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

EDITORIAL.
THE General Confer
Referring the ence of the Metho.
woman question dists, at Cleveland, af-
ter having spent several days in discuss.
ing the admission of the women finally
settled the matter for the next four
years by referring the question once
more to the conferences. This undoubt-
eddy was the wisest disposition of the
question, but it was not generally be-
lieved that this course would be taken.
1t looked at one time as if the advocates
of the reform movement would insist on
the admission of the women in defiance
of constitutional regulations. The ques-
ton has now been referred to the annual
conferences for fresh vote. 1t is not
unlikely that the General Conference OF
1900 will witness the triumph of the
Methodist sisters. The new century is
a good time for this reform to begin.
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IT is an old and sug
Inc BOND OF gestive legend, or bit
Unity. of real history. posi-
bly, the latter, that Sir Knight and Sar-
ace in the crusading era met by chance
and said their prayers together, in two
tongues but in one spirit. and at once
pledged each other to amity and refused
thenceforth to draw their swords. Well
might Christian and Mohammedan,
meeting thus in this deeper unity, agree
to clasp each other as brothers and to
forget superficial hostilities. The one
ness of prayer is the most essential
accord permitted to man, and nothing
should sunder the bond. Thus in their
spirituality will the sects of Christen-
dom lose their bigotry and hatred and
become beautifully and nobly one Thus
will the broken body of Christ, which is
the Church, be restored and the rent robe
be made once more seamless.
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Rev. DIR. LANAHAN
DR.. Lanahan's has written book TO
Unarges' show that the old
charges made by him against the Metho-
dist Book Concern twenty-four years
ago were never really investigated at the
time. and he announces his intention OF
bringing the whole matter up in the
General Conference. The officers OF the
Book Concern, on the other hand, say
the charges were investigated and shown
to be groundess. 1t is somewhat sur
prising that DIR. Lanahan has revived
these old charges at the present time,
when he brings no charge against the
present management of the Book Con-
Germ. His object is mystery to out
siders, but perhaps there are those on
the inside who understand it. Perhaps
DIR. Lanahan is one of the class who live
in the sweet memory of the fighting
they have done in the past. 1t renews
the youth of some old warriors to fight
over again, the battles of their earlier
days.
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The old Park Street
Old "Brlmstone Church in Boston,
Corner" in Trouble. once celebrated as
Birthstone Corner" on account of the
effiuvia of it's orthodoxy in the olden
days, is 10 trouble with its pastor, Rev.
/. j. Lansing. This is the clergyman
who secured notoriety few years ago
by his attack on President Cleveland,
and who has more recently, on two occa-
sions, publicly denounced the late Gov
ernor Greenhalge. DR.. Lansing has been
requested to resign and as preliminary
his salary has. been "cut." The pastor
declares that he can be ousted only by
church council and asserts that he will
fight to maintain his rights. If a coun-
ell is all that DIR. Lansing requires to
secure his retirement no doubt he can
be accommodated. The church more
over need not fear council in the case.
Councils in the Congregational order
are always willing to settle such cases
by holding on to the church and recon-
mending the dismissal Of the pastor.
DR.. Lansing will have to "go"-ultim-
ately.
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The following elo-
Eloquent Words quent words, helpful
TO faith and encouraging to hope. are
from the address of the Methodist
bishops to the General Conference now
in session in Cleveland: God is always
doing more than we ask or even think.
His movements go forward not only by
regular progress merely, but also by
sudden bounds. For long dark hours
of the night there is not hint Of the
morning. But finally some watcher on
the hilltops sees them lighted like gigan-
tic altar fires. Some watcher OF the
skies sees them begin to glow, and sud
denly the sun is seen by all. We have
been 10 long. cold winter. For months
there has been no hint Of its ending.
But our journey hither has been amid