The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-13

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warrant, naturalization papers, not to
become residents and citizens Of the
United States. but to remain in Cuba or
to go on missions In behalf of the Cuban
revolution. To allow such proceedings
to go on without interference is not to
the credit of friendly nation; and is
only excusable as an expression of sym.
pathy with an oppressed people. But to
use our international bad faith as pre-
text for indulging our wrath against
Spain for falling into the trap we have
set for her, is double and twisted devil.
try.
The only mitigation of the wicked
ness is in the hypocrisy of it. AS mat
ter of fact. there is not much hate of
Spain or love of Cuba. The correspond.
ents and papers that are inventing such
dreadful tales and getting into such a
passion over them. are not philanthro-
pists nor humanitarians, nor very exem
plary Christian citizens. They represent
no strong national sentiment. The hon.
orable gentlemen who grow so red in
the face as they declaim over "resolu-
tions" in the Senate, have no peerless
record as patriots or apostles of liberty.
1t is doubtful whether they care more
than four straws for Cuban independ-
ence. They are loaded with wind, that
is all. IL the angels have not lost all in
terest in American affairs they must
have alterations of weeping and of
laughter as they contemplate the fan
tastic tricks our orators and scribes play
before high heaven.
The frequency with which Mr. Moody
raps the ministers in his latter-day dis
courses indicates a condition of irrita
tion that is becoming chronic with him.
Some Of your ministers may teach that"
he says; or "Some of your ministers may
argue that way" or, "There are ministers
who reason it out that way but the Bible
says the" "Some of your ministers
may have reasoned it out that those
prayers on the - we're no good but if
they had been there they would have
prayed like the rest." The recurrence
of such illusions to the ministers can
scarcely be agreeable to those present in
his meetings, and is not in line with the
polite role he uniformly plays with the
newspapers. He recognizes their SER
vice. thanks them, comrnends them, ex-
cuses their sensationalism and other
shortcomings and rarely ever mentions
them except to praise.
1t is a time of trial with many
churches, and still severer trial with their
pastors; provided always that they are
faithful pastors who stand by their peo-
pie in adversely and generously share
their straits. Yet in most of these same
churches an equal distribution of the
burden would make it comparatively
light for all. There are 80 many who
never do their share; and in times of
special stringency they do less or moth
ing iAub lodNOo SI0hbCI iOhu W no
borne by the liberal, who always do as
much as they should and generally as
much as they can.
Mr.. Grant Allen does not "remem-
ber that any hymn. or for the matter of
that. any text of Scripture, line of poetry.
or maxim was ever of the least use to
me. never needed help other than
physical or monetary. My own philoso-
ply has always amply sufficed for me-"
Scott seems to have had Mr.. Allen in his
eye when he wrote
The wretch, concentered all in self,
Living shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust from whence he sprung,
Unwept unhonored, and unsung
1t seems that besides the two bishops
present, each with his chaplain, at the
ceremony Of blessing the portrait of
King Charles 1.-THE Martyr" seven other
Episcopal bishops sent letters of sympa-
thy and regret. Several prominent
clergymen did the same. The act comes
near being official. No doubt it repre-
sents tendency in the Episcopal body
which is as far from being American as
it is from being Protestant.
CANTON THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL.