El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-08

most Unitarians are Universalists IN
theology, but not all. The chief diff
ference between the main body of the
members OF the two churches is mere
ly one of emphasis, but since there are
Universalists who hold to the ortho-
dox doctrine of the Trinity, and Uni
tarians who do not accept the dogmas
of Origen. and since the form of church
government is essentially different in
the denominations. there is little pros
pect of an immediate union.
Educational Efforts.
Although small in number. the Uni
versalist church maintains great ed
ucational work. 1t has four colleges.
namely: Tufts college at Medford.
Mass; Lombard college at Galesburg,
Ill; St Lawrence university at Can
ton, N. Y. and Buchtel college at
Akron, Ohio It also maintains three
theological schools and three acade-
niles.
The Universalist church has foreign
missions in japan and Cuba. In ia
pan, particularly, the mission has been
very successful since the liberal tenets
Of the church have made a strong ap-
peal to the electic religious mind of the
japanese. The church also maintains
domestic missions in the west ana
south. While there are individual
churches in every church in the union
and in every province in Canada. the
great body of the church's strength is
in New England and in New York.
Do Not Believe In He'll.
While the UniverSalist church be-
lieyes in the ultimate salvation OF ev-
cry human soul, and thereby has gained
in the popular mind the impression
that its chief doctrine is that there is
nn al h. oh In
sist quite as much upon the belief that
just -retribution for sin is inevitable
and unacceptable. But 1t rejects as
monstrous the doctrine Of eternal pun
ishment.
Placing emphasis on the doctrine
that 1t is the purpose Of God, through
the grace revealed in Jesus Christ. TO
save every member of the human race
from sin, the Universalist church de-
clines to set forward as essential any
opinion of the equality Of God ano
Christ, or OF the subordInation Of the
Son to the Father. 1t is held that Uni
versalism is not dependent upon the
division between trinitarian and unita-
rian theology, nor upon any other the
illogical belief that separates or charac-
terizes other UNCONVENTIONAL churches.
Change in Belief.
In the beginning, the Universalist
church was largely tinctured with Cal
vanism, as both John Murray and Ell
hanan Winchester, who were the orig
inal leaders Of the denomination held
70 that theological theory. Murray was
CalviniStic Methodist. and Wsnches-
ter a Calvinistic Baptist. In 1885, six
years after Murray had organized his
church in gloucester, Mr.. Winchester
led forth loo of his communicated
Baptist brethren of Philadelphia and
organized the Society Of Universal
Baptists," holding TO the faith OF the
universal restoration Of mankind to
holiness and happiness. The Murray
and Winchester schools fraternized in
a convention of UniverSalist churches
held at Philadelphia in 1894, a conven-
ton further made memorable by the
fact that It was lie first ecclesiastical
body in this country TO declare the
owning Of slaves TO be inconsistent
with the Christian religion. In later
years the Calvinistic doctrine of uni
versal election has practically disap-
peared and modern Unitarianism is in
itself separate school Of theology
based on the belief that what ought
TO be will be.
MANIPULATING Machines.