The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-05-16


Group the Churches into Circuits.
Cumberland PresbyterianJ
Group, group or die but group-do
not die. One correspondent warns the
presbyteries that though their churches
must group or die they should not be
grouped to death; which merely sue-
gests that the grouping of weak congre.
cations should be done deliberately. but
done.
What is Clearly Seen.
Uhe Churchman,)
With quick intuition the American
has perceived just what the Hindu and
the Moslem and the Sikh of distant In
ola have SO clearly seen, that the De.
culiar methods of the Salvation Army.
from its military epaulets to the big
drum. have very little in common with
the teachings of the man of Nazareth.
Things That Make for Peace.
(The ExaminerJ
The things that make for peace REQUIRE
neither evasion nor duplicity, but thew
do demand transparent fairness, frank.
ness and mutual respect. By degrees,and
In many ways. the two great nations are
working toward good understanding
honest friendship, and abiding amity.
For such fruit we can we'll afford to be
patient and hopeful.
Gifts For Public Uses.
EXAMINER
1t is stated that the total amount given
to churches, schools, colleges, libraries.
and other public charities in America.
during 1894. was s19,967 JIG and that in
1879 this was increased to s2S,943549.
These figures may not be exact, but even
II they are approximately correct, they
show very great advance in benevo-
lence, and perhaps they also measure an
improvement in business.
The Danger Element of the Minister.
tThe Standard.)
were we to sum up in one term that
which forms the danger element in the
life OF the minister, it would be the dan.
ger OF being something less than abso-
lutely genuine. This is the temptation
which leads some men to coquette with
pastorless churches, write their own
puffs for UNCONVENTIONAL journals. seek
honorary degrees from institutions of
learning, conceal or mutilate the truth.
and seek glowing statistics rather than
souls.
Write for the Paper.
(The Midland.)
Pope Leo XIII recently gave this ad-
vice to priest "Write articles for the
newspapers. People read them who
never go to hear a sermon" Many of
our ministers ought to use the secular
paper more than they do. so as to reach
those who do not go to church at all.
Many OF our ministers ought to write
more for our church papers, so as to
reach some who cannot go to church
often, and to reach many who do not
hear at church what writers may speak
to them through paper.
Baron de Hirsch,
(Christian Advocate)
His greatest single project was found
ed i've years ago. Its purpose was to
colonize Jews in North and South Anne.
RIGA. For the success of the scheme in
the Argentine Republic he set apart ten
millions: and for the benefit of the large
numbers coming from Russia to the
United States he gave two million four
hundred thousand, the interest OF which
was to be devoted to their relief. He
responded to applicants for every kind
OF charitable purpose, for all sects and
various countries. Wherever one travels
he finds something which the baron es
tablished.
Clean Men Wanted.
(The Voice.
We want clean men as we'll as clean
women. One reason why it has been go
difficult to get thorough going reform
In the police department of New York
City has been because the head of that
department knew SO much about the
private and personal lives of other off.
Gals that they dared not invite retail.
alton from him. DR.. Parkhurst dared
do what he did because he had no glib
boring skeletons to conceal. Theodore
Roosevelt. the new head of the police
commission. dared stand before Super
intendent Byrnes and finally drive
him from Office because he was not
afraid of anything the great chief of
the detectives had to tell. Sir Galahad
was right: my strength is as the
strength of ten. because my heart is
pure" And Sir Galahad was no more
of prig than DR.. Parkhurst or Theo-
dore Roosevelt is.
Peace Practicable.
(ChIistian Register)
There is superstition among people
that peace is not practicable thing. 1t
certainly is not in menagerie without
a sufficient number of cages and bars.
Neither is it practicable in low tribal
order of human society; but. as mankind
advances in social development, peace
should, and in fact does, become more