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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-04-03

a meetlnR or boycott against the
General Convention, making boast
that their parishes had not contribut-
ed and would not contribute to the
missionary funds under the present
regime. Aside from it's fatality, there
seemed to be something brutal in the
bold avowal of deliberate disloyalty.
The shortage in collections has, of
course, excited comment and chal-
lenged speculation as to the fealty of
the delinquents. But there has been
the plea of "hard times" and of
special parish poverty to cloak the
denial with a form of courtesy. ga
decent respect for the opinions of
mankind" should protect us from
parade of disaffection. For, no mat
ter how just the criticism of methods
may be, no matter how superior the
variant plan proposed, there is no
grievance which can give color to
secession. Still less is there warrant
for teaching the people notification.
The sulking program is simply the
way to disorganization and anarchy
There is a far manlier and more
promising remedy for whatever evils
exist than trying to starve the Con
vention out, to wreck it's missions,
and compel retreat from every ad-
vanced position, namely, the appeal
to the whole Church, from the Con-
vention ignorant to the Convention
better advised. Our general assem-
bly, is democratic, and no rational
proposal is barred from considera-
tion.
If we are to unite it must be about
some center. He who announces
his refusal to go with the majority
simply blocks the way to progress.
We are too individualistic, may say
too opinionateds Let us pray for
grace to make concession, and to fall
into line under orders from those our
own votes have placed in positions of
leadership.
The Universalist Church is amply
able to care for it's varied missionary
interests even in these blue and
pinching times. With less than half
the churches and pastors answering
to the general call, we are not many
thousands short of the needed funds.
If those who have done nothing at
all would do only little, we should
be all right. "In such time as this
it is not meet that every nice offence
should bear it's comment" Is there
any just principle which entities us
to say, because we do not like the
officers or approve the plan of cam
paign, we will desert or betray the
cause7 Brethren, united we stand,
divided we fall" Shoulder to should
er, each bearing his part, each waiv-
ing his hobby, each preferring others
above himself, we are an invincible
host, and Canaan lies open to our VIC
torious march. In Japan, in Denver,
in Tacoma, in Atlanta. and on many
another height, they have planted our
flag, and now appeal to the column
to come up to the line. God forbid
that we should falter or refuse.
"Speak to the children of Israel that
they go forward"
GALEsBURG. Ill.
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OUR FORWARD MOVEMENT.
BY PRESIDENT @. ELLwooD NASH.

