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VII
A More Potent Easter.

The world has known many festivals.
New feast days are continually coming
into existence to displace those that
have lost their power over men. All fes-
rivals that celebrate only that which is
past will be outgrown. Only those cele-
brations that remind us of what is be-
fore US will survive the wrecks of time,
In bygone days Easter was made to re-
mind US only of what Christ had done,
for US.
Today Easter opens before US the whole
vista of moral perfection and immortal
life. Shall we then lose our Easter?
Not SO long as it makes US forget the
things that are behind and press on
toward the crown of life. Can we not
make Easter more potent by makir git
the rallying point of the new life? On
Easter day let us not be lacking in graf
itude for what is past. but let us remem-
Der that the captain of our salvation
leads us "Onward!'
CHARLES r. EAST.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.
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The Joy and Significance of the
Easter Festival.

The first JOY of Easter is seen in the
music of budding flowers and green foil
age, and heard in the warbling of sing
ing birds, recalling the bright scenes of
spring time and transporting US to the
recollections of our childhood.
Its real significance becomes enhanced
when we reflect that the man whose
resurrection it symbolizes was the
greatest friend and benefactor the world
has ever known; the founder of new
religion. and the inspirer of new hope
His resurrection unlocked the secrets of
the grave, destroyed mans fear of death,
revealed the wondrous love of GOD to
man. 1t gave the world an abiding
sense of the real dignity and value of
human life. 1t enables us to bear pain.
poverty and persecution, and gave US
the promise of an eternity of happiness
unstained by misery. unvisited by sin,,
untarnished by sorrow or bereavement.
Such faith as this, surcharged with the
ineffable tranquility and power of our
Fathers love and animated by the spot
less purity of the Nazarene's holy life,
must tend to enlarge the boundary OF
our hopes. broaden our conceptions OF
God, duty and destiny. and bring the
race into closer harmony with the living
Christ. j. F. CARNEY.
LEROY, Ill,
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The Easter Lesson.
LAGRANGE, 1

New life; new conservation; new love;
new purpose; vivid resurrection of our
powers. This should be "Easter Joy"
to US. The life whose sun goes down
showing no growth for goodness and for
righteousness from it's natal hour, has
lived in one long, dark day. Each hu-
man life needs yearly resurrection i'm
pulses. 1t needs arousing, that it may
grow in culture, refinement, knowledge,
love, godliness. 1t needs to learn each
year how best to be the greatest blessing
to itself, to mankind and to the Father.
How, step by step to be unfolded as a
flower, that it's great nature may be
worthy of it's Creator, and him whose
crown of glory was that in him was the
Father glorified. "Easter Joy" to US?
Yes, il we will but attain it.
HOWARD BURTON BARD.
OMAHA, Neb.
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Confirms the Unborn Hope.
MANCHESTER, Iowa.

The resurrection of Jesus confirms
the inborn hope of the soul for contin-
ned life. What is the voice of this as
surance to each soul? 1t is this: Arise,
forsake all indifference and sin and come
forth new creatures. cleave unto right
eousness. Christ did not bring immortal
ity to light simply to comfort. but to in
spire, to help quicken men into newness
of life. The faith born of the resurrection
of Jesus does wipe tears from the eyes
of mourners, and fill their souls with true
comfort. 1t is something that must
help when most needed-that gives the
sorrowing hope and courage. But to
best appreciate this and find the Gospel
truly a shield and buckler the soul
needs to realize a spiritual resurrection,
and feel something of the purity and
fulness of that life that is immortal.
Through the centuries have sounded the
words Of Paul: "Tbat like as Christ
was raised from the dead by the glory
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or sectarian. did at times give pub
lie utterance to that faith which holds
that hell shall grow smaller and
smaller, till it finally vanishes into
nothingness, and heaven shall grow
larger and larger, till it finally en-
braces the entire universe of rational
souls redeemed unto God. DR.. Hills,
so far as we know, has never ven
tured to make any definite statement
on this subject, or even to so much
as offer whisper upon it.
That is a great difference. In this
great age of thought, and freedom,
and progress, is it consistent to sup
pose that DIR. Hills can always main
tain, or will always desire to main
tain, this attitude of noncommitta-
ism? In any event, we doubt not the
ministry of Dr. Hills is doing, and
will continue to do, great good. We
do not doubt it would do still greater
good if it were more bold, fearless,
definite and outspoken upon great
doctrinal and theological questions,
and especially upon the question of
human destiny.
DIR. Hills is an unquestioned be-
lever in the great doctrines of the
Fatherhood of God and the brother
hood of man. Why, then, should he
hesitate to accept and proclaim all
that logically and inevitably goes
along with these doctrines?
But, he Will follow his own judg-
ment as free man, which we wish
him to do, and may Gods abundant
blessing be on his ministry. JIG.
CHICAGO, Ill.
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protect, to aid and assist the people
of our own blood, our own speech,
our own religion, therefore we will
do it at any loss to ourselves, and not
all the glories that SO far in history
have crowned the English people can
compare with it in the judgment of
coming generations. Let her do this
and the coming jubilee of her gra-
cious queen will not be one of Eng
land and her dependencies only, but
of that great Englisb-speaking race
which has inheritance in her history,
her religion and her literature.
OSHKOSH. Wis.
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Easter an Open Door Into Heaven.
LEROY. Ill

