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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06
THE WHEN" OF THE KINGDOM.

PUTTING ourselves back to the time
of Christ we ask the question wheni !
the kingdom of God TO come? Will
it come soon or will it's coming be
long delayed9 Coming down to our
day we ask, did the kingdom of God
come then and is in progress now or
is its coming still in the future9 In
answering this question we are helped
by two facts. The first is that by
Jew and Christian it is agreed that
when the Messiah should come then
would the kingdom of God come.
The Jews looked for the kingdom Of
God in the coming of the Christ. To
this the Christian faith conformed.
The disciples of Jesus looked for the
coming of the kingdom in the coming
of Christ. When he should come
then would the kingdom come; then
would the reign of God begin in the
spiritual world. 1t was the work Of
Christ to investigate and carry for
ward this reign, hence when Christ
should come then this reign would
begin and go forward. The time
of the kingdom therefore is the time
of the coming and reign Of Christ.
The second fact is that the disci-
pies did not regard the earthly life
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06
UntversaIist personal.

DIR. ]. P. Mclean goes to Glen Easton,
West Va, this week, to hold series of
meetings.
The Office had welcome call from DIR.
Standish, of Galesburg, on Wednesday
morning.
The withdrawal from the Iowa fellow
ship of Rev. Matt Wing is officially an
nounced this week He retires with the
best wishes of his brethren for his pros
perity and happiness.
Miss Inez L. Shipman of Girard, Pa,
well known to manv of our readers, gave
an interesting lecture in Stoughton, Wis.
on recent Tuesday evening to the mem
bers of the Eastern Star CHAPTER on the
origin, lessons, and influences of the
order.
The Every Day Church, DR.. Perin's
parish organ, has this interesting item:
'How is this for a days work Last Sun
day morning at l O'Clock DR.. Perrin ar
rived from Chicago, preached in West
Newton at half past ten, returned in
time to look in upon his own Sunday
school class, attended funeral in the
church at 1870, wedding at 8, presided
and made an address at the Pleasant
Sunday Afternoon Service at $3.50, spoke
briefly in the young peoples devotional
meeting at 6:30, and preached again at
7:30. 1t is well that not every Sunday is
like this -
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06
A JAPAN LETTER.
To the Editor of THe UN1vERsAL1sr:

To the Editor of THO UNIvERsALIsT:
| SEND you letter written to me
by Mr.. 10 of Fukuoka, one of our ma
tive evangelists, concerning his work.
| have asked our native pastors to
write me monthly concerning their
work, difficulties etc, and this is one
of the letters which l have received.
l have made no changes in the Eng
lisb, and have omitted nothing ex-
cept few lines that were personal.
The letter shows how thoughtfully
our workers are studying the problem
of evangelization and l think Mr..
JOS letter will be read by our people
at home with interest and profit.
Where we cannot visit the outposts
often, to encourage our workers by let
ter is the next best thing. And this
we try to do. Yours sincerely,
CLARENCE E. RICE.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06

foreordination, involving election
and Reproduction, and in fact the
general polemics of the Confession,
are outgrown by the congregations
generally, and it is only accepted
among large body of the clergy
for substance OF doctrine" con-
venient but inconsistent declara-
ton which covers large departures
from the particular doctrines in
volved. While in the case of DR..
Briggs the authority of the Comics
sion was maintained in the General
Assembly, there is no doubt that the
liberals in the Presbyterian church
will secure in some form. before many
years, the elimination of its objec-
tionable features and perhaps the
entire overthrow of the Calvinistic
sections.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06

