, 1881-12-13
RELIGIOUS.
fhe Baptists Appoint a Commit
tee to Look into MIR.
Sard's Claim.
EVANGELICAL Work Ia the Various
Charitable nINt Penal 1n.
BtitutGOny.
The Revival Spirit Among the Pres
Observation-Disclosures and
Prayer,
1sAt'rIS'rs.

TIM 1,aptlst ministers held tholr usual Monday
nornuu contorrnco III Pnrlor ~ OF the 0ranl
p,ctlc Hotel yesterday, tho nov. Or. I}urtoo
on,sl,ux. Tho isov. II. c. Stnbte Of Indianapolis
,t,rcssctl tho conference on tho stops t1ken in
tnJlannpoE4 tU rn!sc $l.tN0 townrtl tho ondow-
ncnt f,,t,,I Of tho Morgan Park Theological
Summary, and, III reply to n question fram n
nr,thor us 10 tho working 0f n resolution OF tho
na.tors' confnrpnco thtro cuidomntnE tho.
,tr,csl nn.usen,rnts, said TINT indianapolis WAS
giypn up to worldly nniusenlai,ts, T. fact which
mt thu pnstnrs ut uvery turn III tholr efforts to
Sui uary On luo subject, and conrcronco viii,
nas,,rs In utlur districts. .Aercs uf reEUli,.
n ere pns on rGsor re as as s ay SoGycon nj @ uf
mr. law IN tue al,hjeet tho vlolhuun Of which
snuIl entail discipline. IL hnL only been f1w
Tst sp tho;S S rksa rss, pa5 o
souug peOpJc, vh0, nftcr tho matter hnt been
iairiy explained to tlun!. fell ~ with II aiid con.
~ ,Iratnltio character, unttor tho auspices OF
ths military slIorc hn1 becn hefd this winter,
md tho greatest difficulty bud been oxporlcncod
in getting partI les to tnku Enrt III It. nnd many
bad rcfilsetI to hRro anything 10 do with such
I'll Tbo ltcv. sir. Edwards Of Wisconsin, savo m
.aro0raging accn,i,,t of tho work III Ills state,
refe5yln particularly to the hopurul condition
Il lho tefoul 1T lseavor Dam. and to tho efforts
Tho iIey. ir. Hoo'lspced, 0n behalf Of tho COM
mteo nppolutel ut tho last meeting to cnnshler
md report on tho nchns to ne adopted to tncrgNso
eon!cltuce. presented long report, reco,n-
nenllux. nln.ng othor things, piinGtuall.y u
st.enance Sna sagsesftns th1 closing Of tho
ers shonth bo admitted. Alter q discussion
lasting about rs long ns one Of tho Doctpr's sor-
oeiock ne@s ant opoi, tbotn again Tor short limo
athftcrn minutes past, 30 Ns TO admit tue Nor
Fsa Park !" illls." i. was further decided to
tlrnEux 10 tho acmt-monthiy systct1, a. rccon,-
laentled by tho committee. and tho 'CoInmittco
os Arrangements was instructed to furnish the
fho Rcs. A. X. Parker was appointed to rep.
resent Tho at - of 9x
purpose OF bringing about united action On re-
ligious work !n hospital AMI ponRl Institutions.
sesonl con tip 'nptst Church, wishes to withdrw % fron
the conference on nccouht OF his manifold
duties. which would prgysnt his regular Attend.
thouuh Dr. Lawrence signIi,cd hls Intention Of
placing written rcsiunndon In tho hands OF tho
secretary at tho next meeting.
Tho C0mInitice on ARRANGEMENTS reported the
RUgatn for next woek TO DO q paper on "Tho
ef current events BY tho How. Dr. VosblrR.
Orange sarl, who was present, handed the
t prcsen,c @ eaE az tno % last inseting. a'' 0"'n
Or. 1oOdspced moved tho appointment Of q
committee to Investigate tho nattcr and report
stlho next meeting, !le anil ho had bccn ut
terIy mlsrepresontcd In tho reports Of the last
meeting. ....-
thai be WIS about TO leave tho city, and would
lka to say something OIL tho subject.
Tho Chairman and several otlIors thought tho
Pss1e e1 Sa nof eGa % tboRr ef9ro R
lava fhat compelled tl1om to Investigate old
claims or tnntters rotating to tho donosuluauon
DR., ioodspcpd hoped the oo.nn,lttce syo,,ld f,e |