The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-26
TIMELY THINGS
SAID SUNDAY IN
LOCAL PULP|TS

A wide variety OF subjects were dis
and many things we're said by local pas
tors OF practical and timely pertinence.
At st. Paul's NJ E. church. in the MORN
tary OF the Rhode Island Federation of
Churches. spoke on The Methods OF the
Most Successful Politics Applied to Re
llgion." thus describing the adoption OF
the modern federation methods in church
work. He said:
Common action is necessary because
all our problems are common. The Meth
odist church is centralized; the Congre-
gational churches are independent. Yet
both alike feel the changing situation.
The Congregational churches of Provl-
dence In the five years from 1900 to lye,
Increased their membership only II per
cent. while the population increased IL
per cent, and in the last year actually
lost per cent. In the same iive years the
Methodist Episcopal church gained less
than per cent. II is evident that neither
can hope to gain by initiating the other;
that what is needed, rather, is common.
concerted action.
''The Parish Plan was borrowed by us
from New York. which initiated the Free
Church Councils OF England. Providence
i'm turn is being initiated by Pawtucket.
Worcester Hartford. and even Rochester,
". Y. When the plan IL being so gener-
ously adopted. there must be something
in It.
church in Worcester found in it's parish
116 families. and lis who either promised
to accept its invitation or at least had no
other church home. thus doubling It's pos
sible constituency In the given area"
At the Central Baptist church, Rev.
Harold Pattison OF Hartford preached on
The New Evangelism" and said:
Eyangeism bsyn Is nothing but PreacRnss Rfs
those who are ever prophesying about the
next revival Ian Maclaren has declared:
The message OF the next revival will be
social righteousness Perhaps IL Will.
one thing l know is that its message will
be the same old glorious news which made
the shepherds sing and praise as they re-
turned to their focks, which made the
wise men take that long journey out OF
the East"
At the Park Street Free Baptist church,
Rev T. j. Winslade gave the concluding
discourse in his series on man. In which
he said
Man is the crowning effort OF Gods
creation, Natures highest, last and most
costly product. From the earnest uInes s
with two worlds. The basis for this be-
lief is deeper than 1900 years. Yet no
demonstration OF mans immor-
tality is possible. No future event can be
scientifically demonstrated; all the men
OF science cannot prove that the sun Will
rise tomorrow. To all men this Is the do
main Of faith not knowled~ge: d. .r,,o.
Rev. Whitman L. Wood OF Pawtucket
said:
"God is glad when we ask, for wealth
IL is the love OF Il, as you all know. that
liz wicked. Some time ago Thomas w.
Lawson said that within two years the
presidents OF the Insurance comRahaies Raas
one is dead. one has 20 go abroad and
a third Is afraid 10 show himself The
lesson is an awful one. There Is some
thing better than the riches that glitter.
Wealth OF character and the treasures
that are laid up IN heaven cannot be
taken from US by insurance company
presidents. They are ours for eternity
Rev. L. NJ Flocken, pastor OF the
Park NJ. H. church, preached
what he termed q Candle Sermon" last
evening. designed 10 interest members OF
the Sunday school Children lighted can
dies and adorned the white cross with
them. and then the pastor placed sever
al plain unllghted candles upon the pull
pit
He explained that men were like these
They had the capacity. but
without securing the light from the Mas
ter. the Cross they could not shine He
then lighted these candles from those up-
on the cross which served as an excellent
He also showed how very ex-
pensive or fancy candles could give light
In they accepted the same means for se-
curing the light. but they were none the
more brilliant for their adornment and
high cost than the palmer candles. In
this he compared them TO wealthy per-
sons. In their adornment they could not
shine, but that alone would not prevent
them from giving equal light with their
plain neighbors II they accepted the slim
ple means In securing that light.
The Sunday School orchestra rendered
good music. together with the church
quartet Mrs Burdick. the chorister sang
a solo very effectively which closed her
work for this church as she has accepted
her former position I'm the Edgewood
church for the coming year.