The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-30

or of some fault in his voice, or delivery,
or manner. 10 DO effective he must make
his style as much a study as would an ae-
tor on the stage. lie must have common
sense and practical knowledge of busi-
ness life and human nature. III would
be q good thing il every clergyman would,
previous TO his ordination, serve three or
four years before the mast, or in the
army, or even as a street car conductor,
aud then no would know how 10 reach
the masses.
As few remedies for present defects
Mr.. Parker recommended the giving up
OF the evening sermon, the establishment
OF an order of itinerant preac hers who
shall he celibates and available to serve
hen the res ular rector does not feel
that he has anything TO say, the inaugu-
ration Of honest aud frank criticism on
the part OF the auditors, and the repetition
of good sermons.
Rev. William Pralf ID. d.. 1f Detroit
said there was really no difference in the
views OF the pulpit and few on the sub
ject of pr aching, but that both were
agreed that effectiveness Is the main
point. And the effect should be the
salvation OF every human soul-the center
Of all preaching should be Jesus Christ.
There are too many so-calied topical SER
mons on social questions that carry con-
viction 10 the intellect and not to the
heart. Love for man and Goa will make
the preacher eloquent no matter how
simple bis theme may be. Oratory Is
not essential. How simple were the SER
mons OF 81. Paul and how few were the
facts which he set forth.
William c. Sturgis OF Yale College
mentioned the four things that man
wants AS the characteristics of the sermon
which he goes 10 hear. He wants TO feel
that the preacher is sure of what he is say
ing; he wants his pastor to have the sense
Of authority aud believe himself to be- su-
thorized TO bring the message from God
TO man; he wants a definite message. No
clergyman ought TO preach unless he
feels with all his heart and soul that at
that hour God has a message which he
wants to send through him and he wants
practical preaching.
No man should say that he has no mes
sage. Jesus Christ began with the simple
truth "Repent We for the Kingdom OF
Heaven is at hand, F" and he closed with
"Father, forgive them, for they know
not what they do, F" and through all His
ministry He simply elaborated and ex-
planned those two messages.
THOSE WHO WERE THERE
At the guest tsbiS with President Granger
sat Rev George Hodges. ID ID: Rev William
Pratt, Ph d; H l. Parker ESQ., VIC stusgis,
Ph ID; + z Richmond, Rev FLOYD W Tomkins,
Jr: Rev r b Parker, Rev ID Henshaw, Hon }
ii Stiness, + NJ Mstthewson. X Parsons, Rev
S II Webb, Rev II Bassett. J G Budlong. NJ ID:
II Dorrance, Professor Winslow Upton, G s
Morris
The other gentlemen present were:
J Connell, ii W Cooke, Rev A M Aucock, v
G. Nightingale. II A Kimball. l. Downes. +
II Dawley, @ Il Godfrey. Y p Comstocls. q g
Tingley. II Bogert. + A Chase. II T Fidler.
X ID Browne. J Henshsw, Rev J M Hobbs. J A
Greene. J Lister. Jr. J A Taberner. @ + Burn.
ham. J r Bolsn, Charles Sisson. W II Arnold.
+ X Mason. q II Hagnn, q II Horton. NJ p
Forkey. Cook. Reynolds, Munro,
II q Tilden. l. Peirce. " Il Keach, Q II
Childs. T. J Coleman, + T. Bates. Rev A
Denfeld. Foster. George Humphrey. q
Burnett, J r Wheaton, II K Allen. W II
Phillips, W W HEWITT, Jr j M seherBssEhern
L Davis. l. 7 Foster, Jonas Auty, @ u Burton.
Rev A Prcssey. " l. Coop, Rev A Rogers. J
Vernon, Alfred Stone, X Gardner. X q
Miller. o Westcott. } Anthony, J II Fan
ming. IL j Miller. j q Henshaw, G. W Porter, A
+ Bosworth, Foster. O ID Skinner, L ID Bas-
sett. Rev Il b wbitcome. W Max Greene. A W
Essex, W Rhodes. Il A Merrill, j II Farms
worth. ID Smith, Rev + W Banfl, william
Ames, Rev W II B jackson, T A Barton. q II
Holmes. F IA Cady. @ G Mumford. Rev W NJ
Chaplin, Rev A Taylor. w q Wardwell, II
Hsrman. II f Simonds, Il Coggeshall, Guild.
Rev f b Cole. W W Douglas, II Collins,
Joseph Dows, 4 A Cooke, is IS babbitt, George
II Ames, r l. James, Rev McC Fiske, II
Gregory. w W Waite, W 4 Lewis. j A Tillot.
son, b Hsmiin. A i visneron, A Seges.
e 1 Nickerson. j " Angel. 4 Eddy, II Il
Hsmlin. George Hart @ l. Allen, g A wilk.
inson. K Il Little, A Babcook. Il ID Pearce,
Rev Hutoheson. II l. Clark. William Gam.
NELL, @ II French. y l. Day, J II Foster, W Ii
Thornton. II Staples. II Kellemen, C + Mars
ton, f A Bowen. q @ Gardiner, b Bourne.
q Il Andrews. L. 4 Foster. q II Wilson