The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-02
FAD FOLLOWERS.
Address at Y. M. C. A. Mems Meeting by
Rev. |. B. Thomas.

Tho new pastor OF the Stewart Street
Baptist church. Rev. T.. b. Thomas. was
tho speaker AZ the T. NJ. G.. A. mems
meeting yesterday afternoon on the
unique topic. Fad Followers"
Several selections were well rendered by
the Y. NJ. g, A. quartet Mr.. Caverly read
I scripture. offered prayer and announced
that next Sundays address will be deiv-
cred by Rev. Edward Holyoke OF the Cal
I vary Baptist church on the subject,
I More Man" Mr. Thomas address was IN
part somewhat as follows:
| am not going 10 fight fashions this af-
ternoon nor speak against people who fol-
low them. but am going 10 fight the
! principle that causes mon 10 do wrong on
account OF crowd. ! am here not to
give "A message from the gospel, but TO
urge YOU To think for yourselves.
In Galatians IIl1. we read. 20 foolish
Galatians. who hath bewitched you. that
We should not obey the truth before
whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evil
IDENTIFY set forth crucifed among you?"
The voice Of the people is the voice OF
God. but IL Is the voice of the whole peo-
pie. the rich and the poor, the learned
and the ignorant
The voice or the mob is far from the
voice OF God. We are very proud OF tho
Democracy. but there is danger OF having
next 10 il the mobocracy
What is the difference? II YOU study
the parts, reason and logic enter into the
voice OF the people and somewhat Into
the voice of the mob. enthusiasm or emo
tion is powerful with the mob and not so
powerful with the people. II Is necessary
10 have tho people stirred In the voice of
the mob is more: there Is magnetism i
that personal element which gives power
over others.
Hypmotism Is subtle art, but II is a /
fact. The Bible does not deny that there
is anything in spiritualism but says II is
OF the devil. In the study OF the mob. rea-
son Ia way below in the scales and enthu- /
siasm is above A.
In the Bible we have examples when /
Jesus had compassion on the multitude |
because they were as sheep without a |
shepherd, and that same mob we find.
cry Cruelty Him" The mob i'm Ephesus
knew not why they were called together
a picture OF frenzy. That mob spirit
still exists.
IL is not the sudden arousing OF the
mob. but the deliberate. that Is the most
important. 1t is possible for whole
nation 10 go crazy. In Holland at one
time. they were willing to pay thousands
of dollars for black tulip because II was
fad
One while the people were crazy over
-hc bicycle. and now they have gone
stale" on II. writer said that Il is not
so hard to die when IL is n fad In the
i'ii VI bdiNt ~ - 10 ole. In the |
rusades thousands OF men went to the
Holy Land. Then the cloud passed away
nd men remained in their homes I,
IL is risen Christ we worship today |
nd not tomb. Then comes the witch I
raft I'm our own country. After each {
# these nightmares the people wake up 7
nd ask. What have we been at?" The $
'orld goes to extremes. and then she Q
ONES back and wonders how she could
o g. Butler says that Il Is possible :
or the whole world TO go crazy r
We drift on with the crowd. How 7 y
fish could make men think for them 7
elves! am here. not for national life. r
ut for spiritual life Every one OF 1,
$ shall give account for himself OF the r
eeds done In the body. s.
The majority OF people today that are "
nsaved are SO because they rnfnK There's x
lfety In numbers. You have an idea d
rat you can drift with a crowd and be IT
afe. Remember that the mouth OF hell "
wide open and the way to life is W
arrow .,
The voice or the people. where IN cl
vduals think for themselves Is the
oice OF God, but the voice OF the mob nj
the voice OF the devil a