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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-04-25

serted that the Bible teaches that dog
ma, and therefore it must be true, and
in the Sunday school lessons the doc
trine is taught, and the majority of the
children are led to believe it.
That the day Of preaching doctrinal
sermons has not ended, was clearly
proven in the results of the recent meet.
ings held by Rev. John Richardson at
Westville.
From first to last, he presented Uni
versalist doctrines clearly and emphat-
ically, and congregations increased, and
the meeting closed with sixteen access
sions, and general revival of interest,
as indicated by the organization Of
Young Peoples Christian Union of forty
members.
II DR.. @. H. Shinn, in his work as
General Missionary of the Universalist
General Convention, did not present
Universalist doctrines in clear and un-
adulterated manner, the labors Of him
self and co-workers would prove EN-.
phatic failures.
But he obeys the Injunction, Preach
the World" and the results are what
might be expected. We verify believe
that one Of the greatest obstacles in the
way Of raising money for missionary
work." is, that so many of our people
are laboring under the impression that
"the day for doctrinal preaching has
ended" and that only practical sermons
are needed. What is the use of us CIV
ing money to spread Universalism, when
nobody believes in endless misery?" is
the question presented to many minds
when appeals are made for money 10
extend the Universalist Church. Could
our ministers everywhere realize that
Nov is the day of our salvation" as
church because Of the grand opporturi-
sizes for preaching Universalist doctrines,
our church would prosper abundantly,
and money would be obtained more
readily. The beauty of our doctrines is,
they are all practical" and no Other
are, and every preacher in preaching a
doctrinal sermon, can make practical
application Of the same, to the good Of
his hearers, every time.
We. therefore. conclude this article
by answering the question, with which
it began, that it is mot best" to conclude
that the day for preaching distinc i've
Universalism has ended. Jw.H.
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Wnipersaltst personal.

Rev. George A. Sahlin, of Benton Har-
Dor, was with us on Monday. His peo-
pie have re-engaged him for another
pastoral year dating from May next.
DIR. G. S. Weaver celebrated the semi
centennial of his entrance to the minis.
try at Hartman, Tenn. with sermon
and other services. He will soon close
his Hartman engagement and return to
his home in Canton, N. Y.
Mr.. Charles L. Hutchinson. of St.
Paul's Church, who has been making the
voyage around the world. will arrive
home in June. He has written his pas
tor, DR.. Garfield. that he will be in his
place in the Sunday school on the first
Sunday in that month.
DIR. Nash addressed the Ministers
meeting on Monday. on Denominational
Colleges, with special reference, Of
course, to Lombard. Eleven members
were present to listen to the Doctor, but
unfortunately the four pastors of the
city were absent-not from choice. but
undoubtedly from necessity OF previous
engagements.
Rev. DIR. Gone, of Buchtel College, in
conjunction with Principal Drummond,
of Oxford, Eng. Prof. Henry Forbes, of
st. Lawrence University, Canton, N. Y.
and another scholar equally prominent
in this department, has begun to write
an international hand book to the New
Testament. from the standpoint of the
higher criticism. Each OF the parties
will write volume Of the work. and the
work is actually in preparation for the
press. DIR. Cone conceived the idea,
secured the cooperation of the above
scholars, and his New York publishers,
G. P. Putnam's Sons, will have the
privilege of putting it upon the market,
The work will be popular in style, simple
and concise. yet rejecting modern
knowledge and scholarship.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-04-25

