Telegram-herald., 1889-10-19
THE STATE BAPTISTS
Transactions AZ Yesterdays Session
OF the Convention.
SEVERAL INTERESTING REPORTS.
TIE List or standing CSmmttt~e>-hs-
ports OF the Boards Of Home and
Foreign AissIOus-Aisceitaac
Business Transacted.


proved too strong an attraction for
some OF the members Of tie Baptist
convention yesterday morning, and
many OF the seats were empty Tie
devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. A. V. McGowan. Ihe pres
dent announced the standing commit
tees, as follows:
On Resolutl0ns-Revs 5. Haskell D.
D., Ann ArbOr; K. +. Manning, Detroit;
J. l.. Cheney. Yps.lanti: j. Z. Phillips,
COldwater; ". G.. Clark, CharlevOix.
Ou COrrespOndence-Rev h. Is. Iup-
per, d. b.; f. l.. Little, Owasso; d. Z.
Hills, Napoleon.
On Temperance-Reys. d. Putnam,
Ypsllanu; q. W.Warren, Saginaw; W.
L. Farnum, Flint; l.. A. Hough, Jack
son.
On Ministers Aid-Reys. W. II. stl-
fler, d. D., Detroit; 4. :. Carman, Ann
ArbOr; f. Adkins, Tocumseh; j. Snas-
hall, Charlotte; c. G. Lee, Albion.
On Obituares-Revs. f. j. Fish, ID.
D., Bronson; j. Fletcher, PlaInwell; j.
Gundersman, Rlves.
On the State of Religion IN the
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mazOO; h. Chcsney, Bay City; w. W.
WhltcOmb, Marshall: H. b. Taft, Paw
Paw; r. ClotwOrthy, ID. d., Adrian.
4 resolution was offered by the sec
retary asking for the appointment of
committee 10 arrange and report TO the
next convention, uniform plans for the
statistical tables of the matters fur
uished by the association for publlca-
e, l.
amended IN such manner as 10 give the
committee power to decide upon the
matter without reporting, 1t was
adopted. Rev. III. F. Cochrane, w. B.
Farnum and +. NJ. Stephenson were
constituted as the committee.
On motion OF Rev. A. Conk, greetings
were extended TO the Pan-American
Congress.
The report of the Board of Foreign
Missions was read by Rev. DR.. Haskell,
of Ann Arbor. The Northern Union
of Baptists has $3.50 missionaries and
native preachers, 279 of them are from
this country. The members of Mission
Churches number l35 900, with q great
host gone forward to paradise. The
baptisms last year were l0,30S in num-
Der, and that has been the average for
several years. The new Mission in AT
rica has 80, and that of Japan has 20
missionaries, China has 80, the Telugas,
Al; Burmah, l23. Thirty new appoint
ments have been made during the
past year, without counting
the wives of missionaries. The
expenditures of the past year were
about $780, 900. More labOrers are
needed in the field and larger cOntri-
buttons. The churches of Michigan
have contributed during the year
- SPOTS, the wOmen's societies,
80, ,S56.77; Sunday-schools, $l9945;
legacies, $4,000, making a total cOntri-
button Of Sl0,137 for the State. OF the
four hundred Baptist churches III
Michigan only 150 contributed anything
to the cause OF foreign missions.
DR.. Taft, who short time ago sent
a son and daughter-n-law abroad as
missionaries, made some remarks on
the mission work, and short speeches
were also made on the same subject by
Rev. G. W. Barber, Rev. II. X. Stimsen
and others.
Rev. &. Z. COnley, of the Home Mis-
sion Society, read a paper signed by
several ministers, asking If some course
of reading could not be adopted 10y
which young ministers unable TO take
full theological course might be bene-
fitted. 4 committee was then appointed
to consider the matter, composed of
Revs. Comfy, Haskell, Fisk, jameson
and Smalley.
Rev. Dr. Knapp, of the Grace EpiscO-
pal Church, Rev. Dr. Graham. of the
DivisiOn-strect VI. +. Church, Rev. Or.
Cobb. of the Westminster PRESBYTERIAN.
and Rev. 4. X. Merriam, of the Park
Congregational Church, were then IN
trOduced, and the president responded
with a few remarks expressive of pleas
urc. After short devotional eqercises
an adjournment was taken until after
noon.
Rev. Z. II. +. Jameson, d. D.. pre-
sented the report of the Board of Home
Missions, of which the following Is a
synopsis: The number of missionaries
IN the State supported by contributions
is five. Amount contributed, $3.50.
The amount received from legacies and
all other sources during the gast year
is SIl ,Gys.43. The contributions to
churches are rs follows: SOnth Board
man, $50; CharlevOlX, S40O, and TO
Cnarlevolx from the benevolent fund,
1909; Big Taplds $500 and Luther $40.
The report was followed hv short adj
dresses as follows: Rev =. A. Beman,
"The Demand for Englared Effort in
Home Mission Work" Rev. l.. p. Bass
d. D., ''The Relation Of Home Mission
% the Nations Peril" and from DIS
trict Secretary Rev. +. Ellis. america
IN the Divine Ordca of Missions
At4 clock the reception of delegates
from corresponding bodies took place,
and was followed by the reports of
committees.
In the evening Rev. I. Grincll read
the report of the VI Mnidors' AID Society.
The amount received tor the support of
the home during the past yCGr was
7,0sL56, Of which a., ,552.37 or - ner
cent. 0t the amount was contributed
bv Michigan. Iae home property is
situated az Fent0u, Michigan, and IS
valued az $4,000, and there s an
endowment fund of $1,000. 5000 of
waicn has been aided during tue past
year. Eleven have been received utO
She home during the wear. eleven
OF whom are from Michigan. The
institutions Is suffering for funds, the
annual contributions being insufficient
% pay the running expenses. Mr..
Griuuell strongly urged either the u-
creasing % the endowment fund until
it should he large enough 10 support
the home or else make t the
object OF special and regular
contribution. Or. A. r. Mather, man
ager Of the home, made a stirring ap-
peal for the ald Of the ln6rm ministers
and their widows, and was followed by
=. A. Waterman. aud tor OF the Mch.-
gan Central railroad The appeals
were successful, and n a few moments
tllSnn in cash was gwen and rledges