than forty years after the time of
Christ's ministry. We have now
marked the time of Christ's coming
with something like defniteness. 1t
was to be at the end of that age, and
that age ended about the year 70.
Then, according to the Scriptures,
Christ was to come in his kingdom.
No matter just now how he was to
come, whether bodily or spiritually,
he was to come in some form at that
time. The time is fixed at the end
of that age when the Jewish nation
was overthrown and destroyed.
But what of the forty years, more
.or less, between the close of Christ's
ministry and his coming at the close
of that age9 During all these years
the apostles were everywhere preach
ing the Gospel. Was there no COM
ing of Christ in all these years7 We
answer yes, there was the same COM
ing of the harvest in the planting
aud sowing, and growing and ripen-
ing of Christ as there is a coming
of the grain. Until the grain is
ripe the harvest has not come, but it
is coming from the time the seed is
committed to the ground. So these
years were the sowing and growing
and ripening time of the CHRISTIAN
harvest, but the harvest did not come
until the destruction of Jerusalem.
That was the harvest time. This
event separated the tares and the
chaff from the wheat. The former
were destroyed but the latter were
gathered into the kingdom of God.
We must remember that Christian
ity was nurtured in the womb of
Judaism and that the destruction of
Jerusalem and the overthrow of the
Jewish nation were the birth-throes
OF its deliverance. Previous to this
time it ENTHUSIASTICALLY bound up with
Judaism. After this event in was sepa-
ated from it and became a free and
self sustained power in the world.
This deliverance from Jewish en-
thrallment and freedom to work in &C
cordance with his own spirit and gen.
Jus was the harvest time of both the
old and the new dispensation. 1t was
the harvest time of the old, for it was
ripe for destruction; it was the har-
vest time of the new, for it had SO
far matured its powers as to be ready
to grapple in the might of it's free
dom with the powers of the world.
So Christ came then in his kingdom.
In our next we will consider the ma
ture of this coming SC.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06
THE LATE GEORGE M. PULLMAN IS
WILL.

The will of the late George M. Pull
man was probated Oct. q. 1t bears
date Sept. II, 1897, and its various
requests will be read with more than
ordinary interest, as SO many of them
are devoted to the benefit of public
institutions.
By the terms of the will the widow
receives the homestead on Prairie
avenue, $4,000 in cash during the
first year after his death, and a like
sum annually during her life from
the income of stocks and bonds set
apart. His daughter Florence re-
celves the summer home known as
Castle Rest, and she and her sister
also receive the income of $1,000 600
annually. The will refers to the two
sons as incapable of properly admin
istering large property, and leaves
them but $1,000 year each. One
brother, Charles, is given the income
of $4,000; the brothers, Royal and
James, $4,000 each; and the sisters,
Helen and Emma, $4,000 each.
Handsome sums are also left to other
relatives, to several of his employees,
and his servants are also we'll re-
membered.
The public will be more interested
in learning what has been set aside
for the public benefit, and in this
respect Mr. Pullman has been most
generous. He leaves $4,000 to be
distributed as follows: St. Luke's
Hospital, $4,000, and the Historical
Society, Home for Self Supporting
Women, Hospital for Women and
Children, Nursery and Half Orphan
Asylum, Home for the Friendless,
Chicago Orphan Asylum, Humane
Society, Relief and Aid Society, Old
Peoples Home, Presbyterian Hospi-
tai, and Newsboys' Home, $4,000
each. The principal bequest, how
ever, is one of ST 100000 for manual
training school in the town of Pull
man-$200,000 for the ground and
buildings and 81, 100000 for its main
tenance. This not only shows how
strong hold the town of Pullman
had upon hi, affections but it will be
his lasting monument.
TIE estate is estimated to be worth
$7,600,000 above all debts, the per-
sonal estate being valued at Sc 800, 00C
and the real at 100000. A careful
reading of the will will show that
Mr.. Pullman in the framing of il
took the same high, practical. com.
mon sense view of things which
always characterized him during his
lifetime. He has returned tc the
people of Chicago a handsome in
stallment of the money he has made
here, his public requests amounting
to 81 330,000.-TribUne
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06
Suspense.

One bears with fortitude almost any
certainty, but suspense tries endurance.
What may be about to happen is harder
to wait for than the sharpest blow and
the heaviest load which have actually
shown themselves to exist. THE wait
ing time, my brothers, is the weariest
time of all" Nevertheless, even in the
uncertainty of suspense, one may rest on
the pillow of Divine love. ~ will trust
and not be afraid" said one of old. We
may say this still, in every crisis and
every contingency Intelligent
GER
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06
THE MISSOURI CONVENTION.

