The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-12
UN|VERSALISM.
Fifth Annual Sermon Preach
ed Last Night By Rev.
H. R. Rose,
u0lIMn nTnni RIO ElrnTI0u
YOUNG PEOPLES ELECTION
Held This Morning and
Former officers Chosen to
Serve Another Term.


The lfty-hfth annual session OF the New
| Jersey Universalist convention opened
| last evening In the church of the Good
Shepherd. summit avenue and Ivy place,
with the Rev. Charles H. Vail, pastor OF
| the church, presiding. After devotional
exercises, the Rev. Henry r. Rose, Of
| Newark. preached the occasional SER
mon, upholding the principles OF the IND
versalist Church, namely, the Universal
Fatherhood of God, the spiritual au-
thority and leadership of the Son. Jesus
| Christ. the trustworthiness OF the Bible
as containing a revelation from God. the
| certainty OF just retribution for sin and
| the anal harmony of all souls with God.
at Is held said he. that man may
| cease to be a man. when he loses bis
! Will power he is no longer a human be-
ing. Now the question is, Is It posslpie
| for a man to cease TO be a human be-
ing? We must apply to the scientists on
this. For my own part ! do not peheVe
| that man can be so far reduced mat ne
| cannot be reclaimed. We see the uegra-
dalton Of sin as we go through our
cities, but are we willing to say, Here y
a man SO degraded he cannot pc recoV-
cred
The speaker then referred to the par
able of the Prodical Son. But said ne,
"have we a parallel case in life! ana
then drew attention to the conversion u
Michael Dunn, who spent hfty-three years
IN crime. .-.The old jailbird," continued
he ebecame a saint, and many i've To-Day
to bless his memory
.sBut there are the skeptical men VINO
saw that the really bad men are thoss
who have known what 1t Is to pc goou'
r own that the hardest man to handle Is
tbad double minded man. but will not the
thought Of his former life reclaim himf
Again the speaker brought up the PROOF
raj SOM. comparing the story with that
of John B. Gon. 80
.sThen. again. there are those VINO hoiu
"a the idea of isolation on account OF
Divine evaporation. In the one case the
sinner is so weak nobody can 90 anytnins
with him. and in the second ne IS 50
strong he resists the whole universe.
rhese people must assume two tninss'
FIRST that men sin for the sake OF SIN
Ming and. second, that there must oe a
aixcit 10 the resources of God Even q
man who sins for the sake of SHINING can
he reclaimed, but I hold that men do not
sin for the sake OF SHINING, but for the
pleasure they think they will derive IRON
II and when they find the cup Is mixed
with gall and wormwood they will hing II
from them. Cod has reached and will
reach all because he has resources I'M
limited. It is Gods will that all men
shall be saved, and who can hwart III
Christ said. i will draw all men unto me
with GOD there is no such thing as death.
There are no aliens, all are His cnlioreh'
and do not believe God can abolish one
of His children without breaking his own
heart.
eUniversalism is the only doctrine men
wish to have come true. We can never
allow that the law God has put within q
man.. making his better self hate his
worse self, will be suspended for the sake
of an eternal punishment Good the be-
ginning. good the end must be"
Music by the church choir followed the
sermon. after which communion was
served BY the Rev. Charles II. Vail,
pastor.
This morning the Young Peoples
Christian Union held its session in the
church, beginning with devotional exer-
cises led by Miss Emma Finger, the sub
ject of the morning being devoted to the
establishing of Missions, upon which
there were several excellent talks and
Mrs. Charles Vail. of Jersey City, and
Mrs. C. F. Tinckler of Newark, were
appointed a committee on missionary
work.
The chief business Of the morning, how
ever, was the election of officers with
the result that Mrs. P. A. Rumvill. of
Newark, was chosen president; Miss
Martha Burden. of waretown, vice presi-
dent: Miss Mary E. Dodge, of Morris
town, secretary; Mr.. Albert l. Wycoff,
treasurer, and Miss Frances v. Friend, OF
Hammonton, and Miss Virginia Dogget.
OF Jersey City. completed the Executive
Board. all with the exception of secretary,
being reelected.
Luncheon was served in the basement of
the church, during the non recess. This
Afternoon opened the business session OF
the regular convention.