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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-02

Is it because they have bought
something for self, or because they
have bought something for someone
else? This joy is nearly universal.
The little boy in Germany or in
America, buys his little present for
mamma or sister, and would not
change places with the king, or the
richest man in the country. And in
every country we find the grandfather
buying the presents for the grand
children, with the same zest that he
bought them when he could buy but
one and trudged home with it in his
chubby fist. For the time the world
is lifted out of self and we all live for
others. The glorious Christ spirit
seems contagious. We realize that it
is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive, though it is blessed to receive,
and the world is better fitted to begin
the new year.
Jesus showed the highest giving in
the giving of his life for us. Not in
the way that we sometime see it pic
tured, but as giving for principle
which he loved better than his life.
He had so partaken of the divine
gift of love, that he lived a life OF
love for humanity. His giving his
life made his principles live, and by
his principles we are all led to higher
living. Jesus life of service and Civ
ing was we'll consummated in his
death. And because of that noble
death, the birth and life have a
greater power over us.
Let us then in the hour when the
world celebrates his birth, think OF
the spirit of love that moved him to
such holy deeds, and may we take it
into our lives, and by it may we be
moved to nobler living. May we
know the blessedness of giving, of
that giving that brings JOY to others,
but more especially of that giving
that comes from a consecrated life
purpose. May we give of self to the
world. May we live for something
higher than selfish ends. May our
love to God and humanity lead us
to the conservation of ourselves to
greater helpfulness. And above all
may we make the Christmas time a
holy time, by giving of our love to all
mankind SO that peace and good will
shall prevail, and the world come to
know more of the Supreme Gift,
eternal and abiding Love.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-02
SOCIAL BETTERMENT OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Wages In 1900.

What we call the "workingman," "the
mechanic" had no existence as classes.
Labor was performed almost exclusively
in the South by slaves, and in the North
very largely by men and women who for
the time being were no better than
slaves. All over the free States were
thousands of Irishmen, Scotchmen, EGG
lishmen, Germans, who. in return for
transportation from the Old World to
the New, had bound themselves by in
denture to serve the captain of the ship
that brought them over. Soldiers in the
army received three dollars a month.
Farm hands in New England were given
four dollars month and found their
own clothes. Unskilled laborers toiled
twelve hours per day for fifty cents.
Workmen on the turnpikes then branch
ing out in every direction were housed
in rude sheds. fed coarse food. and given
four dollars a month from November to
May, and six dollars from May to No.
vember. When the road from the Gen.
esee river to Buffalo was under con.
struction, in 1912, though the region
through which it went was the frontier,
men where hired in plenty at twelve
dollars per month in cash, and their
board. lodgings. and daily allowance OF
whisky.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-02

is that it involves too little labor.
Ours is an age of helps, and busy
men are tempted to seize the gold
dust that lies on the surface OF their
subject without waiting todelve down
patiently and earnestly to the golden
nuggets in the rock beneath. They
are content with what comes easily,
and so they fall short of the standard
at which they ought to aim.
Speaking the other day at the or
dination of young minister, DR..
James Stalker, that prince of Scottish
preachers and writer's, gave most
interesting "reminiscences of his own
ordination. His father, shrewd and
sensible country elder, was present
at it, and solemnly spoke to his son
after this fashion, when all was over:
flames, l have been looking round
this congregation there were about
seven hundred members in it l see
in this field many things to do and
there Will be thousand things to at
tend to, but you must see and get
your sermon thoroughly ready for
Sunday" The famous preacher added
his cordial testimony that if he had
attained any success in the pulpit he
owed it to the fact that he had taken
his fathers advice to heart He fills
his sermons with work, and go his
words go to the ends of the earth.
Smaller preachers in smaller spheres
should do likewise. Words without
work are as useless in the pulpit as
out of it.-Zion's Herald.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-02
A GREAT HISTORIC TABLET.

