Telegram-herald., 1890-05-29
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CH8cAC0. Nay q. -ls as he second
anniversary uhl-h tie AmsrlS4a B4p-
t.sE Edao4..enal Society celebrated his
morning - Ilu4nuel Caurch. And the
deliberations Of that body acre presided
over by Hoa- George a. PlLsb1ry. q
Ainnez polls.
The report Of the executive board
was read 81 Re-. T. l. Gates The
board coagraEuls ted the society upon
the amount 0f money contri bared 10
the various Baptist colleges and uni
vefsisies during the year. In speak
ing Of tie Chicago Universlty the
board said that the mplishment Of
this great object had been tleis main
effort The report spoke highly Of The
services q Or. I. ". Goodspesd In help
ing U raise the fund IL w4s due - his
Efforts that the present measure Of sue
cess had been obtaiusA
DR.. Goodspeed vas then introd ducea
and made a report OF the work done by
him The encouragement that 81 COO.
coo Dad been raised VAS received With
great applause ana when Or Goodspeed
said that the 5000, 900 given by Mr..
Rockefeller had been covered the audi
ence became very enthusiastic. lie
said that the trustees had decided 20
name the institution The University
OF Chicago TIE main contribution
Was that OF John D. Rockefeller OF $780,
000 L. Nelson Blake gave $50 900 and
Marshall Field had given the site. The
citizens OF Chicago had given in ali
S252, 600, and the churches had all con
tributed various sums, tho amount OF
which could not az present be stated.
DR.. Goods peed spoke IN high terms OF
the liberality Of the people, and
complimented the Standard Club upon
its munihcent gift TO the fund The
total subscription Of Illinois was s5l5,
coo, and OF the rest of the country s6s5,
600. The record by States, excluding
Chicago, is as follows:
Vermont, q 5O7; MassachusetIs, $1,000:
Rhode Island. Is; Connecticut, 81 go;
New York. sio 500: New Jersey. 800;
Pennsylvania. s3,6o2; District Of Co
sl3I83. Indiana si55; illinois, s2a.
as, Wisconsin. sss7l, Minnesota. si5.s54;
Iowa, 1855 kansas. sl0o7; Nebraska.
a. Osl, North and South Dakota. SSH;
Colorado, Soe5; Montana, $50; Wyoming,
IS. Washington. $40. oregon, S25; California,
s3l5, New Mexico. So; Arkansas, $50; Texas.
800; Missouri, sl.lO0, Kentucky, so), Virginia,
t25o; North Carolina, rs Florida, 800; Can
ada 500, and Japan, 40. This does not in
cigde the subscription OF Nr. Rockefeller.
CHICAGO, May .. Following the lead
Of the Methodist General Conference,
the Baptists Of the United States have
formally committed themselves in favor
OF the prohibition of the manufacture
and sale Of intoxicating liquors.
At Tuesdays meeting OF the Ameri
can Baptist Home Mission Society, at
which 1907 delegates and 800 life mem
bers were present, the report OF the
committee on temperance was read by
Rev DR. Delano. He said there had
been "a struggle in the committee in
which high license. low license, prohibi-
tion and third party had been freely
discussed" f." and, as the chairman was
regarded as being a conservative, a
compromise was effected by giving him
q ruling voice in the framing of the re-
port. The report declared the saloon to
be a menace to the church and TO
society and subversive of good
government; that il could not
be reformed and was thorough
ly un-American and intolerable.
The report deplored the recent decision
OF the United States Supreme Court in
the "original package" case, and ex-
pressed the hope that Congress would
meet the e0iFency Of the occasion in
such n way that the last estate of the
saloon should be worse than the frst;'
it asked Christians to vote to over
throw the power Of the saloon"
Mr.. Brown, OF Iowa, wanted the
words liquor traffic substituted for
saloon" and be carried his point
promptly. which encouraged Rev. DR.
Fletcher. OF Illinois, to inquire whether
or not the language Of the report rela-
tive 70 the decision implied censure Of
the Supreme Court. The presiding
officer said this convention was passing
upon morality and not upon law.
DR. Fletcher pressed his query, and a
mem Der OF the committee said they did
Geplore tho action OF the court and
agreed with Justice Gray and others who
dissented from the opinion DR.. Fletcher
then emphatically said he was not pre-
pared 70 vote for the report lie did
not believe tho convention could fairly
/ pass upon the legality OF a decision
rendered by the highest judicial tribu-
/ nal in the land. and ne would not give
I his voice 20 tho Endorsement ot resO-
luton which pretended 20 do so.
/ An adjustment Of the difference was
/ speedily effected, when an amendment
vas made to make the resolution read
( that che church deplored the situation
+ occasioued BY the Supreme Court decis-
} ion on prohibitory legislation and he
reDor. was adopted.
resolution was adopted indo-siug
\ tho Leazue Tor -he Protection ~ Amer
\ ican Institutions and opposing any sp-
\ preparations in aid o. any church. so
I cietv or school wholly OF il part under
f sectsrtan control.
Rev ur Nelson of Michigan. pre-
sented the report Of che committee on
. lotteries commendin- the good people
OF North Dakota Who opposed the -
aahiishuent of a lottery In tbat STATE
and coniemninz lotteries generally.