Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-04
TIE BQllfisfS.

The second day of the Baptist conyen-
ton opened yesterday morning at $3.50
o'clock, the Rev. Cheney presiding. After
devotional exercises, which lasted half an
hour, and the reading of lett0r from
Prof. G. G. Foster, of Ottawa, Mrs. Libbie
Griffin, of New York, read a paper on
"Woman's Work in Uniting Liberal Bap-
tists," in which she said that woman's
work consisted in doing all she can that is
right in her own way. For the
home, for society, for the church
and the world she has work to perform
but especially in the church woman must
work. In the churches there we're nearly
twice as many women as men and "who is
better fitted by nature she interrogated,
'sthan woman to teach the religion of kind
ness"
A long and interesting letter was next
read by Rev. Newcomer, OF Decatur, H.,
entitled should liberal Baptist Co.. ven
ton or conference be organized for gu
lar meeting and regular work" Il rec
commended sthe organization OF perma.
nert society or committee for regularwork,
the committee to consist of one represen-
tative appointed from each society, and
the committee also to draft constitution,
bylaws, and to arrange meetings.
The "Union of Liberal Baptists in sup
porting the Missionary Helper" was the
title of the next paper, read by Mrs. Brews-
ter, editor of the Missionary Helper, pub
lished in Providence, R. I. She said it
was the duty of Baptists to sustain that
paper as it had the best interests of the
missionary work at heart.
Mrs. L. R. Burlingame, of Providence,
R. l., next spoke and said she represented
the Woman's Free Baptist society that
commenced in small way but had gone
forward attending not only to heather
lands but to this country in both north and
south. Prof. Latcham, of Pennsylvania,
followed in paper on the Union of Liber-
al Baptists in prayer for the descent of the
"Holy Spirit and Rev. Smith read paper
on the Union of Liberal Baptists in ed
ucational work" To which he said:
1 consider this gathering prophetic of
future good. There are to my mind no
obstacles or hindrance to the work of edu-
cation. Young men and women have to
look to another source for theological ed
ucation than the state. The welfare of
the church demands this edu-
cation. All other things be-
ing equal, the denomination which
provides the best educational facilities
will be the most successful. There is
nothing to prevent union in the line of
doctrinal disagreement. This union is an
| important subject, for by it we could sup
port colleges when, as it is now, young
men and women by the scores are being
educated in colleges where different doc
trines are taught Turn now to some of
the important advantages to be derived
by union of effort under consideration;
there would be increased financial re-
sources; it would in time bring about a
bible union; it would lend assistance to all
other departments of our work. Our
churches, without exception, are in need of
increased ministerial work. There are q
large number of churches without pastors.
Where is the supply to come from? We
cannot educate them at present; we must
| form the union.
| AFTERNOON.
The afternoon session was opened by de-
votional exercises. after which Prof. Ira
M. Price, of Morgan Park, Illinois, who is
connected with the American Institute fol-
Hebrews gave very interesting
sketch of the work of the Hebrew college,
which was listened to with marked inter
est
Rev. J. L. Saidlu, pastor of the First
Congregational church of Memphis, pre-
scented communication, extending cor,
dial greeting to the convention.
Upon molten &C DR.. Ball, it was voted
that the convention make a fitting re
eponse.
Routine business was then taken up