The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-10
MINISTERS MEET
Methodist and Congregational
CIsrgymen in Session To-day.

The regular weekly meeting of the
Methodist ministers OF the Providence
district occurred at the Mathewson
Street NJ. f. church this morning with
the president, Rev. b. f.. Simon In the
chair.
After a brief business meeting tho
speaker of the morning, Rev. James c.
Alvord. pastor of tho Globe Congrega-
tional church. was introduced, and read
most interesting paper on What atti-
tude shall the pulpit take on the burn
Ing question OF trusts and monopoiiesf" 7"
The speaker opened by saying that he
should consider the attitude of the pull
pit to the monopolies and trusts as the
two are practically the same thing, a
trust being merely an attempt TO obtain
a monopoly.
The speaker next explained Prof.
Richard Ely's definition OF trusts. and
continuing, said. "The minister has n
duty, the church has right to inter-
fere In temporal things and the preach
er Is mouthpiece OF the church Ever
since the days OF those gigantic papers
or 18th and 18th centuries, Hildebrand
Alexander and Innocent the word has
reared the interference OF Christ. Sep
arate the church from the state has
peen the slogan cry OF the ages and, Is
yet Ministers must not NEEDLE In poll
tics, Is the way they put IL In America"
LORDS. Is the scream that goes up in
England. while in France they have
reached such palsy OF pepidation that
the president OF the republic In not AL
lowed to attend divine service.
Continuing, Mr.. Alvord said: I'VE have
mill and the other a street raIlway-75
per cent of the families I'm the citys
pauper roll are employed by the former.
VI the employers OF the latter not one Is
able To attend church
The workingman knows this he grow
els beneath the tyranny OF II. The iron
church to speak, and when the church
goes on prattling about heavenly things
he turns. away suddenly. perchance dis
say he is right or he Is wrong. but the
stinging truth remains--he turns away"
The speaker summed up his arguments
THE man who wrings his wealth from
the sunerings OF the many sins. and the
nation which permits him TO do so sins.
his brain for his own pleasure, irrespect-
I've Of his brothers woe or veal. sins
and the nation which permits him to do
so sins. The man who gains his livell-
hood by the degradation OF his brother.
whether that degradation be sweat shops,
broken sabbaths s,ov over long hours Of Ia;
has n right to exist. yes only when II
realizes that trust is the peoples live
hhood entrusted to It's guardianship.
lation. / am a preacher not law maker
! have suggested no possibility OF law
enforcement, the preacher Is the pulpit.
the dreamer OF dreams that shall come
true. But at the heart OF life I hear a
cry rising clearer and clearer on all sides,
a cry OF the rich and the poor. the high
and the low and this is the cry, Back
TO Christ look forward then. but not I'm
despair for the gospel ls slowly and sure
ly soaking into the world Brotherhood
has already become partly true and shall
spread and speak until II cvens all the
land the day is dawning when all bar
riers shall be burnt away and all be one
in Christ"
CONGREGATIONAL
Tho regular meeting OF the Congregs-
tionalists ministers was held In the Bible
room OF the Benencent church. this
morning. Rev. Mr.. Gould presiding
The interest OF the meeting centred I'm
a review OF the book, "Kennards Psychic
Power OF Preaching" Rev. j. H. Lyon OF
Central Falls.
At the meeting OF next Monday. Rev. l..
l. woodworth will read another chapter
I'm his original story The Old Town
Church"