MOVEMENT is the expression of life;
so far as we know the two are insep-
arabic. If the UniversaIist Church
is alive it will be found in motion. If
it has any excuse for existence it will
be found moving forward. It is not
yet certain that all Universalists
want their church to grow. There
are even pastors to whom the thought
of stationary and therefore deca-
dent church seems to have no terror.
If, however, we do want to move for
ward, there are at least two conditions
we must meet.
First of all, we must have some spir
itual and UNCONVENTIONAL ambition.
l mean, an earnest desire to be worth
something to humanity, to be build
ers, and not cumberers of the ground.
A forced and reluctant compliance
with enjoined duty is not enough.
There must be passion of service
and of righteousness, born of God in
the soul. Above all else we must find
JOY in discipleship, and sense of
privilege in offering to others the
faith which has emancipated us.
1t is really not worth while to go
to all this trouble and expense just
for the sake of keeping up the church.
The church is not an end but a
means; an opportunity, an equip
ment, an instrumentality. The end
is the worlds salvation, including
our own. If we care nothing about
that, let us have done with pretenses.
If we do care about it, the church is
a force at our disposal. After all,
perhaps we had better talk less of
extending the church, and more of
bringing in the kingdom of heaven.
In proportion to our aspiration to be
of use to mankind will be our power
to serve, and correspondingly our
church increase. Everything de-
pends upon our ability to appreciate
the needs of men. civilized or pagan,
and our eagerness to do for them the
best we can, through the religion
which we regard as God-revealed. A
selfish church, a church of narrow
ideals, which is thrilled by no genial
human sympathy, but only anxious
to look out for Number One, will
always be weak body, and it ought
to be. Except there be New Birth,
a profound self-consecration to the
holy mission of doing good as the
chief aim in life, there can be no
grand accomplishment, but only
prolonged and pitiful struggle for ex-
istence.
The second condition CT a tri-
umphant forward movement, next to
an unappeasable longing for service,
is agreement as to purpose and
method. Unless we can have a prac-
tical working unity in the Universal
ist Church, we may as we'll abandon
all our dreams of commanding
growth. Inharmony as to the main
business not only sets faction against
faction, but destroys the enthusiasm
for service in both.
| confess to having experienced a
startled feeling when | read in re-
cent editorial paragraph in the Lead
er that certain pastors had declared
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ihPOioOiFo Cdlt COulluS W OuI CuuICh
today is from is from fields where
our Gospel has not been preached,
especially the West and South. l
pity the Universalist who is satisfied
with his little garden under cultiva
ton when there are millions of acres
that have not been broken. The
Universalist minister who has never
seen Texas on the map, but is salts
fled with Rhode Island, ought to ad
vocate another name than Universal
ist for our denomination. In North
Carolina there are ninety-six counties
and two thousand dollars worth of
Universalist property. In Massachu
sets there are fourteen counties and
nearly six million dollars worth of
Universalist property.
There is no field today SO hopeful
as the South. Within few weeks /
have dedicated three churches. Three
more are now building in Georgia
and one in South Carolina. | am to
build two in Florida, and one in North
Carolina, and one in Georgia next
winter. Within four years we have
dedicated six churches in Missouri.
The fine brick church recently dedi-
Gated in Brewton, Ala, has settled
graduate of Tufts Divinity School
Trained men for the South, backed
by the General Convention, must be
our watchword for the next ten years,
and in that time we can build fifty
churches, and enter even such cities
as st. Louis. Atlanta, Knoxville,
Raleigh, Nashville, Mobile, Pensaco-
la, Little Rock and many others.
We can. In the whole field we can
dedicate one church a week.
Third: Our Mission to the Colored
Race. Providentially it has opened
in Norfolk, Suffolk and Birmingham.
We must build church this year
for Bro. Wise in Suffolk.
Fourth: The Debt. We can and
must get this out Of the way. Begin
now. | call for volunteers. One ham
dred! l only ask for one hundred.
But they must be brave; lovers of
faith, rich in its joys, beautiful with
it's light. Heroesl One hundred he
roic men and women-so determined
and fearless that they will make
charge upon that enemy that has
stopped our missionary movement
that debt of the General Convention.
l call for volunteers. Enlist now, and
complete victory will come in Octo-
ber. See how simple. How easy for
a rich man who loves his faith to give
thousand dollars! Haven't we ten
in the whole denomination that will
do thiss believe we have. And ten
who will give $500 each; and ten $500;
and ten 5000; and ten 500; and ten
$50; and ten $25; and ten SIS; and
ten $40; and ten S.. This will be
$22,O50.OO. l venture as one of the
one hundred. Please send me your
names and tell in which ten it is to
be registered. Send at once. Put it
on slip of paper, postal card, all
who will join the One Hundred. Di-
rect simply to st. Louis, Mo. Don't
want churches or societies-but indi-
viduals. brave ones. 1t must not inter-
fere with the regular contributions
for Japan and Home Missions. 1t is
to pay the debt.
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ROXBURY, Mass.

Sin grows in heaps like thorns in
bushes; where are some are many.
Earth has nothing more tender than
a woman's heart when it is the abode
of piety.
Whatever makes men good Chris
tians makes them good citizens.-DdnieI
Webster.
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
HOW TO HAVE A GROWING
DENOMINATION.

BY PRESIDENT 1. M. ATWOOD. D. D.
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Saba II D0INGS.

Judge Large Offers a Reward for Recov.
cry OF His Sons Body.
OAKLAND. CAL, May 23-Rev. Glen
McWilliams preached the last of his tria
sermons this evening at the First Chris.
tian Church and will probably be called q;
permanent pastor.
Next Thursday evening Bishop Nichols
will administer the rites of confirmation al
st. PauPs Church.
Captain Bay of the missionary ship
Morning Star gave an address tonight al
the Eighth-avenue M. E. Church on bis
work in the South Seas.
Rev. DR.. Wendte has been making q
study of prisons lately and this morning
he preached on the best methods by which
prisons could be improved.
Rev. Philip Graft preached the annual
Houghton Circle Chautauquan bacca-
laureate sermon this morning 1t the First
Free Baptist Church.
A special Memorial day service was held
this evening at Union-street Presbyterian
Church. Admiral Porter Post, 6. A. H.,
ami ladies of Phil Sheridan and General
Wvman auxiliaries were present.
Special memorial services were held
this evening at the Church OF the Advent
for James B. Larue and Marvin Hay, two
of the young men drowned a week ago by
the wreck of the Regina. Addresses were
made by A. c. Read, Richard Burr
Thomas Gardiner, Rev. Marshall Law
and Professor Anderson of the Alameda
Academy.
1t WAS announced that the father o.
James Larue has offered reward OF $10(
for the recovery of the body of his son
which will probably rise TO the surface
about Tuesday neI..
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CLERKS OBJECT To
WORK FOREVER
Will Organize to Regain
the Ground Lost of
Late Years.
In Some Stores They Now Work
More Than Twelve Hours
Each Day.
When Asked to Work on Sunday They
Decided TO Take Steps for Their
Protection.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, !
QCS Rroadway Nav %

