGANIZED CYCLING
NEWS AND NOTES.
Another new society cycling club Is TO be organ
tied in this city. similar scope 10 the MichauN
Club That society has taken the livelest interest
IN wheeling affairs is most evident. and 10 many
peope this means that the future OF the sport is
assured Mrs Robert Janray IS the chief mover Of
the new club. and it is said that the club will meet
a: Golden's Academy. least until permanent quar-
ters can be secured The frst music ride Of the
cub vii. be held at Golden's Academy on Tuesday.
March 10.
c. p Stanbach captain Of the Manhattan Bcyc.e
Club, is arranging what Cught 10 be an interesting
century road rum to be held Saturday. June 10.
The route will extend from New-York 10 Philade.-
phia and the ran will be he'd urdcr the auspices OF
the NJ. b. c. The captain ana heuenants of the
club viii be in charge. The Will be made from
this city at a. n and luncheon will be eaten at
Princeton. the party arriving al Pha le.phia at I
D. m Special hotel arrangements viii be made and
the riders will be entertained by the Philadelphia
clubs in the evening. On Sunday June l6 the start
for home will be made at a. with luncheon at
New-Brunswlck. The pace will be about twelve
miles an hour silver medals viii he awarded TO
those who make the TRIP to Philadelphia. and god
medals 10 these who make the round trip THIS IL
scarcely a for novces. and the prizes Will be
.nuch more valuable than those generally awarded
al century
The Cyclone Wheeimen OF Brooklyn we're organ
tied q meeting held on Thursday night. The
dent e. l.. Cannon vice president; James Higgins,
secretary and treasurer, Lawrence Pelly, hnancia.
first lieutenant; Garry c. Nanderbeck, second iicu-
tentan; The first club run Will be held on DecoTa-
There is some talk of a conflict between the q ood
Roads Tournament and he Riverside Whesmen
The after cub has applied for date for July D.
while ;he Good Roads mas asked Chairman Gideon
for July 4, 3 and D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
I GCOD ELL 10 KILL.

1T PROPOSES TO GIVE BIG rElVilpiES FOE THE
SALE OF NEWSPAPERS To \ MONOPOLY
4 bill ITO incorporate the Public Accommodation
COMPANY OF the CITY Of New-York.' and 10 author
lzc the company TO erect and MAINTAIN booths on
The sidewalks under each OF the stairways OF the
elevated railroad station for the sale or news
papera and rnagaz.""a has been introduced into
the Legislature by Asscmblyman Hoops ny re-
amos, and has been referred 10 the Assembly
ro,,nt,,c, on Nrairs Of Cities The bill embodies
tho sorne old kiosk scheme which was opposed by
the ,,rws,leaI.rs and newspapers OF this city and
y,s defeated In the Legislator" last year II seeks
10 establish n monopoly injurious 10 the interests
of I'M. ncwsdealers In the city. The bill OF last
vcar was opposed BY nearly every newspaper or
the city on that account. The newsicalers are
already at "A disadvhntag" on account or the stands
on Tho stations of the elevated railroads II X be-
Urvrd bv the public generally that the ncwsdeaers
have a hard time In earning their living, as they
ar. obliged to be at work at unusually early hours
and make small profits. The sentiment of the pub
lie doubtless IL strongly against the passage o. the
rresent bill and 1t ought to be defeated The oil
is proposed in the interest OF u greedy monopoly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS.

