The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-28
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All a Part of the Whole.
PASADENA, G.

Each member of the human family is
an integer of one stupendous whole;
therefore, one member of society can
not afford to tread upon another; the
success of the whole depends upon the
success of each. The Doctor of Laws is
no better, or more essential to the well
fare of humanity. unless he possesses
more manhood. than the peasant that
follows the plow; the one cannot live in
dependent of the other.
Let the freshet of spring flood the
meadow and strew it with debris and a
long while and much toll will be re-
quired to restore it to its former beauty
and productiveness; so let failure come
to one or many in a community and a
long period is required to make repara-
tion, putting affairs into prosperous op-
GRAFTON. The high and the low, the
rich and the poor, the strong and the
weak. the sick and the we'll, mutually
depend on one another and cannot live
without co-operation.--Dr S. II. Nc
Collester.
The Gospel of Despair.Not in Favor.
Taking superficial view of the de-
velopment of what we please ourselves
by calling civilization, Thomas Hobbies
easily came to the conclusion that war
is the natural condition of human So
ciety. and by parity of reasoning that
the estate Of peace was artifcially i'm
posed! A certain school of naturalists,
seeing through the microscopic lens the
conflicts in which insects devour one
another. might be tempted to echo the
philosophy of Hobbies. The fact familiar
to all that the big fish swallows the
little one is often appealed to by those
who, not seeing deeper meaning, glide
into the theory that the course of ma
ture is malignant. A survey of all the
facts, particularly of the ripper issues,
leads to higher conception of the plans
of the Creator, for the educing of good
from evil is palpable to all who look into
the trend of nature and the outcomes
of human annals. The Psalmist was
doubtless wiser than he knew for he
rose to the higher conception: "The
Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice.n
The Gospel of despair has no favor with
us in our higher moods.-Rev DR.. EN-
erson.
Obligations of Isolated Universalists.
If the large and often Ito do class
of isolated Universalists could be awak-
ene6 to a sense of their obligations to
do something for the faith which has
done SO much for them, they could be
made valuable auxiliary to the general
work of the church. Many of them en-
Joy the privileges of our UNCONVENTIONAL
schools and press and often make use of
the pastors of our parishes nearest to
them upon funeral and other special oc-
casions. Yet if it were not for the Uni
versalists who have been in the past
and are now, the supporters of cur par
ishes, we should have neither schools
nor publications worth patronizirg nor
many preachers ready to answer the
calls of the more or less isolated Uni
versslists, whose only visible connection
with our church is in their desire for
the ministrations Of its faith upon fu-
neral occasions They read the publica-
tions and use the schools which the toll
and self-sacrifice of others have pro-
vided for them. Upon funeral and other
special occasions they send for the min
listers whom others, often at great sacri-
fee, have located and supported within
calling distance. Many of these people
are in more than comfortable circum-
stances and very many of them contri-
butte little or nothing to the churches of
their vicinity on the plea of lack of SYM
pathy with tt cir ,doctrinal position. If
they could contribute to the general en-
terprises of our church one-quarter or
even one-tenth, as much as is contri-
buted by their brethren connected with
our parishes, goodly sum would thus
be added to the financial resources of
that work.-Rev. G. L. Waite.