The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-05

ficer. Vigorous words were spoken in
regard to the duty of Church Extension,
and both home and foreign missions
were duly considered. The obligations
resting on our church in these direc-
tions we're we'll set forth in the addresses
OF Rev. Messrs. Johonnot and Jardine.
Mrs. Anderson's paper on Foreign Mis-
sions" was we'll supplemented by the re-
marks of Mr.. Jardine who bore test.
mony from his experiences in India. as
to the beneficent influence OF the mis-
sionary work in that country. The Japan
Mission received many encouraging
words.
The Wednesday evening meeting
was addressed by the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones, who made stirring speech, fol-
lowing Mrs. Sprague's paper on the
"Child and its Environments" pre-
senting the general topic of child nur-
ture in an exceedingly thoughtful and
earnest manner. The papers of the
following day were mainly devoted to
educational subjects. and were admir-
| able presentations OF their respective
| themes. We enrich our colu INNS this
week with the paper of Mrs. Morgan
on "The MONDAY Rest" and the
letter of Mr.. Samuel w. Allerton, our
popular Chicago citizen. on Success
in Life" The paper on Missions" by
Mrs. Newport, and that of Mrs. Bry-
ant on the New Psychology" and Mrs.
Chambers on the Teachings of Modern
Novelists," we're other important feat
ures of this eighth May meeting. All
things considered our women are to
be congratulated over the success of
their endeavors to serve the church and
the public in this interesting program
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| ur ALL we'll informed
"Variously, Uncer- IJoiversaIists under.
tainly and I'm stand that the doc.
satisfyingly." trine Of eternol MN.
ishment has been vigorously contro-
verted in all ages of the Christian church.
The teachings Of Origen, Clement. and
the ancient Universalist fathers are we'll
known among all scholars. 1.-THE Merci-
full Doctors was phrase applied to
those early theologians who rejected the
idea of eternal torment, and taught the
final restoration. In the Church Of
England, from the seventeenth century
onward, many affirmations can be drawn
from the works of leading divines incu-
lsting the Universalist sentiment as to
final destiny, and protesting against the
dogma of eternal torment. 1t would be
difficult to frame more concise argu-
ments against eternal punishment than
the following words of Jeremy Taylor,
the golden mouthed Chrysostom Of the
English church. who. in his sermon on
"Christ's Advent to Judgment" uses the
following words which are worthy of quo.
| tation:
''It is a strange consideration to
suppose an eternal torment to those to
J whom il was never threatened, to those
who never heard of Christ. to those that
lived probably well. to heathens of good
lives, to ignorant and untaught people.
to people surprised in single crime. to
men that die young in their natural fol-
lies and foolish lusts. to them that fall
in a sudden gaiety and excessive Joy, to
all alike; to all infinite and eternal. even
to unwarned people; and that this
should be inflicted by God, who inf.
nitely loves his creatures. who died for
them, who pardons easily. and pities
readily. and excuses much. and delights
in our being saved, and would not have
US to die. and takes little things in ex-
change for great: it is certain that Gods
mercies are infinite, and it also certain
that the matter of eternal torments can
not truly be understood; and when the
schoolmen go about to reconcile the d.
vine justice to that severity, and con-
slider why God Furnishes eternally
temporal sin. or a state of evil, they
speak variously. and uncertainty, and
unaatiafvinplv"