The "Universalist Historical Society" was organized in 1834 for the collection and preservation of facts per- taining to the history and condition of Universalism, togetlier with books and papers having reference to the same subject. It has a library of over 2000 volumes, now at Tufts College, College Hill, Mass. The collec- tion embraces a complete set of the writings of the Greek and Latin fiitliers, many F'rench and (ierman works, and a nearly complete line of modern books both for and against the doctrine of Universalism.
VI. Institiitiiiiis. — 1. Colleges, Throlof/ical Sch(wls, and Academies. — There are four colleges, two theological schools, and six academies under the auspices and patronage of L'niversalists. Tufts College, located on College Hill. INIiddlesex Co., JM ass., was incorporated in 1852, and openetl for students in 1855. Its assets are about $900,000; number of professors and teachers, 12; students, 62. Lombard University, located at Gales- burg, 111., was incorporated in 1852, and opened for students in 1855. Assets, $175,000; professors and teachers, 6; students, 68. St. Lawrence University, at Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., was incorporated in 1856 ; assets, $234,350 ; professors and teacliers, 7 ; stu- dents. 44. Buchtel College, Akron, O., was incorporated in 1871; assets, $250,000; professors and teachers, 10; students, 108. St. Lawrence Theological School, a de- partment of St. Lawrence University, was opened in 1857. It has 3 professors and 24 students. Tufts Di- vinity School, a department of Tid'ts College, was opened in 1869, and has 4 professors and 32 students. Clinton Liberal Institute, established at Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1831, and recently removed to F'ort Plain, N. Y., has $100,000 assets, 10 teachers, and 100 students. Westbrook Seminary, Stevens Plains, jNIe., was opened for students in 1834. Its assets are $100,000; number of teachers, 7 ; of students, 80. Green Mountain Per- kins Academy, at South Woodstock, Vt., was opened in 1848; assets, $15,000; teachers, 8 ; students, 55, God- dard Seminary, Barre, Vt,, was opened in 1863; assets, $60,000; teachers, 7; students, 76. Dean Academy, at Franklin, Mass., was incorporated in 1865; assets, $240,000; teachers, 8; students, 70. Mitchell Semi- nary, at Mitchellville, la., was opened in 1872; assets, $25,000; teachers, 9; stntlents, 95. Total amount in- vested by the twelve educational institutions, $2,099,- 350.
2. Piiblislnnff House. — The Universalist Publishing House, located at Boston, Mass., was incorporated in 1872. Its trustees are elected by the state conventions of IMaine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The net assets of the house, con- sisting of periodicals, books, plates, etc., are about $31,000. The number of volumes which it has pub- lished, and of which it owns the title and copyright, is one hundred and thirty. It also issues five of the twelve periodicals published by the denomination.
3. Missions. — Missionary work is performed in the bounds of the several state conventions; in some di- rectly by agents or superintendents in the employ of the conventions, in others by means of local associa- tions, and in still others by the vohuitary labors of the ministry. The only foreign mission is the one sustain- ed by the Woman's Centenary Association in Scotland.
\l\. lAtentture. — American Universalist literature dates from the publication of a translation of Siegvolk's Everlasting (lospel in Pennsylvania in 1753. William Pitt Smith, M.D., of New York. |iublishe(i a small book entitled J'lie rinrerstilist iu ]7X~. Joseph Young, i\I.D., also of New York, wrote and |)ublished Calri/iism and Univers(dism Contrasted in 1793. Rev. Elhanan Win- chester's JJi'do(/ues on Univeisal Restoration, ]iublished in London in 1788, were republished in Philadelphia in 1791. A Treatise on Atonement, by Rev. Hosea Ballon, was published in 1805. Since that time the Univer- salist press has issued hundreds of volumes. Some of the more prominent in the various departments of de- nominational literature are,
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i. In Polemics : Smith, On Divine Govern-nwnt ; Bal- four, Inquiries into the Scriptural Import of the Words Sheol, Hades, Tartarus, and Gehenna, and the Words Satan and Devil; Discussion between Ezra Stiles Ely, D.D., and Rev. Abel C. Thomas; Debate between Rev. JJavid Holmes and Rev. J. M. A ustin ; Rogers, Pro and Con of Universalism ; Harrison, A ion- A ionios ; Discus- sion between Rev. E. Man/ord and Rev. J. S. Sweeney ; Thayer, Origin and History of the Doctrine of Endless Punishment ; Miner, The Old Forts Taken ; Sawyer, Endless Punishment in the Very Words of Its Advocates.
ii. Docti-inal and Expository : Ballon, Lecture Sermons and Select Sermo7is ; W hittemore, Xotes on the Parables ; Cobb, Compeiid of Christian Divinity ; Thayer, The The- olof/y of Universalism ; WilViamson, Rudiments of Theo- logical Science and Philosophy of Universalism ; Steere, Footprints Heavenward ; INIayo, The Balance, or Moral Arguments for Univers(disni; Brooks, Universalism in Life and Doctrine ; The Latest Word of Universalism, thirteen essays by thirteen clergymen.
iii. Commentaries : Mauley, Hiblical Review (5 vols, on the Old Test.) ; Cobb, Explanatory Notes and Prac- tical Observations on the New Test. ; Paige, Commentary on the New Test, (except the book of Revelation), 6 vols. ; Whittemore, Commentary on the Revelation of St. John.
iv. Works in Defence of Christianity : Winchester, Reply to Paine's Age of Reason; ^aWou, Letters in De- fence of Revelation ; Pickering, Lectures on Divine Rev- elation; Smith, Causes of Infidelity Removed ; Thayer, Christianity against Infidelity; Williamson, .4m Argu- ment for Christianity and Sermons for the Times and People.