Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-17
BAPTIST HOME MISSIONS.
The Work 81 the society Reviewed and
Discussed To-day.

There were many busy scenes to-day about the
Calvary Baptist church New arrivals OF dele
gates TO the Baptist anniversaries were stil re-
porting. The committeeman In the basement Of
the church were kept busy looking out for the
wants and answering the questions OF the dele
gates The temporary post-oface was rushed with
business. On bulletin boards many announce
ments were posted, and crowds gathered about to
scan them. In the body OF the church at O'Clock
the sessions OF the education convention were re-
sumed, with Hon. L B. Ely, OF Missouri, in the
chair. The consideration Of the proposed consti.
tuition was completed, and the constitution was
adopted Tho following committee was
then appointed to nominate on1cers for
the new body: Hon. l. B. Ely, OF Missouri;
Rev. A. C. Osborn, D. D., Of New York; Rev. ]. b
Link, d. D., Texas; Rev. T. w. GoOdspeed, D. D.,
a. @. Lawson, D. D., massachusetts,; Prof. OTIS I.
Mason, District OF Columbia The committee on
enrolment reported additional names, making
was adjourned subject to the call OF the commit
tee on nominations. and at 10 O'Clock
THE AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSION SOCIETY
resumed its annual meeting, which was opened
last night The president OF the society, Mr.. Col.
gate, the celebrated sOap-maker OF Jersey City,
welded the gavel In pusiness-nke manner. Mr..
Colgate Is man OF medium size and dignined car
riage, with silyeret hair, and a neatly trimmed
white beard. He has q good, clear voice, and
speaks In incisive sentences
cises, asked TO be excused, in order to attend
hearing before a subcommittee OF the House COM
mittee on post-onces and post-roads OF represent
SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF VICE,
OF which Mr.. Colgate Is president. The hearing,
ne said, was for the purpose Of opposing the pro-
posed repeal OF the law now In force forbidding
the transmission by mail OF Objectionable utera.
ture and pictures.
Rev. DR.. Henson, Of Chicago, offered series OF
resolutions protesting against the repeal OF laws
now preventing the traf1lc in obscene pictures and
nteratare, and proposing the apo. ntment OF a
committee OF nVe, with the president as chairman,
TO appear before the House subcommittee to-day
ana protest against the passage OF The bill 10
peal the laws referred to- DIR. Henson referred TO
Ine presence OF Mr.. Anthony Comstock In the gath
erlng, and spoke OF HIM as hero in the work, say
ing tiis BODY would honor itself 'by honorlng q
man that h0nOrs America"
AN ADDRESS By ANTHONY CoxsrocK.
MI. Comstock was invited to the platform and
MADE brief address recounting the efforts that
MS society had to make annually to prevent the
repeal OF the wholesome laws now in force. DR..
denSOn's resolution was adopted, and Mr.. Colgate
appointed the following TO act with himself as a
COMMITTEE TO CARRY TIE PROTEST TO CONGRESS.
Rev. DIR. Henson oQChicago; Judge Wayland. of
connecticut; Leut-GOv. Howard, OF Connecticut,
and j. B. Thresher, OF Ohio Mr.. Colgate then
surrendered the chair to Hon. Gaiusha Anderson.
OF ONO. DIR. MoorehOuse read a letter from
committee OF the general conference OF the N. L.
n
Baptist denomination to appoint members 10 serve
with the representatives or other denominations
on general sabbath committee, representing the
evangelical churches OF America. The subject
was r>Ierred TO committee composed or Rev.
Messrs. Evarts, Mitchell and Thresher.
THE UTAH QUESTION.
DR.. Mo0rehouSe also presented communication
In reference TO the Utah question, made some re-
marks protesting against the admission of ga per.
hdious people" 70 the Union until they were
AT 4 ht. ul,no
matter touching Mormon legislation be referred 10
q commlttee to report this afternoon. The mouon
was carried.
THE DEAD OF THE PAST YEAR.
