The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-08-21
Territorial Expansion of the Anglo-saxon
Race,
OUR OWN WRITERS.

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Race.
The great territorial expansion and
| numerical increase of the Apglo-Saxon
race is mostly the work of the last hum
| dred years. From the British Isles, q
narrow strip of our Atlantic coast and
a few Canadian settlements, it has taken
| possession of the whole of North Amer
lea, the whole of India. Australia, the
whole of New Zealand, Burmab, Singa-
| pore and other Asiatic settlem ents, q
large part of Africa and many islands of
the seas; and wherever the Apglo-Saxon
has gone he has carried with him bet
ter civilization, giving law and order
and stimulating industry and commerce.
He has not only founded great states by
subduing a wilderness. as in North
| America and Australia, but be has put
new life into decayipg civilizations as in
| India and Egypt. The numerical in
crease of the Anglo Saxon nations has
been as rapid and wonderful as their
territorial expansion: having increased,
| during the last hundred years, from
| twenty millions to one hundred and
| twenty millions the greatest territorial
| expansion and numerical increase which
history records The increase in wealth
has been equally notable, the Anglo
Saxon nations now possessing more
wealth than all the rest of the world
| put together.-ReC. C. L. Waite.
Difficulties in our Missionary Work.
One difficulty in our missionary work
is that many fear that they shall not be
! independent. There is need of covering
up our individuality. We should not
go forward in happy-go- lucky sort of
way. We should have a leader. We
need some directing power. We need
some man who can direct the work of
the Universalist Church. A young man
should reach out and be great mission
ary. man owes something to the
world and to the church. We all need
the Holy Spirit in our hearts, and throw
out an influence that will raise others up
and save them from sin. do not be-
lieve in ecclesiastical apostolic success
sion, but do believe in the apostolic
succe ssion Of doubling up the fist, going
| into the fight against that which is sim
| ful. / have no time to battle errors of
Orthodoxy, but l have time to promul-
gate the truth as we believe it. It is
time to stop talking about Jesus, and
time to breathe in Jesus. When we have
thoroughly breathed in Jesus we shall
have to talk no more OF the necessity
of missionary action.-ReU. G. W. BicE-
nell, ID.
How We may Learn of Jesus.
The trained eye of the mountaineer
will determine at glance the relative
height of the most prominent peaks
tn at eurmount a continuous range that
GEMS to define the limits of the physi-
cal universe. The eye of the tourist, on
the other hand, the one who merely
visits the stupendous spectacle of ma
ture, looks upon it for day or two and
then hastens on to other scenes, is
wholly unreliable; his estimates of dis
tance and altitude are invariably erron-
eous. Only long acquaintance with
these mighty sentinels-to dwell among
them in storm and sunshine, to feel their
cool shadows when the heart is on fire
with pain, to draw strength from their
strength when to surrender is easier
than to contend-that is to know the
mountains. Something after the same
manner do we learn to estimate the rel.
ative value of the utterances of Jesus.
Better today than yesterday, better to.
morrow than today shall we comprehend
the permanent elements in the teach
ings that fell from his inspired lips The
Retrospective view, and every parable
and precept, command and exhortation,
is arranged in its true relation to all
others, and the promise is fulfilled "Ye
shall know the truth" know it by the
consciousness of freedom which this
knowledge bestows. = Req. Florence
Kollock CrOoker.
Universalsm and the Peoples Problems.
The religious principles to the promo
tion of which the Universalist Church
is dedicated, are not only in harmony
with the highest ideals of home life and
social excellence, but they are peculiarly
adapted to the solution of the peoples
problems. Upon no narrow or partial
istic basis can the prosperity of the
people be adjusted. Nothing less than
universal practice, can satisfy nations
needs. Religious sentiments undoubt-
edly produce an effect in every depart.
ment of the mind, and influence the
judgment on all questions. 1t is not
difficult to understand why believer
in one sided plans of salvation should
incline to one-sided theories of govern
ment, nor why a believer in viearious
stonement should accept any one of the
various political doctrines or socialistic
beliefs which promise widespread pros
perity for the masses without regard to
individual thrift and personal RESPONSE.
bility. A mind that understands Uni
versalism will not be likely to look out
upon the social and economic struggles
of the time with pessimistic pang on
the one hand, or a fanatical fancy on
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