The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-04-04

perb. as they have male and female
quartette and chorus choir OF 20 to %
voices. The chorister is the leading
music teacher in the city.
The young people are active in their
department of religious work and in
the Sunday school. Bro. Crum still
does much extra preaching at other
| places, as his health admits.
CEDAR RAPIDS.
| A neatly printed invitation comes to
me to attend a Boston Supper" given
by the Kings Daughters" at the church
from 6 to Tuesday evening, March "a.
We venture to say the young folks were
we'll patronized and found the occasion
both pleasant and profitable.
This parish has recently been treated
to an exhibition of orthodox religious
bigotry, in the refusal of the Young
I Woman's Christian Association to allow
! Mrs. E. D. Brown to vote or hold Office
because of her belief" being a Univer-
salist. The editor of the Cedar Rapids
| Standard, under date of March II,
| speaks his mind in the following terse
| sentences:
INTOLERANCE.
An unparalleled case of intolerance
came to the notice of the writer last
week. For obvious reasons we will not
mention names. A society of people
| claiming to be Christian, had for their
secretary, for a time, one of the most
philanthropic and charitable women Of
the city; woman whose efforts in up
lifting the wretched has been untiring
and uneelish; woman whose being
thrills With tender sympathy for the
lowly and unfortunate; woman whose
unselfish devotion to the real doctrine
of the Man of Nazareth has carried hope
and comfort into many needy homes.
Her duties as secretary we're performed
faithfully and satisfactorily but when it
came to the question of voting, she was
informed that she was barred that she
was Universalist, not Christian. She
resigned. Later, only last week, spread
was desired by this same organization,
and the wife of one of our most promi-
nent citizens was solicited to lead some
of her lady friends in furnishing it. She
acquiesced asked her lady friends to
aid her, and all was progressing nicely
until she heard of the treatment accord
ed sister in her church, when she per
emptorily declined, and without thanks.
either. And she did right.
RESPONSIBILITY.
In the study of the Sunday school
lesson for March %. upon Faithful and
Unfaithful Servants" was again pro-
foundry impressed with those reported
words of Jesus: For unto whomsoever
much is given, of him shall be much re-
| CURED" Do we realize what those
words mean to us Universalists? To
me it seems that God, as the supreme
householder, has given us much in
| charge, in that he has committed to our
stewardship the larger spiritual out
look, the most noble interpretations of
his providence, and, by our view of hui
man destiny, the supreme ministry of
consolation to the bereaved. In all
this, the Son of Man has been coming
and is still coming to US daily, hourly,
| by the divine principles and Gospel
which he preached and exempli6ed.
Are we all found by him. as faithful SER
wants, watching for this coming Of his
divine influence, and giving to others
"their meat in due season.? Are we
hiding these God given talents" in the
earth, or are we by generous use of our
means, and by seeking every opportunity.
sending them out into the thought and
consciousness of the world, to be in.
creased by the divine blessing some sixty
or hundred fold?
Are we, at this Easter time, consecrat
ing ourselves anew and entirely to these
higher truths. by publicly declaring our
allegiance to the Universalst Church, or
are we by our Indifference still denying
our Lord" and practically saying that
we are ASHAMED of the Gospel of
| Christ?
In this connection. would that every
believer in Universalist principles who
is not a member of the Universalist
Church could read the admirable arti-
Giles upon Church Membership" by
Revs. Harry Blackford and l. P. Codding
ton in the Banner of March 10, 1t is hard
to see how one can resist the force of the
arguments there used, and the plea for
every believer to array himself or herself
publicly on the side of what they deem
to be the right. E.P.s s.
WATERLOO, IA.
KANSAS.-The Kelly UniversaIist