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l-lnndreds w ere turu ed
away for
Iii" lu ek of room . i\lr. Coleman, In re•
·he s ponse -to a question han<led up from
eceatest neerls. ;n .;.;"" ;, /
cir 1h e audi nnce, outlined th e conditions
.- ly under which the mee tings are carried
cir on and · ex plain ed the reason why
ur th ere is annually the sa me douht a:;
to wlte ther th e work will be co ntln•
,n - 11 ed another year. He spoke fe eling•
ial ly of his pride in th(:l Baptist bre thren ,
;;-s who have made ,th e meetings possi bl e
•ss and asked th e audience to cany th e
gs burden of the
meetings on th eir
r. hea rts and in their prayers. In hi s
_ 011'11 prayer, which immediately fol 11
low ed, he returned thanks for the In·
lie creased
sympathy
and
kindn ess
1.r which th e m eetings have brought to
1.r th ose outside ,th e churches for th e
1 men who are in the church and ask e1l
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, . that into the h earts of the m en In ,
!II the church be put deepened und er,h s tanding of the work which the meet,[ In g-,; are doing. He also aclrnow!e dged thankfull y ,the toleration and
,il breadth of those Baptists of th e So •
,c cial Union who by voting to step onl·
,•. s ide I.he beaten path in Sunday C l'·
,l e ning meet ings, have gi\·e11 tu th e
> people of Bos ton and vi cinit y th!,;
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great opportunity for nplit'L and spir•
i- it nal expansion.
Th e "five-minute t est im ony " as to
<! what
th e meetings hav e mea nt to
;, those 'who come ·to ,them reg ularly,
was give n by l\liss H, V. Hathawuy,
u social worke r in the employ of the
Young " 'o men 's Christian assoclat Ion,
who sa id the meetings are Boston 's
nnswer to th e qu estion, "A m I ~1 .v
Brother',; K eepe r'?"
A collect lull
amounting to $80, wns taken fur the
, e mployes of Ford Hall, hecnuse or
the extra work caused - y the meet•
b
ings.
:Ill'. Spargo, in hi s address, link< •tl
Abraham Lincoln and Karl l\larx )tJ
ge lh er as the two great est men lli og
raphy has to offer. "i\larx had a )lro
fo und love for Lin coln," he said, "fol'
lo him, Lincoln was a great proph et:)'
1of th e time wh en th e common peo ple
should rule th e world . L in coln lo\' e
i\larx, too. And well h e mi ght, fo r n
th e most cri t ica l periorl in our 1.'- ·
t ional hi story, when th e Briti sh go ,·
ernm ent wa s inclin ed to take lh e s ide
of th e Confederacy, ·l \Iarx was th e
· moying s pirit which cu user] th is- re;;olntion to be adopted by lh onsands of
working peo ple in England ancl ~e 111
over to chee r and encoura ge th e
grnat pre sident: ·•mngland is for I.in •
coin , for . the No rth , for th e· l inio11 '
ca use and for Abolition!"
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,Yhat a Chul'Ch can do tn th e
p-racu~at · serv~-:!e to •,',u,m~nlt~ 1,';
shown In th e story of Fo1d I·(,111
tf)ll durlni; th o pas t seaaOJJ, '1 hi s
le ft to the Ba pti s t neopl c t o )Jc U S!!
m Bosto~ durmg the past se~son .. This Hall was left to \
the Baptist people to be used m domg good and through ,
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THIRD SEASON-/909 -10
CLOSING NIGHT, MARCH 13.
The :i°ddress is by Jo11N SPAR GO and his topic is "Th e Life aud
In connection
with this meeting the following b ooks
have been suggested :
J
,Vod, of l\'arl Jlfar.r."
"Life o f Karl Marx."-John Spargo .
11 Substance of Socialism."-John Spargo,
"Socialism- A Summary a nd Interpretation of Socialist Principles."
- J o hn Spargo.
