Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-10-11
THE WISCONSIN BAPTISTS.
Holding Their Forty Fifth Annual
Convention at Eau Claire.
The Annual Report Shows the Splen-
did Work of the Clergy.
Missionaries Doing Good Work Among
the SeandiuayianS.

COnSln Baptist ministerial association was
in session today and elected officers rs fol |
lows: President, Rev. n. B. Cheney. Of /
La Crosse; vice president, Rev. Coon. of
Berlin; secretary, Rev. Hubert, of Milwau- |
kee; treasurer, Rev. Stevens, Of CaSSville; /
librarian, Rev. EdmundS, of Beaver Dam. /
Lectures were delivered 10y Rev Noun /
tain, of Ripon. Rev. Hobbs Of pelavau,
and other, and adjourned sine die this
afternoon. The Baptist state convention
met tonight. Rev. NJ. G. Hodge. of James
vile. presiding. The forty-htth annual
report of the board of managers was pre-
Sented by Rev HoUeman. of ncluyan
superintendent of missions.
EAU CLAIRE. Wis. Oct. S.-Ihe forty
fifth annual report of the board of the
Wisconsin Baptist state convention WAS
presented ut the session this evening, 10y
Rev. d. Il. HaIteman The report opened
with acknowledgement OF gratitude to
God and JOY in having been permitted to
share in the great work of building up the
kingdom of God among men. lit is with
no ordinary interest, sud the reverend
gentleman. that we meet YOU for the
first time in our history, in this city,
situated SO far north in our state, and on
the very edge of the new Wisconsin, in
temple so commodiouS and beautiful rs
this, with church organized and
planted by Il missionary of this body,
whose name and memory are 50 fragrant
here and in the region round about. with
church nurtured through all It's early his
tory by our missionary care and ald.
Continuing, the report empha, ;zed the vi
tai union existing between the local Rap-
tist churches and the state conventions
There had been but few changes in the
board during the year. The convention.
however. loses its recording secretary IN
the removal of Brother F. A. Marsh from
Beloit to Gouverneur. n. \. After an eX-
position of the principles governing the
board and comments on the work of the
wear. the results of the years
work were summed mp rs follows
The number of missionaries IN the service
of the board during the year, is 40, operat
ing in as many towns and cities. Among
our American people there have been S6
| labOrerS among the Germans one and
among the Scandinavians twelve. Their
work has been, sermons preached, 5,426;
| PRAYER meetings held, 3,O92; religious
| visits made, 1888; received by baptisms
| $50: total number of additions, 7l2; total
membership in mission churches, 2,14S;
| churches organized. four; Sunday schools
| under care of missionaries. sixty; teachers
and scholars enrolled, 4,576; new schools
| organized, l3: total beneyOlenCe for home
mission society and state convention, fore
IGN missions. bible and publication soci-
ETY., etc, s., 936.04 paid for pastors sup
| port, Sl5, ,ll6. 90; paid for other home eN
! penses. S332l: paid for Sunday school eN-
penses, Sl,3ll; paid for chapes. parson-
| ages and church improvements, Sl3,I3O;
total contributions 10y the mission
churches, S36, ,466. This amount Is s., ,lSS
! more than last year The churches and
| outstations are Il more than last year.
One of the bright spots in the story of
| the wear. is the organization of the new
Emmanuel Baptist church in Milwaukee,.
1t has grown out of the mission planted
! last wear, has thirty members and Sun
| dav school of 1852 teachers and scholars.
| This church crowns It's bennvolentwork by
making contribution for home and
state missions evual to one dollar for
each member. Other bright spots mem
toned III the report are: The Fifth Bap-
| fist church in Milwaukee, with member
shipof AS and Sunday school of 400
| teachers cand scholars ChUrh
Cosmopolitan i'll character, with
! ten natiOnalItIeS represented III
its membership" the Chippewa Falls
! church. which has reduced its debt; the
| West Superior mission church, (which
has completed a beautiful chapel; and also
| Whitewater. Ashland. Ogema, Wausau,
| Oconomowoc, Oshkosh, La Crosse. Cass-
vile, River Falls (where there is to he Il
new edifce) and other points, at all Of
which good progress is being made. AT
Eau Claire. our missionary. {. j. Olsen,
hrs been doing a purely missionary and
| evangelistic work among 1000 Scandl-
navians, and the gospel has been
preached in all It's purity and simplicity.
Among the baptized at WOodyljle Is a
| Lutheran minister of excellent character
and influence The mission there Is
Scandinavian. The Swcde Baptist church
at Marinette has built a new chapel. A
new church has been organized at Rio.
The number of Women Home Mission
! branches contributing to state work Is -,
and of Young Peoples bands p. In view
of the promising condition of the Scandl-
navian work, the board earnestly requests
the cooperation Of the women, with a
view to new missions for these people IN
Milwaukee and other cities.
The appointment of a district missionary
has gone by default this year for the same
reason that new work has not been begun
at Rhineander, Tomahawk, Hurley and
other points in the state-because Of in
efficient resources.
! In Milwaukee, a new work will be com
menced at once among the 5000 Scandl-
navians Of that city, by Missionary +. >.
Sundt The work among the Scandlna-
vians has made gratifying progress during
the year. Ten missionaries have been