Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-26
THE BAPTIST CONGRESS.
Discussing the subject of Union of All
Baptist Bodies.

PHILADELPHIA, May 20.--The Baptist
Congress during the morning session of
the second days meeting. discussed the
question, "ls a Union of Various Baptist
Bodies Feasible?" The Rev b. b. Tyler,
u. D., paster of the Church of the Dis
ciples, New. York city: read d. paper view
ing the subject from the standpoint of the
Disciples sect, expressing the opinion that
union was not feasible. but Of prime I'M
portance. lie favored union like that of
the primitive church, not doctrinal, but
personal in its nature.
The Rev. A. II. Lewis, editor of Sabbath
Outlook, believed the union could be
thought about, but confined his argument
TO defending the practice of his own sect,
the Seventh Day Baptists, in observing
the seventh day as the Sabbath.
Professor J. A. Howe, ID. D., a Free viii
Baptist of Cobb Divinity School, argued
that union was possible bv cordially agree
ing to Gods laws of variety in unity, by
allowing every church to preach what Il
practices and practice what it breaches.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-Thc proceed
ings of the closing sessions OF the tenth
annual meeting Of the Baptist Congress,
in the First Church. on Saturday, were
marked by the attendance Of large
audiences and the presentation of several
papers on very interesting topics. The
NpiEANoS Nto tllNiiEiN HHtttSslul lflTOuEn-
out, and considerable advance was made
toward reaching what the Rev, DIR. Wilkn-
son tersely expressed, the truth" Col.
Charles II. Banes presided, and at the
morning session the devotional exercises
were conducted by the Rev. Dr. James NJ.
Brown. The subject discussed was
christianity in relation TO heather re-
ligions."
AT the afternoon session the devotional
exercises were conducted by the Rev.
Jlmcs French. The topic for discussion
was The Relative Authority OF Scripture
and Reason and it was opened by the
Rev. d. J. Hill Ill. d., president of
Rochester University.
The subject was also discussed by Pro-
fessor ~ q. Robinson, LII. D., Of Chicago
University; Professor A. T. Robertson of
the Southern Theological Seminary; Hon.
James buchanan of Trenton, and others.
Or. Wilkinson then. on behalf of the ex-
ec,ltive committee, tendercG thanks to
Colonel Bancs, the chairlnan the various
speakers and to the First Church, and
reply was made by the Rev. DR.. Board
man, The Congress then adjourned
Following the Congress are the anniveg-
saries of the Mission societies and boards
of the Baptist church, which occupy the
present week. The first Of these Is the
10th annual meeting of the Women's Bap-
fist Home Mission Society, the introduce
tory service of which was held Yesterday
afternoon in the Grace Baptist Temple.
large audience was present. Mrs ].
n. Grouse Of Chicago, the president of the
society, presided and introduced Mrs. NJ.
A. Ehlers of Indiana, a former missionary
to the negroes of the south. A woman
who goes south as a missionary to the
colored people, she said gives up all social
relations there with her own race. I'VE
are coming said she, ITO an increasingly
difficult situation in our work. There are
colored pastors of the grossest immortality
OF life, who, when they see the missionaries
teaching the women and children purity,
oppose their work. On one side there is
the ostracism of the whites and on the
other the opposition of the most illiterate
and ignorant of the colored people. Not
wilhstanding all the troubles met with,
women are continually going out, and
their work is blessed"
The Rev. Il. u. Burr of Boston preached
the annual sermon to the society,"
Following the sermon there was a short
service of prayer aud conference, which
was opened by Mrs. L. L. Moore, a gray
haired missionary, who has spent large
part of her life among the negroes of the
south.