"A Critical E xa mination of Socialism,"
-W. H. :tvfallock.
"Christian Socialism, \\That and-\\Thy."
-P, W. Sprague.
"Christianity and The Social Crisis."
- vValter Rauschenbusch.
"New \Vorlds for Old."-H. (i, \,Velis .
"Equality."-Edward Ilcllamy.
"Forgings of The New."-Franklin H. \\Tentworlh.
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"Socialism In Theo ry and Practice."- lvforri s Hillquit.
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:tvirs. Russell B. Kingman, pianist
.tvlr. Carmen A. Fabriz io, violinist
J\fr. R. B. Kingman, 'cellist and
1\faster Clyde R. Close, boy soprano
Accompnnied by Mr. George M. Taylor
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''The Holy City"
Adams
Master Close
2.
Tmo for piano, violin, and violo ncello
Trio in D Mino r, Opus 49
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One movement (l\folto allegro agitato)
Mrs. Kingman, lVIr . Fabrizio and Mr. Kingman
HY~IN "Battle Hymn of the Republi c"
PRAYER
"What These Meetings Have :tvieant to Jvie."
A fiv e-minute testimony.-Miss H. V Hathaway
ADDRESS-Mr. Spargo
IIYMN "Am'!! rica"
q_u ESTIO NS FH0M Tim Fr.ooR,
Singing of Auld Lang Syne
WATCHMAN
MEETINGS,
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of the People's Instlrl by t'uncls left by the ,
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service alone, our informant , . t1inks, was
ample compensation for all the expense
and pains undertaken by the aggressive
Baptist Social Union under the leadership
of Mr. Coleman.
co uld be discussed b~
of faiths, and where
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In what conn try are they ciwellin!? 'twixt the ~ates of heaven and hell!
Art: tht'y mine or thine for money? \Vill tney serve a master well?
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He is tramp - ling out the vin · tage, where the grapes of "·rath are stored;
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He is • sift - ing out the hearts cf men be. fore H ;._ j udg-ment-seat;
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Glory, Glory Ha lldnjah !
Forth thev c:une from grief and torme:nt: on they wc::nd toward health
and mirth:
-·\.JJ..the wide wol"Jd is their dwelling, every corner of the earth.
Huy t hem, sell them, for thy ~ervice: Try the bargain what 'tis
worth.
For the da.ys are marching on!
These are they who build thy houses, we-ave thy raiment, win thy
wheat:
Smooth the rug-ged. fill the barren. turn the bitter into sweet;
.A ll for thee this dav and ever. \Vhat reward for them is mtet?
Till thi host comes marching on! -CnOKUS .
ivfany a hundred years passed O\.er have they labored de:1.r and blind:
~e:ver tidin gs reached thc.-ir sorrow. never hope their toil m ight rind.
)r;iow at last tht:v',·e heard and hear it, and the cry comes down the
,vind.
1\nd their feet are marchin~ on.
On we march then. we, the workers, and the rumor that ye hear
ls the blendi:d sound of triumph and deliverance drawing ne:1 r ;
For the hope of every cre:iturt: is the bann er t ~ t we: be:1.r.
Anq the world is marching on.-ClIORUS.
- William JJlorris!
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nut Sumlny
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one i11 .Doslo1l
l'iti e s, · openini;· 'v isions
as lo he excI J
the sordid ani:I the
and eycry mj
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MY COUNTRY.
l.:111tl of th e Pilg-riln s' pri1l c, From cv'r_r
I .cl f1T c1lom ring- .
Our fathers ' Cntl 1 lo th ee , .Author 0£ liberty,
To th ee we s i11 g-; Lon g- 111ay our la11tl be bri g·lf,
,vith fn. ·1. .·tln111' s hol~· Ji g- ht, Protect II S hy Thy 111ig-ht ,
(;n•al God, our Kin g-!
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The analy sis of the music is by Mr. Rvssell B. Kingman .
