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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18

The resignation OF
The Retirement OF DIR. M. HI. Harris of
d. HARRIS the passionate of the
Church of the Redeemer Second Uni
versalist) in this city took effect on the
last Sunday in April. With the morning
services on that day. DR.. Harris closed
his five years ministry in Chicago. No
farewell sermon was preached and moth
ing in the line of farewell utterance
was pronounced. The pastor ended his
ministry with the church by admins
tering the communion, and his last Off.
cial act at the altar was the dedication
Of several children. DR.. Harris's minis
try in Chicago has been honorable to
himself and serviceable to the church.
He has been faithful pastor, of untir-
ing diligence and almost phenomenal
industry, and by his dignifed and Chris
tian department as the pastor and friend
Of his people, ably assisted by his ca
pable wife, he has won distinction and
honored the Church of the Redeemer
while he served it. DIR. Harris has been
the faithful friend of all our denomina-
tio1al interests. Every emergency has
found him ready and willing to help. In
the Sunday school, and among the
young people, he has been wise and
prudent leader. He has formed many
friendships in and out of our church
which will abide. Chicago parts from
DIR. and Mrs. Harris with regret. The
community in general as we'll as the
congregation of the Church of the Re-
deemer, will follow them to their new
home. wherever that may prove to be,
with the most cordial good wishes for
their future welfare and prosperity.
The UNIvERsALIsT joins in the deep re-
greet which is felt at the retirement of
this good pastor aud his helpful COM
panion in parish work.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18
THE Free Thought
Discussion on the Mo,oz;no ~ cb;cooo
Bible. onno,ao. ,o.th

The Free Thought
Discusslon ou 'ne Magazine of Chicago
Bible. onnornoo, to.,h-
coming discussion in it's columns, about
the Holy Bible" between Rev. Dr. Kaye,
of the Congregational denomination now
of Edgerton. Wis. and Prof. Felix L.
Oswald, of the Liberals" Robert In.
gersoll's noted lecture on the Bible will
be the text of DIR. Hayes articles and
Prof Oswald will review the articles,
DR.. Kaye responding in brief. The dis
cussion promises to be interesting, but
if Col. Ingersoll could have been secured
TO review his opponent. the interest
would be largely heightened. Prof.
Oswald has fine reputation among the
Liberals as scholar and reasoner and
DIR. Kaye is also we'll commended by his
friends as progressive thinker in phil
osophy We shall be interested to notice
how much or how little of Simon-pure
orthodoxy appears in this discussion. If
DIR. Kaye is as wise a controversial as
we take him to be, he will defend the
Bible on advanced principles, and not
allow himself to be entangled by the old
interpretations. If he makes the teach.
ings of the Bible Synonymous with the
creed statements OF orthodoxy, Prof. o.
walds vigorous pen will make havoc of
his articles.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18
THE CALIFORNIA CONVENTION.

