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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-06-06
TRUSTEES OF THE GENERAL CON
VENTION.
The May Meeting.

The Board of Trustees of the Univer.
salist General Convention met in Iegu-
lar session on the 18th of May. in the
city of New York. Present, Messrs
Adams. Demarest, Fowler, Gunnison
Joy, Nash, Rugg and Sweetser, the
Chairman presiding.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR..
Gunnison.
The record of the March meeting was
approved.
Letters accounting for absence we're
received from Messrs. Manning and
Taylor, compelled by imperative business
engagements. and Mr.. Perham, by ILL
ness.
The Standing Committees on Scholar
ships. Finance, Ways and Means, Eel
lowship and Missions, reported business
transacted in the interim of the sessions
of the Board. The first named Com
mittee had submitted to legal process
some defaulted claims, and named others
yet to be pursued. The same Commit
tee reported the draft of statement to
be furnished to beneiciaries, explaining
the nature of the obligation assumed
in the acceptance of the loan, and en-
joining the reasonable economy which
would enable them to meet the promises
made. The draft was approved. The
Secretary and Treasurer reported a sum-
mary of their respective accounts which
were referred to the Auditing Commit
tee, who we're instructed to report to the
Chairman Of the Board.
Reports for March and April were re-
ceived from the Financial Secretary.
He had sought new pledges for the
japan Mission, and also individual gifts
for the General Convention. OF the lat
ter he expected, this month or next, an
aggregate of 5000 and further parish
contributions. From the Cept-a- Day
pledges he thought $1,000 ought to be
collectable within the next two months.
He had called upon Superintendents of
Sunday schools to solicit contributions
on the first Sunday in May, or some more
convenient day, for Missions on the Pa
cifc Coast. He expected a return of
fully $500. The collections for March
amounted to 81 ,543.51 and for April. So
01354; aggregating s3,557.05.
The following Resolution. unanimous
ly adopted, was the result of earnest
conversation upon the subject involved:
RESOLVED, That the Chair appoint two rep
resentalives from this Board to attend the
several Conferences and present the matter of
loyalty to the General Convention, aud also to
arrange for holding of meetings of the ministers.
If practicable: these representatives to act in
cooperation with The Conference Committees
already appointed.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Rugg,
and Demarest for the New England
District; Messrs. Adams and Sweetser,
for the Central District; and Messrs.
Nash and Fowler for the Western Dis
trict.
Attention having been called to the
fact that number OF parishes were nom
contributors to the working funds of the
General Convention, the Secretary and
Financial Secretary we're instructed to
publish lists of parishes which had not
contributed to the funds of the General
Convention for 1895 and 1896.
Efforts to secure pastor for Omaha
had thus far failed. The matter was re-
ferred to the Committee on Missions.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-06-06
CHICAGO, SATURDAY. JUNE 6. 1896

D CHlCAGO, SAIOhDAI, oCNG " Ao"O
Page One.
Editorial Briefs.
The Test of Patriotism.
An Easy Religion.
Trustees of the General Convention.
Our Missionary Problem in Illinois.
Page Two.
The Battle of Life.
Crowning the Gar.
Telegraphing Around the World.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
St. Louis's Great Disaster.
Man-SOcial and Religious.
President Nash's First Baccalaureate.
The May Meeting.
Tennessee's Centennial Exposition.
Exchange Notes.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
The Family Page, Farm, Garden and Dairy
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
Church Notices and In Memoriam.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-06-06
Original in THE UNIVERsALIST.
is LIFE WORTH LIVING?
BY THOMAS j. WATER.

'And is this life worth living?"
How oft we're prone to ask;
As though we were o'er burdened
With the monstrous crushing task
OF caring for ourselves!
Well. it really is not cheering
To struggle all the day
For nothing. save our daily need
To keep grim death away
From just ones self!
"And is this life worth living?"
o. yes! we all may know,
If we but strive to see the good
In our fair home below
And work to make ii better.
A loving heart makes all seem glad;
And bright, and joyous too;
And brings content to ev'ry one
In working hard to do
The very best for all.
We are, near all, so very prone
To grumble and complain
At what we like not have not.
Which others oft obtain
Without apparent effort,
The sky seems dark; the sun won't shine
AS we would have it do;
1t is too cold; or much too warm
All things appear so blue
To us, with aimess lifel
But If with generous purpose moved
We have some good to do;
Some thing that onght, and must be done
While nom nts seem so few
There is not one TO spare;
Wen find all things will seem more bright
The gloom will pass away;
What seem'd all wrong will prove all right,
The ever changing day.
And life will prove rich living
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
500
Our Mrs. NJ. r. M. Wallace reioices
this week in the opening of the new
building of the Illinois Industrial
School for Girls at South Evanston, on
Wednesday, June 3. Mrs, Wallace is
the President Of the institution.
~OS
The steam engine is covered by 1921
patents.
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

