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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
N0N-PARTISANSHIP IN MUNICH
PAL AFFAIRS.
BY WILLIAM G. Low.

Mr.. Low is President of the Citizens
| Union, of Brooklyn, and an active men,
Der of the Executive Committee of the
National Municipal League. He is
brother of President Seth Low, OF Colum-
bia College.
POSSIBLY the greatest stumbling block
in the way Of improvement of our Ameri-
can municipal conditions is the habit
citizens have of voting according to
their party affiliations on national ques-
tions. So strong is their habit that
even earnest reformers have questioned
as to whether it is practicable to over
come it. But overcome it should be, if
we are to have intelligent and effective
voting upon municipal issues. So long
as citizens vote according to the badge
of the national party allegiance which
they wear. 80 far do they surrender their
free judgment and their intelligent con-
sideration Of, and accurate action upon,
municipal questions. Moreover, an
other thing happens. and that is that in
subordinating themselves in municipal
affairs to the direction Of a national
party and those who are in charge of its
machinery. they subordinate, and too
often sacrifice, the municipal interests
to the interest, not so much OF the ma
tion as of the national party. and those
who profit by the party's success. either
actually or in expectation. They suffer
themselves and their city and it's inter.
ests to be treated as pawns in larger
game played upon a national board. 1t
will not do to say that national fellow
craftsmanship can be trusted to give good
municipal results, for our experience and
facts testify the other way.
1t is convenient for selfish and am
bilious men to have their fellow citizens
array themselves under their colors and
submit themselves to their direction,
and it makes the discharge of the du-
ties of good citizenship temptingly easy,
butt does not fairly apply the principle
of lf-government and the exercise of
guiding public opinion to municipal at
fairs in the best way. Incidentally. and
negatively. it has the psrnicious result
of helping to divide citizens, who think
alike and are interested alike about the
affairs Of their neighborhood. into two
permanently and unnecessarily separated
bodies, when the best interests Of the To-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01

mistake made by our churches very
largely has been that no reasonable
and distinct arrangement has been
made for the supply of the pulpit in
the absence of the minister.
In numerous instances we have
been asked, on Saturdays, to suggest
and help to secure supply for the
following Sunday. The impression
has too generally prevailed with us
that any sort of a supply will answer
during vacation. The fact is, that
the churches, SO far as is possible,
should secure the ablest men availa-
BILE and pay generous compensation
for the services rendered. There is
always large residuum of "stay at
homes" in the summer months who
will be drawn to the church if the
pulpit is to be strong and attractive.
To this end the whole matter of vaca-
ton should be considered at an early
date by the official boards, and COM
mittee be appointed and instructed to
take prompt and wise action. After
the arrangement is made, let it be an
nounced early in each church, and
the names of the supplies and dates
be given.-.SeIected
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
REST.
BY PROF. HENRY DRUMMOND.

CHR1sT's life outwardly was one of
the most troubled lives that was ever
lived; tempest and tumult, tumult
and tempest, the waves breaking over
it all the time till the worn body was
laid in the grave. But the inner life
was sea of glass. The great calm
was always there, At any moment
you might have gone to him and
found rest. And even when the
bloodhounds weredogging him ill the
streets of Jerusalem, he turned to his
disciples and offered them, as last
legacy, "My peace" Nothing ever
for moment broke the serenity of
Christ's life on earth. Misfortune
could not reach him; he had no for
tune. Food, raiment, money-foun-
tain heads of half the worlds weari-
ness-he simply did not care for;
they played no part in his life; he
took no thought" for them. 1t was
impossible to affect him by lowering
his reputation; he had already made
himself of no reputation. He was
dumb before insult. When he was
reviled he reviled not again. In fact
there was nothing that the world
could do to him that could ruff1e the
surface of his spirit.
Such living, as mere living, is al
together unique. 1t is only when we
see what it was in him that we can
know what the word Rest means. It
lies not in emotions. nor in the alb
sence of emotions. 1t is not hal
lowed feeling that comes over us in
church. 1t is not something that the
preacher has in his voice. 1t is not
in nature, nor in poetry, nor in music,
though in all these there is soothing.
1t is the mind at leisure from itself.
1t is the perfect poise of the soul; the
absolute adjustment of the inward
man to the stress of all outward
things; the preparedness against
every emergency; the stability of as
sured convictions; the eternal calm
of invulnerable faith; the repose of
heart set deep in God. It is the mood
of the man who says with Browning,
Gods in his Heaven, all's we'll with
the world"
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man. in every man, and that there is
absolutely no hopeless case.
Universalism is the religion of
hope, and it accords with that native
principle of faith which the Creator
has put into every person. There can
be no prison walls so thick and high
as to bar in human hope. Now God
has not made us in this way to mock
us, but for every need and every I'M
corrupted aspiration, and every ire.
pressible longing kindled in us by
his own breath, he has provided a
sure satisfaction. Never, in any age,
has Universalism set in motion the
diabolical machinery of persecution.
Universalists are rarely found in the
penitentiaries, as studies have shown.
Whatever else may fail, sorrow and
death are sure to come, and that re-
ligion which is not equal to the emer-
gency OF any funeral, in so far, is not
of divine origin.
Bidding Godspeed to all the other
churches. we must and will maintain
this religion throughout the various
departments and methods of this
church. We send forth our invita-
ton to all who substantially accept
these principles, to enlist in the ranks
and march shoulder to shoulder
with us.
NATICK. Mass.
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PREPARATIONS FOR MINISTERIAL
VACATIONS.

