The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-02
THE CHURCHMEN'S CLUB
The Rev. E. w. Warren Speaks on
Colloquial Missions.
AND IS FOLLOWED BY OTHERS.
Secretary Cauldy of the ParOchial Mis-
sions Society Speaks on the Work of
That Branch of the Church and Presi-
dent Goddard Speaks of the society.

The members of the Churchman's Club
held the regular meeting and dinner OF
the organization at the Trocadcro last
evening. President II. II. i. Goddard
presided over the meeting. and intro
duced the speakers Of the evening. The
Rev. +. w. Warren, rector OF Holy Trim
ity Church. New York, was the first
"~Colloquial Missions"
IL want first OF all" said he, Ito nave
you understand what missions are. We
are all aware Of the nature and kind Of
work they are doing. but there are buf
few Of us who realize just how they are
conducted.
Just imagine yourselves as members
OF the laity In a RECONSTRUCTED parish
where you have a good church, a cool
rector, a good choir and all haf goes to
make up a well appointed parish. You
may go TO the church, you may contri-
butte TO its support aud you are inter
ested In its welfare, but when you hear
from the lips of the rector the ideal con
ception of manhood you say To yourself
II am not just that sort OF a
man. / am not all that ought to be. /
do not fully live up 10 m conceptions of
a good manhood. What can be done 20
cause ms to realize what IL is TO expert
ence a higher spiritual emotion. IL is for
such cases as these that the %colioquial
missions were started"
"Tbe work in the parish drags and
there is a lack OF energy and interest. A
too easy self-satisfaction predominates
among US. You attend church regularly
but are without any enthusiasm. The
rector cannot approach the members of
the congregation Individually or say
anything direct and with these %restric-
tions hanging over his head, how il the
parish TO start afresh and make u stride
forward into the realms OF Christian
faith ?"
Just here is where the work OF the
mission ia needed. God has given diff.
ferent gifts to different men aud the
rector soon finds the limit of his powers"
The Discussion.
Then followed a general discussion of
the manner in which mission meetings
are introduced and conducted and tie
speaker wound up his remarks with the
statement that only with the coucentrd-
ton of effort, spiritual earnestness and
honest endeavor would the SUCCESS of the
missions be achieved.
The Rev. Q. II. Cauedy of New Roch-
ellie. n. u, secretary of the Parochial
Missionary Society, was then introduced
and spoke briefly on the organization Of
the society and It's aims. Said he, "Our
society stands ready to assist. Preiu.
dice must be broken do Yn and overcom q
and there Is a tremendous amount OF
work to be done before WE can even get a
start. Let me call your attention 10
the way in which q mission is
started. A circular and blank
application is sent to the rector who
makes the application, explaining to him
what the mission is. We ask questions
ah0nf hlQ narlsh- and xuhAthar .r NOT hn
has had missions there before.
All circumstances are taken into con-
sideration, aud one OF the volunteer mis-
sionaries Is chosen to look the gro und
over. Oftentimes we put the rector and
the missionary into direct communi Gu |
tion before sending him, and in this w ay
the missionary is given Thorough know
ledge OF the ground covered. The re-
sponsibility OF placing In the hands of a
stranger the total welfare of the parish.
Is great, but when the rector and mis-.
sionary join forces and help each other
there can be no danger OF disuniting the
parish"
The speaker then read the reports of
several missions in Virginia showing the
effectiveness OF the work done.
President Goddard.
President Goddard next introduced the
Rev. K. s. Rousmanier of New Bedford.
Mass. in place of the Rev. ID. IL. Greer,
who was unable to 6s present on &C.
count OF illness, and the preacher spoke
on the recent death of Bisnop Brooks and
the great loss felt by the com
munity, and after him President
Goddard stated that as his was the last
OF the club at which he would
preside before the annual meeting on
Tuesday, when a new set of Off.
GERS would be elected. he wished TO ex-
press his thanks for the assistance the
had rendered him in the doing of
his duty, and named as a nominating
committee for the selection OF officers.
Prof. Winslow Upton, Mr.. flaming OF
james parish, Providence, and Mr..
Slocum Of ST. James, Woonsocket,