Easter an Open Door Into Heaven
EASTER is like an open door into Heav
en-. 1t is the spiritual photographers
camera turned on delightful landscape
filled with life in all beautiful forms. 1t
is demonstration which has followed a
tragedy, and the outcome is so glorious
that creation bursts into song. Easter
quickens the sense of harmony and
beauty in all believers. Easter lilies
gladden. the eye. Easter hymns attune
the heart. Easter apparel is the most
comely of all the year. Churches, homes
youth, children. like newborn, winged
insects, have a touch Of the fairy, be-
cause an inspiring. heavenly radiance,
warm and lovely. quickens the emotions;
and the hope and beauty OF the Lord
find garnished home in the glad heart
of humanity. AARON A. THAYER.
LAGRANGE, Ill.
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
THE UNSPEAKABLE TURK.
BY REV. MARY ]. DE LONG.

Who is the Turk2 AS to habitat, he
is Asiatic; as to blood, Turanian; as
to speech Semitic; as to religion Mo
hammedan. That is to say, he is Tur-
anian, not Aryan; Semitic, not Indo-
European; Mohammedan, not Chris
tian. 1t follows, then, that the Turk in
Europe is in every sense of the word
alien. He did not grow from the soil,
he does not live in the air, he is not
in touch with the institutions. He
has no pride in the ancestry, no part
in the traditions, no inheritance in
the struggles and achievements, the
heroic deed, most of all in the litera-
ture, of the European people. With
the people of the rest of Europe he
has no native blood, no common Ian
guage, no common religion, no COM
mon literature. The religion of
Judea has for him no sanctity; the
art of Greece and Italy do not inspire
him; the Roman law has with him no
authority. These three great factors
in European civilization, dear to the
Indo- Germanic people as their price
less inheritance from a noble ances-
try, are to him of no value whatever.
1t follows, then, that the Turk in
Europe is simply an interloper, an
alien. No view of the present situa-
tion of things in southeastern Eu
rope can be comprehensive which
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Will.
Easter Suggests Larger Hopes and
Better Charity.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.


EASTER is the most joyous anniversary
that the year brings to US. 1t comes at
that time when the earth is laying off its
grave clothes of dreary winter and assum.
ing forms of renewed activity. Man is
a child Of nature; he feels the touch of
her new life. When spring comes he
feels more hopeful; he reioices in all that
speaks of new growth. But more than
this, the season seems to sing the olden
refrain. "He is not here; he is risen,"
and we lay aside the discussions of
creeds and dogmas and follow the spirit
OF religion into the boundaries of larger
hopes and better charity. We leave the
tombs in which sects have tried to pre-
serve their creeds and follow the spirit
of the truer Christianity into the larger
world where the real Christ is al.
ways going and ever spreading blessing
without respect to name or church;
where there are neither bond nor free,
but where all are Gods.
LEE s. McCoLLEsTER.
DETROIT, Mich,
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UNIVERSALISM AND SLOW PRO
GRESS.
BY REV. F. F. BUCKNER.

