The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-23
THE BAPTISTS.
The Annual Meetings at Chicago.
SESSION OF AMERICAN HOME MISSION
SOCIETY.

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CHICAGO, May22.
Tho American Baptist Home Mission
Society devoted the first morning hour to
devotional exercises, Rev. DIR. Carey OF.
lered the following resolutions, which
were adopted by large majority, alGr
considerable discussion;
With reference to the lost, that wide
field tor work, tho American, Baptist
Home Mission Society demands hearty
and united cooperation from the Bap.
fists in every part Of our country, in order
TO be most efficient in the work assigned
US.
Our divisions and prejudices, engen-
dered by u variety of causes, should no
longer be allowed to divide our councils,
nor cripple our energies; that we regret
our Southern brethren are not with US
participating in our celebrations with
Christian love, and request them to unite
with us in allaying any prejudice that
may exist, North or South; that we deem
1t productive only of evil longer to
agitates In our religious anniversaries
North or South, subjects which have
long divided us, while the great cause of
our division has ceased to exist, The
last resolution grew out Of acrimonious
debate on slavery in yesterdays afternoon
session. Rev. Haskell, Of Ann Arber OIL.
lerred tho following resolutions which
were adopted, saiter stirring addresses
by the mover, that in establishing and
maintaining institutions and schools for
freed people: the American :, Baptists
Home Mission Society makes no reOog.
nization of policy, educating them sepbr.
ately from other races, The society only
recognizes tue present distractions In the
way of common employment Some edu'
Cational facilities declaring the fact That
our separate schools arc temporary and
provisional and affirming expectations
that fundamental principles Of our Telig.
ion and government will ere long triumph
over the present distractions and bring
teachers and pupils to discriminate in the
enjoyment Of the free schools and semi
naries. The report on the church editice
fund was considered. Rev. Powell, Sr.,
and DR.. Evarts made stirring addresses
ind the following plan was submitted:
Whereas, the Board OF the Baptist Gen.
eral Association Of Illinois, and the Board
Of the American Baptist Home Mission
Society have adopted the following plan
for raising a church editiCO fund Of one
hundred thousand dollars for Illinois, viz;
lst No subscription shall be for less
sum than one hundred dollars.
I'd. All subscriptions, or such parts
thereof as may NOT have been paid at the
time Of subscribing, shall be put into notes
bearing interest payable annually at the
rate OF 7 per cent, and shall be made pay.
able in any number OF equal annual pay.
ments, not TO exceed five, unless otherwise
specified at the time Of subscribing the
first of which shall be due not more than
one year from date. ... ...
Sd. All money raised on this plan Shall
be paid into the church editiCe fund oi the
American Baptist Home Mission Society,
to be loaned on the recommendation Of the
Board Of the Baptist General Association
of Illinois, to the Baptist Churches in II.
linois, and salary required by said Board
on the same terms on which the money Is
loaned from said church ediflce fund, and
when not 80 required II may be used else.
where under the direction OF the Board
of the American Home Mission Society.
4th. All interest arising from this fund
prior TO January 1st, 1889, after paying
the expenses connected with the manage
ment Of said fund.- may be used TO sustain
the general missionary work In Illinois II
Judged necessary by the Board Of the
Baptist General Association Of Illinois
otherwise II shall be added annually tC
this church edifce fund. t-.-. IA
9th. The American Baptist Home Mis-.
sion Society agrees to appropriate, In ad'
dition 10 the ordinary collections during
the year, from April 1st, 1871, TO April 1st
1879, as much money to our general mis-
sionary work in Illinois as may be rieces'
sary TO meet any deficit in our general
contributions; such appropriations, how.
ever, shall be private and shall not exceed
the sum of 5000.
9th. There shall be appointed by the
Board Of the Baptist General Associa-
ton Of Illinois, at It's first meeting, O
committee of five, including the superln'
tendent Of missions, which committee
shall be especially charged with the duty
OF investigating all applications for loans
and recommending to this board the
amount to be loaned on each application
appropriated, and also the time for which
said loan shall be granted, which shall In
nOwise exceed the time fixed by the
American Baptist Home Mission Society
We, therefore, the subscribers, in con
sideration Of the premises, do herby agree
to and with the American Baptist Home
Mission SOCity, and with each other, tC
pay the treasurer Of said society for the
time being, to be appropriated TO the OBJ
jeCt OF said church ediflce fund aS above
agreed and specified in the sums set op'
posite our names respectively, the same Ia
be paid in five equal installments, unless
otherwise specified by us in writing at the
, time Of our several subscriptions, In which
case we agree to pay the same as thert
. specified together with interest payable
annually at the rate Of seven per cent, or
such parts Of our several subscriptions a:
remain unpaid.
The plan was read by Rev. Mr.. Hobcrt
who made speech in It's support, ant
, started the subscription with pledge o.
! $3O0 This speech and donation wert
! followed by others until the amount sub
! scrlbed reached 81 ,0O0
, AMERICAN BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The annual meeting of the American
Baptist Historical Association was held
in lower Farwell Hall this forenoon
About twenty members were present
Resolutions were passed requesting lht
; publication by the Society Of the paper
OF the Rev. DIR. Bailey, on the progress o
the Baptist denomination, and W. W
Evarts, Jr., on Anabaptists. A resolution
recommending the Society TO procure
iire.prOof building for the saie.keeping o
Its collections and records, was passed. 4
discussion occurred on the progress ant
future prospects ol the Society, aite
| which Il adjourned sine die.