Again We exhort our ministers and
churches to make early and wise
preparation for the vacation season.
We believe that every clergyman
should enjoy a period of entire re-
lease from pastoral labor and care.
Every denomination grants a rest to
their ministers, and none can afford
to show themselves peculiar in this
respect. We are confident, also, that
the church which generously provides
a vacation for its pastor will thereby
secure far better and more aggressive
work from him than if he were kept in
theharness every week in the year. The
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
WHY WE ARE UNIVERsALIsTs,
BY REV. ]. H. FARNswoRTH.

Produce your cause, saith the Lord
bring forth your strong reasons. lisa.
xii: 81.
The cause we produce before you is
the religious system commonly called
Universalism, which is held and de-
Tended by the people known as Uni
versalists. Its great principles are
expressed in few simple sentences.
One God, the Universal Father, to
whom alone worship and supreme
love are due; one human family, of
which every rational being is a mem
Der. Itrepresents Jesus, not as God,
but as his son, sent of God to reveal
the divine character, to be the teacher
and the example of the true life, and
the instrument of boundless salvation
to man. Its capstone is a final good
and Joy which will be the inheritance
of the entire human family. We in
sist that all the wicked shall be pun
ished according to the standard of a
parental government, and that all the
good will enjoy the sweet recompense
of reward. The special point of doc
trine which gives us our peculiar
name is the idea that sooner or later
the whole family of mankind will be-
come good or holy, and consequently
happy.
Universalism is consistent with the
revealed character of God. The New
Testament tells us of God as the
Universal Father, and it is this one
common Father who rules over all
men by the methods of parental
government. Look over the Sermon
on the Mount, pronounced before a
promiscuous assemblage of learners,
and if you have never thought of it
before you will be astonished to see
how often the Creators name is used
as Father. The Apostle Paul sounds
out the same chorus-"One God and
Father of ALL"
Even finite man plans for the flu
ture. Think how Jesus is related to
every person, to every poor sinner, as
his friend and redeemer, who lived
and died for him, yes, even for the
vilest ones, and then you will see that
his soul can be satisfied with nothing
short of the uplifting and blessed
ness of all. 1t is revealed in the
Bible that in the resurrection all hui
man beings will be included in the
heavenly condition, one just as sure
as any other. $50, also, is the resur-
rection of the dead, from corruption
to interruption, from weakness to
power, from a natural body to a
spiritual body" We hold fast to this
Gospel because its principles are the
inspiration of all the moral and re-
ligious reforms which have wrought
in our time; they are behind the
movements which elevate and bless
mankind. The basis of all philan-
thropic effort must be the belief that
there is something good in man as
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01

