The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-04
THE BAPTIST MINISTER'S MEETING.
Talking Upon the Chinese Bin and Calling
for a MnrrInre Iicrnar Inv.

The Baptist Minister'S Conference perma-
ncntly excluded Brother j. D. Fulton from the
fold week ago yesterday, the brethren held
n religious and devotional meeting in which
tho Rev Drs. Waylnnd Hoyt. Road. Samson.
Eddy. IIalsey Knapp. Miller. and Messrs. Low
son. Adams. HUMPHREYS. and Simondson took
part. Brother Wayland Hoyt previous to the
beginning ot the devotional exercises said that
he WIS convinced that 1t is unwse to risk the
conduct Of the Conference week after week to
the Moderator whom any chance might put
into the chair. Tho clerk Brother Potter. on
every Monday morning. simply ran his finger
down the list OF brethren and then announced
tho Moderator for the day. Tho more Brother
Hoyt thought about this way OF getting Mode
rntor the more ho was convinced that 1t was
wrong way. A permanent Chairman was noces-
sary. He would not reflect on tho conduct Of
tho Chairmen for the past few weeks. he said.
because they had done better in managing the
brethren than he himself could hnvc done. Yet
no could not help feeling that the Conference
would hive been better on II n brother had
been ut the head Of the Conference who would
have boon forced to study tho rules OF Phrlia-
mentnry tactics thoroughly. Therefore. no
would move that Brother Rhodes be made
Chairman fer thrrc months.
Clcrk Potter objected that tho constitution
provided that n Moderator shall be- chosen on
every Monday morning. and TINT the constitu-
of specific alteration is given to tho Confer
ence.
Brother J. .. Adams said that the whole sub
ic"t had hccn talked over before, and that IL was
80 distastcful 10 the brethren that the question
OF changing the existing system Of appointing
a Moderator had been tabled for eighteen
months. Therefore the Conference couldn't
meddlc with IT,
Brother Hcyt stood his ground. however. and
gave notice that he would renew tho motion in
two weeks.
Among tho visiting hrH'hrcn who addressed
tho Conference. after business and devotional
exercises were flrst n native Greek Annsiasios
n missionary among the Ahanians: and sec
ondly. the Rev. N. ". Read NJ San Francisco.
The latter was applauded when he said that he
was anxious 70 got an opportunity To- protest In
solutions of tho Chinese. II Is not true.
he said, that the Christians thcre are pcrsr-
cutting the Cplestials. All evangelical drnomi-
nations hava Sunday schools Of and for tho
Chinese. and he himself had abored in them.
He was before the Congressional Committee
that sat IN the Palace Hotel. San Fran 'isco. and
testified that II was not true that Chinese profess
religious experience to get high wages or that
no Chinese women are really converted. In
smyrna. small mining town, he knew Chit
nese woman to have been highly respected
member Of Methodist church for almost ten
years.
law p asked n brother
Mr.. Read replied TINT since Mr.. Hayes's veto
was published they have thought that that docu-
mont put the mn;ter in the correct light. A
preshyterian. a Congregationalist, one or two
Roman Catholic churches and u Baptist church
had heen in favor Of the bill. but had he be-
lieved. changed front since tho veto.
The brethren expressed their gratih rntiOn
that law is now before our State Legislature
providing that all persons about to marry shall
first procure from legal sources n marriage
license A petition was signed by the brethren
to have II passed