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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-23

wise shall my heavenly Father do
also unto you, if ye from your hearts
forgive not every one his brother
their trespasses."
And what beautiful, hopeful doc
trine this isl God insists that his
children shall forgive each other.
And when he insists that the right
eous shall forgive the sinful, this i'm
plies that we are all of a family. Put
this doctrine into the parable of the
Rich Man and Lazarus, and it would
operate as nitro -glycerine in stone
quarry. The hardness of Abraham
would vanish. He would hasten to
show mercy unto Dives; expecting,
otherwise, that God would show no
mercy to Abraham. All the merciful
things which Jesus ever spoke culmi-
nate in the doctrine that all men
must forgive their enemies. This
sentiment sweetened our Lords last
breath upon the cross. 1t will form
delicious refrain to the anthems of
angels. "God be merciful to me a
sinner" Yes, he will be when l am
merciful to others. Because Jesus
dare not pray for an overmeasure of
mercy he said, Forgive us our debts
as we forgive our debtors" We may
show mercy, therefore, even in the
collection of debt. And we may
always pray,
THAT mercy to others show
That mercy show to me-"
1--WE do pray for mercy;
And that same prayer doth teach us all to reE-
der
The deeds of mercy"
LA GRANGE. ILL.
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THE CHRISTIANITY OF CHRIST.
BY IAN MACLAREN.

THERE is only one institution on the
face of the earth today that carries
the dew of her youth, and that is
Christianity. l do not mean the
Christianity which is engaged simply
in criticism, however useful these ex-
ercises may be; there is no heart for
man there. l do not mean, either,
the Christianity which is peddling
away with questions as to how long a
man is to work and how much he is
to get; for men with spirit want to
work every moment, and ask only
the reward of having done their duty;
there is no inspiration there. l mean
the old Christianity and the first
Christianity, the Christianity that
centers around the person of the Son
of God, the Christianity with the
lifted head and the eternal sunshine
upon her face. There are old men
here to whom it is no matter how the
century ends, for they have to do with
the land where the centuries have
passed away. There are some here
who are past middle age, but speak
to you young men before whom life
is stretching far. If you despair of
the life of the race, of yourselves and
the future that is stretching before
you, you had better die at once. 1t
is that which enfeebles a man, that
which makes a man yield to feshly
sins.
There is no future for him. Climb
the mast, climb the mast, till you are
out of the mist and sea fog that lie
on the surface of the water; climb to
the top, and you will see that marvel
lous spectacle of the spiritual world
stretching far into the distant blue
of the sea, and near at hand the sun
shine on the vessel of sweet content.
l do not say that any man can re-
main at the top Of the mast; you
will have to come down again. But
how different will you come down
after glimpse of eternity. You
will come down to work in the
vessel that passes through many
shoals, assured that the shadows will
disappear; and you will see the King
dom of God in its glorious bright
ness where the sun is shining upon
us evermore.
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THIS EARLY SPRING.

In many respects the present spring
has been one of unusual charm. 1t has
had it's gray days. of course, as the
pessimist is always ready to remind US.
But it has had also its days of gold"
when it has been an unspeakable privi-
lege to live. Almost before we knew it
the form Of the Ice King dissolved, and
in its place we beheld the smiling God
dess Of the Spring, not just sure of her
welcome, perhaps, but bearing in her
hands, as peace offering, posy of
woodland wildfowers. Soon all signs of
frost left the fields, and thus far there is
every indication that there will be no
returning cold to blight the crops. Even
the Delaware peach growers admit that
the peach crop will probably be enor-
nous. And they are wailing at the
prospect that the fruit will be too cheap
to pay for gathering it.
The enjoyment OF Nature used to be
an esoteric cult, confined to a few. AS
a rule, the ancients we're absolutely in
different to Nature when they did not
fear it. Even in the last generation the
appreciation of its beauties was very
languid with most people. tits pleasant
to note the fact that this is SO no longer.
Even people who live in the country,
who are generally most oblivious of it's
charm, are beginning to learn better.
For one thing, an apprecia ion of Ma
ture has become the fashion, and no
one likes to be out of the fashion. It is
to be feared that some times those who
rhapsodize over lovely view or noble
landscape are not really as much enam-
ored with Nature as they pretend. But
even so it is we'll that they should know
what they ought to enjoy; and in time
the truer insight will come with practice.
Indeed, the capacity to understand and
enjoy Nature is constantly growing to-
day. Outdoor life, with its incidental
sports and recreations, is appealing to
larger number OF people every year.
Among the contributing factors to this
is undoubtedly the bicycle. While one
can ride wheel in the city, it is in the
country, after all, where it can be ridden
with the greatest enjoyment. And now
adays thousands of men and women are
enabled by the bicycle to visit the coun-
try who never saw it before, except from
a car-window or hotel piazza. Moreover,
the wheelman does not merely visit the
country; he sees it at such close range
that he is obliged to take it into account,
and finally to love it. Much is said of
the industrial and social revolution
wrought by the bicycle. but it's agency
in inspiring in the hearts of men love
for great Mother Nature, though less
evident, is quite as important. Alto.
gether, the bicycle is today one of the
most important features of life, and at
no time in the year is ride on it more
delightful than in these bracing days of
early spring.-NeaU York Tribune.
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What an Archbishop Has to Do.
CLEv ELAND, o.