CHRIST calls himself the light of the
world and this does not seem egotistical,
coming from divine lips. Light does not
create but it reveals everything. Light
gives to objects color, thus identifying
objects as we'll as revealing them. Light
also helps in the growth of plant life, and
even human life depends upon it.
The Gospel story of Christ is analo-
gous to the influence of light. The
power of his being and his life bring out
the best things in human nature. The
tendency of man is toward the spiritual
activity of the soul. The purpose of
Christianity is to bring men to the meas.
ure OF the stature Of Jesus. Our Script
ures teach that these ends are the per-
lection of man. Jesus Christ will not
govern this world as men govern it, but
by such means as will be to his everlast
ing glory and honor. We are workers
together brothers and sisters in bringing
about these great ends. What a privi-
lege it is!-Rev. G.. B. Stocking. Gales-
b1lTO IU
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big and Jealous. and always at red heat
OF earnestness; and one other who is too
surprised to find himself on the Board
to give any clear account of himself.
These be our representatives, in coun-
Gil assembled. They deserve the title.
They are well distributed. territorially.
Joy and Rugg are typical New England
men. DIR. Gunnison is as familiar with
New York as he is with New England,
and has good all-around acquaintance
with our Church, east and west. Mr..
Manning adds to his New York residence
and Connecticut donicile, western &C.
quaintance which makes him wise and
sympathetic adviser on affairs beyond
York State. DR.. Sweetser knows the
Middle States and Gov. Perham carries
good New England memories along with
his fresher knowledge of the South. Mr..
Fowler incarnates the "Ohio idea." DR..
Nash has cut swath Of UNCONVENTIONAL
experience from Massachusetts through
New York and Ohio to Illinois, where
he now lives at focus to the life of
many States, in Lombard's hall.
"And as for DR.. Demarest, although
he may live in Manchester, his life in
New York, Ohio, New England, and his
journeys up and down the territory of
our Zion in all the years of his service
as secretary give him most exceptional
knowledge Of men and things, local pc.
culiarities and general characteristics of
our people. DIR. Adams-not to omit
mention Of him, while New Highlander
by birth. training, and years of service
is suspected Of strong western sympa-
thies, and weighty and growing inter
est in the Empire State.
"This ought to be thoroughly repre-
sentative Board. standing not for one
section but for ALL and supplemented as
it is by agents acting for it, such as it's
General Missionary, DR.. Shinn. its japan
Missionaries across the seas, Bro. Brad
ley on the Pacific Coast, working under
the Woman's National Missionary So
ciety as an auxiliary of the Convention,
it ought to be in touch with all depart
ments and phases of our enlarging de-
nominational life. and enterprise"
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rs 1T BEsT7
burg I'LL

READERS of our denominations papers
for the last thirty years cannot fail to
have noticed disposition on the part of
most of the editors and correspondents
to largely ignore expository and distinc-
tive doctrinal statements. The lessons
provided for our Sunday-schools in the
Helper. while excellent in their philoso-
ply and historical instruction, are lack
ing in theological statements, In like
manner many OF our ministers deliver ser.
mons.which 80 far as their theology is con
cerned, could be preached without criti-
cism in partialist churches, provided that
the preacher was not known to be Uni
versalist. The consequence is weaken
ing of our UNCONVENTIONAL strength, be-
cause the children of the church grow
up with but scanty knowledge of it's
distinctive doctrines, and when going to
places where there are no Universalist
churches, and attending churches
where the barbarities of partialism are
concealed. they are easily persuaded to
affiliate with those churches and are
forever lost ITO the Universalist Church.
The reason for this change of method
of writing and preaching is the deusion
prevailing in by far too many minds
that nobody believes in endless misery"
now, and doctrinal sermons are no long
or needed. 1t is true that the heather
doctrines Of endless hell torments" are
not presented in their erudest forms in
many communities, as they were for
msrly. Still they are taught. 1t is as
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-04-25
DR.. TUTTLE'S CONDITION.

The latest reports in reference to DR..
Tuttles illness in New York, come to us
via Minneapolis. He has not yet been
able to turn himself in bed, but the rela-
tives speak very hopefully of his being
able to be up in few weeks land even look
forward to the possibility of his removal
to Minneapolis by June. He is perfectly
conscious and patient, as we should ex-
pect, under his affection. 1t is too early
as yet to say whether there will be any
permanent paralysis. Of course all are
anxious as to the immediate future and
the liability of another stroke. We all
pray that the shadow may pass and the
beloved brother be restored to compare
tive, if not to his usual health and &C.
tivity.
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THE CHRISTIAN IN DAILY LIFE

