St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-14
BaptistS Decide to Hold Their
Meeting at Olmsted's Cap
ital Next Year.
Resolutions Favoring tho
Closing Of the Worlds
Fair Sundays.
Happy Condition OF the Treas.
ury and More Money for
Pillsbury Academy.
Great Detective Work Done
bv the Brunswick Guests
and Managers.

Rev. j. P. Coffman conducted the
prayer service with which the third
day of the Baptist state convention be-
gan yesterday morning. Committee re-
ports were the first business of the day.
The committee on next anniversary
recommended that the next meeting be
held at Rochester and that Rev. w. Ii.
Geistweit be preacher of the anniver-
sary sermon, and Rev. S. A. Mickey be
the alternate.
The committee on resolution had
lengthy report to make. Resolutions
were adopted making greater appropri-
atoms for Pillsbury academy and
Endorsing the Closing
of the worlds fair on Sunday, together
with a number of less important reSolu-
tons.
The hospitality of the st. Paul
churches toward the convention was
commended, and Mr.. Haliowell asked
that a resolution of cenSure be intro
duced OH the action of the railroads in
not giving the reduced rate. The COM
mittee asked for more time to prepareit.
The finance committee reported that
the entire apportionment of last year
had been raised. and recommended SILL
trustees OF PilIsbury academy, the COM
mittee chose Philo Bliss, E. NJ. Vandu-
zee. w. Ii. Kelly, G. Fl. Herrick, }. ID.
Smith, w. A. Barnes and L. S. Temp
kinS. For visitors: Rev. T. w. Powell,
Rev. c. y. Reese. Rev. w. P. Mckee.
Financial Condition.
The treasurer's report showed re-
ceipts up to Oct. 6, S10.644.23. More
than 900 has been added since. the
total receipts being 81, 1919. Balance
on hand, expenditures deducted, S32.17,
to which there should have been added
some SEQ from the Winnebago trust
fund.
The committee on nominations re-
ported as officers for the ensuing year:
President, D. D. Merrill: vice presidents.
E. NJ. Van DuZee Rev Z. Westcott Carey
Emerson, Rev. \. l.. christensen, DR.. j.
" Ford. q. NJ. Palmer, jacob Fisher, n. y.
Smart. Rev. Frank Peterson; corresponding
secretary, DR.. 7 r. Peters; recording secre-
tary c. Il. Moss: treasurer, j a. Ridgwav;
auditors T. E Hughes aud j. IL. Randall;
trustees, for three years, W. l.. Harris. i'll
year; tor two years. IL. +. Macdonald, in
place of Rev. f. &. Whitney; for one year. j.
". Griecs, in place of Rev. W. Ii. Butrick,
and A. u. HaZlett in place of ". IL. Bush
Eeil. I he rest are the same us before.
Five minute reports from the mission
field followed. The ctergymen report
Ing were:
Northern district. Rev. c. o. Reohr: St.
James; Z; N. Jones; Sleepy Eye, Rev; w.
K. Mckibben; Window. Rev. c. D. Belden:
nue., Minneapolis. Rev. F. c. Whitney: Tab
ernace. Minneapolis. Rev. 5. E Price.
Rev. G. II. Gamble delivered an adj
dress on the work of missionary
pastor. and with religious exercises, the
morning session concluded.
Tlie Afternoon Session.
The attendance at the afternoon SEES
sion was the largest OF the entire con-
v2ntion. Rev. j. c. Carman conducted
the prayer and praise service with which
the session opened. The report on
obituaries was read by Rev. S. A.
Middleton. Rev. E. S. Van Ness
spiritual state of the churches.
Seventy-four churches are without pas
tors. The number OF baptjsmS for the
year was S03, a decrease of 90 per cent
in the total number of baptisms of the
previous year. The general condition
of the churches is, however, encourag-
ing, as the young people are entering
upon church work.
An eight-ninute report of the gen.
era! work of foreign missions was read
by Rev. c. A. Reese. The work in the
suits small. The receipts during the
past year for foreign mission work eX-
coed The receipts CT the preceding year
10y $3.50. FOrty-five missionaries sailed
to foreign fields this fail. Interest in
the work seems to be increasing.
81 erik Of Women.
Mrs. T. ". Jewett reporeed concern
ing women'S work. She told of the
missionaries whom the women have
wholly OF i'll part supported, and urged
the necessity of interesting the chill
drcn in the movement. One hindrance
in the work is the ignorance concerning
the state of christianity in foreign
lands. The speaker advocated the
wider distribution OF missionary litera-
ture.
The centennial service began at 2:45
with an earnest and spirited address on
The York Before Us" by Rev. Frank
Peterson. Miss NJ. a. Buzzell, of Ne
Draska, spoke in glowing terms of the
work women have accomplished in the
cause of missions, and Rev. Ii. c. Mabie,
ID. D., delivered the centennial address,
a Weil-considered, thoughtful and in
structlve production.
Flve-minute reports of associational
secretaries closed the afternoon session.
Among the secretaries who reported
We're Rev. 4. Il. Pope, Rev. L. r. Nc
Kinney, Rev. c. W. Woodruff, Rev. ".
Z. Barker, Rev. Myron Cooley and
Prof. S. {. Chapman.
The evening was given over to a
home mission session. Rev. Israel
Bergstron, LED The praise service.
marks of Providential Design in the
Discovery and Occupation of America"
was the subject of Rev. Waylaud Hoyt's
address. Rev. William III. iiaigh talked
OF the distinctive characteristics of
American Christianity, and with an
address by Rev. Z. s. Henson on the
Peril and Promise of American Chris
tlan!ty." the convention adjourned till
this afternoon. The new board meets
this morning at O'Clock.