The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-25

her feel uncomfortable. In other
ne forced upon her the conviction
sins. Now this is not the Id,
which people seek dissipation.
The religious dissipant does no
church to be made uncomforta'
more than does the lover OF
take his glass. Not being good
good they seek the flush and the
Of goodness without life and actio
A STRANGE PARADOX
II is one OF the strange parad
the church that IL both offers IN,
for sin and the escape from II.
people come 10 church TO satisfy
er side OF their natures, so oths
TO escape their sins. All religi,
vice has an autoning efficacy. ~
er IL approac ches TO the ritualii
more IL appeals 10 people who II
sins, and yet who feel them I'M
way that they imagine that theyk
themselves through the port hon
confessional, or by reading a pray
The great hold that the
church has today upon the mas
hold secured through the cors
Among the Protestant churches
copal church has the lead In mW
feeling OF need. IL is a quesC
side OF the Episcopal liturEY
sombre, morbid side that lays u
and influences a large per c&
communicates. IL the prayer b
Episcopal church should omit n
beginning God" have mercy
us miserable sinners"
III a service was instituted too
the blood OF bulls and goats
manded as I'm ancent Israel II ~
a clientele OF worshipers. Thatk
OF atonement through perfunctor
alone is false need not be err
however. sincere may be the my
prompts II.
We get rid of our sins througl
sumption of virtues; sins are M
off they are crowded out by w.
BILE labors of Sacrifices and servM
lam anxious 10 point out thatH "
people who take advantage Of
OF religious service just as thet =
pie who drink red-raven splits
seltzer. A great many virtues e
claimed for these INGREDIENTS
vertiser has ever claimed that IA
! take away the taste for alcol
| contrary III they died they v#i
their own business. q
These remedies are only lonG E
reach back over last ntghr ~
broad enough 10 remedy theS "a
cial effects of one transgrdf y
thermore they not only serv. a
people TO wipe out the past; b "a
! out the past of last night they 81
! the glorious future. e
| of the night TO come. At heA Ts
pie are better than they thing &
surface we are usually worv
! think.
SELDOM TRULY REPH
1t would be surprise 10
to know why they attend
seek forgiveness. We are off
seldom truly repentant. VIZ
that he hadn't committed 81
a. sin. but we would feel
we knew we would never, z$
allowed to do It again. Tht
ology, but I tell you. my frien
II Is human nature and II &
had better know it.
Dissipation and a false Il
I ment for SIN are two thl ;
ment for sin are wo OF n
tives for attendance at churv
been characteristic OF the
ages.
There are two more sucA cr
while not peculiar 10 tho
least intensified by spirit
ciety. We noted last Sabba
prevailing conceptions I'm u the
masses that the church puse "
with the new truths OF n ptures
that IL did not seem able 70 me
OF industry and machirle Girl.
knottiest problems. II tlr Geor.
keep men from the chure atr
another point OF view tn re sal
why some attend churchA are
II some people stay av
because the pulpit does n
In terms OF modern tho9 YEAR
other people. who for thiixtv y
come. There are churchos their
in a sense, because theA ct succ
fender of the faith In the q,
as a martyr not to the olic. an
10 the truth that was s. II vii
Again where truth nediatel
language of today tin OF IN,
come. not because they !. Be 5
Just because they don't Soothing
It's the old story of 49,
and Christ. remark
whereunto then sha machine.
of this generation and ahtr
like. They are like ,fn rar az "
In the market placD
another: which say.
and We did not danes:
did not weep. klUS
For John the Baptist
bread nor drinking VA
hath a devil. The 20 ia
eating and drtnking3
"sulttonous man al ,,;tad a,
friend OF publicans sr o.,
There are some peo cave u
they wouldn't be 50 aevery d;
tion. ,,i.N
NO OvERDRAw ~
The thought indida racine
mems attitude In re- invenien
good In relation TO II IL 81
OF life. II may not b ~ "iiu
ment TO say that - OSS the
main away from the low the
come come because they aturally
financially. materially [ expert
relationships OF Mo ;,toro
spair. What 10 go iO' u
ought TO be; but ID.
the employed. The
otter leads men int
t, sacrifice. Men Pass'r A
There are people I'm St, BC
and can't meet In
are o~ca sscriai visit0