Rev. S. M. Crothers preached last night in Appleton Chapel on three types of religion. He said one type of man that is found in every kind of religion is the priest. He stands as a man who has consecrated himself to the work of bringing men to God and of enlightening the ignorant. He also stands for conservatism in religion, the preserving of the old forms. He does not try to go forward and bring new light to the people, but only to preserve the good of the past and to give it to men. It is his special work to teach men who cannot be convinced by reason, but who can learn religion only by hearing its forms continually repeated. So his work is a large work and a very necessary one.

Next to the priest comes the prophet. A prophet does not mean a man who does nothing but look into the future, for most of the prophets were very prominent men in their own time. Each one of them was an enthusiast who brought some special message or who instituted some needed reform. The prophets stand for just the opposite of what the priests do. Their work is to progress and to lead the world out of its old faults. So they are not in sympathy with the priests and the priests cannot understand them.

The third type is a kind that the prophet cannot understand, namely, the philosopher. He draws himself out of the work and rush of life, putting aside all personal feelings, and looks for the truth very quietly. We are not passing from one of these types to the other. They are no at all alike but they can live and work side by side. All three types are needed, the priest to preserve the good of the past, the prophet to help us on, and the philosopher to help us find the truth. The perfect man will be the one combining these three types.

The choir sang "Rejoice ye Pure in Heart," by Messiter; "Awake, Put on Thy Strength," by Stainer; and "How Goodly are Thy Tents," by Ousely.