Who could have thought very
few years ago, that Universalist
Convention would be held in the
year of our Lord 1895, in the South
western corner of the republic, almost
in sight of the Mexican boundary
line? San Diego is the last place of
any size before the territory of the
United States is left. 1t is finely
located city on the shores of Glorietta
bay, one of the most beautiful sheets
of water in the world-the only har-
Dor of any dimensions in California,
until San Francisco is reached. Slop-
ing backwards from the sea, the high
er portions command magnificent
views of the ocean, with the far famed
Coronado hotel in the middle fore
ground, and the majestic Pacific
stretching illimitably beyond. San
Diego itself seems to be growing to-
ward the generous foundations it
laid during the "boom," and its resi-
denters confidently expect, when the
Nicaragua canal shall have been COM
pleted, that the city will be one of
the great cities of the land. If a
splendid harbor-the only one in
Southern California-is enough, the
prophecy will surely be fulfilled.
Our parish here is small one, wor-
Shipping in a hall, feeble as yet, but
hopeful and Jealous. The minister
is Rev. Amanda M. Deyo. Of course
the Convention, whose constituency
dwells in territory the further end
of which is seven hundred miles
away, could not be large.
Its session began on Monday even
ing. May 6, when Rev. Mrs. A. Q.
Bowles preached a discourse.
THE OCCASIONAL SERMON.
The subject of the sermon was "Obe-
dience unto the Heavenly Vision" Acts
XVI. 10.
The very characteristics which made
Saul of Tarsus Jealous prosecutor OF
Christians, made him, when converted
on the way to Damascus, the strong
power that he was to serve the truth
whose way he had before obstructed.
His obedience to the Heavenly Vision"
glorified the early Christian church and
prepared the way for the later triumphs.
So through obedience to the higher
light as revealed to them did the found
ers of the Universalist church plant the
tree OF nobler faith that is now sending
it's roots abroad through once hostile
sects and is now forcing it's shoots up
into the midst of old dogmas to their
destruction in all the churches.
The Altruism of which we heard SO
much today as new doctrine, was the
moving spirit with the Church that
wanted heaven for all and hopeless
hell for none. Through repeated visions
of broader truths and obedience to them
our church has grown and must continue
to grow.
We must not only see today but apply
their truths to the changed conditions;
must make the reforms OF the social and
political world our reforms. Grow with
the nation into the righteousness that
exalteth both church and state.
On Tuesday morning devotional
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18
WEDNESDAY.

Wednesday morning was ushered in
by conference and prayer meeting led
by Rev. M H. Houghton, of Bradford.
Penn. who was present as visitor. The
topic was the Voice of the Spirit of Re-
ligious Liberty. He was followed by
Rev. A. A. Rice and Miss Shaw, of Oak
land. An excellent neeting.
The Communion Sermon was preached
by Rev. DIR. Deere, an inspiring dis
course. At the table Rev. DIR. Hasonn
presided assisted by Rev. Amanda Deyo
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18

They tell this story on certain
young minister: He was one day quite
unexpectedly called upon to address
rural Sunday school. at which he was
much gazed upon visitor. To gain time
he asked: children. what shall l speak
about9' A little girl on the front seat,
who had herself committed to memory
several declarations. held up her hand,
"What do you know?"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18
SATURDAY, MAY IS.
EDITORIAL.

mn =. =. NEXT week occurs the
Inc May meeting annual May meeting
III oni0"so' in this city under the
auspices of the Woman's Association of
Illinois. 1t will convene on Wednesday,
22nd inst. at st. Paul's church and con-
tinues until Thursday afternoon. Three
organizations will hold services; the
Woman's Association, the Sunday School
Union and the District Y. P. G. U. The
program elsewhere printed reveals rich
feast prepared for the edifcation of those
who attend. Several Of the papers and
discussions are on topics of leading in
terest at the present time and will amply
repay large attendance. Among these
may be mentioned Mrs. Henry Wade
Rogers's paper on the Trend of Phil
anthropy for the Last Fifty Years." and
DR.. Canfeld's paper on "Leavening the
Lump" The Wednesday evening Plat
form Meeting will discuss the important
subject of Church Prosperity" in sew
eral divisions assigned to prominent
speakers from abroad. The ladies of
the Association have advertised the
meetings quite extensively and large
attendance for mid-week meeting in
Chicago, is confidently anticipated. Let
all our people remember the May Meet
ing and help to swell the attendance.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18
Ube WniversaIist
J. S. CANTwELL. D. D., EDITOR.

THE EDITOR is assisted by able writers
10 all departments. The Interior and Western
News from the churches solicited and always
Relcome
s** All articles intended for THE UNIvERsALIsT
should be addressed Editor of the Unversalist,
tssTERMs: So so per year. $f.25 six
months, postage paid. Sample copies to any adj
dress free application.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18
UNVeRsAtlsT PROFESSION OF FAITH.
ADOPTED 1903.

