ALEXANDER WINCHELL. It is long since America lost a greater scientist or a worthier man than Dr. Alexander Winchell, Professor of Geology and Paleontology in the University of Michigan, who died at his home in Ann Arbor on the 19th of February, at the age of sixtyseven. He had been in nearly usual health and doing full work in his lecture-room and with his busy pen up to within three or four weeks of his death. The "Memorial" adopted by the University Senate gives an excellent statement of his leading characteristics as a teacher, writer, and man, and of his services to science. We print it in part. Says the "Memorial": worship God with our soul, and love him and love our fellow-men. Since man-that is, his soul-is, as I have said, the highest and dearest of all creatures, we should therefore offer to God our soul, the dearest and best offering, and not fowl and other things. If I come to your house, and you say, "Friend, what shall I give you? I have nothing," I would, as you would also, say, "Giving is nothing: soul is the best." This shows that soul is the chief thing, and not other articles. Think again, these demons are beggars. If a beggar comes, and you give to him, he would always come to your house; but, if you drive him away once, he will not frequent your house, and drive him away often, and he will not come to you at all. This is the case with demons: if you offer them sacrifices, they sity experiences a great loss,—the loss of an will come to trouble you often; but, if you give them nothing, you will be free. Now, see me: I offer no sacrifices to demons, and do not bow down to them, but only to God; and I am just as you are. You enjoy health, I do the same; you will once die, I shall also once die. What do you gain, then, by offering sacrifices to demons and spending so much money? Why not do as I do? Now, accept the "Religion of God," my friends, and you will be happy, you will be obedient to God. Think carefully over what I have told you, and you will find the truth. If you find anything wrong, tell me now. I know it is not easy to throw away all of a sudden the long-established old beliefs; but, if you try, God will help you. The villagers said that they could not then find anything wrong in what I had said, and that, if they could find anything afterwards, they would argue with me when I visited them next time, or they would try to be like the Unitarians. I told them that they had a Unitarian congregation at Nongtalang, which is near their village, and they could go there whenever they liked. Then Brother U Heh Pohlong and others spoke, and the people dispersed. I cannot preach to the villagers as I would to the enlightened: the above is a good illustration. If I should make a very great departure from their mode of thinking and looking upon the world, they would not listen to me. HAJOM KISSOR SINGH. Jowai, India. In the death of Dr. Winchell the Univer eminent and learned man, one of its most devoted and loyal friends; one who, in addition to the duties of his professorship, has done more than most men in educating the general public; a man of the greatest industry and incessant intellectual activity; a striking figure in the growth of the University for nearly forty years, and one of the few remaining bonds which connect us with its early history; a leader in his chosen science, and a man of lofty ideals. After a brief biographical account of the dead scholar, the "Memorial" continues: Dr. Winchell did not confine his labors to his professional duties. His studies in that field have been made under the auspices of the National and several State surveys. His success as a scientific lecturer caused incessant demands to be made on him both from other institutions of learning and for the public platform. His literary activity was, if possible, still greater than his activity in other directions. He was the author of at least twelve formal books and of more than three hundred lesser publications; and these were not thrown off in haste and carelessly, but each was the result of elaborate research and deep reflection. They would alone form a worthy monument to the memory of any man. They are read wherever the English language is spoken; and, in many cases, they have been translated into other languages, thus carrying his name, and with it the name of the University with which he was always linked, far beyond the confines of his own country,-carrying them, in fact, over the entire world. To some of his books it was given to guide, to a degree rarely accorded to books in these days, popular thought on the subjects on which they treat. They have had an influence which few scientific books have ever reached: they have not only made their author one of the most prominent figures in American science, but have made his name a household word in thousands of families. But we feel the loss of Dr. Winchell not only because of his eminence in his chosen field of work, but also because of his personal qualities. He was a man of impressive appearance and dignified bearing, a courteous colleague and a faithful friend; and those who knew him best found in him depths of gentleness and affection which are found but seldom. He was absolutely unswerving in his allegiance to what he believed to be the truth. With true scientific instinct, he firmly believed that all truth was one; and he devoted himself for many years to proving that science and revelation could not be in conflict. Unmoved by the storm which he raised, firm in his convictions of scientific truth, and devout by nature, he passed on to the study of the great problems of creation,-problems to which his deeply religious feeling, his love of nature, and the natural bent and grasp of his mind all irresistibly turned him. With a reverent but master hand he endeavored to lift the veil of the past, to follow the steps of creation, ascertain its laws, and follow its evolution. These were the problems to which he delighted to devote himself. His other studies were only incidental to these or to the duties of instruction. It was under the