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of the right arm to carry it habitually
in sling. No man can afford it.
And no devout and loving heart can
refrain from prayer.
"Who can all sense of others ills escape,
Is but brute. at BEST in human shape"
If SO, prayer is inevitable to the
true heart, as it is but the devout ex-
preston of this sense. This being
its nature and use, it is evident that
prayers for the dead, providing only
that there is occasion for them, are
as proper and as profitable as for the
living. If our departed friends are
in hell, or in danger of being sent
there on the expected day of judg-
ment, we ought to besiege the throne
of grace night and day; and indeed
we could not help it. 1t would be
great oversight ever to omit it, in the
closet, at the family altar, or in pub
lie worship. Our Catholic brethren
are right. But if we believe that all
whom Christ commanded us to love,
and who have gone before us. are free
from the ills of life, and are as the
angels of God in heaven, our prayers
will be turned to thanksgiving upon
our tongues, and we shall keep per-
petual jubilee of praise and rejoicing
in our hearts. Thank God, dear read
ers of The UNIvERsALIsT we have no oc
casion to pray for the dead, and can
notdo so. We can only rejoice with
joy unspeakable and full of glory. Our
English friends may spare themselves
all their hair-splitting and doubts on
this subject.
FIT. SCOTT KAN.
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD.
BY REV. j. B. SAKE.

The Roman Catholic church has
always made it a point of duty to
pray for the dead; and Canon Mac
Coll has recently shown that it has
been a practice in the English
Church since the Reformation, and
never condemned by it. But now all
Protestants seem to have abandoned
it, perhaps because they have dis
carded the Catholic dogma of purga-
tory. If there was place or state of
suffering after death, from which the
souls of the unrepentant dead might
be delivered, prayers to that end
would be inevitable from their pious
friends; as prayer is but the sincere
desire of the heart toward God.
The London Spectator, commenting
on the Canon's argument, says:
"There appear to be but two conceiv-
able reasons for the condemnation of
prayers for the dead; first, that their
destiny is fixed absolutely and irre-
vocably at the time of death; and the
other that human prayers cannot af-
feet the divine purpose at all. The
last reason would dispose as effectu
ally of the reasonableness of prayers
for the living as it would for that of
prayers for the dead" 1t goes on to
say that this is contrary to the teach
ing of Christ; and then says: "As for
the assumption that mans future
destiny is irrevocably fixed at the
moment of death, the only pretense
for such a view rests upon most ir-
rational Interpretation of Scripture,
for which there is no excuse. Since
men pass into the other world, and
pass in multitudes, in very imper-
feet state, it is quite contrary to all
we know of Gods providence that
they should be either crystallized in
that condition without further purifi-
cation, or be less dependent on the
intercession of others for that purifi-
cation in the other life than they are
in this"
A writer in the next number sug-
gests that the veil of flesh being re-
moved, with it's temptations, the dead
see clearer, and are in a superior con-
dition to the living, and then asks:
"If this is so, might not many find in
systematic prayers for the dead a
certain presumption as of those who,
being as yet but as servants in the
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CONTENTS.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1895.

CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JULY go, 1895.
Page One.
Prayers for the Dead.
Y.P. G. U. Convention.
The Divorce Problem.
Page Two.
Address: Growing Liberality.
The Prophet Elijah.
New Publications.
Literary Notes.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Editorial:
One of the Pleasures.
Greenville, o.
Summer Outing Papers.-III.
A Valuable Relic.
Personal. etc.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
The Family Page, Farm, Garden and Dairy.
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
Buchtel College, Science Hall.
Church Notices and In Memoriam.
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The new canon of Westminster was
once terribly interrupted by the inces-
SAINT coughing of his congregation.
Whereon he suddenly paused in his ssr-
mon and interiected the remark: Last
night l was dining with the Prince of
Wales" The effect was miraculous, and
a deadly silence reigned as the preacher
continued: "As a matter Of fact was
not dining with the Prince of Wales last
night but with my own family. am
glad. however, to find that have at last
secured your attention.
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