We believe that the Holy Scriptures OF the Old
and New Testaments contain a revelation OF the
character Of God. and of the duty, interest and
snail destination OF mankind.
H.
We believe that there is one God, whose nature
ts Love. revealed in one Lord Jesus Christ, by one
HOLY Spirit of Grace, who will finally restore the
whole family of mankind to holiness and happi'
uess.
I'LL
We believe that holiness and true happiness
ere inseparably connected. and that believers
ought to be careful to maintain order. and practice
good works, for these things are good and profit
able unto men.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18
CENT-A-DAY HELPERS.
Acknowledgment

Pledges on the Cent Day plan, duly
signed, were received at the Office Of the
Financial Secretary during the week
ending May IL, as follows:
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18
The Church Endow-
ment Idea.

DIR. RAINsFoRD. of
Inc onuron hhuo" New York. one of
non' Auea' the most progressive
of the young Episcopal clergy, has again
brought to attention the endowment
idea as applied to churches. 1t is not a
new idea. but comes into notice every
once in a while with a new setting. In
view of the failure of the pew system in
one OF the Episcopal churches of Brook
Ign, DIR. Rainsford now advocates that
the church be endowed and be made
absolutely free to the poor-those I'M
able to pay for sittiDgs-by means Of
endowment. 1t is good system to iu-
augurate whenever it is desirable to
found a church which will be dead
church from the very beginning. Eh-
dowments do not create living church;
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18
FIELD AGENT, T. !. MOORE.

HOW TO REMlT.-The yellow address
alp on the paper each week shows the expiration
. the subscriL ton. Make all checks, money and
cypress orders payable to A. M JOHNSON, Cash
ser, or Universalist Publishing House, Western
Branch.
eay-Do not trust currency in the mails. Remit
sheck, or by postal or express order, payable as
a5ove.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18
EXCLUDING several
The California oolrrons % ro+tor ol
Convention. raodu ,,onorod for


IHe oaillorhla columns of matter al
oonVen'ion' ready prepared for
this issue, we give this week the major
part of the report Of the California Con-
vention just held in San Diego. We are
obliged to go to press without the re-
port of the closing proceedings, ending
the report with Wednesday morning.
We hope to receive the remainder of the
report for our next issue. THE UNIvER-
sALIsT sends greetings to our brethren
of the coast and congratulates them on
what appears to have been profitable
session of their Convention. The par
ishes and pastors on the Pacific coast
are few in number. but they are doing
their utmost to lay the foundations for
future growth and prosperity. There,
as well as here, the want is men to fill
the various openings which promise
abundantly for the future, but which at
present do not yield sufficient income
for the support of the ministry. Truly,
the possible harvest is great and the
laborers few. We need both men and
money to occupy these important fields.
We must wait patiently the advent of
both, and in the meantime, press for
ward and do the best we can with the
means at hand.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18

they are, on the contrary, fatal to all
true church life and prosperity, as expe-
rience demonstrates. Let church be
endowed and to the degree and extent
of that endowment paralysis fastens
upon the spiritual life and material pros.
perity of the parish. The Christian
church lives only by sacrifice, and by
each one in it's communion contributing
to its material concerns. 1t is also well
known that the poor do not take kindly
to the churches for the poor. This idea
is always repudiated by them and it is
alien to the spirit Of Christianity. Glass
distinctions in society are bad enough;
in the church of God they are repre-
hensible. In the very nature of things
such churches cannot succeed-they
ought not to succeed.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-05-18