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Mrs. Vincent 1L Coryell is the lea<le1 ''.)f the dnging.
HOW SUPPOR.TED: These meetings are made possible through
the funds left to the Boston Baptist Social Union (in whose hall \\'C
meet) by the late Daniel Sharp Ford, who owned The 1011/h'.1
Companion.
The management of the meetings is in the hands of a
committee from the Social Union.
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GEORGE
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Chairman and Director of Meetings
Office Hours at Room 3 1 Ford Building, State House Hill, 3.30-4 .30 daily, e xcept Saturdays .
Telephone, Haymarket 2340.
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE
William N. Hartshorn
James A. Floyd
Leander K . Marston
Ernest S. Butler
Benjamin N. Upham
COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS
Rev. Edward Cummings
Robert A . Woods ,
Miss Ellen Paine Huiing
H. A. Wilder
Franklin H. Wentworth
Miss Mary Boyle O'Reilly
Rev. Charles L. Noyes
Henry Abrahams
Rev. Dillon Bronson
John T. Prince
Edwin D. Mead
Rev. Edward H. Chandler
Meyer Bloomfield
Russell B . Kingman
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Secretary for the Meetings, Miss MARY C. CRAWFORD
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n o f th e, Vls_!~ n ~ ~ver ·
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Ll'I mu s ic s well th e hrl'l' ~c, , \~ul ri;, g rn1111 all the tree s
S w t·cl rn•edo111 1 S s ong- ; Let mortal ton g- ucs a w al<c,
I.cl ;ill thnt hrcath e partalc e , Let rock s th e ir silen ce hrcnk 1
The s nmul prolo11 g·.
bu1
:t ptl s t Social U1i101~ In ,
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di s pos ition of a largo \
cm by tho late Dani e l
Youth' s Companloh.
•m e ' thre e humlred In
!I I y deservo crc di t for
ttl on whi c h th C\Y h a ve
~- thi s n e w type o i
Ing, whero rhen and,
n nd no faith to whic h
m e, join loge thet· In
,e r or · u ~ all," sing
·n therhood, and i ls te n
• ply fe lt m essage of
o ur tl1n c 1 wh ose so ul
l nl 1narc h. 'l~h e D a p use they have . ma.do
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:\I~· 11:1tivc country, thee , Lantl of the nohl c fret·,
Thy nam e l lo,·c ; I lo ve lhy rn l' k s arnl rill s,
Thy woncl s :111tl tc mpkcl hill s } ~ly heart with raplnre thrills
Lik e that aho\' e .
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THE MEETINGS ARE ENTIRELY FREE
NO TICKETS REQUIRED
FORD HALL, cor. Bowdoin Street and Ashburton Place
Doors open at 7 o'clock
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and has co~
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the lectures at Ford hall, a~d ' ma11y
other examples of lhls class of entertainm e nt still show that popular supn n ,•f
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My Co11nlr~· 1 'li s of tln:c , S \\' ccl land or liberty.
or lln·c l s in g; La1Hl w he re 111y fath e rs tli cd,
Christ n dopt ~
Dr. Allen Jl9
inRtcn<l of ttni
me 11 , In hori1;J
iloing and ig~
life, on cnrth1
with the snm'
the fnct tlmt ;
often at the
sought to sa
R ev.
on "Dridgl'R,
· r e markable that those
n. lnrgc auclie1
in g s h ave bee n Ro sue~
gn tiona I l'llll~
.~s . Slr'1glc ta x has, had
"The probe otj
·, t Ford ll a lt a s So c l:tlr<'al source .
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a cle nnlonla m h a s b 0en
lies i;, our
r :ite d than tho n e ed of
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I 11nls, a hig her · feelin g
Dr. llcrle, si\.i
rl ecp c r desire lo do it
ne~s lllllll is
Ir of th e speake rs, this
hribe taking.
cr g ymcn , · thoug h the
infl11cn ce of
vc r g oes t(1 c hurch Is
:ure, In p oint of 1111111- 1 yo11ng m en o
i:;s.
