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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27
RELIGION AND POLITICS,
BY REV. j. S, PALMER.

RELIGION is broad term, express
i've of our faith in our heavenly
Father, and the Gospel of his Son,
Jesus Christ our Saviour. The moral
precepts of our religion are addressed
to our moral sense, or to what may be
stated to be our ideas of right and
wrong. Every man in civilized
community has an innate perception
of his duties to himself and his neigh
bors and friends. In short, we were
born for society, and to live in peace
and good fellowship with all men.
And that precept in our religious
code which teaches us to love God
with all our might, mind and
strength, and our neighbor as our
selves is addressed to our moral
sense, which assures us that such
conduct is just and right. We feel
satisfied with ourselves when we can
review such course of living. We
have nothing to regret, and are JOY
full in our memories of ourselves.
This is the life for which we were
created, and for which Christianity
was revealed to improve, and as we
need an organized government under
which to live and enjoy our religious
privileges, it should be harmonious
with the Gospel. The Supreme Court
of the United States has declared us
Christian nation, and this decision,
ii it is worth anything, is an assur-
ance that the laws enacted for the
government of our people should
harmonic with Christianity. The
precepts of Christ should not antag-
onize Legislative enactments. Con-
gressional and State laws should
agree with the precepts of religion
We are not arguing for church and
State, but for harmony in the religi
GUS and political worlds.
This most certainly ought to exist
If we are Christian nation we ought
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Mount. 1t is not alone what man
attains that counts, but what he tries
his best to be and do. No man at
tains all he seeks, but If his motives
are high he is headed right. "No
power" he says, "will convince
reasonable being that one man should
be elected to life and have heaven
settled on him as an estate entailed,
and another be ordained to death
and be held in the way thereto, or
that one be blessed because he held
the orthodox creed and the other be
cursed because he has made mistake
in the most profound of all sciences.
If heaven or hell--be they states or
places-are made to hinge on the ar
bitrary will of the Almighty, on the
imperfect processes of human leason,
then judgment will be, not fiasco, it
will be an outrage. 1t will be climax
of irresponsible despotism, whose in
Justice would leave heaven without
blessing, and hell without curse.
i Jesus never made judgment
depend either on the will of God or
the belief of man. He rested it on
the firm foundations of what each
man is in the sight of God"
Speaking elsewhere of the future
he advances the idea that it is a di-
rect ctcontinuation of the present. "Life
is ageless." The next world shall be
a continuation of this, only higher
level. "Two possessions we carry in
to the unseen, one is character, the
other is capacity"
All through this book, and likewise
in the stories by Ian Maclaren, there
runs this idea of salvation by char
acter. He leans to natural religion,
finding Jesus but the interpreter of
real life. In what he says he touches
a responsive chord in the hearts of a
vast number of people who have
grown tired of the old theories of
theology and hypocrisy of churches,
who do not want to be cast off by
Christianity, but are hurt by it's emp
tiness as preached. These thoughts
coming thus fresh in his strong style
are the thoughts the liberal churches
have been preaching for generations.
They are not new to the world; they
are only new in evangelical churches,
but their occasional presence and the
avidity with which they are received
show that the word is moving, even
as DR.. Watson says, toward the ethi-
cal creed of the Sermon on the
Mount
DETROIT, Mich.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27
THE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS OF
IAN MAOLAREN.!.
BY REV. LEE S. M'CoLLEsTER.