The report of the annual session of
the Missouri Universalist Convention
held at Ashley, Pike Co. October 14-17,
reached the Office too late for insertion
this week. 1t will appear in our next
paper. Thanks in advance to Mrs IDA
r. Martin for this report Of an in-
teresting series of meetings. with Drs
Shinu and Nash as helpers.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06
THE WOMAN's TEMPLE.

The business affairs of the Wom-
ans Temple in this city occupied a
large share of attention at the an
nual meeting of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union at Buffalo
last week. The opposition to Mrs.
Carse, the 'Mother of the Temple"
was not successful in any movement
tending to censure of her financial
management, but the involved and
extremely perilous condition of the
finances required heroic attention.
In order to maintain control of the
property 100000 will have to be
secured by Jan. l, 1898. Otherwise
the building will pass out of the
hands of the present management,
and the funds which have gone into
it from the W. G. T. U. will be ire
trievably lost.
In this emergency, Frances E. Will
lard has announced her determination
to enter the field to save the property
by securing the needed funds to re-
deem the Temple Trust bonds 1t is
proposed to make Miss Cornelia Dow,
the daughter of the late Neal Dow,
of Portland, Me-, the custodian of
this fund and to hold it subject only
to the order of the officials of the w.
G. T. U. Whether this action was
taken with the concurrence of Mrs.
Carse does not appear, but the
arrangement looks to an outsider
very much like the practical retire
ment of Mrs. Carse from the manage
ment.
A resolution was adopted declar-
ing that "nothing that has been said
shall be construed as rejecting on
Mrs. Carse, her sincerity of purpose,
her good faith or her tireless labor in
the interest of the Temple" But for all
this the work of ''saying the Temple"
has been committed to another and
the funds which it is proposed to raise,
will be given to the keeping of Miss
Dow, in trust for the special purpose.
The women have large task on
their hands to secure this large sum
of money by the time it is needed.
Miss Wizards action in coming to
the rescue is what we might expect
from her friendship for Mrs. Carse
and her devotion to the cause which
the Temple represents. We earnestly
trust that she will succeed in her eff
forts to save the beautiful building
and keep it consecrated to the inter
ests of woman and temperance. Mr..
Carse's work in its behalf has been
heroic and self sacrificing, but it has
been evident for some time that she
could not succeed in carrying out her
financial plans in it's behalf without
more help than she has thus far Sc
cured Mrs. Carse is very noble
woman, impelled by the highest
ideals, and of great executive ability,
and tireless energy of purpose. If
she has attempted greater task than
she could accomplish in conducting
the Temple enterprise to finish she
has the satisfaction of knowing that
it was task which would have
strained the energies of any fnancier
in the country without big pot of
money and very likely would have
ended disastrously. 1t now remains
to be seen what success will attend
Miss Willard as she enters upon the
work which Mrs. Carse relinquishes.
All honor to these noble women who
work together in the noble cause.
Cheer up Mrs. Carse All hail and
success to Frances Willard!
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06
LEAGUE MEETING POSTPONED,

The committee of the League of the
Universalist Woman's Association make
known the deferring of the subject an
nounced for November 4th. The next
session converting January 9th. Place
to be announced later through these
columns.
S. E. r. RExFoRD. Secretary.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06

IT lie stated in the
HIS Alns"ol'h Akron papers that
Request. Mira Henry Aims.
worth placed no restrictions on her mu-
nificeut bequsst to Buchtel Coll ege.
The money can bs used, on the settle
ment of the estate, where it is most
needed. 1t is one of the most oppor-
tune requests ever made in our church
Buchtel was in sore used OF funds and
this bequest will be of the most SUBJ
stantial service.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06
Great Gifts During Hard Times.

Notwithstanding the four years from
1898 to 1896 inclusive were a time of un-
usual stringency and enforced economy in
the United States, the gifts of private
citizens in that period for public institu-
tions, such as colleges, libraries, muse
ums and hospitals amounted in all to more
than Sl20 100000 There are many bright
sides to the darkest picture of the times
now, we hope, happily over-The Ad-
vance.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06

Rev H. Yoshimura, Of japan, is now in
Boston He addressed the congregation
of Dr. Perin's church on Sunday, Octo-
Der 31st, appearing in native costume as
he did at the convention.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-11-06

We might save ourselves from heavy
hearts and gloomy faces when early
morning shows gray in our lives or
other lives about us. Mists are left over
from storm Yesterday. The day closed
on misunderstanding. Why talk about
it? Let the weather alone Fog is shall
low. ''It will burn off before long"
There is good warm sun of love at work,
and the blue sky will soon be over US
Sunday School Times.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05
MAKING CRIMINALS TO ORDER.

