The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-04-17
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.
BY PRESIDENT I. M. ATWOOD, D. D.

WHETHER the capacity of assimila-
ton of the Universalist people is equal
to the demand made on it by that Mis-
sionary Number may reasonably be
questioned. Viewed as to it's effect of
mass, or as to it's po1Of OF various per-
suasion, it was cogent presentation.
We read it all with growing interest and
appreciation, and Immediately forwarded
our subscription for Japan. We could
not adopt both DIR. Shinn's program and
Bro. Tomlinson's, though we vote hearth
ly for EACH so did the first and most ur-
gent thing at once. Later we expect to
be caught by both the others; few good
things ever escape u.s. AS DIR. Perrin
shows, the thing required of us is easily
within our ability. Why not do it with
cut more ado?
The calm and level-headed views of
the man at the front-Rev. r. E. Sykes.
at Denver, made us wish again that such
men as he, with faith, courage and ca
pacity for affairs, were located at every
other strategic point. in the middle
West and far West. 1t is something of a
trial for men at the front. They look
the situation, with all its unpropitio us
features, squarely in the face. No doubt
they are often tempted to fly from what
seems an unequal and may be a fruit
less struggle. y But if they hold on they
rarely fail to win; and while their hard
ships are not small their honor and re-
wards are commensurate. The new
fields test the husbandman's skill and
endurance; it is only proper apprecia-
tion and encouragement in us who re-
main with the parent churches to sus.
tain him until he is able to reap sup
port from his own sowing.
DR.. III. X. Carroll, we regret to re-
serd. has fallen from the grace wherein
he snce established himself. In his
volume Of religious statistics he ventured
to classify the Universalists, for what
seemed to him good and sufficient rea-
sons. among the Evangelical" bodies.
He was taken to task by some of his
brethren whose laws are not 80 elastic
as they might be, and he defended him.
self promptly. Now he is advocating
federation of the Young Peoples Socie-
ties of the different denominations; and
to draw out the vote of the various de-
nominational organizations of young peo-
pie on the project, he enumerates what
purports to be complete list of them
and publishes opinions from their rep.
resentatives. The name and member
ship of the the Y. P. G. U. of the Univer-
salist Church is conspicuous by it's alb
sence. Is it Iapsus memorie or rigor
sorSisS
The new tariff bill which has Just
been sent from the House to the Senate,
still retains the clause taxing books
printed in foreign languages 25 per cent.
Paintings and statuary are also taxed
by this bill. The original draft taxed
all books and apparatus. Concession was
made in behalf of books and apparatus
for colleges, but private users must pay
duty on their importations of books and
art. 1t is expected by those who are
watching the fate of the bill that the
Senate will make many notifications.
We trust the provisions relating to
books aud works Of art will receive the
Senate's revisionary attentions. The
policy Of letting books in free has been
pursued for some years past, to the great