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

The Pawtucket woman's club inaugu-
ra ted it's season OF 1923. under the most
auspiclous circumstances. In Masonic
hall Yesterday afternoon, very large
and representative audience being In at
tendance.
The meeting was I'm charge or the de-
partment OF sociology OF the club, or
which Mrs. Osmond III. Briggs is chair
man, and was called to order by the
president Mrs. George NJ. Thornton. That
Mrs Briggs and the associate members
OF the sociological committee exercised
great wisdom In their choice OF speak
er was quite apparent to all who listened
to the thoughtful and scholarly address
by the distinguished dean OF the Cam
bridge Theological school, Rev. George
Hodges.
Indeed so great was the interest In the
speaker and his theme that several we'll
known professional men Of Pawtucket
were present a somewhat unusual thing
| at the regular afternoon meetings OF the
| clup.
characterizing his subject as The
| Christian Social Movement" Dean
! Hodges said that his text was IA box OF
| marine powder" when It is sprinkled
on q fire." he said, 1T gives the beautiful
| colors OF driftwood
| But driftwood means wreck-the
| powder affords us The pleasure or pcau-
| tiful sight without a wreck. This IS the
| sort of thing which the social reformer
Is trying TO 40; TO secure us the comforts
| OF civilization without wrecking people
| The Christian social movement" con
tinued the speaker. lis the entrance OF
the clergy and church people into the
| work Of social betteTment
| "It hegan In England In lSiS. At that
time there was wide distance between
labor and religion. The discussion aa nvol OF
| ers In the position OF depressing me poor
and the land owners were church ot Eng
the factory acts had placed the mill own
ers in a like position and they were non
Thus the religious folk seemed to be
against the poor. Then came Kingsley
and Maurice and Hughes. They called
Themselves Christian socialists, social
and Christians because they held that al
that Is good in socialism Is In the New
testament. The result OF the labors OF
| Kingsley and Maurice and Hughes was
| new interest OF religious persons In socia
| questions and out OF this interest grew
the social betterment, the associate
| charities industrial bettertnent hh'
| many other benevolent societies -
After dwelling more at length upon ths
social conditions In New pnglana az oon' o,,'
dii,ons I'm isis Dean Hodges defined th'
| two kinds oS. socialists. socialists ane
The socialist" he said. appeals {
| law. while the Christian socialist appeal'
. | 10 the Gospel. The socialist would com
| pel men TO be brotherly, the Chrlsuan SO
| cianst would persuade them 90 be broth
!. | eriy The Christian SOCIALIST is th'
| Christian religion socially applied.
Continuing Dean Hodges dwelt not onll
\ on tho need of social hetterment. but TN
| nsed Of a better social knowledge an'
noore than All else the need OF a bette
social spirit lie deplored the lack o
social knowledge -. -, .
'if the social question is 70 be solved
. | ne said. I'VE must realize what " means.
lie then advised his hearers TO rea'
, Rocks on social questions, In order 10 ge
n better social knowledge, without whlci
social lnprovcment Is impossible.
III closing ne urged his hearers 70 NM
o5f the needs OF people IN their midst ant
, me- 40 What can he dons 60 meet tn
| nced sYou must have, he said, some
| thing better than social statistics, yol
rnusf have also the social spirst lol
must not work merely for the POOR bu
/ "htt the close OF Dean Hodges address
n dainty tea was served In the small roon
|. | osioininr tho hall Here the large tahl
! was beautifuily decorated In red SALIVA
mingled with green and bunches or big
; "mms ESsn n. Littleneld and Miss Kat
stearns served, while the following as
sisted: Nrs. Aionso + Flint Mrs. Wat