The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-24
FREE BAPT|STS
OPPOSE SUNDAY
BALL PLAYING

At yesterday afternoons session Of the
Free Baptist conference THE Need of
Restatement OF the Teaching and Prac-
tice Of Jesus" was the subject Of the
annual sermon preached by Rev. A b.
Howard.
He told Of the insufficient nature OF
several doctrines in the light OF present
day beliefs and pointed out that in the
doctrine Of Calvin more credence Is given
10 the Old Testament conception OF
Christ than OF the actual doings ana
words OF the Saviour Himself as given In
the New Testament.
The annual communion service was
then held. with Rev. f. @. Wesley ana
Rev. @. r, Cutler offciating'
Rev. p. l., Bennett representing the
Six Principle Baptist church. brought the
greetings OF the Just Baptists In Rhode
Island and the United States. he said.
He expressed the hope that the fellow
ship which has heretofore existed might
continue and invited all who could 10
come 10 the annual meeting OF the church
at Coventry. better known as the knotty
Oak church the Wednesday before the
second sunday m september
The roll Of the convention was then
made up and adopted as the Rhode Island
Free Baptist association for this year
Rev w w Deckard Of Arlington de-
llvered an address on Jesus Teaching
About the Kingdom Of God"
Rev ". NJ. Ford. d D.. spoke ~ the
Importance OF the next general confer
ence.
The evening session was devoted 20 the
annual conference OF the Baptist Young
Peoples union. A resolution was unani-
mously adopted. requesting Gov. Utter 10
40 all in his power TO have Sunday base
ball in this state stopped.
The resolution was presented by Rev.
G. r Cate pastor of the Roger Williams
church. and Is Of the same tenor Of reso-
lutlons adopted or about 10 he adopted,
by the Epworth league of Rhodt Island.
the Rhode Island Christian Endeavor and
the Providence Christian Endeavor.
The conference opened with a praise
service. led by Edgar L. Lyon. the re-
mainder of the program being as follows
Devotional exercises led by Rev. NJ p
Tobey Taunton: anthem. Roger Williams
choir
At the business meeting the secretary
OF the executive board Ansel r. Cheek.
reported that the designations Of Miss
Mary r. Jackson and Miss Effie Sunder-
land had been received. and recommended
the election Of Walter r Farrow and
Miss Mabelle d. Tucker in their stead
The election OF the two proposed was
unanimous.
The address OF the evening was deliv-
cred by Rev ]. Stanley Durkee OF Bos
ton. whose subject was Character Build
ing"
Mr. Durkee referred 10 the building Of
the temple at Jerusalem. which, he said,
was built almost without noise. But there
must have been noise somewhere. and
ne mentioned the auarries and the forests.
where the blocks of stone were hewn and
the trees felled. So II must be with the
character.
He mentioned the attributes essential
20 an upright character. namely, integrity.
morality and faith In God, and dwelt
upon those qualifications at considerable
length
tn. conference closed with benediction
by Rev. G.. NJ. Caldwell OF Centredale
The orgnaist was Ansel r. Cheek and
the church quartet consisted OF Edgar
L, Lyons. tenor: L. g Stillman bass.
Mrs. Hall. soprano. and Mrs. e L. Lyons.
contralto.