HE Christian spirit and dlsposl-
ton in common life is that which is
the source of all social amenities and
the spring of the most delightful
order. Our relations to our kind are
twofold, moral and social, and in the
conduct of life true Christian char
acter is always displayed to the ad-
vantage of those who come within
the sphere of its influence.
Take, for example, one who has no
love for his kind and is always gov
erned by selfish considerations, who
has no broad and generous sympath-
les, but is always encased in his own
narrow selfshness and no man could
be in more CALLING servitude. He
is generally recognized as an unpleas-
ant character. He forces his way
amid constant friction. He is under
perpetual check and torture and is
constantly encountering difficulties.
Everybody is in his way; he "pushes"
all through life and he always imag-
ines that his rights are infringed and
resistance becomes the first law of his
being. He belabors his neighbors,
who are always troublesome to him
and walks constantly along the
rugged edge of a social slavery. He
is never gracious and never happy
because his thought is centered upon
self, and he knows nothing of the
Joy and freedom of a service that is
animated by the love of those
around him.
Now set in contrast with this man
one who has the spirit of Jesus
toward his kind. We now see
social freeman, who will go to the
ends of the earth with grace and joy.
He is facile in his adaptations, pleas
ant in his greetings, glad to meet
princes, glad to meet peasants.
He is one who will sweeten the
social atmosphere of his own hamlet
or city. His every act toward his fell
lows will be free and easy and grace
full, through that humane principle
which in Jesus arose to such an en-
thusiasm of love that he mingled
gladly amid the rude groups of Ju-
dea, with a word for this one and
favor for that and kind face for all.
We can recognize those whose souls
are thus warmed and inspired by
true humanity every time we meet
them. We know the face that salutes
all, without a word, and that pro-
claims a common welcome by gra-
cious silence.
And so our moral liberties are also
secured by Christian character The
bad man is slave before the law of
the State and of his God; he may be
scourged to obedience by his fears,
bribed to it by his hopes, but the
good man, the good citizen, the good
Christian, the man of ample moral
life, almost forgets that there is a
moral law. He feels the pressure SO
little, he is SO completely at one with
it, he is so constantly beforehand
with it, it is so much part of his
life and an idol of his love. That is
true moral liberty; and that is where
every true Christian stands. He is
law unto himself, and he is also
benefaction to society and blessed
influence for good in all the ways of
our common life.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-04-25
THE BRITISH CAMPAIGN ON THE
UPPER NILE.

The indications are growing that
the British advance up the Nile is not
to be another "Ashantee picnic" and
it was even reported last week that it
would be stayed at point consider
ably nearer Egypt than Dongola,
heretofore supposed to be the objec-
tive point of the campaign against the
Mahdists or Dervishes of the Eastern
Soudan. Whatever may have been
England's hopes as to Italian assist
ance in her campaign, it is becoming
evident that Italy can do but little, if
anymore than hold her present po-
sition, and the whole brunt of the ex-
petition will thus fall upon the pre-
sent inadequate force that has been
advancing up the Nile.
The Eastern Soudan embraces Oar
fur, Kordofan, Senaar, Taxa, the great
Equatorial Province, and the terri
tory known as the Bahr-el- Ghazal,
the whole comprising an area OF
nearly one million square miles with
a population unknown but estimated
by some as high as ten millions
Previous to the insurrection of 1882
this vast territory belonged to Egypt,
but in that year it revolted under the
Dervish known as Mahdi, the latter
being the general Mohammedan
term for Saviour" a "well-directed"
leader who is to appear some time to
establish the religion Of the Prophet
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-04-25

Rev. f. A. BIsBEE, OF Philadelphia,
who has transferred the list of "To-D Day"
to the Publishing House, is announced
as assistant editor of the Leader. He
will remain in Philadelphia and report
from that quarter to the Leader matters
of interest to Pennsylvania readers. He
will contribute also to the general col
umns Of the paper and will no doubt
prove useful auxiliary to the mental
force and UNCONVENTIONAL purpose Of the
paper. We cordially welcome him to
the ranks of editorial workers. not for to-
day only, but for tomorrow as we'll.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-04-25