In conversation recently, | was
told that the Universalist Church was
the only one losing ground; that we
have fewer churches now than form
erly. Our opponents are repeating
this, for it was not the first time the
charge has been made. We are
happy to state that there is no truth
in it. We are stronger today than
ever before in numbers of churches,
in we'll equipped ministers, in mem
bers, in Sunday-school attendance,
in young peoples societies, in wealth,
in we'll edited papers, in educators, in
our faith in the truth and righteous
ness of our cause, in our hope of the
future welfare our our church, in the
good opinion of other Christian
bodies, and, above all, in true spiritual
life. A church here and there has
gone to the wall, but we are not the
only people who have dormant
churches. We can find them in every
denomination. And another fact is
that our religious services are as we'll
attended in proportion to the mem
bership of our churches and the re-
ligious atmosphere about them, as
other churches are.
But let us suppose that the reverse
of all this were true. Let us suppose
that our organizations are fading and
our numbers deserting us. What
would itprove? Would it prove that
our position is unscriptural and
wrong? 1t would indicate nothing of
the kind. Has not Christianity lost al
most all of its primitive territory7 In
Syria, in Egypt, in North Africa, and
Asia Minor-where are the churches
established by the apostles and their
successorss The crescent and not
the cross looks down upon the lands
of holy associations. Mahomet, and
not Christ, has won the victory there,
and for several centuries has held his
territory in spite of crusader and
missionary. But does this prove that
Mahomet is right and Christ wrongi
Not Christian on earth will admit
such conclusion. The very last Uni
versalist church may go to the wall,
but that will not prove the doctrine
we proclaim to be false. If we are go
ing to follow the crowd and accept a
creed because it can build churches
and proselyte successfully, let us all
join the Catholic church, which seems
to have such tenure upon life.
Universalism may utterly fail, and
yet be the truth OF God. In his mys-
terious Providence he has always
permitted his true followers to strug-
gle in weakness and hope. Truth
has never found shining pathway
through this world.
God has given it to the few who
can bear isolation in the spirit of
manly courage. Majorities are no
test of truth. Once there was Just
one man who stood proclaiming the
love of God. 1t was as true then as
it is now when,thousands proclaim it.
Majorities frequently follow false
hood and sensationalism. But do
not imagine that because the multi
tude runs your way that you are right.
Nor is the slow progress of Univer-
salism as an organized institution any
sign of inherent weakness, or that it
is false. Its retarded growth may
be caused by outside influences, by
environment, by the religious spiit
about it, and the opposition which
it meets.-MacOmb Good Tidings.
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CHICAGO. SATURDAY, APRIL II, 1897

CHICAGO, SATURDAY, APRIL II, 1897
Page One.
Editorial Briefs
The Unspeakable Turk.
DR.. Hills at Central Music Hall.
UniversaIism and Slow Progress.
The Easter Observance.
Psge Two.
SermOn-The Resurrection exemplified in
the Risen Christ.
Easter in Russia.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Editorial:
The Moral Resurrection.
Modern Biblical Criticism.
Easter Continued.
Prof 2. X. Kendall.
Universalist Personal.
Exchange Notes.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page six.
The Family Page. Farm. Garden and Dairy
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
Church Notices and In Memoriam.
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of the Father, even 80 we also should
walk in newness of life." Have you felt
the power of this resurrection that may
now be experienced? Then pass on to
higher lines of excellence and you will
continually realize new revelations of
Gods love. ANDREW WILSON.
RAvENNA, o.
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sTUBBs ON sPIRITUALIsTs.
Paper Read IN the Old Federal Court
Room Last Evening.

John Stubs read a paper before a
meeting of Spiritualists held in the old
federal courtroom in the Wasatch build
ing last evening. In the paper, the
speaker. or reader. said among other
things that he understood the grand jury
had decided that Legislation was needed
T. put d stop TO alleged fraud and i'm
position committed by so-called clairvoy-
ants. While admitting the righteousness
OF the position taken by the grand jury
as concerns such men as Stoddard. and
other minor cases. Mr.. Stubbs declared
that after 80 years of study and research
among the hidden treasures of clairvoy-
ancy and psycho-p physiology he never en-
countered so many frauds in the business
as there are in Salt Lake City, but there
are two sides TO the question and legisla-
ton should be of discreet character,
lest wrong be done.
Clairvoyancy. according to Mr. Stubs,
is deeply rooted in the phenomena and
philosophy of Spiritualism and there are
comparatively few people who take an
active interest in the occult and psychic
forces of nature and make a scientific
and metaphysical study of them. Now
the genuine hundreds of Spiritualsts in
this city take no stock in the so-called
clairVoyantS, no more than do those who
DO not believe in SpiritualiSm. Spiritual
lists have exposed and denounced more
frauds in this line than all the skeDtics
put together. Because, forsooth. the
SDiritualist knows this class are an in
jury to their cause.
A clairvoyant is one who sees, not with
the human eye. but the human mind. All
people are not clairvoyants. Scientists
are as yet undecided is to whether il is
a power inherent in the organism or de-
rived from some intelligent force outside
the human organism. After quoting from
some extracts on "anthropology, Mr..
Stubs went on to say that cases of
clairvoyance We're so frequent on the rec
o-ds that to dispute its existence was
folly. He quoted several cases where
physicians used it regularly in their prac-
tice.
Considering the various useful and
beneficial purposes TO which clairVoyance
could be applied Mr.. Stubbs believed that
it would be wise for the legislature TO
refrain from arbitrary legislation on this
matter, although against frauds and i'm
posters he would have the law enforced.
The deduction 20 be obtained from the
reading of mis- treatise is that in order
to discriminate the state will have to
have n commission on clairVoyance so
that when arrests are made under any
law passed for the protection of the peO-
pie. proper understanding OF the sub
ject may be arrived by the court and
jury.
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TO WORK FOR THE MASTER
ORDER OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
REPRESENTED HERE.
Six Noble Women Whose Lives Are
Consecrated to God Are Located
Temporarily on Fourth West
Street.

