The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-16
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16.
EDITORIAL.

bow Japanese another letter from
converts are japan, this time from
hecelVeu' Mr.. Cate. 1t is one
of the most interesting of the series, and
will doubtless be enjoyed by our readers,
especially his account of the way in
which Mr.. 10, one Of our native mission
aries. organizes his churches and pledges
the membership. The questions ad-
dressed to candidates for the church
under the administration of this native
preacher show plainly that he under
stands the responsibilities Of church
membership. and endeavors to impress
thu same on all who would connect them
selves with the Japanese Universalist
Church. Mr.. JOS example in this re-
spect can be commended for imitation
to those whose custom is to admit mem
bers without any formal profession or
pledge. There has been too much OF
this loose and inefficient administration
among US on this side Of the Pacific.
Church membership, if it means any
thing. means new conservation and
definite profession Of faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ. When members are re-
ceiyed without this profession, and SIM
ply on the exp: ession of "a desire to unite
in the organization, the paramount idea
of church membership is ignored and in
iury done to the Christian society or
assembly of the believers, called pre-
emf nently The CHURCH.
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THE DEVILS Vicinage,
The Devils Vlcln- or otherwise, the City
age. of Chicago! We notice
that in giving in his adhesion to the re
yiyal scheme adopted by the orthodox
ministers of this city, DIR. Henson. OF the
Baptist church, made one of his charac-
teristic aud energetic appeals for Wig
orous campaign. He remarked OF the
Chicago preachers, That they are full
of wheels" and while the wheels have
been going round. the devil and his army
have slipped in and taken possession OF
the town." Exactly what DIR. Henson
means by wheels, is not made clear.
Some of the Chicago ministers are we'll
known to be friendly to the bicycle, but
possibly DR.. Henson referred to the
wheels in the head" Of certain clergy
men. In his opinion there is "too much
bumptious intellectually, and too many
blessed DDS, in the pulpit OF this city"
and he begs these pastors to "come down
from their stills" and help to arouse the
town as by an earthquake. Chicago. DIR.
Henson holds, is dominated by the devil
and we know his opinion of that person
atty. DR.. Henson is on the right track.
IL the devil owns this town. his baleful
influence should be circunvented by the
most earnest efforts on the part OF those
who acknowledge his vicinage. 1t is no
time for ministers to take things easy
when the devil is so actively around.
Let the ministers get the wheels" out
of their head and engage in the conflict |
with Satan, and rest neither day nor
night until his power is extinguished.
The Negroes prayer is always in order:
Lord! give us strength to rim-rack and
center shake the DEVILS kingdom"
800
The attention which |
college Athietios is given to athletics in
ana FINANCES American colleges is
frequently the subject Of comment, and
the consensus of opinion inclines to re-
gard the matter as an evil that should
be checked by college authorities, lead
ing, as it does, to many injurious results.
The financial side of the question has
not been discussed until recently. From
statistics it would appear that there is
big money in college athletics, which is
undoubtedly ons reason for the wide
spread following of these pursuits
in our institutions of learning. 1t is
stated that Yale, during the year 1896
received from all sources for athletic
purposes-that is to say, from voluntary
subscriptions. gate receipts, and so on
-S59, 739 SO; Harvard. about $4,000;
Pennsylvania, S46.959,7S; and Princeton, !
$46.6l5.81. This enormous total. nearly
a quarter of million. taken in one year
by four of our leading colleges, may &C.
count for the athletic craze spsrt from
any special enjoyment of the sport. 1t
would be interesting to learn what dis
position is made of this immense am-
cunt of money, as it is not generally I'M
derstood that the colleges are enriched
to any extent from this source.
500
WE find good state
Inc hlnguom ment OF the New Tes.
of God. tamant teaching oftba
Kingdom of God and the way in
which it develops and progresses in the
world, in the words Of contemporary.
rrha kho.1hf am hodiad in tha naFaoranb |