The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-19

AT BISHOP
CLARK CLUB

/ meeting OF the Bishop CArk cluo NJ
Grace church were treated TO three ad-
dresses the most interesting possible-
Zach was s gem OF its kind and was we'll
worth the attention given 1t by all who
to give those listening something to think
Of for the time between this and the next
meeting OF the club.
The first OF the speakers OF the evening
was Gov. George IL Utter, who spoke
on the subject OF "The Duties OF the
Churchman TO the state" In the course
OF his remarks he spoke as follows:
"Mr. Rousmaniere. and Gentlemen OF
the Club:--I hardly know where TO begin
i'm my speech and before / get through
guess you will think that hardly know
where TO end. In speaking upon the sub
iect which Mr.. Joslyn has assigned 10 me
I will say that none OF us can claim that
we are the church. Yet We are are all
good churchmen. and the average church
man Is any man OF good morals. lou
should not forget, however, that You are
/ a part Of the state Just as much as the
officeholder, and you as churchmen should
be fair. You ought 10 exercise your priv
| iege at the polls as a trust. II cannot
be sold or exchanged. and you must ex-
ercise It IL you would utilize the power
| given YOU. The churchman as we'll as
everyone else ought to be square with
| himself and with the world. One OF the
most severe places that test mems true
worth Is the army. because there the ele-
ment of square dealing comes uppermost.
| There Is no place where square dealing
is more necessary than in the state.
DUTIES TO STATE.
THE churchman should consider the
welfare Of the state. He also should con-
| slider his brother in the state who does
not happen 10 be as well of. The world
| is solid full OF the suffering that never
comes to the front because men are lack
ing I'm sympathy one with another.
I'VE are too apt TO forget the under
class in our rush ahead. 1t IL the duty
of the state today to stand between the
under class and those who are their op-
pressors. We who have been blessed
should think OF the suffering that may
be concealed behind impassive face
and strive to tighten II. How are we 10
do a.? BY giving our neighbor cheerful
good morning and nd-clasp that is
warm and honest. DO not patronize, but
try 10 make them feel your ideals and
in such manner YOU will do more for the
state and more for Christ.
"Churchmen should also keep the com
! rnsndments. Some of us. l am afraid. are
too apt TO loosen up a little sometimes
on our strict observance. You should not
hear false witness. II is easy To bear
! alse witness against the state. ! know
that there are conditions here that should
| not he. but we should not stamp our foot
upon the good in condemning the evil.
Il ask the man who upndertakes to bear
| false witness against the state TO give his
reasons am not making excuses for
| III ~1lx
spots. TO make them so plain that all can
sec them and know what they are.
IN RURAL DISTRICTS.
| "If a man wishes to remove the sores
on the body polite, and they are here. It
| is his duty TO make their location plain.
| "The churchman should be hopeful. for
on the hopefulness OF the day depends
our future Ny panacea for such condi-
tions H. the teaching OF the honor and
| glory Of toll.
| did you ever stop TO think that there
is q growing temptation for our boys to
| think that idleness is honorable nova
| DAYS? | have not word TO say against
Rockefeller Hall. but its luxurious ap-
pointments. unless It has something In 1t
from which the young man can learn.
| may sap the energies and ambition OF the
! youth and unfit him for his battle with
! the world In honest toll.
UNLESS il has that something that can
| teach then it's mission has failed, There
Is no class OF people the world has to fear
| So much as the idle The man who Will
| move the world and save the state is the
man who learns to toll. Let us dignity the
| idea of labor. and work devoted to some
| thing that will he for the benefit OF all
| r.snknd remembering that the blessing
OF earth is toll"
Mr Rousmaniere then introduced Pres
| ident Butterfield OF the Rhode Island
\ al AfOE 1aFa aNF
Arts who spoke on THE Opportu-
iity OF the Religious Man in Rural Com
munities" Among other things he said;
The farmers do not consider them
80 lves the under dog, and they are not
% PER CENT IN CITIES.
There Is in the city dominant inter
est and that Is that tho city must help
tho country in its building up The ce@rch
| q, the city must he brought 10 the aid
| of the country church.
| "A churchman wants not only 10 do
his duty TO the state, for he must look
uot alone from the religious point OF view,
| but he must try 10 appreciate the signih-
| csnco OF the rural problem. Forty million
| Of our people are living under rural CON
! dltlons We shall see the day when 7b,eoo,-
| or0 will be living under rural conditions
| The rural communities exert great In
fuence in the state and nation through
| their products.
"In Rhode Island. I have been told. s2
| per cent OF the people 1.-Two I'm the cities.
| but the country towns dominate in the
elections. This II 80 in the south and
! west"
Tho speaker told Of the good work being
done I'm the rural district by organization
| and spoke particularly Of the grange.
| Rev. Iucien Rogers. the next speaker.
! spoke OF Bishop Clark. placing him In
| a class with Brooks and Greedy. Speak
ing 20 his subject What Is the Churches
| Contribution 30 the State7" he dwelt upon
the manifest good offices Of the church
! IN its appeal through ennoblfng prayer
! 10 the hest I'M man. Spiritual ideals were
pointed out as its grandest contribution.
BY GOOD FELLOWSHIP.
we cannot draw the line too sharp be-
tween the sacred and the secular. Why
is the church. with its sacrament. creed
| and prayer impelled 10 open sewing
| schools Because tho sphere of life into
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