The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-17
ADDRESSES
BEFORE CHURCHMEN.
Duties of Church Toward Newly
Acquired Possessions" Discussed
Before Club--Officers Chosen.

| Duties Of our church toward our
| newly acquired possessions was the
| topic discussed at the 4st regular and
eleventh annual meeting of the church.
! mans club which was held last evening
at the Eloise Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd. ID.
| d., general secretary board OF missions
and Rev. Charles C.Pierce. chaplain in
the United States army, and who has lust
reIlrned from the Philippines. made the
principal address of the evening and
their eloquent, instructive and interest
ing dissertations on this cardinal question
or church work In our newly acquired
possessions, was listened to with very
evident delight by their auditors. Their
intimate knowledge with thS chosen
subject became more and more apparent
as theN progressed and il was easy To
understand why America had been so
successful I'm this far away country. IL
these TWO men are taken as 4 sample of
american enthusiasm, energy and in
domitable courage.
me two speakers held the undivided
attention OF their auditors for over two
hours and thoroughly discussed the oues-
uon from every standpoint
At the annual business meeting which
was held prior 10 the dinner, officers for
the ensuing year were elected and several ,
other matters of routine nature dis.
posed OF. President r.. ID Bassett called |
the meeting to order al O'clock and I
Secretary Hart read the several reports.
after which the following officers We're
elected |
President, Charles g. Mumford: vice
presidents, J. Post Reynolds, Cyrus NJ |
Van Slyck; secretary. H. Congdon Til |
GEN. treasurer, Charles Edward God /
trey; council, Rathbone Gardner. WI 1
ired ii. Munro and Charles G.. Gardiner /
All the business having been concluded.
members and guests repaired 10 the ban
duet ball where Caterer Lyman served 1
an excellent dinner. While partaklnE of |
The feast the members listened 10 the
strains OF delightful music by Reeves
orchestra, Bowen R. Church, leader. Az
Ter the cigars were lighted and the
chairs pushed back. Charles g. Mum |
ford, the newly elected president. i'm a
brief speech introduced Or Lloyd. the
nrst speaker OF the evening. who smoke |
In substance as follows:
DIR. LLoYDs ADDRESS.
u gives me peculiar satisfaction To look
INTO your faces I'm view i'm of the subject
which we are to consider this evening
feel that am looking into the faces az
my friends and helpers for / know they
are the faces OF intelligent men
suppose that III there was one thing !
'arther away from the minds of the aver
'ge American at the time OF the sinking
'f the battleship Maine, IL was the
hought that America would possess land
M the other side Of the world and when
he Americans had gone over 10 the other
idc OF the Pacific and finished their ioh
pmpieteiy, new race OF people con- |
ronted us
| do not believe that since Mr. Wash
nston was president America has had
hch hard task before her and I am
ure j echo the minds of nearly every
Nersge person when I make this asser-
lon.
TIE question for me 20 speak OF to- /
ight Is what the church has got TO do
'ith these Philippines islands Did Won ! !
yer think how much the ssmcness. Tho !
resistance the fortitude with which ev- \
~ American goes at the different obsta- {
les and the usual overcoming or them. I q
Indebted 10 the mother church Has {
od given us gift for oarselves-
on ask Is there any call for Vs. IN those ]
lands Multitudes % the boys belonging p
, this land are IN the Philippines CRYING o
pr miniswation ard not being able To get II
~ II 10 be called grasping for Ameri- n
ms 70 DC there this push and go-ahead- \
'ss IL the foundations are there the
iurch must be there also Thes, islands n
e populated by people. kind and Iowa "a
e who are also liberty-loving people c
Am ! wrong when ! say that men lik. ! n
'u are To interpret The ihinEs by which J u
ey may clearly see that which now ~ u
obscure to them? IN these islands o
ere are multitudes Of Cinnamon look 81
9 and waiting for what II right aud n "a
comes you gentlemen 70 show them. A
1y the lack Of knowledge Keeps these
ople from civilization
nat II more In the minds of men to- ~
" than this question uf the east? DO ! h,
% realize what We owe 20 the stupidity IN
NINA should ''hina learn what | r.
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