The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-25

briefly few reasons why since
al men by nature are fitted for
worship only part actualiy
perform H. We have the foundation
now on which to build. II Is necessary
to raise the superstrlcture.
One or the principal reasons why some
men worxhip and others do not Is that
some are trained for worship while
others like Topsy only grow.
There Is no other thing that plays
greater part In human life than habit
Habit Is only different name for char
acter. 1t Is underrated because IL Is
misunderstood. To do thing from hhoit
gives the act kind OF insignincance.
We say people go to church from habit
and we SO infiict the statement that We
give the impression that all those who
go for this reason ought to shrink In
shame faced AT the back door. The truth
II that there Is nothing better In this
world than q good habit. There is moth
ing worse than a bad habit good
habit Is better than a good deed for 1t
takes many good deeds to make one good
habit.
The effort OF we'll educated man is
to relesate to habit as many OF the
functions OF his life as possible.
VALUE OF HABIT.
Habit Is order and the man OF habit
not only accompishes more but he does
II with less expenditure Of grey matter
When a thing becomes a habit we can
cease thinking about II for by nature we
will mechanically do H. IL would
tighten Bfe wonderfully for all OF US II
we could make our toll habit. The
labor and sweat Of most days comes
through the Intervention OF new tasks
that old experience has not provided for.
A Chinese cook cooks by habit and II
his habit n good he Is infinitely prefer
able to yorr original, experimental cook
book type OF Irish extraction.
III YOU have been led into the habit
OF worship through the guardianship OF
father and the love OF a mother, you
not only have something 20 thank God
for, but you have something 10 thank
YOUR father and mother for, that some,
less fortunate than you are. have not.
There m a second reason at this time
In our cities for church worship and
church membership that is In no sense
characteristic OF the age IN which We
I've. Society today is in a liquid state.
We have passed from a sohd state which
was artificial and are only approaching
the time Of hrystalizat!on.
The present condition OF society ~ wilt
messed TO by the large number OF young
men and young women who come to our
cttte~ They live virtually alone In the
boarding house atmosphere OF hash and
prunes
They are isolated members OF society
and the aetuality OF their isolation Is
only revelation of the feeling OF alone
ness that character!zes humanity at the
present time.
Society is trying 10 chrystalizo through
organization and the inniImerable orga-
Mia tions Of today are w1tnesses to the
| EFFORT 10 escape from a fife that through
independents has become the most de-
pendent.
To cultivated minds the poetry oi
Mathew Arnobd has sounded like a new
gospel in thsse latter days:
| Yes IN the sea OF life nisled
with echoinx straits between US throne
Dutting ths shorssess watery wild.
We mortal millions live alone.
Around IN spreads the watery plain.
| oh. might our margins meet again.
FEELING OF MILLIONS.
This Is the poetic DEFINITE outcry
that voices the feelings OF millions
who neither know their malsdy ol
their cure. Those who have beer
| trained in a religious atmosphere find II
| the organization OF the church n strength
that supplements their weakness and
companionshfp that dissipates the wor'
| OF their lonesomeness.
II there are not more such islotsj. lone
some. despaiIing lives seeking ths churcl
| to md what the soul naturally Graves II 1
because our churches are too or.e1 80
cial clubs for the elect, out welcome
sound more like dsmissions and our han,
shakes about as warm and hearty as
frosty chain on n December morning tina
sticks to your fingers only because Il q
cold We take about Gods nre In ou
hearts and the Goals from his altar on on
lips. we need to get some ~ this hea
down into our hands
There In a third reason that may SCUM
strange. yet is. nevertheless significant
The pulpit appeals regularly 70 men Il
q woy that few other institutions At
tempt The only rival In this respect =
the stage. Some people are anxious q
see these two agencies IN society divorced
I should favor that only In the interest o