The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-16
in THE CHURCHES SUNDAY
Rev. Dr.. Greene breaches on the
! Committee Of One Hundred.
FAILED FOR WANT OF A LEADER
He says Ridicuis In the Newspapers
Helped XIII the Movement-Rev. H..
G. Hay breaches ON Socialism MoraIs
of Providence In Early Times.
FAILED FOR WANT OF A LEADER

Rev. Dr.. r. L Greene OF Trinity NJ. F.
church preached last evening on THE
committ. . If Que hundred"
Repentance or destruction. We felt
last winter that there was n ed for moral
refor n In this Ct y. We organized thai
con mittee OF one hundred. We Jaw the
NEED of such a step. We saw the young
and the innocent daily being lured 10 de-
struction. Something must be done TO
prevent II. A general meeting Ct min
listers was called. Their blood boiled
mt the details was erplaire
TO them. Mass meetings wer. cal ed
The public was invited. The care was
laii bare aid the necessity Of immediate
sct.on demonstrated. A nominal ng
, commit &c OF nine was then appointed
4 v no selec ed later the CON mittee OF ne
hundr d. The committee OF N, hundred
was sui-iivid, d into committees for all
kind. II vice ~ we'll as all
giipds OF opportunity for vice. Then
Meeting VIA, held OF COLLEGE hill and
the s crst of time was kept u til the
ID eu sp,pers cot hold of it. II was visit
ed by the rep prtcrs and was held " 10
\ ridicnle in TIE reports next day. II d.
cule kills. 1t killed that Committee OF
one hundred IN rou shly.
"But the noel for tne work OF that
commitf g still exists as strongly ~.
eve. Vice il Ms dominant rs
lever. A movement e. pu IL
now mus lie welldire ted and thorough Y
t1ns.ne' =. tho ne spa3-rs { TIE ely
WIea fr-f reai W TO help u. hut deserted
! M as -ofn MS IL WAS seen { at the m We.
Aent v M not a popular one. Ne Ssparers
are thought 10 be educa o-s. but they are
nothing OF the kind. T ey on the
Z nee whenever a public gu ST n IL
dispute. Their walt uatll they
Rae what policy will best please
the people and cause the greet 81 sale "
rapers. TIA I Is your American news
PAPER. IL is not = leader, IL is led. I
t.naDufacturrs its opin oas on . purely
4 3ns ness b ST..
why dill the COMMITTEES OF one hu =
<dred fsili The reason for the failure be-
yond all doubt was the nee OF a leader.
President Andr,ws, il Is true. was presi-
dent OF the committee, but he had too
many other things to do TO attend TO the
work. Leaders are born, they csnnot be
nominated. Our reform simply Ia ked
leader.
This committee Of one hundred did
some quiet work aud made some STAR ling
facts. We discovered q at the C ergg and
The 70 igious people are woefull, ignorant
OF the moral state OF many OF the young
OF this city. Ill should ma 20 tonight
che ststsmsnts that the police made g.
he committee l fear that this congrsga-
uon would arise and say with one voicr:
2Gannot be 30; II must not be so.'
Ne also discovered the 1t iiu Q Of the
{ce1ice. We found hat there we're a few
)olicsmen who didn't care much about
Seform work, but the great majority o,
ihsm were heartily in favor OF the move.
imenI Yet. ~ . police al. each was
hut . unit 10 q force. They are men who
want . clesn city.
Another thing. One Of yonr citizens
Who poses - . leader In reform a. Provi-
,1snce owns houses that are used for the
<kowsst purposes- There are others like
IN. II " . fearful thoughI