1t cost more to ordain a minister
in 1850 than it does now. There was
Rev. Solomon Lombard, the first settled
minister at Gorham, Me. His annual
salary was less than $780, yet sl2O was
raised to defray the expenses of his or
dination. Dec. 26. 1850. The supplies
considered necessary on that occasion
included two barrels of cider. two gallons
of brandy. barrel of -four. three bush
els of apples, fifty four and one-half
pounds OF pork. six candles mot to burn
on the altar. though), one teapot and
one pound of tea. four gallons of rum,
one ounce of nutmegs, and the same
quantity of pepper, pound of ginger
and bottle of vinegar.
M. Fouillee in the Revue DIES Deuc
Mondes, in an article on Juvenile Grim
inality," gives fearful picture of youth
full depravity in France. Its progressive
growth is seen in the statistics for two
periods, the fret from 1920 to 1880, dur
ing which the delinquency of adults in.
creased threefold. and that of youths
between sixteen and twenty one, quad
rupled. In the second period. from 1880
to 1898. the number OF juvenile Grimm
ais again quadrupled, while that of
adults only increased one-ninth. The
author finds the main cause of this pre-
cocious depravity in the pernicious liter
allure scattered broadcast over France.
Every home should provide a healthy,
literature for it's family.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
Is GOD LIMITED TO ONE METHOD
NATICK, Mass

EVOLUTION, it is said, is simply
Gods method of doing things. This
is proposition which does not need
to be disputed. 1t may be taken for
granted. Wherever we find in any
realm of being law of continuity,
cause and consequence forever fol-
lowing each other in unbroken line,
with never an addition of any new
force from without, we may safely
affirm that is Gods method of doing
things, at least his method of doing
things in that part of the realm of
nature and life
But is God shut up to one single
method of doing things? Has God
himself no freedom7 There is moth
ing more certain in our thinking
than that we, at any rate, possess
certain quality of spiritual freedom.
The universal consciousness of man
kind on this point cannot be mis-
take, evolution or no evolution. If
mans life is not fastened down into
the iron groove of necessitated causa-
tion and continuity, 80 that he is
limited to only one method of doing
things, why need it be asserted that
God has less freedom of action than
we have?
When man, boasting that he is
radical" evolutionist, undertakes to
explain not only the natural world
but the spiritual world as we'll, in
Guiding all the great facts of the
Bible and of Christian history, by the
glib assumption that the method of
the radical evolution is the only
method God has ever used, even in
the moral government of men, he is
liable to deceive himself, if not others
also, by specious facility in the use
of mere words. Nature does not
abhor vacuum more than does such
subject as this refuse to give answer
to one who begins by ignoring one
half the facts in the case, or who only
thinks at the question without trying
patiently and consistently to think it
through. Practically, it is true the
lack of logic is often the saving clause
with the man himself, but when he
sets out to be teacher and leader
of others, the case is different.
The effort to think out into clear
ness and consistency tie newer facts
and forms of thought in relation to
the older truths and forms of faith
is no doubt one of the most pressing
duties of the hour. The prevailing
mood of the time favors it. And
there is going forward on all sides a
great deal of intelligent, earnest rev.
erent thinking.
But it is poor time for shallow
thinkers, however smooth their words,
who, ambitious to seem to be leaders,
and dazzled by the glare of novelty,
run off with half truth and reck-
lessly jump to conclusions. 1t is a
curious mental phen ,menon that
some, whose faith stumbles absolute
ly at a miracle or at thought of any
free putting forth of the Divine hand
in supernatural ways, exhibit Gre
dulity blind to every difficulty in the
way of the purely naturalistic explora-
ton of the spiritual facts in the his
tory of the world.
1t is a wider and wiser outlook
and mental habit that are needed for
safe leadership in the religious min
istry ofour time; teaching ministry
which dare not presume to limit
Gods way of doing things to any
single, humanity devised method of
doing things. "-Interior.
-
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01
Health and Disease.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.


