New-York tribune., 1878-05-25
BAPTISTS IN COUNCIL.
THE ANNIVERSARIES AT CLEVELAND.


The Baptist anniversaries, the only meet
ngs which bring together representatives from al the
state associations the Northern distinguished from
the Southern States will be held this year in Cleveland,
Ohio, from May II to May 81. An extensive pro
gramme has been prepared On Monday evening, the
9th Sunday-schOOl Institute will be held under the
direction OF Messrs. Randolph, Rhoads, and Petz. On
Tuesday the American Baptist Publication Society Will
hold its annual meeting Wednesday VIII be given 10 the
American Baptist Home Missionary Society, and Thurs
day TO the Baptist Missionary Union. The last named
association bas for its object the advancement Of Chris
tian missions fOre lands. The Baptists are In gov
ernment Congregational the associations within each
state are united in State associations but the union Is
purely voluntary. There are for the whole country
1O4s associations 90 9O8 churches 1896 ministers
and Q O24 22i communicates Georgia contains more
Bapsts than any other State in the Union, the number
being 2O5 3OG. New-YOrk has 112.O50 communicates;
Pennsy lvania G3 800; Eew-Jersey, 317sG; and Ohio
47G45 In provision for education the denomination is
strong; the Yearbook for 1873 reports 10 theological
schools, 81 colleges, and &c academies
The Publishing Society has its headquarters in Phla
dephia where fine building was erected for Its Use
few years ago Its business IS large the receipts for
the year ending March !, 1871 were S3l4G70 there is
connected with the house benevolent department TO
which contributions 10 the amount Of Sj5,l35 were
made in the year IS76'77 There on the publica-
ton catalogue Lib volumes. The benevolent depart
ment Of the society organized for home mission work
colporeurs are employed vino sell and give books visit
families and organize sundayschoOls and churches The
Rev BENJAMIN Griffith has been corresponding secretary
ana manager OF the publishing house Iol twehtyone
wears In foreign missions the Baptists have
been among the foremost OF the rIoiestaht ue-
nominations Of the United States Their lnlssl9hh
In Hurnah have become noted throughout the wOfId;
missions are also maintained in China and Japan Al,
rica and at various points III Europe Inc gross huh
paid into the treasury Of the Missionary uloh Iol tne
year closing May 1877, was S233z1 Inc Her aGnraI
meeting Of the UuiOn Is usually attended ny seveial
hundred members Ii has been IN existence snce ST.
The Baptist Home Mission Society dates from is3z'
IL employs 233 missionaries a an annual cost OF Sl3o
GIL The receipts for the last year reported were Sls9
s24. Thls society has church edince department,
which is doing good service IN the promotion
outsiaDdtng amount To 1884, ,32S; at the last re-
bort the interest due on the loags s23,O37 The
total OF the property and money or the department Is
S274140 As many as 2Os churches are now lts pene
fieiaries For the year ending May, 1877 twenty-five
churches In twelve States and Territories received ad
The American and Foreign Bible Society Is also BaI-
reported were S1093s. This society has. during It's
existence aided In the printing OF about forty dHefent
ransatiOns OF the Scriptures and has circulated nearly
100000 copies Of the Scriptures or parts OF the SCRIP
lures at home and abroad with wise forecast OF to
future the Baptiss have laid the foundations OF ms
orieal library which is placed IN Philadelphia one OF
s valuable features is collection OF the histories oi M
| the religious denominations IN the United states m
In comparing the statistics Of American Baptsts win
those OF the Baptss OF Great Britain we obtain the
ioloHing results: The British Baptist COMMITMENTS
and the sundayschool scholars 100000. The British
Baptist building fund has capital OF about Sl5OO0O
ing from $500 800 The loans are without Interests
ANNUAL i4siaments. AT the meeting Of tie English
Baptst Union, on APrl %, the president, the Rev.
Hugh StOwell Brown, advocated a more thorough pre-
paration OF ministers for their Comparing Bap
tst statistics 10 the United States ith Baptist statistics
In the of the world seen at once that the bulk
OF the denomination is to be found country. In
Europe the number OF Bapsts is 3l2 s57 in Asia and
Africa not quite $4,000 in America including the West
Indies, 2,ll6,969