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does he mean by wicked men? AS we
have just said, bad men are not homo
geneous community. Human character
is very mixed entity. The best men
are not without faults and failings. and
the worst men are not without some re-
dseming element in their spiritual ma
ture. You cannot draw hard-and fast
line through Gods human family, and
say that on one side of the line every
body has monopoly OF all the virtues.
and on the other side of the line every
body has monopoly Of all possible
wickedness. Neither goodness nor bad
ness is all OF one pattern. or of like de-
gree, either in this world or any other.
Every man in his own order. If the ex-
Premier had remembered this. and If he
had bethought himself how irrational it
is to suppose that God can convert the
sinner in no other way than by subject.
ing him to pains and penalties, he would
have seen how ill it becomes finite NOR.
tails to dogmatize upon the future fate
of the wicked. What will be done with
any one of ue, or for any one of us. when
this corruptible shall have put on in
corruption, and this mortal shall have
put on immortality, can be known only
to the God who made ue, and who could
have had no other purpose in calling us
ito existence than to love ard bless u.s."
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THE assassination OF
Inc MURDER OF the Shah OF Persia
tne onan' adds another to those
cowardly and atrocious crimes which
have marked the latter half OF this Gen.
fury, and made victims alike OF Euro
pean Kings and American Presidents.
Nassr ed Dine, "the defender Of the re-
ligion," as the Arabic title signifies, was
murdered while on his way to a sacred
shrine to engage in devotion on Friday,
the Sabbath day of the Moslems. The
assassin was a fanatic named Mollah
Reza, follower of a we'll known political
agitator who was exiled in 1891, after
having been convicted of high treason.
Later Reza was also imprisoned for trea-
son. but was subsequently liberated.
After his release from prison he con-
tinued bis attacks upon the govern
ment. He was again imprisoned, and
once more released and was actually
granted pension by the Shah. The
Shah is undoubtedly another VIC
tim of a political conspiracy which it
is believed is widespread throughout
the Persian dominions. The Shah was
we'll known throughout Europe and
was esteemed humane and intelligent
ruler, one of the best among the long
line of Persian monarchs. He has had a
long reign, having succeeded to the
throne in 1848. His death at the bands
of the assassin may lead to still further
European complications. The rever
ence associated with the person Of the
Shah is we'll illustrated in the text of
the treaty of friendship and commerce
made with Persia in 1856 and now re-
called by writer in the New York
Tribune. In the preamble the dead
Shah is described in this languages:
"The President of the United States
of North America and His Majesty, as
exalted as the planet Saturn; the SOW
ereign to whom the sun serves as a
standard; whose splendor and magnifi-
cence are equal to that of the skies; the
sublime sovereign, the monarch whose
armies are as numerous as the stars;
whose greatness calls to mind that of
Jeinshid; whose magnifcence equals
that of Darius; the heir Of the crown
and the throne Of the Kayahiana; the
sublime Emperor of all Persia" 1t is
this great monarch, thus made the object
of this true Oriental hyperbole, who is
now laid low by the hand of the assassin.
What commentary on all human great
ness!
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this scene afterward to his complain
ing brethren who thought Peter was
too liberal, he said he learned from it
that God was "no respecter of per-
sons, but in every nation he that fear
eth God and worketh righteousness is
accepted of him."
All the churches are doing good in
their way. We would have fellow
ship with them all. The excluding
walls must never be thrown up from
our side. A man who builds up a
wall around him walls out more than
he walls in. And if we will possess
our friends we must build no walls
against any who do good. E.L.R.
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UNIVERSALISM AND SPIRITUAL
FELLOWSHIP.

