The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25
"The Harmony Of Science
and Religion. =
CONGREGATIONAL CLUB
Held Its May Festival In tn. Mathew
son Street Church.
PLEASING MUSICAL PROGRAM.

The May festival OF the Congregational
Club CT Rhode Island was held at o
o'clock last evening, at the Mathewson
Street M. II. Church, and was particular
ly interesting, owing to the fact that 1t
was q ladies' meeting. The m embers and
their guests began to assemble In the re-
ception rooms of the church building at
O'Clock In very large numbers, and
there were over 800 persons present before
the hour for dinner arrived. From o to
O'Clock the time was passed In social
intercourse, and some business was trans
acted by ths club.
This consisted in the election to inem-
bership OF Rev. Il. II. Emerson Of New.
port and the appointment OF Eominat-
ing committee by President John r..
Huntsman. which was maue up OF the fol-
lowing named gentlemen: Joseph -.
Kendriuk, Thomas II. Bnrneneld, IL. h.
Thurston, Edwin Barrows ana Prof.
Nathan II. Davis
Att O'Clock President Huntsman in
vited all to enter the Trocadero, next
door, a covered passage from door TO door
being provided, where the dinner was
served by 1illinghast
ing was invoked by Row. Frederick X.
Stockwell. a newly appointed member OF
the Conversational ministry, and then
the eastronomic portion OF the exercises
ensued. Among the distinguished gentle
men present were Col. Joseph III. Ken.
drick, president OF the Common Council !;
ex-Gov. ID. Russell Brown, ex-Attorney
General Burbank, Postmaster Charles
II. George, Comm issioner OF Public
schools Stockwell. Councilman Grim
wood, Rev. James q. Vose, d. d., II. Mar.
tin Brown, u. w. X. Matteson, and a
number OF others.
AFTER THE DINNER
After the dinner the entire assemblaRe
returned to the church proper. where the
orntorical and musical exercises were
held. at S:l6 o'clock. President Huntsman
called upon Rev. Edward q. Moore. pas
tor OF the Central Congregational Church.
who opened with prayer, after which the
presidant briefly, but cordially, welcomed
the members and their guests. de then
stated that vocal music would be fur
nishsd by Miss Katherine nj. Kicker, con-
tralto, and Mr.. Arthur w. wellington,
bass members of the. choir OF the Cen
trsl Congregational Church. Boston.
Miss Kicker and Mr. Wellington then
sang a duet, might Hymn ut Ssa," tho
piano accompaniment being BY Miss Fan
ME q. Berry. Mrs. Edward q. Moore fol-
lowed with q piano eolo one OF Chopin q
selections which was played admirably.
Then came a group Of three songs BY
Miss Kicker, ships That Sail, Irish
Folk song" and June Machigel. Mr..
Wellington followed with a sclo. "Go,
Heart, Unto Thy Savior.
President Huutsman then introduced
as one who was we'll known to every
Congregationalist In Rhode Island. Rev.
). F. Behrsnds, ID. d.. pastor Of the Cen
trail Congregational Church, BROOKLYN,
N. Y, and formerly pastor OF the Union
Congregational Church of his city. and
the announcement was received with
hearty applause.
REV. DR. BEHRENDS' ADDRESS.
DIR. Behernds said in substance that he
believed that he was pretty fairly well ac'
quainted with the mem pers OF the Rhode
leland Congregational Club about Is
years ago. and he was very pleased TO SEQ
how much progress had been made by the
organization since he had left The city. In
speaking of one gentleman whom he saw
present, DIR. Behrends said that men may
oome, and men may 60, but Vose holds
on forever.
Harmony of Science and Religion," and
stated that never had there been quar-
ter OF entury since 1873 In which
Christianity has been SO aggressive, and
this, despite what Prof. Draper had
prophesied at that time In his book.
Whether the relation between religion
and science Is hostile depends Upon the
man you ask. Science per SO is not hostile
to religion. One might IS well talk about
the conflict between architecture and
painting. 1t Is not science which makes
any man an atheist or an aanostic. Sci
eEce becomes only anti religious when
it becomes higher critic. What Is sol
ina mi 1avS hA M n
was used as an equivalent to knowledge.
In our day the word has come TO have a
technical meaning, and Is applied TO sys-
tematiZsd know ledge OF thinGs ns they
appear, and. Of course, excludes religion.
The question Ia. ara tie five senses the
only authoritative channels OF knowl-
edge; II not, inspection and meditation
beooine legitimats means Cf knowledge.
The knowledeo OF self crowds religion
and morality TO the 'front.'
RELIGION NO THEOLOGY.
Religion IL not theology. The falssness
or an Interpretation does not destroy the
rsligion. in spite of some suoh idea TO tho
contrary. Religion is the practical recog-
pition OF the supreme Being and how
can science negative thatS How came
matter to be, and how came motion TO be,
has never been elucidated by Spencer,
ana without thess evolution Ia tmpossi-
BILE. The popular idea Of evolution is that
it is a growth, and 20 talk OF a universe
growing would be 20 Herbert spencer un-
mitigated nonsense. All he wants In
matter and motion, but he does not say
where he gets these. Another scientist
insists thst another element Is necessary
beyond matter ana motion, and that Ia
mind. Without this, he says there can
be no cosmology. Science deals with
method, religion denis with the direct
and originating personality. Nature re.
veals no God. it IL sometimes said, but
which nature ana whose nature Is In