The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-05

The first address OF the afternoon was
by Rev. Theodore Clifton, d. d., of Chi
cago, Western Field Secretary OF the
Congregational society OF Boston. An
nouncing as his subject. "Consolida a ton
and Expansion he said, in part:
CONSOLIDATION AND EXPANSION
My subject is Consoida ton and Ex-
pansion; not the CONF lidation of all our
benevolent societies by any means. much
less the territorial expansion OF our great
republic. but consolidation and expansion
as illustrated In the history and prog
ress OF the Congregational Educational
society.
This old mother organization, the old
est OF our Ave home societies, and. in an
important sense. the foudation of ALL as
well as being the base OF supply for all,
including the American board in it's
history and development Is characterized
by very interesting and suggestive, and
withal. a very encouraging evolution.
Our Congregations Educational society.
as II exists today. is a union OF three ma
tional home missionary organizations the
old Educational society. the old College
society. and the old New West Education
Commission: and IL has five departments
Of missionary activity-the aid OF colleg-
es.the aid OF Christian academies as feed
ers 10 those higher institutions OF learn
ing. the support Of our mission schools
in Utah and New Mexico the aid of a
limited number of students of special
promise and great need. studying for the
ministry, at last. and by no means least
in Importance. the aid of theological sem
inaries and training schools for preach
ers and missionaries for both the home
and the foreign field
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training school In New Mexico. for both
sexes. where the graduates OF our mis-
sion schools can 60 for higher training.
Another OF the newer and more import
ant enterprises which the Education So
ciety now has upon its hands is the es-
tablishment OF a theological seminary at
Atlanta, Ga, for the white preachers Of
the South. There is not n theological
seminary of any character of any denom-
ination In the six Gulf states. including
Georgia, Florida, Alabama. Mississippi.
Louisiana. and Texas territory eight
times as big AS all New England. with It's
millions OF white population. We have
300 white Congregational churches I'm the
South There are s00 Congregational
Methodist in doctrine and shouting, that
are coming 10 us more and more for fell
lowship and help. Besides these. the de-
mand is great in destitute regions for
moro churches than now exist
MR.. sCUDDER's REMARKS.
The second address was by superinten-
dent w. w. Scudder OF the state or
Washington, on the topic. THE New
England of the Northwest" He said In
brief:
New England Is great name. II
stands for that which Is noblest and best
in our nations history We have no
type of character higher than her type.
There have been no influences In our
nations building mightier or more whole
some than hers. II another and greater
New England possible? That is what the
subject suggests. for the west takes hold
OF nothing but TO enlarge 1t.
And shall we place this greater New
England, this western enlargement OF the
type. in that newest and most distant
OF the Pacifics states. that toughest sec
ton Of our country-Washington? Is
not such a stretch OF Imagination wilder
than her widest scenery Some will be
sure that the subject was given me in
jest.
There are mothers In New England
who would consider their boys lives as
safe among Chinese pirates as In our
rough lumber camps. or would sooner see
them sail TO the South Seas than to en-
ter the bloodthirsty mining regions OF the
west II would be no good TO tell them
that the west had left the scenes OF Bret
Harte fifty years behind her. and that
brutality, bowie knives and blood trails
were not her chief characteristics.
Though farther north. Washington
has a climate with all the vigor but AL
most none OF the ragor of New England.
A climate that has given her the name
OF the Evergreen state and is fast cover
ing with her population. climate that
has neither the cold OF the Dakotas nor
the heat OF California. and for producing
the highest type of physical ffe is un-
excelled on our continent.
And this climate floats over sofl that
~ the richest in the United States. pro-
ducing in abundance in Its wide diversity
all hut the most tropical types of veec-
tation. As to -ze you could put New
England into Washington and have more
than enough left TO carve out two Rhode
Islands Indeed. twenty-three OF our
thirty-six countries are larger than this
state. Chehalls. KlickitAt and snohom-
i>h counties are twice the area OF Rhode
Island. Douglas. Stevens and Okanogan
would hold II three timer. Yakima is
nearly FIVE times as large. Twelve others
with 1000 square miles Of area could eacn
very nearly twce enclose her. We GER
tainiy have room enough 10 grow an
other New England"
The third address was by Superinten-
dent A. X. wray. u. d. Of Missouri and
his subject. The Problems OF the New
A cUBANs SENTIMENTS
At the close ~ this address Rev II. II.
Someilian Of Cuba was introduced and
made most earnest and eloquent plea
FOR HIS people
In part he said:
Cuba needs to be saved from idolatry.
These two always 20 together. supersti-
lion and idoistry. An idolstrous people
are necessarily superstitlous people.
The worship OF the true God is believed
BY Cubans 20 he right and proper. yet |
here are practically other gods before !
shon the people bow and In whom they |