DR.. JOHN WATSON, ("Ian Mac.
laren') appears before the public in
varied repertoire. He is a quaint
Scotch dominic from the Highlands,
delighting all with his thoughts and
deeds of the glen folk of Auld Drum
tochty, in those short stories of "Be-
side the Bonnie Brier Bush" and SIN
the Days of Auld Lang Syne."
Again, he is popular city preacher,
in his Liverpool pulpit, giving forth
truths to delight the humanity side
while they at the same time shock
the Presbyterian side of the hearers.
Again, he appears as novelist, writ
ing that enjoyable story of "Kate
Carnagie."
AS he crossed the big waters he
took up two new roles, one as a col
lege lecturer, giving the theologues
of Yale Scotch and English ideas to
apply in the creation of American
sermons; and the other as popular
lecturer, whirled over this vast coun-
try by one of the creations of Amer
lean thrift, a lecture manager, who
knows bargain when he sees it, and
makes more money from managing
than the lecturer from speaking.
As if all these characters were not
enough, DR.. Watson is dragged be
fore the public as the maker of a
new creed. The papers, religious
and secular, have been full of COM
ments upon his success in this field,
and with it all much injustice has
been done Mr.. Watson, for it was
not his intention to pose as creed
maker. He once wrote a book of
sermons, and in it stated what seemed
to be the ethical creed deducible
from Jesus Sermon on the Mount.
This statement has been taken from
its setting, and after being named
"Ian Maclaren's ethical creed," has
been sent abroad. One use made of
it has been to circulate it and inquire
il different sects could unite on it as
a basis of Christian union. The re-
suit in this direction has not been
successful, as it is too broad state
ment for most evangelical churches.
In the sermon from which this creed
is taken DIR. Watson speaks at length
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Such reading may be interesting;
possibly instructive; certainly at all
times picturesque.
Now | do not know what particu-
lar denomination of the orthodox is
responsible for such literature; it is
being distributed. / confess to feel
ing of admiration for the one that is
responsible, for if believed the doc
trines contained in these tracts, /
would not fail to proclaim them at
all times Gf l did not go insane).
Honesty requires their proclamation
if true,-if believed to be trueg day
and night without ceasing. Common
feelings of humanity command it.
To have.such doctrines squarely in
creed and yet keep them in the back
ground, so as not to offend sensitive
ears, if not empty the churches en-
tirely, and say: "Oh we don't preach
them; no need of a Universalist
Church; come to our church and you
will feel at home" presents highly
edifying spectacle of inconsistency,
incongruity and general moral cow
ardice. What might be said along
this line is obvious. If there is any
other argument needed to indicate
that the "days of doctrinal sermons"
are not altogether past, am at loss
to know where to find it; certainly
not in the mission field Of the South.
KNOXVILLE, Tsnn.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27
CHICAGO. SATURDAY. FEB. 20. 1897.

Page One.
Living Greece Again.
The Religious Teachings of "Ian Mac
Iaren."
Universalst Thought.
Is There no Further Need of Universaiist
Preaching?
Religion and Politics.
Page Two.
The Date of The New Testament.
How Many Philadelphia People VIII be
Saved?
The Penalty of Excomm unicatiOn.
The New Hymn Book.
New Books.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Editorial:
The Melanchthon Anniversary.
The Mothers Congress.
The Augusta Dedication.
That Springfield Resolution.
Buchtel College Notes.
Universalist Personals.
Special Contribution-The Holy Places of
Islam.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page six.
The Family Page, Farm. Garden and Dairy.
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
Church Notices and In Memoriam.
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
LIVING GREECE AGAIN.
BY HENRY FORCE LEE.

Nor for many day has the pulse
of Europe and America been SO
stirred as it was last week at the he
roic action of Greece in going to the
aid of Crete against the Turk. The
circumstances which led up to this
momentous result are still too recent
to need more than mention. For
more than a year Christendom has
been outraged by the barbarity OF
the Turk in Armenia and Crete. Re-
peated massacres in Armenia, con-
nected with outrages too horrible
even to mention, brought about only
an emphatic protest by the great
Powers of Europe. But the Sultan,
knowing the jealousy of the Powers
among themselves, and perhaps un-
able wholly to restrain his followers,
has met protests with promises of re-
form. promises made only to be
broken. Perhaps stimulated by the
impunity with which outrage had
been committed in Armenia, the
Mohammedans of Crete early last
year also began similar course in
that classic island, and as conse-
quence the island of Minos, famous
from the dawn of history for its laws
and it's civilization, rose for the
eighth time in the century against
it's Turkish oppressors. Notwith-
standing the Christian and Greek
population of the island largely out
numbers the Turkish and Moham-
medan, by the aid Of Turkish troops
the insurrection was suppressed,
though not until the powers of Eu
rope had guaranteed that the new
reforms should be carried into effect,
if necessary by international force.
Then followed still another long
and anxious interval of waiting and
ceaseless and fruitless negotiation
between the Powers and the Sultan,
broken now and then by another
massacre or series of outrages in Ar
menia and by murmurs of dissatis-
faction in Crete where. as in Armenia,
the Sultan's promises had not been
kept and the Powers had not as yet
taken the question of enforcing them
upon themselves.
At last, when it seemed as if, after
all, the much talked of concert of
Europe" was about to become effec-
tive and that Abdul Hamid was at
last to be coerced, if necessary, into
carrying into effect the reforms
promised in Armenia, came the news
that Crete, for the ninth time, had
again risen against her oppressor,
and coupled with this came the elec-
tric announcement that Greece, al
most the smallest of European ma
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27
Daily Scripture Reading.


