The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-06-20
SATURDAY, JUNE 20.
EDITORIAL.

IT will be seen by the
LIE iowa oum communication in an
mer meeting other column that our
Iowa friends propose a new departure
in the time and place of holding the
annual Convention of that State. AS
originally adjourned the State Conven-
ton was to be held this autumn in
Cedar Rapids. 1t is now arranged to
hold the Convention this coming month
at Cedar River Park, near Waterloo, on
the grounds of the Waterloo Chautau
qua Association. This is a superb
place for summer gathering, and the
six days which it is proposed to spend
amid these beautiful surroundings may
be made delightful season of temporal
and spiritual refreshing. The Young
Peoples meeting is also changed to &C.
cord with these new arrangements.
Iowa readers will note the article else
where for further particulars.
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Mr. GLADSTONE emf.
The Papal Exami- nent in all concerns
nation DIS W of craftsmanship and
Orders. an authority in Ho.
meric literature, betrays weakness IN
dealing with questions Of theology and
lamentably mistakes the trend of the
age in dealing with the pretensions of the
Roman church, In his recent letter to
the Papal Secretary of State on the SUBJ
ject of the reunion of the churches he
welcomes the Pope's command that an
investigation should be held as to the
validity of the Anglican orders and de-
tails advantages that he thinks are
likely to accrue therefrom. If Mr.. Glad
stone has any idea that papal council
will concede the validity of these orders
his confidence is not shared to any con-
siderable extent by English Professionals.
They are quite Indifferent as to the YER
dict on the subject; and it is rather re-
markable that Mr.. Gladstone should
betray any anxiety to welcome the Pope's
command to subject these orders to ex-
animation. Protestant England and the
Protestant world in general care very
little for the Papal opinion on the ques
ton, or any other involved in this pro-
posed reunion of the churches" as that
scheme of reunion is understood in the
Roman communion, viz:-all the church
es made one and that one the Roman
Catholic. This subordination of the
Protestant world to the ancient estab
lishment cannot be secured. The dis
lance the world has travelled since the
reformation has fixed that question very
definitely.
APRoPos of the visit
The General Con- of DR.. Rugg, the FL
Ventlon IN the nancial Secretary of
West. tho Ganeral Conven.
ton, to Chicago and several Western
cities in the interest of the general work
of our church, it may be we'll to state
here in a paragraph or two what the
Convention is doing for our Missionary
nd Church Extension work in the
West. Such statement made in brief
now. to be elaborated more at length,
perhaps, on some future occasion, may
serve to dissipate the very erroneous
impression which prevails in some quar-
tiers that the Convention has not paid
sufficient attention to denominational
interests in the West 1t should be
kept in mind that the establishment of
our cause at Lincoln. Omaha, Denver, Ia
coma. and Kansas City, is to be credited
to the efforts and offerings of the Cen
eral Convention. The Trustees OF that
body started the movement at Denver
some four years ago and some $1,000 has
been drawn directly from the treasury
to support the movement which is now
of such hopeful character and gives
promise of permanency. The General
Convention has even, at this time Of
financial stringency anticipated its in
come by promised contribution of $500
toward securing the advantageous site
of the proposed church edifce. In Cal.
ifornia substantial aid has been rem
dered to several struggling parishes and
in other places in the West and South
west aid has been rendered in the cur
rent parish expenses. 1t was in view of
the pressing needs of the West and work
of Importance to the enlargement of our
church in the missionary inculcations OF
the Universalist faith, that an engage.
ment was made with DIR. Shinn as Gen
eral Missionary. These facts. simply
stated, should he borne in mind when the
relations of the General Convention to
the West and Southwest are considered.
The Convention is also paying several
thousand dollars year for the educa-
ton of young men and women for our
ministry at our Western school. This is
additional evidence that the interests Of
the West are not neglected by the Con-
Nention. An examination of the outgoes