The Archbishop of Canterbury is a
busy man. He is the Bishop of Kent
and part Of Surrey. That means much
travelling about. He has to act as final
referee in affairs of the English Church
all over the world. That means select
ing bishops and settling difficult ques-
tions.
He is head of all the English bishops,
and has to hold frequent meetings to
discuss all questions touching the
Church. He is governor of several great
schools, and has to consult with other
governors as to how they are to be man
aged. Then he must attend the House
of Lords. where the Archbishop is
bound to be party man.
So much for the Archbishop's duties.
Now about the way he performs them.
To large extent by writing letters. in
answer to the missives which pour into
Lambeth Palace from early morn until
night. The Archbishop opens as many
letters himself as he can, always him
self reading those marked private" and
the secretaries, three in number. do the
rest. Then the secretaries come in with
their baskets, read the letters out, and
take notes, while the Archbishop says
how they are to be answered.
All day long this is going on; when
ever there is spare moment it is "let.
tiers, letters The secretaries drive
with him sometimes as he goes to a
meeting, and read letters to him all the
time as they go.-London Tit Bits.
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An Episcopal Bull.

A number of "bulls" by members Of
parliament and others have been printed
lately, but bishops seem to perpetrate
them sometimes. His lordship of Ripon,
in a sermon the other day at Calverley ,
near Leeds, betrayed his Hiberuian
origin, not for the first time, in the same
way. He said: my brethren. beg you
to take hold Of your own heart an / look
it straight in the face. Westminster
Gazette.
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INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS.
Identifying Mount Sinai.

Some recent books on Eastern geo.
graphy having questioned the current
Identification of Jebel Musa with Mount
Sinai, Professor Hull, leader of the last
surveying expedition to Arabia Petrea,
comes to the defense of the traditional
view in a discussion Of great cogency.
He urged his argument in view Of the
following considerations: o. That the
position of Jebel Musa was in accor
dance with the account in Exodus of the
journeys of the Israelites from the Red
sea Gulf of Suez) to Sinai; t2) also with
that from Sinai to Ezion Geber aka
bah) and Kadesh Barnea; 81 that the
physical features of Jebel Musa itself
met the requirements of the Scripture
narrative as regards camping ground.
water supply. and pasture for the hocks
and herds of the Israelites. Professor
Hull also considered the case of alterna-
tive sites proposed by some authors, such
as Jebel Serial ETC., but proved that none
of them accorded with the account in
Exodus and Numbers to the extent Of
Jebel Musa. In the views here ind;-
Gated Professor Hull claimed to have
the support of Dean Stanley, Professor
Palmer, Dr. Robinson. and the officers of
the ordinance survey of Sinai, and they
were also the result of personal survey
Of the region. He further supports his
contention by describing the features of
the surrounding districts, and the phys
ical characteristics OF the mountain it.
self, all parts of which had been care
fully surveyed under his superinten-
dence, or personally examined.
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WHERE rs HOLINESS
BY REV. CARL F. HENRY.