Opening Rally at the Unitarian Church of
the Unity.
The annual Convention of the Young
Peoples Union of the Universalist
church, was opened at the Church of the
Unity, Boston. Wednesday night, July
10, with splendid enthusiasm, by rally
in which some of the leaders of the Uni
versa,ist Church participated
The church was filled to the doors, the
gallery also being crowded, and the aisles
we're packed from end to end when the
rally was called to order. The large
number of people who could not get into
the church compelled the holding of an
overflow meeting in the Shawmut Ave-
nue. Every day Church, at which the
same speeches were made by the speak
ers after they had finished at Unity.
The first gun was fred by the New
York delegation, which came in as a
body, bearing the beautiful State ban
ner, and altogether about 300 strong.
AS they came in they sang Justify hymn
to the tune of John Browns Body, and
waved the flags they carried.
Before the audience was called to ord
er, President Elmer j. Felt Of the Ma
tional Union, mounted the platform and
announced that there would be an over
flow meeting at the Shawmut Avenue
Every. day Church, where program ex-
al 4ha ot mi
carried out. with the same speakers. At
this time the church was filed to the
doors, and the aisles were packed from
end to end.
The first thing on the program, or
rather before the program was reached,
was the singing of the New York State
song.
Singing the State Songs.
Then National Secretary Garfield
arose and asked the Jersey City delega
ton to sing the song composed for that
body of Unions.
"What shall be the next song?" asked
Secretary Garfield.
Massachusetts, Massachusetts" was
the cry that went up like the great voice
of one thousand people rolled into one.
And then the choir of 100 voices on
the platform, the convention choir. with
front rank of beautiful young ladies',
dressed in white, rose and sang the
Massachusetts State song. And they
sang it with will and an inspiration,
and spirit that thrilled that great aud
ience of l500 people, and called forth
hearty expressions of approval.
Pennsylvania followed Massachusetts
with her own State song, sung to the
good old tune of Coronation"
Then everybody was asked to arise
and sing Boston, '95," which was sung
with splendid enthusiasm.
Secretary Garfield asked that thu
State banners. which were raised at in
tervals in the hall. be taken to the plat
form, where they would not obstruct the
view. Then he introduced Rev. DIR.
Perrin as the presiding officer Of the meet
ing. Rev. DIR. @. Elwood Nash, Brook.
lyn, invoked the divine blessing.
DIR. Perrin said famous politician. he
would not say statesman, once made
famous speech, which had become widely
quoted. 1t was. II am a Democrat"
Haughter) II he were to paraphrase
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need OF the age to-day. Looking into
your faces to night. feel that this is a
great occasion. welcome you all to
this Convention. l ask you to dedicate
yourselves anew to this work of charac-
ter building"
Mrs. McGlaufin, of Hartman, Tenn,
made bright address of exhortation to
the Unionists to work for the church
and the Union, and contribute literally.
Rev. Carl F. Henry. of Cleveland, o.,
said he had come to the Convention for
his own good and the good of the church.
He said he would rather be the Mayor
of Boston than Mayor of any other city,
and to be Governor of Massachusetts
than Governor of any other State. He
said G. U. stood for Coming up" The
church was coming up. (Applause.)
THE OVERFLOW RALLY.
There Was the Same Enthusiasm as at the
Church of the Unity.
1t was with some surprise and a great
deal OF pleasure on the part of the m an
ayers of the Y. P. G. U. Convention that
it was found necessary to hold an over
flow meeting in Shawmut Everyday
Church Wednesday evening very
first of the Convention.
Although the Unioners had been ar
irving all day Sunday and Monday
from all parts of the cou airy in larger
numbers than had been expected, even
by the most optimistic of the Executive
Committee, the size of the opening rally
was not even dreamed of. AS late as 4
o'clock Tuesday afternoon one Of, the
chief men of the Convention confiden-
tally whispered to the Journal man. that
in view of the fact that no more de le.
gates we're in Boston than could be
placed in the Church of the Unity, there
would be no overflow meeting. But he
was very much mistaken. There was ar
overflow and one of no small size.
The body of the Every Day Church
was we'll filled; enthusiasm was rife, and
the soDgslwere sung with spirit that was
refreshing. Rev. J. F. Albion, of Fitch
burg presided, and Rev. J. F. Rhoades
Of Biddeford, Me-, kept him company or
the platform. The program was in other
respects practically repetition of that
at the Church of the Unity, the speakers
going from the latter to the former PLACE
as soon as they had performed theil
part at the main church.
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THURSDAY MORNING-JULY IL

THURSDAY MORNING-JULY IL.
Jersey City. '9e.
Invitations for the '96 Convention
were extended to the Unioners of the
Y. p. G. U. in steady stream on Thu rs
day morning. Plea after plea of the
greatest eloquence was made by ardent
delegates for various places in widely
separated parts of the United States.
Rev. Elmer ]. Felt. of Tacoma, Wash :.
called the Convention to order at 9.55
o'clock, and Rev. DIR. Shinn, the mission
ary of the Union, invoked the divine
blessing, The attendance, while not
being quite as large as on the opening
morning, was still very large.
On the motion of DR.. Shinn it was
voted that invitations be received for
the next National Convention of July
'96, and that the speeches be limited to
three minutes. Mr.. E. L. Shinn then
made stirring plea for Galesburg, ILL.,,
claiming for this place peculiar advan-
tages. Mr.. Louis Ames argued elo-
quently for Jersey City. Miss Bertha
E. Weeks pleaded ardently for James
town. N. Y, and Rev. Lyman Ward. of
New York city, spoke for Jersey City.
Chautauqua was another place earnestly
mentioned by Rev. o. r. Washburne
and Rev. E. G. Mason.
The result of the standing vote on
three of the invitations was as follows;
Galesburg, 81; jamestown, III; Jersey
City. 142. This vote denotes merely the
feeling OF the Convention and is not
decisive. Before the final adjournment
the Executive Board will hold meeting.
hear the inducements, and, after weigh
ing it with their customary care, decide
on the next meeting place OF the Union
ers.
Mr.. Gates Address on Japan.
The address of the morning was made
by Rev. l. Wallace Cate, of Toxic,
Japan, who spoke of the growth of Uni
versalism in Japan. "Even though not
a single Union should be organized in
Japan for two years." he said. sit was
not too early to begin systematic educa-
ton of the people up to the idea which
the Union embodies."
The Rev. Mr.. Cate concluded, saying:
Indeed the success of the organiza-
tion will depend largely upon the thor
oughness of the previous education of
the people. This is true in America; it
is not less true in Japan. We can not
expect them to give their allegiance to
an enterprise with which they are unac-
quainted, and whose spirit and purpose
they do not know. Somehow the jap
anese people of our churches must be
made to feel something of the spirit
which moves the young people OF Amer
lea, and be fired with some of their
enthusiasm.
"The responsibility in the matter rests
both upon you who labor here and you
who labor there. We are to work to.
gether to accomplish this grand result.
What methods are to be employed in
this work of education we may not be
able to decide at once; but ] have the
feeling that if, as has been suggested to
me by your Secretary, some earnest
worker in the Japanese Universalist
Church could come to the next National
Convention. he could not help but drink
in and carry with him to his own country
some of the magnificent spirit and en-
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CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE.l
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-28
AMENITIES OF WAR
They are Oftentimes Absurd and
the Theory Is Inconsistent.

They are Oftentimes Absurd and
the Theory Is Inconsistent.
Archibald Forbes says that the alb
stract theory Of the amenities Of wal"
is prepo5terous. You strain eery ef-
fort to reduce your adversary to i'm
potence; he falls wounded, whereupon,
should he come into your hands. you
promptly devote all your exertions to
saving his life and restoring him 10
health and Vigor; in order that he may
go home and swell the ranks of your
enemy. This is no doubt humanity,
but it is supremely illogical
Marriott recOuntS in his memoirs per-
hepS the most absurd application ever
made of the theory of the amenities .
In the battle of Austerlitz a body of
beaten Russians, about 5000 strong,
strOVe to escape across the ice, which
was shattered, and men and horses
slowly settled down into the depths.
only a, few escaping by means of poles
and ropes thrust out from shore by
the French.
Next morning. Napoleon riding ar
ound the positions. saw q wounded
Russian officer elinging to an ice foe
q hundred yards out, and intreating
help. The emperor became intensely
Interested in the succor of the man
After many failures, Marriott and an
other officer stripped and swan out
gradually brought the ice foe towards
the shore, and laid the Russian al
NapoleOn's feet.
The emperor evinced more delight
at this rescue than he had manifested
when assured Of the victory Of Aus
! terlitz. He had no conjunction as tt
| the fate of the unfortunates whom his
I artillery practice OF the day before
| had sent to their death.
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Sensational Marriage at a Prom-
inent Chicago Church.
THE BRIDE MISS BRowNLEE
SUCH SAID TO BE HER SALT LAKE,
NAME.
she Has Had Quartette of Love
Anafrs and us Many Aliases-The
Well Known Daughter of a DEN
yer Miner,

