Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-16
THE BAPTIST GATHERING.


Baptists with their fair features begrimed with
railroad SCOT The point to which all these new
arrivals tended. as soon as they had made their
toilets, was the Calvary Baptist church, where the
committees in charge OF arrangements had their
headquarters. In the lecture-room OF the church
members Of the committee OF public comfort were
lying about behind temporary counter,
Ike the clerks in some huge hotel sud-
denly overrun with guests There were
Q thousand questions to answer. People who had
not secured quarters had to be provided for, and
others who had been assigned places had TO be
Between 1850 and 1000 visitors to the City had
been "located" this morning. Two great contin-
gents Came In to-day. One came In on the New
people from Boston and different points In New
England: The other was the Minneapolis Baptist
train, bringing an invading army OF Baptlsts from
the annual meetings OF the three great central So
cieties OF the Church, begin tonight. To-day was
given up 10 convention 10 discuss the proposed
A GENERAL BAPTIST EDUCATION SOCIETY.
This convention was due to a suggestion by Rev.
DR.. H. L. Morehouse at the annual meeting OF the
Home Mission Society at Minneapolis last year.
AZ that meeting committee was appointed that
Issued the call for convention OF those interested
IN educational institutions, to be held In this city,
The convention was accordingly held in the Cal
vary Baptist church to-day.
OPENING PROCEEDINGS OF To-DAY,s CONVENTION.
At half-past O'Clock Rev. DR.. j. B. Thomas, Of
MASSACHUSETTS. called the assembly to order.
THE CALL FOR THE CONVENTION.
Dr. Thomas read the call for the present conven-
tion, issued by the education committee appointed
by the American Baptist Home Mission Society in
Minneapolis last May. The convention, according
10 the cal Is ITO consider and take action on the
question OF organizing general education soci-
ely, 70 De known as the American Baptist Educa-
ton Society; said convention, by the terms OF the
resolutions under which the committee acts, to be
composed as follows, viz: the life directors life
members, and delegates OF the American Baptist
Home Mission Society, the life members and annual
members OF the American Baptist Missionary
Union and OF the American Baptist Publication
Baptist Convention, and members OF the American
National Baptist Convention, it being understood
that the annual members and delegates referred
10 are persons entitled to participation In their
for 1888"
President J. C. yelling, LII of Columbian Col
Ihe convention. Hon. l.. b. Ely, OF Missouri, and
Judge Francis Wayland OF Connecticut, were
elected as vice-presdents, and Rev. DR.. z. Gunnel
Rev. DR.. G. W. samson. formerly president Of
columbian University, but now president or RuJ-
gers Female College, New York, offered prayer.
Inc chair appointed as a committee on enroll
ment Rev. Drs. A. q. LOSING, OF Massachusetts,
A: c: Osborne, OF New York, and w. f. Powell, OF
west virginia; and as a committee Of arrange
nehtS KEY. Dr. Il. L. MOrehouse, OF New York,
Mason, OF this city.
PRESIDENT wELLING's ADDRESS,
DR.. yelling made brief address thanking the
assembly for the honor conferred upon him In
choosing him as the presiding ofdcer of the con-
vention. In the name OF the people OF Washing
ton. and OF the Baptists OF the city, he welcomed
them In eloquent terms He spoke also OF the i'm
poTtance OF the object for which they had met
the Home Mission Society, made report proposing
CONSTITUTION FOR THE NEW SOCIETY
This constitution proposed that the society be
called The American Baptist Education Society.
It's OBJECT being "the promotion Of Christian edu.
cation under Baptist auspices In North America ~
! ne society snail De composed OF annual members
conIIloutlng $40 year, continuous members
making one contribution OF $780, and annual dele
gates chosen by Baptist education societies. by
OF institutions and by state
the Officers usual to such organizations Including
an executive board OF thirty-six members
Ut. MorehouSe reported for the committee of ar.
rangements program for the day, providing for
three addresses In the morning and general dis.
cusslOn, Two addresses and general discussion in
tne aternOOn, W De closed at O'Clock with vote
societ-.
THE FIRST ADDRESS
was then delivered by Rev. W. Scott of New York
whose division OF the general subject was the me-
cessity OF establishing fellowships and lecture
ships on liberal basis for Baptist institutions of
learning. He urged that the system or Fellow
ships should be denOminational emhracfn% a
group OF Institutions or all OF the higher institu-
lions OF learning. A policy OF union and co-Opera-
ton should prevail. Such a course he argued.
was also the most economical.
The Baptist schools OF learning had he said,
come INTO existence separately and independently
Ihey needed 10 be drawn into closer relations In
the interest OF the strongest as well as OF the
weakest. The time must arrive when a more per-
feet union OF these isolated educational Interests
IS inevitable. Tine rights OF each institution must
De guarded with care. Religious denominations.
port unity LOT education. They should hope to see
the day when the Baptists not or North America
only. put OF the world over, would work In har-
Inony 10 ADVANCE the Interests Of education.
COMPLETE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
The next regular speaker was Rev. DIR. O. p.
caches, OF New Jersey, whose theme was the need
OF resisting sectarian aggressions on common
school and public funds Dr. caches said 1t was
foundation principle OF the Baptist Churches that
mere ought 10 De an entire and eternal separation
OF church and state. The state, he said had sa-
cred duties to perform. 1t must give to every man
safety; guarantee TO every man security, the right
meled except for public good. There must be a
free Church and a free State-a church subject to
Christ only; state subject to justice. The very
iSh idea.
lettering to the declarations of Pope Plus TX
IN 1854, on the subject OF church and state, he
plenary council In Baltimore. There is enough
dynamite In these propositions, he said to blow
up all the institutions Of modern civilization.
!, !, nefe was everywhere an aggressive movement
oy the Romish Church against the separation of
cnurcn and state. He sad that in this country
such movement had met with partial success Ia
some OF the states In the state of New Jersey
the state reform school for boys had been Roman
lzed He referred also to the practice in New York
OF sending Catholic boys who were TO be sent to re-
form schools to Catholic institutions
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
SYSTEM.
Baptist Educational Society, he said, could be
leader In resisting aggressions Of this character
1t was question not Of politics. but one affecting
the purity OF our churches and the perpetuity OF
the republic. The Romish church stood guilty he
SAID, or making an aggressive warfare upon the
again TO Pope Plus syllabus OF 'errors con-
demned," TO show the position Of the Roman
church In relation to public sch0Ola These propO-
sittons, he claimed, meant the entire subversiOn
OF the public-school system. There must be a
training for citizens and this training should be
under the direction of the state. They wanted no
parts OF American citizens, but whole
men. The Baltimore penary council had declared
that 1t was the duty OF every Catholic parent to
send his children to parochial schools. He quoted
that It was the hope OF the Church, in
time, by the increase Of the Catholic vote.
to appropriate public funds to the support OF
parochial schools The speaker said that already
support such schools wherein the Romish creed
was taught He urged he said, no anti-ROman
crusade against the ROmish church as religious
body, for II held many OF the truths OF God in COM
becomes political institution IL was the part OF
BaptiStS to repel such aggression. The ROmish
church, he maintained, was guilty OF an aggres-
siVe warfare against the funds In the National
Treasury.
INDIAN SCHOOLS UNDER CATHOLIC CONTROL.
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