The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-22
Members Of the Congregational
Club Adopt a Sentiment in 0p-
position to the Evil That Is
Done by a New York Paper
A GENERAL REQUEST MADE
TO REFUSE TO BUY 1T
Addresses at the Monthly Meet
ing Made by DR.. A. z. Conrad
and DR.. Alexander Lewis -
The Small Church Given Much
Consideration in the Speeches

The Small Church Given Much
Consideration in the Speeches
AT the first meeting Of the Congre-
gational Club this season, last night, at
Union Church, Rev. DR.. Archibald Nc
Cullagh introduced a resolution con-
demning a certain New York paper and
urging the members of the club to re-
frain from purchasing it and to use
their influence against it. Charles H.
Morgan seconded the acceptance of the
sentiment in a brief speech. 1t was not
expressed in the form Of a resolution
and gave no names Rev. DR.. A. q.
Conrad noticed this and suggested that
it be reduced to a resolution and pre-
scented to the club as such. He also
advised the use of the name of the
paper to which the reading referred.
Dr. McCullagh replied that the senti-
ment Of his paper was so framed on
purpose to reach as many people as
possible. 1t was unanimously adopted
as presented, as follows:
This Congregational Club rec
power and far-reaching influence of the
newspaper 1t is the mirror of public
morals, the telescope of observation.
the substitute for travel, the educator
of public opinion, and daily gives us a
photograph of the movements of
thought and life in the principal ma
tions of the world Because 1t is the
chief medium through which the great
mass of men obtain information in re-
gard to events occurring in the world
at large, 1t is important that it should
aim to make it's statements reliable
and wholesome. The general opinion is
that one of the causes which power
fully contributes to the growth Of muir
derous anarehism is that species Of
journalism which deliberately distorts
facts, misrepresents the motives and
aims of men in public office and APP
peals to such passions as are calculated
to array class against class. The aim of
these newspapers in the use of these
vicious, sensational methods, is to in
crease their circulation and swell their
list of advertisers. All of the respect
able journals in the land have beer
denouncing this growing evil as one OF
the Influences which led to the assas-
sination of our late beloved and noble
President A newspaper of this type
is daily sent from New York and sold
by neWsboys on our streets. Any APP
peal that it makes to patronage on the
ground of containing public news
which Is not to be found in our re-
putable newspapers, is wholly UNI
worthy of credit There is only one
way of effectually stopping its baneful
influence, and that is not to buy 1t.
This club, which interests itself in
everything which affects the best inter
ests of this favored city and our be-
loved land-everythin which contem-
plates the welfare of mankind, appeals
to the newspaper-reading people, re-
CARELESS of race, political opinions
and religious views, to drive this sheet
from our streets by simply refusing to
buy it or read 1t. This appeal is
prompted by a desire for the good Of
those who buy 1t, as well as patriotism
and the welfare of society at large.
The club met for it's 260th meeting in
the parlors of Union Church for a So
cial hour between o'clock and the
supper. which was served by Rebboli
at $50 in the dining rooms. The speak,
ing was in the chapel. President Dr.
John c. Berry presided. Secretary Geo
w. Mackintire read the minutes of the
April and June meetings. Samuel r.
of Northboro and Albert
Gray of Worcester were proposed for
to be voted on at the
next meeting.
These new members were elected: +:
II. e. Whitcomb. George w. Allen. A.
W. Marsh and Henry jerome of Won
cester, w. E. Parkhurst Of Clinton,
Harry A. ROBBIE. Northbridge.
A nominating committee to bring in
a list of officers to be voted for at the
.fs.fr
follows: Rev. DR.. A. q. Conrad, Judge
w. T. Forbes, H. H. Merriam, A. e.
Gray, Rev DR.. Eldr4dge Mix.
Music was furnished during the
evening by Miss L NJ. Smith, contralto
of Plymouth Church, and Fred /. Day,
tenor. Of Union Church quartet.
Or. Berry then called for reports
from the recent national Congregation
al meetings.
Rev. w sW Jourdan of Clinton
spoke on the American Board meeting
at Hartford, Ct at which he was a
member of the credential committee.
He said it was the greatest meeting
the board had ever had, with the larg+
est attendance Of corporate members
and missionaries. He referred to DR..
S. Parkes Cadman as a "Congrega-
tional cyclone" blown up by the wind
from Brooklyn.
Judge William L. ForDeS spoke OF the
National Council at Portland, to which
he was a delegate. He referred to the
and cordial feeling of the
council During the whole five days
there was not an unkind or excited
word spoken, save once, when It was
thought an attack was being made on
the theological seminaries. None of the
points of theology were men
toned by the council. The report Of
the committee of which DIR. Scott was
chairman, stating that seven-eIghths
Of the churches in the United States
preferred not to have pastors installed
by a council was laid on the table be-
cause 1t seemed revolutionary theo-
reticaIly to take action on it, Judge
Forbes held up the council as a model
of brotherly charitableness to all other
churches.
The first address was by Rev. DR.
A 2. Conrad on The Relation of the
Larger Church to the Smaller" He
said. in part:
Church Internationally is com
pick Many factors are to be consid-
cred. Large and small are relative
terms. In Worcester we consider those
large churches, which have over 400 or
500 members. Financially, a church
may be strong, and yet small IN num-
bers.
THE church is of divine origin. It is
a unit No part can suffer without the
whole suffering Cynicism in church