The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-07-03
SATURDAY, JULY 8.
EDITORIAL.

Lac uloriouS National Independ-
FOURTH ence, the ever glori-
Gus Fourth of July, occurs tomorrow.
the day of Christian worship. and will
be celebrated throughout the country
on Monday, with the usual external
manifestations of the patriotism of the
people. The pulpit on Sunday may be
expected to set forth the blessings
achieved for US by the Fathers of the
Republic and to outline the lessons ap-
propriate to the day. "The Fourth" is
the one great day in the Nations calen'
dar which can never be forgotten and
will be always observed with tokens of
the peoples rejoicings. Independence
Day gathers force and volume as the
years roll around. Those who have now
entered upon the heritage of the past,
and those who will come afterwards. will
always keep in memory the noble ser
vices of the patriots of '76, and honor
them on every succeeding anniversary of
the great declaration which gave birth
to the Nation. AS we have entered up
on the enjoyment and the privileges OF
the national life. may we remember
the duties and obligations which Chris
tian-citizenship demands, and be loyal
and true in maintaining the civic vir-
tues and undying principles on which
alone rest the perpetuity of the Nation
bequeathed to us by the immortal he
roes of '76.
IT will be seen by the
An Old Editor report in another col
honored' umn that Buchtel
College at the recent commencement
conferred the honorary degree of Doctor
of Divinity on Rev. John Crenshaw
Burruss, now of Defuniak Springs,
Florida. This honor is most worthily
bestowed. 1t is one of the rare class
that honors the bestower as we'll as the
recipient. For upwards OF forty years
DIR. Burruss has rendered valuable SER
vice as the editor of The Universalist
Herald, Notasulga, Ala, and by pen and
voice has nobly upheld Universalism
throughout wide area of the southern
country, We are pleased that this old
veteran Of the press is thus honored by
the Ohio institution. We gladly write
"Rev, DR.. Burruss" as will hereafter
be the style. Congratulations to our
worthy associate of the old and always
faithful Herald.
We print on the eight
Detroit Ne1t page the corrected
Week. nrooram for the Nat
ional Union of the Y. P. G. U. at Detroit
next week. We direct particular atten.
ton to the Congresses which are adver-
tised for Thursday and Friday after
moons. These are gatherings for the
discussion of methods of work, and
very important part Of the program.
DIR. Perrin, for instance. will have charge
of the Charity and Flower Mission con-
crosses. He will tell how charity work
and flower mission work are carried on
at the Everyday Church in Boston,
and there will be young people from diff
ferent parts of the country who will. In
turn, tell how they manage these differ
emit branches Of endeavor. DR.. Wilbur
F. Crafts will have charge Of the Chris.
tian Citizenship congress, and delegates
from different parts Of the country will
report what they are doing in their To-
calities for Christian Citizenship. DR..
Crafts will give suggestions from his
wide experience and knowledge. This
will be one of the most important feat
ures of the coming Convention, and
promises rich results in our future Y.
P. c. U. work.
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The Detroit Commit
Directions Of tee on entartairmant
the Committee publishes budget of
directions to those attending the Con-
rention next week. We give thus promi-
Q6nLIy cOuu6u5ou 5tntoncats 4H6
entertainment committee, Leon Watson.
chairman, will meet all the leading
trains and steamboats, and conduct par
ties to the church. The sign Of the COM
mittee will be the Y. p. @. U. flag, and
there visitors should gather. The COM
mittee on registration will be in session
on and after o'clock Tuesday evening,
July 6. Connected with this will be a
bureau of information to direct visitors
to their stopping places. The Seminary
Building, or Annex" as it will be
known, which has been secured for Of
fees for the National and Detroit Board
and for all convention committees, the
nearest building to the church. will be
a general rendezvous for Unioners when
not in the church.
Those arriving in Detroit without
the information 60 copiously announced