The Bible occupies most important
position in the life of the Christian. 1t
is the foundation of faith, for while we
have revelations of God in the laws
which control the universe, He is not
revealed to us perfectly until we read
his Word and thus become acquainted
with his attitude toward his children.
The criticism is often made regarding
the Bible in our Sunday-schools that
"the children are not familiar with it.
They read their lessons from a paper.
and even then are not asked to memo
rize any particular verses" If this is
true there is weakness in our schools
which we must use every available
means to overcome. In our Unions what
use do we make of the BibleY Do we
bring it TO the meetings as directed on
the topic cards, or do we forget all about
it, simply docking up" verse, that we
may repeat it when called upon at the
conservation service? We must make
our Bibles corner-stones in the building
which we are endeavoring to erect. This
can only be done by using them, not
once nor twice week. nor by bring
ing them Sunday evening to our devo.
tional meetings, but by reading them
daily in our homes. Now. if we are to
pursue this method of thus making daily
use of the Scriptures, we shall find that
il will promote many essentials in our
lives as hristiars.-Sdmuel G. Ayres.
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tions, had boldly taken up the cause
of the Cretans, Acknowledgements,
and all belonging to the same great
Hellenic race whose history still re-
mains, after 1000 years, the inspira-
ton and wonder of mankind.
This action was the more unexpect-
ed as Europe, accustomed to the
dilatory action of the Powers, each
afraid of the other and Of all the rest,
had almost ceased to hope that the
cry of Armenia and of Crete would be
needed. But race and the ties of re-
ligion, and a proud history com
mon to both, brought help from
the least expected quarter. The
gathering blackness of the foam of
God" that has been hanging over the
domes and minarets of Constantine
pie for more than year has at last
been pierced by ray of light and
the great Eastern question" which
has troubled the dreams of Europe
for more than quarter of century
seems at last about to be solved.
Greece, as if moved by an insuppres-
sible impulse, and animated by a
noble ardor that would not have
shamed her in the days of her great
est glory, has taken up the gauntlet
the Turk had flung down to Europe
and by her action has awakened re-
sponsive thrill of admiration through
out the world. The cumbrous creak-
ings of the unwieldy machinery of
European diplomacy are still heard,
and it is at present difficult to fore
see the end. But things will no
longer be as they have been. The &C
ton of Greece in defying not only
Turkey but the Powers also, in be-
half OF Hellenic brotherhood, re-
wives proud recollections of Marathon
and Thermopyla. And Crete, histor-
ically, geographically and racially
belonging to Greece and associated
with her undying history and glory,
in its expressed purpose to shed the
last drop of its blood in it's just cause,
now at the close of the last quarter of
the century makes glorious answer
to Byron sad "Lament of a Greek
Bard"
The isles of Greece the isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sung,
Where grew the arts of war and peace,
when Delos rose and Phnbus sprung
Eternal summer gilds them yet
But all, except their sun, is set
Must we but weep DER days more blest?
Must we but blush?-Our fathers bled
Earth render back from out thy breast
A remnant of our Spartan dead
OF the three hundred grant but three,
To make a new Thermopyl9!
What, silent still? and silent all9
All no; the voices of the dead
Sound like a distant torrents fall,
And answer, Let one living head,
But one arise,-we come, we comet
'Tis but the living who are dumb!'
CHICAGO, Ill.
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Universalist Thought.
OUR OWN WRITERS.
DETROIT, Mich,

