The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-28
SATURDAY, AUGUST %.
EDITORIAL.

AMONG the many wise
Uncertainties observations of Oliver
DuVy' Wendell Holmes ara
those referring to cheerfulness as a
duty to the body as we'll as pleasant
condition of the soul. His words are
worthy of remembrance, outlining the
duty which the soul owes to its physical
yokefellow: "You may despise the
body" he says, las slave of the meta
physical mind, but remember that the
humbest servant may get weary of
working for moping master. {.
Bad luck, of course, cannot always be
parted, but it can be ignored. Refuse
to be discouraged. Accept disappoint-
ments as a mere postponements of your
plans. Say Too soon.' Never say Too
late In the interest of health and
your hope of success take bright view
of things, like an INSTRUCTED plant that
turns iowa q faint sunbeam till it at
last energies into the prosperity of free
daylight"
SO>S
For the next few
The Great Greed weeks THE UN1vER-
question: sALIsT will give con-
siderable attention to the "creed ques-
ton" We pu blish several contributions
this week on the pending issue. as we
did last week, and we propose to keep
on6 liuoIu until fh q
week Of the General Convention in
October. Our prominent laymen will
soon be heard on this question. as well
as the DDS and the pastors. The UNI
yERsALIsT will undertake a referendum
on its own account, and many new voices
will be heard. Thus far the discussion
has been carried on very largely by the
clergymen of the church. 1t is our pur-
pose to bring the laymen to the front
and allow them to be heard on this i'm
portant issue. THE UNIvERsALIsT for
the next few weeks may be expected to
contain many important articles on the
vital question of the proposed change in
the profess on OF faith.
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The term Father de-
In the Image notes relationship of
OF uou' peculiar kind. There
must be likeness or similarity between
two beings that one may be called the
father of the other The creature may
have no likeness of it's creator. God
created the world and all things in it;
but the world bears no likeness of the
Creator. But men are made in the
image and likeness of God. aud therefore
he is their Father. This likeness con-
sists in the intellectual and moral char
acter which men possess. AS the term
Father implies the possession of an in
tellectual and moral likeness of God,
which no other creature on earth pos
sesses, go, too it implies mutual obliga
tions. which cannot exist between the
Creator and his creatures. A father is
under obligation to do all for his child
which his gifts of intellect and affection
make necessary, and grant him every
aid which may be needed to develop his
higher nature, and that knowledge
which is the appropriate food of his soul.
The child is under obligation to render
obedience and to make proper use of
his gifts, and to grow constantly in the
more exact image and likeness of the
Father. Hence the Fatherhood taught
by Christianity bears with it important
duties and obligations which Gods
children should recognize and fulfill.
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WHEN another impress
Inc vacation sion of this paper ap-
Now Ended, naars tho vacation
season in our churches will be Over, and
the pastors, refreshed by their summer
outings, will return invigorated to their
pulpits. Our church news department
will soon show change as our cores
pondents begin again to report doings
in their respective parishes. With the
Improvement in the times, and hope and
encouragement among the people for
the future, it is not too much to believe
that our churches will soon begin to
share in the general business renewal.
Many of our congregations. especially
the country parishes. have been in
active for many months. some for years.
and il is now the duty of all our be-
levers, even where only a few are es.
tablished in the faith. to again prepare
for the regular ministrations of the
gospel. Let the pastors be encouraged
in every hopeful word that they utter.
and every advance movement that they
plan, and let the word go forth that
Zion is again to put on her beautiful
garments, and the work of the Lord to
have free course and be glorifed. Let
there be an onward movement all
along the line. A vigorous fall and
winter campaign along religious lines