Chicago, Feb. 27.--Myrtle B. Hois-
sington a beautiful young woman.
who, early in the winter, While going
under the name Of Mrs. a. B. Ray
mond created quite a stir in Chicago
society, was married in this city today
to Thornton Woodbury.. Of San Fran
cisco. Monday afternoon Miss Hois-
ern hotel with her maid, giving her
name as Mrs. Raymond She aroused
much interest among the guests by her
beauty, elegant wardrobe and jewels,
but she kept her room very closely.
This morning woodbury. appeared at
the hotel, registered as M. g. Raymond,
of New York, and asked to be shown
to Miss HOiS5ingt0n' room, saying he
was her husband.
In q few minutes the two entered a
carriage and were driven to the Lex
ington hotel, where DR. StiVeg, of Grace
Episcopal church, was awaiting them.
Miss Hoissington had formerly lived at
the Lexington under the name Of Mrs.
Raymond and she did not enter, Wood
bury asked the rector TO marry them
in the church and the carriage was
quickly driven there. They entered the
chapel and there the two we're made
man and wife. They were then driven
back to the hotel, the bill was settled
and they left on an afternoon train for
San Francisco.
Mr.. Woodbury. instructed the rector
to forward his marriage certificate to
the University club, San Francisco.
In the marriage license woodbury. 6
age Was given as 81, Miss HoisSin6ton' S
as 20.
Miss HoiSsington was born In Denver
and is we'll known both IN that city
and In Salt Lake city. Her father was
a wealthy mine owner in Denver and
the young woman. after leaving the
convent in which she was advocated
lived on California avenue in that city
with her aunt. From Denver she went
| to Salt Lake city, where she went by
the name Of BroWnlee. said to be the
! name of her stepfather. While in Den
yer she had love affair with a man
who was called Chelsea" and was
said to be Frenchman. During the
! last two days the young woman has
! been receiving many messages from
! Denver signed Thornton" and It Is
supposed by some of the people at the
Great Northern hotel that Woodbury.
I instead of being from San Francisco
| is Chelsea from Denver. 1t was also
declared tonight that the couple haG
gone to New Orleans and not Sar
! Francisco as they told DR.. Stives thai
| they intended to do.
! Woodbury. is but slightly known ir
San Francisco. He is a Boston Law
student
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WITH THE SPORTS.

st. Louis, Feb. 27.-Phn ). Dryer,
president of the Brooklyn Jockey club,
stakeholder Of the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons match and king among eastern
sports, is at the Southern.
Mr.. Dryer arrived in st. Louis yes
terday from Rock Ledge, Fla, and
New Orleans. ana win leave today for
Hot Springs where he will tarry three
or four weeks previous to returning to
New York 20 buckle on his sporting
armor for the season of 1895 In q nut
she'll Mr.. Dwyer said there would be
racing in the east this year, plenty of
it and Of exceptionally fine quality;
that Corbett and FitZsimmons would
decide their matter beyond peradVen-
ture and doubt
When asked whether the Australian
had posted his third forfeit-due the
lSt OF February-the eastern magnate
replied
II do not know, but rather think he
has. have been enjoying myself in
the wilds of Florida with Mr. Dick
Croker and my brother Mike since Jan.
l and have paid very little attention
10 the rbett-FftZSimmong affair dur
ing that time. But I have reason to
believe that the third installment Of
Fftz5imm0nS' stake money has been
placed In the hands of my secretary in
| DIOUhIyu.
| When informed that doubts had been
| expressed as to FitZ being able to get
the amount due, Mr.. Dryer said:
'FftZ was prompt enough with his
| first two inStallment6 of the stake and
as he seemed to have plenty Of ad-
| mirers who expressed q Willingness tC
I put up for him, feel sure he has com
piled with the articles of agreement
! thus far. In case I should find thai
the money has not been posted, why
as stake holder. ] suppose it is MI
business to notify both parties that The
| negotiations were OIL. In any event
do not think Corbett would claim g
I forfeit L believe he would give Fit
! any reasonable time to come up with
the money. Both men want to hgh
and will meet. if not in Florida. OF
some other ground. If necessary the
match viii be brought off in private
It looks as though Florida Will be tn,
I scene of the battle. In case the pres
ent legislature does not pass a IaY
against boxing the fight will surely
pull off down there
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GEORGE wAsHIycToS,s COAT,

