Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-14
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION,
A Lively Breeze Prospect and How 1t
was Spoiled.

cises. after which the regular business order
was resumed, Rev. DIR. Cray in the chair.
About 120 duly accredited delegates are
present at the Convention, with many othel
members of the denomination from various
parts of the State.
The report of the Secretary of the Board Of
Home Missions was submitted and tenn
porarily laid upon the table to await report
from the Home Mission Board of New York.
Rev. Z. III. Bateman, Home Missionary
for the State, submitted his annual report,
and also an aggregated report of his labors
| tor the past five years, which were adopted.
During the past year he labored 80 weeks,
preached 319 sermons, ADDED to the churches
| SO persons, made ~ Sunday school and tenn
perance addresses, conducted 129 prayer and
other religious meetings, baptized " can
dldates, conducted 10 communion services,
made ass religious visits wrote Dol mission
airy letters, and travelled 1915 miles in dis
charge of his duties During the five years
ending April 80, 1880, he labored 226 weeks,
preached 1913 sermons, conducted ISL prayer
and religious meetings, received into churches
| l55 persons and baptized 1884 candidates,
made 1873 Sabbath-school and Temperance adj
dresses, organized Il Sunday schools, attend
ed dedications, organized churches, resus-
citated churches, otfciated at IS communion
| services, attended ordinations made 2562
religious visits, wrote 1881 missionary let
tiers, and Travelled "a, AGA miles.
Tie Treasurer of the State Convention, j.
R. Mason, submitted his report, which was
received.
The standing committees for the ensuing
year were announced by the Chair, the Chair
men of which are On State Work. G. A.
| d L. Sol ID
Morse, Brooklyn; Resolutions, A. l.. Cole,
Dixon; Chinese Missions, j. B. Hartwell,
San Francisco; Foreign Missions, S. A. Taft,
Santa Rosa; Women's Home Missions, |. S.
Kalloch, San Francisco Publications, c. f.
Forbes, San Francisco; Next Anniversary,
G. w. Hewes, San Francisco; Education, q.
S. Abbott, Oakland.
A deficit of about $3.50 on salary of State
Missionary was reported, and hquidated by
subscriptions of churches by delegates pres
ent
A proposition was received and read from
the American Home Missionary Society of
! New York, in relation to employment of
missionaries in the State, by which the
Society would pay 81 for such work for each
| dollar raised by the State churches for the
same object.
At IL o'clock Rev. Mr. Hartwell preached
from the words Behold the Lamb of God u
! At the conclusion of the discourse the
speaker was requested, by unanimous vote,
to furnish a copy of the same for publication
in the ErangeJ.
A recess was then taken till P. NJ.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at 2 P. NJ, and
the time was occupied until 3 P. NJ. by the
Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society of Cali
fornia.
Reports of committees were next received
and considered.
Under head of Committee on Resolutions,
the Chairman, Rev. A. L. Cole, stated that
upon some of the resolutions the committee
was not unanimous which was the case with
the first one which would come before the
| Convention, and as it was presented to the
committee by Rev. Mr.. Abbott, he would call
upon that brother to read it, and he hoped
! that whatever might be done or occur would
be all done thoughtfully and in fear of God
Mr.. Abbott then took the platform and the
entire Convention at once evidently partook
OF the spirit of a portentious approaching
breeze. After moment Mr. Abbott said
| submit in behalf of the brethren and in be-
half of four of the members upon the Com
mittee on Resolutions the following. He
then proceeded in a deliberate manner and
clear voice to read the resolutions, which were
as follows
WHEREAS, The eyes of the Baptist denomination,
not only If California, but also of the whole coun-
try believed to be upon in this Convention at
Sacramento to note what record, if any, make as
the Baptist Church of this State, with reference to
the pstors of the Metropolitan Temple Baptist
! Church, S. Kalloch and l. NJ kalloch--therefore
ResoLued, As denomination cannot be un.
| mindful of the recent events which have brought
| these pastors into such painful prominence OF
the utterances aud acts which have eliminated in
the taking of human life and which have so startled
| and shocked our communities, and brought so deep
! a stain upon the cause of Christianity. While we
| feel impeled to publicly express condemnation
Of these utterances ard ts-lest our silence
| should be misunderstood-we are yet mindful that
this body has ecclesiastical p0Wert try and con-
| denim acquit, the members of our chuI ches.
| BY the poty Of denomination ach minister and
member must answer to the judgment of the indi-
| vdual church OF which he is member, and each
church is charged with the primary responsibility
for the purity Of its membership and the excellence
of its standard. And to the honest meeting of this
responsibility it must to the denomination,
| to the community, and to God. We therefore give
notice, body Of Baptists in convention assem-
! bled, that preliminary steps are about to be taken
| for a hearing this case, between aggreved
churches and the Metropolitan Baptist Church; and
we trust such wise action may be taken will be
for the purity Of the denomination for the exalta-
ton of the standard of life which the Master has
| piven and for the future peace and prosperity of
ZION. We put on record now, that it ma, be empha
sized before the world, that we recognize but one
| supreme moral law by Whlch the most prominent
aud the least Of our brethren to be judged, and
that we hold forth religion which is pure and
peace ble which requires the split OF the Master to
be shown under all circumstances-in its defense OF
right and in its opposition to wrong-eavng the
suits In the hands of Him u no hath SAID: Yenge-
ance is mine; will repay.
After the reading upon the resolutions had
| proceeded far enough to give clear intima-
ton of their purport, and to bring the audi
ence to a death-like silence, Mr. Kalioch,
who was occupying a front seat in the Con-
vention, arose and said 6 rise to point
of order, and in doing so it is not for any
personal motive, but for the peace and t.
maintain the integrity of this Convention and
of Baptist history rise to this point of order,
that no charges having been made against me
as pastor of tue Metropolitan Church, every
Baptist man and woman must know and un-
derstand that these resolutions ana reflections
have no business in this Convention. Loud
applause, ending with Kisses. l stand here
| ready to meet any number of brethren in the
| proper form and manner of Baptist usage. y
The Moderator-Mr. Abbott will proceed
with the reading of the report, if that is the
wish of the Convention.
Rev. Mr.. Guirey moved that the reading
be proceeded with, and the motion was sec
onded by several voices, when Deacon Cooley
of the Metropolitan Church rose and moved
to lay the report of the committee ON the
table.
The motion was quickly seconded by
twenty or more members, many OF whom
were now upon their feet, and matters began
to assume decidedly lively appearance.
Rev. G. w. Hewes-I move that the
churches be called in alphabetical order upon
that motion, and that the votes be given by
ayes and noes. According to Cushing's Man
ual five members can call for the ayes and
noes.
This motion was seconded also by several
voices, but in the confusion which was now
uppermost it was not noticed by the Chair,
aud a vote upon the motion of Deacon
Cooley to lay the resolution upon the table
was taken by a rising vote, resulting with 4f
in the affirmative and sc in the negative, SC
the resolutions were laid upon the table.
The Convention at once then quietly re
sumed the business before it.
Soon after, Rev. Mr. Abbott, referring &c
the report of the State Missionary. which
was temporarily laid aside in the forenoon,
moved that it be again taken from the table
which motion, being misunderstood by Mr.
Kalloch's friends, who were not listening
closely and supposed an attempt was belnE
made to get the recent resolutions again be
fore the Convention, was promptly and mos
emphatically voted down. Upon explanation
however, by Mr.. Abbott that his motion re
ferreds to the State Missionary's report, {
smile came over the Convention, and he was
allowed to bring it up for consideration
which occupied the balance OF time until
O'Clock, when an adjournment was had till the
EVENING SESSION.