The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-12
Special Services TO Common.
crate tho Event.
THE FIFTH IN The COUNTRY
W. B. MllIar Of New York, Army and Navy
Secretary Of Y. N. c. A., Was
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Christian association observed its F1ftieth
anniversary with appropriate services at
the hall and at the First Baptist church
in the evening
The meeting in Y. NJ. c. A. hall was
presided over by President +. II. Fuller
and commenced at o'clock at which time
the floor space and much OF the gallery
was filed
A service of song in opening was led by
George E. Sweet secretary OF the boys
| department and Rev. +. B. Pullan OF the
Pilgrim Congregational church read from
| the Scriptures Prof. b. +. Stout OF Phila-
delphia sang Some Sweet Day" Rev J.
+. Cooper OF the Trinity Union NJ. Il.
| church offered prayer and Prof. Stout
sang "The Judgment" President Fuller
as an illustration of the worldwide inter
est In the Young Mems Christian associa-
| tion work read a card from j. f. O'Brien.
secretary OF the Dublin association. The
card contained an expression OF "heartiest
greeting and good-fellowship on the occa-
sion OF the Providence Y. NJ C.. AS 50th
! anniversary"
William b. Millar OF New York. army
| and navy secretary of the International
Young Mems Christian association said
in part:
"The passage Of Scripture read in your
hearing was one OF the apparently para
doxical passages found in the Word of
God. When they all began with one con-
sent to make excuse IL was contrary TO
human experience. An ordinary clambake
here In Rhode Island would find accept
ance and guests would respond to an invi-
tation 10 partake. The man in the parable
had different experience.
you Christian young men, God has
given you work to do. and today you
should be actively engaged in that work
IL is hard thing to lead an out-and-
out, up-and-down Christian life. Success
In anything in this world worth having
comes from protracted struggling Pa
derewski said: Before l became a genius
/ became a drudge. The great and bless
ed thing about the fight OF life Is, we can
win.
when Sheridan, after riding from Win
chester, cried out to his routed troops:
Face the other way, boys We're going
back! the confidence OF the men in their
leader turned defeat into victory. l want
to say, and hundred men in this hall
would testify with me, that Christianity
means more OF receiving than OF giving
up. The young man gets things that en-
noble character and make manhood when
he gives up the vices that destroy his
mind and body and soul"
Professor Stout sang Think of What
Mother Has Said" after which the chair
man requested all in the audience who
were members OF the association 90 years
ago to rise. and two men stood up.
The afternoon services were brought to
close with the benedicltion by Rev J.
M. Lowden of the Plainfield Street Free
Baptist church.
AT THE CHURCH.
The service at the First Baptist church
in the evening was we'll attended and
the program was as follows:
Organ prelude; doxology: anthem.
Prayer" Chadwick, Quarter, First Bap-
tist church; Scripture lesson and prayer,
Rev. Henry M. King, ID. D.. pastor First
Baptist church; hymn. Elm feste Burg"
Luther. Quartet, First Baptist church;
remarks by President Frederic H. Fuller.
Providence Young Mems Christian as
sociation: remarks by ex-President Ed
ward F. Metcalf; offertory; address THE
work and scope OF the Y. NJ. C. A." Rev.
w. II. p. Faunce. president Brown uni
versity; address, THE international Y
NJ. c. A." Mr.. w. r. Milar. army and
navy secretary, New York: anthem,
Seek We the Lord" Perry; address. ''rn-
dvidual Responsibility, Rev Edward F.
Sanderson. pastor Central Congregation
al church; anthem, Onward. Christian
Soldiers" MasDougall: benediction, Rev.
Charles NJ. Melden, Ph. d. pastor Math-
ewson street Methodist Episcopal church
The president spoke OF the phases of
work carried on and said that between
$50 and 900 boys and men take regular
gymnasium drill: some 200 are seeking a
broader and more thorough education I'm
the classes organized, and that the boys
department has a membership OF 500.
whose ages range from ~ TO IS years
President Faunce Of Brown university
spoke and said in part:
"ln estimating the worth OF any or
ganization. two questions are asked:
What is It's motive power7 and what
method does II follow? Benjamin Frank
lin and Jonathan Edwards were two OF
tho brightest minds this country has ever
produced Each I'm his boyhood was
smtten with the love OF goodness. But
10 attain this end the two men pursued
entirely diverse methods Franklin went
about in n panstaking. mechanical
way 10 establish goodness In his charac-
ter Edwards. smitten with the same
love Of the ideal. resolved TO open his
soul 10 Jesus Christ.
we ought 10 be especially gratlied
that through the methods Of the Young
Mems Christian association has come the
successful development Of Christian lay
men. ] rejoice that the association has
taught ms that sectarian lines are no bar
rier 10 unity In Christian work When