The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-11-26
a RAPTIST CONGRESS.
Pen Pictures Of Its More Prominent Men md
Review OF Its Work.


The occasion OF the recent Baptist Congress
saw tho First BaptIst Church Of Brooklvn wo,,
o,,o,, ,,,,i, Observation-Disclosures po,,,ia,, ,r' Mo''
not present as official representatives of mar
ticular churches. but thew were some y, tho
best people in the Baptist denomination. ". A
committee had beforehand ordained that tho
Rev. George Dana Boardman. D. D., should
preside. and that the Rev. Norman Fox should
DO Secretary. These gentlemen at once took
work rs soon as DIR. Boardman had spoken
o,n =, ,,,o 49,. "o' .' ". p, nv 'e 'no
hos Co., .no famous missionary noaruman anu
on Tn 'oo In . phiad0 lr
they au wan, HS ro mo az
the sessions WAS to take n ponoramic viow M
some OF tn, hcst md brs,aa, ,uo",'or 10 ~, ",
denomination. There was the venerable Dr. d..
Of the First Church I've Se"rs mas eeen pastor
us do most men of SO. So does DR.. Armtage,
who has for thirty-three years been pastor OF
.no a,ao an vemut o nu IN this city; Among
the elderly men is DR.. Mneoun Of Philadelphia.
He is a little eccentric but though past his
80 'o"'S anu ven nc gu" uNcc many OF
be- ' Sster pr ho me is ana to
I" n"pS. i,.ol 'n .,iis oon.l'lo,' anu
\ fa,l and stately as an Indian Is the scholarly
nownsa as aSorcr Hs Knows s ali tr H inn rs
Arshic and sanssrs ro%is S Dr. r"s Ja"s S'' y
CONGRESS ;n ny was held i a., Plain un,assuming
%S%,1srS Sn BrSSiGcr assser + not s5ss Of
tral Baptist Church of Brooklyn and made
ie w. "ha LYING thi m, OFT OF IL. c,,
tho keenest eye and the ciearest voice t Of any
brooklyn BAPTIST He has been called to
IowanI I of put re,asss to &c Pr
v ;ii;so,I , Wuik In tnat Guy as pastor Dr.
Of the Amy chnrah G n Il IS e fent any
Nus yes ri gooH aeai Oh work In MN. Dr. y.
h Msfy Mi s y sSrsenpGint stnd amo1s hs
shoulders higher Some Years ago he narrowly will,
escapen an assassin bullet.
pr bright editor OF the Eromin0'. Is 7oyears
Old; but lew people would know 1t. He is tall.
and erect as soldier. DIR. Macarthur rs not a
porty man but his Calvary Church represents
somest Protestant church ediice in THIS city.
Inc genial and substantia! DR.. birmingham
er in st. Louis. Now he Is achieving success
Of the Street Ghy wHrf ostr r a
ny with eyanseiism = snecessful speciality.
churches into one strong one. Bro,her lIump-
stOno and DR.. Henry NJ King are tho leading
Baptist pastors of Albany and Dr.J. ii. Grifith
Of the Fifth Street Church Troy though ~ lit
tie gray haired. is in the prime Of his activity
me ly NJ berv.r 'h hu Rp r. 49, Ls vas ,h
eloquent Jeifery. and now packs the spacious
auditorum of fremont Temple. Boston.
ver-tongaei, is whining ls%reis in phiiad lei
phia, where he succeeded DR.. Henson tho lat
dozens and dozens III eminent preachers and
OF liberal laymenewho by their, prInccy hcnef-
cance have built churches and endowed uni
made the Baptist Church the widespread and
Each assigned speaker had twenty-five min
to ieIloT f the sX,ft Of Ten minutes The
sparingly brought everybody to time First
came pr. Iemuel Moses paper on "SkcpIcal
Drifts in Modern Thought" 1t recognized ali
church. and advised meeting them in the bold
est manner instead Of refusing to recognize
discussion which iollowed this essay vas not 40"
speaker remarked that the church was in
debted b. skepticism for tho aid it had rem
Investigation.
T., The foreign , missionary work was discussed
methods. Drs. Merrill of Salem and Strong Of
Rochester presented tho papers on this sub
I IS In these papers and the discussion which
tho heather were an ignorant collection of
stupds. who could be- reached by the most in
competent and well -intentionel young men.
Their thinking ability WAS distinctly recO0-
nzBd rs we'll Ms their skill and sharpness In
answering what. the missionaries tell them.
The most radical change from old ways in re-
gard to missionary movements is the employ
stead of sending exclusively Eng speaking
missionaries FROM our own shores. Th" sue.
cess of the native preachers was abundantly
shown. and there was a general consent
throughout the assembly to the doctrine OF
preaching the Gosrc to the heather in Ian
guaSes which they can understand. The sub
jeet of raising missionary money was discussed
at considerable length.
The Children and their Relation to tho
Church " came up for its share OF treatment in
ESSAYS by Mcssrs. Sage Humpstone. and
Wame. Although the Baptists do not biptize
their children in infancy they make tho most
liberal provision. for their education Every
year the course OF this education is becominse
more practical and thorough. The discussion
took up several Of the weak points OF juvenile
1rainlng. and gave them well-merited raps.
thus, was artcuarly the case in regard to
SUNDAY school work. and the supply Of the
children with the wishy washy solutions OF
knowinug" called library books. Tho Careless
ness OF parents and pastors by reason of which
t,nc SUNDAY schools are flooded with stun no
eluer thfh the cheapest love stories was de.
hnmmihecu
ne questions OF labor and charity rpcoivaN