The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-13
BY REV. CHARLES M. SHELDON.

yer IL Gods. That is the plain and re
peated teaching OF the Bible.
| II Is not wrong for a man TO make
| money lt is wrong for him TO use II
! senshly or foolishly
THE consecrated wealth OF the men
Of Milton could provide work for every
| idle man In town. The Christian use OF
| the wealth OF the world would make i'm
| possible the cry for bread.
Most of the evils OF our present CON
| dition flow out Of the love of money.
| The almighty dollar Is the god OF Prot
| estaut America.
IN men loved men as eagerly as
they love money. the millennium would
be just around the corner.
| Wealth II a curse unless the owner
| OF II besses the world with IT,
"'"If any man hath the worlds goods
and seeth his brother have need. ana
] shutteth UP his compassion from him.
| how dwelleth the love OF God In him?
Christian socialism teaches n man 10
bear other peoples burdens The very
first principle OF Christian socialism Is
unseltishness
4" we shall never see a better condition
OF affairs in this country until the men OF
wealth realize their responsibility and
privilege
Christ never said anything against
the poor. He did speak some tremendous
warnings in the face of the selfish rich.
The only safe thing for a man OF
wealth 20 do is to ask himself. What
would Christ do with my money II he had
it?'
''It would be impossible 10 describe the
effect OF the Rev Mr. Strongs talk upon
the audience once the applause was so
long continued that IL was full minute
before he could go on. When he finally
closed with tremendous appeal TO the
wealth OF Milton 10 use It's power for the
good Of the place. for ths tearing down
and remodeling of the tenements, for The
solution OF the problem OF no work Tor
thousands of desperate men, the audience
rose 10 it's feet and cheered again and
again.
AT the close OF the meeting the minis
ter wos surrounded by a crowd Of men.
and an after meeting was held. at which
steps were taken 10 form COMMITTEES
composed OF prominent church people and
labor leaders TO work. II possible. togeth-
er toward n common end.
1T was rumored yesterday that several
OF the leading members OF Calvary
church are very much dissatisfied with
the way things have been going during
these Sunday evening meetings and are
likely To withdraw n they continue. They
say that Mr.. Strongs utterances are so
clalistic and tend 10 inflame the minds Of
the people to acts OF violence. Since the
attack on Mr.. Winter nearly every mill
owner I'm town goes armed and takes ex-
ira precautions. Mr.. Strong was much
pleased with the result OF the Sunday
night meetings and said they had dono
much 10 bridge the gulf between tho
church and the people. He refused TO
credit the talk about disaffection In CAL
vary church"
In another column OF this same paper
were flve separate accounts of the dcs-
perate condition OF affairs I'm the town.
The midnight hold up attacks were grow
ing In frequency and I'm boldness. Along
with all the rest the sickness In the ten
ement district had assumed the nature OF
an epidemic OF fever. clearly caused by
the lack OF sanitary regulations. imper
feet drainage and crowdng OF families.
Clearly the condition OF matters was
growing serious.
At this time the ministers OF different
churches I'm Milton held a meeting TO de-
termine on a course of action that would
relieve some of the distress. Various