Yet professional
gin11i11g to
a ttitnde" of
A goodly r e rce!lla gp
John Spa rg
o plnio,rn In coll e gu
socinll
lure 11iatfonns and
Life 111i,J Wo;
,e r s go lo Ford . Hn II
lt e r~ arl'I I h e bes t ll10
Inst of the 1i
'.It o o pportunity to a s k
eYcning bcfoii
valu ed by those in
the hall 50 nj
1<lln g .
for thn lcctm1
,., s t r e markablo thing
The ne w stj
that thou g h projected
str cet Un ptis t
, 'th e y u re lll\scctarl a n
\nl s dee! icat.cc
Homan cithollc,_ and
The I: c v. E. '.
I a nt opinion Is r e pre- · n.ml rend the l
lle e of c itizens ,;•hlch.
toricn.l ndclrea,
Re,·. A. 'J
du c.t o f tile m eetin g s .
~L anu.lysi s, have co11sermon by tli
1g are B a plts ts , Til C Jnof the w,:rre11
g a therings
e v e r ~ night many
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l11rn e d aw ay for l a ck
r e adin g -lists of ton '
e n print e d, one w e ek
r, s ubj e ct which the
' cllscu ss . 'i'hese hav e
zc, cl. w I th the , res ult :
knowl e d g e has been
1d Ie n c o to tl ..e' topic
were turned
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where vltnl current problems could he dl scussod bf
ethical Ien1lers of a variety of fnitl,ts, nnd wb or
persons, mn.ny of whom have de1.1ertcd cburcb or1
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ay.
l-lnndreds w ere turu ed
away for
Iii" lu ek of room . i\lr. Coleman, In re•
·he s ponse -to a question han<led up from
eceatest neerls. ;n .;.;"" ;, /
cir 1h e audi nnce, outlined th e conditions
.- ly under which the mee tings are carried
cir on and · ex plain ed the reason why
ur th ere is annually the sa me douht a:;
to wlte ther th e work will be co ntln•
,n - 11 ed another year. He spoke fe eling•
ial ly of his pride in th(:l Baptist bre thren ,
;;-s who have made ,th e meetings possi bl e
•ss and asked th e audience to cany th e
gs burden of the
meetings on th eir
r. hea rts and in their prayers. In hi s
_ 011'11 prayer, which immediately fol 11
low ed, he returned thanks for the In·
lie creased
sympathy
and
kindn ess
1.r which th e m eetings have brought to
1.r th ose outside ,th e churches for th e
1 men who are in the church and ask e1l
1,
, . that into the h earts of the m en In ,
!II the church be put deepened und er,h s tanding of the work which the meet,[ In g-,; are doing. He also aclrnow!e dged thankfull y ,the toleration and
,il breadth of those Baptists of th e So •
,c cial Union who by voting to step onl·
,•. s ide I.he beaten path in Sunday C l'·
,l e ning meet ings, have gi\·e11 tu th e
> people of Bos ton and vi cinit y th!,;
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great opportunity for nplit'L and spir•
i- it nal expansion.
Th e "five-minute t est im ony " as to
<! what
th e meetings hav e mea nt to
;, those 'who come ·to ,them reg ularly,
was give n by l\liss H, V. Hathawuy,
u social worke r in the employ of the
Young " 'o men 's Christian assoclat Ion,
who sa id the meetings are Boston 's
nnswer to th e qu estion, "A m I ~1 .v
Brother',; K eepe r'?"
A collect lull
amounting to $80, wns taken fur the
, e mployes of Ford Hall, hecnuse or
the extra work caused - y the meet•
b
ings.
