The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-06-20
Exchange Notes.
Topics of the Day Discussed.
Spain and Cuba.
The Independentl

spain and Cuba.
(The Independent
Ii Spain would only allow Cuba to
purchase her freedom how happilv
would the devastating warfare which is
despoiling one Of the fairest islands Of
the world be ended. National pride.
not national profit, is what stands in the
way OF honorable settlement.
Perversion of Liberty.
christian Staiesman.)
10 plead for liberty, SO far as the civil
law is concerned, to play baseball on the
Lords day, because that is matter of
religion or irreligion, is worse than to
plead Tor Mormon liberty as a matter of
religious conviction to violate the Sev.
enth Commandment with the abomina.
tions of polygamy.
Christ the Gauge of Men.
(Zlon's Herald.)
Nothlng more accurately gauges men.
tests their real quality. stamps the de.
gree OF fineness in their nature. than
their ability to appreciate the character
OF Jesus Christ. 1t is simple and IN.
failing criterion whose application.
whenever possible, saves all further
trouble. 1t is decisive.
Controversy Not Always Bad.
(Christian Standard.)
The oft-expressed disinclination to con.
troversy is no evidence of a supreme
spiritual nature. Sheer intellectual and
moral indifference is oftenest the motive
OF the so-called man of peace. When
our convictions and our possessions are
dear to us we will fight for their defense
and security. Love is the mightiest
warrior in the whole earth,
Demand Everywhere.
Cumberland Presbyterian.)
No more pressing demand exists in the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church than
that felt throughout its bounds for bet.
ter trained leaders; for preachers who
can preach with power. and pastors who
can develop the latent forces of their
congregations. AS rule such all around
men are the outcome Of long years of
diligent study and wise conservation of
heat and brain forces.
Skeptics Uneasy Always
New York Observer.)
The most uneasy minds of this day, as
OF former days, are the skeptics. Their
efforts to disprove all this mass of evi.
dence would be pitiful if they were less
revolving to the Christian sense. If
Christian believers as a rule we're half
as much in earnest in intensifying their
faith into love as skeptics are in trying
not to believe, we should behold wax
ening of the dry bones indeed!
Presbyterian Young People.
(The Interior.)
The Herald and Presbyter quotes ap-
provingly Mr.. Gilson's statement in the
Saratogian, that 1.-The agitation on
Young Peoples Societies is only begun,
and will be further along next year
when the blanks come up" Our young
people, and their friends. need not take
any anxiety from expression of hopes, or
threats. or whatever they may be, of
their opponents. They will not again
be disturbed.
An Occasional Example Only Needed.
New Unity.)
The Woman's Journal tells us of a
good Virginia grandmother who died in
church and her body was allowed to re.
main in her pew until the service was
over. This is dramatic and poetic. A
beautiful place to die in is the church
but an occasional example will do. A
more laudable ambition would be to be
alive in the church and to keep awake
while in the pews. If sleep is the twin
sister of DEATH we fear a great many are
in dying way while in church.
The ExtempOraneOus Preacher.
(Outlook)
The ambition of the minister should
be. not to be good extemporaneous
preacher, but to produce aprofound and
lasting impression on his congregation.
1t should be wholly secondary matter
whether he does this with the pen or
without it. 1t is certain that he cannot
do it without much use of the pen-if
not in direct preparation for the pulpit.
then in indirect preparation by carefully
developed skill in the use of language.
The first conditions of extemporaneous
speech are much reading and much writ
ing.
Wise General Assembly.
(Christian Work.
Wise General Assembly! 1t has de-
cided not to heed the request that steps
be taken to secure uniformity of worship
in all the churches. We do not know
just who started this ball rolling; but
we Judge it was some good breth-
rem who are opposed to responsive
reading of the Psalms, or to the use of