The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-19

Three Maladtes OF hension.
The Rev. r. l.. Greene spoke at Trinity
Church last ev ming on "The Three Mala-
dies of Religion" The three most dread
fuI physical diseases are diphtheria,
smallpox a al cholera. In the church or
Christ there are also three terrible mala-
dies: Pharseeism, the leaven OF the
Saducees. which is agnostic'sm, ana tne
leaven of Herod. which Is Paganism.
The Pharisee thinks himself to be better
than other people. The Pharisees are divid.
ed among themselves on account OF Trivial
iechnicalities. IL is easy for religion TO
drop into Journalism and for the ministers
to become mechanical. This Is Also true
OF the atty. The Saducees care little Tor
form and they are skeptics who have al,
lowed themselves TO follow too liberal
Thought. They become materiaiists, az
nostics aud skeptlcs. Malady lies in the
mingling of church and world: When
you find home with card table ana no
family altar IL Is time that missionary
should be sent there.
.sNhat Jesus said About Publicans aud
Harlots."
The Rev. Edwin Bromley preached
strong sermon last evening at the Stewart
street Baptist church on the subject
What Jesus SAID about Publicans and
HHElOLS.' City Say w 1Ou VIC Puc-
lican and harlots shall go into Heaven
before you was the text. Many OF the
people who say ~ 20" do not go as
easily as they think. In the days OF John
he Baptist the publicans and harlots be-
lieved unto salvation and IL was not OF
these that john said "ye generation OF
vipers, who has warned you TO hee from
the wrath to come" Those who boastsd
that they were the children OF Abraham
were the ones he meant.
All have sinned aud oil must be saved
by Jesus Christ or they never can be
saved at all. All must conform to the
one condition. Christ came To seek and
To save that which was lost, his object
was TO seek out misery and he went down
below the depths OF the vilest sinner. NO
one wandered so far that he did not seek
them. III sin was many fathoms deep his
blood flowed aud covered 1t.
When Christ called the publican to
him and went home to his home he
Greatly scandalized the religionsts of
his day but this was past this class he
came To save and he cared not for the
slurs Of the Scribes aud Parisees.
The preacher instanced the case OF the
woman who was sinner who washed his
feet Wi h her tears and wiped them with
her hair. She had sinred much and
much was for r-iven to her, so she would
appreciate forgiveness. Somehow Christ
seemed to attract to himself these classes,
| aud when the sects wished to cast slur
upon him they said This man eats with
| publicans and sinners" The character
| Of some of the members or the churches
| of Corinth. Ephesus and the other early
| ones was not above reproach before their
| connection with the church, aud In fact
| Paul tells them that some OF them were
| even thieves, idolators, extortioners and
| other bad things.
Mr. Bromley then came down to the
present, and spoke OF the guilt OF persons
I who first- asks n man TO drink II lass OF
| llauor. and of the man who betrays an
| Innocent girl. God will surely hold some
| one responsible for both OF these acts.
| How shall this class of people escape
| There is no open door to them, and they
| are sure that such is the case, 80 that no
one of them would decline it IL they were
told that there were people who
would receive them. Mr.. Brom
ley said that the doors of this
church would always be open to
receive them and people would endeavoI
TO welcome them so that hey will feel a
home. The best way is to carry the gos
pei among them and endeavor to teach
| them better objects in life. Women OF
| virtue can 20 ia safety and carry the gos
! pei amongst them. This is Gods method
| of suppression of vice aud An appeal must
| first be made TO God and tnen, IL neces
| sary, appeal to the authorities.