inspiration of these grand problems that his most influential books were written and his most eloquent discourses delivered. Dr. Winchell, while nominally orthodox in his religious convictions, was a broad and progressive religious thinker, who sought truth from all quarters, and had long outgrown most of the dogmas of Orthodoxy. For publishing his belief that the Bible Adam was not the first man, and for teaching the doctrine of evolution, he was severely criticised, and for some years practically ostracized, by the Methodist body with which he was connected. But he stood his ground and won his battle. He was a subscriber to the Unitarian, often attended the Unitarian church in Ann Arbor, had spoken in its pulpit, and frequently assured the writer of this that he was, in the main, in sympathy with our thought. But sects and denominations he cared little for. No field of religious thought was large enough for him but that which embraced all truth. Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, altogether past calculation its powers of endurance. Efforts to be permanently useful must be uniformly joyous,- -a spirit all sunshine, graceful from very gladness, beautiful because bright.-Carlyle. UPWARD LOOKS EACH DAY. SELECTED BY REV. GEORGE BATCHELOR. SUNDAY. The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord; and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely, this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.-Mark xii. 29, 30. The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath: therefore, the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.-Mark ii. 27, 28. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.-Psalm cxxii. 1. Sundays the pillars are On which heaven's palace arched lies. All space is holy, for all space Is filled by Thee; but human thought Burns clearer in some chosen place, Where Thine own words of love are taught. MONDAY. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.-Rom. viii. 16, 17. I must work the works of him that sent me; for the night cometh when no man can work.--John ix. 4. Oh, square thyself for use! A stone that may fit in the wall is not left in the way. A place in the ranks awaits thee; Each man has some part to play; The Past and the Future are nothing In the face of the stern To-day. -Adelaide Procter. And work; for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts. -Hag. ii. 4. Be girded and strong to-day for thy ministries to others. TUESDAY. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live unto him.-Luke xx. 38. He that is faithful in the least is also faithful in much.-Luke xvi. 10. 'Tis only little things make up the present day, make up all days, make up thy life. Teach me, my God and King, In all things Thee to see, And what I do in anything To do it as for Thee. If done beneath Thy laws, E'en servile labor shines; Hallowed is toil if Thine the cause, The meanest work divine. -George Herbert. WEDNESDAY. The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. -John iv. 23, 24. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine.-John vii. 17. He who begins by doing the will ends by knowing the doctrine.-Metcalf. Be trustful, be steadfast, whatever betide thee, Only one thing do thou ask of the Lord,Grace to go forward, wherever he guide thee, Simply believing the truth of his Word. THURSDAY. He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?-Micah vi. 8. First that which is natural, afterward that which is spiritual.-1 Cor. xv. 46. The future is wrapped up within us, waiting to be unrolled.-Sears. I know not what the Future hath And so beside the Silent Sea No harm from Him can come to me FRIDAY. -J. G. Whittier. Not in the clamor of the crowded street, Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.Luke xvi. 13. And he said unto them, Beware of covetousness.-Luke xii. 15. Give, and it shall be given unto you.Luke vi. 28. Be charitable before wealth makes thee covetous. If riches increase, let thy mind keep pace with them, and think it not enough to be liberal, but munificent.-Sir Thomas Browne. Let reverent, joyful thanks be ever given for usefulness in doing good. SATURDAY. Drop Thy still dews of quietness, -J. G. Whittier. Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God.-Matthew v. 9. Still in thy hand carry gentle Peace, To silence envious tongues. -Shakspere. There is a power in the direct glance of a sincere and loving human soul which will do more to dissipate prejudice and kindle charity than the most elaborate arguments. -George Eliot. Above culture rises the power of character as cure for all the evils that beset us. ILLUSTRATIONS OF UNITARI ANISM. PROVIDENCE, R.I. The Fourth Church prints a leaflet giving the following conditions of membership: "They that are whole have no need of a physician; but they that are sick. I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."-Luke v. 31, 32. Appreciating the wisdom of this passage of Scripture, the Fourth Unitarian Society throws its doors wide open and welcomes every one to fellowship. It imposes but two conditions upon those who desire to become members: 1. They must desire to live a better life. 2. They must have faith that the services of this Society will help them to that end. These are not arbitrary conditions, but conditions which exist in the very nature of the case. Naturally, if one does not care to become better, he will not trouble himself to attend church; and, if he have not faith that we can guide him so as to make him better, he will not trust to our leadership. We commend to the favorable consideration of all the idea of joining our Society and working with us to get good and to do good. Some people make the excuse that they are not good enough to join a church. This plea has no weight whatever. The present members belong t our church, not because they are good enough to belong, but because they are not good enough not to belong. The following is our Covenant: "In the love of the truth, and in the spirit of Jesus Christ, we join for the worship of God and the service of man." LACONIA, N.H. At the reconsecration, a few months ago, of the Unitarian church at Laconia, N.H. (Rev. James B. Morrison, minister), the following service was used: Congregation and Pastor.