The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-03
MINISTERS MEET
Three Bodies Held Regular Ses-
sions in This City Today.
Boston, May q, 1901.

The regular meeting of the Providence
District Ministers association was held
I'm the Mathewson street Methodist church
this morning.
In the absence OF the president the
meeting was presided over by Rev. IL. A.
Ridgeway, the vice president.
After devotional exercises and the
reading OF the minutes the secretary an
nounced that Rev. X. T. Schu, who had
been announced TO speak, was unavoida-
bly, absent It was therefore voted that
Presiding Elder Bass. who was present
should fill the time, allotted TO the ex-
pected speaker. DR. Bass, therefore, spoke
i'm an informal yet interesting, manner
upon conference matters of mutual inter-
est 10 the assembled minister. For in
stance some defects and virtues of the
present conference system were brought
IN by DR. Bass and explained together
with the question of relative salaries,
superannuated preachers, etc.
A general discussion Of the matters
tonchcd upon by the Presiding Elder, fol-
lowed his address. tr.
During the business meeting II was
voted that the ministers association ad-
iourn 10 the second Monday In Septem-
Der.
FREE BAPTIST MINISTER'S.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
was held I'm the Roger Williams Free
Baptist church this morning. There was
no special speaker the meeting being de-
voted 20 matters OF mutual interest TO
the association. In connection with the
meeting OF the Free Baptist preachers
was held also tn ministers confer
ence which usually occurs once year
The conference concerned itself largely
with matters pertaining TO the Free Bap-
list conference. recently held I'm Black
stone. re-affirming the election or officers
and other business which occurred there
and also readopting all the bylaws.
CONGREGATIONAL MINISTER'S.
Tho regular meeting OF the Congregs-
tionaiist Ministers association was held
this morning in the Bible room OF the
BcncHcent Congregational church.
A good attendance was present and
much interest was manifested In n paper
read by Prof J. II. Dealey OF Brown
University. Prof Dealey's paper dealt
with some problems which confront the
churches OF the twentieth century.
After a few words of introduction, Prof.
Dealev said that "ali those students Of
social llfe who believe at all In religion
hold that the religious idea, like all 9TH
or products of human mentality, Is sub
iect TO the laws Of development. and has
manifested itself in the course of human
Ire. nrst I'm systems OF fetishism and
animlsm and then I'm polytheistic snd
monotheistic beliefs
..Thev assert" declared the speaker.
chat In passing through these stages
there arise for the fraternity and deVel-
aafnont OF religion various priestly class
~ M rho head Of ecclesiastical orgsniza .
ttons or churches and that these devise
Tor themselves creeds and theologies,
rttes and ceremonies. all OF which IA their
day are doubtless adpirably adjusted 70
me conditions OF life prevailing, but
witch IN time have been or VIII be reject
81 or modified TO suit newer conditions of
human life
In dweinng upon the special problems
which confront the church Prof DesleN
asserted that We manv believe that the
only problem now before the churches 10