St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-15
BApTISTS ALARMED
Over the Growth OF the Cath
Ollie Church in the North
Star State.
The Hint Thrown Out That
PrOteStants Must Hereaft-
er Work Harder.
An Increase OF 1872 in the Bap-
fist Membership During
the Year.
Resume Of the Work Of the
Society Since the Last An
nual Meeting.
Special to the Globe

| egateS Ill attendance at the BaptlSt con-
vention met this morning at $50. Pres
ident Merrill announced the appoint
ment of the following committees:
On Resolutions -Revs W. W. Butrick,
Lemuel Moss. ID. D., S. A. McRay. sslH
On Finance-John III. Randall, John T.
! Barnum, Jacob Fisher.
| Advisory from different associations-Rev.
| f. X. Pope Southwestern: Rev. T. Hallowell,
! Central; Rev. r. a. Clapp. Western; Rev. d.
| Whitney, Northwestern Rev. Frank w.
| Jewett Minneapolis; Rev. A. d. Hoslet
| Eastern; Rev. c. Silene, Swedish conference;
Rev G. A. Tinwell, Norwegian Dane.
Enrollment-Revs. E. E. Tyson, Myron
! Cooley, c. o. Roehr, w. II. Tram.
| Arrangements-Revs G. H. Gamble, 6. l..
| Morrill,. E. s. Vanness.
TO Nominate Officers Trustees and Stand
| W. Ford, NJ. +. Moves. NJ. b. Critchelt, Y. n.
] Swart F. A. Middleton, c. r. Upton, Frank
| Peterson, j. Lunn.
On Next AnnIversary-Revs.W w. W. Daw-
| lay. c. A. Reese and E. j. Brewson.
To Nominate Trustees and Visitors for
Pillsbury Academy-Revs. A. F. sales,
Thomas Marstin l. w. Crooks.
The Annual Report
of the board was read by the CORE
spending secretary. Rev. L. r. Peter
son. 1t showed that AZ churches had
been aided by the board, including 13
Swedish and Norwegian and Dane.
There had been added to the church by
letter 10l, by experience 172, and by
baptism $40, making total increase In
membership of 1872. This was 2l5 more
than had been added in 1890 and 274
more than 1891, and more than one
half of this number had been
added by the missionary churches.
The missionaries preached 6,S71 sermons
and made 1903 visits, baptizing soEe
500, making a net increase in member
ship of about $50. The money raised by
the missionary churches amounted to
S49, 425.4S. BeneficienceS had been re-
ceived to the amount Of S4,705. Chapel
building work has not been SO good as
in past years.
Home Mission Societies
cad given $3.50, besides several hun
dred dollars expended in church edifice
work. The district missionaries were
also referred to. There were four at
work among the foreign population.
There are some 100000 Norwegians and
Danes in the state. and the society was
supporting five churches among these
pesple. There are fifty pastorless
churches in the state to- day,
and something would have to
be done soon. One third of the entire
population of Minnesota was foreign
born, and it was recommended that
something should be done in this di-
rection. Outside of the towns and
cities there were only twelve churches
having numerical strength of over
hundred each. The total strength of
the Evangelistic churches in Mime
sofa was not over 100000, and opposite
this there was the great strength of the
Catholic church, with its 7l,3l9 COM
municants, while Archbishop Ireland
said there were 300,0 900 Catholics in the
state. The state was sixth in point OF
numbers in the church, and was rapidly
becoming the great Catholic stronghold
of the United STATES. The other large
denominations are expanding from
$4,000 to $4,000 more than the Bap-
lists, and at this rate the latter
Could Not Keep Up
with the growth. Nevertheless the year
just colsed was the most prosperous in
the history of the Baptist church. Rev.
I. w. Powell, d. D., read a paper on
The Magnitude and Importance of Our
Mission Work" and Rev. g. II. Kemp
gave all address on 1.-The Convention
Obligation to Care for the Weak" The
representatives of the several associa-
tiouS and conferences then made their
reports, showing the condition Of affairs
in their respective districts. The after
noon was largely devoted to home and
foreign mission reports. Rev. j. III.
Randall made report of foreign mis-
sion work in general. The number of
converts to the Baptist faith in foreign
chimes the past year was 1902. and for
ty-five missionaries were employed.
1t was announced that Miss
Mary c. Fowler, of Newport, had
gene to Bassein Borma and Miss E.
Bergman. of Minneapolis, to Cumbum,
India. The advance in receipts over
last year was S31, 1912. There was a
deficit OF 100000 and the question was,
shall not the church respond? 1t was
reported also that the mission started
En- Western China
by Upcraft and Waner. which is being
supported by the young men of Mime
sofa, was $500 short. Miss 4. w. Jewett.
state secretary of foreign missions,
made the report of women's work. The
society had 125 circles, eighteen young
peoples guilds and eighty mission
tributions was $500. The total re-
ceipts were S3.655.4O, of which
the children contributed 1864. 06.
DR.. Wayland Hoyt made the report of
Bible and Sunday school work. during
which ahigh tribute was paid to Rev.
Boston w. Smith, whose chapel car is
one of the adjuncts of the convention
here. Rev. E. j. Brownson read the re-
port of general work of home missions,
and Mrs. H. D. Gates made the report
of women's work. Addresses were de-
livered by Rev. William NJ. Haigh, of
Chicago. on America and the Gospel:p
Rev.F. Peterson on 1.-THE Commission
and the Field" and by Rev. NJ. f.
Negus Oh What Minnesota Owes the
Publication Society,""
The Evening Session.
The report OH the spiritual state of
the churches was the first thing on the
programme at the meeting of the ses-
sion tonight. 1t was read by Rev. G.
H. MacCleland, and set forth that there
was lack of proper working facilities.
The average gifts had decreased to
sl,444 per capita. Prof j. w. Ford, of
Winona, president of the Pillsbury
academy, gave description of that
school and an account of its work.
Rev. Charles A. Reese, of Minneap-
oils, gave an address On ga Mission
Church, NewTestamentS Study" being
history of the divinity of Antioch.
Rev. W. FL. Geistweit followed in fer
vent speech on heroism in mission work
on the home field, in which lie men
toned that religious duty is not deter
mined by geographical lines, and that
the home worker was entitled to as
muph honor as the FOREIGN missionaries