and put things in order again. Os-
man Digna, ''the bearded one" was
the Mahdi's military commander, a
leader whose military skill and
achievements have given rise to the
suspicion that he is a European who
has found among the superstitious
and fanatical Mahdists an agreeable
field for his ambition. The extermi-
nation of the army of Hicks Pasha at
Tokar, the fall of Khartoum and the
death of Gordon, with the consequent
abandonment of the Soudan, is a
chapter in the English occupation of
Egypt which England would gladly
forget and still more gladly avenge.
But the re-conquest of the Soudan is
necessary to the power that holds
Egypt, and Khaitoum, the key of the
Soudan, is once more the real objec-
tive point of English policy in Egypt,
though the scope and full meaning
of the present British advance have
not as yet, been clearly avowed. I'm
doubtedly in the interests of keeping
France in friendly relations it is con-
venient that the present expedition
be regarded merely as a friendly di-
version by England on behalf of the
Italians at Kassala.
England is responsible for Italy's
being in Africa, and aside from the
real menace to Egypt occasioned by
the overwhelming disaster to the
Italian arms in Abyssinia, she could
scarcely do less than at least to make
diversion in favor of the Italians. But
to re-establish her authority over the
Soudan as protector of Egypt is neces-
sary to England's hold on the Red
Sea littoral and to her stay in Egypt
itself, and for these reasons it was to
be expected that, having once more
set about conquering the Soudan, she
would not follow the half hearted
course to which Gordon fell victim.
Yet this is what the rumors from the
Upper Nile seem to indicate, if it be
true that purchases of supplies have
been stopped, and that the present
advance will stop far short of the OBJ
jective point heretofore announced as
the immediate object of occupation.
The rumors of an alliance between
the victorious Menelik and the Der
wishes and the unfurling of the green
flag in the Soudan, together with the
movements of the Khalifa, may have
determined the British commander
to call halt upon the Anglo-Egyp-
tian advance to Dongola, making
Akasheh instead of the former, the
basis of operations until sufficiently
strong to advance upon Dongola.
Sir Herbert Kitchener, who is at pres
emit in supreme command at Akaseh,
may also be replaced by more ex-
perienced officer before the column
leaves the Notifications at Akaseh, to
begin, perhaps, its long 700-mile
march to Khartoum. Should Kassa-
la in the meantime, fall or be evac-
uated by the Italians, the situation of
the Anglo Egyptian army would be
still more difficult and the success of
the expedition unless strongly rein
forced from England, much more
problematical
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-04-25

The national arbitration conference
already noticed by The UNIvERsALIsT will
hold two days session in Washington
this week, beginning Wednesday. Be-
tween 300 and 400 written acceptances
OF the invitations to attend the confer
ence have been received from Governors
of States, Judges, publicists, lawyers,
leading business men, ministers OF re-
ligion, philanthropists, and educators.
They represent in all thirty eight States.
1t is thought that ex-senator Edmunds
of Vermont will be the permanent presi
dent Of the conference. Among the
speakers of the first day will be John w.
Foster of Washington, ex-Secretary of
State; Senator Edmunds. President
James B. Angel OF the University of
Michigan, Edward Atkinson of Massa.
chusetts. and Carl Schurz.
500
The result of the German census,
taken on Dec. 2 last, is of startling politi-
cal and social interest. The population of
Germany has increased with leaps and
bounds At the time of the Franco
German war it was under 100000, and
about the same as that of France. But
at the census of 1871, after the annexa-
ton of Alsace- Lorraine. it was increased
to Al, 058, 1872; at the census taken in 1890
the population amounted to 49,428,470,
and today it is set down at 50. 244 ,503
Thus. during the twenty five years that
the German Empire has existed, the
population has increased twenty seven
per cent.
1t is announced that the Pope has
not yet decided to send representative
to the Russian coronation. At the coro-
nation Of Alexander H., in 1888, some
unpleasant incidents took place on &C.
count of the place assigned to Monsig-
more Vannutelli. who then represented
the Pope. and monsignore protested by
refusing to appear at certain ceremonies.
The Pope, it is said, asked for the pre-
cedence of his envoy over all other rep
resentatives of the coronation. This the
Emperor of all the Russias can scarcely
be expected to grant.
500
Summer in April, that is what Chi
cago has been having the past week.
One could almost realize Keats's lines
with the thermometer in the eighties,
with the buds opening as if by magic
and summer airs blowing from the
sweet south:
Then there was hum
OF sudden voices echoing, Come! come!
Arise. awakei Clear summer has forth walked
Unto the clover-sward and she has talked
Full soothingly to every nested finch.
Once more, sweet life begin"
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young man of ability and resources, a
graduate last year Of Tufts Divinity
School, and has chosen the West as his
field of work. We look for a successful
ministry for him in beautiful Neenah
and Menasha, where the good friends
will rally round him from henceforth
and cooperate with him in his efforts to
carry forward the work now 80 auspic-
iously commenced.
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FIELD AGENT, T. 1. MOORE.
UNIvERsALIsT PROFESSION OF FAITH.
ADOPTED 1903.

