The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-23
Meeting or MINISTERS.
Methodist CIergymen Listen TO An Inter-
estIng Paper BY Rev. Or. Dick.


Methodist ministers of Providence and
vicinity was held In the vestry of the
Mathewson Street nj. l.. church at 1880
o'clock this morning, with the president,
Rev. b. r. Simon. In the chair. Devotions
were conducted by Rev. Ambrie Field.
principal Of the East Greenwich academy.
after which Presiding Elder Coultas
spoke briefly on conditions In his district
The paper Of the day was by Rev. Sam
uel NJ. Dick, Phi. D.. pastor or the Math-
ewson Street M. T.. church. and MS SUD
ject .'The Solidarity of Humanity. he
spoke in part as follows:
The phrase. solidarity Of Humanity,
has been a popular phrase with some
writer's in the last quarter OF a century
and is not without Its significance, what
ever point of view one may take OF the
relationship of men. But II takes on new
meaning with the larger and more intri,
cate relationship OF modern commercial
life. 1t was originally intended to show
that humanity was an organism and
that every member of the organism de-
pended upon every other member. That
each generation was an integral part or
the whole and formed it's part in the
whole just as the annual rings or an OAK
tree forms a part OF it's trunk.
This Is q Scriptural conception or hu-
manity, but until recently II has remain
ed an ideal rather than practical fact.
great combinations OF labor and capital
have awakened us to consciousness or
how far reaching this relationship Is.
III we could be elevated to some very
lofty pinnacle where we could overlook
considerable part OF humanity we
should observe some very far reaching
influence at work. The western farmer
OF America fixes the price OF loaf OF
bread I'm Paris or London, whether the
conditions OF the people OF South Africa
improve depends quite al much on Eu-
rope and America IL does on England.
thing
that happens, is dependent upon all ex-
tant conditions. Liberty and freedom
in England modify the whole of western
Europe.
'The constitutional government OF the
United States affects the republics as
well as the monarchies OF the world.
Our slaves were freed and our Union
preserved by the help of liberal minds In
Europe.
THE Car OF Russia cannot get away
! from our influence nor we from the in
| fuence of the order Of his minister OF the
! interior.
THE history OF human progress teaches
| us that there Is still another way in
which the solidarity OF humanity Is mani
test. Thomas Hobbs In his work. The
Leviathan,' sets forth his conception OF
| government showing that in a state OF
nature we are at war with one another
! and that II Is every man for himself, and
| the stronger survives, but thia IL far
from true II our modern conception OF
humanity is correct Nations are not
made by the surrender OF our individu-
ality. They are dlvinely made. The ma
ton may be personified; II may bear
marks OF n great personality, but We
must constantly keep In mind that while
this great personality, II personality II
may be called is made up OF a very large
number OF small personalities, each one
"a sA.
as n personality, and the great person.
| ality Is not a copy Of any one OF them.
! "The business OF the whole country was
| originally on individual business and then
there came enterprises too large for the
individual and partnerships were formed.
Following this came tho development OF
! transportation and the Industries more or
less dependent upon it and the partner
ship was Is much too small as a means OF
business as was tho individual In the earl
Ter stages so the corporation became the
popular method OF investing capital and
| OF doing business.
Recently another change has come I'm
er OF great cities and even the nations OF
tho earth by means Of electricity has
turned the world into n single market and
has put these great corporations into
such close touch with each other that IL is
| possible for them 10 make a new combi-
| These combinations OF corporations
with millions and hundreds OF millions OF
dollars are called trusts.
These trusts are neither legal or illegal.
they are extra legal. they can neither sue
nor be sued. their standing I'm court must
| come through same corporation that is
an integral part or the trust.
This extra legal aspect makes this
trust dangerous.
Dr. Dick concluded his excellent and
ominently practical paper with talk on
the demands OF n court OF public equity
20 decide all quasi public interests be-
/ tween trusts and organization. OF capital
and labor.
CONGREGATIONAL
The regular weekly meeting or the
/ Congregationalist ministers was held In
the Bible room OF the Benencent Congrc-
/ gntional church AZ 10.3O o'clock this
morning a paper being presented by Rev
4 A. w jefferson. entitled THE Channels
of Revelstion In the Old Testament"