, 1875-04-07

REASONS FOE THE CENTENNIAL,
The evening suss!on Wa opened with singing and
prayer, DR.. Morgan presiding.
Tho ass order Of business wAa tho reading Of pa.
reF y tbs llsv Or. J. 4. sn.h GU aTbe Reasons fo.
ths c&nsaunals uo Ra!l that when Congress at
ihtfadelplia WAS discussing means to protect The
country from English tucroachments the j4ils Of
Massachusetts, contained Hsrtists who were inrtis-
outd for greater crime ttan thhir faith. lilo was
glad that that State bad caAel 10 toerass such ws
aud that the uaptlsts Ike all other denominations.
now euJoying religious liberty. II was appropriate
then, that coming through many trlas the Daptists
should celsbrsts tho Centennial. 1t tito pFessut
and futurs that was 10 10 dealt With rather than Tho
past Above all else needed by lhe denomination wa4
unity. which. b. thought would be promoted ty tho
Church working together IN tbs proposed ce!eh1ation
or offering, Ths Church needed teorcray-endossA
educational institution, aud hs could wa 10 grra,cr
teI1 for papt!st euergy sud better to n1n
forever flts entire Chnrl into one reorlo. Tho Gen.
tsnnIa! wAs grand opportunity, and ought moi u 10
American baptist Church history which would marx
era In education for the aautxtiou vi coming uges.
between now and tho Centennial the quesiop was 10
b. decided whether the churcl, mould fnter pI'o tho
next century III rroapcrity III d!a1cts aud ~ant.
THE HEY. pR. SoRrttHUP
follawrd in = short aadsxs liz said among the cla!Mx
ure tho Grutennia! work sLat Of tho Theological
Helartod, which ha had leen asEed to speak Of. liz
dxslt upoa The oSices of tue selanary ss neessltv
anu th> a4avahaSaa Il afforded 10 tbs Caurcls aud tho
world nut followed In setting firth Of tbs claims Ut
tboocgEsl scho0a. It Wa not mora Mustors that
wa4 wAnett hut better n!piarrs, w1o col. 0Aiy grow
.out Of improved Al well tatnel theological Achoos
liz believed that C,rtsalaaty en- The verge of
motion aud s1cit<ent Of ths public nn.f. To meet
ths struggle. beissr ministry was needed, sstLlr
than ulorU Of hetu uuesa tho denomination could
rindc4s lii right 10 szst Escsusa It hul sonao truth
that otlts Ludy held, then It ought to apologize
for having existed 30 I0nX9 Tho determination hsA
Right to eaist. bssauss It did holl trnths-sptrual
Aio saa tapt,sna-Arld w no Other denomination.
hsE,tsn, as,inx that Il the l!atist iea OH that oint
alone so1ts4 bs the lrottst4nt Church, II would
sdd inn,tasrshly to tho spirituality and religious
poxaT OF The world.
THE REV. DR. AosS
wAs ths next speaker. liz said he xaa without
speech thsIns, but would aleF few S3tt1ulurasy
Remarks. lis thought the Celtenuil opportunity
ought to te improved. or the denomination confess
TINT xAat had aresl hen dcae faiiuss Ths usll-
tntna. o. eashing ought to be thoroughly u4ulrpea,
OF hsptsts thouLi oHn themselves uu~oftAy dssesa.
snu Ut noh!u ancssto1s. Who, history taught. wess
friends OF culture. wa4 imiosAlbs for ths Church
10 staad upon ths tucIue1 plsnp It now osurltI It
would hasa 70 90 W ar down, Hn4 tIat Ut atstxt
day, Il 1t continutd to let J.ys tic
opportunities 70 x4tlec EoHyE sud lIte. Tbs
obligation owed to society by D4Itxt4 Waa tu do all
they couM towards ttesattlg The lHtlte n.!ud, and
could oa sas1att mkt by improving ihs opportunity
oaefea 10 blld 1p AAd endpw tActF institutions u
learning.
Thu Chairman, Dr.. Morgan, then stsppe,l forward
anu congratulated the Council utDu the work lonv
Eur Tbs Af>s N1u tie ektcsI1n4I institutions Ut
decentralization lad uuIted, Which he lslIuYe 10 10 ah
onsn Of tho blessing In sors for tbs CLuschu ooaulpg
yeazH.
TAs Council adjourned gilh lis Da1alagy.