Rev. DR.. David Spencer, Of Pennsylvania, read
the report OF the committee on obituaries 1t
stated That during the year 70 4O3 members of the
Baptist church In this country had died or one
every twenty minutes. OF this number 248 were
ministers who had attained the average age OF
sAty-nve years, showing, the report SAID, that to
De faithful Baptist m1LISter Ii not uncOnduciye
TO attalning good old age. There were no
LIE and annual members Oh the American Baptist
Home Union So iety among the deceased Tue re-
port gave list OF The deceased members with brief
eulog1st1c notices.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
After the reading OF the report the society gave
few minutes 10 prayer, lead by Rev. Dr. Bixby,
OF Rhode Island. The chair appointed as the COM
mittee on Mormon legislation Rev. DR.. J. C. EDDY.
VI Brooklyn; Rev. Or. X. q. seymour, OF Boston,
and Rev. DIR. h. Z. Mabee, OF ST. Paul
Inc CuuT appOluttu rev. McSSrS. l.. G. Barnes.
Massachusetts; Ii. c. PEBBLES, New York, aud Rob,
ert Atkinson, Kansas, as the committee on enroll
menL
RLPoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
The report OF the committee on Mexico. Rev. DR..
j. h. Grl1nths, OF New York, chairman, was read
by the recording secretary, Mr.. l. f CrandalI, OF
New Jersey, DR.. Griliiths being aule to attend
he report indicated lnucl progress made In the
mission WORK In Mexico.
Rev. DR.. T. W. GOodspeed, OF Illinois, read the
n
giving a general account or work done by mis.
sionarieS Ia the work Of CHARACTERIZATION
AMONG THE FOREIGN IMMIGRANTS.
One hundred and fIty-eight missionaries have
been engaged in thus work.
Rev. Dr. j. s. Gubelmann, Of Rochester, q Ger.
man, discussing the report said he was glad to see
cue increasing interest In TINS work. He well re-
memDered the time wnen the German brethren
Came pleading TO &c heard, and they were gwen
nve minutes 70 speak for ,0O0, 100 people. There
about The foreign population. All they had to DO
Was TO give them the gospel ana make Lhem good
cltHsns and good Americans. BY saving tnese
men they averted all danger 70 the country,
Rev. Alexander Blackburn, OF Lowell Mass.
spoke OF the racL that in tulS work among Tor.
elsners. no mention Was made OF tue masses VI
lrisn VINO come " our shores. He urged that at
tehtion should be given to the freshmen VINO aIe
gathered oy thousands In great Catholic churches
lucy should bring them not only in.o American
politlcS, but tnLo Lnelr American religious uIe
WHEN he WAS THE ONLY BAPTIST IN CURa.
brief address Was also made by Rev. A. J..
Diaz, OF CUBA, who was converted In New YORK
nve years ago, and since then has been engaged In
missionary work, where he has baptized LOO
people. He gave an amusing account OF Tue
When he first went there he was, he said. the
only Baptist Oh The island where ala were CalhO.
lies. lie told how he had been arrested Dy the
mayor OF city who thought he Was fllbuSter
ana MS boxes OF BiOleS We're boxes OF guns and
pistols. He preached in The jail, AMI when ne
was noerated, UaptlZed The mayor and baptized
the Whole Jail Since coming 10 attend the South
IRON MS brother, stating that ne had been excom.
Munlcated by The bisnop OF havana.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT As TO BAPr1srs AND METH.
ODISTS.
Rev. NC. johnson, Of West Virginia, presented
the report OF the committee on church-edince
work, urging an increase In the amount or contri.
buttons for this work. The report suggested that
the TACT that the MethOdstS were building ten
churcheS 70 the Bapttsts' one, showed that Lney
were railing short In their WORK. A member cues.
TONED the truth or the comparative statement as
70 the Meth0dlstS and BaptlSts; said that 1t might
De true that the MethOdlstS aided IN building
more churches, but the comparison did not take
into account the many churches erected BY Ban.
tlst congregations without aid. Illustrating the
report maps or the United states were hung on
where churches had been erected or aiaed. IL
looked Ike big weather map, showing which
Way the Baptist wind was blowing.
Rev. .. Z. Pope, ID. D., or New York, superin
tendent OF the cnurch-edlf1ce department. 6rietiy
explained The map, ana several members spoke or
the work or the society. The society then took a
recess until quarter past O'Clock.