The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-18
ST. JOHNS
GOSPEL
SERIES
Fifth and Last Int0rd0nomlna.
tiOnaI Conference Held
Last Evening.

The fifth and last in the series of inter
UNCONVENTIONAL conferences on the Cos
pei OF John was held at the Y. NJ. G. A.
on Saturday at 3 p. m. a committee on
resolutions and organization. appointed
at previous meeting. consisting of Rev.
r. G.. W. Wesley. Rev. T. Tallmadge Root
and Rev. r. Il. Bartlett. presented the
following report. which was adopted:
Whereas. The Gospel OF John occupies
a central and commanding position
among the New Testament writings.
owing TO its deep unfolding OF the truths
OF Christ and to it's intimate disclosure of
the heart and mind OF the Master. and
Whereas, These truths OF Christ are the
fundamental principles OF Christianity
and the very life blood OF the Christian
church.
Therefore. Be IL resolved that we 40
recommend to the churches OF the city
and state special study OF and work with
this gospel during the months OF the com
ing year in such ways as may commend
themselves to the individual pastors. We
would suggest. as central source Of in
spiration and suggestion, series of con-
ferences to be held at stated intervals
during the year, at which teachers and
preachers OF the different denominations
shall be asked to speak with the aim OF
bringing strongly home to the hearts and
minds OF both ministers and people these
deep. vital truths so essential TO the Wig
orous life and work OF the church.
In order To carry out this purpose your
COMMITTEES would present the following
names as members OF general eXecu-
tive committee 10 have this world work In
charge: Rev. Henry Nj. King, Kew. Car
ter r. Cate. Arthur NJ. Aucock Rev Ar
chibald McCord, Charles M Melden,
John II. Brown and Frank j. Goouwin,
said committee TO have the powe~ TO elect
It's own officers, TO fill vacancies and TO
appoint such subcommittee as the
sary. whether prayer meeting. literature
and printing. financial. or any other
deemed expedient. Respectfully sub
mitted,
F. G. w. WESLEY.
r.. r. ROOT.
Il. T.. BARTLETT.
The conference was presided over by
Rev. j. j. Woolley, pastor OF the Park
Place Congregational church. Pawtucket.
Prayer was offered by Rev Henry /.
Cushman. d. D.. pastor OF the First Uni
versalist church.
PROF. FOWLER SPEAKS.
Prof. Henry T. Fowler, Ph. D.. of
and delivered a very able and interesting
John xvii.
PRESIDENT FAUNCE.
President w. H. p. Faunce. D. d. OF
part as follows:
Christian unity is both a fact and a
feeling The fact exists whether we feel
II or not The fact is not born of the
feeling. but the feeling is or ought to be
born OF the fact. Some one has said:
Value no feeling which is not the child
of truth and the parent OF duty Do we
try TO work ourselves up into senti-
mcnt OF unity for the sake OF the re-
suits that will follow. or do we seek to
feel this unity out of obedience to the
truth? The branches OF the elm are one
for veal or woe. whether they are con-
scious OF their unity or not. All we are
brethren We need 10 recognize this
fact. II is an Interesting fact that we
are spiritually nearer some men outside
OF our own branch of the church than to
some within.
"ln my own experience there stand
forth two men with whom / have been in
closest spiritual fellowship, yet one was a
Paulist father in New York and the other
a Unitarian professor. ! reject their the
ology, their ecclesiology. their interpreta-
tion ~ scripture again and again. Yet
find in both a likeness TO Christ. a devo-
tion to HIS service, a near kinship to his
spirit
Each OF the twelve apostles showed
his own individuality. yet each finds his
union in the one master. our various
temperaments and modes OF thought are
united in n common Lord
REoRGANIZE THE CHURCH.
'-The Christian forces Of our own time
are overfowing the particular channels
which we have made for them. The for.
eign missionary spirit comes back to re-