The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-04
MRS, W|[BERF F0RCE HEARS
ANOTHER GOOD SERMON.

Although the weather was dreadful cold,
federation and made up our minds that
we would go and hear the New Years
sermon at the Plymouth Congregational
church on Pennsylvania avenue, last
evening, which was to be preached by the
Rev. Archibald McCord, the regular min
ister OF the church, and we were real well
paid for going.
The singing is done by chorus choir.
under the direction OF Miss Cora I. Hud-
son. and I must say their voices blend 30
as to make real good harmony. The open
ing anthem was beautiful. and the solo
that was sung by Mrs Y A. Bostrom
enabled her to use her rich soprano voice
in n way that was comforting 10 listen 10.
III II wasn't for the singing in the
churches l don't know what we'd do. It's
the brightest and most natural expression
OF the thankfulness OF our souls. There
can't anything else take its place. It's
better than sweet incense. because II
finds the way TO our inner natures.
After prayer and the singing OF hymns
and reading resp6nsively the ten com
mandments, the contribution boxes were
passed. and then the minister began his
sermon
tribution box passed without thinking
about Elder Morrison OF Canterbury Cen
tire saving Uncle Sam could have con-
ferred a great blessing upon the church IL
he had never allowed pennies to be cir
culated." Well, II does seem to be a
great receptacle for coppers. OF course
there are cases where the giving OF
cent means liberal gift. but when a
hand moves towards the contribution box
with diamond ring on IL. and only drops
In one cent-well. 1t probably pleases
satan. but TO everybody else it's an aw-
ful small and insulting gift. Such folks
generally find more fault with the sermon
than the man who drops in a dollar and
feels In his heart that he ought TO have
made II two. But there. ! won't diverge
any more. although it's real comfort TO
do so sometimes, when you can show
folks how willing they are TO give a dol
lar TO the theatre and penny TO the
meetin house. Don't for conscience sake
ever allow your children TO give one cent
10 the Sunday school. It's the wrong kind
OF education. They're too apt TO think it's
OF no more importance than the organ
grinders monkey TO which they give a
penny. Teach your children to be liberal
TO the church while they're young and the
problem OF church debts will be solved.
The preacher took for his text the 18th
verse OF the sixth chapter of III Corin-
thians:
Come out from among them and be
We separate, saith the Lord. and touch
not the unclean thing; and | will re-
ceive you
This" says ne, "embodies the three
daily heroisms of a Christian life. But
IL doesn't signify that we shall not mingle
with the worlds people. for by mingling
with them we have the opportunity to
do good II in close touch with a sinful
man how much easier u Is for us TO show
him the way 10 a better life. We must
shun the evils OF this world. but we cannot
separate ourselves from the world"
And then he went on TO show why we
should not wish 10 leave the world be
cause Of the evil in H. He declared IL
10 be a beautiful world. and couldn't see
how God could have improved II very
much.
And then by glowing description OF
the mountains. and touching upon the
mlghtiness OF the ocean in It's restless
ness and ever cha nging conditions, sym
bolic OF the life Of man. the preacher
took us down into the valleys by the
brooks and lakes. through blossomIng
meadows and showed how really beau
tiful this world is. In such a manner ss
TO make his hearers forget that the mer-
curry was lowering about zero Just out
side the church door. 1t was a beautiful
description and did my soul good.
turned and whispered 20 Tolera tion
and says. THAT makes me think Of
home"
And he whispered back. ITS 'nough
sight bitter than preachin' hell FIRE and
damnation F"
Then the minister says. Here is
leaf written upon. and that which is
written cannot be erased. We cannot