The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-10
Dr.. JEFFERSON
REGRETS our
CRIME LIST

The Congregational club ot Rhode ISL
and held its winter festival at the
churchill House and the occasion was
honored by the presence OF Rev. Charles
T. Jefferson. pastor of the Broadway
Tabernacle church. New York. who deliv-
cred an able address on Congregational
ism, Its Roots and Fruits a large ana
representative gathering did justice to an
elaborate banquet which was served In
the auditorium
AT the netting prior TO the address Rev.
John j. Brokenshire of Park Place
church. Rev. Edward l.. Marsh OF the
Plymouth church and Charles ". East
wood of the North Congregational church
were elected 10 membership. while the
following were proposed aud viii be voted
on at the next meeting OF the club: Rob
crt c. NJ. Monahan, Henry l.. Fits.
Charles H. Lee. Frank l.. Peck. William
W. H. Cannon. w. #. Pino, John j. Bel
lows. David Davidson. Robert G. Root.
Arthur H. Smith, John j. Anderson. w
Wallace Dempster. Arthur l.. Cobb. Ed
ward II. Blanchard. Hoffman $. Dorches-
ter, Henry w Harvey. Edmund S. Saw
yer Frank IL. Swan. oscar Swanson. j.
ID. f. Jones, William II. Thornley,. Henry
Buker. T.. A. Eliot Walter Eugene Ran
ger. Frank A. Thurbor George B. Walker
and Frank NJ Atkins
Following the banquet the speaker of
the evening was introduced by Rev.
Frank j. Goodwin. president OF the club.
Rev Mr. jefferson traced Congregation
alism from its germ principles to the re-
suits thereof. I'm part he said:
THE world has had enough OF isms,
and the Congregationalists should be the
last of ALL indeed. 10 talk OF them. That
subject harks hack to the dark ages. TO
bgotry--to the times when our forefath-
ers drove Roger Williams from Massa
chusetts and when they hanged old wom
en- on the charge of witchcraft The whole
world is sick OF denominationalism. and
II is not surprising when we pause To
think what II has done and where IL has
done it's worst. IL has been the cause OF
unscemly rivalry and jealousy and the
building up to a vast machinery.
There is something delusive In denoml-
nationalism. Russia has just one church,
and that church is dead. Italy wanted To
keep out all but one church. and II has
become the home OF superstition. igno-
rance and atheism. Spain insisted upon
one church and has become skeleton
among the nationas OF the earth. England
stood for the Established church and the
whole island is full OF bitterness.
"Give me the old New England village
with its four or five churches looking out
on the green i'm preference 10 any Russian
village or any Italian village OF one
church.
4 am tired OF the jocose remarks which
are INDUCED I'm concerning the Puritans
and the Pilgrim Fathers They have been
spoken OF as arrogant hypocrites because
they fought for their rights and for the
reason that they are said not 10 have
been willing to accord the same rights TO
others. The fundamental theory OF the
18th century was not the rights OF men.
but the rights OF Jesus Christ. These men
came across the sea not to establish lib
crty. but they came 10 establish n theo-
cracy--to establish Gods will. Not to
work for their own rights. but for Gods
rights.
''As TO our own policy we have reached
time when the word liberty has lost
part OF It's lustrc. The world has lost
good part OF its Illusion In the last c5
years our nation. founded I'm 1889. al
ready has the largest number OF murders
and divorces of any among the civilized.
IL dcfalcations embezzloments and rob-
berries go On as they have I'm the past we
arc destined to have the largest number
OF scalawags I'm the world"
In conclusion. the speaker claimed that
the Congregatlonalists had the right to
adopt and take over any scheme or ideas
by which the efficacy of the church might
be secured. II being the mission OF tho
Congregationalists to keep alive the work
OF the churcn
The guests at the speakers ableawero:
Rev. Frank j. Goodwin. president: Rev.
Charles r.. Jefferson A. NJ. Allen, E Bar.
rows, w. G.. Brown, Rev A. H. Cristy, j.
Davol. III. A. Hunt. j. f. Huntsman, G.
e. Harrington, Lieut.. Gov. Frederick H.
jackson, J. johnson, j. A. Kinghorn, Rev.
J. III. Lyon. Rev. A. T.. Krom, Rev. j. n.
Mcconnell. Prof. William Macdonald, w.
III. Park. Rev. A. T.. Roraback. Rev E.
j.. Sanderson. Rev. J. G.. Vose and Rev.
nj. l.. williston. together with ladies and
invited guests.