The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-07

bullt on false foundation.
II their views be true tie coming Of
the Lord aud His workers Is a delusion
Why IS It that when Christians were
sending money To the yellow fever suf
feTers In Florida The Christian scientists
were not there
CLOSING SESSION.
The last session Of the National Baptist
Congress met at o'clock instead OF 2
Yesterday ~ designated in the pro
gramme. The subject selected for discus.
sion was the
PURITY OF THE CHURCH,
which was discussed under two general
divisions The first Items Of Admission"
was argued by Rev l. 4 Hiscock, d. d.
+ Mt. Vernon, y J. lie insisted that
uniformity could Lot be expected, but
that cOustancy must be ieQuiI,d. q msu
, should join the church, in whose
/ doctrines he has ibe most faith whether
/ it be Presbyterian, Episcopal, Methodist
or Baptist IL "a otcn that persons are
taken into the church and DO not become
useful members and they themsel res DO
not know whether they are
Chr. tans or not They become dis
satisdeG because the church
seems TO consider hat it, duty
/ is finished, when 10 has only commenced
/ lie said that persons who were convert
eel when children often made the most
/ active and useful Christians Ii Is hard
70 draw line of distinction az to what
aye they should he admitted but Of this
the pastor and Sabbath school teachers
are the best judges.
NrRTURE And DfsCIPLINE.
T Under this head bf EUis ot Baltimore
read an essay.
lie commenced hy saying that human
skill must often object 10 materials i'm the
erection Of buildings because it is unable
TO use them but our Heavenly Father
does not object 20 any lie requires
more than materials, however they must
be put together and framed for Occu-
pancy and Tor work, and must be erected
on a firm foundation As we have many
members so there must be mauY mate.
rias in the house of God That church
which is The busiest church is generally
the purest church, and accomplishcs the
most good for Christianity, for the
church that is busy has little time for
discomfort
As much chopping snd fitting Of the
limbers was required for the erection OIL
SoiomOns temple, so we must be fitted
for the Church OF God.
The tendencies of social organizations
and institutions apart from the church
ale so rapid IN growth and include such
a vast amount of the population as 10
cause the earnest workers IN the cause OF
Christianity to feel anxiety unless they
might thereby be detained from deyOting
their attention 10 what is spiritual
A gain 10 IS not well for church 10
have more workers than il can supply
with work Ii is easy TO have so much
church machinery that we cannot man
age 1t. aud instead of the members ne
glectinp the church Won will find that the
church negiects IFS members, and whiie
! thus neglected become indifferent no
discipline can atone for such neglect. We
have painful examples OF this, and IN
many instances might reasonably call
the church 20 account. a desire 10 in
, crease lis membership sometimes induces
church 10 take in mole members than
, they can employ 4 Christian cannot
on his place only as member oil the
church. no matter how large the church
NAV be- Again compare the sphere OF
Woman's work In the church at the pres
enf dsy with what it was twenty-five
{ wears sg0 Now il nearly rivals that OF
man All sorts Of wOfker7 are found lr
the church, for the Lord hatn need cl
them ali.
s The speaker continued ia this strain al
D some length, and was succeeded hy
REV. ". IS. BOYD
' OF Nowark, y. lie said ! boliey'
that p person in Offering himself fol
church membership should fully under
stand the doctrines Of that church anr
q the duties essential 10 The trust. Schol
: avs ought 10 be instructed by thei
? teacbcr-. and when converted It Is thei
D more than even the duty Of the teache
T. to watch over his fock. The true Law
/ of discipline is not TO exclude but TO re
- store. The purity Of & church exists II
a the personal presence OF LoTd Jesu
. Christ
3 This ended the is; of the appointed
speakers. when hymn was sung, allie
. which the
d CLOSING ADDRESS
= wa. made by Colonel Hoyt
. lie commenced BY saying some nav
I, not vet understood ibe real scope an
u. purpose of the Baptist Congress
: which Is something Of an eNtr
- church Il was organized that u
Baptist preachers aud laymen migh
come together and talk abou
matters that have been troubling thel
minds think that we shall all 60 nom
q benefited by this gathering and by Whs
u we have said and done Questions Wsf
2 brought up and tossed about Ike 100
Is balls
y think il was a good thing for us
h have come here, and | hope We all sha
j. 90 home better men
d The BANQUET
'i Ar O'Clock the Baptist Congress &C
iourned sine d.e, leaving the time an
c ,l,ce of their next meeting 10 be deslE
'e mated hy its president a short lim
= after the Congress, with great many {
il the most prominent Bapiisis OF the cll'
numbering in all about 100 person
gstbered at Belyidere Hall, where the
spent about an hour IN social conYers'
tiOn. .
IN Al s O'Clock they repaired 10 IL
- banouet hall. where ii sumpluous supp'
# had been prepared, comprising al u
1 dehcacies Of the season
=, THE TOAsTs.
IF After the supper the following ioas'
n were heartily responded TO by the follow
rs ing gentlemen W..
" The Baptist Social Union-J. . VII
Ie stOn. ~,
Of The Religious Press-by Mr. Norma
a Fox OF New York.
le Our Country, our JOY, Pride and Rel
ei gious Hope--6y Rev. Dr. Labon william
I'd Of New / Ork.
is After the Congress by Professor
D. II Johnson
is Captain Frank ". Cunningham WI
neri called ON. and he hi1hly enleIta!nt