The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-10

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Sc memory has but recently been
pred In this country. were encamped
We can show you the wharfs from
nee our shipping I'm the last century
ed over the world. and we can take
TO the largest and most complete
ufaeturing establishments OF their
In this country. We can take you 10
Ter hill whore sits our old and hon.
university. never more active and
or life, never more honored than to-
A Catholic Institution as IL Is
ed I'm it's charter, In the choice or
sc instructors no religious test was
10 be allowed. and in whose class
ms no sectarian teaching was ever TO
tolerated. The names OF such distin-
she'd men as Wayland, and Caswell,
Robinson. and Andrews and Faunce
ing It's presidents. and OF Angel. OF
|higan University, OF John Hay, OF
hard Olnsy. OF BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler,
Png Its living alumni. will tell you
we are proud OF II.
But We welcome you not only to our
oric past. TO our Institutions OF
ming. TO our busy workshops, but 10
Joys and pleasures. 10 our beautiful
and let me speak Il as a loyal
bde Islander, TO our claims; a link In
a. with the past. for we read OF them
ur very earliest record and / beg that
will not leave these Plantations
hout making their intimate acquain-
ce.
We are glad 10 welcome you here for
~ you are. The presence I'm this city
hany thousand young people fined with
hopes and plans for the betterment OF
world which inspire you IL indeed
'ilege which we are glad TO enjoy.
- s..Is "a sl.~e
izations like yours, springing up as
g have In the last quarter OF the last
tury. have everywhere broadencd the
pe OF Christian activity and you are
izing that no man is living up TO the
measure OF the Christian life who
Fleets the duty OF Christian citizenship.
Is strange that II could ever have been
erwise for the teachings OF the Master
full OF the mutual duties be-
ben man and man, and when St John
Divine comes to tell OF his wonderful
! |on OF the perfect church OF God he
|cribes It as the "Civitas Del" the city
God. the New Jerusalem. May your
|ors and deliberations here strengthen
every one OF you the feeling OF the
possibility which lies upon every
|ristian man to make these cities IN
ich we live nearer the true city OF
Rev. DIR. l.. l.. Henson followed the
|yor In an admirable address Of well
|ne In behalf OF the Rhode Island b. V.
Y. A. In part he said:
In 1856. as Roger Williams was nearing
western shore OF the Seekonk. there
|ne from Slate Rock, where the city OF
Pvidence now stands. the friendly greet
;, What Cheer, Netop, What Cheer
at was the first Baptist welcome that
IS ever extended upon American soil,
from that day TO this the Baptists
We been welcome wherever they have
he. We are not Indians. our wildness
look. which you may have detected,
due to too little sleep and 10 too much
rk for the past few months. Brethren,
have sat up nights 10 be ready for
ur coming. But, although we are not
iians. our welcome is just as hearty
was that which the Indians extended
Roger Williams. Besides. our welcome
seven years long. Not these speeches,
not misunderstood me, but the well
ne Itself. In SO Providence went 20
ltimore. and she went with a purpose.
at purpose was to bring back this con-
ntion for Sc. She succeeded admirably
getting all that she wanted, except the
nvention. You would have been well
ne then; there has never been a mo-
mt from that time TO this that you
uld not have been welcome: you are
leone today, yea. thrice welcome. We
nsider ourselves more fortunate than
cob OF old was. He labored Seven long
weary years for Rachel, and did not
/ her We have labored seven long
d weary years for you and have you.
This will be the largest convention
Itch this city has ever known. I, for
e. am glad that the largest convention
Iich Providence has ever had the privi-
'e or entertaining Is TO be a Christian
nvention. Nay. more; I. for one. am
ID that the largest convention which
evidence has ever had the privilege of
fertaining is 10 be not only a Christian
nvention, but a Baptist convention as
IL. IL is fitting that II should be so.
is IL only another "old home week"
Iich In The past few years has meant
much TO New England. The old
'ther church and the old city OF re-
lous liberty and of Baptist beginnings,
a the old pioneer Baptist college. all
lite In welcoming home today their
ptist children. In doing so, we place
} keys OF our city I'm your possession.
r gates are wide, open, our homes
} wide open, our hearts are wide open.
: pocketbooks are wide open and
PITY. too. Yes, brethren. all that we
Ve Is yours for the time OF your stay
our midst.
First. we provide here the only plat
m on which all the Baptists of
lerica are accustomed TO stand. This
n sort Of Pan-Baptist affair. This
fanizatlon alone embraces the north
south. and Canada az well. IL is as
'ad az the Baptist denomination: II is
extensive az America herself. The
attest result so far as this country
concerned, which came from the
,nish war was the bringing together OF
north and the south and the wiping
! forever % esS,on and Dixon's line.