OAkLAND OFF1CE SAN FRANCISCO GALL
90S Broadway, May %.
The retail clerks of this city will hold
a meeting Tomorrow night for the pur-
pose OF reorganiz;ng union. They state
that their condition at this time is worse
than it ever was before they had their
union several years ago.
The Retail Clerks Union of Oakland
five years ago was one of the stronPe
unions around the bay. So complete
was their organization that they were
able to insure the closing of all drygoods-
store, on Sunday, and also inaugurated
an early-closing movement. At that time
only one store in Olkland, which alter
ward got into difficulty, attempted to
defy the union. The proprietor under
took to open his store on Sunday, even
after he had signed an agreement with
the other merchants not to do so. His
place was besieged with clerks, who held
indignation meetings on the sidewalk,
and the crowd which gathered had on one
occasion to be restrained by the police
from doing violence.
Little by little they relaxed their vigil
lance and lost all that they had fought
for The union became disorganized,
meetings were neglected, one storekeeper
after another 1ounQ That ne COulQ Qe1y
the rules of the union with impunity, and
for more than two years it has been COM
plete demoralized.
One of the leaders OF the movement said
to-day that they are confident of regain
ing their lost ground. "All the large
merchants are with us" he said. land
are just as anxious that We should have a
few hours for pleasure as we are ourselves.
They do not desire to make slaves of their
clerks, but this is movement which must
be general or else it might work hard
ship on those who agree 10 stand in with
US. At the present time our hours are
worse than they ever were. We work
from In the morning until in some in
stances 10 o'clock at night with but I'M
certain periods for meals.
'Some employers have also adopted
plan OF clearing up their stores and ar
ranging new goods on Sunday and expect
their employees to put in half of that day
in addition to the long hours during the
week. It is this Sunday WORK which has
really determined us to take new stand.
The largest employers of labor have al
ready signifed their Willingness TO help
us in this matter provided we can get all
the merchants TO come to uniform agree
ment.
"In this matter we must be helped by
the general public and when we have or
ganiZed and outline our programme we
shall take all legitimate steps to keep the
public informed OF its progress and how
we are treated or maltreated."
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Other Games.

The Vallejo Stars defeated the North
Ends by score OF s to4. The winners
would like to hear from any team under
Is years OF age. Address challenges to G..
Giacomella, 7l711 Vallejo street.
The Pacific Rolling-mill team defeated a
team from the Union Iron Works by a
score of % to s.
At the recreation grounds at Golden
Gate Park the Bay City's nine defeated
the Ruinarts of the Union square Market
by score of IL to 4. The winners would
ike to hear from any amateur team und er
IL years OF age. Address ]. Furlong, 20
Tehama street.
The James d. Phelan baseball nine de-
teated team from the Naval Battalion,
N. u. G., yesterday, by the score of IL to 2
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-24

