The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-15

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! recreation that does not recreate should
be omitted. I'm many cases recreation Is
| only a dissipation. for employers will tell
| YOU that Monday is the worst day OF the
week for getting work done in their estab-
| lshments.
TO BUILD UP HOME TIES.
The second element should be tho cul-
tivation Of home bonds and the strength
ening OF family ties. Now. I'm many
/ cases. the father goes out early Sundays
/ with hardly a word OF goodbye and does
not return until the little folk have been
| put 10 bed.
AnotLsr elen.sssr. which should enter into
| Sabbath observance is sweet charity. The
| Sunday Is the best time 10 administer
| charity At no time has so much money
| been given for charity and so little given
by the donors We miss a great deal
by this lack OF ministerIng II is too
easy to send "A check 10 the secretary OF
an organization There Is need for
bringing the families OF the wealthy mer-
chant I'm touch with his humble brethren.
The hnal and most necessary element I'm
Sabbath observance is devout worship OF
God The trouble I'm the past is that
We have tried 90 make an empty day OF
the Sabbath Let US make OF II full
day and there will be no room for these
evils we speak about.
II | could have my say | would say
that II the sanctity OF the Sabbath Is 10
be preserved II must be anchored In the
church. preserved by the people OF Gods
church.
TENDENCY TO LAWlESSNESS.
Rev. j. Francis Cooper. pastor OF Trim
ity Union NJ. Il. church. was introduced
as the representative Of the church OF
John and Charles Wesley He said that
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very important question and said that
sectarianism must be ignored " Christians
should make any progress.
Emphasis should be put upon the words
duty and obligation. he said. and told
of the need for building up greater re-
spect for law. There is a tendency TO
disregard II growing among US. from the
thousands OF unruly children pouring forth
from the ungovened homes TO the 100000
PRESIDENT OF the mismanaged insurance
association They are ignoring or evading
the law.
lie spoke strongly for the adherence 10
the original Ten Commandments as rules
10 go By. and said that the men Of our
time are committing mental moral and
physical suicide II they do not stop their
| headlong rush and take time for the
| proper observance Of this day OF rest.
He referred 10 the meeting as one which
| might cause some OF the differences which
troubled the denominations 10 he dissi-
pated IN the face OF something real I'm the
| nature OF a difficulty to be faced. lie
said that there We're mon present who
knew more about this question than the
ministers and IL behooved the latter TO
1 be careful in their statements.
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST POOR
The great shore resorts and places OF
| amusement which draw crowds together
| TO carouse and dlsslpate were referred TO
rs n feature TO be attended 10. and Rev.
| Mr.. Cooper urged more stringent atten-
tlon TO enactments TO make II misde-
meanor for summer park proprietors TO
get big crowds together Tor Sunday ca 70
! rousal and also to make II Improbable
| for TRANSPORTATION companies to get great
masses OF people together for Sabbath
| desecra tion.
The Christian people have a right TO
hours of religious quiet that must be re-
spected
"A few Cinnamon playing fan-tan are
| no worse law breakers than the men pay
! ing poker in a milionaire's club
The crowds going 10 the Rocky Point
| ball game would object 10 being entoinod
from doing so while their enjoiners are
playing golf along the way at their pri-
| vate links.
at IL useless to try TO prohibit tho sale
OF liuiior at Crescent Park on Sunday
! when the automobile hampers are packed
with brandy aud whiskey.
He said that the churches should he
! made more attractive for the people and
that I'm the summer the services should
be held nearer to nature In open air and
away from the musty religious odors
which have accumulated in the churches.
His spirited address was heartily APP
plauded.
Rev Asbury L. Krom. pastor or the Re
nehcent Congregational church. was in
troduced as the representative Of our CAL
whistle and Puritanical forbears.
PURITAN SABBATH WRONG.
Mr.. Krom said ne thought some OF his
congregation would be somewhat sur
prised 10 hear OF him representing those
ideas and principles. He said he had re-
solved TO stick TO his text no matter
what happened. SO he would. notwith-
standing the fact that both his time and
his ideas had all been used up.
He spoke OF early days OF worship
which were compassed about with vari-
Gus restrictions, all the way from Bahia
Ion TO Hawaii
He described our Puritan forefathers
whom he represented as intoxicated with
the Old Testament idea OF Sunday and he
told OF their regarding tho Indians as the
two lost tribes OF Israel. They treated
them with reference until after the King
Philip war and then they began TO re-
gard them as the Philistines and Carron-
ties
Their Idea OF the Sabbath was the lew
ish one and not the proper one at all
There Is no institution which has Divine
sanction unless II NETS tho needs OF mon
our educational institutions are under
Divine sanction I believe
lie said that the churches should organ
ie TO minister to the people Sunday after
noon az we'll as mornings and give them
chance ~ learn moro OF the gospel
He closed with an eloquent appeal for
all the churches 10 work together for tho
proper Observance OF Sunday. for tho I'M
lifting OF the whole people on the Sab
bath day.
BISHOP McVICKAR CALLED FOR.
Right Rev William y Mcvickar. Epis-
copal bishop OF Rhode Island was called
for
Hs prefaced his remarks In his usual
happy vein and then referred 10 the
rather unusual gathering of different de-
nominations. united on this recognition
~ the need FOR q properly observed sun
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