We believe that the Holy Scriptures Of the Old and
New Testaments contain revelation the character
Of God and Of the duty, interest and final destination
of mankind.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-21
SPEAKING of ANCESTRY.

Connecticut thinks Ohio is too proud
of her great men. and puts in claim
to the ancestry of General Grant and
General Sherman, herself. The Hart
ford Courant finds that Matthew Grant
crossed the ocean to Massachusetts, in
1880 and removed five years after to
Windsor, Conn, where he died in 1851.
One of his descendants, Captain Noah
Grant, removed to Pennsylvania in
1890. and nine years later moved into
what is now Columbiana county. o..
and his famous grandson. Ulysses
Simpson Grant. was born in that state
In 1922. That's how" says the Courant.
"Ohio came by one of her two immortal
generals, the grandson of Connecticut
grandfather"
AS to General Sherman. his first
American ancestor walked ashore at
Boston from the ship Elizabeth in the
spring of 1884," and shortly afterwards
took up his residence in Wethersfield.
Conn. Charles Robert Sherman, one of
his descendants, also went West, going
first to Ohio in 1910, where William Te-
SoiiSCh a7hci was OOih III Ao-V' VI
a Connecticut father and Connecticut
mother"
These are historical facts which may
not be disputed. At the same time they
prove that the ancient Grants and
Shermans saw fit to shake the Connec-
ticut dust off their feet and move on,
fact which reflects no particular credit
Connecticut might better have with
held her claim. II she is entitled to any
of the glory Of producing Grant and
Sherman. so is England. and so is the
Garden of Eden
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-21
THEY ARE IN EARNEST.

Some of the republican newspapers in
Pennsylvania affect to be deeply Offend
ed because the autside press has not
taken seriously the candidacy of Sem
ator Quay.
1t is, indeed. surprising that Mr.
Quay should be soberly discussed as
one of the June possibilities. He is
clever politician. hard fighter, usually
a winner. He holds his own with the
average Of his associates i'm the senate.
he is a much smarter" man than some
of those who are working for the nomi-
nation. He is ambitious and thoroughly
INSCRIPTIONS in his political tactics. He
is man of a good deal quicker wit
than Mckinley. He is outspoken in his
views, and is thus the extreme opposite
of Allison. He is better manager than
Morton and he is Reeds superior as a
boss. He has Pennsylvania republican
ism in his inside pocket he compels
praise to-day from the portion of his
party's press in Pennsylvania that de-
nounced him yesterday. He is the ex-
emplar of political methods that are
utterly bad. but successful.
However. the Pennsylvania republi-
cans insist that Quay is earnestly out
for the presidency. I'm fact the white
house fever is having a run i'm that
state. The republicans present Quay.
the democrats press Pattison. the sill
verites mention Cameron. our opinion
is that when these Pennsylvanians
measure up their man Quay i'm other
states they will discover that he isn't
knee high.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-21

Thus far the year 1896 has brought
its full share of disasters involving
serious loss of life-there have been
railroad wrecks, burning factories. mine
disasters and kindred calamities in
rapid succession. overshadowing them
all is the South African catastrophe,
the horrible details of which are given
this morning. 1t is found impossible to
give exact figures on the number of
deaths resulting from the dynamite
explosion in a suburb of johannesburg,
but the belief is that the total will run
into the hundreds. Those who remem-
Der the narrowing incidents of the
Butte explosion in January of last year
can fancy what the experience of the
people in the vicinity of johannesburg
must be in the hours following a
disaster ten-fold worse than the one
experienced in Butte.