A new community of six sisters of the
Order of the Good Shepherd have
taken UP their temporary residence
within the past few days at the corner
of Fourth South and Fourth West
streets. The object of this little COM
munity in coming to our city is TO
afford a refuge for poor. abandoned,
sinful women-to reform them morally
and send them back to- the world a
help TO society, instead of being its
scandal as they were before. Though
the sisters are a branch of that great
body which in other places has been
of such benefit to the Catholic church,
yet they receive young women OF all
religious denominations and train them
in habits of virtue and industry be-
fore they are restored TO the world
Their present humble dwelling is not
suitable for the great work which
they mean to carry on, and already
have they been reluctantly obliged to
refuse admission TO some outcaSts
who. tired of their sinful ways, have
claimed their shelter They appeal,
therefore, to a generous and philan
thropic public to furnish them with
the means of carrying on their work
of reclamation. They require a site
for a house of large dimensions in as
d position DIS can De Hdus "
carry on their work of mercy, and for
funds TO support them until such time
as by their own industry they will be
able to make it self-suppOrting. All
classes in the community are equally
interested in the success of an insti-
tuition which receives the poor, fallen
outcasts of every religious denOmina-
ton and which by it's special training
is capable, as ii has already in most OF
the and cities of thp Init
ed States proved itself. of restoring
them to the world moral and better
women. Indeed, there are few people
on the face of the globe so ready and
willing to help any deserving charit-
able object which ever appeals to their
sense of humanity as the American
people. 1t may then be hoped that
the ever charitable apd generous citi-
Zens of this grand and rising city of
Salt Lake, of every religious denom-
ination, will show by their practical
sympathy their appreciation of the
work of mercy. No such institution
has before been established in our
midst The want has been long felt,
and now when a start has been made,
let ii not be said that it failed because
of its not being duly appreciated by the
generous people of Salt Lake City.
The Mother Superior of the new COM
munity can be seen at all times in her
humble home at the corner of Fourth
South and Fourth West streets, where
she will thankfully receive contribu-
lions towards the accomplishment of
her, designs. The winter, TOO, is upon
US, and shelter is doubly needed for
many poor, fallen outcast who has
no share in the good things which a
generous providence literally bestOws
upon US at this time of Christmas fes-
tiVitieS
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SPONGES IN FLORIDA WATERS
A Report on Their Culture is Being
Prepared by the Fish Commission.

Washington Post: \ report is now
being prepared at the fish commission
of an investigation made under the
direction of congress into fish cOndi-
tions in Florida. The report viii take
wide range, as a thorough investi-
cation has been made. The object was
to ascertain more particularly whether
sponge could be successfully cultivated
in Florida waters, and also whether
it would be eXpedient to establish a
marine station at some point on the
Florida coast for the purpose of cult
waiting sponges, and also for the pro-
pagation of food fishes of those waters.
The report will show that d present so
little is known about the sponge that
an experimental station for the pur-
pose of finding out what could be done
is all that ought to be attempted. The
sponge must be set out like plants and
trees. There is no such thing as eggs
or seed.
AS to fishes, recommendation will
be made that something ought 10 be
done at once to preserve the green
turtle. which is fast disappearing from
the Florida coast. The reason for this
is the destruction of the eggs of the
turtle. which are gathered by thou
sands along the shore. 1t has been
ascertained that the turtles do not
come as frequently to deposit eggs as
before. Florida has no state commits
sion, and nothing has been done for
the preservation of the food fish that
are common on its shores.
There are several other varieties of
fish on the Florida coast which the
report will show can he successfully
propagated under the direction of the
commission. It will be shown that a
marine hatchery could be made sue
cessful with a sufficient appropriation
to establish and maintain it.
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