The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-11


| who cherish its distinguishing faith
and thus are Unversalsts. But tn
| greater part of the Christian churche
of the land misunderstood the natur,
| and grounds Of that faith, and eithe
actively or passively resist it's spread,
| t5) In all ages of the Christian
church there have been many individ
| ual believers in Univetsalism. They ar,
| traced back through Ecclesiastical his
| tory to the first Christian centuries
| and in the earliest extant Christian lit
| erature before the maintenance Of con
| tfafE sentiments can be found, its advo
| Gates were prominent and numerous
| Inc UniVersalist claims that he goes
| back to the faith OF Jesus and Hi:
| apostles for the elements of his own
and that whatever in the Christian
church is antagonistic to it, has come
from other sources. He does not lose
courage because the great majority OF
Christians are adverse to his views OF
gospel truth. That, he thinks, Is moi
settled by popular vote, and he rejoices
to- see that others, though they do not
ma their way into his church are grad
ually coming upon ground which leads
to his cheering and inspiring faith.
CO. The Universalist church is es-
sentially an American church, though
1t has branches in Canada and Japan
Outside of the United States and Can
ada there are, however, few churches
which claim to be specifically Universal
ist and not one except those men,
toned, in organic union with it, There
- n lAn of al nrC
who declare the distinguishing senti-
ments of the Universaist church. but
they belong to other churches. The
Untarians of Great Britain, generally
accept it,, while there are some clergy
men of special note in the church of
England who advocate It,
I'D The Universalist church Is not
devoid of interest in education secular
and religious. Under its auspices are
maintained Tufts college, In Somervile
and Medford, Mass, with 90 instruc-
tors, $50 students, 10000 volumes in Ii
brary, s1,70O,000 of assets; Lombard I'M
iversity, Galesburg, H., 10 instructors,
191 students, 1000 volumes $150,000 as
sets: st. Lawrence university, Canton,
N. Y. 16 instructors, 144 students, H.
wv NOiuiiSs, dsSttS poODruUu, buCHlGl
college, Akron, O., 1S instructors, 1872
students, $500 volumes, assets 100000
Divinity schools are sustained in con-
nection with the first three of these coll
leges. The following academies of
high repute in their sevtral districts
had their foundation and are MAIN
tanned under Universalist auspices
Clinton Liberal institute, Fort Plain,
N. Y, IA instructors, 140 students, as
sets $125, 900, Dean academy, Franklin
Mass, II instructors, 80 students, assets
100000; Goddard seminary, Barre, VT.
10 instructors. 125 students, assets
$l5C.900; Westbrook seminary, Port
land Me, ~ instructors, lis students
assets $4,000. While these general in
situations are not controlled by the gen
eral convention, they are all under the
auspices of the Universalst church.
Considering that the old creed has
been under discussion for more than
twenty years, popular interest will
surely warrant the reproduction of both
the old creed and the new declarations:
PROFESSION OF
FAITH.
Article I. We believe that the Holy
Scriptures of the Old and New Tesla
ments contain a revelation of the char
acter of God. and of the duty, interest
and final destination of mankind.
Article IT, We believe that there is
one God, whose nature is Love, revealed
in one Lord Jesus Christ, by one Holy
Spirit of Grace, who will finally restore
The whole family of mankind to holiness
and happiness.
Article III, We believe that holiness
and true happiness are inseparably con-
nected, and that believers ought to be
careful to maintain order and practice
good works; for these things are good
md profitable unto men.
THE CHICAGO DECLARATION.
At the session of the general conven-
ion held in Chicago in 1897. it was vo-
ed to change the laws of the Univer-
'alst church so as to read as follows:
THE condition of fellowship shall
)e as follows:
I. The acceptance of the essential
principles of the Universalist Faith, to
Wit: /, The Universal Fatherhood of
Sod: 2, The Spiritual authority and
of His Son, Jesus Christ: 3,
The trustwofthiness of the Bible as con-
aiming revelation from God; A. The
certainty Of just retribution for sin; S,
The final harmony of all souls with
Tod
H. The acknowledgment of the au-
hority of the general convention and
ssent Of it's laws.
The Winchester Profession is COM
nended as containing these principles,
nut neither this nor any other precise
orin Of words is required as a condi- |
ion Of fellowship, provided always that |
he principles above stated be pro-
essed"
This action is to be ratified at the
ext session to be held in Boston in
S99, when it will become the law Of the /
hurch.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.
Prominent among the discussions at
ne approaching general convention will
oubtless be the ratification of the So
allied Chicago declaration given above.
IS will be seen, 1t is really a re-cast OF
ne creed of the church. Will it be rat
led, or will this discussion, which has
lready been before the church for
lore than twenty years, go on indfi-
itely?
Another significant proposition will be
ne for the enlargement of the repre-
at the convention. An
mendment was adopted at the last
c ,,ap MANLY 6p,1b1iY,p tho repraca,,to