BY PRESIDENT I. M. ATWOOD, DID.
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The steam engine is covered by s,237
patents.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06
whose ages averaged about seven years.

whose agesaveraged about seven years.
The principal department was on ele-
mentary drawing. The subject taken
was Roses The development was of
the rosette and after the story, the
children made rosette from tablets
furnished. 1t was pretty exercise
and one that elected much applause
from the attentive hearers.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year then took place and resulted as fol.
lows: President. +. l.. Tapley OF Mafli-
son. vice president Miss kenrick of Fair
field; secretary. Miss Addie r. Smith of
and bylaws. Miss Witherill of Fairfield.
and r. g. Harrington Of skowhegan.
The principle event OF the evening ses-
sion was that of the address Of George b.
Purinton. principal Of the Pennington
Normal school. Mr. Purinton's subject
was 'rhe Relation of the School to Good
Citizenship"
ent political situation as the diversity Of
opinion which shows the lack of educa-
tion. There are other dangers including
the social dangers, the lack of respect for
authority, the. non-enforcement of law
and leaving crime unpunished.
The State directs the education of its
youth. 1t does this to make good citi-
zens. 1t is the duty of the teacher to be
specially Jealous in making good citizens
of their pupils. This should be the aim
of all school work. Among the cheering
signs of the times is the interest taken
by the clergy in all matters pertaining to
citizenship The speaker. took the opin-
ions of his pupils in his school to see wha,
quantity or how many entered into the
question of good citizenship.
Eighty-nine mentioned honesty, Al
truthfulness. q patriotism. % sufficient
education, % morality, % helpfulness and
q unseliishness. Statistics We're given to
show that direct teaching of good citizen
ship in the schools is very little.
There are several studies that take part
in producing patriotism: arithmetic cul-
tivates honesty; geography. love for your
State: history, love of your country; mu-
sic. training of the feelings and emotions; !;
natural sciences cultivate religious ele-
ment in a child's nature. The child should
have all these brought before it from the
primary grades until that child graduates
from the High school,
The convention will continue through
tomorrow. and 1t is expected that a larger
number of teachers will be present.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06
No Iae,ss,s Il criMs.
(Times- Herald.)e

The alleged increase Of crime in this
country was the subject OF q discussion
before the national prison congress
Tuesday. 1t is cheering to a high de-
gree to observe that the speakers were
practically unanimous in believing that
no such alarming carnival of crime
as gloomy historians pretend has swept
over this country. Andrew d. White
whose zeal sometimes overruns his dis
erection, short time. ago lamented the
spread of homicide" The prison Of
ficers believe his melancholy deductions
are unfounded, and they have ap-
pointed committee to investigate the
subject, with% Mr.. Whites co-opera-
ton.
A familiar blunder of sad commenta-
tors upon the morals of the age is to
draw discouraging conclusions from
comparisons OF the number Of persons
convicted of crime in our day and the
number convicted ten, twenty, or even
fifty years ago. They do not take into
account at all the growth Of the police
service and the increased stringency of
the law in new communities In the
days of the reign of the cowboy homi-
eide was hardly more than a venial
offense in the camps of the far West.
II was seldom punished; it was almost
as seldom publicly recorded. Today
the COW towns are administered
with due regard for human life, yet
we dare say casual glance at the
criminal statistics would seem to DEM
onstrate that murder is more common
in these communities than it was when
the bull punchers" regarded play
full shooting up of the town as one
of their inherent rights.
We would not care to go as far as
one of the speakers and say that re-
form of the criminal laws is unneces-
sary. No handiwork of man is beyond
criticism, least of all the criminal laws.
Moreover. the administration of the
law is far from being perfect. When
we study the systems of criminal pro-
cedure in Europe we begin to he
ashamed of our own methods. so faulty
they are and Offering so many loop
holes for the escape Of rich or power
ful criminals. In Chicago alone we
can trace a great number Of the vio-
lent crimes that have disfigured the
city in the last year to the slothful-
i'Sh VI tiie ponce. tne IiiulHerence or
the states attorney, and the combined
ignorance and corruption of grand jur-
les selected by ignorant and corrupt
county commissioners. But in spite of
all we read and hear progress is made
day by day in the more rigid enforce
inent OF the law and better protection
Of life and property. Much must yet
be done, but much has been done
Prison congresses and college profess
sors as we'll as public officials can help
the movement along.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06
MARKET REPORTS.
New York Produce Market.

