The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-05
LAWYER AND PREACHER.

The ngregaticn OF Heidelberg Re-
formed church. Ninsteenth and OK
ford streets, listened Sunday night to
an interesting symposium by a lawyer.
a merchant and preacher on What
is the Good Of Going to Church, says
the Philadelphia Press.
ON behalf OF the legal profession.
CHARLES Edmunds advanced many rea-
sons for church attendance can I
mention the whole numoer of adVah-
tages" he said, "but wiii Suggest three
or four. The great advantage OF gong
10 church is that il gives 20 the atten-
DAM "a great respect for the law. one
of the CRYING evils of the present time
Is a lack or respect for the laws tnat
we have.
Again. while IL may rob the lawyer
of has fees. C-.urch atten-ance clears
our courts cf polluting recprus' Le
there be constant attendance at
,t,urch ana many OF the actions Tor
Iihei for SANDER. divorce ana every ac-
tion that means tnat human flght
has bsen affected VIII soon pe one OF
the past.
Church attendance is for the good
Of the state and for the advantage OF
the individual. , m.
A. l.. Kaub spoke as merchant. lie
read Micah vi S:'"What does the Lord
reuuire of you but 10 do Justly and to
! loo mercy and TO walk humoly before
| Inv Cod?" 'It Is said OF merchants
said Mr.. Kaub. that an honest man
! can't make money. want 10 deny that
! right here.It is very Important that the
| merchant go 10 churcn. W. iIetu 10 pe
| kent religiously and enthusiastically
risht II he is disposed To deal un-
s,,s,iv no will be reminded that the
Z iord requires him 10 deal Justly. He
't,, learn from this Book and the sane
| tuarv that the things that are honest
| ara ihe things that are lasting.
/ ..tIe ounbt 10 go TO church and fulfil
the commandment, SIX days shalt thou
labor and do all thy work.
.,1,hare a. no place on earth where
,ho tired discouraged. man can get
! ,acra consolation than he can get i'm
~, church and the Bible. He should
cn IN church To learn humility. There
IL nothing that is so grateful before
az, blessed Master az To walk humbly
before thy GOO
hero we learn how to live not only i'm
! ,Sts ire but in the life 60 come"
nov DR.. r. G. hartman. pastor of the
church. responded AZ preacher:
.sThe very word church In It's use by
Tho savior" he said implies an at
,andance upon the gathering of those
vino worship God
Eve should go 60 church because n
helps peoples health. Many people in
mis- city are slckly because they don't
90 to church Ii is good for the health
10 put on sunday clothes and perform
some special ablutions.
1--WE should go 20 church for the sake
OF getting rest on the Lords day The
hardest way to improve the Sabbath is
| to stay az home.
"Of course. we should go To church
FOR the sake OF worship. n a man Is
not In the habit of going to church he
Is not i'm the habi, ~ worshiplng God.
1--WE should 90 to church FOR com.
fort to receive our hope. In order that
We may be ennobled and elevated in
our thinking IN order TO enable anl
purify our feelings.
1T is good far v stu go 90 church be-.
cause II we don't attend chutca here
W shall never idinin the services OF the
| church triumphant above. For ruv.
| se- might iust as wci asl; mvs n
Tho question what is he COOL of hat
Ing soule' a. To ask myself What is
'ho good - going 10 church,