The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-12


Uncle Boston," OF Minneapolis. Minn-
was then introduced
Mr.. Smith told the children that he uia
not propose 10 deliver an address 10
them but rather. he had chosen a story.
He then unfolded TO them the story
OF John IT,. l6," tale of the rescue, con-
version and development OF little street
gamin Of Dublin. Ireland. now grown
TO honorable. christian manhood. ana
noted worker among the street boys In
Dublin today and known also to this day
as John iii. i6"
In a deeply impressive and most enter
taining way Mr.. Smith told how the hero
or his tale came to be known az John
Ill: ls' which Is from the Bible text. For
God so loved the world that He gave His
only begotten son that whosoever be-
lieveth In Him might not perish but have
eternal life
UP TO THE COLLEGE.
At the close Of Mr.. Smiths remarks the
afternoon session adjourned and the ma
Jority or the audience wended their way
UP the heights TO the college on the hill,
where President Faunce rendered a re-
ception to the visiting delegates.
A reception by President Faunce was
held In Sayles' Memorial hall from 8 to
o'clock.
JSayles hall yesterday afternoon.
The reception was held In sayles' Me-
mortal hall from to 6 o'clock.
The great hall was entirely filled with
representative Bapuss many OF them
being clergymen and prominent laymen
from all over the United States, and the
faces OF the founders and leaders OF the
old college looked down. from out their
gilded frames. upon as goodly a company
as ever gathered meath the slms of
Brown University. 1t seemed eminently
hitting, therefore. that In the preliminary
exercises-whioh preceded the reception
that the old familiar college songs should
rise from hundreds OF throats and that
the exercises should close with Alma
Mater The singing was led by T. That
cher Guild with his cornet and the occa-
sion was one Of the most inspiring of the
entire convention. President Faunce de-
livered a brief address OF welcome intro
ducing his hearers-tn most graceful
phraseology-to the founders of the an
Client institution whose faces looked down
from the walls as II In silent contempla-
ton.
Among the names upon which President
Faunce dwelt were those OF Nicholas
Brown Manning. Wayland. Lincoln. Jud-
son. Diman. Robinson and others. Presi-
dent Faunce paid also a high tribute TO
the living representatives OF Brown. Ben
jamn Andrews. Prof. Harkness and 9TH
ers.
At the close OF his address DR.. Faunce
called upon Rev. Dr. Henry NJ. King. pas
tor OF the First Baptist church. DIR. King
dwelt briefly. yet In a most entertaining
way, on the relationship OF the college
10 the First Baptist church. An informal
reception followed these exercises.
President Faunce was assisted in re-
ceiving by Prof. Harkness, Rev. DR.
King, Rev. l.. L. Henson, Rev. NJ j.
Wheeler all OF Providence and also by
DIR. Adams OF Cambridge.
At the close OF the reception hundreds
It@- tA tAxs hA xlxy txyt1i iDh
der the shade OF the great elms and only
descended down the hill when the pangs
OF hunger asserted themselves.
EVENING SESSION.
Another great audience convened in IN
fantry hall last evening. in attendance
upon the big convention or the Baptist
Young Peoples union; An overflow meet
ing, which hlled the First Baptist church'
The exercises at the hall opened. as
usual. with the song service, led by Prof:
dresses, the first being by DR.. J. 8 Kirk
"God's Estimate OF His Word" He said
God speaks first in direct communica-
lions Gods own estimates OF his own
himself In the terms OF human speech. In
Gods word the thoughts that lie In GOO
hsS and wora a' Ss, e e Tsr5 Briped s pSss
said His words were spirit and life: II
is vital with the indestructible life OF
Jesus has been called the Word OF God
and He becomes the incarnate word dt
Is not only vital, but vitalizing as well;
power OF God and IL reproduced In the
conduct and character OF the child or
God
God makes known His estimate OF His
word by the way In which He brings TO
pas, pas, the prophecy and promises OF His
The second speaker was Rev. w. w,
Dawley. ID. D., OF Minneapolis, MINI. and
his subject The Bible In the Develop !
ment of Character"
DIR. DAwLEY's REMARKS.
He said In part:
self and not inherited-a product, not q
BY ourselves on the sensitive material OF
Sne srriges IN the wora
what a man Is at heart. Life In the
tracks he makes when he attempts to
acter can be made a palace or n prison.
The keynote of the Bible is this: Be
right not seem right. Seek realities, not
pure. The whole Bible holds out this
perfect character 70 US as an ideal
fore our minds is is one one Of the influences
in the unfolding Of character within US. /
10 s fiSe To become 0i ike Ssr Hm wsassves nss
touches the character of a man movesi
the handspring OF his life.
FINAL ADDRESS.
The Anal address was by President z
Y. Mullins. of Louisville, Key. and hsj
spoke most eloquently on the topic,
knowledge and Power" he said in
part:
We must under stand the relations be-
tween knowledge and other forms Of
power, such as organization. KNOWLEDGE
In relation TO ceremony In the Christianl
life Is also important The ordinances Of
Christianity In all their applications are
to be thus interpreted
We must return to the literary sourcesl
Of Christianity--to the study OF the Bible.
There must be power through a returnl
TO knowledge and not a return TO FORM.
The day OF Penticost was the coming oil
power because knowledge had been COM
pleted.
We must recognize that there Is .
higher organ OF knowledge than mere