The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-11-07
Exchange Notes.
Topics of the Day Discussed.
No Time to NEEDLE.
(Christian Instructor. }

business has no time to meddle with his
neighbours.
Christian Magnanimity.
(American Friend.J
To have the advantage of an enemy,
and yet abstain from using it, is to dis
play true Christian magnanimity.
An Age of Isms and Hobbies.
NEW York Observer)
This is age of "isms." of hobbiec, and
of imagined discoveries in psychology.
From slight premises large conclusions
are drawn. Materialism seems to be in.
sidiously pressing forward, and as a re-
suit the effort is made to deny personal
responsibility.
Clear Conscience and Bravery.
Hebrew Standard.)
How bravely man can walk the
earth. bear the heaviest burdens, per-
form the severest duties, and look all
men in the face il he only bears within his
breast clear conscience, void of offense.
There is no spring, no inspiration like
this-to feel that we have omitted no
task and left no obligation undischarged.
This fills the heart with satisfaction
and the soul with strength.
Freedom of Cuba.
(Christian Herald)
Judging from current reports. the
freedom of Cuba is in prospect 1t is
claimed that il the Spanish authorities
in Cuba fail to suppress the patriot ris-
ing prior to March l next, the struggle
will be abandoned, since it is regarded
as certain that the next President of the
United States, be he whomsoever he
may, will recognize the patriots. if Mr..
Cleveland does not do 80 in advance of
his successors Inauguration.
Discovery of a Palimpset.
(The Advanoe.)
Another find" is reported by DR..
Driver in the Academy in the field of
Biblical literature. A young Italian
scholar, delving in the celebrated Bibli-
oteca Ambrosiana at Milan. has discov-
cred in palimpset some considerable
fragments of the continuous text OF
Hexapla OF the Psalms of the tenth
century. arranged as it was by Origen
himself in five parallel columns. The
Hebrew is written in Greek letters, thus
affording key to the pronunciation of
Hebrew in Origen's time.
Debating Society for Young Citizens,
(Congregationalist.)
Forty years ago multitudes of towns
and villages had their debating societies,
where the larger problems pertaining to
citizenship were discussed and adjudi-
Gated. Such societies we believe are
now very rare. They might wisely be
revived. Great practical problems face
the rising generation, involving not only
the prosperity but the existence of our
republic. Why should not Christian
Endeayor societies make it a part of
their work to promote intelligent dis
cussion of great questions of govern
ment?
Kentucky Lotteries.
THE Outlook.)
That such state of affairs should be
permitted TO continue in Louisville, in
defiance of law, in defiance of State Con-
stitutiop, in defiance of the principle
laid down by the Supreme Court of the
United States, is scandal of the first
magnitude. From all over the country
those who care for the suppression of the
evils OF the lottery, and those who pro.
test against the still greater evil of the
non enforcement of the law against
moneyed institutions. ought to demand
OF the responsible authorities at Wash
ington that the case against the Frank
fort Lottery Company be pressed to an
immediate decision.
Attendance at University Services
(Christian Work.
President Harper of the University of
Chicago said the other day that four
years of experimenting with voluntary
attendance at religious services had pre-
PoAON hAhi W odhii0 tudb LILO buCC6eb OIL
the experiment had not been great. He
placed the responsibility of the compare
tive failure on the Christian students
and teachers of the university. But the
real fault lies with the faculty in ipaug-
urating such change. When Harvard
provided temporary preachers for the
students, changing them constantly so
as to get good material from all sources
and abolish the permanent minister, we
pointed out at the time that in depriving
the students of chaplain or pastor and
substituting mere preachers with volun-
tary attendants, it was undertaking a
hazardous experiment.
Signs of the Times
(Interior.)
Probably it is in measure due to the
war. but people nowadays fairly blossom
out into badges and tokens. Thirty odd
years ago, before our soldiers adopted
crosses and clover. leaves as corps
badges, the only persons who wore them
were members of secular lodges or col
g. d.