The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-02
|AY[ YOU HEARD H!M?.
lev. J. 0. S. Huntington Has
Made an Impression.
AN BE HEARD ANY TIME o. DAY.
|egins His Services Early I'm the
Morning and Keeps Them Up Until
Late In the Evening Pen Picture Of
This Eloquent Divine.

"Have you heard Huntington
That is popular query about town just
bw. IL usually starts a discussion, the
suit OF which is all hands go and hear
untington--if, perchance, they have not
ready heard him.
FIR. Huntington Is "missioner." About
NO weeks ago he began emission" in
ais city. A mission is something that
well understood, in high church
relies, though 1t Is hard to define
exact terms. When you are In 1t and
IL, though, you feel that you under
and IL. The word revival" doesn't
kpress II by any means, although
purpose is to bring people into
he church and to increase the interest
nd knowledge OF those already in. To
crease the knowledge is an important
ature, and what Rev. james Otis Sargent
huntington OF the Order Of the Holy
ross is actually doing will, perhaps, best
II what ii is.
Work OF the Mission.
FIR. Huntington Is on duty all the time
six days in the week and Sundays. His
resent mission is being conducted at st.
ephen's church, the beautiful ivy
ad house Of worship on George
rect. FIR. Huntington is at the church
o'clock in the morning to celebrate
he Holy Communion. At 6:45 he Is ready
give instruction, to answer the ques-
ons OF earnest seekers after the truth, to
apart information on theological points,
discuss with the doubling ones or
rise who don't feel assured of their faith.
fter breakfast FIR. Huntington is at the
hurch again for any work he may be
Llled upon to do, including the hearing
confession.
At hig noon he goes up to Grace Church.
card outside the church announces that
will speak at u: 10 every day for twenty
inutes. At 1885 o'clock he is out OF
race Church for luncheon. AT o'clock
addresses women only at st. Steph-
h's, and at o'clock he talks to the
hiIdren. After this he has dinner.
I 7:30 o'clock in the evening he Is back
rain at Saint Stephens and he speaks
htil p. m. with instruction and confer
hce which lasts usually to about 10
clock. Everybody is invited to
k questions on points OF
LeoIogy, faith or practice, and as
be process of verbal inquiry may be en-
arrod, b. d., his assistant, goes among
hc audience and collects the slips OF paper
which questions are written, which are
zen looked over and answered by FIR.
huntington. II is a free and instructive
difference. The Sundays are equally
ksily occupied. There are cards OF vows,
becial selections OF ssong, tracts, etc.,
connection with the work OF the mis-
on. The mission is bs ing conducted under
be auspices ofSt. Stephens Church, Rev.
Gorge Mcclellan Fiske rector, Rev. Evelyn
Barlow, assistant. The object OF the
ission is to secure and maintain allegi-
nee TO the Catholic Church, or what is
ore properly known as the "high
iurch," Episcopal, church. FIR. Hunting
|n is the guest OF Mr.. William w. White
hile in town.
Shave You Heard Huntington
This interesting question started-as
ost interesting questions do-with the
dies, specifically perhaps with the
bung ladies, for they are
htural inquirers and universal
ekers after verities. Then the
quiry proceeded TO impregnate the en-
re household. The young men caught
|e infection very quickly, perhaps be-
Iuse they are also natural seekers
tier verities. Finally the man
the house became inter-
ted at first in a complacent sort OF
way. Then the name OF Huntington
bked itself into the hard times balances
hich the bookkeeper brought him, he
card it from other men when he
ent to lunch at the club or
stsurant, and when he went home
" dinner in the evening Huntington
as the only topic of table talk, while
nner was hurried through that ladies of
he household might get over TO st.
Eephen's and get front seats for the even
2 mission sermon.
Finally the man OF the house went out
ne noon earlier than usual and rushed up
Grace Church to get little Hunting
|n before luncheon. And this Is about
What He Saw and Heard.
The church was comfortably filed, the
Ldience including goodly sprinkling of
[ominent business men and very large
brinkling of what is known as society.
his noon meeting has been
formally reported as designed for
orkingmen or at least business
en-. II the report is true the fact
|oms TO be that polite society
I'D taken about all the seats. With
Isincss punctuality FIR. Huntington ap-
Jared from the sacristy. With hurried
cps he made his way to the central
lied platform whereon Is the reading
esk. His appearance was less striking
han it is on the street, where the business
an had observed him, with his
ng cloak and sillsen cord in evil
Enco below the skirts OF his ulster,
5 head surmounted by hat of notable
htness-and the shining silver cross OF the
[der on his breast. At the reading desk
r. Huntington was dressed in the
miliar vestment OF the church-white
,rplice over the cassock and I'm place OF
ne silver insignia was a smaller cross OF
ack onyx that sbono on the white robe.
FIR. Huntington gave out the hymn with
bat same hurried effect his voice
bat marked his step to the platform.
looked like man that
as very much in hurry
ith his earnest work. The
bngregation sang ard Fr. Huntington
nc with them in a, musically speaking,