COMMENTING on DIR.
The New York Raipsford's PROPOSE.
Suns Comment. t;on for these endowed
churches, the New York Sun shines for
all concerned in the following excellent
observations: 1--WE imagine the poor do
not keep away because of any fear that
they will not be wanted. They know
the churches are eager to have them
come. If they do not, it is not because
they are afraid that they will not be
welcome, but because the association is
not inviting to them, the doctrines
preached not to their liking, or they are
religiously Indifferent. The dead heads
are usually those who do not go under
the impulse of feeling of duty to God,
but from curiosity, desire to hear the
sermon of favorite preacher, or for the
purpose of listening to free sacred con-
cert. If they crave food for their souls
and are anxious to worship God in spirit
and truth, they are not reluctant about
making an offering on the altar, but are
ready to give their mite or of their abund-
ance, according as their material Cir
cumstances are. 1t is very questionable
therefore, if making church free to the
poor by means of an endowment, as sug-
gested by DIR. Rainsford, would make it
any the more useful to them"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-15
TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS.
Messrs. Miles & Bradt Asked to Wait
for an Additional Appropriations.

1t appears that the treasury department
has, after all, taken some steps looking
to the carrying out of the wishes Of the
citizens of Savannah with regard to hav-
ing the public building constructed of Geor-
gia marble.
Supt ]. J. hewitt received letter from
Messrs. Miles & Bradt, the contractors,
yesterday, stating that they had just re-
ceived letter from the department ask
ing them to suspend operations on the
work under their contract until Jan. 1, Oh
account of the fact that an additional
appropriation for the purpose of making
the building of marble viii be applied for
at the session of congress, which meets
early in December
This was about all the letter stated,
and was probably written to explain to
the superintendent any delay on the part
of the contractors in preparing to begin
the work.
The contractors did not say what they
would reply to this request on the part of
the department but the suppositIon IL
that they will accede to it, as they are
very liable to get the contract for marble
in case a change is made.
Supt. hewitt has also received COPY OF
the contract for the brick and stone work
from the department. This, however. is
a necessary Formally, even though efforts
are being made to have the contract
changed, as it Is the duty of the govern
ment to carry out It's part of a contract
when it is once made. Mr.. Miles of the
contracting firm stated that he would hold
the government to its contract but this
was before his firm received the commu-
nication from the department asking that
work on the superstructure be suspended
until January.
It appears from this letter that the
treasury department has taken up the
matter with the contractors and will en-
deavor to have the wishes of the people
of Savannah carried out. This is exactly
in the line Of Congressman Testers eff
forts on his recent trip 70 Washington
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-15
MAY ASK FOR AN INCREASE.
Additional Duties That Have Been
Put Upon the County Physician.


It is reported that County Physician DR..
T. B. Chisholm. will file petition with the
county commissioners asking for an in
crease in salary on account OF the new
duties that have been imposed upon him
under a recent order from the committee
on chain gang.
The present salary of the county ply
sician is not a handsome one, only 500,
and the Office is one that requires almost
the constant attention of a physician, as
ne can be called upon for his services at
any time of day or night The new order
however. has resulted in still further tax
ing up his time, and interferes with his
attention to other duties, il is stated.
The order Is that which was promul
gated short time ago by the committee
on chaingang, requiring that every con-
Wet sent from the courts to the chain
gang, be examined by the county physi-
clan, who is required TO give a certificate
stating his physical condition and just
what kind of work he is physically able
10 DO. This certificate must accompany
each convict sent to the gang, and without
II the chain gang authorities are not al
lowed TO put a prisoner to work. There
are prisoners from the city court every
saturday, and some from the recorder s
one must go a certificate OF his physical
ability to do manual labor After having
10 work under such an order for two
months Dr. Chisholm has found that it
requires considerable portion Of his time
10 fulnll its requirements, and one of the
commissioners said yesterday that he ex-
pected such petition very shortly.
Not only has the order had this effect
but attention has been called 10 the fact
that there is a possibility of its interfer-
ing with the orders of the courts. When
prisoner is sentenced to the changing,
the order Is peremptory. and the sheriff
IS required to see that he is turned over
to the changing authorities. If for any
reason there should be any delay in Civ
ing a certificate, or If for any reason it
should not be given at all, the changing
authorities under that order will not take
the prisoner, and for the time being the
sentence of the coutr is not carried out.
There appears to be a possibility of the
order giving the commissioners some
trouble vet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-15
A BIG IMPROVEMENT.
The Fail Season Ready to Open with
Rush.