There was good attendance of young
ladies and gentlemen OF the Mission district
in Mission Parlor Hall last Saturday night on
the occasion OF the quarterly social given by
Precita Parlor of the Native Sons Of the Col
den West. There was good music and lonz
programme of dances, all OF which kept the
par Elephants in pleasant humor until after
midnight The affair we'll managed by
the following named: Committee of arrange
ments-J. E. Behan, G. H. Buck, O. L. Thomas.
D. J. Wren, N. J. Prendergast, j. s. Earis, F. C.
Raymond; reception committee-W. Donald
son. J. J. Caplace, d. N. Jansen, ]. P. Curtis,
f. E. Schober, II. A. Ward, T. ]. Behan; floor
manager, N. j. Prendergast; assistant floor
manager. A. f. Leffa: floor commfttee-Dr. III.
Partridge, w. Hoehna, +. ]. Mitchell, DR.. G.. N.
Van Orden, II. D. Lansing, J. C. Ohlandt, ]. M.
Hanley.
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First event, 10 birds, 20 cents for birds, pool
80 cents-Lake 6, Daniels g. Klevesahl z,
trombone 9, Sands 8. Young 5, Perkins g.
Kleinbroick 3, Colt l. Fisher 6, Milche s.
Overinan ., Coffin 8, Wsggoner 4, Tupbs s.,
Olson 8. Williams 9, Dusing 8, Heider &, Wal
ton z, Suider 5, 1ubbs s, Young A, Klein
broics g.
Second event. 20 birds 40 cents for BIRDS
pool 90 cents-Lake 16. Coffin IA, Overman
IA, Trombone Is, Olson Is. Sands Is, Youn &
10, Mitchell 13, Kleinbroick IL. Tubbs IS,
Fisher 10. Williams 16, Daniels 16, Dusing II,
Colt g. Wagonner 10, Arnold Is.
Third event, twenty bros, 60 cents per
bird, pool 40 cents-Lake 10. Coffin 10, Wreng
49, Trombone" II, Q son Id. Sands Is, Dan
1els 16. Fischer 13, Oyerman 13, Tubbs IL,
Remington 5, Kievesahl ID, Mitchell 10, Wal
lom IL, Heider 13, Williams 10, Waggoner 9,
Dusing u, Deb>nham II, Crane 6, Arnold Is,
Lowell 6.
Fourth event. twenty birds, 40 cents per
bird, pool 80 cents-Lake IA, Daniels IA, Olson
10, Trombone IA. Wreng IL. Dusing Ia.
Sands 10, Klevesahl, Oyerman IA, Tubbs TO-
Mitchell Is, Young 15.
Alameda Boat Club.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 23-The post
poned May regatta of tho Alameda Boat
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CLAIM THE BANNER.
Acad emics OF the st. Joseph's To
Much for the Swins.

Academies OF the st. Joseph's Too
Much for the Swins.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 23.-There was
to have been a baseball match this after
noon between the Academies of st.
Joseph's College and the Young Swins OF
San Francisco. The team from across the
bay did not show up and the Academies
claimed the game.
1--WE are now the champions OF the
mines under Is on the coast" said CAPTAIN
w. McMenamin this afternoon. 1--WE re-
ceived challenge from the Young Swins
to play this afternoon at Fourth and
Madison streets, but they backed out.
They male start, but fearing defeat did
not reach the ferry. We have won
twenty-one games out of twenty-three and
are champions of the coast in our class.
The Academies are: ]. Kane, f. Moran,
A. Tifford, H. Baker, A. Schafter. W. Nc.
Menamin, L. Kennedy, E. Hyiand, G.
C0rnnr
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CHICK WINS THE MEDAL.

Successful Ending of the State Live
Pigeon Tou nament.
The final days shooting in the State
live-pigeon tournament, held under the
auspices of the Olympic Gun Club, took
place yesterday at the clubs grounds near
Ingleside. The event of the day was the
20-bird contest for the Fay diamond
medal. There were twenty-five contest
ants in this event. Rice and Chick had q
score OF 10 and in shooting off the tie
Chick was victorious.
In the other events honors were pretty
we'll distributed. Chick, o. Feudner, Nc.
Mahon, Rice, Haight, "Butterworth" and
Merrill divided the money in the first
event and in the second Nauman, Chick,
Wagner and Ruhstaller shared the money.
Appended are complete scores of all the
events:
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SHOWN BY THE AUTOPSY.
DR.. W. p. Gibbons Lived Under Re-
markable Conditions.

DR.. w. p. Gibbons Lived Under Re-
markabIe Conditions.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 23.-It is re.
ported on good authority that the autopsy
on the remains of the late DR.. William r.
Gibbons showed that he was troubled
with enIar ement OF the heart. Endocar-
ditis was the cause given in the certificate.
Instead OF the normal weight OF the organ
being seven or eight ounces it was two
pounds. 1t was also affected with q
valvular disease. One OF the lungs of
The deceased wa. gone and had been for a
long time, while the other was seriously
aft, cleo. Yet with these troubles of the
vital organs the doctor lived to the good
ripe age Of IS years.
To Be Cremated
ALAMEDA, CAL. May 23.-The funeral
of Mrs. Maria W. MontelI, who died yes
terday afternoon. will take place tome or
row at IL 80 o'clock, from her late home,
with cremation following at Odd Fellows
Cemetery, in San Francisco. The de-
ceased was the wife of Captain E. H.
Montell, who was navigating officer of the
revenue cutter Hartley.
Won by the Olympics.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 23.-The game
of ball at the new grounds at the west
end to-day between the Bushnell Alerts of
Alameda and the Olympic Club of San
Francisco, was won by the last named.
Alerts-Runs z, hits 10.
Olympics-Runs 8, hits TO- w. LEM, UNI
pire; scorer,J. U. Bird.
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ALAMEDA ORIOKETERs WIN.
The Bohemians Defeated by Twenty
Seven Runs at Alameda