Last winter | was permitted to exca-
vate along part of the ruin strewn des-
ert at Thebes, and to examine the sites
of temples which stand there On these
few furlongs | found that there had
been seven temples of the kings of the|
eighteenth and nineteenth dynasties, i
about 1450-1150 B. G. Most of these II
entirely cleared out; the largest piece of
all-the great buildings around the Ra |,
meseum-being the clearing of thea
Egyptian Research Account worked by|
Mr.. Quibell. Each site gave US soma
return in information or objectr -
the most valuable of the sites, as
proved, was one of the least inviting. 4
field of stone chips showed where IL
funeral temple of Merenptah had stood
and. left in the ruins, found the gren
granite tablet bearing the long inscri
tion of Merenptah about his Libyan wa
and his Syrian war, and naming IsraeI.
This table is over ten feet high, over
five feet wide, and over a foot thick, cf
of one flawless block of very fine grained
granite, or, rather, syenite. 1t was first
cut by one of the most sumptuous kings
Of Egypt, Amenhotep ILL.,; brilliantly
polished as fiat and CLASSY as mirror.
and engraved with scene of the king
offering to Amen, the god Of Thebeo,
and an inscription or about 5000 hero.
glyphs recording his offerings and giori-
flying the god. His son Akhenaten. who
strove after higher faith, erased all
figures and inscriptions of Amen, ar -
effaced most of his fathers fine carving
on this great tablet. This. however,
was all re-engraved by Seti l, about
fifty years later. as restoration. Then,
some two centuries after it had been
erected in the temple Of AmenhotepI
III. Merenptah cast an envious gaze on
the splendid stone, and stole it for his
own purpose.
Not taking the trouble to rework it,
he simply built the face of it into his|
own wall and engraved on tho comp@a-
lively rough back of the block At the
top he figured scene of the king offer
ing to Amen, and below an inscript on
very nearly as large as that of Amen
hotep III. on the other side.
The painting of the sculptured figures
still remains as fresh as on the day it
was done; for, as the tablet fell face for
ward when the temple was destroyed.
the side belong to Merenptah wss down.
ward, while that Of Amenhotep was up
permost. In the ruins. then. amid the
fragments of columns and foundations.
heaped over with foot or two of stone
chips. this grand block had lain since
about the time of the Trojan war, All
Greek history. Roman and med val
the prophets. Christ anity and Isam-
have swept along while this was waiting
unsupported. with it's stories of the wars
of Pharaoh OF the Hard Heart and his
crushing of Israel.-"P Pharaoh If the
Hard Heart" by Professor Flinders
Petrie, in the Century.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-02
Reform Movements of 1sa5-5o.

The second quarter of the centul
was remarkable for the earnest effor
made by men and by associations
men to better the conditions of tn
fellows. Robert Owen preaching CO
munism and founding his communit
in the Western States, in the tswenties;
Brisbane, the tiaciple of. Fourier, cover
ing the free States with his phalanxes
in the ca rly forties; the American Bible
Society sending the word of God into a
million homes; the great temperance
crusade rescuing 100000 drunksrds. and
leading the way to prohibition, to high
license. to local option; the outburst OF
humanitarianism which reformed thll
penal codes, which abolished imprison
ment for debt, which turned the jails
from brothels and seminaries of crime to
reformatories, and covered the land with
homes, asylums. lodging houses. houses
of correction. penitentiaries and insti
tutions for the reform of juvenile de-
linquents; the abolition societies bat
thing nobly in the cause of the slave;
Sylvester Graham preaching his re.
formed diet of bran and water; Mrs.
Bloomer struggling for dress reform and
illustrating it with the garment that still
bears her name,-these are but few
Of the innumerable manifestations OF
the efforts for social betterment.
Business in 1900.
Not only was the field OF business en-
terprse thus res tricted, but the trans
action OF business within that field was
Glow and difficult. The merchant kept
his own books. or,-as he would have
said, his own ACCOMPLISHMENTS all his
letters with quill, and when they were
written. let the ink dry or sprinkled it
with sand. There were then no envel-
opes, no postage stamps, no letter-boxes
in the streets. no connection of the mail.
The letter written, the paper was care.
fully folded, sealed with wax or wafer,
addressed. and carried to the post office.
where postage was prepaid at rates
which would now seem extortionate. To
send letter which was single sheet
of paper, large or small, from Boston to
New York or Philadelphia. cost eighteen
and half cents, and to Washington
twenty-five cents; and this at a time
when the purchasing power of cent
was five times what it is at present. To
carry letter from Philadelphia, then
the capital of the United States, to Bos-
ton, and bring back an answer by return
mail, would have consumed from twelve
to eighteen days. according to the season
of the year and the weather.-John B.
McMdster, in the January Atlantic.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-02

