The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-13

The services preliminary TO the install
lation began with meeting Of the coun-
Gil called for the examination of Mr..
krom.
The council convened I'm the Benehcent
chapel, at $3.50 o'clock and was composed
of pastors and delegates from nearly ev-
cry Congregational church in the city
and state and also OF delegates from MIR.
Krom's church at Bergen Point, New
Jersey. from whence he was called 10 the
pulpit of Benefcent.
The council was informally organized
by Rev. j. H. Lyon of Central Falls and
his assumption OF the chair was confirmed
BY his nomination and election.
Rev Frank j. Nash OF Pawtucket was
elected as the scribe of the council
Upon the completion Of the organiza-
lion OF the council the matter OF creden-
tiais was acted upon and the roll OF the
council was framed therefrom. after
which Mr.. George f. Webster. the clerk
OF the church society, read extracts from
the record which showed the necessity
for a council and its authority. In this
connection Clerk Webster read also the
record of the action OF the church So
ciety with regard TO the resignation OF
DIR. Vose together with letters and corre-
epondence in connection with the same.
Arthur r.. stafford, the secretary of the
society. read the portions OF the record OF
the society referring TO it's action In con-
nection with the action OF the church
and also its provision for the compensa-
tion OF the new pastor.
At the close of the reading OF these
records the pastor-elect was called upon
20 give his Christian experience and views
I'm matters theological
REV. MIR. KRoMs ADDRESS.
This address which was fun of interes
was in part as follows:
...The accidental and unexpected events
recorded in literature impress us as forci
blv as the occasional happenings OF ou
every day lfe. a chance meeting OF Jesu
OF Nazareth with woman OF a despise'
and rejected race H. the opportunity &
give 10 the world It's highest expression
OF religion.
Woman believe me the hour comet
when We shall neither IN this mountai
nor vet az Jerusalem worship the Father
God IS a spirit and they that worshi
him must worship him I'm spirit and 1
truth
The scene Is changed and in an uppe
chamber he who had spoken the mos
weighty words OF history with lowly sin
plicity washes the feett OF his discipl,
saying. have given unto you an exam
pie that ye should do as ! have done M
10 YOU
Between deeds OF the humblest servi,
and words most eloquent with truth ~
life OF him whom we call Lord and s.
.viour Jesus Christ Is divided.
This striking personality stands
history az the dlscoverer OF the indivi
uai. the cmancipator Of man.
where his spirit has gone forth In
life men have shaken on the shackles
their bondage broken with. sin. ca
aside their lgnoble traditions and ha
turned toward truth believing that In
they should he free indeed
when ages of custom have made no
slaves return 10 the teaching Of ths
Master has wrought revolution and :
formation until men have said aga
there shah b. no sense until We are n
20 live and die In Hts spirit
~fn contrast 20 the atmosphere OF Jud
f.,m in which ne was cradlcd the
divlduaI and not the nation was foi
most. Men might dream 90 the Gold
Age that had been but the hopes for 1
future were to be realized, for Israel a