Suffering not Divine Penalty.
Suffering, SO far from being divine
penalty, is. on the other hand. social
liability, and if you never want to suffer,
never love anyone. IL you have any
feeling at ell you will suffer so long as
there is anyone in this world who suffers.
Therefore it makes it hard to believe
that anyone can be left to everlasting
punishment while there is land of un-
versal happiness where suffering does
not enter in. Suffering, in the econo-
mics of God. is just as necessary as
laughter. Grape vines, when allowed to
run Of their own accord. yield not fruit,
but proper pruning causes them to put
forth their greatest efforts to the best
ends. Suffering is Gods pruning knife
and by it we are translated into our
rightful sphere.-Rev. George B. Stock
ing, d. ID.
Wrote Better Than He Knew.
Universalism recognizes the work of
the spirit of truth in all the past ages.
The Hebrew faith was one grand step in
the development from ideas of material
objects of worship to the worship of
Jehovah, the unseen God of chosen
people. From this came the ADVANCE
believe more of growth in the spirit of
the people than many suppose-to the
idea of Christ, of God of all peoples
who stands in the relation OF father to
his creatures; and it seems when we
study his teachings that he had develop
ed the complete idea of supreme, intel
ligent and benevolent power, and of a
world of spiritual beings standing in the
relation of children to the supreme
Father. The writer of Genesis wrote
better than we have reason to think he
knew, when he wrote the supposed
words of the Creator: Let US make
man in our image and God created
man in his own image, male and female,
created he them.
If the truth of what we read in those
lines had been realized it seems that the
development must have been more rapid
in spiritual directions. But Jesus sure
ly saw and realized the consistency of
supreme Father with his world; and his
aim was to make other men realize this.
But the formulated thought was 30
far beyond that of the times that we
have reason to doubt seriously whether
more than one or two of his immediate
followers ever grasped the complete
idea; but it grew from that time until in
Origen's time it had gained the ascen,
dsncy in the religious thought of Chris
-Martha g. Jones.
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Ruskin Stin Lives.

Morgan Dix, Rector of Trinity Parish,
is represented by one of the leading papers
of this city as saying, ''What John Rus
kin would or should say, if he were alive,
on the proposition you advance, would
prefer to be excused from expressing an
opinion. A" "Sic est famar' Could Rus
kin die and Or. Dix not know itl Could
he have died and DIR. Dix forget it! If he
is dead, the world was grossly deceived
by a dispatch a few days ago that he was
in better health than usual.
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AS the players, going forth. lay aside
their masks and appear as they truly
are-the humblest slaves - so death,
when the audience is diminished, un-
masked wealth and poverty.
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Pride brings sufferings and then
makes them seem intolerable. 1t makes
men more vexed with striving, and
impatient aggravation of his Affections
than suffering itself would ever do.
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THERE IS A HE'LL


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COME.
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HOUSE.
THE GREAT DRAMA OF "ITFEn
PEOPLE 4


DhJ
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yelling Itself Cries for MeryLast Struggle. -' -
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Dazzling
Sentence of Christ aeeors
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Where Life is Good.

Respecting the individual DIR. Wat
son takes positive ground. In this
life man is good according as his life
is in keeping with the Sermon on the
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CONTEN IT'S.
RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY WEEKLY

FIELD AGENT, T. !. MOORE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-17
NO APOLOGIES TO Offer
President OF the Life Insurance Me
Speaks of Public Opinion"