Prince Bismarck is reported as enjoy
ing the political commotion he has caused
by his revelations. To visitor the other
day he said: 81 certainly thought the
stone which the Hamburger Nachrichten
threw into the duck pond would cause
good deal of quacking, but that the noise,
would be so dreadful is a great surprise
to me. " Then he added; ''You overrate
my political passion. Besides, l have ass
little responsibility as influence, and
shall scarcely live to see the consequence
of what is now being done or left undone
l regret that after being thirty years
the rise we are now going backward.
shall not, it is true, live to see the EN-
but pity my sons"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-02
WHAT is PUNIsHMENT7
BY REV. JAMES BILLINGS.

AS professed Christians, believing
in God whose nature is love, whose
attributes are all in harmony with
that nature, we affirm that punish
ment is pain inflicted for the violation
Of law with the end in view of correct
ing the evil.
This we consider to be true state
ment from the standpoint of Univer-
salism. Therefore we affirm that
punishment cannot be endless; from
the fact if it is endless it will never
correct the evil. The object of pun
ishment in all cases should be to cor
rect and make better. This being
true all punishment must be limited.
The question is not whether it is
future. All punishment is future.
We cannot punish violation of law
before the law is violated. No one
can believe it. 1t must be future of
the crime committed. Let this be
borne in mind. The whole question
rests upon its endlessness.
Now let us reason, and see if it can
be endless. In the first place, if true
it is perfectly useless. No true Chris
tan can support punishment that
can do no good. If endless it will
never benefit the sinner, for the sup
position is, if he is made better he
will become wholly good, and it
would be unjust to punish any long
or. If true it cannot benefit God, for
he needs no benefit. If true it will
prove that he has failed in his lnis-
sion.
Christ "came to seek and to save
the lost" Who are eternally lost if
endless punishment is trues All that
meet that doom. We are informed
that "God sent not his Son into the
world to condemn the world, but that
the world through him might be
saved" Luke xix: 10; John lii II.
If endless punishment is true this
testimony is not true. This is not all
God is defeated, Christ is failure.
And if God is defeated we land
upon the desert shore of atheism.
For if that horrible doctrine is true
God must be disappointed, and he is
no better than man in making calcu-
lations. And how can we avoid athe-
ism if endless punishment is truel
1t is an undeniable fact that there
is no system of theology that can
save us from the dismal theme of
atheism but Universalism.
Let us see if we can obtain any
evidence from Jesus that will dis.
prove the doom of endless punish
ment. 1t is true he taught but very
little dogma. Yet he does give us
some items that ignore that doctrine.
"The servant that knew the Lords
will and did it not shall be beaten
with many stripes. But he that
did not know shall be beaten
with few stripes" Luke xii:47, IS.
The degree of punishment is set
forth in the terms of the many and
the few. If the few can be inflicted
so can the many, no matter how
many. Both are limited.
Again in Matt. xiv: q: For there
shall be great tribulation, such as
hath not been from the beginning of
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-02

I think he means that we shall do
more than we have yet done in fur
therance of his plans, and he will
open the way for our doing it. l
have felt his hand upon me in great
trials and submitted to his guidance,
and trust that as he shall further
open the way | will be ready to walk
therein, relying on his help and trust
ing in his goodness and wisdom. y
Ec Senator James f. Wilson, in
North American Revietc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04
Induosmsnt. to Go.

AS noted elsewhere a liberal concession
has been granted by the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad to West Virginians who
desire to attend the Nashville centennial
on West Virginia Day, Tickets at the
reduced rates can be secured on Sunday
and Monday, the 18th and 18th instants,
the rate from Wheeling being sl2 so,
This will enable many to go in advance
of the rush and see more of the centen-
NAL. The Ohio River road will also
make liberal rates and conditions. as
heretofore stated.
Commissioner Randolph stalnaker Is
doing everything in his power to arrange
for crediable representation on West
Virginia Day and is receiving much en-
couragement. He Is an untiring worker
in whatever he undertakes, and II West
Virginia Day is not success in point of
attendance from this state 1t will not be
his fault, nor the fault of his associates
in the work.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04
HuNOR AZ n FLIEs.

