The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-18
Exchange Notes.
Topics of the Day Discussed.

, Topics of the Day Discussed. Z
The Expenditure for Missions.
baptist Union.)
The income Of the 100000 church
members in the United States and Cam
ada is estimated to be 81, $50 OOOO 600 per
year. They give 81 out of every s4O9 to
missions.
Special Scientific Eagerness
christian Register.)
The eagerness with which our scien-
lists have taken lately to the discussion
of means for the prolongation of human
existence seems to answer affirmatively
the question, "Is life worth living?"
Life imprisonment for Boy.
New York Tribune.)
Life Imprisonment for a boy sounds
shocking. 1t suggests barbarous state
of society, in which punishment is ven-
geance and human life means nothing.
1t calls up picture worse than of death
of youth condemned to hopeless exist
tence. of person on the threshold of
manhood and all of it's opportunities cut
off from everyone Of them.
The Statue to Las Casas.
(The independently
He was Dominican priest, the bitter
foe of those who enslaved the Indians,
and the first Of Americans to proclaim,
more than two centuries before Jeffer.
son, that government must rest on the
free consent Of the governed, that only
lea is re1. If our Catholic fellow.citi.
zens will inaugurate movement for a
statue to their noblest representative,
many Professionals will be glad to aid.
Love of Party VS.. Love of Country.
(Zion's Herald.)
Love of party is not love of country
nor yet hatred of the other party, nor ha-
tired of those belonging to some rival
race or religion. although these mean
and ugly things dearly love to hide
themselves under the glittering name of
patriotism. 1t is very hard for average
human nature to admit that those on
the other side of some popular issue
may be thoroughly patriotic. as much
80 as those on this side.
The Pope's Encyclica1.
(Examinsr.)
Unity Of the churches, which is the
great theme Of the Encyclical, is to be
secured only through union with Peter
and his divinely appointed successors
the Popes. The other true bishops are
successors Of the other apostles, and
have an authority of their own while
they are in union with the Pope. These
bishops. thus united, constitute the
church as naagesteriuna, teaching.
ruling. ordaining, saving body.
Pope Leo's Research.
Boston Transcript
Pope Leo XIII is engaged in a re-
search which may prove to be of great
importance to the music world. He is
giving much time to the study Of some
ancient documents which purport to be
the real Hebrew anthems which were
sung in the centuries before the Chris.
tian era. He has requested one of the
Vatican musicians to prepare piano.
forte arrangement for him, and in time
the results of the pontiff's research may
be given to the world.
The Teachers Meeting.
(The Standard.)
One of the resolutions adopted by the
international Sunday school Conven-
ton urged the Importance of better
training for teachers, and of the main
tenance Of teachers meetings. When
the teachers meeting begins to drag,
something is wrong with the school.
Even busy pastor can often spend his
efforts in no more useful way than in
building up and sustaining a wide
awake teachers meeting. But he should
not do it il he can get somebody else to
take charge of the work.
Andrew d. Whites Book.
(Outlook.)
DIR. White expressly discriminates his
view from that Of Professor Draper. who
regarded science as at war with relig-
ion. Not 80, he says, but with dogmatic
theology. For the making of this broad
distinction between religion and dogma,
which the religious world as whole is
still far from recognizing. primary con-
viction of the theological student, DR..
Whites book should stand beside the
History of Doctrine" in every theologi-
cal seminary. DIR. White, of course, cele-
brates the victory of science over dogma.
His jubilant note is unmistakable and
recurrent.
Congress and Cuba.
(Harpers Weekly.)
1t is very probable that among the
persons who find themselves relieved by
the adjournment OF the Congress Of the
United States are the members of the
Spanish ministry. In truth, nothing
could be more discouragiEg. either to
reasonable Spaniards or to reasonable
Americans, than to see the grave and
far.reaching international questions
made the footballs of small politicians,
who being essentially aldermen in their