The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-05

OF South Framingham. Mass. field sec
retary OF the Massachusetts, Home Mis-
sionary society.
AN UNsoLvED PROBLEM.
Mr.. Puddetoot spoke on the negro prob
lem characterizing II as THE tnsolved
Problem"
In part he said:
''The negro was barely four million
strong when freed from slavery. Today
ne numbers nearly 10 millions. and this Is
the Unsolved Problem above all others
and which must be solved IL the nation
is TO live as a united people.
When the editor OF a religious paper In
Richmond states that the work OF Book
er T. washington is mischieyops-when
a chambermaid Is applauded for refusing
10 clean his room. and such an imperu-
nence Is rewarded and praised all over
Dixie, I would remind you there IL an ola
South. too. and then when we ina SEN
ator FIoar saying that Republican SEN
ator told him that he Thought the nper-
ating of the slaves was mistake, we ne
gin to realize that mans ioes are 'hes
OF his own household.
II may be possible the 18th amendment
was mistake. but IL IL was. the l4th ano
i3th were likewise. j do not wisn iof
moment that you should THINK 'ne whole
OF the Southern people are aIke. ! khoM
there are thousands OF good citizehs ,nele
no amount OF good intentions aiter .ne
facts that year by year the growing SEN
timent is against the negro
REAsoNs FOR ENCOURAGEMENT.
The second address by Rev. Burton w.
I,ockhart OF New Hampshire iskhs q
his subject. Reasons for Encourase
ment" he spoke in brief as follows'
.aThe most serious task this nauon con-
fronts In the presence OF 100000 negroes
I'm orr borders-separated from the white
man by no geographical boundary. put
bv an abyss of race prejudice "nIen
only the love OF Christ can bridge. The
nortb knows that race prejudice here IL
as deem as the .carnal mind which IL NJ
enmitv with God God never laid
problem SO heavy as this on nauoh
before.
"Then there is the immense heterogene-
ity of our people: 100000 OF scahoina-
yians. 400 900 Bohemians. new immigra-
ton OF Goth and Hun: our cities are
beeoming foreign cites Half our $4,000
600 is OF foreign parentage. The BRAN
and soul of the land is still Angio-Saxon'
still Puritan. still Christian, but me
world Is streaming in from overcrowHeo
Europe. men who know nothing OF our
principles OF self-govenrment, OF our
simple. free. democratic churches
"ITnbelief is rampant among them All
sort. OF wild IDEAS riot in their brains.
With many atheism is a religion. What
they war against is faith In God. OF "
bohemian newspapers. 33 are devoted to
the propaganda OF atheism
"The church today has a serener, more
victorious. because more rational, as
surance OF the truth Of her gospel ana
therefore OF it's final victory. than ever
before in any age of Christendom. The
gospel has borne the brunt OF century
of sceptbcal scientific criticism and is
yindicated before the highest reason of
the world God. spirit. freedom, rght-
eousness and immortality. when before
have these been so universally regafueo
az the realities OF the universe?
Never before could il be asserted with
such confidence In the vote OF the soul
that the Father Is the highest name for
God that love Is His heart, that redempt-
ion. rs the goal of creation. that the king
dom of God is the deal OF social order,
that the spirit of holy. joyful sonship
unto God Is the ideal of personality and
that Jesus sums up In HIS UNIQUE per
son the glory. beauty and power or these
mighty truths. the very word OF God.
whose force Is forever unspent because
IL forever issues from God.
The concluding address, was delivered
by the Rev Nehemiah Boynton, ID,
OF Detroit who basng his remarks on the
topic. The inspiration of Congrega-
TALLY. as follows:
THE inspiration Of Congregational
home mission is first of all, the inspira-
tlon of comradeships.
"The third inspiration is the spirit OF
reciprocity. The spirit Of reciprocity
rs one OF the great inspiring triumphs
o. home missionary work.
Finally, there is inspiration In the
repose OF our ascending faith. One OF
the great characters OF the world re-
marked. THE finest Of all things know
is this, to do the best 7 can and let God
take care of me-" Our great national
need Is reverence. The mon who pat
God on the shoulder are multiplying;
but so are the men who having given
their all to the work OF God In our
country. rest back in His ever lasting |
arms believing that His strength begins |
where their own ends.
God is more interested in America than |
any company of Christians can possibly |
be, and His purposes are to be fulfilled. |
Men who are willing to work to the ut
most. and then lean back IN the repose
OF their faith in the arms OF the per-
forming God, are the men after all who |
are fulfilling most royalty their COM
mission"