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a com munion holding the doctrine that all men, and also the devil and fallen angels, will This belief is very ancient, and be forgiven and will enjoy eternal happipassages implying it may be found in the works of Origen and his followers, Gregdenses. of the Lollards, Albigenses, and Walsaid to have constituted part of the creed denses.

Among the English divines who have held some form of this doctrine are more recently the late Professor F. D.

Tillotson, Burnet, and William Law, and Maurice. All Unitarians hold it, and some of the Universalists agree with the ing parties. The collection is especially their reasons for their doctrine in the love of God, who, they say, is only angry ing parties. The collection is especially the Trinity. The Universalists ground rich in exhibits illustrating the industries and customs of the American Indian their reasons for their doctrine in the tribes and the fisheries of the United States. In 1913 Congress appropriated another $3,500,000 for enlarging both housing accommodations and the collections of the Museum. UNITED STATES NAVAL ACAD- EMY, a school for the education of UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADofficers of the United States Navy, at officers of the United States Navy, at Annapolis, Md. It was founded in 1845. There were, in 1920, 1,803 midshipmen and 245 instructors. During the war period, the course of instruction was reduced from four to three years, but in October, 1919, the four-year course was resumed by the three lower classes.

Many new buildings have been added to the campus in recent years. Among these is the Navigation and Seamanship tendent in that year was Rear-Admiral A. H. Scales.

UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD, created by one of the many emergency war measures passed by Congress shortly after the declaration of war against Germany, in April, 1917, to take over and operate merchant shipping and to build new ships for overseas transportation. By the end of the year the built. For this work Congress had apwhich cargo ships exclusively were being ever, included the appropriation for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, subordinate to the Shipping Board. Aside from its program of vast shipbuilding the Shipping Board also had power to take over any American merchant ship suitable to the war needs of the emergency. In the beginning of 1918 the Board secured a further appropriation of $800,- 000,000, bringing the total up to $2,100,cured a further appropriation of $800,with sin, not the sinner, and therefore if love of God, who, they say, is only angry the sinner repents even after death his favor. The sovereignty of God will be repentance will restore him to God's mission of all things in heaven and earth mony of the moral universe, and the submission of all things in heaven and earth to His righteous will. When righteousness is triumphant peace and happiness will be instruments to work out the will will prevail; till then pain and suffering of God. They profess to prove their doctrine from Scripture, quoting in support of it Matt. xxv: 46, John xvii: 3, I Cor. xv: 22, Phil. ii: 10, Eph. i: 10, Col. in 19, 20, and I Tim. iv: 10. Universalism is better known as a distinct sect in the a division arose among the American Universalists concerning punishment United States than in England. In 1827 after death, some asserting it to be Universalists concerning punishment limited, while others denied it altogether.

Some separated from the main body and called themselves "The Massachusetts Association of Restorationists." Most of them afterward joined the Free-Will Baptists or the Unitarians, while the others returned to the main body. In 1840 the whole sect divided into two, the But Universalism is also held by many members of other sects, and practically by all Theists strictly so called. See UNITARIAN CHURCH.