:Ill'. Spargo, in hi s address, link< •tl
Abraham Lincoln and Karl l\larx )tJ
ge lh er as the two great est men lli og
raphy has to offer. "i\larx had a )lro
fo und love for Lin coln," he said, "fol'
lo him, Lincoln was a great proph et:)'
1of th e time wh en th e common peo ple
should rule th e world . L in coln lo\' e
i\larx, too. And well h e mi ght, fo r n
th e most cri t ica l periorl in our 1.'- ·
t ional hi story, when th e Briti sh go ,·
ernm ent wa s inclin ed to take lh e s ide
of th e Confederacy, ·l \Iarx was th e
· moying s pirit which cu user] th is- re;;olntion to be adopted by lh onsands of
working peo ple in England ancl ~e 111
over to chee r and encoura ge th e
grnat pre sident: ·•mngland is for I.in •
coin , for . the No rth , for th e· l inio11 '
ca use and for Abolition!"
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,Yhat a Chul'Ch can do tn th e
p-racu~at · serv~-:!e to •,',u,m~nlt~ 1,';
shown In th e story of Fo1d I·(,111
tf)ll durlni; th o pas t seaaOJJ, '1 hi s
le ft to the Ba pti s t neopl c t o )Jc U S!!
m Bosto~ durmg the past se~son .. This Hall was left to \
the Baptist people to be used m domg good and through ,
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THIRD SEASON-/909 -10
CLOSING NIGHT, MARCH 13.
The :i°ddress is by Jo11N SPAR GO and his topic is "Th e Life aud
In connection
with this meeting the following b ooks
have been suggested :
J
,Vod, of l\'arl Jlfar.r."
"Life o f Karl Marx."-John Spargo .
11 Substance of Socialism."-John Spargo,
"Socialism- A Summary a nd Interpretation of Socialist Principles."
- J o hn Spargo.
"A Critical E xa mination of Socialism,"
-W. H. :tvfallock.
"Christian Socialism, \\That and-\\Thy."
-P, W. Sprague.
"Christianity and The Social Crisis."
- vValter Rauschenbusch.
"New \Vorlds for Old."-H. (i, \,Velis .
"Equality."-Edward Ilcllamy.
"Forgings of The New."-Franklin H. \\Tentworlh.
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( S tudi es in Socialism.)
"Socialism In Theo ry and Practice."- lvforri s Hillquit.
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THIS EVENING'S PROGRAM:
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:tvirs. Russell B. Kingman, pianist
.tvlr. Carmen A. Fabriz io, violinist
J\fr. R. B. Kingman, 'cellist and
1\faster Clyde R. Close, boy soprano
Accompnnied by Mr. George M. Taylor
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''The Holy City"
Adams
Master Close
2.
Tmo for piano, violin, and violo ncello
Trio in D Mino r, Opus 49
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One movement (l\folto allegro agitato)
Mrs. Kingman, lVIr . Fabrizio and Mr. Kingman
HY~IN "Battle Hymn of the Republi c"
PRAYER
"What These Meetings Have :tvieant to Jvie."
A fiv e-minute testimony.-Miss H. V Hathaway
ADDRESS-Mr. Spargo
IIYMN "Am'!! rica"
q_u ESTIO NS FH0M Tim Fr.ooR,
Singing of Auld Lang Syne
WATCHMAN
MEETINGS,
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of the People's Instlrl by t'uncls left by the ,
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service alone, our informant , . t1inks, was
ample compensation for all the expense
and pains undertaken by the aggressive
Baptist Social Union under the leadership
of Mr. Coleman.
co uld be discussed b~
of faiths, and where
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Jr! with exhortrution,
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Lo ! the sun . and lo! thereunder,
H.iseth ln\.·e and hope and wonder,
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In what conn try are they ciwellin!? 'twixt the ~ates of heaven and hell!
Art: tht'y mine or thine for money? \Vill tney serve a master well?
Std! the rumor's marching on!
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He is tramp - ling out the vin · tage, where the grapes of "·rath are stored;
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He is • sift - ing out the hearts cf men be. fore H ;._ j udg-ment-seat;
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And the hos t comes marching no.
Glory, Glory Ha lldnjah !