A Popular Young Man-Miss Laura
Do you believe, Mr. Litched, that stolen
kisses are the sweetest?
Chollie-Aw, WEAKLY don't know. I've
never had to steal any yet.-lndianapo-
lis Journal.
Literary Editor Gayiug down a new
book)- 1 wish every maid, wife and
mother in the country could read that
book.
Able Editor-Well, run in line to the
effect that that book is one which no
woman should be allowed TO see.-The
Yellow Book
A man dropped his wig on the street,
and boy who was following close be-
hind the loser picked 1t up and handed
it to him.
Thanks" my boy, said the owner of
the wig. you are the first genuine
hair restorer l have ever seen.
bury Gazette.
Tempting Odds-"Why is It that a
fellows friends always think he ia
making n mistake in selecting a wife?"
"Oh, ! suppose they can't resist the
temptation when they have so many
chances Of being right. Jour
nal,
me Rlay for the IIacc-Watts-Some
Of those Chinese plays are six months
long.
Potts-Whnt Of IT.
Watts-I was thinking one Of them
wouldbe agood thing to take to the Arc
Ito regions for n one-nlght stand.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
HAS my boy been a Little Defender
and been kind to dumb animals to-
day."
Yes, grandma. let your canary out
OF the cage, and when my cat caught 1t
] set Towser on her"-Ilhrlem Life.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04

Tho Grafton Leader the partisan
wickedness OF which is no worse than Its
logic, and that is saying great deal,
has the following editorial paragraph:
Senator Elldns secured the appoint
ment OF his good friend. Judge Hoke, as
consul to Windsor, Nova Scotia. 1t will
be remembered that Windsor Is situated
in the soft coal region from which so
much Is feared by American coal opera
tors and since Senator Elkins Is a soft
coal prod GER OF considerable import
ance, 1t looks as II Judge Hoke's appoint
ment might have some personal incentive
behind It,"
This is going n long way out Of the
road to make mean, but entirely sense
less reference to Senator Elkins, and to
insult Judge Hoke, whose integrity has
never been questioned. Perhaps the
brilliant genius who presides over the
destlnies OF the Grafton organ will ex-
plain what personal incentive" to ap-
point Judge Hoke consul to Windsor was
possible, except desire to recognize the
deserts OF good man. What has con-
sui to do with the Industries Of country
to which he IS accredited? What con-
nection could the appointment have with
Senator Elltins' coal business?
Perhaps the genius of the Leader has
figured 1t all out in his alleged brain that
Judge Hoke is going TO Nova Scotia to
hold up the coal vessels laden with Nova
Scotia coal. and prevent them from SAIL
Ing for the United States markets! Or
perhaps he has dreamed sometime that
the Judge has express Instructions from
Mr. Elkins to serve notice on the Nova
Scotia coal operators to cease chipping
coal to the United States, or to cease
mining III
II takes the eagle eye Of the Grafton
Popocrauc editor to discern deep dark
plots behind the appointment Of a consul
to Nova Scotia port, especially when
the senator recommending the appoint
mcnt happens to be interested In an In
dustry similar to ono which exists IN that
country And when Il comes to lndug-
Ing In ridiculOuely absurd susplcions It
takes m editor Just about the size OF the
Grafton genius, aud no larger.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04
THE INTELLIGENCER.
WHEELING, OCrOBER Z, Is01.


