The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-11-02

writer, but he is newspaper reader. He
felt it unwise to consider the question of
Convention editorship of our publica-
tions. We have been growing, and we
ought to see to it that we do not stop
growing. We ought to have a paper
which not not only keeps up to the de-
nomination, but leads the denomination
on to higher and better thirgs. | would
have church paper free from bitter
personalities. Keep it pure. Keep it
free from personalities. Let no one feel
the existence of any injustice. On the
other side we should have love and char
ity and breadth. These are positive.
The intellectual power to keep abreast
of the times is third point we should
keep in mind.
Rev. DR.. Blanchard wished to speak
in high praise of one department at
least of the work uf the Publishing
House. He referred to recent books
issued, which were credit to the de-
nomination and should be widely sold
and read. He referred especially to DR..
Dodge's 1.-THE Purpose of God;'' DR..
Adams's THE Leisure of God;" Rev. Mr.
Hamilton's 1.-THE Church and Secular
Life" DR.. Cones SALVATION DIR. Nash 8
Christ our Saviour" and a book of
Essays, edited by DR.. Cone. This varie-
ty, too, showed the fairness of the House,
in recognizing the claims of all shades
of thought in our Church.
An amendment was carried making
the committee five instead of three.
The question being called the vote was
unanimous for the appointment of the
committee.
The Convention then adjourned to
7:45.
EVENING SESSION.
A platform meeting on the subject of
Missions was attended by congregation
that filled the great audience room in
every seat. Rev. Florence E. Kollock
offered prayer and the quartette sang.
HOME MISSIONS.
Rev. DIR. Shinn, General Missionary,
was greeted with applause. He said,
our field is wide, our opportunity is ripe.
1t is inspiring to go through the West
and South and see what l have seen.
The work among the colored people was
reviewed. An account of the ordination
of Mr. Wico o1r caoond oolorad praaobar
was given, and our opportunity among
that class of people rehearsed. He
spoke in glowing terms, with many an
illustration and example to point his re-
marks, of the new movements in the
West and Northwest. The new w. @. A.
missionary is doing great work.
am a Universalist, and / say I'VE
can," for we believe God is able to do all
his pleasure.
Emigration is to the South. We must
go South. Our opportunity is good be-
cause all the people go to church; they
are not affected by anti Christian Liber
alism, they are ready to hear the new
Gospel, aud they are generous. have
been all through the South and speak
from experience.
The missionary to the South must be a
UNCONVENTIONAL man. If there be but
one Universalist in a place, we must
help him to see that he is set by the
hand of God to be the one witness to the
truth in his community.
We can plant churches in Atlanta, ST..
Louis, Kansas City and elsewhere, if.
like the President when he opened the
Southern fair, we press the button of
financial help.
THE JAPAN MISSION.
Rev. Clarence E. Rice of Tokyo, Japan
was introduced amid great applause.
The speaker began by dividing his
subject into the difficulties and the OPP
portunities of Universalist mission in
Japan. One of the difficulties is that
their methods and customs seem to be
an exact inversion of ours. In thought
and it's expression the rule holds. They
seem to think backward. 1t is difficult
to learn the language. We may learn
words, phrases and regular construction.
But the language is exceedingly lido
matte. In order, therefore, to learn the
language, one must learn the idiom as
well as the words and phrases. By curl
GUS illustrations the speaker kept the
congregation in good humor. Added to
these are the peculiar dampness of the
climate and prevalence of earthquakes.
Our opportunity is that we are Chris
tians. There are two religions in Japan
-Shintoism and Buddhism. Yet, after
you have deducted all who are nomin-
ally attached to these faiths, there are
multitudes who have cut loose from
both and are seeking something better.
Oar opportunity is exhaustive because
we are Universalist Christians. Many
come to your missionaries to say they
have been to Christian churches and
have been told of the trinity. They can
not understand and therefore cannot
believe the doctrine. They are told of
the doctrine of total depravity, but say
they do not believe the doctrine, for
while they know they are bad enough,
they do believe they have been given a
spiritual nature capable of responding
to moral obligation. They are told of