The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-11-07
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7.
EDITORIAL.

sion Again. Trustees of the Cen
eral Convention relating to the japan
Mission. To maintain this Mission in
its present equipment, in the field of par
ticular usefulness, is one of the duties
of the denomination at this juncture.
The Mission has proved its right to
exist it has more than fulfilled expec-
tions of the church and its friends. Now
that the appeal in its behalf is before
the people we sincerely trust it will be
heeded-that the necessary funds for It's
support will soon be forthcoming. The
japan Mission has it's special friends who
have thus far provided for its support.
If these friends will continue their
subscriptions the Mission can be con-
tinued without any change in the work
ing force now in Japan. The church
having started and organized this Mis-
ion cannot now. in honor, recede from
its support. Let all the old friends do
their duty and new friends will be found
to help. The need is urgent here and
calls for prompt, even immediate. action.
Read the appeal and then act, dear pas
tors and friends, if you are friendly to
this important branch of Universalist
service in foreign land.
800
WE do not desire to
Good Opportunities suggest any sectional
OVERLOOKED issues even on the
score of good works between Eastern and
Western Universalists as represented IN
the recent Conferences. All the same
we must call attention to the fact that
at Portland and Syracuse our brethren
missed excellent opportunities for re-
ieying the General Convention in its
present financial emergency. No at
tempt was made in the direction of Sc
curing pledges from those present at
at the Conferences. 1t was the under
standing at Oak Park that at each OF
the three Conferences an appeal would
be made for this object. The Western
Conference secured pledges on We'd
nesday night to the extent of $500; it
does not appear from the reports that the
Eastern (Portland) or the middle (Syra-
cuse) made any attempt in this direc-
ton. There was a large amount of
wholesome talk on the UNCONVENTIONAL
duty in the emergency but no action
taken to relieve the Convention by i'm
mediate money offerings. Soft words
butter no parsnips." is proverb of i'm
mediate application. Portland and Sy-
racuse are distanced in good works by
Oak Park. We must regard it as mis-
take that all the Conferences were not
utilized for aid in the serious emer-
gency.
THIS good advice to all
Need OF uoou concerned in the re-
temper cent election is from
the Chicago Record of Wednesday morn
ng. The good sense of the deliverance
must be evident to all. We hope our
readers who rejoice in party victory
and those who are saddened by party
defeat will both profit by it's excellent
suggestions: "Now that the election
is over let the people on both sides
make the resolution to drop all partisan
animosity and inaugurate an era of good
feeling 1t may be trial to the soul to
be defeated, but defeat for somebody is
the inevitable result of free election.
As American citizens it behooves those
who have failed to abide by the result
with the best grace possible, remember
ing that every patriotic American has
an answering faith in the final right
eousness of the voters verdicts.
"And it is even more necessary that
those who win should resolve not to
make their citation too boisterous or Of
fensive. Let them remember how they
would feel themselves if defeated. Let
them accept the result as justification
of their own judgment and try to con-
slider that what is really best for them
must be best for the mass of their late
antagonists. In this view of it the vic
tor should be glad quite as much on his
opponents account as upon his own,
and the way to show that qualification
i g by resolutely refusing to "crow over"
the defeated.
at is one of the first duties Of any
successful party in 80 hot a campaign
as the one just closed to show purpose
to use the great power of Office for the
good of ALL"