The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-30

good-sized men and quite distingue,
quite a suggestive sight; IL seemed as IL
the municipal and ecclesiastical authori-
ties might be very near I'm fact as in
spirit. The presence-of DIR. Hills of tn
Granite State. Dr. Perrin of the Bay
State. Dr. Bass of Little Rhody, DIR.
Buttz and many other, too numerous 10
mention, gave plenty OF dignity, and the
stable and substantial element OF Method
ism represented In Trinity Church con-
vention now being held.
Mayor McGninuess was received with
applause. His opening remark put all in
accord with him. 81 can conceive of no
more pleasant a duty than for a chief
magistrate to thus welcome you to the
city of Roger Williams, representing as
you do a bodSs earnest, intelligent, ac-
tive citizens OF our great Republic" The
Mayor then made a neat and happy sd-
creSs and sat down amid continued and
hearty applause.
DR.. Il. M. Taylor had a warm greeting.
returning thanks to the Mayor "We APP
preciate that ne turns from msny press
ing duties and cares TO thus honor us.
Ii took IA weeks for Roger Williams to
get home after he was banished from
Massac husetts, and IL was here he found
one. Rhode Island, tney told me when
was a school boy, wss the smallest state
d., T,;- Ho, ~. l.,
education, liberty and great industries. ~
DIR. Taylor gave fine resume of Rhode
Islands record from the beginning. lie
also found a very receptive and apprecia-
tive hearing from the crowded audience.
"a selection, "Jesus Lover OF My Soul, "
was rendered by the w. Civilians Trim
ity NJ. +. Church quartet.
Dr. Taylor spoke of the two Slogans
now passing between political parties;
Goid and Silver. he made a ripple by say
ing in the church there was a class oi Cop
perites. lie hoped ell here tonight would
De gold and silver In their offerings. This
meant a collection TO defray the conven-
tion expenses and one was taken.
Convention sermon by Or. Buttz,
"rhat 1 hvu mayst know how to behave
| thyself In the Church of God" / Tim.
| 3:l5. was the text used b. the reverend
gentleman. lie said: In bis advlces to
Timothy Paul refers TO the Church OF God,
which first meant the temple. Now we
use 1t In a wider sense. The truth meant
the truth in the gospel. The pillar and
ground, stand for strength. The mean
ing is not concerning a man but the
church Of God Is the pillar and ground OF
truth, irrespective Of men learned or
great. The church has preserved the gos-
pei by preserving the Bible. Being kept
only by transcription shows that only
Christ's followers would do 30 laborious a
thing.
This has preserved the Scriptures from
corruption. This is difficult as In the case
of Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg. To
have a Bible so nearly correct we owe to
the church. Two sets OF scholars, one in
Westminster, the other In the Bible
House in New YORK city, made tn It rsvis
ion. What carel The church Of God is
universal. You find art associations
scientific societies and other such, but ali
are equal in Gods church. Tne church
was organized around the truth OF the
gosp,I. Belief In Christ as held fort
in the Bible is oil that Is essential. what
narmonv CT evangelical truth we thus
have. Even in the Apocalypse we read,
"1hev overcame by the blood of the
Lamb" Thst is our creed in substance
Ire chemist finding the base of chem ical
and destroying that all is destroyed. So
thing could be done. God upholds tire
church. She stands with hills surround
ell, meaning strength. One asked for I re
be,t defence OF the churcn answered.
"The church itself" The attitude OF tie
church towsrd progress Is not hostile, as
some say. All the streams of human
progrss flow from the church. Is higher
education, ETC., indicative OF progress?
rhen you find the church Is even leading
in all those things. Englishmen arc
proud OF Glsdstone, He IL a Christian.
A,e the people who never entor church
busy in movements to educate and save
the world? The men who stand In his
tory ss leaders in reform you discover
had some relation 10 the church OF God.
After the sermon, which so delighted
the hearers, the communion OF the
Lords Supper was administered 10
hundreds Of lraguers.
roDAY's SESSION.
The heavy storm did not prevent few