The death of General Neal Dow, the
father of the prohibition movement, and
the author of the famous Maine law,
which has been In force in that state for
forty-two years, removes from the stage
upon which he has been so prominent an
make history. While the greater part of
his life OF ninety-three years has been
spent in effective work against the liquor
traffic, which he held to be responsible
for most of the crime and the poverty of
the country, General Dow was also noted
for his services to his country in the
Union cause during the war between the
states. AZ a soldier he was no less DIS
tingutshed for his courage chan in his adj
vocacy OF the abolition. of the liquor
traffic.
Entering the army Mt the outbreak of
the war as colonel of a Maine regiment,
Dow rose to the rank OF brigadier gen.
eral and served throughout the war, and
at one time was in command of the de-
partment of the gulf. He was twice
wounded IN the battle of Port Hudson,
and was eight months In Confederate
prison. President Lincoln had great
confidence in and regard for him, and
when the opportunity came exchanged
General Fitzhugh Lee for him.
General DOW was greatly respected.
and even those who differed from him
regarding the praohcability of prohibi-
ton honored him for his sincerity and
HE charity. His advocacy Of the aboli-
tlon of the liquor traffic was free from
the fanaticism and intolerance OF other
peoples views which, unfortunately,
sometimes characterize the work of
leaders of reforms For this reason, and
for his general uprightness of character,
the people OF Maine, even those who did
not agree with his views, never ceased TO
respect him. As man who devoted a
life to cause he believed was right, and
who when his country called went to the
front and fought bravely for the preser-
walton of the Union, Neal Dow was uni
versally esteemed in the country at large
and his memory will always be honored.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04

arbitration necessary The new liberal
cabinet in Spain and the recall OF Wey-
Ter are indications that the Spanish gov
eminent viii pursue a more humane polI-
cy toward Cuba, thus freeing this coun-
try's negotiations In Cuba's behalf Of
many Of It's embarrassments
The suggestions that General Blanco
viii succeed weyler in command OF the
Spanish forces on the island and that a
civilian vlceroy win be made governor
general, warrants this hope, Blanco
who Is a statesman as well as a soldier,
has ALREADY been quoted as advising the
queen regent in favor OF a wise and con-
cillatory policy toward Cuba, and in dis
cusslng the situation exhibits no such
bitterness towahi the United States as
has characterized Weyler's conduct, He
was for a time in command Of the Span
fish forces In the Philippines, and there
won a reputation for his humane treat
ment of the revolving natives. For this
IedSohi hhu pe'eu'e NC ''lN thS span
iards the insurgents should not be treat
ed as though they were wild beasts, he
rendered himself unpopular with the ele-
ments which favored the policy of whole
sale butchery.
With such man in command In Cuba,
backed by liberal cabinet, 1t Is posi-
BILE for the United States, in Its efforts TO
restore peace and to secure for the Gu
bans the rights to which they are en-
titled. will be able to proceed with a
greater certainty of success without rel
sort to force.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04

There ls an island IN Slumbor sea
Where the drOllctt things are done,
And we viii sail there II the winds arc
fair,
Just after the set Of the sun.
It's the loyellest place In the whole wide
world.
or anyway so It seems.
And the noCks there play ut the end OF
each day
In curious show called Dreams"
We sail right into the evening skies
And tho very first thing we know
We arc there at the port and ready for
sport
where tho dream folks give their show.
And what do you think they did last night
When I crossed their hnrbOr bArs2
Thoy holstod plank on a great cloud
bank
And toetcrcd among the stars.
And they sat on the moon and swung their
feet.
Like ponIulums, to and FRO,
Down ShimbCr sea Is the SAL for me,
For the dream folks there on the curious
Begin their performance at eight
There are no unuorol, and they close their
doors
on everyone who II late.
Tho sun 10 sinking behind the hills,
Tho s0vcn O'Clock bells chime.
I know boy the chnrt that we ought to
start
n we would ho thorc In time
on. fair W. the trim down Rlumbor seal
Set Wll, ana away WO go
The anchor ls drawn We are OF ANA
no mo wonderful dream land show.
ELLA wheeler Wilcox,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-04
ALIs ThntFalIed.

The PopocratIc managers in Ohio, hav-
ing found their free silver cam
caign making poor Roadway. are devot-
ing their attention to the work of cir
culating falsehoods about the Republic
can leaders. The latest one to the effect
that Senator Foraker had quarreled with
Chairman Dick and the Hanna man
ayers, and would decline to take any fur
Their part IN the campaign, Is nailed by
the senator himself He states that not
only are his relations with the Republic
can managers pleasant, but that he will
continue his speeches, He VIII speak to-
morrow in Toledo.
So far every effort the Popocracy has
made to stir up factlonal feeling In the
Republican ranks has been a failure,
and every rumor started to give color to
the claim that Foraker Is not loyalty sup
porting the whole ticket has been dis
proven by subsequent events.