WELL, long before this murderer,
Holmes, has satisfactorily answered
the questions put to him, has been
admitted, crowned, given harp, and
is seated among the singing hosts of
heaven. In the New Jerusalem that
"hath no need Ct the sun, neither of
the moon, to shine upon j" he has
taken his place with the ransomed of
the Lord, and with them is chanting
the praises of the Father and the
Son.
That is-he is, if the teaching of
some of our Christian brethren about
salvation and atonement is correct,
for the fiend died in the faith, and
with the priests and the cruciix on
the scaffold by his side. 1t has long
been the doctrine of the whole Pro-
testant orthodox church that no mat
ter what ones life has been, if he
dies sincerely repentant and in the
faith that Jesus is his Saviour his
sins are not counted against him and
he is passed through the gates into
heaven on the merits of the Christ.
Jesus in his death was punished for
the crimes of Holmes and it is only
necessary for the latter to confess
and accept the sacrifice in order to go
sipless and free. Washed in the blood
of the Lamb he is made as white as
wool. This is the convenient scheme
of vicarious atonement. One can
hardly suppress the question: Did
not this ihhuman fiend, this ghoul
that made murder the business of his
life, this beast whose jaws dripped
constant blood-did he not calculate
from the beginning to make this cow
ardly use of Christ, and throw at last
upon those innocent shoulders the
mantle Of multi-murderer to receive
in exchange the spotless robe that
would admit him through the gates?
The scapegoat doctrine is dangerous.
To teach bad person that Christ
will see that he goes UNPUBLISHED is
to encourage crime.
The citizens of Pennsylvania con-
sidered the villain unfit to live, and
to protect society from his further
butcheries they put him to death;
but the creeds gave him crown of
sainthood and place among the
angels. Are the citizens or the creeds
in error9 1t seems inconsistent, after
a man has been fitted for citizenship
in heaven, to kill him because he is
not fit to live on the earth.
But, if murderer Holmes is safe in
heaven, where are his victims? Ac-
cording to one confession there were
two, according to another twenty
seven. The most of them were cut
off more suddenly than he, and since
they had no time for repentance, are
suffering the torments of the lost.
Judged by its society, which is better,
heaven or hells There are some who
would prefer companionship with the
victims of Holmes in the neither
world to consorting with their MUIR
derer in heaven.
CLEVELAND, o.
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III
African Horrors.

The greatest cause of horrors in West
Africa is undoubtedly the belief in
witchcraft. 1t is not, as one sees often
stated, regarded as being the only cause
of men dying; there are two other gener.
ally accepted death causes, which will
not describe here, but witchcraft is GER
tainly regarded as being the cause of
death in IS per cent of cases. liberation
means indifference. l believe, with all
men; and the West African is not indif-
ferent on this subject. If you put your
self in his place think you will own it
is difficult to be SO, when you believe
you have found out. and got hold of. by
to your mind-infallible means of de-
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cure them. All the punishments are
holy, as they are remedial and salu-
tary in their effect upon transgress-
ors; for they are inflicted, not to pre-
serve them in their wickedness, but
to make them cease from their wick
edness. The anguish of their suffer
ing compels them to break off their
vices"
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Death of the Devils Advocate"

OF ''Detllb Advocate.
A professional advocate of the devil,
appointed by the Roman Catholic
Church, Mon. Agostino Caprara, died
recently in Rome. This officer is known
as the ddvocdtus didboR. His duty is
ito present the objections to the canoni-
cation of any person proposed as new
saint. and to cast doubts on his mire-
as the oduocotas Del. who takes the
other side. The expression, Advocate
of the Devil" is supposed to have it's
foundation in this passage of Scripture:
"For the accuser of our brethren is cast
down. which accused them before our
God day and night"
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Baron Hirsch in his will left $780,.

Baron Hirsch in his will left s5.00O.-
600 for charities in Moravia.
-Swinburne has memory which al
most equaled that of Macaulay. On one
occasion he recited several pages of Mil
tons prose which he had read but once
and that twenty years before.
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appearance. He has been in the habit OF
living in cabin along the creek. and
mostly preying on that neighborhood and
fishing in season for his living. Prose
cutor Acton for State and Edward Seeker
for defendant.
State VS.. Caddie Higgins. charged with
the larceny of four white skirts from the
clothes line of Mrs. Jones, in Salem, on
August Oath last. Testimony was pro-
duced by Maggie Giles. who said that she
and Caddie were passing along the street
and saw the garments on the line, when
Caddie said she wanted these skirts and
then she got over the fence and took
them. Maggie aud Jeanette Jersey
another witness, were real 'stars" in the
art of giving sensational testimony. The
prisoner said she bought the garments of
peddler for rs cents Detective Carney
found them in her valise in house on
Browns avenue, Salem. The jury failed
to believe Caddie's story, however. and
returned verdict of guilty. Prosecutor
Acton for State and Edward Sickler for
defendant.
State vs.. Frank Wheeler, colored,
charged with overdriving and otherwise
ill.treating horse belonging to Livery
man Crothers, of Woodstown, on the 10Th
of September last. The case is on trial
as We go to press.
Court will be continued next week.
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AllOWaY news.

