The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-07

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perturbation over thing too small to
waste our indignation upon. Secretary
Sherman has spoken up rather sharply
some say insolently, and the "tone" of
his letter has irritated the Times and
the Saturday Review. Probably the
Queen is still serene and Salisbury is
unruffied. What has been said at home
shows that we are not ready to pick a
quarrel on the ground of the supposed
suppression of a scientific report. Let
us have peace.
The new gold field is far away, and
the developed mines are as yet all be.
yond our territorial lines. The wise
ones, the "old miners" and the map
makers are quite certain that the lodes
all run into the United States and that
the gold will finally prove to be not
British but American. The Yukon val
ley is desolate region and the season
of practicable mining is short. This hints
at a repetition of the disappointment
and suffering which have attended the
opening of nearly all the new gold fields
in modern times. whether in America or
Australia. The fever is already run
ming high. If it attacks only two per-
sons in every ward and township the
Klondyke country will be more densely
populated than Arabia. That there is
gold there in considerable amounts
seems we'll established. But it is &C.
cording to unvarying history that the
average amount secured by those who
| flock to the new fields is something less
than might have been earned in regular
pursuits at home.
The new tariff bill is expected by
its promoters to introduce the long
delayed "era of prosperity" Its op-
ponents in the press as we'll as in the
Senate say that it gives gratuity of
S12,000.000 to the sugar trust. large
bounties to rich classes and corpora.
tions, and to the government little or
nothing. The event alone will test the
accuracy of these CALCULATIONS and pre-
dictions. The Senate experts figured
out an income from the new bill of $780,
100000, which is several millions less than
| the income from the same sources for the
current year. The large income of the
year 1897, is due, however, to the exces-
sive importations made in anticipation
of the passage of this bill. But since
these must operate to reduce importa-
tions for two or three years to come,
it must be confessed that the prospect
of improvement in the government rev.
enues is less bright than one could WISH
"A correspondent asks the "Outlook"
on what Bible promise do you base the
hope of the final salvation of the hu-
man racer" 1t is plain from this query
ligious journal construe its not infre.
quent deliverances on the subject of the
purpose and effect Of the Gospel to
mean universal salvation. This is not
matter of surprise. Probably nine in
ten of the laity in the Universalist
church would take the editorial ON the
Larger Love-" in the number for July
17th to teach Universalism; and it is
not clear to any one that it was not SO
intended. Yet when one looks closely
he cannot find anywhere an explicit af-
firmation of the Universalist faith. The
answer to this correspondent makes
distinction between "the attainment of
everlasting blessedness by every indi-
vidual that ever lived" and the promise
"that the universe of existing beings
will ultimately be brought into harmony
with God" The latter the Outlook
says is what the Bible promises.
1t is worth while to inquire whether
there is really any difference between
these two things. Can the universe of
existing beings be brought ultimately
into harmony with God without bring
ing every individual that has ever lived
into everlasting blessedness? 1t is evil
dent that il some individuals fail of at
tanning everlasting blsssedness "the
universe of existing beings" will not be
broughtinto harmony with God, unless
it is supposable that everlasting blessed
ness can be attained without coming
into such harmony. Since that alter
native is inadmissible, suppose we take
the other-the one which we under
stand the Outlook to favor, that the
very wicked destroy themselves and so
disappear from the universe of exist.
ing beings" Now it is plain. that if
hundred millions, say, of beings existing
at one time may perish and SO not be
considered in the universe of existing
beings. 1900 millions, or the whole hu-
man race may so disappear without af-
fecting the promise" This is an effect
ual way OF making the promise of God
of none effect" Either the promise of
gathering "the universe of existing
beings" into the fold of God includes
"every Individual that has ever lived"
or it is a rhetorical flourish without per-
thence or value.
CANTON THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL.
Intelligence has just been received
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