The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-18

never did before. and why must a man
preach a new Interpretations or he false TO
his own conscience. which means being
false to God? SO on indefinitely.
BRING A NEW QUESTION.
These answers only awaken new aues-
tion and the new question Is as vital as
the old one
our explanations today arc all scientific.
not philosophical In other words they
are specific not general; they are exclusive
not inclusivej they are microscopic not
telescope.
The scientist studies an atom until he
finds I'm an atom the explanation Of our
universe The political reformer studies
bribery and IN the remedy for that evil
he finds tho means to cleanse the foul
Augean stables OF our city politics. The
temperance retormer Clues his eyes on
one idea until drink becomes the only
curse, and all that Is necessary TO save a
mans soul is 10 send him To the Keely
Institute. The church rs studied rs an
isolated Institution In society and its sins
aud its virtues are condemned and praised.
denounced and applauded Irrespective Of
che very conditions that are the occasion
of the things 10 be explained
The problem OF drink Involves score
OF problems: the nature OF man. the
question of food. the problem OF tho home,
the condition Of our tenement houses, etc.
The oxplantion of the condition I'm which
the church finds itself today must be
found first OF all In the condition ot mod
crn society. We shall look AZ that. we
shall study. then, the attitude OF society
as whole I'm relation to the church.
I'm the light of these new conditions and
then We shall be able wisely 10 look al
and explain the attitude of the individual.
When man. Is III and the physician Is
called In. the first thing Is 90 diagnose the
case. The first thing his friends want "a
know Is how an he Is They hope IL Is
not serious. but " " Is, they want 20
know a. After that they arc anxious
about the treatment ard the prospects FOR
his recovery.
THE ATTITUDE or THE WORLD
Tonight We have a par; OF the dia gnosis
which must be alwavs disagreeable.
shall tell YOU without hesitation what
would seem 10 be the attitude OF the world
toward the church We want 20 know
what people outside of the church think
ON next SUNDAY night We shall endeavor
To discover what people inside tho church
think.
IN the beginning w. aro brought face
10 face with The tact that We hre living IN
new ago. We arc thinking new
thoughts following now practices There
are some people who do not as vet know
this They are afraid To recognize H. old
things have passed away. behold all things
have BECOME new. They dislike change
In matters of faith. with all the intensity
OF q Jew. They clinc TO old political tra-
ditions as strongly a. did Burke IN Eng
land at the beginning OF the French Revo-
luton. and their attitude toward science
is the attitude OF n Presbyterian elder
az described by DIR. Jcfferson-a man OF
intelligence and wealth who assured this
clergyman that he did not accept the
Copernican astronomy and was willing to
live and die In the faith that the Bible
is right when II says that the earth
stands still and that the sun moves
To many minds the old controversy I've.
tween science and religion n sun q living
Issue. for there are stlll some ''beiated
materisllsts and few oversight defenders
of the faith.
NEW WORLDS BEGINNING.
''eosra phicaliy the nov world began
~'hen AZ O'clock ON the morning Of oct