The Sanity city rejoices in a
detective Of a decidedly literary
turn who very nearly became ia
nous at the expense Of an inno-
cent mans life. The officer in
question had long been turning
over in his spacious brain apart
ment theory by which he might
transfer from the state treasury to
his own account the reward offered
for the capture Of the murderer Of
Thomas Curtin at Lake Elmo,
which occurred this spring. He
finally fastened upon a man who
had been divorced from his wife
some time ago. Mentally analysing
the case, the shrewd hawkshaw
concluded that as the average
scorned woman would do almost
anything for revenge upon the
man who sighted her affections,
he could place this case before her
in an Interesting" light, and have
her swear to flake" confession
from her former husband. The
literary Sherlock Holmes at once
prepared a smooth flowing gem Of
evidence and went to the lady in
question to have her sign it. But
he had not counted upon his prey.
Every possible method was used
to induce the woman to sign the
document; bright, persuasive per-
sif1age and sweetly couched prom
Uses were made, but all to no avail.
The lady showed her sterling
honesty and true womanliness by
utterly refusing to become party
to such base treachery even though
she now despised the man who was
once her husband. It is needless
to go further. The man was in
stantly discharged from custody,
but the question remains: How
many men in other cases have been
convicted by similar methods?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

THE eternal conflict within us
as to where our own rights end
and our just duty to others begins,
is the hardest battle Of life. Self
interest prompts us to overlap
personal affairs upon our neigh
boris territory. Unless stern with
ourselves we will be unjust to
others. There are SO many little
incidents in life by which we feel
that our own interests may be adj
vanced by sighting anothers that
the utmost justice to others is
essential to bring us out victori-
Gus over our own selfish predilec-
tons.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

The PRISON MIRROR doesn't reflect
anything about the refusal of the board
to grant pardon to the Youngers.
guaranteed by the constitution, is
denied by the prison authorities ?-Min'
neapolis Journal.
LET us see: the decision of the
board was given July 18th. This
is the fourth issue of The MIRROR
since then. The Journal at this
late date is correct. Neither have
we been making any recent allu-
sions to the assassination Of Pres
ident Garfield or the Johnstown
flood. If, however, the editorial
paragrapher of the Journal will
tumble back over himself, and
look up his "copy'' of about the
18th or 10Th Of July he will find
that he reproduced an editorial
from The MIRROR commenting on
which it was claimed that this
paper and st. Paul morning con-
temporary we're the only ones (at
that time) expressing regret at the
action Of the board. For the
further information of the para
grapher in question we are pleased
to state that no proper liberty is
denied our paper. We shall never
take any side Of the argument
relative to the pardon of a prisoner
1t is not our province to do So.
The editorial commented upon at
the time was written thirty odd
hours before the decision of the
board, and was aimed at a class
that deserves an occasional scoring.
We have always been ardent adj
mirers Of the Journal, and trust
that it's excellent staff of bright
editorial writer's will be more exact
in the future.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

main-healthful for people of years
and self-control," writes Mr.. Box.
But no advantage is without it's
disadvantages. The freer our lives
become along healthful and safe
lines the healthier will our minds
become. But before we can safely
profit by these advantages we must
have lived long enough to know
how to use them and to understand
what phases of them to disregard.
Because women are freer to travel
alone than ever before, it does not
necessarily follow that it is wise
and right that young girls should
be permitted to travel alone. Here
comes the truth of the proverb
that whats one mans poison is
another's meat The time was
when a woman could not, with
self-respect, go to place of enter
tainment unattended. Now she
can. But that does not make it
right for a girl to do so. The
chaperon is none the less indis-
pensable to girls today than she
was thirty years ago. She is
really more necessary, for, as things
become more and more possible
for women, they should become
more impossible for girls. This
may sound hard and severe, but
young girls must remember that
woman's years are her protection,
whereas a girls lack Of years is her
danger. The very aim and pur-
pose Of the present tendency for
woman's greater freedom will be
defeated if we allow it to guide the
actions of our girls
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05
LESSON FROM THE ELEMENTS.

