The New York herald., 1874-12-10
BApT1sS CONVENTION.

| nm. Raptfst socisa VAfol In Council-
address by Professsf Anderson, Of
Rochoster-Importanc or tho Laity I'm
Education and Church Work.
A meeting or Baptist representatives OF social
unions rom dinerent parts OF the country was
held last night In the Atnen@um, Brooklyn. Mr.
Casswen called the Convention 70 oroer, ana tho
Mr.. Francls wayland OF New Haven was elected
Chairman. Mr.. j. r. Wyckon, OF New York, was
elected Secretary DR.. n. b. Anderson OF hocnes-
\ tar 6nivefsty, then addressed the Convention On
1.-THE Laity OF the Baptist Denomination" ho
included women In the term "laity," ana
hs would NOT recognize any distinction De-
tween the ministry and tne laity-
Gil are kiAgs and priests unto Goa,
and have right to take part in ruling the BODY
OF Christ and to bless men by setting forth che
principles OF the Gospel OF Christ and OF religious
life. And both are designed to promote sne king
dom OF God among men, The way ought to Do
open from the laity to the clergy and back again.
some men Tnink they are called OF God TO the min
tstry, but nnd, after . time, that God has not
called any congregation to hear them. He would
not shut out from the ministry any man called Of
God who had not classical education Ths
Doctor gave sketch Of the rise o. what he called
.'the great apostaoy"tne separation Of the clergy
into distinct order from the lalty.
wss3ftN THE TWO ORDERS ARE JOINED.
BY God, and no man should sunder them. The dis
hood who shah be the media between God and tho
people and who shall sacrifice Christ over and
the world The Doctor continued to show also tho
rise and growth or mon nasticism in the Roman Ca
compietey IN control Ts same root ea ne
SAID, is seen In the rituaiism OF .he Protestant
that dSaren that I put Hs' is seal o
tion en- ritualism. The same thing is seen
saa@ .ns the ass
existed between the disseners and the Estao-
snsd On Church IN IAN. ana showed no It's sspss
tendency among Baptists here In tntercommunioa
with otner churches Out he looked to the laity to
THE GREAT ROMAN QUESTION,
which Is now attracting the attention Of the
laity. And II the Papal Church in France, spain.
Italy, SC, had laity In her councils this matter
true and loyal to n the civil governments, but they
have no voice in making the laws that bind them.
r. G me 60 % - IL 'ne
church erection, IN controlling the great work OF
Christian missions. which IN later years nave
have control OF sunday school matters: And how
great is The lack oi well trained well educated
teachers should have control OF immortal
mlndsl 1t {. Ill not DO to permit our children from
sunday to sunday to be under the care OF unln-
needed also In the conference and prayer meet
ings. The Doctor illustrated this proposition.
e. an q S
And there is just as binding obligations upon
them TO De educated as tnat tnou pastors SnOuiO
be. But he has yet to hear the first sermon from
his own or from other pastors enforcing upon the
laity the duty Of educating themselves and their
children In this he believed
BAPTISTS ARE BEHIND OTHER DENOMINATIONS
They don't realize the Importance OF educa-
ton ior the laymen and women OF the church.
They have 1ve theological seminaries between
Boston and Chicago which are sustained with en-
dowments, but the secular schools are eking out .
feeble existence. No person IN the Church thinks
OF providing scholarships or support for poor
young men who are trying to gain an education In
college, and some Of whom afterward enter the
ministry. Twenty thousand dollars have been
spent in one year In Harvard College to provide
education for young men,. And the same is true
IN Cambridge and In PrtnO4t0n. And the Same
is true IN England, where this fact very
largely determines now large the classes shall be
In Cambridge or oxford. He sometimes wondered
whether or not MS brethren believed IN the work
In which ne is engaged. He has waited for twenty
three years Tor the answer, but he did not expect
1t in his life time. He concluded BY urging tho
young men Of the denomination to help forward
the cause OF education, aud to give an answer to
mis- question in 1879 before that time II possible
Mr.. Dorman, President OF the Brooklyn Social
Union. welcomed the delegates. 1t was agreed to
meet at ten A. N. to-day, alter which the meeting
adjourned.