Col. Ingersoll acknowledgements that
it he had created the world he would
have made health catching instead of
disease" 1t is sufficient answer to
say that he who did create the world
beat that, for he made health the nor.
NAL and inherent condition of mankind.
Disease is the result of mans disobed-
fence, either ignorant or willful, of the
laws of life, and it's purpose is to warn
and admonish against infractions of the
law that would lead US to destruction.
When it serves its purpose it is no lon
ger an evil but good. and the power
that sends it is not malevolent. as it was
thought of old, but is benevolent. good
willed.-Rev. Carl F. Henry.
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quiring absolutely nothing of the
flesh.
The spiritual life of the individual,
in which this law is obeyed, is end
less.
Therefore, obedience to this law
may commence at any point in the
spiritual life, either before the death
of the body or afterward.
How disgraceful to Christian is
this idea that God cannot, or will not,
induce his children to obey this law.
1t is saying that God is not perfect
in either power or love. And since a
God who is all powerful in love is
the highest ideal which the human
mind can hold, we must make all our
other religious ideas harmonic with
this. For, as Charming has said; "a
religion is true in proportion to the
clearness with which it makes mani
fest the perfection of God" This is
the test. am willing that it be APP
piled to Universalism, for | am sure
that Universalism makes God per-
feet in purpose, in wisdom, in love,
and in power.
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Idesire to call your attention again,
and more closely, to the second part
of the commandment: "Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as myself" l in
sist that no man can justly claim full
salvation who does not fulfill this part
ofthe law. But how many do sol Stock
phrases are plentiful; professions
are abundant, but how many really
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-01

Mr.. Low is President of the Citizens
Union, of Brooklyn, and an active men,
Der of the Executive Committee of the
National Municipal League. He is
brother of President Seth Low, OF Column
bia College.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-20
STATE LEGISLATURE.
EIGHTEENTH SESSION.

Senate convened at IL a. m. Nc
Conc in the Chair.
Roll call.
Prayer offered by Rev. Nash.
Journal read and approved. .
Senate bill A, Public Lands Com.
mittee-To provide for the payment
of advertising certain. sections of
State lands lying within mineral
belto. Ways and Means. '.' .......'
Senate bill As, Public Lands-To
refund certain interest payments paid
INTO the land Office on land contracts.
Ways. and Means.
Senate bill 46. Public Lands--Pro-
viding for payment of printing ma
terial and stationery required In the
State printing Office. Ways and
Means.
Sen ate bill AZ, Public Lands-To
promote the sale of certain State
lands. Ways and Means.
Sen ate bill 4S, Wilson-Better pres
,etvatiop II mining records OF this
State. Mines and Mining.
Sen ate bill 40, SummerHeid of
Wash e-nroviding for formation of
corporations for the accumulation and
investment Of funds and savings. Ju.
dietary, ,,g. u,..... an.
Sen ate bill 50, Ernst IL repeal Si act
authorizing printers union label to
DO placed upon all public printing
anu documents. Ways and Means.
Senate bill 81, McC one-To provide
for proper representative Of Nevada
at the ns-Mississippi Exposition
to be, held at Omaha, in 1893. Inter.
nal improvements. ,
Assembly bill 45. McNaughten-Tc
provide Tor paymen tot deficiency in.
Cured In erecting and furnishing
dormitories and building annex K
mechanical building at State Univer
sity. Ways and Means.
| Substitute for Senate bill 8, Judic
iary.-To trace, establish and NOR,
clearly define the lines OF DouRla
county, and between Lyon an,
Esmerelds counties. Considered /,
Committee Of the Whole, Comins i,
the chair. After a long discussion
| committee arose, agreeing to repor
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-20
Sour.

Stomach, sometimes called water
brash, and, burning pain, diSEreoG,
nausea, dyspeBlia, are, cured .by
Hoods SarsapaEilla. With II MiaS.
derfuls power as blood purifier,
Hoods Sarsaparilla gently tones
and strengthens the stomach and
digestive organs, invigorates the
liver, creates an appetite, gives re-
freshing sleep, and raises, the health
tone. For dyspeptic troubles it
seems to have ga magic touch"
For IL years I suffered from sour
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StOn1 ach

with severe pains across my shoulders,
and great distress. had violent nau-
sea which would leave me very weak
and faint, difficult to breathe. These
spells came oftener and more se1cte.
I did not receive lasting benefit I. ON
physicians, but found such happy eff
fects from q trial of Hoods ,Sar.apa e.
rilla that I took several bottles, and
am now able to do all my own work,
which for six years have been unable
been greatly benefted BIZ, Hoods sa S
sapsri1la-tor pains in the back, dn6
after the grip. gladly recommend
this. grand medicine" MRS. PETER
BURBY, Leominster, Mass.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-20

