The sun., 1890-11-21
PRE-MILLENNIAL BAPTISTS.
OBJECTIONS TO Admitting A PRES.
BYTERIAN TO MEMBERSHIP.

Crowds Attend the Exercises and Several
Seems 90 be No Time for Parisyinx Ne.
cause the Lord May Como at Aay Day.
The interest in the pre- millennium Baptist
Convention In the Centennial Church In Adel.
phi street, Brooklyn, continued to be sustained
yesterday. and the services were all we'll at
tended. business meeting was held In the
morning, the Rev. DR.. A. g. Gordon Of Boston
presiding, and the Rev. DR.. Herr OF Milwau-
kee, Secretary. Tho latter reported that
twenty-six States wore represented at the Con-
vention. These officers we're elected for the
ensuing year: The Rev. DR.. A. G. Gordon OF
Boston. President; W. H. Knapp Of Brooklyn.
B. r. Jacobs Of Chicago. the Rev. DR.. L w.
Warren OF Macon. Ga. Prot. J. H. Gilmore OF
Rochester. and the Rev. g. W. Folwell Of Park
esburR. W. Va. Woe e-Presidcnts: the Rev.
J. D. Herr Of Milwaukee. Wis. Secretary:
George B. Forester OF Brooklyn, Treasurer.
A General and Executive Committee were also
chosen.
The Rev NJ r. Demming Of Boston delivered
an address on the CAPITALIZATION Of tho
Church" The Church. he said. should increase
the scope Of its charities. Good works, backed
up by tho proper religious motives were sure
to bring the favor OF the Holy Ghost into tho
Church and gladden. the hearts Of the congre-
cation. The Rev. Clarence Larkin spoke on
tho subject. Testimony to the Power OF tho
Advent"
Secretary Herr announced that a Presby-
terian minister IN Brooklyn had applied for
membership In the society. and he wanted to
know whether or not he could receive his
name. The Rev. Dr.. Mcbride said that as tho
movement was Baptist movement, he thought
It should be confined to members Of that de-
nomination. Evangelist Needham suggested
that the pre-millennial Presbyterlans should
hold . similar conference. and then there
might come in time q general conference
OF re-millennarians Of every shade of
belief. President Gordon thought that tho
society could well afford to welcome
Christians Of every evangelical school.
as stated In the prospectus OF the organization.
It was agreed that the Presbyterian minister's
name should remain on the list Of members Of
the Baptist Pastors Conference for Bible
Study" The name OF the minister was not an
nounced. but he is supposed to be tho Rev. A.
B. Pritchsrd, pastor Of the Cumberland Street
Presbyterian Church. Mr.. Pritchald has been
. deeply interested attendant at all the con-
ference sessions, and on Wednesday night
arose and offered the use Of his church for the
overflow meeting.
The afternoon session opened with prayers
for Darkest Africa" The Rev. DR.. G. NJ.
Stone Of Hartford made an address ON " The
Spirit of the Word" and the Rev. DR.. Herr
on The Prophetic Significance OF the Ordi-
nances."
In the evening the church was crowded with
Pre- Millennialists to lis utmost capacity. and
the opening service closely resembled tho
Moody and sankey revival gatherings. Mr..
sankey was absent. but his place as vocal
Lon odor kok lnrLo ~
who sang most effectively the solo. Awake
and Watch. the Day is Dawning."
The Rev. A. G. Dixon, the new pastor OF the
Hanson Place Church. delivered an address on
The Gospel Of the Resurrection" This
Gospel. he said. gave the world divine Christ.
The Apostles had risked everything upon the
one fact that Jesus Christ had arisen from the
dead. 1t was this which made men mock and
weep and worship. It was this which gave
them human as we'll as . divine Christ.
This Gospel gives them certainty Of success
and also living Church, a dead Christ gives
to s come e'G maSes men Hopeful He sns viii h.. ap
pear In .glory In his second coming to
Ct f s, ia apS bS
lie. but By death, and arc therefore In dan
gerous position and likely to become wrecks;
sooner OF later; This gospel also unites ali
sect for % rsa CHURCH T. the Of the
tlOu2lt OF Clfl6t. IL also 6ep6raLeB from 00
Bringing them into CONTACT with The World, it's It Is
fer quite different purDos,s tnaG assimilation
gazing up into the stars. hut are inspired with
yiPE hope npd are e. II Close
Sospe ss t6em also nope ss tSer
they have no reason W TO Of feel very sorry. Tex.
~ Esa9ssn sna be
SSa *. Rs; s. asbESs sSFS ssS who e.ene
eressiye attitude and intend to push this
the 9nited states have eected @ etSnta DeS
manate organization to-day. and there can be
Ssd1 a1 be s Ss hsys
tors are already on our roll BOOK. The WatcI-
,rord has been selected as the organ, Of our
%Snty men the ea ao9e pro
dHsRa is y Ees1 sSs
NJ: deoTse B: Forester. who has been elect.
ed treasurer Of the pre.millennial organize
shsn b d. as
It en avs sa Ss
s many S Years. Money Is seeded IN this his as as II
We wait and watch for the Lords Coming we
want 70 90 business IN DuSlneSB way
Mr.. FORESTER then had the ushers distribute
printed slips inviting contributions 70 sustain
stifer Of Croser .Thsoiosica seminary. on On
Tho Gospel of the Blessed Hope" brought
the exercises for the day to a close.
exercises will continue all day. Evangelist
Needham. however. will conduct revival SER
vices at the Centennial Church for the next
two weeks.
Sueci Rides Across the Bie Bridge.
Giovanni succi, tho Italian traveller varied
yesterday his task OF abstaininR from food for