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THE DEDICATION AT GALVESTON
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.

Sunday, August 30th, 1896. was day
which meant very much to the little
Universalist church at Galveston, Ind.
After many years Of earnest toll in the
promulgation Of our doctrines, an organ
ization had been effected of about thirty
members. and these with the generous
aid Of the friends of the cause and of
the members of other churches and of
the citizens of the community had
erected a we'll planned, commodious,
substantial, beautiful brick church with
a seating capacity of about 500 and fur
nished the same with elegant chairs,
cirpet, organ, pulpit and Bible, the latter
gift from the pastor. and the whole
stood ready to be dedicated to the SER
vice of God.
The occasional service on Sunday was
preceded the night before by well ar
ranged concert, participated in by the
children and young people of Logans-
Fort, Pleasant Valley and Walton
churches, which netted about $4,000 and
was thoroughly enjoyed by a very large
audience.
Sunday morning was exceptionally
bright and clear and by 1890 the large
auditorium of the church was filed to
overfowing with an audience whose
very presence was an inspiration. The
opening service was conducted by Rev.
T. E. Ballard, OF Charlottesville, and the
dedicatory sermon was preached by the
pastor, Rev. d. A. Patrick. The sermon
was appropriate, timely and in the fun
damental principles of practical Univer.
salism was an exceptionally strong one,
and it was delivered in manner we'll
calculated to appeal to the highest spirit
ual impulse of the vast audience which
complimented it with their closest at
tention. At the conclusion of the SER
mon, it was announced that the church
had cost 81 500. all of which had been
paid except about $1,000, which the
audience was asked to contribute. So
we'll did the people respond to this ap-
peal that in about forty min utes 81 $50
of this sum was pledged. and the trus.
tees assumed the responsibility of seeing
that the remainder would be raised, and
the service of dedication was then pro-
nounced, and the large congregation
repaired to a neighboring grove for
dinner.
After the dinner and an hour of pleas
ant social greeting, a short service was
conducted in the grove by Rev. T. E.
Ballard. who also preached to large
audience at church at night. At the
evening service two excellent members
were received into the church by the
pastor.
The Galveston church is situated in
the midst of one of the best and most
prosperous communities in the State,
and its success, so we'll begun, means a
great deal to the Uniyersalist denomina-
tion in Indiana and to the cause of
Christianitv
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D0OTRINAL, PRACTICAL AND
GOSPEL.
BY ERMINA G. STRAY.