The Unitarians have stood for a
century, nearly, in defense of nobler
conception of man. They have in
sisted on new reading of the record
inscribed by the fingers of God on
the tablets of the human soul. They
have not believed that that record
was obliterated by the traditional fall
of Adam, and a profane record of evil
substituted in its place. They have
proclaimed that it is divine record
still, and worthy to be read and in
terpreted with reason and faith.
They have stood in defense of ration
atty in religion, and the great and
honorable names that have appeared
and do still appear in the lists of the
worlds best interpreters and its most
enlightened helpers attest the wis
dom and the breadth of their philoso-
ply of life.
The Swedenborgians have con-
tributed vast impulse to the spirit
ualizing processes that are advance
ing in our modern life. They have
stood manfully and bravely in de-
tense of the great ana everlasting
truth, that the last and best and
highest meaning of life and the
world is spiritual. They have stood
for spiritual freedom. They have
labored to lift the truth of God out
of its mechanical and material en-
vironments, where less discerning
religious genius had left it, and
place it, emancipated and free, on the
high plains where the world might
see and realize its manifold loveliness
and its multitudinous and free SER
vice. Their interpretations of reli-
gion and life have been set strongly
against the materialistic philosophers.
Their work has not been done in the
dust, but in the purer regions of the
spirit Their great leader was seer
of things, a perceiver of the finest
laws written in the constitution of
whatever is.
The Reformed Hebrew, the Liberal
Hebrew, the Progressive Hebrew, be
he called by any of these names or
by any other, comes bringing his an
Gent oracles to tell US of the undying
elements and forces in religious ideas.
He does not come bringing with him
the multitude of ancient laws and
customs, that so he may invite us to
memorial festival of the ancient
wears. He comes rather to remind us
that there was living germ, living
root planted there in the soil of Juda-
ism, a germ, a root, an element that
can never perish out of the earth,
but will spring up in every, age, in
every country and among all people
who will live for the enduring reali-
ties. The old and eternal Gospel OF
love to God and love to man, the
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-09
WHAT METHODIST PREACHERS
TEACH.

|
AT the Methodist Preachers Meeting
in Columbus, Monday April 81. Rev. H.
b. Westervelt read paper on 1.-THE
Eternal Conscious Suffering of the
Wicked" He spoke OF the narrowed
range Of his subject. He said: awe
all believe in future retribution. In the
Gospels we are impressed with the utter
helplessness of those who die upsaved.
All of the Saviour's appeals are lost if
there is hope in hell" The speaker
quoted many passages which he under
stood to teach both conscious and eter-
nal punishment. A discussion followed
which showed that, while all believe in
future punishment, they differ in their
view Of the extent and duration. We
quote from the Ohio State Journal a
summary of opinions expressed by sew
eral speakers:
T. I'll. Clark said: ut is the most diff.
fcult subject 1 ever approached; but
with my idea of fathers love l can
not accept the doctrine" J. R. Tibbles
never had any difficulty in believing the
doctrine. T. G. Dickinson had studied
the subject carefully "but could not
believe that future punishment will be
eternal" A. ]. Hawk eaid "Our feelings
are not to control our opinions. | &C.
cept the doctrine on the authority Of
Christ" w. B. Chadwick assigned as
his treason for believing the doctrine,
the eternal fitness of things" S. F..
Hartman said: 1.-THE Book of Revela-
ton teaches that the gates of heaven are
open." P. A. Baker believed that pun
ishment will last only while sin lasts. I"
j. G. Jackson Jr., docs not accept the
doctrine" He believes "in indefinite,
but not infinite punishment" Homer
j. Smith said: Eternal death is the
absence of eternal life. The wicked
persists in sin, and chooses his own
place." j. w. Baker and M. V. B.
Evans agreed with the views of the
paper. G. M. Van Pelt, thought pun
ishment will be eternal like SIM" Will
liam Alternately, said; "Christ made
eternal punishment a plain and distinct
doctrine" j. F. King. quoted the late
DIR. Solomon Howard as saying: "God
will assign to the wicked the best place
he has for them"
We have presented the foregoing to
show how rapidly the great Methodist
Episcopal Church, and other denomina-
tions, whose creeds still teach endless
misery. are drifting away in thought and
spirit, from the cruelties of that heath
en- doctrine. Fifty years ago, or less,
some Of the utterances we have quoted
would have subjected the speakers to
prompt expulsion as heretics. The
world OF mind is moving toward the
great truths of Universalism. But the
goal has not been reached; therefore the
Universalist Church is still necessity,
and the preaching of distinctive Univer-
salist doctrines was never more needed.
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Universalist personal.

