The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-19
new PASTOR FOR A
PAWTUCKET CHURCH
RW Theodore S. Snow. al Present Located at Wakefield
Accents Call TO Pleasant View Baptist Charge Large At
tendance at Sunday Afternoons Meeting Under Auspices
Of The y NJ CA Division 8, A. 0. H. En'sTtan'o
County Officers Of the Organization as Guests Large
Audience Hears Lecture on " Ben Hur.

The Pawtucket Pleasant View Bapts
church is to have a new pastor Las
evening the members OF the church were
Informed that Rev. Theodore $. snow
who is at present located al Wakenelu
had accepted the call TO take the pastor
ate OF the local church and IL is stated
that he will begin during the preseh'
week the duties OF his new parish
rrha nastorate OF this church has been
vacant since the retirement OF Rev. MT
shaw who accepted call TO church IN
Mansfield Mass and during the summer
months a committee has been Iooklhs
about for some one 10 take TINS chaLge'
II finally conducted TO offer II 10 keN'Mr'
Snow and day or two ago II was an
uounced that he had accepted.
Rev. Mr. Snow Is not a stranger 10 the
members of the Pleasant View bapusl
church became eleven years ago ne was
located here and performed the duues o,
paStor for this congregation for perlod
of four years He left TO take up the uu-
ties of a larger parrish but since that
time the Pawtueket parish has greauy
Increased and the members Of the church
express themselves well pleased a' the
early return OF their old pastor
A VERY LARGE AUDIENCE.
Pleasant weather and the attraction or
n good speaker caused very large at
tendance at the regular Sunday afternoon
mems meeting in the Y. NJ Q. A. hail
Yesterday afternoon. The speaker was
Dean Marcus D. Buell. Of the Boston
University and HIS subject was "Phiie-
mon"
The meeting was presided over ny
Frank Gathchell and there was the usual
period OF congregational singing before
the speaker was introduced. He began
by calling attention to the copy or tho
letter from Paul TO Philemon ana re-
marked that IL contained only $50 words
hut at the same time IL was the least
known part OF the Bible. He continued:
''Why is this so? II is because there Is
no love story attached, as In the BOOK OF
Genesis or in the Book of Ruth. and
therefore the women do not ponder over
a. IL is because IL treats OF no discussion
Of state events. nor does IL delve into
theology. as does the Book OF Romans.
II has no celestial music. such as we dls-
cover I'm the Psalms, and, being situated
as il is right next TO the Book or He
crews. chat part OF the Bible which re-
sounds with eloauence, 1t might be llken-
ed to a flute alongside a full brass band
''When this letter was written 1t was
on a cheap papyrus, OF less account than
the paper we now use. and is IL not sur
prising that IL has survived all these
thousands OF years? Why do we have II
still? Because IL is a human document
fun OF interest, and anything that treats
OF people will ever be Of interest To the
general world II is a glimpse into the
home, where there Is a father and
mother and a son and where there are
family servants.
This letter was TO teach Philemon that
Christ loved everybody and forgave all
kinds and classes of men. whether they
were free subjects OF Rome. like Phile-
mon, or servants. like Onesimus.
THAT he had difficult undertaking
before him can well be imagined. and that
be successfully brought It to a close can
be well understood by anyone who will
take the trouble to read the letter and
study every phrase that II contains. The
subtlety OF the writer, at one time COM
pllmenting Philemon for his generosity
and his staunchness 10 the faith and in
the same sentence showing him how
Christ forgave his enemies. can readily be
seen all the way through the epistle.
The speaker then took the latter phrase
by phrase and pointed out the manner in
which Paul reached the heart OF Phile-
mon and saved the servant from death.
ENTERTAINED COUNTY OFFICERS.
There was a meeting OF Division 3. A
q. H., yesterday afternoon. and among
the guests were the county officers of this
organization. There were also present a
very large number or the members OF
the division and there was considerable
business transacted.
Michael ]. Donovan, Daniel Harold and
Patrick Doyle were elected as delegates
20 attend a convention which Is TO be held
;n Providence on Dec. l6. at which time
arrangements will be made for the annual
o. Patricks Day parade OF this organiza-
tion. The committee on fair also made
q report, stating that because OF the in
ability 90 secure Music Hall, II was inn
possible at this time to give any idea as
20 what would be done about the proposed
fair, but that a. all probability another
hall would be secured later In the season
Following the business there was a sea-
son OF speechmaking by the members and
guests, and at the conclusion OF the meet
Ing there was an hour or more given up to
Social pleasures.
LECTURE OK "BBN HI-R"
There was a large audience at the High
Street Universalist church last evening.