THESE three words confronted me
very often when l first commenced
work as a preacher, and sometime
before when | was stud ying for my
work; but it did not take long to de-
eide that these three classes of SER
mons were practically one. l doubt
very much il in our faith minister
can give a good doctrinal sermon
without making it at the same time
extremely practical and thoroughly
Gospel. He might preach good Cos
pei sermon which would not be un-
derstood by the masses as relating to
the doctrine of Universalism, unless
the preacher was known to be an
avowed Universalist, and then the
remark would be:"I don't see as that
is any different from any other faith" "
Therefore some of the vital doctrinal
points of Universalism should be in
troduced in such, sermons, that the
world may know that Universalism
means the Gospel that Jesus taught
in all its purity and sincerity.
When thoroughly Gospel sermon
is preached without any reference to
our doctrinal points, the world says,
II didn't know that Uniyersalists be-
lieved like that" No, my friend, and
it is safe to say that nine tenths of
the world do not know what we do
believe, and regard us as a poor de
luded people, who think no matter
how man lives he will be saved at
death anyway; and who deny the
divinity of Christ. Even those who
believe essentially as we do-Larger
Hope people-do not understand us
and think they are far in advance of
us. know, because l was one of them
until l learned that Uniyersalism was
really the broader doctrine, with its
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of his children for ever, without any
object, but to satisfy himself9 For let
US remember, if punishment is to be
eternal, it cannot answer any purpose
for the good of those who endure it.
The eternity of it makes it useless
and purposeless. Who would be re-
sponsible for that7 Not one of us.
How dare anyone then, lay it to the
charge of Coda l dare not give up
my God. He is almighty, and he can
make his will triumphant: he is all
holy, and he desires to overcome all
impurity and sin: he is all just, and
to the meanest of his creatures he will
neither be cruel nor unkind: he is all
merciful, and will manifest his good
ness for ever and to all: he is ever
blessed, and the bliss he has he will
delight to share: he is to be the Uni
versal King, and he must be all in all:
he is the Universal Father, and we
may safely trust him with the world.
This consideration of mans destiny
in future life has been here made
to turn upon the probability or pos
sibility of endless misery or endless
punishment for any, because if we
once come to a conclusion on that
subject all else is Immediately clear.
If sin and misery and punishment
are not necessarily endless, then the
door of hope for all is opened; and
that at once suggests the only alter
native,-a life of progress for all be-
yond the grave,-a life of natural and
orderly development under conditions
infinitely more likely to secure ad-
vance in knowledge and goodness
than any that could ever fall to our
lot on earth: and this is the only view
of the destiny of man in future life
which is really consistent with faith
in the perfections of an almighty,
holy, just, merciful, and blessed
Father 6 od.- .-"The Future Life"
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A PLEASANT INCIDENT in the ceremony
of ordination of Alfred Frederick Booth
to the ministry in the Universalist
church at st. Albans, VT, September 8,
was the word of welcome on behalf of
the local pastors, extended by the pas
tor of the Congregational church. the
Rev. Andrew Gillison. Such incidents
are not as yet sufficiently common to
have lost their novelty. In this instance
the word of fraternal welcome was ex-
tremely cordial and comprehensive, and
it was expressed in the happiest terms.
IL Mr.. Booth receives from his own peo'
pie the support and sympathy due from
them, and from the community the well
come and good fellowship forebright-
ened in Mr.. Gillison's remarks, he will
be minister Of eminent good fortune.
Three efforts are made in the Sep
tember Forum, by as many experts, to
enlighten and instruct the public on
the burning question of the hour. One
is by Isaac L. Rice, an authority on
constitutional law and political science,
another is by ex-President Andrew d.
White, than whom there are few better
instructed or higher-to toned men in pub
lie life; and the third by Mr.. I. i. Tabor,
the translator and editor of Van Holst's
Unconstitutional and Political History of
the United States" All are timely and
adapted to give needful information.
The first two, however. are not fortu-
nate in their manner and style. The
contempt of the writer's for the intelli-
gence they would instruct and the pur-
pose they would sway is too visible. Mr..
Tabor, on the other hand, is equally
strong in his array of facts and reasons
and in the calm and courteous spirit Of
his discussion. Not heat but light is
what the present situation demands.
President Adams, who was the sue
cessor of President Andrew ID. White,
at Cornell, and was therefore familiar
with the facts that led to the studies
WnlCu Audilg I05uIlOu AZ MI w hitO .
warfare of Science and Theology"
tells the story in the Forum in the guise
of review of the work. Mr. Adams
shows that President White was goaded
into the task which has occupied him
quite continuously for thirty years by
the criticisms of the UNCONVENTIONAL
press and the hostility" of the theolo-
gians to the idea of founding a secular
college, like Cornell. He took up the
defense in lecture emitted "The Battle
fields of Science; and the contention
OF that address is the core of the com
pleted work.
-Ex-President White spared no labor
or reasonable expense in procuring evil
dence of the most trustworthy kind as
to the attitude which the church and
the theologians have held toward the
most noteworthy advances OF science
His treatise is likely to be storehouse OF
testimony to which subsequent writer's
on the general theme will have recourse.
And it is not probable that any one who
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-19
Young Men and Citizenship.
fCumberland PresbVtarlan

