New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-27
TIE BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES.

sAJURDAY's SESSION OF THE PUBLICATION SOCIETY
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE MISSIONARY
UNION AND HOME MISSION sOCIETiRS.
The Baptist Book and Publication Society
held it's second session. at Washington on Saturday
After devotional exercises the Committee Enrolment
reported that delegates and visiting brethren had
handed in their names. paper containing personal
"reminiscences prepared by the Rev. DR.. Benedict OF
Rhode Island was read. after which resolutions were
passed ndorsng the action OF the Society IN making ap
plcation to the Legislature OF Pennsylvania to be al
lowed hold property, the income OF which shall be
son 600 and looking the extending or warmer sypa-
thy and efficient aid to the Baptsts IN Europe
The hour appointed for addresses having ar
read: The society's Relations to Dcnominatlonal
Life TnW: and P GTGSr "on the 9E Society ETY.
as an Exponent Of Baptist Principles, by the Key: Il.
Macarthur of NewYork and tine ,h wq R OF b2T'
Broadus ID. D., III. d., OF South Carolina. These adj
dresses occupied large part OF Tue m T ~'io
behalf of the Historical Society, formed about
i9Sear Of Dr. Broaduss address MI Van Meter the
Socetys missionary in Rome in answer to the question
Convenient place IN which do mis- work. he found nm
self always anticipated by the Jesults he nnay Sc
was everything he could desire lie continued: Mr..
s. Morley, NJ p, gave us 100 sterng, ana We ~; ro
suit has been that have Obtained more IMAM enough
funds meet the rent OF my palace anu an y soo t
in Rome, SO that not one cent nae Den p Uu
OF the treasury OF the Society iOr rent III i'oc SUN
after the close OF MI Van Meters auureSS tnc 0oCieJ
adjourned until Monday. VT. IT,
Saturday afternoon tho American Baptist Home
Missopay Society met for its forty anuNersdy
at o'clock and was called to order py us ftesluen
A. Grocer OF Pennsylvania, who made the open
ing address. The usual preliminary business w h
annual report read, and then the pupils OF the
Wvand Institution gave exhibition OF their success
m tho studies which they have been giving thelf
attention, and spoke number OF origlhai pieces anu
| sung some OF their peculiar hymns. ~ ,,
| eDuriug Sunday the puplts ol over !" cnurcnes
! were filed by Baptist ministers
MONDAYS SESSION.
Sunday evening the Missionary Union Society met,
and after remarks expanator of the work of the Union
| by the Rev. DR.. Gardner Brantey and the Rev. Mr.
Prost adjourned. On Monday the Home Missionary So
| ness elected officers for the ensuing year
On motion OF the Rev. Dr. Burroughs Of NewJersey a
resolution adopted recognizing the Baptist Hstorl
cal Society imporant part OF the Baptist organiza-
ton and deserving tine cooperation OF lbapuss and APP
proving and urging compliance with the request made by
the society that every clerk oil an association SEND the
minutes annually and that every Baptist author DestOw
copy OF each Of his printed works and manuscripts OF
value for pre- servatoD. After few remarks by MEM
hors on the work of the Society. Committee En-
roment reported follows: We lind representatives
of ~ states Territories. Canada aud Italy as fol-
lows Lie directors, oO Lie cnpeie, Low uci0sa'eo,
The society then visited the President at the white
House. At the AFTERNOON session addresses were dey
Grunell of Brooklyn Rev. DR.. Sears, and Others.
The Latter who is agent OF the Peabody fund ex-
pressed opinion that the passage OF the Cy Rights
| hi would destroy the free school system i'll the
| south, because the people would not endure
~ the hest workers in the cause of education
In the south would resign their positions III despair OF
successful browning Of their efforts however sirenn
with men OF all parties In the South AT the evening
session number Of short speeches We're made by dee
gates and after the adoption oil one OF Two reports anu
The usual devotional exercises, the Society adjourned