Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-09

est efficiency when he is acquainted
with the spiritual forces of the Uni
verse and able to make use of them
for his own self-control and for stir
ing humanity to right efforts. The
Universalist believes in the value of
the church as school of spiritual
culture, and there is no denOmina-
ton that starts with such construc-
tive principles as does the Universal
list. He is free to use every good
thing this world offers. He stands
unafraid in storm and sunshine, he
sees in the trend of history the move
ment of the world onward. The ruins
in the past are simply signs of what
was left over. Everything that was
good in art, in law, in religion, in the
olden times, has been handed on. AS
Lowell says, "The present moves at
tended, by all of brave and excellent,
and fair, that made the old world
splendid" The UniverSaliSt church
is not big institution, but its big
principles have made their way
throughout Chrisendom. Its thought
has multiplied the faith of all demon
nations. 1t is, however, not in the
spirit of this church to slacken it's
work but again to be leader in the
new efforts for what DR.. Rauschen-
bush calls the "ChriStianiZing of the
Social Order and the SocialiZing of
the Christian Order" Our free plat
form, our inclination to draw power
from every source, our belief in the
Providence OF good give US the spirit
and the tools to move ahead for the
uplift of mankind and the comfort of
all souls. We believe in the exhaust
lessneSS of the human soul and like
wise the eXhauStlessneSS of the op-
portunities of the world. The destiny
of man, therefore, is eternal travel
through Gods universe, understand
ing in better way His Providences
and fulfilling ourselves with new
completeness. The church still
maintains its prophetic element. 1t
calls to men not to come and defend
old Notifications but to lead mankind
| into new campaigns of righteousness
| and spiritual efficiency The Univer-
salist church of today possesses as
the elements of its new campaign an
attitude of courage to think and
practice what reason and soul dis
| cover to be true; an attitude Of trust
and joy, with a willingness to go
| ahead as the path opens; an attitude
of confidence that the aim of religion
| is to make every man such faithful
| Son of God and Brother of Man as
Jesus; an attitude that salvation
| means the universal well-being of the
whole man body, mind and spirit and
| of all man.
The distance Universalism has come,
| the warfare it has had to wage, are
best seen by series of contrasts be-
tween the dogmas of the old creeds
and the spirit of the new Universal
ism. The deadly parallel reads thus:
The old dogmatism presented God
| remote from men like a manager in
his private and inaccessible office.
Universalism presents God soul in
His works, Father cooperating
with the children he created and
loves.
The old dogmatism presented man
a fallen creature, inclined to evil,
with no power in himself to do good.
| UniversaliSm prensents man a
| growth, having behind the brute and
| rising by successive triumphs of the
spirit to express more and more of
| the Divine
Old dogmatism presented the earth
a place blighted by Adams disobedi-
ence, world to be escaped as quickly
| as possible.
Universalism presents this earth a
place of beauty, a providence of God
for mans joy, an opportunity for his
natural development.
Old dogmatism presented salvation
as gift from far-off God, purchased
| by the blood of sacrificed Christ and
| obtained only in a special manner
revealed to few.
Universalism presents the life a
process of progress, in part mans
achieving, in part a reinforcing of
man by Gods spirit, and salvation as
| the increasing of the cooperation of
man with God.
Old dogmatism presented death as
| the ending of mans opportunity OF
salvation, the condition of man at
| death to be his for all time.
Universalism presents death "a COW
cred way wherein no child can stray
beyond the Fathers sight," "Chang-
| ing of Garments a step onward to
new opportunities of progress.
Old dogmatism divided time into
sacred and secular.
UniversaliSm makes all time sacred
and every place holy.
Old dogmatism presented Goo as
revealed only in one way, the Bible:
and understood only by special men.
Universalism holds to a continuous
revelation coming through holy men
of all ages and religions, and giving a
loftier idea of God and truer ac-
Quaintance with men.
Old dogmatism Stunned new knowl-
edge fearing it may lose its God and
heaven.
Universalism welcomes new knowl-
edge expecting an addition of power,
and a beauty of view at the next
turn or the road.
Old dogmatism measured its success
by the names il can add to its own
organization.
UniversaliSm measures its success
by the ideals of hope, the cautious
regarding conduct and the visions of
the better life it can give TO souls
crying for the light
Old uogmatism sought to save the
souls of men for a salvation in a |
future world.
UniyerSaliSm seeks to save the
bodies and souls of men now, beIiev-
ing that salvation begins on earth