IT MAGISTRATES some impress
sive phenomenon to fully Undue
mankind generally with a proper
sense of our insignifcance in the
makeup Of the universe. Lordly
man is SO accustomed to look upon
himself as master of the earth and
everything thereon that he virtu-
ally becomes a scoffer until some
day the force Of the elements
shows how puny and powerless is
his mastery when compared with
the grandeur of natures pent up
forces. The vivid flashes Of light
ming and the disquieting roar Of the
clouds as they fill up the vacuous
trail of the electric fluid give one
an infinite respect for the immen-
sity and power of a ruling Provi-
dence that could be induced no
other way. And what a strange
revulsion from our ordinary flip
pant manner to the sacred gravity
Of existence comes over us, as
lying in bed we are awed into sub
mission by the eloquence Of nature
as her brilliant forces rend the OBJ
security Of night and vanish amid
the stentorian crash of clouds that
no artifice of man can equal.
The eloquence of the elements
causes us to review with chagrin
our own unworthiness. No man
is sufficiently hardened in world
illness and unbelief to withstand
the persuasion Of the elements. It
matters not how brave or fearless
we may be in a worldly sense, g
feeling Of weakness o'erspreads our
entire being as we stand transfxed
by the grandeur and Unreasonable
power that can toss about the most
substantial handiwork of man as a
child would a toy. The scoffe1
pauses in his sarcasm; the skeptic
wonders if his theories are not based
on false premises; the unrepentant
ponder long upon the possibilities
Of day of general reckoning; in
fact we all become more serious
more thoughtful while the concert
of natures forces progresses. But
does it leave any lasting effect
upon us? Too often the return OF
the bright sunshine, whose Won
drous power and beauty should
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

consideration you conclude that
only an entirely brainless idiot
would persist in following the
precarious occupation Of living by
dishonesty, have the courage of
your convictions. Do not be a
chump any longer; brace up and
give your leering associates the
contempt they deserve; be man,
there is nothing to be ashamed Of
in acting as one.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

A CERTAIN school Of scientists
having concluded that crime is a
disease terminating from the &C
ton Of microbes, are now hunting
for the latter. We would advise
them to examine fve-dollar gold
piece if they are earnestly in
search Of the pest. We will
guarantee that such microbe if
discovered will be a high-fyer with
gold trimmings and a pair of dia-
monds for eyes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

IT HAS been we'll said that "only
a brave man is capable of showing
mercy or pardoning a defeated
foe" The lion, with all it's fero-
cious thirst for human blood, has
been known to show almost human
intelligence in rewarding a kind
ness, but the sinking coyote gnaws
every vestige and laps up the last
drop of the victims blood.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

The editor Of the American
Monthly Review Of Reviews, in
his department entitled "The
Progress of the World" discusses
harvest and trade prospects, the
new tariff, the coal strike, Ameri-
can annexation policies, our diplo-
macy on the seal question, Japan
and Hawaii, British interests in
Canada, European politics, and
many other timely topics. In con-
nection with matter on the Klon-
dyke gold fields an excellent map
of Alaska is published. In the
same department appear interest
ing views Of important British
colonial capitals.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

The Pipestone Daily Star of
Aug. 2, is a gala cycle number Of
twenty pages of interesting matter
and a neatly designed colored cover
embellished with several well-con-
ceived cartoons of cycling life. It
is a credit to the city whence it
comes, also to its editor, Gardner
E. Hart.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

be further object lesson to us,
only eases the way for us to re-
turn to carelessness. The glad
return Of smiling nature makes us
oblivious again of the lesson re-
ceived from her Steiner moods. 1t
is ever so with many of us. Adj
versity teaches us desirable lessons:
but in the heyday Of prosperity we
fail to profit by them.