New York, Nov. 5.
FLOUR-Receipts. 40.63l pkgs.: exports,
% bbls. 9274 sacks: sales, $500 pkgs.: dull
s6TTHERN FLoUR-Quiett steady.
RYE FLOUR-Quiet. steady.
BUCKWHEAT-Sales 10000; @i's track
to arrive. =
CORN MEAI.-Dull. steady. :.
RYE-Dull easy; Western. 42K. elf.
BARLEI-Weak. As pounds 27ia. Buff
WHEAT-Re Receipts. 2o6,695: exports. &C..
Isl; dun weaker: No. red. fob, SIS; No.
| Northern. S3s.
CORN Receipts. 1860: exports. 69,3s7
sales. Al, 500: weaker, quiet; No. 2, Soas ele-
vator. 3lls atioat.
OATS-Receipts. 12s.2 200: exports; go. 3a5
sales. $4,000; dull. steady: No. .. 221a: No.
No 3 white. %; mixed Western. 22M4;
white do a4d3l: white state. 2iM3l.
BEEF-Quiet. steady: beef hams.
steady; tierced beef. quiet, firm; cut
meats. steady.
IARD-Quiet lower: Western steam
closed $4.55: city. $4.25: refined dull: con
tinent, $3.50: S. A.. $.25: compound, as
M47s.
PORK-Weak
BJyTTER-Moderately active. steady.
state dairy. llM1S; do. creamery, 1212M20:
Western dairy. SMl2la; do. creamery, 12l2
u20; do factory. 7M12; Elgins. 20.
Oh HEESE-Firm.
PETROLEUM-Ou
COFFEE-Rio. easy. quiet.
SUGAR-Raw dull, nrm; refined. quiet.
FRE1GHTS-To Liverpool, market
quiet
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

performed, and many personal mat
ters to be attended to. They have
mending to do, and dresses or bonnets
to make, and long into the night they
toll, for they must look neat, and they
have no time during the day to attend
to personal matters.
Women, therefore, notwithstanding
their delicate organism, work longer
and more closely than men.
They do not promptly heed such
signs as headache, backache, blues.
pains in the groins, bearing-down, "all
gone" feeling, nervousness, loss of
sleep and appetite, whites, irregular
or painful monthly periods, cold and
swollen feet, etc. all symptoms OF
womb trouble, which, il not quickly
checked, will launch them in a sea OF
misery.
There is but one absolute remedy
for all those ills. Any woman who has
to earn her own living will find it
profitable to keep her system fortified
with this tried and true woman S friend.
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound speedily removes the cause and
effects a lasting cure.
We are glad to produce such letters
as the following from Miss NJ. G. Me
Nance, ia Catherine St. Utica, NY:
"For months i had been afflicted
with that tired feeling. no ambition,
no appetite. and heavy bearing down
feeling Of the uterus. ! began to use
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Soon those bad feelings passed
away; I began to have more ambition.
my appetite improved and l gained
rapidly. in every way. and now | an
entirely well. l advise all my fric,': ],
70 use the Compound, t is womans
truest friend
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06
Gossip Of Cycles and Cycling.