Harry Petit, who has been living in
Salem, moved to Alloway on Saturday.
The number of voters registered in this
township is 485, one more than last year.
Mrs. Mary Dorrell nee rrickett, wifs of
Charles s. Dorrell, is very sick, and fears
are entertained as to her recovery.
William s. Walker and his other, Mrs.
Hannah Walker, have gone on two or
three weeks visit to relatives in Pittston,
Pa. -,.ss@
Joseph G.. Stretch and wife, of Woods
town, visited Mr.. Stretch's parents in
Alloway on Sunday. They came over on
their wheels.
Snelbaker Brothers, of Woodstown,
have placed very handsome headstone
at the grave of James Reeves, In the M.
E. Church yard. -.-
Abbie K. Cheeseman, widow of Clinton
r. Cheeseman, veteran of Company K,
Second n. ]. Calvary, has been granted
widows pension,
Mrs. Lydia Reeves, wife of Philip 3.
Reeves, of Upper Pittsgrove, was buried
on Tuesday in the cemetery of the M. E.
Church in this place.
+ Efforts are being made to Induce Thos.
Brooks to locate his shoe factory in
Alloway. Our citizens offer to furnish
the ground and put up the necessary
buildings.
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A most excellent and enjoyable enter
tainroent was given by the Baptist choiI
last Saturday eveniI g. They have beer
requested to repeat it, and will probably
do so in the near future.
The pastor of the M. e. Church will
preach on Sunday morning on the ''Jea
lousy of God" In the evening Mrs. M
B. Ellis, Cor. Seo'y of the State W. G. T.
U will speak. Subjeet-''Is the Young
Man Safe ?''
Next Sunday evening the monthly ser:
vice of song will be resumed in the Rap7
fist Church. Old hymns with black board
illustrations will be sung. In the morning
the pastor will preach upon the subject,
Sometime Well Understand"
The citizens of this place gave Cover
nor John W. Griggs reception on Friday
morning, as he was on his way to Bridge
ton. The town was trimmed with flags
aud bunting, he made is minutes speech
and shook hands With all the ladies and
gentlemen. The Quinton Cornet Band
and about 100 citizens escorted him NJ
Main street. AS he reached Mrs. Benz
Ireland's residence the Governor was
presented with fine bouquet of flowers
DR.. and Mrs. VIM. T. Good celebrated
their fifth wedding anniversary last Tues
day evening. The following were present
Mr.. John Good, of Canada; Mr.. and Mrs
George Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs Moses
Myers. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Berry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Bee. Mr.. and Mrs A. NJ
Wright, Mr. and Mrs. s. q. Sheppard, Mr..
and Mrs. D Q Myers, Mrs. Ella Dixon
Misses Lille Myers, Bessie Berry, Olive
Berry, May Myers, Mr.. Harry Cobb, OF
Philadelphia, Mr.. BeDj Sheppard, T. M,
Birchmeier, Master Harrison Myers, VIM.
Bee and Charles Bee.
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|
! Clara Sparks is visiting Henry Reymer
and wife.
James Strimple spent Saturday night
in Pennsgrove.
Clark Turner, of Pennsgrove, was in
town last week.
Clara Munyon spent two days of the
past week in Pennsgrove.
Lucy Reymer. of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with her parents.
Mrs. Rachel Walker, of Pennsgruve. is
visiting Mrs. Alex Justice.
Ruben Pedriok, of Trenton, spent
Sunday here with his mother.
Lilly Webster. of Philadelphia, paid a
visit to her parents here Sunday.
Rumor has it that the business of VIM.
Justice Sons is in receivers hand.
George Weatherby has returned to
Lewis private school at Woodbury..
The friends of Mrs. Samuel Gable will
be pleased to learn that she is GONZALES.
ing.
Now is the time for people to buy meat,
as our butchers are selling below cost, so
they say.
A large number of our citizens attended
the political speeches at Woodstown on
Thursday last.
Mary Diver and sons. Hard and Frank,
visited her parents, Jas. Sweeten and
wife, last week.
Harry Garrison and wife, of Phila-
delphia, spent Sunday with Patrick
Duggan and wife.
Harry johnson made the trip from here
to Philadelphia and back on his wheel in
four hours OBJ day last week.
Col. George W. Fairman, ex Post
master of Philadelphia, will tell the voters
of the benefits to be derived from the
single gold standard this evening.
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How Gold Gets Its Piace.
r. P. Dexter of Galva, Ills, asks:
"Why was silver demonetizedp