Forth thev c:une from grief and torme:nt: on they wc::nd toward health
and mirth:
-·\.JJ..the wide wol"Jd is their dwelling, every corner of the earth.
Huy t hem, sell them, for thy ~ervice: Try the bargain what 'tis
worth.
For the da.ys are marching on!
These are they who build thy houses, we-ave thy raiment, win thy
wheat:
Smooth the rug-ged. fill the barren. turn the bitter into sweet;
.A ll for thee this dav and ever. \Vhat reward for them is mtet?
Till thi host comes marching on! -CnOKUS .
ivfany a hundred years passed O\.er have they labored de:1.r and blind:
~e:ver tidin gs reached thc.-ir sorrow. never hope their toil m ight rind.
)r;iow at last tht:v',·e heard and hear it, and the cry comes down the
,vind.
1\nd their feet are marchin~ on.
On we march then. we, the workers, and the rumor that ye hear
ls the blendi:d sound of triumph and deliverance drawing ne:1 r ;
For the hope of every cre:iturt: is the bann er t ~ t we: be:1.r.
Anq the world is marching on.-ClIORUS.
- William JJlorris!
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sv lrlt of dis c u s sion
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nut Sumlny
:lal sig 11iflcanc e. The y
one i11 .Doslo1l
l'iti e s, · openini;· 'v isions
as lo he excI J
the sordid ani:I the
and eycry mj
ning· dominant nolns .
ren Ron , l;ecn n
lu e or . th ese c arefully
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MY COUNTRY.
l.:111tl of th e Pilg-riln s' pri1l c, From cv'r_r
I .cl f1T c1lom ring- .
Our fathers ' Cntl 1 lo th ee , .Author 0£ liberty,
To th ee we s i11 g-; Lon g- 111ay our la11tl be bri g·lf,
,vith fn. ·1. .·tln111' s hol~· Ji g- ht, Protect II S hy Thy 111ig-ht ,
(;n•al God, our Kin g-!
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The analy sis of the music is by Mr. Rvssell B. Kingman .
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Mrs. Vincent 1L Coryell is the lea<le1 ''.)f the dnging.
HOW SUPPOR.TED: These meetings are made possible through
the funds left to the Boston Baptist Social Union (in whose hall \\'C
meet) by the late Daniel Sharp Ford, who owned The 1011/h'.1
Companion.
The management of the meetings is in the hands of a
committee from the Social Union.
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GEORGE
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Chairman and Director of Meetings
Office Hours at Room 3 1 Ford Building, State House Hill, 3.30-4 .30 daily, e xcept Saturdays .
Telephone, Haymarket 2340.
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE
William N. Hartshorn
James A. Floyd
Leander K . Marston
Ernest S. Butler
Benjamin N. Upham
COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS
Rev. Edward Cummings
Robert A . Woods ,
Miss Ellen Paine Huiing
H. A. Wilder
Franklin H. Wentworth
Miss Mary Boyle O'Reilly
Rev. Charles L. Noyes
Henry Abrahams
Rev. Dillon Bronson
John T. Prince
Edwin D. Mead
Rev. Edward H. Chandler
Meyer Bloomfield
Russell B . Kingman
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Secretary for the Meetings, Miss MARY C. CRAWFORD
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:.\lay
n o f th e, Vls_!~ n ~ ~ver ·
s iclc
Ll'I mu s ic s well th e hrl'l' ~c, , \~ul ri;, g rn1111 all the tree s
S w t·cl rn•edo111 1 S s ong- ; Let mortal ton g- ucs a w al<c,
I.cl ;ill thnt hrcath e partalc e , Let rock s th e ir silen ce hrcnk 1
The s nmul prolo11 g·.
bu1
:t ptl s t Social U1i101~ In ,
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di s pos ition of a largo \
cm by tho late Dani e l
Youth' s Companloh.
