The Washington critic., 1888-05-03
cHURCHMEN COMING.
eOnyentiOn of Three Great Baptist
Societies.
THE WORK THAT WILL BE DONE
Between 1000 and 5000 Expected
90 he in Attendance.

Orc week from today the largest gath
eiing Of members of the Baptist dcnomi-
nation ever held in this oity will begin an
cight-days' meeting at the Calvary Bap-
list Church. The occasion will be the
anniversary meetings Of the three great
societies Of the Baptist Church, the Amer
lean Baptists' Home Missionary Society,
the American Baptsts Union, having
charge of foreign missions, and the Amer
lean Baptists' Publication Society The
societies will not be in session at the Same
hme, but as fast rs one adjourns another
will take ITS place, each holding a session
every day They are distinct, and yet are
held together by the similarity of the
work they have in charge, and the mem
bors of ono are entitled 10 a voice in the
proceedings of the others.
Work to be Done.
Reports of work done will be received
and the plan of work for the ensuing year
will be decided upon. Delegates will be
present from every State and Territory in
the Union, representing over 10000
churches and nearly as many ministers.
The number Of delegates who will be
present will be between 1000 and 5000,
inclnding the prominent pastors and law
men i'm the Church, besides a number OF
foreign missionaries.
The Three Organizations.
Each society has its own organization
The American Baptist Home Missions
Society has Samuel Colgate of Orange, ".
j., for its president; Hon. G. w. Kings.
ley, Cambridge, Mass, and Hon. George
a. Pillsbury, Minneapolis, Mimi, for
vice:presidcnts; J. q. Smelling, Con-
tf,ttsN
house, ID. d., New York, corresponding
secretary, and Rev. i. A. Crandall, d.
d., recording secretary.
The American Baptist, Missionary
Union has for its president Rev. Edward
Judson, ID. d., son of the eminent mis-
sionary to Burmah. The vice-presidents
are Hon. Charles l.. Colby and Rev. VIM.
Dean. D. D., at present a missionary in in
SIAM ii. s. Burrage of Portland, Me-,
is secretary; J. N. Murdoch of Boston,
Mass. corresponding secretary, and A. p.
Coleman, treasurer.
The American Baptist Publication So
ciety is organized with Samuel A. Grocer,
president; Thomas Armitage, ID. d., New
York, and II. ii. Tucker, d. D., Atlanta,
Ga; Edward Goodman, Chicago, and
Joshua Levering Baltimore, vice-prcsi-
dents; Rev. Beniami Griffith, ID. D.,
Philadelphia, secretary; j. ii. Fendall,
Philadelphia, recording secretary; Charles
A. Bows, Philadelphia treasurer.
These officers will officiate MT the
opening of the sessions and the first two
days will be occupied III hearing their re-
ports of the operations of their respective
societies for the past year. When this
has been done the present officers retire
and the societies proceed to reorganize for
7 the following year. Then new business
is taken up and work for the year is thor
Oughly planned.
The Home Missionary Society has
jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to
missionary work in this country.
The Missionary Union looks after all
matters connected with foreign missions,
the collections and expenditure of funds,
the employment and pay of missionaries
and the establishment and maintenance
of all missions in pagan countries.
The Publication Society has charge of
the publication Of periodicals and books
and their distribution, as well as the dis
tribution, gratuitously, of bibles and
tracts, both for home and foreign mission
aiy work.
Strength of the Church.
The Baptist Church has membership
of 100000 and 10000 churches; il has
40 periodicals, published independently
of the Publication Society; theological
institutions, q universities and colleges,
30 seminaries for the education of females
eAciuslVely, ana 10 oCaueInleS. BESIDES
these it has 10 institutions for the educa-
lion of the colored race and Indians.
The Local Committees.
The arrangements for tho coming
meeting are in charge of the following
subcommittee:
transportation S. Parks j. II. olcott,
II. II. Martin.
Hotels--W. W. Gibson, r.. @. Fox, L. IL.
SVEN.
Boarding houses G. Meador, X. W. Fen.
wick, II. II. Kendall, w. q. Weedon, !R. Il.
Earll.
. Newspapers A. NJ. clapp, d. $. Foster, o.
I n. Mason.
Postonico7,J. }. Darlington, II. N. Irving,
M n j. Luttrell.
"elegraph-W. s. Olive, j. +. Berry
ENcursions-S. W. Woodward, j h. Bailey,
y. A. Frank, W. Fletcher, W. r. Holtzman.
Public ComfortD A. Chambers, S. NJ.
DYeatman.
j Places for Evening Meetings.. W. Wood.
ward, A. Nj. Clapp, ID. s. Foster.
Pulpit Assignments--D. w. Faunce, G. @.
Meador, O. A. Stakely, o. NJ. Miller, s. NJ.
Shute.
4 The secretary of the whole committee,
DIR. D. s. Foster 10 Iowa Circle, is in
charge of the bureau of information, and
10 him all inuuiripS Shoul1 ha n1lrnSSad