The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-03-02
observer of the phenomenon perceive
that the true reason is that they are
filled with other concerns


observer of the phenomenon perceive
that the true reason is that they are
filled with other concerns.
Since in these days men are thus in
creasingly pre- occupied. the vital and
perplexipg question for the church and
ministry is, what to do to arrest and win
the estranged attention. A short answer
may be. For the churches, to adjust
themselves thoughtfully and courageous
ly to their conditions. And for the min
istry, to preach the saving truth; not
what men imagine they would like to
hear, but what the servant of the Lord
knows they ought to heed. Preach it
intelligently = from background of
ample knowledge; preach it sympathet
ically, persuasively, Interestingly, ard
with the might of conquering faith.
And then, "fret not poor SOUL" He who
having committed his cause to God has
done his best need not worry. The re-
suit that should come will come.
Those clergymen who in recent
years have listened to the seductive So
licitations of the Episcopal church and
have left the Universalist, Unitarian and
other liberal bodies for Episcopacy, on
the representation that the latter is.
practically" as free and progressive as
the former, must have been awakened
from their dream by shock of rude
surprise on the arrival of the Bishops
recent Pastoral. That document nails
the Episcopal church solidly to the the
ology and exegesis of the era before the
science of Biblical criticism came in. 1t
may be sound and sanctifying; it may
be apostolic and episcopal; but it is un-
mistakably antiquarian.
M. Brunetiere has reversed the en-
gine. 1t has long been the refrain, that
| the strained relations between religion
| and science are due to the "hostility'
of theologians to the spirit of inquiry. Sc
characteristic and 80 necessary to the
men Of science. Now M. Brunetiere, one
| of the latest and most eminent acces
sions to the Academy, explains that 1.-THE
apparent antagonism between religion
and science is mainly due to the extrav-
agant pretensions of the men of science
The London Spectator" endorses the
opinion and adds: Science has not
fulfilled one of it's promises. 1t is not
bankrupt, but it has undergone series
Of partial failures" Its great mistake
has been, "to make an enemy instead
of friend of religion"
Over against the not too long list OF
missionary churches the Advance sets
| the much too extended line of "omis
sionary" churches. These are the church
es whose condemnation universal
| damnation-was aforetime written by
| the Revelator. "inasmuch as ye did il
not" The designation is appropriate
and is fortunate if not al inspired ad
dition to religious nomenclature. Here
after let the official reports classify into
missionary and omissionary churches
and let pastors do their diligence to keep
their churches in the class which they
prefer.
The authorized statement has moi
fallen under our eyes, but we believe the
report is authentic, that the Rev. @. H
Shinn has been appointed to the new
office created by the Board of Trustees OF
the General Convention-thato of General
Missionary. This is an instance of a
man going forth under the impulse OF
his own faith to do for denomination
on his own responsibility what he felt
somebody should do, and at length
bringing the denomination to recogni
ton of the legitimacy and utility of his
mission. We congratulate Bishop Shinn
on his achievement. He has made his
place by an independent and heroic
campaign. Now he will fill it by the
double title of foreordination and official
appointment.