The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-18
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
A Consultation for the New Society and
Atinek on Catholics.

n CONSTITUTION Ior inc NeW ooSiob1 Ah
Attack on Catholics.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May l7.-Th
sixty-seventh annual meeting of tn
American Baptist Home Mission societ!
was held last night.
Being divided on account OF the size
one part met in the Congregations
church, presided over by Samuel Col
gate, OF New Jersey, and the other il
Calvary Baptist church, presided ovel
by Hon. @. W. Kingsley, OF Nassachu
sets. Vice President Of the society.
The proceedings at the Congregations
church were the presentation and read
ing Of extracts from the annual report
by the Rev. H. L. Morehouse, Of New
York, Corresponding Secretary; Treas
urer's report, ]. G. Smelling, ESQ., Con-
necticut, Treasurer; report OF the Com
mittee on Christian Benefcence, Rev.
John Humpstone, D. D., New York
report OF the Committee on Mexico, Rev,
]. H. Griffith, d. D., New York; adj
dress, Rev. Wayland Hoyt, D. D., Penn
sylvania.
The meeting in Calvary Church heard
extracts read from the report OF the Ex'
ecutive Board, by the Rev. l.. a. Gran
dali, OF New York, the Recording Sec
retary. The other proceedings were ac'
counts OF the Secretary's work among
the foreigners in this country. The gen
eral subject OF the work was discussed by
the Rev. William NJ. Haigh, D. D., Hi
nois; the BohemIans, Rev. A. X. Parker
D. D., Illinois; the Poles, Rev. +. Ellis
Michigan; the Germans, Rev. j. G.
Grinmell, New York the society's work
in Mexico, Rev. w. II. Sloan, from City
OF Mexico.
The proceedings OF the society con
tinued to-day. In order to accommodate
the large numbers in attendance at the
meetings the Committee of Arrange
ments have secured the use OF the Con
grcgational Church for evening meet.
ings, in addition to the Calvary Church
The Eighth street synagogue, nearly op'
posite the Calvary Church, is used fol
committee meetings. The use OF the
synagogue was courteously offered
gratuitously by the Jewish congregation
worshipping there.
Among the topics discussed to-day was
the report Of DR.. r.Thomas, OF the Educa'
tional Committee, proposing constitu'
ton for the new society. This constitu'
ton proposed that the society be called
The American Baptist Educational So
ciety, its object being the promotion o.
Christian education under Baptist aus
pices in North America" The society
shall be composed OF annual members
contributing $40 q year, continuous
members making one contribution o.
Sl0O, and annual delegates chosen by
Baptist educational societies, by trustees
OF educational institutions, and by State
or Territorial conventions. Provision il
made for the officers usual to such or
ganizations, including an executive
board OF thirty-six members.
A good deal OF interest has beer
awakened by the address Of the Rev
DR.. o. P. Eaches, OF New Jersey, on tht
separation OF church and State, in which
he attacked the Roman Catholics sharp
". He said there was everywhere M
aggressive movement by the Romisl
Church against the separation Of Churcl
and State. He said that in this countr,
such movement had met with partia
success in some of the States. In tn
State OF New jersey the State Reform
School for boys had been Romanized
He referred also to the practice in Nev
York OF sending Catholic boys who wer
to be sent TO reform schools TO Catholi
institutions.
He referred to the appropriations 10
tha,support OF Indian schools, and sal
that last year more money was granite
for the support of Catholic schools Q
this kind than for the schools Of a
other denominations combined. A pee
pie numbering only One.tenth OF til
population obtained over 55 per cent {
these appropriations. He said that Ii
dian schools supported wholly by tn
Government were largely passing undC
the control OF the Catholic Church.
was a national outrage and injustice
put so large an influence over the edt
cation OF the Indians in the hands OF th
Roman Church. They, rs Baptists, pr
tested that the fayoriteism should stol
and stop at once. He believed the fO
nation OF Baptist educational societ
would be barrier against the power {
Roman aggression.