The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-06-05
SATURDAY, JUNE 5.
EDITORIAL.

Tho Oath Of Our Boston co o'
Inc Oatn Oh porary, The Watch
Office. man makes a strong
point in what follows: "a conclusive
evidence of the low tone of civil moral
ity is afforded by the lavish praise which
good men award to public official who
simply does the things that his oath of
office binds him to do. A mayor or a
police commissioner who impartially
enforces the law is such rare phenom-
enon that the public feels called upon
to extol his fidelity in unmeasured
terms. If a man in public life does
what he solemnly agreed to do when he
accepted the office, with it's honors and
emoluments, men who ought to know
better agree in treating him as if it
were a matter for general congratula-
tion that he had not turned out ras-
CAL"
ATTORNEY GENE A L
The Attorney Cen Mex emma, is a mem
erafs DECISION Der OF the Roman
Catholic Church. 1t will be recalled
that when his appointment by President
Mckinley was rumored, and even after
the appointment was duly made, and
before confirmation by the Senate,
Protestant bigotry found vent in as
sorting that a Roman Catholic should
not be appointed to such high posi-
ton. The Attorney General has given
recent evidence that his official faction
cannot be controlled by his religious
sympathies. He has decided that the
Secretary OF War has no authority to
permit the erection of buildings for pri
vate uses on property under exclusive
control of the war department. This
decision settles the question of 5the
building of Roman Catholic chapel at
West Point. permission for which was
granted during the late administration.
The decision, while sound in itself, is
particularly acceptable as coming from
q member of the Roman Catholic COM
munion, who thus decides an important
question without regard to his religious
affiliations.
AMID the experiences
The Enduring of life which presents
henance' SO many vivid con-
trasts, and when change follows upon
change, often times overwhelming us
with the conviction of the instability of
earthly affairs. how natural, and at the
same time comforting, is the assurance
that comes to US from Revelation that
there is One who changes not, "whose
years shall have no end" While all
things around us force upon our con-
victions the vanity, brevity and instabil-
ity of the hopes and the blessings of this
earth, the assurance comes even as a
voice from another world, that the great
Author of all things, in all his ways and
purposes, is immutable and eternal.
Though "the grass withereth and the
flower fadeth." and though the beauty
and the glory of man departs, and even
though his spirit shall fail and his life
dry up before the breath of his Maker,
yet our God endures and His years are
thoroughout all generations" Even
though the earth whose foundations
were Of old, and even the heavens so
vast in extent and so firm in their struct-
ure, should crumble with age, totter to
their very base and fall to ruin in gen.
eral wreck Of natter" yet the Lord
shall continue forever the same and his
"years shall have no end" The very ex-
istence of Supreme Being as the first
cause of all things which all nature
clearly proves, assumes and even en-
braces, is an evidence that the first cause
shall have no end. Happy is that man,
who can cleave to the thought Of this
Divine Being and find rest in his ALIEN
bracing arms.
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The meetings last
The Meetings Last week in this city held
week. at st. Paurs church,
under the auspices of the Universalist
Woman's Association of Illinois, of
which brief outline is given in another
column. were an interesting and profit
able series. and brought together good
Iy number of our representative women
from the city churches and several parts
of the State. The program was faithfully
followed, and not being overcrowded,
gave ample time for discussion. The
first day was devoted to reports from the
League and Aid societies, and were of
an encouraging nature, showing great
activity in these departments of our
work. The State Missionary work was
also reported in a hopeful condition,
eight more parishes having regular
preaching than at this time last year.
This is due to the supervision Of our ex-
cellent State Missionary and is decided
testimony to the efficiency of that Of