r. p. Dexter of Galva. Ills, asks:
"Why was silver demonetized?
Ibid any country ever come to a gold
standard through the efforts or the
wishes of the people Of that country?"
The two questions may be answered
together. The people of many countries
have discontinued the use of silver as
standard money (demonetized silver
because they prefer gold.
Secretary Morton said in public ad-
dress the other day that they deferryized
fatboats on the Missouri river in the
neighborhood Of Omaha because steam
boats served the purpose better. Later
they deferryized steamboats, because
steel bridge served their purpose better
still. They didn't make those changes
as the result Of an election, but as a
matter of business.
In like manner the principal COM
mercial nations have abandoned silver
and accepted gold as the standard. They
have not done so by any town meeting
process, but simply as a matter of bust
ness.
In the dealings of men living in diff
erent countries, or in what is called in
ternational trade, there is no standard
prescribed by law, or lawful money.
But gold has been accepted as the stand
ard by common consent. The people
engaged in this trade prefer gold.
Only short time ago Bolivia DELHI
erately abandoned the silver standard
and adopted the gold standard. What
the people think of the change may be
learned from a citizen of this country
who was there at the time of the
change, and who describes the scenes
of rejoicing among the people as some
thing far surprising any other demon
stration he ever witnessed. They re-
garded the change from silver to gold
as deliverance out of wretohed condi
ton into the light of new and better
era. -
The people of other gold standard
countries, whether that standard was
originally of their own choosing or not,
are not agitating for it's abandonment.
This country may be regarded as an ex-
ception, but the agitation here is less
formidable than many people seem to
suppose.
Silver mine owners, dishonest debtors
and boy orator demagogues are not "the
people. "-Chicago Chronicle.
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1NV~pe'
Mrs. W. E. Blackiston spent Monday
in Philadelphia.
Thos. Fox visited the City Of Brotherly
Love on Tuesday.
The crop of winter apples is the short.
est for many years.
Clement Fox is attending the Bacon
Academy at Woodstcwn.
Mrs. Foot, of Woodbury.. is visiting
her sister, Mrs. A. T. Eastiack.
Nathan Wilkinson and wife enjoyed a
drive to Pitman Grove on Tuesday.
Mrs. Ollie Pimm and children are Wis.,
iting Samuel Pimm and wife this week.
The political situation is the chief SUBJ
ject of the conversation among the voters
hereabouts.
John Riley and family entertained his
father and mother, of Deerfield, on Satur-
day and Sunday.
The social that was announced to be
held at the home of Richard Fox, Cd
Oct. 295h, has been postponed.
The time has come when sweet potatoes
are not worth anything. Buyers have
q6fe Saying aud sellers have quit selling.
Quite number from here attended the
political meeting in the Opera House,
Woodstown on Thursday last. The talk
of Gov. Griggs was greatly appreciated.
The day of surprises is not over yet.
Last Thursday evening party was given
to Miss Alynda Pimm in honor OF her
twenty first birthday by number of her
young friends, and it was gotten mp with
out her knowledge whatever. The COM
pany, numbering about thirty. five, mot
in front of the church and when all were
ready they filed up the street until the
Pimw residence was reached, where they
entered and at once made preparation for
what proved to be one of the jolliest sur.
prise parties ever held in our town.
On Saturday afternoon number of the
friends of J Linn Smith and wife, who
live on the Laura Pancoast farm, near
here, came from their homes in Salem and
Warrington with the intention of paying
them an unexpected visit, bat on arriving
at the farm found that the Smiths were
not at home. They soon returned, how
ever, and the jolly crowd. not iD the least
put out by the short wait they had for
their two friends, went in for having
good time, and from all accounts we guess
they succeeded. About fifty were there.