The Woman's Guild will give sale
on the afternoon Of February 9th
and a play entitled "The Miller's
Daughter" IN the evening.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-20
Don't Tobacco spit and smek. Year

DONE TOBACCO SPIT and Smoko Y0nr
|. Eirs Away. ! .;-,s s,r !.
.i.t1sg lh 1iilI;t.}. &,E -.
II you want to quit tobacco. using
easily and forever, be- made well,
strong, magnetic, ful of,nswilifS and
igor, take No-To BAG, The wonder.
yorker that makes weak men stFongc
Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Oyef 100000 cured. Buy No.To. BAG
from your own druggist, who viii
guarantee cure. Booklet and sample
mailed free. Ad. Sterling Remedy
o., Chicago or Now York.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-20

At IL p. m. recess was declared till
2:3O.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Substitute for Senate bill 28-Doug-
las county boundary bill. Adverse re-
port Of the Committee Of, the Whole
adopted. s,. - 49,, .
On final passage the vote was as
follows:
Ayes = Com,ns, Ernst, Martin,
Skaggs4.
NPes-Denton. Gregovich, Kaiser,
Leayitt, Lord, Richards. Summer.
field OF Humboldt, Summsrfeld OF
Wash9e, Wilson, McCone- 10. .....,..a
Assembly bill 46, Burchfield-T
prohibit the herdlng or grazing Of
sheep within a distance Of four miles
Of the town of Austin, Lander coun-
ty. Passed unanimously.
Senate bill 40, KAISER Ceding jur-
isdiction Of Nevada over certain land .
granted by the United States to the
Indian School in Ormsby county. Or
dered engrossed.
Senate bill 80, Denton - Reappor-
tionment Of Senators and Assembly
men in the various counties OF this
State. Amendment of Judiciary
adopted, and bill ordered engroesed
and printed. ... -. zee -.
*. ~
At2:45 Senate adjourned till Mon
day.
ASSEMBLY.
Assembly called to order at IL o.
clock by Speaker Allen.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain. ..,
Journal Of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
Assembly bill u, Garrard-To re-
strict the creation Of deficiencies in
funds or appropriations set apart by
the Legislature. Contingent Ex-
penses. .:.! .'.rE ' ~
Assembly bill 70, Garrard-To pro-
vide for the selection and sale of lands
granted to Nevada by the = United
States. Public Lands. .S
Assembly bill "a, Norcross-To pro.
vide revenue for the support Of the
government of che State. :, .,ys and
Means. 49,.
4. Assembly bill "A, Stodddard- L.
icense all machines known as nickel
il-the slot" machines. Ways and
Means. -.
Assembly bill 76, Hardesty--To regu-
late the sale OF intoxicants by local
option. Public Morals. :
Senate substitute for Assembly bill
9. Allen-To regulate proceedings in
courts OF justice in Nevada. Adopt
ed and passed. ':'
Substitute for Senate bill 8, Lord
For the relief Of the National Guard.
Military and Indian Affairs.
Sen ate bill 36, ST II nnertield - To
preve Mt the adulteration of candy.
Internal improvements.
Senate bill 16, Kaiser-Authorizlng
the destruction Of wild unbranded
horses, mares and colts over tho age
OF eight months found running at
large on government ranges.
Recess until 2 o'clock,
II 81: - = ~.
Assembly; called to order by
Speaker Allen.
Roll call, quorum present,
Bradshaw moved call of the
House. Carried. ..a..-
Wilkerson and Reymers were then
brought before the bar Of the House
and excused.
Substitute for Senate bill l6 adopt
ed and bill laid on table temporarily
Don't Tobacco Spit and smoke YsnI
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,:u 10 q 9. M

bill without recommendation.
Summerfield Of Washoe changed
his vote from nay to yea and gave
notice Of reconsideration to7morrpw
Of the vote by which the bill was
lost. 90,
At II p. m. recess was declared till
2:3O.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-03
Brown University Honors Hay.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., June 1.-THE
one hundred and twenty-ninth COM
mencement of Brown University took
place today. The honorary degree of
LII. D. was conferred on Hon. John Hay,
United States Embassador TO England.