There is no limit to age, apparently.
where bicycle riding is concerned.
Many people 20 and so years of age are
seen in many cities wheeling about for
recreation, and but little comment is
occasioned. Bicycle riding is much
easier than walking. Not only can
wheelman cover more ground, but the
eXertion is less. There is said to be
man 1oS years Of age who lives and
rides in Belvidere, n. j.. and he is hale
and hearty.
Bicycle riding at night is not exactly
conducive TO health unless the rider
takes extra precautions to keep the
body warm. Wheemen who ride in
medium undertaking run great risk
in lingering in the cool breezes. Heavy
sweaters will not avail when the body
is in a state of perspiration and the
clothing wet through. Hot drinks can
not prevent the germs of disease from
closing their tenacious grip on some vi
tai organ. Wheelmen should not jeop-
ardiZe their strength and health by
riding hard in the cold and then loiter-
ing about.
Larger tires and Dissection tubing
may he looked for next year. says an
authority Makers report that a live
ly interest has been taken in Dissection
tubes. both straight and cranked and
that there is every reason to believe
that the innovation will receive popular
favor. 1t is not expected that the ID
tubing will replace the round tubing
TO a great extent in 81, but it is known
that the new shape win be introduced
by prominent and influential houses
and that it will be extensively adver-
tised. In the matter of tires ii is a
fact that the pneumatic reaches its
greatest comfort when the sectional
diameter is close to two inches. And
comfort rather than style is what the
wheelman desires most nowadays
Many communities might do cycling
good turn by following the example
set ly Jersey City. n. j.. in the mat
Ter Of bells. AT the suggestion of the
Good Roads Association of Hudson
county the board of aldermen of that
place had adopted an ordinance regu-
lating the size of bells on bicycles The
maximum is diameter of three inches
When it is taken into consideration
that many riders We're using gongs of
the size of dinner plates. which gave
forth an alarm exactly like that from
fire chiefs carriage or an ambulance.
it is not to be wondered at that the or
dlnance was speedily passed. These
big bells are placed on the rear forks.
just under the saddle. They are neith-
er ornamental nor necessary. They
are nuisance and the noise they pro-
duee frightens nervous people.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06
Railroads and Steamboats,.
Trains
In effect Oct. 1896

1b Av & H. 9ssna; WaserslIe " as A. 4 A. AAusIsta: Yan.
gor, SIS A. NJ: Arrive Lagrange. 's.1s A.
IRON 1r;i Works. 80 <. M: Norcross M Su. so x.
1l.2O A. M: Smyrna Mills. 1l.55 A. M:
Ho1Iton. 1875 r. NJ; Bridgewater. ;' lis n: +:
81; Presqne Isle, 2.95 r. NJ; Caribou, 2.s5
P. M. Fort Fairfield. 2:so p; NJ; Dover
sna M sSasr%t Monscn lois s 4 NJ 4i o "a
Leave Portland, 1850 r; M; Augusta.
30 10 r. Nj NJ; Arrive Br;ownvilie. S.a5 Z. NJ:
Island Falls. sos r. NJ: Houiton. 1905 i.
y. LEAVE " gansor, ss5 A. M; Arrive ,s,os Do
sdG a; NJ: Monson. 1o1S A. M; Green
VII; Lave We Bangor. 6: q; $50 Pm.
ARRIVE Dover and Foxcroft. 7ls p.
tiGn, T. 3.5s 81 r NJ; GreenSyiIle. s.55 ?. u:
Dover and + Foxcroft ii 7ss 4, M; f. Brown. RI i
vilf; ARRiy s1S f. fanrdr fM dagraapse' q ssS A. M
., LEAVE Fort Fairfield, 615 A: NJ; Car
i5ou; $40 4: NJ; Presque Isle. $40 4. NJ;
s55 A; NJ; Noreross. iO.46 A. NJ: Brown
NJ; Waterville. 3.13 P. M; Augusta, 3.47
LEAVE Caribou, 11.O5 A. M: PresQue
Isle, lbs A. NJ. Fort Fairfield. lilo A.
NJ; Bridgewater, 1925 p. NJ; Houlton, 1.20
?. NJ: Ashland. $50 A. NJ; Masardis 1O.25
Falls, 2.15 p. NJ: Sherman, 2.40 F. NJ;
Norcross. $40 p. M; Brownville. 4.36 p.
NJ; Lagrange. 5.4 z. NJ: Greenville 235
?. NJ; Monson. $40 P. NJ: Guilford, s.5s
p. NJ; Dover and Foxcroft, Ais P. M;
Sebec. 4.3S p. NJ; Arrive Bangor $50 p.
M: Waterville. 1000 p. NJ; Augusta, 1852
p. M: Portland. lao A. NJ.
GEO. NJ. HOUGHTON,
Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent.
F. ". CRAM,
v. P. and General Manager
Bangor. Oct !. 1886. july13,d ,dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

