The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-20
SATURDAY, MARCH 90.
EDITORIAL.

"The Mind Of the without honor in his
mas'or' own country. The
"Expositor." theological magazine OF
England, in a notice of Dr. Watson's
"Mind of the Master" remarks that the
book is brilliant and revolu tionary,"
having necessarily 1.-The defects OF it's
qualities" "As a protest it is forcible;
as final judgment on the questions in
volved, it is inadequate and even mis-
leading. 1t pleases the lay theologian
but exasperates the professional" The
opinion is further expressed that "its
Significance largely consists in its easy
disregard of eighteen centuries OF
Christian thinking" The evaporation
of the professional theologian at such
teachings as those OF DR.. Watson is not
at all surprising. lis case where the
true mind of the M aster is shown to be
steadily at variance with the deductions
of the professional theologians" and the
.creeds which have been manufactured
under their auspices.
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IT is not generally
ureece Ill 1ooo' known that the Euro
pean Powers,-England Russia and
France, interfered to prevent the Greeks
from establishing republic when they
achieved liberty and wrung their free
dom from the Turks after the long
struggle which ended in 1929. The
Powers then arrogated to themselves
the right to establish monarchy.
and selected the king who was to govern
Greece. Again in 1862 when King Ohio
was expelled, although there was still a
strong feeling in favor of republic. the
three protecting Powers again interviewed
to dictate the ruler, and placed King
George upon the throne. Now these
Powers once again dictate to Greece as
to her dealings with the Turk. and they
find heroic King George in opposition.
IL it should prove, as the latest reports
intimate, that Russia is now playing a
double game, and will spring to the aid
of Greece if war is declared, the result
May astonish Europe. and make Greece
and Russia the deliverers of Europe
from the unholy compact with the sick
man of Turkey.
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AN eminent clergy
Robbing Ourselves man of the Church of
OF the trace England, DIR. Carmi-
OF uod' chael, is pronounced
in his Universalist opinions. The direct
and unequivocal manner in which he
expresses his faith, is refreshing in these
days when the full and gracious import
of many New Testament passages in re-
gard to Universal Salvation, is either en-
tirely ignored or modified to suit par
ticular emergencies. The following
passage has the true Universalist ring.
We particularly commend the thought
with which the passage closes. The be-
LEVERS in eternal punishment rob them
selves and the world of the fullness Of
the grace of God. This is a crime
against the Divine Being and the race
that Christ came to save:
"When we are toId'' says DIR. Car
mi chael that Christ is the Saviour OF
all men, that he is ransom for ALL that
God hath concluded all in unbelief. that
he might have mercy upon ALL that the
grace of God which bringeth salvation
unto all men hath appeared that God
'willeth all men to be saved'-we have
no right to assert that in these passages
ALI means some Let us substitute the
word some for all. and Isee what we
get. Christ is the Saviour of some
men, God willeth some men to be
saved Christ is ransom for some,
God hath included some in unbelief,
that he might have mercy upon some
THE grace OF God, which bringeth sal.
walton to some men, hath appeared If
one died for some. then some died-'and
so on. 1t is certain that this is not the
meaning of these texts. 1t is equally GER
tain that it is the meaning commonly put
upon them. But why should we rob
ourselves of the fullness of the grace of
God?"
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LABoUcHERE. editor of
HaDouoneLe London Truth and an
Arenonant orus' influential member of
Parliament, has some trenchant words
in the last issue of his popular and
widely circulated journal showing Eng
lands relation to the Greco Crete ques-
ton. "Labby" is not always wise. and
not always safe exponent of the public
opinion of England. In this case, how
ever, his cutting words will find ap-
proval in many influential quarters of
"the tight little island" tits one of the
many shames of European diplomacy,
that England should uphold the Turk as
against liberty-loving and Christian