The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-09

Either he suppoees nature to be unorigi-
mated and self-explanatory, or he is
thinking of it as mechanism set up and
put in motion at some past period. and
with which it would not be dignified in
the author "to interfere" A man quail
fed to discuss the question Of origins
with a dialectism OF the skill of Lord
Salisbury should be equal to better
things than the reproduction of either Of
these out-worn hypotheses.
DIR. Rusk, of the militant Church."
Chicago, having invited COL Ingersoll to
give an address in his pulpit. we are told
that the Chicago Presbytery has taken
action with the view of disciplining or
disfellowshipping the eccentric Doctor.
Col. Ingersoll would probably pay the
expenses of the Investigation" 1t
would give him just the kind of adver-
tising which he cannot buy, but on
which his business thrives. He would
come to Chicago during the trial of DIR.
Rusk and pack the Auditorium at one
dollar a head. In criticism and attack
only is Col. Ingersoll great. His lecture
in Dr. Rusk's church has been reported
quite fully. 1t seems to have been an
attempt in part to outline scheme of
thought and life. But as contribu-
tion to such constructive thinking it
was thin and ragged. 1t was largely
patch work of castoff intellectual fnery
through which the deaths head of
atheism was too plainly visible. DR..
Rusk should be given free course to his
combination. Unopposed and unadver
tised it would not be long in coming to
its natural destination.
Though the Arbitration Conference
lately convened in Washington received
somewhat less attention from the public
and daily press than is uniformly given
to ball contest or boat race, it was a
weighty and influential assemblage.
The proceedings we're shorn of much of
their interest and some of their useful
ness by the Intellectual arrangements for
deliberation and discussion. The even
ing sessions. however. we're up to the
largest expectation. Addresses by Presi-
dents Angel. Eliot and Gates, by Ed
ward Atkinson and Carl Schurz, and by
Ex Secretary Foster and Gen. o. o.
Howard, presented the great question of
n hi in, onA cfr linhfo
The address of Mr.. Schurz was char
acteristically able and thorough. The
Conference could not do better SER
vice than to Issue it-as tract. In
meeting objections to the proposed
method of settling international dis
putes, it was particularly terse and tell
ing. This is a sample: ut is often re
marked that there are worse things than
war. Yes, but not many The COM,
mittee raised by the Conference is ex-
pected to be permanent and to prose
cute the campaign of education, both
with the people and with the govern
ment.
Usually it takes time to acquire pro-
ficiency in any art, even the art of exag-
geration. But if the we'll attested &C.
counts that come from India are to be
believed, the Salvation Army has moth
ing to learn from older practitioners of
the art of invention. 1t is certain. says
Mr.. j. P. Jones, a missionary Of the
American Board in India, that il the
conversions reported in this land dur
ing the last twelve years by the Army
were added together they would reach
several millions; and yet 5000 would be
a generous limit to give the number of
soldiers in India today" Colonel Booth
Tucker, now in command in this coun-
try. is the officer under whom operations
have been conducted in India and ire
ports" made up for use at headquarters
and elsewhere.
The Congregationalist, discussing
the subject of pulpit exchanges. lays
down the principle, "that every minis
ter who asks or accepts an exchange
does publicly indorse the minister with
whom he exchanges as a trustworthy
teacher of Christianity for his own
people," Our usually discriminating
contemporary has not observed its hab-
itual circumspection in this remark.
That minister exchanging with an
other may intend to Endorse the minis
ter with whom he exchanges" is net
to be questioned; but that he must
intend to do 80 does not follow.
He may intend nothing of the sort.
If we thought him an evil or danger
GUS teacher he would not act pru-
IDENTIFY to exchange pulpits with him; Or
if he believed him to be a man of bad
character he could not consistently
invite him to his pulpit. But it is
going quite too far to say that Baptist
who exchanges with a Congregational
ist endorses the latter's theology. If the
two who exchange are farther apart-a
Christian and Jew for example-it is
still less likely that they intend to "in-
dorse" each others views on theological
questions. 1t should mean that each
regards the other as a worthy man and
a useful religious teacher; and it should
not be construed to mean more than
this.