The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-12-12


jewish oao' and century tried con-
oatn VutgroWn' servatism of the Jews
cannot withstand the progressiveness
and energy of the age. A few Su ndays
ago Rabbi E nil G. Hirsch of this city
said to his congregation: THE Jewish
Saturd iy Sabbath is doomed. git is like
a good many other traditions-mo
fascinating the more We get away from
Them
Ian MACLAREN,' in
On Sensational helatest of his books.
Preaching. "The Cure of Souls"
thus characterizes certain sort ofssen-
sational preaching: ut is a sign ofjweak-
ness for a preacher to shrink from the
commonplace and take refuge in fantas-
tic originality. Any one can have an en-
tirely new and very striking view of ia
miliar scenery by standing on his head
This reminds us of the old Gu stodian of
Melrose Abbey, who is reported byaSir
Walter Scott as recommending a fine
view of the famous oriel window to be
seen by bending over and looking tat it
between the legs!
SOS
NEARLY everything,
STATISTICS Oh ouu nowadays, is made
snlne' matter of examina-
ton and statistics. For example at
recent scientific meeting in Europe one
of the papers read and discussed the
duration of sunshine in the different
countries of Europe showing that Spain
stands at the head of the list having, ..on
an average. 5000 hours of sunshine per
year, Italy .2,300 hours, andN Germany
LOO while England has but 400. Spain
and Italy, although lands of sunshine,
are in modern times the least progress
sive and, Judging from the above sta
tistics. it would seem that man is at his
best where he does not get too much
sunshine. The physical content IEand
happiness bred of sunshine are to some
extent thecause of this non progressive
ness of Italy and Spain and India, but
perhaps the greatest cause is the ener-
walton produced in climates where in
summer 70 one thinks of anything but
keeping cool during the hottest part of
the day.
In brief, formal and
The PRESIDENTS colorlees words Presi-
Words. don't CIevaland in bis
message refers to the peaceful settlement
of the Venezuelan controversy between
Great Britain and the United States,
which one year ago threatened to plunge
England and America into war. L The
President says: THE Venezuelan boun-
dry question has ceased to be matter
of difference between Great Britain and
the United States, their respective gov
ernments having agreed upon the sub
stantial provisions of treaty between
Great Britain and Venezuela submitting
the whole controversy to arbitration.
The provisions of the treaty are 80 emf
nently just and fair that the assent of
Venezuela thereto may confidently be
anticipated This is followed in the
message by the statement that, "nego-
tiations for a treaty Of general arbitra-
ton for all differences between Great
Britain and the United States are far ad-
vanced and promises to reach success
nj consummation at an early date" The
hot a RI r
Christmas sky one year ago will be re-
membered. At this Christmastide the
people of America and England can re-
dice over the honorable settlement of this
dispute and realize once more with Milton
that peace hath her victories not less re
nowned than those of war" The adju-
dication of this Venezuelan business is
a blessed Christmas gift to the peoples
of the two great nations, never again we
hope to draw the sword against each
other, but to unite and lead the nations
of the world in the future victories OF
peace and civilization.
500
1T gives the Editor or
Rev MI mhiIe The UNIvERsALIsT a
and the Con new. Init Measurable
gress. sensation, to find him
self for once in substantial accord with
Rev. R. A. White, of Englewood. in ref
erence to the Liberal Congress. Mr..
White writes in his local Messenger de-
scribing the Congress, under its new