St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-15
BAPTISTs IN SESSION.
Decreased Baptismal List and
Protests by the Score.

Decreased Baptismal List and
Protests by the Score.
The Eastern association of Baptist
churches was in session yesterday at
the Park Baptist church on Selby ave-
nue.. Rev. w. E. Barker, of Lake City,
opened the session with devotional ex-
ercises. A special prayer was offered
for Supt. L. r. Peters, Of the state mis-
sion, who was sojourning in Kansas on
account of ill-health. A telegram
expressing sympathy was subsequently
sent to Mr.. Peters. Mrs. ri.
ID. Gates delivered an address on
women's work in foreign missions, and
speeches were delivered by Reys.
Thomas Morris, V. A. Sage, r. C.
Mosher. of st. Paul, and Rey. E. J.
Brownson, of Duluth. The morning
session was filled with these exercises.
A report on the state of religion opened
the proceedings in the afternoon. There
were seventeen churches reporting. 1t
was found that four churches were with
out pastors. Seven churches reported
net increase of eighty-two members
the past year. Four of these churches
are in Duluth, the increase at this city
being fifty-nine members. The other
ten churches acknowledged a decrease
OF thlrty-5iX members, so that the actual
net increase of members is twenty
three. Fourteen out of the seventeen
ehurches reported ninety-one baptisms.
tIfty-three of the -baptisms were those
OF Sunday scholars reported by eleven
of the churches. Last year there were
l62 baptisms recorded. There is ac-
cordlngly decrease this year of nearly
a per cent. The decrease was accounted
for by removals. Mrs. w. S. Barrett
of Minneapolis, representing home mis-
sions; Mrs. S. G. Haskell, of st. Paul,
representing foreign missions, made in
tereSting reports of what had been ac-
complished by the churches in the line
of their special work. Mrs. Ashmore.
OF Minneapolis, returned missionary
from China, spoke in a lively strain,
showing the sources of contributions to
foreign missionary work and the dis
tribution of the same.
The committees report on resolutions
urged united effort for the extension of
the gospel, rejoiced in the growing
efficiency and usefulness of the Pills
bury Academy, pointed out the need
church services, deplored the increased
desecration of the Lords Day and
strongly disappearing of the opening of
the Columbian exposition ON Sunday.
Rev. George Ii. Kemp, of Duluth,
proposed preamble and resolution
noting the death of City Comptroller
Roche, and extending the sympathy of
the association to the ''sorrOwing mem
bers of his bereaved family in this hour
of their deep affiiction."
l.. E. Whittier, of st. Panl, seconded.
Rev. r. G. MoSher, of st. Paul, said
the st. Paul delegation were not favor
able to the adoption of such resolu-,
ton, it being out of place in the con-
vention OF that association.
With this objection raised. the reso-
luton was not acted upon.
The history of the Red Wing church,
read by A. Rosenberger, of Red Wing,
closed the session.
Prof. Carmen, of the high school,
opened discussion on Sunday School
Work" at meeting held in the church
during the evening.
A reception is to be given this even
ing to DR.. II. c. Woods. first pastor OF
tho nhurab