speaks or "Publtc Up nioa."
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 16.-It was 1915
O'Clock when the first session Of the sec
ond days convention Of the National
Association OF Underwriters was called
TO order. President Hendrick al once
introduced J. A. DeBoer, secretary and
actuary Of the National Life Insurance
company of Montpelier. VI. Mr.. DeBoer
| addressed the convention on The Rela-
ton Of Public Opinion 10 Insurance
He said in part that life insurance had
got beyond the stage of needing apology
from those VINO advocated It, and 1t
had become a matter requiring apology
on the part OF any respectable citizen
who did not carry insurance on his life.
The fair opinion Of the public won by
the companies represented in this con-
ventiOn for life insurance might De con-
siderei one Of the most valuable assets
of the life insurance companies. It
should be guarded with the utmost care.
He referred 10 editorial comments in
some well known papers Of the business
and took occasion 10 score the great edi-
tors Of the country for their ignorance
on the subject. The address was large
" devoted 10 the best methods of man
agement and the necessity of strictly
honest. fair and deliberate methods, not
only in selecting risks but in the mana
cement of the funds and the general
policy adopted. He believed that the life
Insurance business would stand the test
OF public investigation and come from
the trial With public approval.
The report Of the executive committee
on resolution of W. II. Dyer OF Massa-
chusetcs With regard 10 the expunging
Of a part Of article ), which provides for
the reference of all matter u the execu-
tive committee before discussion. was
read by the secretary. The committee re-
ported unfavorably on The resolution and
on motion the comuittee's report was
adopted This leaves the matter as il
STOOD before NJ. Dyer's resolution.
The treiSurer's report showed total re-
ceipts s1.635.29; disbursements s9791s,
leaving a balance on hand Of s656.10
The fight for the next convention city
seems 70 have narrowed down % be-
tween Minneapolis and Indianapolis.
Thomas II. Bovles % Milwaukee will
probably be chosen president
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-17
JACK TAR,S HARD LOT
Modern Philanthropy Has Not Got Around
to HIM Yet.

New York, Sept. 16.-That the sailor
who ships for &C rulse on any vessel
places himself in absolute bondage and
in the most complete servirude until the
time which he has signed has expired is
a broad statement TO make in these days
Of advanced reform, but Il is one that is
very generally conceded. 1t is in the
power Of the king" Of the ship 70 pu:
him in irons. place him on snort rations
fell him to the deck with brass knuckiss.
strike him with Delaying pins. capstan
bars and marlin spikes, and hammer and
pound him a. will, and his chances OF
redress are very slight. II Is only when
absolute murder has been done that the
culprits are brought to justice. When a
vessel is at sea the officers always gD
heavily armed, but nowadays a sailor
may not carry even a pocket knife with
point 70 i, much less the old time
sheath knike.
Probably one OF the most brutal mur-
de.s On the high seas occurred some
years ago, when the old snip ST. Paul
sailed from this port TO Cape Horn 70
San Francisco The ship. which was
known as a hard case" had crew OF
as fine, able bodied men as ever LET
port When down in the rolling for
ties" one day of the River Platte. the
vessel got into kind Of cyclone called
by sailors a pump he'll" In moment
the ship was on her beams ends and al
hands were quickly alofi shortening
sail. There were twenty-four men on
the main yard taking in the main sail
On ne deck were the captain. mate.
second mate. ooatswain and steward. ne
latter being az the helm. Because the
men on the yard coull not work fast
enough 10 suit the captain he anj ne
others On deck began firing. using three
reviewers and a snot gun. Five mR
were killed. four dropping into the 4 y.
and the other % the-deck-
When the other men reached TIE deck
they were ordered ID arrow the body o.
iaeir companion overheard. waica they
did. Then The work % shortening the
sail was resumed. As the vessei nearef
San Francisco the captain offered the
men $3.50 a piece 20 say nothing of re
shooting ani killing. When port was
reached one u the men hung an old blue
flannel shirt on the rigging. AMI soon
ne ha-bor Police had ne five accused
men IN custody. AZ the trial al were
found guilty except ne steward. and
sentenced 20 long terms y Imprisonment
walch they are now serving n ne state
penitentiay % California.
Another case % brutality vas On ~
snip Title S.ar5uck, shout c3u- years
szo. when Arthur . Snica. young man
xas shipped by sharks" a. P7-lan5.
nrs .hsa ssznzu smith hzs -zv
g 5sen 4: sea 5et5-e. bit re latter said
hey v5l,i "2a; hin thr51ga q c51-ss Q,
zo-,uss" before hey Sot through xi.a
aim. Taen - became ff.gai=1si- All
Jumping overheard, sriei = s~in ssa7-s.
TIE bosfsxaln Jumped into a1zt ara
s15a had Smith hack o. t-se saip- Tser=
~ g, Ais first iAs.s % sea d;scip-IEs.
AMI w1s locke1 in tAe :1-sczs.l> 9ara.
tie vessel ~as really - sea
A:.e- sal lad been Sc. Smith TIA.