•m e ' thre e humlred In
!I I y deservo crc di t for
ttl on whi c h th C\Y h a ve
~- thi s n e w type o i
Ing, whero rhen and,
n nd no faith to whic h
m e, join loge thet· In
,e r or · u ~ all," sing
·n therhood, and i ls te n
• ply fe lt m essage of
o ur tl1n c 1 wh ose so ul
l nl 1narc h. 'l~h e D a p use they have . ma.do
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:\I~· 11:1tivc country, thee , Lantl of the nohl c fret·,
Thy nam e l lo,·c ; I lo ve lhy rn l' k s arnl rill s,
Thy woncl s :111tl tc mpkcl hill s } ~ly heart with raplnre thrills
Lik e that aho\' e .
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THE MEETINGS ARE ENTIRELY FREE
NO TICKETS REQUIRED
FORD HALL, cor. Bowdoin Street and Ashburton Place
Doors open at 7 o'clock
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the lectures at Ford hall, a~d ' ma11y
other examples of lhls class of entertainm e nt still show that popular supn n ,•f
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My Co11nlr~· 1 'li s of tln:c , S \\' ccl land or liberty.
or lln·c l s in g; La1Hl w he re 111y fath e rs tli cd,
Christ n dopt ~
Dr. Allen Jl9
inRtcn<l of ttni
me 11 , In hori1;J
iloing and ig~
life, on cnrth1
with the snm'
the fnct tlmt ;
often at the
sought to sa
R ev.
on "Dridgl'R,
· r e markable that those
n. lnrgc auclie1
in g s h ave bee n Ro sue~
gn tiona I l'llll~
.~s . Slr'1glc ta x has, had
"The probe otj
·, t Ford ll a lt a s So c l:tlr<'al source .
d
a cle nnlonla m h a s b 0en
lies i;, our
r :ite d than tho n e ed of
" 'c hani bj
I 11nls, a hig her · feelin g
Dr. llcrle, si\.i
rl ecp c r desire lo do it
ne~s lllllll is
Ir of th e speake rs, this
hribe taking.
cr g ymcn , · thoug h the
infl11cn ce of
vc r g oes t(1 c hurch Is
:ure, In p oint of 1111111- 1 yo11ng m en o
i:;s.
Yet professional
gin11i11g to
a ttitnde" of
A goodly r e rce!lla gp
John Spa rg
o plnio,rn In coll e gu
socinll
lure 11iatfonns and
Life 111i,J Wo;
,e r s go lo Ford . Hn II
lt e r~ arl'I I h e bes t ll10
Inst of the 1i
'.It o o pportunity to a s k
eYcning bcfoii
valu ed by those in
the hall 50 nj
1<lln g .
for thn lcctm1
,., s t r e markablo thing
The ne w stj
that thou g h projected
str cet Un ptis t
, 'th e y u re lll\scctarl a n
\nl s dee! icat.cc
Homan cithollc,_ and
The I: c v. E. '.
I a nt opinion Is r e pre- · n.ml rend the l
lle e of c itizens ,;•hlch.
toricn.l ndclrea,
Re,·. A. 'J
du c.t o f tile m eetin g s .
~L anu.lysi s, have co11sermon by tli
1g are B a plts ts , Til C Jnof the w,:rre11
g a therings
e v e r ~ night many
'
l11rn e d aw ay for l a ck
r e adin g -lists of ton '
e n print e d, one w e ek
r, s ubj e ct which the
' cllscu ss . 'i'hese hav e
zc, cl. w I th the , res ult :
knowl e d g e has been
1d Ie n c o to tl ..e' topic
were turned
""'":_~!'c.£~".:!~"· ..
FH F l
I
,•e nln g·
m
closing Fonl llnll
_ eason, ~•~I.'! IMl, 8~
s
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1
where vltnl current problems could he dl scussod bf
ethical Ien1lers of a variety of fnitl,ts, nnd wb or
persons, mn.ny of whom have de1.1ertcd cburcb or1
"