No phase of our national life is so
bright with hope as that which is
marked by the decided stand men are
taking everywhere for a nobler type of
citizenship. Too long already, for the
good of our homes and our nation, have
tricksters and bosses manipulated the
reins OF government. and at last, the
Christian manhood of America is arous-
log itself from almost criminal lethargy
and girding its loins with strength for
the mortal combat with the combined
foes of a political Jesuitism, which if
left in peace will soon plunge this land
of freedom into the almost hopeless
bondage of blighted national politics.
But the horizon is flushed with the ivid
tints of new day. whose noontide
beams, we trust. will shine with supreme
gladness upon a land redeemed from
goddess chaos by the Tegenerating in
fluences of an upright. Christ-like man.
hood.
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missionary spirit and its devotional
fervor in the cause. And, furthermore,
no unorganized church or doctrine
can hope to do the good that the
same truth could, embodied in an or
ganized form.
AS there was central light in the
seven golden candle-sticks, so there
must be central light, or head, to
every church, which cannot be with
out an organization. This is one Of
the practical ideas of religion; but it
is also Gospel and doctrinal, and one
of the strong points of every Chris
tian faith, and should be zealously
guarded and cherished. So we can
not preach doctrinal sermon with
out making it practical and Gospel;
for the Fatherhood of God, the
brotherhood of man, and universal
salvation from sin, are intensely Cos
pei, and the living and teaching,
necessary to unfold these ideas to the
world, must be very practical, and
woven in with lessons of good and
truth, and right living and doing, to
point and explain the doctrine.
If we preach what would be called
a thoroughly Gospel sermon, we are
introducing doctrine and practice all
along the way; for the doctrine of
Universalism is Gospel, as 1 said be-
fore, founded upon Jesus Christ and
strengthened by the teachings of the
apostles of old. We will do we'll to
keep this in mind and remember the
more Gospel we get in. the more doc
trine we are preaching, and the more
practical our religion looks to the
world, whose eyes just now are upon
us in wonder and surprise, for never
since the days of the apostles has our
faith taken such strong hold upon the
world, as thoroughly practical re-
ligion whose doctrine was the Gospel
of Christ.
NOBLE. o.
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SEVEN GREAT CONCEPTIONS OF
GOD. II.
BY REV. JOHN PAGE HOPPS.
England.
NOBLE. o..

AT all hazards we must cleave to the
declaration that God is Love. What
ever is doubtful, that is clear. God
loves me: that is what | have to hold
by. He will never let me go, and will
never change; that is my hope and
stay. l may forget him, misunder-
stand him, yea! even rebel against
him, but he will never hate me, he
will never cease to love; for he is the
unchanging God. He will seek me
until he finds me, and he loves me too
we'll to lose me. Every one of Gods
children may say that. But, though
Orthodoxy" is willing enough to adj
NIT that God is merciful here, it
hastens to deny that he will be mer-
ciful hereafter; and yet, why should
he not be7 What makes the differ
ence, whether here or there? Surely
God is the'same No, they say; the
God who here was gracious, and pitt
full, and ready to forgive, is there
eternally unforgiving, eternally hard,
hard as the rock and inexorable as
DEATH Who can really believe it9
Who has the right to limit the
mighty and undying love of dod9
If | cannot trust that love, what have
l to trust toa If l must give up this,
l have nothing left me but a tickle,
frail, uncertain Deity, whose love is
only like a passing dream. To at
tribute to God, then, inaiction of
eternal torment is to mar for us the
perfection of his goodness, is to make
it impossible for us to be sure of his
love- for an eternal hell such as ''or-
thodoxy" describes, could not exist
in the same universe with an eternal
and an omnipotent God.
God, we have agreed, is all power
full; now we affirm that he is all mer-
ciful: and it is the union of these two
conceptions that will one day destroy
all belief in the torments of an eter-
nal hell / am but imperfectly good,
but should hate myself if | caught
myself in the act of even entertain
ing the idea of inficting needless
pain on a fellow creature; or, if l
imagined could bring myself to use
the power, if l had it, of torturing
my worst enemy for whole year, !
should think my moral nature was
rotting, and that l was turning into
fiend. But what would that be to
the tormenting of millions in a hope
less eternal hell? No; if God can
make nothing good OF the lost he will
surely be merciful enough to put
them out of their misery. To say
that he will keep them in being when
no chance of their amendment re
mains, to say that he will torture
them for ever only to crafty some
thing in himself, is to make him not
a God to be loved and served, but a
Satan to be hated and defed. But
God will, surely, prove to be bette r
and kinder than ever any of us have
imagined him to be.
"Tne Night is mother Of the Day.
Toe Winter OF the Spring.
Aud ever upon OLD decay
Tns geeelest MOSES cling.
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MURRAY GROVE ASSOCIATION.
Proposition to Observe Murray Sunday
and Raise Funds for the Association.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 7, 1896.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 7, 1896.
To the Editor of THE UNIvERsALIsT:
DEAR BROTHER: The Murray Grove
Association, at it's last meeting held at
Good Luck, N. j., during the month of
August, decided to make the offering
called for last year as memorial to
Murray and Potter, and which was so
cheerfully seconded by our Western Sun
day schools, the special work of the
Sunday schools of the country, and the
purchase of lot and building thereon,
known as the Potter meeting house, the
memorial.
July 10, Jersey City '96 Excursion
day brought to this sacred spot num-
ber of our Western Sunday school work
ers and we believe it is only necessary
for them to know that the building they
then visited as we'll as the grave of Pot
ter really can be secured and the money
necessary, about S400, will be forthcom-
ing, or at least their share of it. |, there.
fore, in behalf of the work in hand,
name the Sundays September 27 and
October 4, as dates for the observing of
Murray Sunday-September Both being
the date he first preached at this spot
aud request collections to be made for
the purpose named and amounts there
of forwarded to either the undersigned.
or to Chas A. Miller, Financial Secre.
tary, 12S Kent street, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Trusting to have good response, am
Yours truly,
JAS. P. MAcNEAL,
President Murray GrOUe association.
81 S. Calvert ST., BALTIMORE. MD.
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The beliefs of the new theology men
have been labeled "Neodoxy" by DIR.
Joseph Parker.
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CONTENTS.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY. SEPT. 10. 1896

a RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY WEEKLY

Page One.
Editorial Briefs.
Doetrinal, Practical and Gospel.
Seven Great Conceptions of God.-ii.
The Dedication at Galveston.
Quotation Column.
Page Two.
Indiana Universalist Convention:
Convention Sermon.
Y.P.C.U.
The Duty of the Pupil to the Sunday
School.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Editorial:
Golden Rule le-Positive and Negative.
The Devils Advocate.
The Logic of Universalism.
BaIlou Association.
Death of Samuel II. Bugbee.
Illinois Convention.
Universalist Personal.
Exchange Notes.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
The Family Page, Farm. Garden and Dairy
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
Oh lrch Notices aud In Memoriam.
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The Bavarian Councillor, Baron Lo-
thar von Faber. head of the famed pencil
manufactory, died in the eightieth year
of his age. His factories employ at
present upward Of 200 hands. In 1864
he was elected a life member of the
Royal Bavarian Council, and in 1881 he
was made Baronet.
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS,
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

BY PRESIDENT I. M. ATWOOD, DID.
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Lambert's Point. A very pleasant o,,o
ming was spent by all who attended
ReV;TA. Hall left yesterday for Chat.
nam, va, to accept the call to the Ran.
tiSt Church at that place.
The local Improvement Board will bol,
Their regular monthly meeting Monday
afternoon at O'Clock.
Rev. II. T.. johnson, d. ID. bas or
rived In the ward and will make bic
residence on Front street.
The "Pilgrim's Progress" will be re.
peated next Tuesday night at Central
Avenue Baptist Church.
Mr.. Samuel r.. Mathes and Miss Edith
Point' were married at the Presbyteria n
Manse Thursday night at s o'cloclr Inv
Kew /. y. Hall. Only q few OF the i'm.
mediate friends We're the attendants
They will reside at Lambert's Po;nt
Revival services are In progress at nhe
Lamberts Point Baptist Church.
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HuNTERSvILLE.

Rev. and Mrs. ]. G.. Lennon are ex-
pectcu home to-day from Alexandria
ana Washington. ID. c.. where they have
pecn since Conference adjourned.
~ marriage Of unusual interest and Mt
Effectiveness took place Thursday night
at the residence of Mrs NJ. a. Brown.
609 Central avenue, the contracting par-
tics being her granddaughter, Miss
Grace Nash Mcleod and MIR. +. S. Gre
CORY, OF Norfolk. a prominent business
man Rev. Duncan Mcleod, of Wind
Sor' va, father Of the bride, performed
the ceremony. a reception was ten
dered the happy couple at the residence
or the groom's sister. Mrs. John r..
Ihompkins. Only relatives and intimate
friends were in attendance.
MIR. II. V. Crook has gone into the gro
Gerry business on Chapel street, near
Con.
Justice A. II. Hawks disposed of QUITE
docket yesterday:
Kenny Ruffln. committed for ten DAYS
10 answer the charge OF numbering Lau-
ia Ward, two years ago
William Eppes. peace warrant. and
adultery; $50 and costs. Gave security.
l.. W. Land, for larceny, sixty DAYS,
hailed and took an appeal
Mary Scott, abusive language; 81 and
costs.
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AN ARMY OF OFFENDERS.
Receive Justice ut the Hands OF JUS
ttcc Brown.