The Princeton University Gymnas;ic team Will give
an exhibition in the large tennis building of the
Orange Athletic club. al East Orange on Saturday,
March lG. The team gaze successful exhibition al
Yale University. New-Havcn. on February "a The
men will repeat the exhibition at East Orange.
The tournament for the championship honors Of
the Bayonne Amateur Bowling League has ended,
AMI ;he chief trophy IS again carried of b. me
New-Jcrsey Athletic Gibbs bowlers with record
Of victories. defeats. the highest team
score Of 6sj pins. and the best average team score
o: l.56 % pins For the second prize the Pamrapo
Athletic Clubs team and the Newark Boat Clubs
bowlers tied. with records OF victories and
defeats each. The Newark Bays highest team score
was 1913 pins. their average being )jTo l-G
pins: The Pamrapos rolled 1888 pins FOR their hes;
total. their average being 1903 l-6 ping The Bay
onne Rowing and Athletic Associations team occu-
pies fourth place: their record being games won.
3 games lost. 1.6I2 pins for high and l,4s3i2
pins for average score. The taenders the Bay
onne Bowling Clubs team. whose record Is vic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
CYCLING on THE WATER.



The bicycle craze on land Shich seems ID nave
seized the community IS Lot a circumstances u
what the bicycle fever may develop into II wafer
bicycling becomes popular. Attempts have Dfeh
made hitherto with little success. 70 show that
bicyclinr on the water is Il peasant and harmless
amusement. These attempts have unfortunately al
WAYS heretofore been attended ny more a. loss OF
disaster.
Yesterday afternoon Robert 8. Russo mad" sue
cess,ul trial with bicycle catamaran. or unicycie
catameran. as he calls il, which seemed to prove
wafer cycling to be a feasible, harmless and pleas
ant pastime.
Russell who is submarine diver by profession
has been experimenting for some time on a water
craft to be propelled by pedals. The machine ne
used yesterday sixteen feet long. with seat ana
pedals similar to those of a bicycle, which connect
with a wheel supplied with six paddles. immediaiey
in the Russell had experimental with ms
strange craft In the smooth water OF the river ou'
had before tried It In rough water ,
lie left the foot Of East Ninety second-s'. az
p m. accompanied by some friends in a rowboat; 10
take trip through Hell Gate. A great crowd nal
gathered on the dock to him on. The tide wa
running ir strongly when Russell shot out from the
dock He rode swiftly across East River unli! ne
struck the channel between Wards Island anu MIL
Rock. Here he struck swift current ana al tne
sea qualities of his craft brought INTO play ne
shot through the channel ana over the
Hogs Back Shoals in the running Of which he lost
up Wooisey Point. where he made the Long
leland shore. The trip was successful IN every
particular. In smooth water Russell can make from
eight TO ten miles an hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
NOTFS or mr. SrAGE.

Fire Comm .ssloncr y. Rowland Robbins has made
report treasurer Of the committee in charge or
the benefits which were given on January IL at
the Academy OF Music and the Grand Opera House
for the families OF j. J. Bresnan and j. H. Rooney
the nrcmen who were killed on December 80 The
entire proceeds from the sale OF tckets, SAFE
OF programmes and donations were NbsH 90
Miss Elizabeth Marbury. Nictorien Sardous agent
for America. to give a reception this week
for Nine. Rejanc, but has recalled the invitations
account OF the death Of her father
Oscar Hammersten has bought two lots. one In
Forty fourth-st and one In Forty hfth-st. for $4,000
each. They adjoin the plot which he bought some
time ago for music hall and theatre, and
which he found did afford him much space
: ne wanted for his building.
William Gillette and his company will give a
professional matinee OF Too Much Johnson" at the
Standard Theatre Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-10
An Eager md u Nipplng Wind,

continuous dow npour o. rain. ircicnrn weather gen
orally in winter and spring uni. yorabe 10 all
classes inyaiids But warmth and activity infused into
n defence against them. IIosetters Stomach Titters
thorough and effective II s,omachics and ton,c-
No. only blood. hut accelerate. Its crcua-
ton Fo. a chill. prcmoniiory symptoms Of rheima
and kidney complaint. particularly prevalent at
II Is the best possible remedy 1t Is also
Invaluable for dyspepsia liver complaint constipation and
nervousness Never a winter spring Journey
without Elderly persons and the delicate and con-
vaiescent greatly aided by It. L.