The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-08
DO|hGS At BROWN.
President faulce Speaks on the Attitude OF
the College Man Toward the Church.

Last night In one OF the class rooms or
University hall President Faunce gave
the first OF series of three "Wednesday
evening lectures on the Attitude of the
College Man Toward the Church" The
series as planned will consist OF the fol-
lowing subjects: I. "The Repulsions OF
the church. 2. The Attractions OF the
Church" and 3. (which Church Shall 1
Choose?" The interest in the course was
shown by the large number Of students
present.
Or. Faunce said. in part, THE church
ought TO repel some men. II not 1t would
be spneless. inert. without principles and
without career. The men who promote
evil find In the church an institution
which is very disagreeable to them. In
fact we may love the church for the enc
mics she has made"
.Yet not all outside the church are so
because OF total depravity. Some men or
blameless lives. high Ideals and untar-
nished characters. seem only to resort 10
the churches at the crisis OF life. as at
marriage and birth They must find some
thing I'm the church that they do not like.
Next week 1 shall set forth the attrac-
tions OF the church for every man, but
tonight I wish to mention briefly its feat
ures that may repel
Sometimes. though not so frequently
now. we hear In the pulpit forms Of
teaching bound up with outworn science
and antiauated philosophy. But Christian
ity is not Identified with any science
man may be a Christian under the Ptole-
maic as well as under the Corpernican
system OF astronomy. His beliefs In this
regard should make no difference with
his religion. Science and philosophy
change. but religious experience is the
base OF his philosophisng, but the
preacher who confounds religion with
outgrown philosophy presents needless
| difficulties TO the college man.
"Then the church sometimes has as
sumed an attituce OF aggrieved protest
rather than Of aggressive conquest. This
style OF church protests against the world
I when IL should do as Jesus did. as a
vineyard. where men were 10 set 10
work IL tries 10 draw a dead-llne be-
! tween Christianity and on-Christianity.
! not realizing that the distinction Is not
artificial. but a matter Of spirit
"Sectarianism may trouble some who are
outside the church. though conditions in
this respect have changed greatly I'm the
last 30 years. But denominations Will ex-
ist as long as there are differences OF ma
ture and temperament. The sects are reg1-
ments In the one great army OF one king.
In the West the grain grows so high that
II hides tho fences, and In time the heap
ing fruits which reward the labors OF the
sects will conceal the divisions between
them.
Now the men outside the church
should not look on and say that they do
not like these few displeasing conditions.
Rather they should realize that they
themselves can help the church. and that
they can do as much as anyone to reme-
dv its errors"
The varsity practice yesterday was
rather disappointing In fact not enough
men came out 10 make two teams, ana
therefore there was no lineup The usual
preliminary work was gone through by
the men present. and the rest Of the af-
ternoon was devoted 90 signal practice.
Scudder and Schwartz were both played
az quarter so that each might know just
how 90 run OF the various plays made
possible by the new rules although Scud-
der r. apt 90 star az end I'm Saturdays
game.
This Princeton game II going 10 bother
I the coaches II the. football men In college
/ do not como out for practice regularly. A
l football mass-meeting n 90 b. held IN
Manning hall tonight. TO arouse enthu-
siasm among the students. many OF
\ whom have shown no interest In the team
/ al all. An EFFORT will be made 90 get the
students out IN uniform. but those who
cannot play will az any rate he requested
% attend tho practice and the games