The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-04-24
SATURDAY, APRIL "a.
EDITORIAL.

QUITE an unusual
Inc has'er number OF reports
heporIS' from the Easter SER
vices in our churches reach us in season
for this impression of The UNIVERSAL
ISL. Wehope next week to print very
much larger number and we invite the
pastors who held special services to re.
port promptly. particularly specifying
the additions to church membership
and stating the subject and text Of SER
mon; also noting the observance OF the
Lords Supper. The postal card service
will be very acceptable for sending in
these reports. AS heretofore, we pre-
sent the reports in condensed form, omit
ting elaborate descriptions of the floral
decorations. Our constituency is inter
ested in these Easter celebrations and in
all evidence of the spiritual growth and
enlargement Of the church.
"THE Easter edition
A Word From the of THE UN1yERsAL1sr
hast' was a magnificent
success. It's nineteen sermons of hun
dred words each reveal vigor and
strength among our ministerial workers
too little realized. They we're indeed
treats. Many of the writer's are rarely
heard from. Our church would be
richer in it's thinking if they contributed
more frequently to our periodicals..
These postal card sermons not only
show good intellectual power. but high
and holy appreciation of spiritual things.
They testify to the real worth of Uni
versalism as a source of comfort and
courage in world of teeming life. Glad
ought all your readers be, to have the
presiding genius of the paper entice
these Easter offerings from their hiding
under napkin. ANsoN TITUS"
CHICAGO. just at pres
Sunday Mass emit. is wonderfully
Mee'inSS' stirred up over the
passage III the Senate of what are known
as the Humphrey street railway bills.
by which, it is claimed, the streets of
the city will virtually be surrendered to
the street railway companies for the
next fifty years. The situation certainly
is one calling for prompt and energetic
action on the part of the citizens, but is
not so urgent, nevertheless. as to make
necessary Sunday mass meetings to pro.
test against the proposed law. When
those who are known as the "best citi-
zens" join in calling such meetings and
ate nd the same, is it any wonder that
boodlers prevail in the city council and
in the State Legislature? The Puritan
doubtless went too far in his rigid obser-
vance of the Sunday, but Chicago Illus
trates the swing ofthe pendulum in the
opposite direction at present.
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The letter which we
The Letter From print this week from
Japan. Janan comes from a
recent visitor to the Mission who has
spent some months in the sunrise king.
dom and given substantial help as Ia
Dor of love to the official staff. 1t may
be accepted as the word of an intelli-
gent observer and his testimony should
win more generous support for the en-
terprise in charge of the regular work
ere. In private note Mr.. Atwood writes
that his stay in japan has been exceed
ingly pleasant and that what he has
done in the way Of help has made the
Mission more dear. II all of our clergy
men could afford the trip to Japan, and
a personal inspection Of the Missio n, no
doubt the church would be unanimous
in it's support. But as this cannot be
we should accept the general law which
establishes things by the mouth of two
or three witnesses, and cheertuly yield
il the support which it deserves, and
must have, for its continued existence
and usefulness.
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NOTWITHSTANDING all
War Between the efforts of Euro
0reece anu pean diplomacy and
Turkey. the so.called "concert
OF the Powers" war has broken out be-
tween Greece and Turkey. The oppos
ing forces on the frontier fought des-
perate battle on Saturday last at Nil
ouna Pass in which 10000 troops we're
engaged. The losses on both sides have
been very heavy. with the fortunes of
war thus far on the side of Greece. The
attempt of the Turks to enter Greek
territory through Milouna Pass recalls
ThermopYle. Reports indicate that
another battle will be fought within a
few days in the vicinity Of one of the
strongest natural barriers between
the Turkish forces and Larissa. Pre-
VEGA, fortified town in this vicinity is
- o.uasok The fo,u, 80.