The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-16
BAPTIST
SOCIAL
union

The May meeting and the annual cleo
ton or the Officers OF the Baptist Social
Union took place last evening at the
Trocadero and can be said to have been
the most successful or =Hf+ftf-ifeid= In
some time. The attendance was not so
large as has been the case with some OF
tho other meetings of the union that
have been held this season, but what
there was lacking In numbers was more
than balanced by the general good time.
aad the excellence OF the speeches, as
well rs tho general entertainment.
After the reception and also during
that same time the business meeting was
held. AT which time the annual report Of
the secretary was made. stating that the
year had been very successful and that
at the present time there were 10 mem
bers enrolled. The election OF the officers
then took place as follows:
President. Henry fletcher. Crauston
Street church; first vice president. r. c.
Lawton, Calvary church; second vice
president w. ". White. Pearl Street
church. treasurer. f.. NJ. Shaw, Stew
art Street church. secretary, W. l..
Clarke. Broadway church directors, VIII
liam Armour, Central church; a. j. Ar
mold. Cranston Street church; A. c.
Browan, Pearl Street church; Archibald
Martin. Calvary church; c C. Mumford,
First Baptist church; James G. Goff
Union Baptist church. o. a. Jilson was
appointed auditor by President McCrillis
Then followed the eonvivial exercises.
20 which every one present seemed to
do justice. Rev. G. A. Burgess. pastor
OF the South Baptist church pronounced
the grace and Rev John A. Brown of
the Central Baptist pronounced the bene-
diction
IL was then that the real feast OF
the evening c0mmen~sd. the first speak
ers being Charles w Needham. IL. D.,
president OF George Washington. formerly
Colum5ia university, OF Washington. u.
G. He spoke on the Twentieth Cen
tury Education In addressing the as
sembly, DR.. Needham announced the aims
Of tho education Of the 9Oth century. and
then expanded these aims. He said that
there were two aims OF the education
OF this century. ~~ne first was soul lib
erty and the second development OF lit
erary power. These he contended. were
absolutely necessary for success in life
In closing his address he gave his rea-
son for believing that moral and religious
instruction cannot and should not be ne
elected along with other forms OF edu.
cation.
The most amusing as we'll as the most
witty address Of the evening was that
OF Rev. Harold Pattison Of the First
Baptist church OF Hartford. who was
the second speaker OF the evening. His
topic was Tho Plain Plug re rreated
the subject in a witty manner but gave
his hearers much food for reflection In
treating the subject. he spoke in part as
follows:
II do not mean the thing that some
men chew or wear or what some men
drive between the shafts ! mean by
plug Just keeping everlastingly az II.
This plain plug is found the world over
and is good for everyone-the minister.
the lawyer the farmer and the woman at
the mendlng basket.
I'VE are told that theology is chang
ing A theology with bad man can do
wonders. but theology and a fool can
do nothing. Changes IN theology are
nothing compared with changes in the
ministry. The staying power requires
nothing but the power to sit down and
stay there. Many churches have old
signbosrds announcing services. etc. with
nothing new on them but the name OF
the minister. This has become a science
in some churches. The great cure for both
change In the ministry and theology is
Just plugging at IT,"
During the evening the De Wolf Trio of
Brown university, composed Of Gene w.
Mare lal2 llSt II =
ana Howard w. Brayton. cornetist. rem
dered selections Fred c. Nichols sang
two solos in an excellent manner.