Rev. James Shrigley of Philadelphia,
one of our historic Universalists. rounded
out his SD year Sunday April 5. The
Editor of the Leader, who has known
Bro. Shrigley for more than forty years,
says: IF there were in Bro. Shrigley' s
veins single drop of blood not loyal
to the faith he would employ the best
surgeon with the sharpest lance to let
it out"
President Capen, of Tufts College, is
organizing party for brief Euro pean
tour during the summer vacation. in
tending to visit the leading educational
and art centres. The trip is arranged to
be taken in sections, and those who go
may take one section or more. according
as time and means will permit. The
party will leave New York by the
steamer City OF Rome, for Glasgow.
July 4th.
The marriage of Miss Florence Pull
man, daughter of George M Pullman. to
Mr.. Frank o. Lowden, of this city,
which event took place on Wednesday
evening of last week, brought to our city
Rev. Drs. Royal H. and James M. Pull
man, Rev. DIR. Charles H. Eaton, of New
York, and Rev. DR.. Charles Fluhrer, of
Albion. n. Y, all relatives of the family
The officiating clergymen we're the
uncles of the bride, Rev. r. H. and j. M.
Pullman.
Rev. B. F. Shook. of Wausau, VIE
invited the l. o. o. F. to attend his
church on Sunday evening, April 26, to
observe the nth anniversary of the Or
der. He delivered an interesting and
carefully prepared sermon on the IRE.
ligion of Odd Fellowship" and lit is
cate to say" says the local paper. that
no better exposition OF the religious
principles of that popular order was
ever listened to in this city" The
preacher was thanked by special vote II
the lodge for his valuable sermon.
Rev. c. A. Skinner. Of Massachusetts,
quietly commemorated on Sunday the
tiftieth anniversary of his entrance into
the ministry. Refusing to make any
public demonstration he took seat in
the Cambridgeport church, whereof he
was the successful and beloved pastor
for many years. 1t so happened that his
fret Sunday in the pulpit was the one
Immediately succeeding his % year
His text was, mo man spake like this
man." He certainly began with Cos
pei theme. and he has kept the practice
up all this period. He has done a great
work in our church.
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teaches that man is soul and the body
his time clothing, laid aside at the grave
while he lives on. This modern philos-
ophy proclaims that the object OF life is
happiness, more or less refined; Chris
tianity tells us to seek first righteous
ness and happiness shall be added. For
its authority materialism holds up the
varying dictates of expediency; Chris
tianity demands obedience by the
changeless decalogue, thus saith the
Lord'-which, though always in accord
with the final results of reason, is fire.
quently in direct conflict with the policy
of the moment. The criterion OF the one
is profit, of the other, right"
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the time was we'll used by speakers The
Convention closed with an address
relative to the State work. by Rev.
John S. Cook, of Leroy, who is Presi-
dent of the State Union and Superin-
tendent of the State.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-09

"The Bible and THE UNIvERsALIsT.'
The combination is good one. We refer
our readers to the offer made on the
eighth page this week. To those who
want fine Bible of the Oxford pattern,
this is good opportunity to secure one
at very low cost Read the advertisement
and order. $500 for this $500 Bible and
THE UNIvERsALIsT one year.
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This is poor time to begin talking
about the "crime Of luxury" There is
no such crime. The sin of indifference
to the need of ones neighbor is quite an
other thing, and every man who COM
mits that sin must answer for it; and so
must every man who commits the sin of
consciously judging his neighbo r-his
rich neighbor as we'll as his poor one.
Three-fourths of the current talk about
1.-THE iniquity of wealth" and "the crime
OF luxury" is born Of envy, hatred, malice
and all uncharitableness.
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This whole system OF belief rests upon
the assumption that as a matter of
course the things seen are real and the
things not seen are doubtful. This fun
damental proposition Christianity fatty
denies. Materialism holds that the uni
verse is real and God is theory con-
corning it; Christianity says that God
is the eternal reality and the universe
but his changeful garment. Materialism
insists that man is an animal and the
soul is an opinion by which we seek to
explain certain phenomena; Christianity
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-11-28
ASK FOR A BONUS.
Plan to Complete the Electric Car Line
in Oshkosh.

Oshkosh. Wis. Nov. Special f.
\ secret meeting of number Of lradiu.
business men was held last night to con
slider a proposition to raise S25.UOn bonus
for - new company 10 ho formed To com
rlrtc the famous IilIotsou electric street
car line in this city The franchise and
property were purchased last week 10y
w. H. Clark Of Chicago. who viii or
ganiZe the new company and says the
bonus need not b" paid until the road is
in actual operation. 1t is understood
several thousand dollars were subscribed
and tn" entire amount may hr made IN
today when an answer viii lac returned
of acceptance or otherwise
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MINISTER MURDERED.
or+ bloomington Clergyman
Found Dead in an Alley at
Decatur.

fr-t1n. H., Nov. 2f.-Rev. James
...r II Grace NJ L. church of
a.-... J. was found murdered and
! al alley at Decatur, Ill, this
The revolver with which the
-4 n.a Committed was lying by
##r- -ldc.
.r ua~ evidently committed
Rev. Miller had written a
.n pr John Miller. in De
.- that ne would visit him
Is lad evidently just arrived
T.. special from blooming
araughly acquainted with
had doubtless started to
s-15.urc If Dr. Cato. He
tfs feet from the Strceet
iEe rear Of DR.. Catto's
II az ono of the abIcst and
a minister's in Illinois. His
s ID Decatur made him
Is There.
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TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT.
Arguments in the Alleged ''Trust'' Case
at OshkOsh.

