The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-30
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lust go over TO some free trade country
stand on the Northwestern Hotel steps In
Liverpool Tor instance and throw an apple
core In the street and see the crowd of fret
traders from the 100000 passers- by dive
Tor IL. Not a smile upon their counten-
The workingman OF America smiles. / tell
! you even II he Is poor he smiles" And
though the last word was duly empha-
sized no one seemed to take any notice
I'VE live in the greatest country in the
world. You can see blue sky the most Of
the time, but over in your free trade
country you see no blue sky, no
sunshine, you see fog. And such
log! Why, you can cut it in chunks
like ice and throw it one side in order to
make passage way to walk in. But
never mind about that" sighed the old
veteran, '.business is bound to grow better
In spite OF those loyal sons of the South
at Washington, who wouldn't mind
wrecking the business industries of the
country in order to enrich themselves.
but it will soon be over. The battle of
the ballot will soon be fought again and
then the sun OF prosperity viii shine as
IL never did before"
The pastor of the Stewart Street Bap-
tist Church recently gave his ideas to the
member OF bis congregation on the SUBJ
Ject OF Cuisines Methods in the
church." Among other very sensible
tnlngs he said was: "It Is for the spirit
ual welfare of any church to have it's
business promptly attended to, to be care
ful not to incur a debt unless the money
was pledged or In hand with which to paw
IL. To have quarterly settlements and to
keep an account with every me.nber of
the church letting each bear his or her
portion OF the expense pro rata. Confer
Win the members in regard to any i'm
matter In business way"
The minister is right. Why should the
expense involved in preaching. sing
ing, lighting, heating and the like, be
borne by the few while the majority never |
say boob In regard to the expense, vet en- |
Joy all the privileges of church member
hip. The great trouble has always been,
az Pastor Bromley remarked, that any
thing In regard to the church Is expected |
to take care of itself. That is the great
trouble. That Is the reason SO many |
churches are in debt. A church needs n
business directory attached to IL as much
as IL does q pastor, and tho innovation
suggested Will doubtless be adopted by
by Others.
~ takes money to spread the gospel and
you can't get something for nothing in
me church no more than you can out of
y. am told that by July 81 the Stewart
street Church will be free from debt and
doubtless hold jubilee meeting to cele-
orate the event.
. Here is story heard the other day.
: seems That man who was sojourning
u wel-known watering place not q |
hundred miles from Providence lost his |
white duck trousers. He was mourning
us loss to friend when he was
sked where the aforesaid trousers
vere made. My deah boy" was the
epiy vnose pantaloons were made in
"Oh, WE'LL" remarked his
riend, :" II that Is the case they viii turn
According to the will of the late Euos
apham "no public bequests are men
oned" and the heirs have the opportu-
ity TO take life easy while sliding down
70 sopogean which leads to the grave.
'ap the benefits and blessings which
,crue from generous giving. that the
roper time to dispense their gifts il .
hen they are alive. There is more credit
live man giving than dead one.
I'VE we !, men 1un nate J: to let 90, but dead men
! think 1t was last Wednesday referred
% reader to the Rhode Island Fireworks
,mpany on Meybosset street, opposite
Q Arcade. That does not matter, how
er: Fourth of July is nearly here, and
American people are going to burn up !.
rds OF money in demonstrafinQ the fact
at the Union survives, and that anar-
istlc strikes and various industrial dis
ners must not and cannot obliterate
hnf c.
ung as he used to be, and that his
lowers In the youth Of the nation mean
KICK up jolly big row the night be- Y
e and all the day OF the Fourth of next
'ntn. Lay In your supply, therefore, of
rms, torpedoes, fire crackers and all |
Ter Kinds OF celebration goods. You a,s rs
ow what you want better than I can Tr TTT
llpout said to the sinner, and place DO
II order Immediately. Gle
v..,,. :. "a
irth to have revived old-fime rocks bv
reducing for the amusement of the
pie the old-time "Antiques and Horri-
~" Nothing like 1t for fun and adycr.
ng purposes. Why, it used to be the snt
lure OF the Fourth 25 years ago. Thou- .
ds OF people came down street just to Am
how horrible and antique those who Y
K part In the parade could be. There =
% great many good hits and each
seemed to add to the zest OF the oc- N
on until finally 1t fell through a bot N|
less hole somew here and became Iost ~
he shuttle az II 1t never happened.
olonel Isaac Gon will have the hand
at Washington Park Fourth of july
ming, and as the residents have con-
uted toward fund for general dis Bro
OF fireworks a grand time NAV be
Ied forward to in that delightful To-
~. Slic
attended the dedication exercises Of
Dexter Statue, the finest looking and
artistic, by the way, of any vet Ore
ted In the city. Hon. Thomas Durfee's
ch was doubtless a most worthy COM
ton, fraught with all the beauties
ch command OF language and his
al data could give It. couldn't hear
om where sat. Hon. Daniel II. BalIou lsei
9 himself heard and without MANN
't delivered fine acceptation speech.
Tas terse, sensible and bereft of
hing pertaining TO spread gleism.
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