Newport News, Va, Nov 27.-(Spe-
ciaD-ln the Police Court Justice Brown
had for disposition the largest docket
of the week. The case Of Special officer
w. w. Morrison was the centre of at
traction, he Morrison) having drawn n
revolver on one of his brother officers.
w. w. Morrison's case came before the
court as charge OF felonious assault
and was deemed of sufficient gravity to
be sent OF to the grand jury.
a. Goldman, disorderly; fined 50 80 and
costs.
\. Brown, colored, disorderly; fined So
and costs
John Lassiter colored, riding on the
sidewalk; fined 81 and costs.
5. Il. oathwait. jumping board; re-
quired to pay bill and costs.
c; B. Syer, riding on the sidewalk; 81
and costs.
b. Nachman, violating sign ordinance,
continued
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.
Two licenses to marry were issued on
the 2oth-Samuel Greensmith and Ella
McGinnis, Thomas V. Smith and Eva
Nj. Jones.
DEEDS RECORDED.
Luther r. Brown to Lena f. Brown
consideration 1000.
Luther y. Brown 10 Emma i. Funk
houser; consideration, 81 900.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF.
Thanksgiving was generally observed
in quiet way al Newport News.
Quite number of our people went 10
Richmond to witness the battle of two
universities in interest of science.
Judge T. j. Barham and his law part
ner, w. r. Barrett spent Thanksgiving
Day AT Smithheid.
The Sissen Comedy Company gave a
creditable performance at Johnson S
opera House last night Their last per-
1ormance here-Saturday night-will be
Tor the benefit of the Elks.
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ANOTHER INDUSTRY
The Siie for Woodworking Establish
meat Selected In East Suffolk.
OPERATIONS WILL BEGIN JANUARY
Abaui sixty Siiiird Workmcn VIII
he Given Employment Special
FERN of the circuit Court Begins
December Funny Horton fikcs
Sail Better ihun Home.

Suffolk. Va. NOV. Special )--Suf-
folk Will have another factory. y deal
was made to-day through which Jacques
lsros. Il Go, of Boston. become the
owners of tile plant formerly occupied
ny the Suffolk Bed Spring Company, to-
gether with buildings and about two
acres of land located IN East Suffolk.
The property was purchased fiOm Mr..
John a. Browne. manager of the East
Suffolk Land Company. who shC%ed the
brothers about town. ana successfully
convinced hem Of the towns adapta-
biliiy for factory sites.
The deal was not made by McssrS.
JaQucs without Investigations and COM
parsons. They are business men. They
passed through here about n week ago.
and after making notes of Suffolk's ad-
Vantagcs, went further South. When
they had seen other towns. but none
which surpassed Sumoll<'s advantages.
they returned and decided TO locate
here.
The factory will produce all kinds of
woodwork, house furnishings. mould
ings, &c. The plant viii he ready for
operations about January /. 1897. The
buildings will he improved and fitted up
with the requisite machinery in the
meantime. When in operation about
sixty skilled workmen will be employed.
The owners will ship most of their pro-
ducts by wholesale. They now own an
extensive plant In Boston. and already
have the trade. The Jaques Brothers
there are four of hem-ale practical
business men, and will be valuable ac-
QUESTIONS to Suffolk.
APPROACHING NuPTIALS.
DR.. and Mrs. George w. Butts. of
Chuckatuck. have ISSUED cards for the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Char
lotte Augusta Butts, to Mr.. Henry Pow
ell. The ceremony will be performed at
the Methodist Church in Chuckatuck
on Wednesday afternoon, December 9th.
The prospective groom is sawm!ll
man engaged In business at Ncwsoms
Southampton county. The bride-elcct
IL well known In Suffolk.
SPECIAL. TERN CIRCUIT COURT.
Deputy X. l.. Norfleet is busy sum
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ATLANTIC CITY.

Misses Edith Warner and Katie Otto
OF Baltimore. Md, are the guests of the
formers sister, Mrs. Sidney Ironmonrer
corner Central avenue and Pool streets
The w. c. T. U. will hold an oyster
supper and free entertainment at their
hall on Colley avenue on Thursdav
night of next week
Mr.. Alexandria Warren has opened q
grocery store at the corner of Avenue
b and Third street.
Rev. j. T. Routten and family left
yesterday for their new field of labor
at Crewe, Va.
n reception was held at the residence
OF Mr. and Mrs. w. X. Rock on Fort
street Thursday night in honor of the
sntters sister. Miss Lena Lambert, OF