Oshkosh. Wis. Nov. -. -FSrcriaI. -
The suit Of Walter ). Paddock Of Mil
waukcc against the National MunUract-
uriug company-th" sash. door and blind
trust-to set aside contract made hy
him on the ground that il is void as
against public poiIcy. ana the action hy
Attorncy-GcneraI Nylrca to auuuI the
charter of said company hcrauNc it is
engaged in a business obnoxious to pub
lie policy, were argued together i'm the
circuit court here today, and the whole
matter was taken under adviScmcnt by
.Iudg" BurnoIl with directions 10 a!tor-
ucys to I'll" briefs within thirty days.
Paddock's attorney was Mr.. Robinson Of
milwaukee,. Mr.. MylroH argued for The
state and \. +. Thompson appeared for
the defendant company
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London, Nov 24-Ihe Chronicles st.
Petersburg correspondent reports that
NJ. De Witto, Russian minister of ii
nance, has secured the consent of his
colleagues for the Introduction of the gold
StnI.InrN
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0Pahish Commander Says He is
Well Satisfied with His
Campaign.


gathered from the statements the cap
neral IS SaId to have mad" faat
- may H.' resume personal charge Ot
,.' ,1..' "per3tionS against the insurgents in
!IaF d"i ii". In tins review the cap
~" -.L"fdI was asked Tor an expression
- "PHlioI rs 70 the course OF the cain
fd!Th ana nc sad:
am cohtenled with it. We entered
Ehhl hnHh= To give battle 10 the COM
n'n"d MSurgnnt forces and You know
Is.e result. they went SouthWard. much
% our regret. Maceo himself went to-
wards Mocurr.a>. Nayria and CORDIAL da
laniGaaS. Nevertheless. oUr columns in
Nv" DIVISIONS. arrived without firing a
,ulcIc NAGt and only saw band of about
l.'p Insurgents in the woods near San
LUIS.
Cou!d Not Find Macco.
Tho cant.,ir--,,,,.,l -, +I,,,, ,.,-,1 ff
H. L,,eyy IN, ,,.h,r,, XIII,
Macyo at present. lie answered:
His whereabouts Is non kI.ov-u. Tho
trufi +, fbnr thn insnr.nfs ~ NJ ,y.',., - rn[
found in The mountainS nor ~ ,bn
plains. \rv,rthrIn.s tLny bo,st th,t r,,r
Ir.o.ts ,Iv-,,.s Nv h.fnra tb.,,
cen. N-r:In,. US tbnD 9si.rd r. many
cattle remained in the part of Pinar del
Pfn ,,.hi-o hn L,I ,-;sf,,,,T ~ D. -; -
..E.f man, n,,i,- =, - j',Ii,,.l ma
calves remain: the insurgents have killed
or captured the rest and the Spanish
columns VIII finish the remainder"
Mon Arc Corrancous
SDg4I-in,, of III. ,,,,,., ti,,. .i,., ln,,.
inc II,y3r, IN ,,,,,,,,,I
Dl1inai that ba had L.@n iii n,a,. III
AoHHlalhS ana ha4 camped several nights
ha~ boon stated fh,+ hn L,s frrnuantIz-
been vithrut his r,.g1I3. uruIS ana tblf
he has SI,nt ON the Ground in rhr rain
The CORRESPONDENT then asked the can
lalh-I'Il'Fa! now me spanish SoitlrfS had
tH"N',i anu NE'tI'f ihcy had SHOWN
tn" right spirit lie said:
hc mon al" contcnt"d and show
th"ttS"!T"S courageous ut every opror-
tu9lf2 for fighting a@alns; any odds. The
result is most satisfactory, although we
nave h"L E"t hnSHcd oGr work. BUt
tloG-l mas nryn u"!'r li,.,h ,aG tn4 H. ~
ihe YEAR am now gong back TO la
Y2ha.
.,,-t m -, -,
y hgh VIII YOU f'lufh asked the cor
respondent.
ne ''fiaia--'h'f"i Iihi5cd aud s3ld:
can never say WHAT H43H 90 ten.
NHl"@ VII jakr cilat@'' ~ ihr aiNl~iou as
Sog1 az nus hrallh Is ff-'>tdhiIShrd.
ne tah'dhl-E''.,fai aI>o took Ilr "p-
,,t 'Al.'@ ~ M"iih+H Pi4,~t ''GHS- AiuM"Z,
t'oh'-ho; ,'i'I,'i, i'eFii''i 1AEHIlaF,
SuarcI, Hr!an. Iirrnand"Z and cIa>cO.
Equivalent to Defeat.
In inaurgcnt circles il is said that fhcir
leader. claim that the return Of thn ,.ar-
tsin-ganrrai 10 Havana without hriuri2a
about an engagement with Macro is
equivalent 10 a defeat Of the Spani>h
forces for The latter have roulrIotnly
failed TO carry ont The The rr"4ranmr .'r;II,
manp.I out bv m the Spanish ..ommaHJrr 1,I'r,,'i
and and he has r.rarnoi herr, in "Iry Tav
fnsucrrssiul. II is asserted that The
plan Of Antonio Macro WAS to avoid q
general engagement with the Spanish
troo2> Is hr feels couhdcnt that me
wrari~om" campaign being conducted hy
the cuhanS. must ultimately exhaust the
s,aniardS and bring about the conrrs-
sion "f all or nearly all the demands OF
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-11-28
CHICAGO POTATO MARKET.
TELEGRAPH MARKETS.

