The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-02
SATURDAY, MAY 2.
EDITORIAL.

The Republicans held
Not in Saloon their Convention at
Springfield this week in the great Dome
building on the grounds Of the Agri-
cultural Society. 1t was reported on
Saturday that concessions" for the
sale of liquor in the building were sold
by the subcommittee. This at once
aroused vigorous opposition sentiment
and protest was made sufficiently loud
for the politicians to hear and obey.
The State Central Committee overruled
the action of tho sub committee and the
result was that the Republican Conven-
ton of Illinois was not held in saloon.
Liquor was excluded not only from the
building but from the grounds as we'll
that 10, excluded except in cases where it
was carried inside of those drinking it
outside.
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The "voice from Lom-
Students Reunions bard" this week gives
at Buohtel and notice of an intended
Lomparo' reunion of the stu
dents of that institution at the COM
mencement next June. Buchtel Col
lege also proposes to hold reunion at
the next annual commencement. Pre-
parations for this event are going for
ward rapidly. Particulars are furnished
in the Ohio correspondence, There is
no doubt that such gatherings will be
exceedingly useful to the colleges. At
this particular time there is need OF ar
ousing the enthusiasm of the graduates
of these institutions, and il they can be
assembled in monster conclave during
commencement week, splendid results
may be anticipated. Success to the pro-
posed students reunions! May the grad
yates come from near and far to testify
their loyalty to their Alma Mater, and to
devise way and means for enlargement
and progress in the immediate future.
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THERE are the gifts
Inc Gl1ts OF of virtue that bring
Ylrtue' moral freedom. Their
fortunate inheritor will be virtuous
without apparent effort or even know
ing it. Such one has the adversary
CONQUERED in advance, while another
must engage with him every day and
dispute inch by inch the entire road OF
the moral journey through the world.
IL success comes to the latter it is hard
earned triumph, prize in the winning
of which every talent has been put to
its use and on a strain. While we are
thankful for the better inheritance OF
virtue let us not be unmindful OF those
who are victims of an opposite natural
endowment. Let US fence them with
walls of security il we can devise any
protection equal to their need. Let Us
not forget the need Of pity and prayer
and patience and fellow-help that are
due to those who are not so fortunate
as ourselves and who have been born
into an environment of evil from which
escape is difficult and is only achieved
by constant struggle and continual
fighting against fearful odds.
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IT is now definitely
The Vote Against settled that the vote
the Women. in the Methodist Epis-
copal conferences in America and in
mission fields on the admission OF women
to the General Conference is adverse to
the proposition. The vote was on what
is called the Baltimore amendment.
This amendment expressed the judy
ment that women may be members OF
the General Conference. The constitu-
ton of the Methodist church requires
"three.f ourths of all the members OF the
several annual conferences who shall be
present and VOTE" and a majority Of
"two-thirds of the General Conference"
to effect a change. The amendment
was negatived according to one totaliza-
ton by 81 votes; according to another
by only IS votes. 1t is surprisingly
close vote in a total of 1904. The
General Conference soon to assemble at
Cleveland. will review this entire sub
ject and probably remand it again to the
conferences for action. In some form or
another this question will be before the
Methodist Church for settlement until
the women are admitted. The insist
ence now is that no "back door" methods
be employed to carry the project. The
sisters must come in constitutionally or
not at all. II the movement does not
lose votes during the next four years
no doubt the next qusdrennial session of
the Conference will see the women ad-
mitted.
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UNDER the caption.
A Fatal Policy "a Fatal Policy"
Unitarian complains in a Unitarian
paper Of a certain policy Of silence OBJ
served in reference to the distinguishing
views OF Unitarianism. 1t occurs to US
that the same policy of silence prevails