We hear a good deal about the sim
plicity of life in America in the eigh-
teenbh century, says the Boston Jour
nal, but there was probably greater at
tention paid by men to the matter Of
dress than is paid today. George Wash
ingtOn. who to the great and care
less world is either in uniform or SOL
enn black, was fugsy enough at the
age of fifteen to make this note for the
benefit of his tailor. Memorandum
To have my coat made by the follow
ing directions. to be made a froch with
a lapel breast. The lapel to contain
on each side six button holes and to
be about FIVE or six inches wide all
the way equal and to turn as the
breast on the coat does, to have it
made very long wasted and in length
60 come down to or below the bent of
the knee, the waist from the armpit
to the fold to be exactly as long or
longer than from thence to the bot
tom, not to have more than one fold in
the skirt and the top to be made just
to turn in and three bottom holes, the
lapel at the top to turn as the cape
of the coat and button to come paral-
lei with the button holes and the last
button hole on the breast to be right
opposite the button on the hip.
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FOREIGN FLASHES.
Brief and Neyvsy Cables From All
Portions of This Terrestrial Sphere.

Madrid, Feb. 27.-tThe queen regent is
sufrering from an attack of the measles
London. Feb. 27.-Prof. John Stuart
Rlackie, the distinguished author and
Greek and Latin scholar, IS seriously i'll
Havana, Feb. 27-Garcia, a famous Gu
ban bandit and q companion, We're shot
today in Havana by the government sol
diers.
Halifax, Feb. 27-Property to the value
of q million dollars was destroyed by
Water terminus. All the Immigration
Sheds, offices and other buildings were
to assist the city department
Madrid. Feb. 27.-A dispatch from Hav-
ana announces that in skirmiSheS with
the government troops in NIatanZas! the
rebels lost two killed and three of their
5urgents at Guantanamo, a short dig
lance east of the City Of Santiago de
Cuba, have dispersed
London, Feb ga dispatch to the
Standard from Madrid says that at the
meeting of the council Wednesday even
MES, announced that the 5oyernor-Sen-
eral Of Cuba had sent cablegram an
nouncing that he had sent General La
Chamber with several columns in Pur--
Santiago de Cuba. The police attacked
and dispersed band in the province OF
Matanzas, killing several brigands-
Havana, Cuba, Feb. 27.-Rands of in
surgents are Still in arms in the province
of MatanZas though in what numbers OF
with what success is unknown here. Mar
tial law is enforced in the province and
no messages go back and forth save un.
! der government sanction Disturbances
are reported also in Santiago dc Cuba
and that city has been declared in q
state Of war. MART, the revolutionary
| chief and General Gomez are reported tt
I be on the island
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HE WAS SMART ENOUGH.

NJ witnessed very interesting acct
dent when I vas in Washington q couple
OF years ago. said Francis T. Gray, of
st. Louis, land I have frequently laughed
over the lesson 1t taught I was stroll
ing out one of the broad avenues in the
residence part of the town, Connecticut,
I think It was. Well, a couple of China
men. attired in robes Of silk and satin Of
the most gorgeous description came push
ing along at the characteristic gait of
their race. The superior appearance of
the Celestials did not appear to affect
number Of small boys who were lettering
on corner. for there was an Immediate
chorus Of Cinnamon eat rats as the men
approached. The Cinnamon took no no
tice OF the juveniles. who followed in
their rear, continuing their shouting
Farther up the street a youth was stand
ing on the sidewalk. and as the China
men passed him he, evidently inspired by
the boys, asked them what shirts were
being washed at He apparently thought
the Cinnamon didn't know a word of
English. You can imagine his discom-
future then when one of them turned to
him with expression of the deepest
COMMUNICATION on his face and remarked
in excellent United States:
{. " on seem to be very nice looking
fellow. What makes you such q fool2'-
Washington Star