The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-11-28
Exchange Notes.
Topics of the Day Discussed.
Defeat of Breckenridge.
(Woman's Journal.)

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Defeat of Breckenridge.
(Womans Journal.)
We congratulate the women of Ken
lucky upon the defeat of the notorious
Breckenridge. When the Republicans and
gold Democrats made such a man their
candidate they invited rebuke, and they
got it.. We hope the lesson will be
needed.
"The Poor Mans Church"
Cumberland PresbS terfan)
We note in a secular paper the adver-
tisement of "the poor mans church.
This is not according to the Scripture
ideal. The rich and the poor are to meet
together, The man with gold ring and
goodly apparel and the poor man in vile
raiment should both be welcome.
Up Hill or Down,
Sunday School Timts)
Having a good time is having a hard
time, in Gods way of looking at it. Hav-
ing hard time is having good time, as
God sees it, and as man ought to see it.
Striving, struggling, agonizing, is essen
tial to progress, is a cost of all success.
Taking it easy, encountering no obstacles,
meeting no opposition to be overborne,
marks useless life, accompanies ineffici-
ency, and foretells final failure Let us
then thank God and take courage when
we encounter the help of hindrances, and
have the assurance that we can toll up
hill step by step, instead of slipping to
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Germany, Russia and England.
(The Outlook.)
1t looks very much as if Germany were
rapidly taking the place of isolation which
England has occupied for several years in
European affairs. One of the signs of the
change of feeling toward England is the
notable change of tone recently manifested
in the Russian press. For many months
the Russian newspapers, like the German
newspapers, were filled with bitter and
rancorous attacks on everything English.
There has been however, almost magi-
cal change. Great Britain is now spoken
of respectfully, sympathetically, ard
oftentimes in very friendly spirit by
the same journals which not many months
ago were denouncing and abusing her
Too Much Singing.
(Standard)
Singing is the life of many meeting.
1t blightens the beginning, cheers TIE
middle and sweetens the close. Two songs
to start with, another half way along, and
good old hymn to end up with, are about
enough to keep us tuned up to pitch.
Singing has been known to kill meetings
kill them so dead that no lasting i'm
preston of what was said and done re-
manned in the hearers minds. How did
it happenl Well three or four songs
opened the meeting, as it was well they
should, provided there was time The
leader gave out hymn after he read the
Scripture, another after his prayer, and
another to bridge over the silence that
followed his announcement that "the
Getting is now open for remarks. y
"By All Means to Save Some"
christian Advoc4te.)
Every possible stimulant is applied to
men in the Elmira Reformatory There
is a wage earning system In order to
progress toward their release by parole,
the inmates must earn their living ard
keep a credit balance to their accounts.
Until recently the diet rate has been in
flexible. Now a plan is introduced en-
larging the scale, increasing from grade
to grade, so that prisoners, out of their
own accumulations, can select meal by
meal at their pleasure; the limit is that
the expenditure must not go beyond the
indulgence allowed by the government of
the reformatory. The whole theory of
that institution is to develop manhood
and form habits in harmony Herewith.
A certain proportion, however, are inca
pable of it.
The Manitoba Settlement.
(Zion's Herald.)
The parochial school war in Manitoba
is settled. The official statement has
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