The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-20

The Freshmen have played three outside
games which were all victories at RI
verpoint, where the Newton Athletics
were defeated by score OF 1876: at Pom
fret. Conn, where the Pomfret school
was defeated IL TO II: and with Friends
school who lost 20 To o. The sophomores
have also won three victories: against
East Greenwich academy. si-0: against
Worcester academy, 1875. and against
Friends school, go.
During the past few days the practice
OF the basketball team has shown de-
cided change for the better The passing
has improved materially. and tho shoot
ing Tor goal has been more accurate than
at any previous time this year. An aver
age OF 10 men nave reported for duty
each day. and the work they have done
promises To develop a first-class team.
The work Is practically the Same each
day The frst part OF the afternoon ~
given up To passing and shooting. ana
the last part Is taken up by a game or
two 20-minute halves. The lineup at last
practice was as follows: Thompson lg..
II. Ahrens. Vaudeville rg H. Ahrcnis
Harding c.. Leland. Briggs IT,, DeWolf.
Guernsey r., McGovern.
The results OF the first round OF the
chess tournament were as follows: Hicns
beat Burton. Allen beat Prouty. Gushing
beat Price Weikert beat Jones. Grose
beat Sloan. Waters beat Bolt. Whitley
drew with Crowell, and Easton drew a
bye. Hilis game was postponed.
The Sophomore canes were made by
company this year. They
are made OF dark wood. are square and
have sterling silver tip on which
Brown, 1885, and the owners mono
gram are engraved. The committee were
George w. Frink. Butler A. Mathews,
Ernest f. Lewis
Phetteplace took a party OF students OF
the engineering department to inspect the
plant Of the American Machine company.
OF cotton machinery.
There IL now posted on the bulletin
board a cordial invita- ton TO all college
men who are 10 remain I'm the city over
To spend the day at the
Providence Young Mems Christian asso-
clation building. The program includes
"a big Thanksgiving dinner. speeches,
a gymnasium entertainment I'm the eve
ming. all without money and without
price
The Rev. Wallace Nutting Of the Union
tional church gave very inter
esting talk on Savonarols before the mid
week Y. NJ G. a. meeting. He said IN
part:
In the fifteenth century northern Italy
was the centre OF the civilized world. All
the arts nourIshed In Florence and the
great men OF that time were not 10 be
by the leaders of any epoch.
The church was highly gided with cere-
mony and observances outside. but inter-
nally II was rotting with immortality.
Then Savonarola came as Moses. to
deliver the people from the bondage Of
their immoral luxury. This monk was
trained az doctor but he realized the
evil character OF the times and he re-
tired to a convent I'm Verona for seven
years. The Dominicans then sent him 10
Florence as n teacher. where he wrought
until Lorenzo the ruler Of the city. called
for him
The monk had a passion for righteous
ness. and was convinced OF speedy retri-
button. SO he indicted the prince severe
~. thereby commencing n struggle that
lasted until Lorenzo's death. Savonarola
was elected as prior of st. Marks. from
whose pulpit nc declaimed unsparingly
against Lorenzo and the Iniquity Of so
riety. His church was crowded and he
At Lorenzo's death Savonarola also be-
came political leader OF Florence. All
turned TO him To help them against the
king OF Frence. and the monk saved the
city from foreign invasion. In addition
ne organized a republic and dictated it's
policy weekly from the pulpit OF st.
Marks
Finally the Pope and the family Of the
Dedici overcame him and submitted him
Medici overcame him and submitted him
10 torture for days. until his martyrdom.
Certain II is that Savonarola was a
prophet and in rejecting HIM Italy re-
ected the spirit OF Christianity.