The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-26
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Topics of the Day Discussed.
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Longevity and Care for Life
(Christian Work.
Every right minded man is bound to
live SO long as he can for the good he
can do. In recent article on longevity
Sir Benjamin Richardson, one of the
most eminent of British medical men.
asserts that seven out of every ten sound
and reasonable persons ought to live to
be Ito years old. He thinks they would
If they would take care of themselves.
But men do no take care of themselves.
and the sum OF the worlds good is les
soned by so much.
Not Enough Room in the schools
baltimore American)
Thirteen thousand children were
turned away from the schools in New
York on opening day for lack of room.
When great and wealthy city is forced
by lack of provision to bar SO many of
its future citizens from the privilege and
the right of education it is preparing
grave evils for its rulers to face. IF
children are not educated in the schools
they will be in the streets, and the re.
suit of that latter education is but too
well testified by the number of institu.
tions necessary for the pauper and the
criminal population,
Military Drill in Public Schools.
The Church Union.)
We are glad to see educators and cler-
gymen moving against the bill to make
military drill in the public school com.
pulsory. The Brooklyn Board of Edu.
cation passed resolution against it last
week, requesting the Brooklyn members
OF the Assembly to oppose it's passage.
In defence of the bill it is urged that
the physical benefits to be derived from
regular military drill would be valuable.
But physical training of various kinds
is now voluntarily provided in most of
the schools, and there is no more reason
for prescribing the particular form than
there is for compelling arithmetic to be
taught p certain way.
Doctrines of the Salvation Armv.
New World-Cathollc)
1t has frequently been stated that the
Salvation Army teaches no special doc
trines. Such an assertion is false. It's
doctrines are essentially those of Protes.
tantism. As an organization, it is an
outgrowth of Professionalism, and differs
little from it. except in discipline and in
its method OF reaching the multitudes.
1t is differentiated from the numerous
sects OF Professionalism chiefly by it's
name, its uniform. its drums and ban.
ners, and its practices of street preach
ing. 1t aims at temporal as we'll as
spiritual relief, and confines its energies
largely to the lower classes. In this it
is protest against the aristocratic spirit
of Professionalism, which ministers to
wealth and fashion.
Missionary Methods Educational,
Chrstian Regster.)
A change in thesfaith and worship of
a people which have their roots in the
literature. institutions, customs and ira
ditions of thousands of years will not
come at once 1t must be wrought out
largely by the slow process of education,
The best thing that the missionary at
present can do.is to scatter the seed
thoughts OF the Gospel; and. when these
get rooted into the convictions of the
people, then will spring up church
which shall be the outgrowth of this re-
ligion. To hasten this, missionary
methods and teaching must be based on
much broader spirit and larger wisdom
than is now used. Steps in this direc-
ton will best carry forward the CONVEX
sion OF the Chinese to the religion of
Jesus, as founded on the great com.
mands OF love to God and man.
Gusts Only"
(The Advance
Although democracy is subject to
violent gusts of passion" said Lord
Chief Justice Russell at Saratoga, they
are gusts only. The abiding sentiment
of the masses is for peace-for peace
to live Industrious lives and to be at
peace with all mankind" These words
are we'll spoken. The masses are for
peace and the privilege of making liv.
ing. AS another has we'll said, There
is no patience like that of the common
people," They endure long and pa.
tiently not only the heavy burdens of
life, but injustice. oppression and wrong.
And when they have been stirred to a
violent resistance of oppression, the nat.
ural tendency is back again to peace
aud quiet. Like the mighty waters Of
the ocean. they drop to the restful level.
The outbreaks of passion are "gusts
only"
Rev. Mr.. wendte's Proposition.
western Christian Advocated
The proposal to take life as relief to
suffering invalidism is favored 1--WE do
not say Intentionally with that which lies
at the roots of all suicide committed by
weak and desperate people who may be
thought to be Of otherwise sound mind.
Our papers frequently tell about des-
pairing husbands who insanely conclude
that they cannot longer protect and feed
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