New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-30
CLOSE OF THE BAPTIST CONFERENCE.
OPPOSED TO RELIGIOUS TEACHING IN THE PUB.
Lie SCHOOLS.

OPPOSED TO RELIGIOUS TEACHING IN THE PUB
Lie SCHOOLS
LOckport. y. V. oct 30 (speciall-Tle State Bap-
fist Ministers Conference closed its sessions this
ing. The Obituary Committee reported long list OF
deceased pastors and teachers in Baptist institutions.
including Dr. Martin B. Anderson president Of the
University of Rochester: President Dodge of Hamil
ton, and James Ryland Kendrick. Of Poughkeepsle.
The Committee Religion in Public schools made
report. opposing attempts TO push religion into the
public-schoo system. Tho reports were all adopted
and the convention closed with vote of thanks the
Baptist people OF the city for their reception.
The state Missionary Convention called 10
order shortly after 10 O'Clock this morning by the
president ]. B. Calvert Of NewYork, with Samuel T.
Hillman, OF New-iork recording secretary, and the
Rev. II. W. Barses of Binghamton. corresponding
secretary. The Rev. d. II. Casper pastor Of the
Baptist Church here, read the address OF welcome.
Dr. r. B. Hull Of Brooklyn, spoke feelngly Of the
welcome extended The annual report Of the Board
Of Managers read by the Rev. H. ". Barnes DR..
r. e.. seymour of Auburn, spoke on the Organiza-
zion for Christian Work. Tie appointment Of com
mittees closed the morning session. The afternoon
was taken up with papers by the Rev DR.. o. C. Pope,
OF New-York who spoke The state Convention
and Home Missions: the Rev. c. b. Parsons, OF
Geneseo on Baptist Churches in Important Centres;
the Rev G. T. Webb. Of Niagara Falls. The Old
Church In New Circumstances; the Rev. {. H. Aer-
IL,
in Pedobaptist Communities; DR., Albert Colt. of
WorneIlsyilie on @Evangelstic Services for smaller
c'burches- the Rev. c. VI. Tower. Of Oneida, on
Care and Culture for the Encouragement Of Struggling
Churches. This evenings session devoted 10
humber of papers Sunday schools in connection
with church work.
MASS-MEETING OF WESTERN CNITARIANs.
Chicaeo oct % (Specia.-The Unitarian Missionary
ss-meeting Is In session here, with o large at
tendance 1t had been arranged for President Thomas
w. Palmer of the Columbian Exposition: Governor
Joseph w. Fiter Of Illinois, and Governor Hoard OF
Wisconsn to be present this morning. But Governor
Hoad is defending the little red schoolhouse' up In
wisconsin and the Illinois Executive is somewhere In
the State making speeches. and Thomas W. Palmer
was not present In his absence Judge J. E. Nc
veiohan of St. Louis, took the chair The devotional
exercises to-day led by DR.. Bush, of Boston, In
the absence Of DR.. Thomas Kerr, Of Rockford. The
object of this meeting primarily is to combine the two
factions of Unifarans which grew out Of the conven'
ton al Cincinnati in 1885, resolution passed
.t that time which calculated to place tho con-
terence on an ethical basis, but great many members
of the Western Conference dissented from the resou-
ton and IL Is the representatives Of those persons who
srs at todayN convention. The present mass-mceung
embrace ali the representatives of the con1sEencos
Wes of the Alleghauie The business OF the orgunisa
toI wifi be conducted with closed doors and no per
sons save weiknown representatives Of the ehurch0
win be admitted