ITCAGO-Potatocs- -BurbankS. 20N2Ic
per bus on track; HebronS 2NI23r; other
-4Tipr!aS l>g.2r.
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The Forks.

The dead river crew passed through
town last week on their way to the
drive.
Mrs. NJ. l.. French has received her
line of millinery goods.
School in Bridge school house began
Wednesday, with Miss Bertha Judkins
of Skowhcgan teacher.
Sherman Beams crew started for
Eustis, for the drive last week
Mrs. n. w. Murphy returned from
Bingham, Friday.
Mrs. Cinda Hunnewell of Pleasant
Ridge, is in town visiting relatives.
Frank Fitsimmons of Bingham. is
clerking at NJ. l.. French's store.
Mrs. II. w. Wade returned from Shir-
ley, last week.
Mr. Henry vickery passed through
town Oh his way to Patrick Murphy's
Friday.
Mr. Samuel Searle went to Parln
Pond, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Young came home
last week.
Mrs. C. S. Dnrgin was on the sick
list last week.
Miss Emma Thompson of Cornville,
who has been at work at The Forks
Hotel returned home last week.
Mr.. II. Delyin Durgia of this place
and Miss Hattie Harris of Jackman-
town, were united in marriage by Rev.
Mr.. HIATT, last week. NERA.
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Highest of all in Leavenng Powe-Latest u S. Govt Report
R3HA.!!! RskiHS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Alice Rogers of Norridgewock, at the
village, Miss Penney of Waterville, at
the city, Jennie Davis of Skowhegan,
in the WhitehOuse Dist. The remand
or of the teachers are from town. Alta
Holmes in the Grant Dist, Mrs. Samuel
Horn at East Pond, Mile Cole in the
Gould school house and Gertie Decker
in Allen Wade's district.
Mrs. Clarence Stevens and little
daughter Iva are away visiting her
parents.
John Thompson is having his house
shingled.
Fred Wthaln was in Town Sunday.
Frank futile is making his house a
present of Il new coat Of paint.
Jim Hussey of Oakland, was in town
this week
Mrs. Frank A. Fuller of Somerville,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. b. Cole.
Dan Groves has been at work this
week for john Thompson
Alvin McIntire and Elmer Holmes Of
Oakland, were Ia town the first Of the
week.
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Magnetized Corset steeIs.

Every day something new is found
about electricity and its effects, =" sad
Mr.. Fay of the Southern Pacific. DO
you know that nine-tenths of the UNI
brellas t1at men carry nowadays are
magnetized: Well, they are, and all
that is necessary to prove this is to APP
ply the point of your knife or, better
still, a small pen point against the steel
rib. The attraction is very perceptible,
and it Is caused by the carrying of the
article inside Of the electric cars. The
UMBRELLA Is rested upon the floor near
the motors, and the proximity of the
metal causes IA certain quantity of the
fluid to fad a permanent Judgment in
the ribs
Carrying out the idea, it is very
likely that the corset steels Of the ladies
are similarly affected Think what
the consequences would be if young
man with steel cuff buttons should hug
a girl with magnetizcd corset steelsl =
New Orleans Times Democrat
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Boston, Monday, to seek employ.

to Boston, Monday, to seek employ
ment.
Miss Lila Patten is learning to set
type in the Advertiser office.
Mrs. C. Seekins has been quite i'll,
She was attended by DR.. Drake.
The school room in the new school
house in dist. No. 7, has been enlarged
by taking in the room which was used
for wood. The change makes more
room, a convenience which was very
much needed. A wood shed is also
being built, and is nearly completed.
G. W. Lane of Lewiston, formerly a
resident Of West Pittsfeld, has taken
the contract to build the central Maine
General Hospital wing this summer.
1t will cost S33, $50