-To thee, O God, our Father, we humbly consecrate this house, the work of our hands; that in it we may together worship thee; that in it we may learn to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent; that here in the gladness and strength of the life that now is, and in the hope of the life that is to come, we may abound in love to one another and to all men, in righteousness of life, and in faith and trust toward the Father of our souls. O Lord, establish thou the work of our hands; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. Amen. If man is a "joint heir with Christ," what are the kingdoms which he has claim upon? They are four,-native and original realms, domains of the character, essential and unending. Over these religion has always sought to establish sway. The first is Memory, -a realm toward the east, toward the beginnings. In it are all histories, all events, all recorded data. The Rhine of retrospect winds through it, and 2. We believe in the Universal Brother- ivy-clad castles gem the bank of recollechood of Man. 3. We believe in the Leadership of Christ. If one prefers, he may be received on ssent to the Winchester Profession of Faith, as follows: a 1. We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments contain revelation of the character of God, and of the duty, interest, and final destiny of mankind. 2. 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. 3. We believe that holiness and true happiness are inseparably connected, and that believers ought to be careful to maintain order and practise good works; for these things are good and profitable unto men. We also believe that every man will be punished either here or hereafter for every sin he commits; that all punishment is pro tion. By memory identity of races and of individuals is established. It is the land of grief and joy, the country of experience and the home of love. In it dwell gratitude, reverence, and wisdom. The second kingdom is Sentiment. From this come life, motion, impulse. By it is the brotherhood of man turned from a logical proposition into a living principle. Imagination, so essential to every true religious existence, dwells here; and the power to think of life in fulness and beauty comes from it. In the domain of sentiment the humble duty becomes dignified, and prosaic order is invested with inspirational attraction. It gives us the ardor of the saint and the enthusiasm of the disciple. in it exist ideals, and by them the world is led. Sentiment is the author of idealized truth, the projector upon scenes of human More, action of marvellous standards. Sentiment is as valid, in its sphere, as logic. The inborn tendency of the soul is as genuine as the inborn mental process. In this realm are to be found hope, spirituality, progress. Perennial youth has her fount here; and the motto of this kingdom is, "Out of the heart are the issues of life." The third kingdom is Conscience, or the moral kingdom. This is the region of law, of order, of purpose. You behold in it scaffolds and stakes and dungeons, things of the past, but proofs of the terrible struggles once prevalent. It is man's tribunal of right and wrong, the only one he can consult with sure regard for the justice of all. Here abide justice, fraternity, heroism. When a soul rises to the majestic stature of a martyr reformer, it is because there have been visits to the kingdom of the moral law, to the realm of the eternal right. The last and fourth is the kingdom of Worship. All tribes recognize the sense of dependence. Worship, in its primary sense, belongs to all: it is the recognition, dim or strong, of a Power greater than ourselves; it is the soul's deep cravings and outpourings; it is the hunger for light and truth and security. In its borders are the sources of exalted character and divine humanity. The realm of worship means the upward look, the heart aspiration, the grateful ascription. Within this kingdom dwell faith, piety, consecration. These divisions are not fictitious: they are simply the pictorial presentation of the permanent facts as to man, -as to his elements, as to his native forces, find him where you may, developed or undeveloped. We must rule them all, not one. The evil of dwelling in memory alone is stagnation; the evil of living in sentiment alone is chaos of will; the evil of abiding by conscience too much is morbid accuracy; the evil of over-emphasis on worship is fatalism. E. A. HORTON. EASTER CAROL.* Sung at the Easter celebration of the Second Unitarian Sunday-school, Athol, Mass. Now is nature's true New Year; Heard ye not the Easter bells? Ye who mourn the precious dead CHARLES E. PERKINS. EDITORIAL NOTES. There are Unitarians who speak of the word "Christian" as "limiting," and object to it on that account. Does it not occur to them that, practically, "Unitarian" is much more limiting? A thousand persons are excluded from our organizations by the name "Unitarian" to one who is excluded by the name "Christian." Yet some who call themselves Unitarians, and never have a word to say about the limitations of that name, are unwearied in protesting against the comparatively infinitesimal limitations of the ChrisWhy thus strain out a gnat and swallow a camel? tian name. Whom do we cut off from us by our name "Unitarian"? The whole of Trinitarian Christendom, with its some hundreds of millions of people. Worse still, of the small remnant left whom our name "Unitarian" correctly describes, we cut off the large majority (Universalists, Swedenborgians, Independents, etc.) who prefer another name, and will not take ours. All these almost numberless millions willingly take the Christian name. So far as names have any influence at all, it is our limiting name "Unitarian" that cuts them off from us. As a fact, our brethren on the other side of the ocean see that it is "Unitarian," not "Christian," that limits most; and so we |