The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-22
CHICAGO.
Baptist Home Mission SOcieiy-A
stormy Debate.


CHICAGO, May 20.-The session OF
the Baptist Home Missionary Society
this afternoon was very stormy. ltwas
opened by DR.. Fulton, Of Boston, whose
remarks referred to the education OF
freedmen. DR.. Burroughs, Of Rich
mond, replied, strongly opposing the
efforts to educate negroes and denounc-
ing him as unsuccessful and wrongly
directed and conducted.
DR.. Lichener, OF Memphis, followed
in an excited speech. lie took the
ground that the action OF the Executive
committee in founding schools for the
freedmen would injure the negro, and
they having been so long in servitude
that they were not prepared Tor God Is
purpose, they were not developed sutfi-
ciently to sustain the pressure OF educa-
ton. Moral developments must come
before Intellectual. Education without
Christian principles is bad for all men.
Kisses throughout the house
DR.. Fosh, OF Brooklyn, rose to point
OF order. Every man, he thought, had
right to expires his opinions.
DR.. Lichener then resumed. lie had
no idea, he said, that his words would
cause such angry Kisses.
A female in the audience cried out;
"The wisdom OF man is foolishnees
without God"
DR.. Lichener said he had high re-
spect for the ladies, and as they seemed
take the field he would retire.
DR.. Pentrose, OF Brooklyn, asked if
Northern teachers were ostracised in
the South.
DR.. Burroughs said they were not.
He said his wife had paid them all at
tention.
DR.. Fulton then introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the proceedings this
afternoon prove that there is now more
need than ever before OF Bible Society
to push forward the work Of educating
and ChristianiziDg freedmen.
The reslution was then unanimously
adopted.
A report Of the Southern Department
was then submitted, showing that 2lS6
celored people were instructed in the
week day school and that $1,000 had
been received during the year for work.
The report was unanimously approved
and adopted.
At the close Of the afternoon session
sermon was delivered in which the
work Of church erection was discussed
and the need Of its settlement strongly
urged.
Presbyterian General Assembly.
The Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, resumed its session this morning.
Reports OF the several committees
were read.
Committee on Education shows that
the total number OF students aided in past
year is go, OF which number 242 were
not applicants for aid, an increase OF -
over last year. Total receipts OF Edu'
cational department during year ending
April Both, $S3,3l9; ofthis amount there
was expended $40, 1913; leaving in treas-
ury S36,2l2
Rev. DR.. Speir, DR.. Eckas, and Hen
ry Smith, made most eloquent addresses
on resolutions and were listened to with
profound attention.
The reports as a whole were adopted
Assembly then adjourned.
Baptist Publication Society.
The Baptist Publication Society met
this morning. Committees on arrange
ments. nominations, enrollme nts DC.
were appointed, and business Of past
year laid:: before the Society. Tota
number OF persons baptised 4, OBS anc
the churches organized 90; families
visited and prayed with by Baptist mis-
sion are I4,4lS and 1851 prayer meet
ing attended; charity to the amount o
$S62, l34, and there are $39, 70S childrer
in missionary Baptist Sunday schools
throughout county. Society after fur
ther business adjourned.