The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-01-04
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4.
EDITORIAL.

ONE of our esteemed
our ohurcn correspondents init
FINANCES mates that the expla-
nation of the recent falling off in the
Cent-a- Day pledges may be the result
of the large degree OF attention that has
been given recently to the subscription
for the Japan Mission. Undoubtedly
this partly explains the matter. The
japan canvass also operated to the dis
advantage of the ordinary collections
as we'll as the Cent-a- Day business.
We see herein the inherent difficulty
that attaches to the prosecution of sew
eral plans for church revenue at the
same time. Concentration is an abso-
lutte necessity in such a case. Now that
the Japan canvass is over, SO far as the
general public is concerned, we may ex-
pect that the Cent a. Day plan will come
once more to the front and be vigorously
pushed by pastors and church officials.
This is the necessity of the hour if the
expectations based on that system of
raising revenue are to be realized.
500
The Michigan Letter
mlcnlSan oniVer of this week gives an
salists occonpt of a recent
anu ohiIalianS' meeting at Battle
Creek of representatives OF the Univer
salist and Unitarian churches, which is
worthy of notice. 1t will be observed
that our Michigan Universalists do not
recognize any necessity for sundering
their UNCONVENTIONAL relations to unite
with Unitarians in a composite body.
While they are friendly and always we'll
disposed to Unitarians, and are willing
to cooperate with them in efforts to ad-
vance the kingdom of God on earth. and
not averse to holding union meetings like
those at Ann Arbor and Battle Creek,
their fraternity must not be misunder-
stood. It is not to be COMPOUNDED with
any desire to bring about the amalgam-
alton of the two bodies. Michigan Uni
versalism stands thoroughly committed
to UNCONVENTIONAL relations and work.
The action of the Committee in declin-
ing the overtures at Battle Creek will
doubtless be heartily endorsed by the
Executive Board of the State Conven-
ton, and by the Universalists of the
State in general.
800
MAYOR SWIFT, OF
mayor owns Chicago. is good
commercial olup Methodist and be-
Speech. lieyes in divine grace
assisting all who seek. We are not aware
that he made special supplication for an
infusion of heavenly wisdom at the ban
quet of the Commercial Club on Satur-
day night, but the fact remains that he
had grace given him to utter message
of peculiar Importance to the people of
this city on that occasion. Before his
high toned audience of bankers and
merchants, the business princes and mil
lionaires of Chicago. he had the splen.
did courage to say that the corruption
and the financial embarrassment of the
city is due to the neglect of the very
CldSb VI CltlZ0u6 WnOm no AdQ LILO uOQOT
of addressing. 1t was the respectable
citizen" who failed in his duty at the
primaries and allows the government of |
the city to be placed in the hands of
corrupt officials, competent only in the |
prosecution of schemes of "boodling," on |
whom the sin and shame of municipal |
concerns fairly rests. The Mayor went
still further in his splendid drive at the
bottom facts. HE did not hesitate" SO
runs the report ito place the response
bility for existing unsatisfactory condi-
tions upon the electorate, which not
only allows itself to be unworthily rep
resented in the municipal legislature,
but in some cases, in the persons of men
of high standing in the community. is
actually the procurer of official corrup.
tion." at is your high-toned business
men," said the Mayor, "who knock at the
door of the city council and ask for lille
gal franchises"
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