The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-02-15

Inc strlcter moral spirit that condemns
"the fair" will be accompanied by grow
ing generosity that will even more amply
meet our communal needs.
Selfish Lives-An Example.
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There are intensely selfish lives, in
and out of the church. That Christian
who is making no effort to carry for
ward the great work of witnessing and
evangeizing, is living an intensely sell
fish life-a life devoted only to care for
personal safety and indifference to the
needs of the perishing thousands. The
object of that life is supremely self.
Carlyle's eternal verities" must be
very vague and unreal concepts to such.
The Race Prejudice.
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This race prejudice is not confined to
hotels. 1t exists in trades unions and
in social life, and, of course. in the
church. A few months ago some mem
bers of Baptist church in New Jersey
threatened to withdraw if converted
Negro. whose sins had been washed
away. but whose skin retained it's orig
inal hue, should be admitted to mem
bership. But the Christian people in
the church triumphed. and nothing but
general triumph of Christianity will
cure this prejudice everywhere.
As to Higher Criticism.
(The Watchman.)
Some of those who are making the
most vehement attacks upon the High.
or Criticism are in danger of forgetting
that the Bible is more than record of
facts. 1t is also book of spiritual in.
struction and appeal, and to regard it
solely from the historical point of view
is to miss its noblest uses as guide to
eternal life. To our mind the spiritual
lessons of the Scripture are indescriba-
bly, weakened if their historical basis is
invalidated.
Requests for Masses Invalid.
(Christian Work.
1t ought to be understood by this time
that requests for the offering of masses
are void in this State, and will always
be declared so as long as New York has
it's existing constitution. This has been
repeatedly affirmed; and now just re.
Gently the same decision was delivered
by Judge Barnard at Poughkeepsie.
Miss Mary lyman left $500 to Roman
Catholic church for masses for the re-
pose Of her soul. Now her soul must
repose without masses, or the church
must offer them without receiving a
money consideration therefor.
The Home Church.
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Ones own church is to him the place
Of greatest good. Spiritually it is his
home, and for character building there
is no place like home. No amount of
visiting, however pleasant, will suffice.
The habit of going from one church to
another is ruinous to ones own religious
growth and destructive to ones infiu-
ence. With all heartiness let us say
''our church" be always in his place, and
active in its affairs, and as one of the
family welcoming others that may come
under its influence.
Missionary Buddhism.
THE Churehman.)
One of the most curious facts in the
worlds religious movements of today is
the introduction of Buddhism into the
British dominions of South Africa. 1t
has been introduced from Ceylon, by
Buddhist monks, who hope that their
religion will humanize the African
black. The Sikhs and other warlike
races OF British India have been brought
over to South Africa for service in the
police, and it is said that they are unit
ing with the Buddhist missionaries in
the effort to convert the Nyassa land
regions to Orientalism. Buddhism, I'M
like Hinduism, is missionary creed
and seeks to convert the world to its be-
lief.
Orthodox Preaching Urged.
(The Observer
If any permanent effect is to be pro-
duced by preaching, there must be the
vigorous and frequent attempt to put
before the people the great truths of
the Christian faith in their native dig
nifty and power. A study OF the meth
dds Of the most influential and useful
ministers of our generation makes this
apparent There has gone out of the
Christian life of our generation a solidi-
ty of thought and strength of conduct
for which our fathers were famous. A
revival of dogma would. we believe, do
much to bring both back, and restore to
many a pulpit a large measure of its
waning power.
Mothering the Need.
(The Outlook.)
What does the world need most? The
answer must be "Mothering." From the
thrill of Joy that moves the mother with
the consciousness that a child is the
fruition of her love, the throb of pain
whose pang is borne with conscious
ness of the love that sanctifes it,