National Republican., 1888-05-18
BAPTIST MISSION WORK.
AN EXCELLENT SHOWING FOR
THE PAST YEARS LNBOIts.
Assistance Needed to Meet Future
Demands-Th Efforts Among Col
ored People to Redeem Them From
Their Condition of Neutrality.


country had focused at the national capi-
al. From the north and east and west they
,treamcd into the city In the latter days of
last week and earlier ones Of this, and yes
Icrday and the day before witnessed heavy
addition to their ranks consequent upon the
adjournment Of the southern convention At
Richmond. \ noticeable feature Of the at
tendance is the colorcd element, all fine
looking, intelligent fellows, us brimrul ol
quiet eamcstncss as their favored streams
in freshct times. Two Indians from Indian
Territory are also in attendance.
If the destiny of this country Is to he
solved by education, then the history of
the United States will be welded 50 closely
with that of these disciples of st. John ms to
make 1t difficult to discern where the one
leaves of and the other begins, for they
have laid plans to enlarge upon an already
broad scope Of educational facilities.
At . O'Clock the Education Society re
sumCd its session, with Hon, l.. B. Ely, of
Missouri, in the chair. The constitution, as
outlined in yesterdays REPUBLICAN, was
adopted. 4 committee, with the presiding
officer as chairman, was appointed to nOmi-
nate officers for the ensuing year with in
structions to report at . o'clock. The cdu-
catiOnal convention then adjourned, and
the American Baptist Home Mission Society
convened in annual session. Mr.. J. B. Col
gate, of Jersey City, IN the chair. who, after
calling the meeting to ordcr was excused
In order to attend upon hearing before a
subcommittee of the House committee on
postoiliccs and postroads of representatives
Of the Society for the Suppression of Vice,
of which Mr.. Colgate Is president.
Rev. DIR. Henson, of Chicago, offered a
series Of resolutions protesting against the
repeal Of laws now preventing the traffic in
obscene pictures and literature, and pro-
posing the appointment Of a committee of
five, with the president MS chairman, to ap-
pear before the House subcommittee and
protest against the passage of the bill to re
peal the laws referred to.
Mr.. Anthony Comstock was called upon
and addressed the society in vigorous terms,
dcnouncing the proposed bill, which, lie
said IL passed, would undo much of the
work which had been done at so great cost
OF time and labor.
DR.. llenson's resolutions were adopted
and the following committee appointed,
with Mr.. Colgate ut its head, to wait upon
the committee and deliver the protest: Rev.
Dr. Henson. of Chicago; Judge Wayland,
of Connecticut; Lieut.. Gov. Toward, of
Connecticut, and j. b. Thresher, Of Ohio.
Mr.. Colgate then surrendered the chair to
Hon. Galusha Anderson, of Ohio.
DR.. MoorehOuse presented n communica-
tiop in reference to the Utah question, made
some remarks protesting against the admis-
sion of "a pertldous people" to the Union
until they were purged Of their perfidy, and
moved that the whole matter touching Nor
mon legislation he referred to a committee
to report this afternoon. The motion was
carried.
The committee on obituaries then re-
ported, and It was their unpleasant duty to
state that large number Of ministers and
members had departed this life. There were
40 life and annual members of the Amer-
can Baptist Home Mission Society among
the number.
The report of the committee on Mexico,
Rev. Dr.. J. ii. Griilths, of New York, chair
man, was read BY the recording secretary,
Mr.. j.. /. Crandall, of New jersey, DR., Grif-
fths not being able to attend The report
indicated much progress made IN the mis-
sion work in Mexico.
Rev. DR.. r. w. Goodspced, Of Illinois,
read the report of the committee on foreign
populations, giving q general account OF
work done by missionaries in the work of
evangelizaton. One hundred and fifty
eight missionaries have been engaged in this
work.
Rev. r. &. johnson, OF West Virginia
read a comparative statement Of the number
of Baptists and Methodists in the country
which was Il very gratifying exhibit OF
Baptist progress, and DR.. o. c. Pope, OF
New York, explained the educational maps
which hung in the church, showing the loca
tion, &c., of the religious institutes of learn
ing IN the country, after which the society
adjourned until 2:15.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was opened BY Rev. A. j. Barrett, Q
Rochester, \. y, in the absence of Dr. Col
gate, who was in attendance upon com
mittee meeting at the capitol.
Rev. Thomas Rogers, ID. d., of New York
submitted the report of the committee ol
western missions. lie said there was NJ
work of greater importance than the cstab
| lshment of educational missions in the ives
| as there lay five-sevcnths of their territory
| and within generation would be the bull
of the population, and there would be shape,
the policy Of the United States. There wa
| prevalent opinion that God takes care O
children, fools, and the United States, bu
| he warned his hearers that every man mus
do his duty and aid in the regeneration O
| the west, and through the west the country
| "That ghastly superstition" he said, 18th
Catholic Church, was making desperat
efforts to capture the west for the Roma
hierarchy, and II hehoovcd the BaptiHts t
he on their guard lii order to preserve tn
American idea"
Discussion upon the report was deferre
until evening" and on motion Of DIR. More
house, the report was adopted.
| Rev. :. III. Greene, of the local Calyar,
Baptist Church, made report of the wor
among the Indians This report was stats
tcal in character, and made very crafty
ing exhibit. As direct result Of missionar
labor the Indians have made marked az
vancement in material matters, The pa
sage Of the land in seyeralty bill had bee
the means of making citizens OF such II
dams as availcd themselves of its privilege
The passage of the compulsory eduCatiO
bill has also had a beneficial result.
Elder T. +. Richardvillc, u full-bloodt
Miami Indian, and chief of the tribe
the Mission reservation, Indian Terlitor
pleaded for money 10 aid his tribe In the
efforts toward civilization. lie said the l.
diaus We're crying out for the Gospel TO
preached 10 them.
lie was followed by another Indian,
chief Of the Ottawa tribe, who pleaded {
funds to aid in the evangeliIation OF the
dians.
Mr.. MOrehouse requested that 81 800
raised to aid the project and that the sur
donated or subscribed he sent to the office
of the society for transmission to the ]
dians, which was agreed to, and the rcpc
was adopted,
| Kew, Dir, Ii. B, COOK, II. d., ol DclaWal
gave q report of the work among the GO
Orcd people. lie said the future Of half
q heathendOm was involved in the neg
problem, for through them alone can
Dark Continent be regenerated, While
was generally conceded that the negro W
eventually return TO Africa to take pla
among the civilization of the world, yet
should be horne IN mind that at present tn
are here and are here as citizens. Such
,, ing the case steps should be taken to
deem from their condition Of neulr
ity on the question of Christianity the VI
! majority of the 100000 colorcd people
this country. The Christian religion wor
solve this and every other difficult profile
the country encounters, ana the CHRISTIANS
the country should do thousand fold
what they have done for the cOlorcd peop
who are stretching out their hands for he
. Surely the Baptsts would give rs much
their eternal welfare as rum and Romans