The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-18


meetin' yesterday morning, at the Cal
vary Baptist church. on Broad street,
and because tho weather was good we
were able to go and enjoy a most de-
lightful service.
The great organ OF the church 10 d.
dectly IN front, behind the minister. and
the members OF the choir are all ar
ranged on either side OF the organist.
When they stand UP TO sing they partly
face the audience. They sang beauti-
ful anthems that made our souls thank
fud for every day blessings, and we en-
joyed 1t all the more because the young
ladies had all taken their hats of. What
more appropriate than singing praises to
God with uncovered headsi
could say Amen" to that. although
had never seen II done before After
we'd seated ourselves and had noticed
the lady singers seated in rows with their
hair combed UP so becoming. / says to
Toleration:
Father this seems like coming into
the Lords front parlor, don't lit"
Yes" says he, 1T does. For them
girls up there look as II they were at
comers and make them feel at home,
too. kinder like that wrinkle OF leavin'
off their hats and guess we better In
troduce that into our choir dowP to the
Westminster Meetin' House N Can
terbury.
We'll" says I. what's good In one
place Is good IN another. Twouldnt be
bad idea I'd like to see the custom
reach down to the pews. I believe we'd
O., tn ha
| ladies laid of their hats and bonnets."
81 calkerlate you're right. Mother"
| saws he "for | alters considered that the
study OF millinery among the women
folks durin' divine service was alters
| drag on the society"
| 1 didn't say another word, but gave him
a serious look through my specs that
\ guess he understood.
Somehow the men folks are always
atryin' to pervert things! When a woman
| discovers littie sentiment now and
then her husband has TO spoil IL all
by what he generally calls practical
| common-sense!'
That wasn't any place TO argue the
| question, because the service had begun.
! but / made up my mind when we got
home Ia open the subject there, and i
| did. And ] can say right here with a
considerable degree OF comfort that I
had the closing argument.
But no matter about that. the service
went on real interestin'. and after the
minister. the Rev. Edward Hoyoke. had
| offered prayer he preached a powerful
sermon on the subject OF 1.-The Point Of
View"
| He took his text from the book OF
\ Exodus the 83d chapter and the 21st
verse: And the Lord said. Behold. there
is place by me, and thou shalt stand
| upon rook"
Then the preacher went on to show
how Moses longed for an accurate and
| comprehensive sympathy with the AL
mighty that he might come into right
relations with God, and thereby DO the
work laid out for him to do the more ac-
curately and with greater wisdom.
Then God says to Moses. IF you really
desire my presence with you In your
work. come here close TO me and you
shall see things as / do"
"The point OF view" said the minister, T"
| determines the conception OF things. IN
we all occupied the same point OF view
relating 10 the great truths OF this life
| and the hereafter. there would be no
more ndings, no more dis
putes. no more wars.
III we could place ourselves In other
mems places matters would find their
level and peace and harmony wiuld
/ reign But. alas. we were not so made
"a 10 all see alike. but I'm our differences
Of opinion we may be charitable"
Thcn he related interview with
member OF the Agawam Hunt club which
brought out the fact that II must take
great stretch OF the imagination to
really enjoy an artificial hunt, which
meant merely the following OF the hounds
on the scent Of an annis seed bag across
country. and the hunter thought that the
knocking OF those little balls all over the
| fields In the game OF golf was even more
useless. If I'm all the labor something
useful could he developed u might be
tolerated. Different points OF view on
material a. well as spiritual matters.
Some can see much good in the sport.
while others count II merely waste OF
time and energy.
federation was interested IN the illus
tration. for he has always avowed that
"hoeing corn and swingn' n scythe was
'nough sight better exercise than httin'
them little white balls. for that amounts
TO something" Nov there's another