The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-11
SATURDAY, JULY II.
EDITORIAL.

EO1tOrlal.
WE again direct the
The Iowa Summer attention Of our Iowa
Assembly readers to the Cedar
Park meetings at Waterloo, beginning
on Sunday, July 10, and continuing
through the week and over the following
Sunday. 1t is combination series. in
Guiding the Pastors Conference, the Y.
P. G. U. and the State Convention. The
locality chosen is one of the pleasantest
summer resorts in the West, and the
program for the several meetings is very
attractive, We urge our Iowa friends to
make this summer gathering successful
by a large attendance. They can COM
bine duty and pleasure in an admirable
manner in attending this summer as
sembly. The Editor Of The UNIVERSAL
1sT expects to be present during the last
three days. The program repuPlished
this week gives full particulars. Let
our convention friends plan to attend a
part of the week, if not able to take in
the entire period of church consultation
and enjoyment.
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The National Young
Jersey Olty People 's Christian
9o' Union assemblies this
week at Jersey City in annual session.
For months preparations for the meet
ing have been actively going on and
doubtless there will be large and enthu-
siastic gathering. No one expects the
phenomenal attendance of Boston So
to be repeated, but we anticipate large
and dignified gathering of the Unioners
and a session that will be quite as profit
able in the long run as that OF Boston
last year. May the young people have
grace given them to plan wisely and
well, not only for their own organization,
but also for the allied interests OF our
common cause. May Jersey City '96"
be made memorable in our annals by
wise, judicious and united action with
a view to the future welfare and pros
perity of the Universalist Church as the
one body to which we all belong, and
whose interests we must conserve. If we
are faithful, just and consistent men,
bers thereof.
THE report of the GER
Inc Lansing monies at the laying
ceremonies of the corner stone of
the new church edifice at Lansing Mich,
will be pleasant reading for many Uni
versalists in Michigan. 1t denotes that
the long talked of and much needed new
church at the capital of the State is in
actual course Of erection. The spirit of
the people is admirable and will be sup
plemented by generous giving until the
church is completed. AS an earnest of
this, our readers will be pleased to learn.
that an appeal for subscriptions made
during the recent excuses. yielded up
wards of $1,000. By the next Christmas
tide cur Lansing friends will rejoice in
the possession of new religious home
every way worthy of the cause and of
the beautiful capital city of Michigan.
The pastor, Rev. Charles Legal, is wise
and iudicious leader in this enterprise.
He will achieve the coveted success be-
cause both pastor and people deserve
success. The new church. exclusive of
the valuable lot will cost $4,000. Near
ly two thirds of this amount is already
secured or in sight. The earnestness
and devotion of the people will ultimate
ly command the situation.
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-Hoshi Torn, the newly appointed
Minister of the Mikado to the United
States had some very pleasant things to
say of this country as he passed through
this city last week. The United States.
he says, has a warm place in the hearts
OF the Japanese and they entertain for
everything pertaining to this country
most warm and enthusiastic feeling.
Notwithstanding the new Minister says
Japan has committees now en- route to
this country to inspect our electrical
progress and Improvements generally, he
affirms there is no danger in the world
of Japan becoming formidable foe to
our industries. Japanese manufactures
are still in their infancy and, therefore,
the Mikado's Minister may be correct as
to the immediate future and that il will
be many years before the japanese can
really become competitors OF the United
States. The japanese. however, are
wonderfully clever and initiative people
and are moreover inspired with the
spirit of progress. What they may be
able to do in manufactures is, there
fore, a matter of considerable interest
not only to manufacturers in America
but elsewhere. They have reached
commanding place in oriental affairs
and if their progress in other matters is
correspondingly rapid they will soon be
no mean competitors for the trade of
the world.