The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-10
TALKS ON EXP ANSION
Rev. DR.. MacArthur's
Address Before the
Baptists.
HON HON. c C. G. WASHBURN SPEAKS.
He Is Pleased to Note the
Change in Attitude of
Church Members.

The Worcester Baptist Social Unionhad
it's first meeting of the fall season last
night at the Lincoln Square Baptist
church.
The elaborate banquet that forms no
inconsiderable feature Of each meet
ing of the union, was set for 7 o'clock,
but the members did not sit down to
the table until 7.SO. The banquet was
preceded by a social hour, and there
was a good attendance, despite the
threatening state of the weather.
During the banquet served by Reb-
boil, there was music furnished by an
orchestra composed of Walter Farmer,
pianist; N. =. McCauley, cornet; and
Ernest Smith, violinist After the in
vocation by Rev. DR.. John S. Holmes,
the 12O persons did ample justice to the
supper. AT it's close, Pliny w. Wood,
the president of the union, briefly in
troduced Mrs. H. e. Hancox, contralto
Of the First Universalist church, who
sang with good voice and expression,
"A Creole lullaby" with a violin OBJ
ligato by Mr.. Smith.
Next followed the reading of the min
utes of the last meeting, by Secretary
w. j. Peacock After their approval
Woods introduced Hon. Charles G.
Washburn, president of the Episcopal
Club of Worcester. Mr.. Washburn said
in part:
Il feel that it is a hopeful sign Of
the times when members of different
denominations can affiliate. There is
nothing today more encouraging than
the comfy that exists between mem
hers of the great church of Christ. 1t
hoe - d1xr \
Worcester there have been differences
in times past between certain denomi-
nations, and in almost every town in
Massachusetts there have burned two
fires, indicative of a church quarrel 1
do not appear here tonight to cham
pion the Episcopal church, or the Bap-
fist communion. I was brought up
myself as Congregationalist, and so
l am in a position to know that some
of the best Episcopalians were once
Congregationalists or Baptists. Nor do
| come to win you over to my church
/ feel already that there is too much
division in the church universal, but L
am not afraid to speak in praise of the
Episcopal church."
The speaker then went on to mention
some of the features of his own church
and also paid high tribute to the VOL k
that the Baptist denomination is doing
dress. Harry Robinson sang, There s
land and responded to an encore.
President Woods then introduced the
principal speaker of the evening, Ilev.
DR.. Robert S. Macarthur, of New York
city.
There is no one who occupies a more
prominent position in the Baptist
church today than DR.. Macarthur, un-
| less it be the gifted son of Spurgeon.
10 no of To- d., ie+
church in the world, with a member
ship of more than 2000 and has occu-
| pied the same pulpit for more than
a quarter of a century. DR.. MacAr-
| thur was greeted with prolonged APP
| plause, and was unable to proceed with
! his address for several minutes. He is
@ natural orator, and held his audience
| spellbound. All through his address he
was interrupted with frequent APP
| plause and laughter, and his patriotic
illusions to the heroes of the recent
| war brought out the greatest enthusi-
asm.
All may not fully agree with him in
| some of his conclusions but all who
| heard him last night felt that he pre-.
serted the subject in magnifcen
manner
/ Following is an abstract of the address
| of Rev Robert Stuart Macarthur, d. d.
4 LII. D., pastor Of Calvary Baptist church
| New York, at the Baptist Social union
! Worcester, Mass, Monday evening, Oct
at is too much to expect that the sub
| ject am to discuss this evening will
meet with the unqualified approval oil
all who listen; but the words which will
| victions of an Americanism which
though only that of a naturalized citi
zen, grows warmer and more enthusiastic
with the passing years.
| DEPRECIATING THE PRESENT.
I'VE are always disposed to depreciatt
the present: We see the past yelled il
the mists of memory, mtsts which softer
its deformities and which heighten its
beauties
ut will be hundreds Of years yet before
the characters of Seward, Grant Lincoln
and other American heroes and states.
men will be appreciated at their true
value 1t requires great lapses of time
rightly to estimate any great character
to judge Martin Luther, William the
Silent and Oliver Cromwell. The comine
historian will yet show US that The
memory of Abraham Lincoln has lifted it.
self like a mighty dome over the Amerl.
can republlc--a dome through which the
sun shines by day and the moon and stars
pathway OF honor and glory to the flrsi
place among the nations of the earth.
THE GREAT NATIONS.
VIZ years ago III the 1QternaI1On2
meaning of the word great, there wer,
but four great nations in the world
France, Germany Russia and Grea
Britain. Now there are five great nation,
France, Germany, Russia, Great Britair
and the United States of America We
have lived more during the past two years
than ordinarily we would live in 100 years
While anti-expansionists have been dis
GUESSING expansion as an academic cues
tfon, the country has gone on expandins
? with marvellous rapidity. We have passed
In one year from isolation to uniyer
salty; from provincelism to cosmopoIi
tanism; from a vigorous childhood 10 :
robust manhood. There is no voice is
suing from any palace In Europe or Asst
more potent than that which goes fortf
from the White House in Washington
There is no throne of czar emperor OF
queen higher than the chair of our chic
magistrate. Today America sits crowned
as queen in the congress of nations. to-
day the foremost man in all the world 1:
the president of the United States.
THESE GROWING NATIONS.
zone of the most striking features Of the
century now nearing its close, is the won.
derful expansion of Russia Britain ano
America during that period. Germany
also has made progress, but that of the