Every day shows improvement in the
general business of the city. The cotton
season has fairly opened, and several
steamships are loading for Europe.
The wholesale merchants are busy ship
ping goods to the country, and the farm
ers are jubilant at the prospects of cents
pound fer their product.
The retail stores are brushing up their
shelves and getting ready for fall and win
ter goods, (which are arriving.
The leading butcher, II. Logan, of
course, is perfecting his arrangements
to serve his many customers in every de-
partment of life and trade. He left the
city last night to visit all of the mar
kets of the west. He will make arrange
ments to have regular shipments, in spe-
cial carload lots, the finest selections of
beef, mutton, poultry, game and all OBJ
tainable deliacies, direcs from the west.
during the winter months. He intends
to be continually supplied, and his re-
frigerators will always be filled with the
finest products Of the country.
It's this kind of enterprise that
causes all the busy people to buv
from Logan. If they haven't
time to go to the market they simply tel
ephone and their order is filled correctly.
Logan's methods of doing business are
methodical and popular; that's why he
gets the best in the market, and that's
why he sells all he gets.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-15
THE FIRST COTTON CARGO.
FIFTEEN DAYS EARLIER THAN
THAT OF A YEAR AGO.

Savannah Leads the Atlantic Ports.
The Spanish Steamship Octubre
Cleared for barcelona with $3.50
BaIes-The Receipts at All Ports
Less Than Last Year and Plenty OF
Tonnage ORerins-The Total Ex-
ports This Year so Far 10000
Bales.
The Spanish steamship Octubre, Capt.
Arrospe. was cleared yesterday by Stra-
chan & Co., for Barcelona, with a cargo
Of cotton. This is the first cotton laden
steamship to clear from an Atlantic port
since September 1, or the beginning Of the
cotton season Of 1866. Only two other
cargoes have been shipped from the Unit
ed States this season, both of which clear
ed from New Orleans, during the past two
weeks
The steamship Octubre's cargo consist
ed Of $3.50 bales. Weighing 1922, 7s3 pounds,
and valued at $262. 1853.
This clearance is Is days earlier than
the first foreign clearance last year. Sep
TENDER % last year. the first steamship
to finish loading cotton and cleared from
TINS port was the BeEeHSuer el CfdnOe,
for Barcelona, and Genoa, with $3.50 bales.
The City Of Worcester, for St. Petersburg
and the Endsleigh, fer Reval cleared
with part cargoes on the same day, and
finished loading the following week.
In 1898 the first clearance was on Sept.
Il, when the steamship Peago took a car
go for Barcelona. 1t viii be seen the first
shipments of cotton for the last three
years have been made to Barcelona.
The receipts at this port from Sept.
1 to Sept. IA were smaller than they
We're during the corresponding period in
1893 and 1894. The total receipts to Sept.
II, this season, were 1871 bales, against
2S,06S bales for the same period in 1894,
and 26,517 bales in 1893.
l spite of the scarcity of cotton for
shipment, the ship brokers have made
a special effort to be in readiness to offer
ment of the cotton crop. One steamship
has already cleared for Barcelona, and
two others are now loading, one for
Bremen and the other for Barcelona; six
more; six more have sailed for this port
to load cotton for foreign ports, and are
due to arrive during the month 1t is
said that additional charters are also
being made, and the facilities for MAX
ing prompt shipments from Savannah
this season have never been equalled.
The total shipments of cotton from all
the ports since Sept. l up to the clear
ance of the Octubre were 20, $50 bales.
OF this number, 1914 bales went to
Great Britain; 367 to France, and 74S to
the continent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-15
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