The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-13
MINISTERS MEET
Methodist, Congregational and
Baptist Clergyman In Session.

The regular meeting OF The Methodist
Ministers association was held this MORN
ing In the vestry OF the Mathewson
Street NJ. l.. church. The meeting was
opened by the president, Rev. A. j.
Coultas. Devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. Ernest G.. Wellesley. pas
tor Of the Park Street Free Baptist
church, after which Rev. B. Il. Simon,
the chairman OF the program committee,
announced that the essay by DR. Hor-
ace Tarbell. who was 20 have been the
interesting feature OF ,ne exercises of the
morning. would be postponed because OF
the unavoidable absence of Dr. Tarbell
from the city.
IL was then voted. after some discus
sion. that the hour should be filled by,
general discussion on matters relating
TO the practical work OF the Methodist
denomination.
The discussion was led bv Rev T. l..
Streeter OF Phenix and related mainly
10 discussion of the spiritual work OF
the Y. NJ. G. A, and the missionary
work which is being accomplished i'm
Japan, by young student missionaries,
inspired and led into the work by Evan
gelist Morgan.
NGREGATIONALISTS
The regular meeting of the Congrega-
tionalist ministers was held i'm the Bible
room of tho Beneficient church at 1880
O'Clock this morning, when Rev. T.. l..
House, paste OF tho Richmond Street
Congregational church. read valuable
paper on THE Doctrine OF the Trinity
BAPTIST MINISTER'S.
There was a large attendance OF the
ministers of the Baptist denomination i'm
the vestry of the First Baptist church
this morning and much interest centered
in a paper by Rev. j. X Ever, pastor of
bA "a oh
tion and the Present Generation" "a
doctrine eXpounded and enforced" ne
said, for the benefit OF ministers and
churches"
The object OF TIE paper, the speaker
said, was three fold and these three
points, as forcibly brought out, were
briefly as follows: First, tho exposition
Of a doctrine, long held by the Christian
church, as of vital Importance. but which
is IN danger of beiuS lost sight ut by some
who belong to the present generation.
This doctrine the speaker proved 10 he
not only Gas he declared at the outseD
biblical. but vitality related 90 the spiritu-
al welfare OF the church OF God on earth.
without n recognition OF this doctrine
by the membership OF the church" he said
"shc cannot rise to her high opportunity,
nor can she perform successfully the
great work awaiting her in the new CEN
tury.
y utdu CnhICn GdiilOl conquer tnlb
world; dead church will sooner or later
be buried"
The second point which the speaker
enlarged upon was the manner in which
the doctrine of regeneration must be- pro-
cured n the church was TO be saved from
weakness and defeat.
What the churches need" he said.
'is not recreation. but recreation. Sooth-
ing syrup may be good for infants, but
10 -. 10 fQY ~ IA
firing line.
Ministers must believe in rogenerating
truths
"Agnostcism in me pulpit Is like an
early frost ia q flower garden
The third point brought out by the
speaker was thet men who arc called
OF God 90 preach the Gospel 10 the present
generation must be- alive 10 the great
responsibility resting upon them as the
conservators OF an evangelical faith.
"Unbelief has crept into the Christian
church. Half T. Christian. the other half
is pagnn Tnbelief in a church Is like 2
swarm of caterpillars on young apple
orchard and Goddess eruditon may lead
to a hopeless perdtion
Faith g. essential 20 virtue ana spirit
uality.
Doubt concerning the divine authority
and inspiration Of tho scripture In the
pulpit will produce n severe case OF sus-
pended animation In the pew. degen-
crate race needs a regenerste man be.
hind The sermon.
whatever is newer than the New Test
sment ss a Gospel a an old Tic in new
blrding
Truth New Testament truth truth
a. II Is in Jesus; living truth spoken BY
living lips touched by the living God, is
on up-tO-dste weapon.
For this there s. there csn BE-, no
substitute