The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-07
THE BAPTIST CONGRESS-.
Proceedings OF the Last
Day OF the
Session.
NVMHER OK IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
DISCUSSED.
Parting Banquet at Belsidere nnn
Parting Banquet at nei,idere nan

Parting bangucs at Bel,idere nan.
Yesterday was The last day Of the sev.
enth annual meeting Of The Baptist Con
gfess. The first session was opened
With hymn and PRAYER invoking the
blessings of God on The exercises OF the
day. the Christian churches. ana min
istcr- of ihe city and the CONGREGATION
The subject selected for the first dis.
cu,siOn WAS
MoHANAlEDAS PROPAGANDIsu
1u which Rcv Frank $ nohhins Of Al
leutown. Pa read the essay He spoke
of the Christian religion ia competition
with MohammCdanism where the latter
prevailed. and The almost frniilegs efIofis
ut The missionaries in those countries
fhc rapid progress that II had made. and
llat hut for The interference of God i'm
checking the MOhammedan pr0pa.
Eandism ai tte time " hen Il seemed as Il
10 would cover the face Of the esrth. there
would nov be bat little use Tor mission
arIc-.
There is less hope Tor DE conversion
other man This race IS Of all the most
0nyitldiuC % the Christian faith The
minute Christ Is accepted hy Mohsmmed
lam then lie waOID system falls TO the
ground. because with them Mohimme-
dan is 6od Wo must carry The cross
into their very citadel. and there with un-
aoatei earnoslaess PROFOUND 10 them the
truth 90 tAe Christian religion il
be- lifted up wil. draw all meu unto me,
is The promise of the Captain of our sal
yation
DIR. WIIkERs0N
was the next speaker. After relating
some of his experiences while in Alex
audria. DE said be was never more i'm
pressed with any sight than he WAS with
lle air of detection that invaded every
countcnance on the MOhamuledan soil
The very babes I'm their mothers arms
were born under depression, and bore
tAst mark n their yisage. Nothing
lighted up their counteuances all was
foilorn and decrept Think OF the
magnitude Of our Lord when he under
took 10 introduce Christianityin that land
II is incredible that MOhammCdism can bC
thought % ever rival Christianity IN d
civilized community I never thought
said he. Of such tbiag 8s q MohsmmedaI
University IN such n country as that, un
I'D ii was suggested by my fellow travel
ler ihat we would go and see ii W.
went and there were between ten snC
twelve thousand students Their visag'
bore the same degraded appearance, and
their type that OF inactivity, alike with
The rest of their race.
PROFESSOR FOX
spoke next he said we have no appre
hension that Moham0edan prOpagandisu
will ever be successful IN converting
Christians 10 that degraded faith or
the other hand, Christianity Is preached
in India. but il makes little progTes
there. and the efforts of Christian work
ers ia that land are apparently bu
,limlv rewarded. Christianity makes bu
little progress with the Mohammedan:
and so with any other organized system
They are satisfied with their own belief
or at least. are not willing TO put them
selves 90 the Inconvenience OF listening
90 Is new doctrine, and especially on
that condemns themselves.
II IS among the beathen and the saw
ages that Christianity meets Win mos
success When those who live In an uu
civilized staie are told OF "a better couu
trv OF "a better mode of living they al
ea.ilv converted. and in propoftion Il
Nahommedism Is above heathenlsm, g
conversion Is more difficult The qne'
ton in heather counties IS 10 Whic
the. win be converted depends entiiel
on which missionary gets in the field hrs
REV. Mr.. LAWSON,
The next speaker, said the only 600
thing know about Aobcmmehans
that they don't drink kentucky whisk
d. New Yolk beer They. however, d
drink their domestic wines, but are ger
efsllv q temperate people l believe th'
N0baumedism Is the most vicious sy
tenn cf religion on the earth, because
lie That has s0me truth in f. aud Is to'
with Truth Is the worst Of lies. Ihe
vor.b;n Mohammed first and pt
ne Lord Jesus Christ secon'
Tbev hclieve that the human sol
can be saved by Christ only at the Will
rl.a-p-e of MOhammed religion is
business with them. They make "n'
money they can, and have 10 conceeI
90 nreyent their Government from takih
f. from ;uem. for their officers DO nc
fske only i've or tea per cent. bat 'he
oren take forty and nity p'
cent Of the property
DR. FOX OF ST. LOUIS
uasibe next speaker lie commence
b., saving. IL want TO call your attenilo
~ 1lahommcdi-m ia the niied Sinie
Ire nr,nagandism of MaAOmmedism
.-+eHr no mailer 81 hat The brethren sa
about if. and they are growing Ia siIeng'
every dav. am not afraid Oh NoilAl
i.,o The Romish Church cannot conir
r.sfcnnr France and will never conlI
,l. corntrv Look IS Meaommedlsi
D. .,eri. cemented together, not IKE u
p.a..D Church. scattered abroad In u
rr~l districts. Their system muIlph
.,.rc d4y. and Il is ready any momeI
.. n.r.t f5rth as q great volcano
The second topic adop'cd 'ol u's0'
s. sion was
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE,
On which DR. George i. Horr OF bosl'
w.s the appointed assayist lie SPOKE
,hri.,ian science, its origin, lhe oe,iei
i- advocates, ana its schools ana CO
, l,res. lie argued that there IS no' y
D o8 record d cure Of broken limO OF
any contagious disease by Chrls'i'
science Nervous disease and diseas
q caused by nervous constitutions ~
sometimes be cured by science when /
e. rby.ici,n can obtain TIE confidence
. his oatient The mind doubtless has
real power over the body, and when I
mind can be put at case 1t is often rel
y ior jpouietude Of the body The NIL
e rire.vs must admit has syaiue' but
% ysinr "a far lower than most OF our pc
ole imagine Il 10 be. Chfistisn sGieuce