The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01

ing question. which related to japan. the
possibility OF war. and its ultimate effect
upon the Christian world
The organ,st played before the service
began. and after he'd made them great
pipes sound as II silver rain drops were
falling on the roof for a spell, Tolera-
tion says TO me:
Now he's gone and started UP nock
OF them meadow larks down on our farm
and set them all 10 slngtn' way up there
In the air"
.'Well' saws l. 'if he has they're
maxim real good music"
Picked out the best OF the Tot most
likely" says he. lest TO make 'em show
or"
"Moren likely" says J. Seems II
they're all tryin' TO see which can sing
the sweetest"
Now there amt but one" says he.
THE rest have all settled down into the
tail grass 10 leave the solo work to that
little clear-throated songster that keeps
n tunin II upl''
''Them organs are wonderful" says !.
'Sometimes they'll make you think OF
the human voice and then of little birds.
Yes, they're wonderful. II the one that's
playing has got soul enough for ex-
preston"
kind OF music" says federation. I'D as
soon have a hand organ as one Of them
new-fangled go-as-yer- please kind that
YOU can wind UP and set agoin' and then
fold your arms and listen. That amt
n real music box-that's "a machine shop.
You can't expect much melody from
factory, can ye? Too mechanical
The organ kept playln', and pretty
soon the notes got To be- SO soft and
H. Aof& tnAA hnl In
your breath so you wouldn't miss any
as they gradually died away.
That's an oriole," says liberation,
that's singin' now. He's flying off into
the forest beyond the fordway."
And as the last notes died away and as
7 was listening 10 see II I couldn't catch
just one moro OF the sweet sounds, he
says IN a quiet whisper:
There. didn't tell yc so. Now he's
gone TO find his mate"
After the reading OF the e4th Psalm.
the chorus choir sang beautiful anthem
/, which made room for tenor solo that
| was so well rendered, everybody felt the
| inspiration that the author had put into
| the music. IL was Just the kind 90 put
one into the right frame OF mind for re-
| ceiving Gods truth.
The minister prayed, and then the 18th
/ Hymn was sung, one OF the grandest and
|
was most appropriate In preparing the
congregation for the subject that was TO
fonow:
| 'The morning light is breaking;
| The darkness disappears;
| The sons of earth are waking
To penitential tears;
Each breeze that sweeps the ocean
Brings tidings from afar.
OF nations In commotion.
| Prepared for lions war"
Everybody sang with n will. and wher
they had finished the minister the Rev
| w. G. Selleck, u. d.. announced that h'
would talk on that far away country
Japan, and incidentally on Russia because
suppose he knew everybody could se'
the Bears claws almost ready to be made
use of in the great eastern trouble tina
is brewing for the japanese nation, wher
the Universaiist denomination OF Americ;
are maintaining a successful and far
reaching mission.
He said that n he was to select a tex
he would choose that portion OF the 4Stl
verse OF the l2th chapter OF ST. Luke tina
reads. For unto whomsoever much !
given, Of MIN shall be much required"
cit does not say" said the preacher
what that much f., or what shall D
required OF us, but IL we try to deceiv
ourselves by saying that not much
given to us. and TO console ourselves Wit
the thought that we are not expected {
do much we Will lose many OF the bless
ings OF this life, and then We cannot de
ceive the Master. for He knows what W
, possess and what we should render unit
others
Then he went on 10 say that we are a
! Interested In the newspaper accounts tina
relate the trend OF affairs In the far OF
orient. and the question arises. "Wha
have I TO do in this matter7 Does any
thing devolve upon me?
Then he showed that never has ther
been time when there was so muc
of the benevolent, unselash feeling anon
men at large as at the present time.
! general manifestation OF the Spirit g
God in man. A most striking result Q
this condition is shown in the wide
spread foreign mission work. where ther
is an awakened Christian spirit every
where among foreign countries includin
savages and idolators
One OF these factors r. the spreadin
OF commerce over the world. thereby I'm
proving their material ss well as thei
spiritual condition.
hundred years ago the Christians y
America cared very little for people OF for
eien countries but gradually God touch
; cd the hearts OF men until they rccog
nized that they must give Of their abund
. everywhere. and the work today IL YER
extensive In all OF the foreign fields
. The preacher then said the Univer
saiists began 10 feel their share OF tn
, reproach- They realized that unto then
was given much and they must siv
much
Tho work was begun here among th
, Rhode Island Universalists as early a
in any locality. and the Japan missto
was established somc 10 years ago. thi
church alone contributing 20 the presen
time some s2DcO. and throughout IN
country among Universalists some 5000,
: have been given for this mission.
Today n means great deal In IN
event OF war. 10 means the liberal Chris
tianizing OF a large portion OF the ter
ritory I'm dispute, where now Christian
, ity Is little known among population Q
over SOO.Go.oO0 II the work II pushe
, forward through this and other Chris
tian missions IN Japan the mightines
OF the results cannot he estimated.
Then the preacher was pleased TO te
Of the large attendance AT tho Japa
mission. sQs and 600 being nothing unusu'
[ al divine service. most 81 these hein
men lie thought the American churc
goer- could profit ny their example
The student ciass IN Japan is the ~