The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-02
EVANGELIST
CONFERENCE
OPENED
Interesting SsTiss Of Meetings
in First Presbyterian Church.
Rev. James Todd Presided.

An Evangelistic convention ana confer
ence was held yesterday at the First
Presbyterion church with an afternoon
and an evening session, at which Rev.
James Todd, n. ID, moderator OF the
Presbytsry at Boston presided.
Devotional services opened the after
noon exercises. after which Rev. Scott
F.. Hershey. IL. d. OF Boston. addressed
the meeting, choosing as his theme, Tho
Christ Life in Experience"
Rev. John Sinclair. ID. D.. OF Brookhne,
Mass. followed Or. Hershey and IN clos
ing his address. said:
For our young people we need TO be
more practical than they we're In the past.
They should be fought that they are ak
periencing the Christian life when their
hearts are going out TO the things or
Christ He who has the right desires In
his heart Is experiencing that life, and
the more you strive the more you'll see
Him"
The next speaker was Rev. John j.
| Hall Of this city who delivered brief
address and then led the congregation In
prayer.
! Rev William IL. Tanner Of South Franz
| ingham read a paper. tho subject OF which
was Christ Spirit In Preaching" saying
in part:
The gramophone will tell a story or
song, but II In only the song or the story
which has been given II. IL is so ~ithour
preaching. We can only give that which
| we have received from above. Whatever
| our text we must all have the Christ
| spirit IN US or our words will avail moth
! ing. There was no time I'm Christs life
for the ordinary work Of the world He
| had no time TO discuss religious questions
| with the Pharisees. for there were souls
| to be saved. Cannot We draw a connpari-
| son between our lives and that Of the
MASTER
"A pastor with loving heart can
accomplish more with his flock than one
who has a more learned mind without
the love In hts heart. The world IL uring
of religions which are mere systems OF
philosophy or codes OF morals, and de-
rnands that some loving work be done.
The world needs today an aggressive
Christianity There are many who, be
cause OF lack Of Christian activity. have
never even heard OF the Saviour, and who
would he glad 20 come TO Him for simply
a word of invitation"
REV. JOHN BALLOON SHAW, u. II.
At the close OF Mr.. Tauner's discourse
Rev John Balcom Shaw n. D.. Of New
York addressed the congregation. say
ing: 81 feel that the people who gather
at a conference like this are particularly
the stewards of the Lord. You, my
brethren Of the ministry. realize how
much we are stewards l can imagine
that some OF you here tremble when
you come tn give an account Of our stew
ardship. You and L. my brothers, are
the stewards Of the mysteries of the
Lord. and are not We also peculiarly
stewards Of souls?
II believe that this afternoon n you
and ! VIII look out with the eyes OF
| faith or even with mere physical eyes We
will see leading back tn our religious
work three ways corresponding to the
ways which were opened to the dis
| honest steward. II we choose either
~ the first two ways our paths Will be
| brighter than ever before. but " We
choose the third way this conference Will
prove n curse 70 ever after.
Lay all that your life stands for at
Jesus feet and you will 60 out Of this
conference with light on your faces
| which never was on sea or land Com
nit yourself this day by some VOW TO
| the work OF Cod
EVENING SESSION.
At 7:s0 o'clock the evening was opened
with Rev. Thomas A. Fenton In the chair
and two addresses were given during
Mead. Ph. D., OF Newport and Rev.
John Balcom Shaw. u. D.. OF New York.
The subject OF Dr. Mead's address was
''E,vangaiistic Methods in the Sunday
| School, or Ways to Win the Children.
Or Mead is an authority on this sub
| ject having written a book on IL en-
| titled Modern Methods Of Sabbath
| School Work" He Is also the author OF
| Money Measures and Church Work.