Seven Runs at Alameda.
hemian cricket team yesterday suffered
defeat at the hands Of the Alameda team
this time by twenty-seven runs. Going
first to bat the Bohemians. thanks chiefly
to the work of Price and Mclean, put up
sixty-two. Their opponents were allowed
to top this score, though six of their wick
cts fell for zeros. The result was due
principally to the missing of an easy
catch from Morey in the early part of his
inning.
The fielding on both sides was sloppy,
and showed that weekday practice is not
being properly attendei to. The scores !:
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AROUND The BA.ES
The United States Regulars
Defeat the Keegan
Brothers.
Hale Brothers Defeated by tn
O'Conncr.M fats By a Large
Score-Other Games.

The United States Regulars defeated
the Keegan Bros. yesterday at Central
Park by a score OF 8 to 6. I he features were
the twirling of Peadicord and the clever
fielding OF Cameron and Lyttaker. The
score is as follows:
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Club was held this forenoon over the mile
and half course on the estuary. There
We're six competing oarSmen of the Junior
class. and as the Cub owns only two out.
ringers the race was rowed in three heats.
A strong wiEd blew from the south,
which did not keep the oarsmen down or
up the estuary, and which was one of the
reasons for the slow time. The time in
heats was as follows, the first man named
being the victorious one:
George Lewis against C. G. Ayers. Time,
$50.
]. c. Stamer against B. H. Hinchman. Time,
13:41.
W. H. Hansen against Otto Riehl. Time,
1915.
Tho June regatta will be held on the
18th, at 1880 A. NJ. The A. B. C.'s have
received an accession of twenty mem bers
from the defunct Diamond Cyclers, max
ing a present mem bership of sixty five.
The Crescent Canoe Club, which had
headquarters in Sessions Basin, has also
disbanded, and its members. who will
keep up boating on the estuary, will join
the Aiamedas with their canoes.
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SUMMARY.

Earned runs-Keegan Bros. l. Three-ba hits
Pedigo Fry. Two-tase hit-Little. Sacr flee hit
WI hanson. First base errors-kegu ars 2,
Keegans 4. First base called bails-Regulars 8,
keegans /. Left on hases-keguIars 8, Keegans
2. otrock out-By VIII. eler q by Peddicord !, by
Forgett2 Hit by pitcher Wilmington. Double
plays-Fry to cameron to Kelly. Forget to Lytter-
Ker 10 Fisher. Passed balIs-No es /, Woods ].
Wild pitches-peddicord l. Forget i. Time OF
camel hour 45 minutes. Umpire-Green. OIL
cial scorer-F. Lowry.
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Liberty Circle. @. O. r

The committee on entertainment has com.
pleted all arrangements Tor the entertainment,
and dance to be given on Wednesday night by
Liberty Circle No; $50, Compan ons of the
Foresi, in Mission Opera Hail. The commit
tee promises programme that will be at
tractiYe and enjoyable.
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CONTESTANT.

Fuller was the only one of the riders who
met with an accident. He broke a crank
off his wheel when making an extra effort
quite near the finish, and although be was
no; thrown, still he lost all chance of win
ming by il.
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NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD

wa SausaI1tO F0rryJ.
From San Francisco Commencing May 2 1897
WEEKDAYS.
For Mill Valley and san Rafasl-7:OO, sS:l5
$500, $3.50 P. NJ
Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays wednas-
days and Saturdays a. IL 80 p NJ.
SUNDAYS.
For Mil Valley and San Rafael-*S 100, $500
10000. Hoo. 1880 A. NJ; 90, *l:45, $3.50
400, $3.50, $40 IL 100 p NJ.
IL 100 N. does not run to San Rafael; 80 and
IL 100 P. N do not Mill Valley
Trains marked run to San Quentin.
THROUGH TRAINS.
700 A. NJ weekdays for Cazadero and way sta
lions: l:46 p. NJ. SATURDAYS for CazaderO and
way stations: 500 A. NJ sundays for Cazadero
and way stations; 500 A. NJ. sundays for Poi
Reres aud way stations
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Four per cent of the population of Ma
pies die annually because of impoverish-
ment of the blood caused by the lack of
m eat as food
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RELIANCE GUN CLUB.

Birds Broken in the Free-for-AlI Events
Yesterday.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 23-The Re-
lance Gun Club held its free-for-all shoot
to-day, with four events for the days pro-
pramme.