shot went through his lip into his
mouth. another lodged in his nose
while others passed through his hat
fred said some Of the shot ratified past
his head. The stranger stopped and
claimed it was an accident. Search
has been made for the parties who did
the shooting. but they cannot be found
says the Pennington Chronicle.
The Aroostook County Non-Partisan w
{. I. L. will hold its annual convention
in Caribou. Nov. 10 and II. A reception
will be given to the delegates and guests.
Tuesday evening. at Odd Fellows hall
on Wednesday. there will be the reports
and transaction of business in connection
with county work. During the afternoon
Of Wednesday memorial service will be
conducted by Mrs. Nicholas Fessenden OF
Fort Fairfield. after which the State con-
ference will be organized for the discus
sion Of questions relating directly to the
needs Of the society. Wednesday evening
the public meeting will be held in the
Baptist church with addresses by Mrs.
g. y. E. Pepper of Waterville. Mrs. Me
Gregor. founder of the Little Samaritan
Home for Boys, Portland and Mrs Z. A.
IA. Burlington. president of the Children 5
Aid Society of Maine. Thursday forenoon,
there will be a continuance of the buS-
ness session. with adjournment at noon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Nov. S.
FLOUR-Quiet. steady.
WHEAT-No. 2 spring, 72@74A: No
CORN-No. ?, 2s1aa2ss..
OATS--No. g. 111aM177s.
RYE-No. 2. 36'
BARLEY-No. 2. $685.
FLAXSEED-No. ]. 7lM1h.
PORK-Mess. $69OM1
LARD-$i. 10mi15.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

frequently advise change of air ana
climate to those suffering from catarrh
is proof that catarrh is local and
can leave home and business, you
should use Ely's CreamBalm. Applied di-
rectly to the seatof the hedisease, II effects
instant relief and a satisfactory cure
after short continuance No mercury
nor Injurious drug is contained in the
Balm. m,w&f&wkytf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

A travelling crematory will hereafter ac-
company every German regiment in time
of war. II consists of a huge kind of
baking oven. mounted on four wheels. Ii
is said that soldiers resent the innovation
on the ground that the machine is a too
vivid reminder of the horrors of war.
The inventor claims that the machine
will dispose of the killed in a few hours.
but it is not improbable that some Of the
wounded might be cremated by mistake.
The invention does not find favor else
where.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

T. Its dimensions.-"I'm afraid |
preached rather long sermon, dea-
con" said the minister, who was anx-
ious for word of commendation
.Oh, no. parson,' replied the honest
man: lit averaged up WE'LL"
How so?"
1T may have been trifie long, but
then it was neither very broad nor very
deep. Judge
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

Miss Mabel Hunt has accepted po-
siticn as stenographer at the Jouriiai
office. to take the place made vacant py
tho resignation of Miss ANNE bearce.
,g;ss HUNT vas formerly employed at
the Gannett & Morse Concern.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

Horace Pelletier has so far recov-
cred from his injuries of a week ago
to be able to resume his position as
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

Dr. w. II. Fairbanks has two offices,
one in the Nickery block and the other
at Stilkey's livery stable. Both offices
have telephone connection.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

~ has been decided that the date or
the reception to the members Oh the
Catholic Benevolent Legion by 81.
Nary's Literary Club will be held,
Monday evening. Nov. 16. 1t VIII sure
J.. be A pleasant occasion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Devine are in
Massachusetts on their wedding tour
They will return in 10 days and take
up their residence at "a Bridge street
in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

Eugene Pomerleau, clerk at Hersey S
shoe store, who has been ill at his
home on State street with typhoid fe-
vcr. is gradually improving.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

The new press just put in by Nickery
& Hill at their publishing house prints,
folds. pastes and cuts 10000 complete
papers a day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

That game of foot ball between Cony
and Deering high schools at the Driv-
ing Park, Monday afternoon, Will be
replete with excitement. The game
will be called at 2.30 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

The remains of Maria Farnham
Martin have been removed from Forest
Grove cemetery and placed by the side
OF those of her husband the late DR..
C. w. Martin in the Hallowell ceme-
terry
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

Miss Hope Haines left, yesterday
nlornng for Boston, where she VIII
.1sake visit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

Invitations are out for the marriage
in Bangor. on the 18th inst, OF Or. Oi-
iycr ". Turner of this city. and MISS
Martha Marie Davenport of Bangor.
,rbav will reside at "a State street in
this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

stephen A. Thurston of this city,ha:
received his discharge in insolvency.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

That Republican celebration. Monday
nght, will be a corker of the first maSnl-
tude.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

i. S. Williams of Guilford, deputy
collector Of internal revenue, is in the
citv
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

The next session of the probate court
win be held, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06

n. A. Knowles was here from Bel
garde, Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-06
AUGUSTA LOCALS.

Try we lifelong, We can never
Straighten out life's tangled skein,
Why should We in vain endeaVor.
Guess and guess and guess again:
Lifes a pudding full of plums,
Cares a canker that benumbs,
Wherefore waste our elocution,
On impossible solution?
Life's a pleasant institution.
Let us take it as it comes