Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-08
TEE PITTsBURG
BAPTISTS IN SESSION.
Remarkable Gathering of Clergymen
of National Prominence.
A PLEA FOR MORE MISSIONARIES.
DR.. Campbell Speaks on the Dynamic Power
of the Holy Spirit
EXPERIENCES IN THE MISSION FIELD

The Missionary Conference of the Amer
lean Baptist Missionary Union is being
held in the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church.
The conference began yesterday and will
conclude this evening. The American
Baptist Missionary Union was formed at a
triennial convention IS years ago and was
the direct outgrowth of the work of DR..
Judson, who was also its first foreign mis-
sionarv. 1t has been a growing institution
until now it stands foremost in its work of
evangelizing the world.
The Conference opened with devotional
services, led by Rev. c. A. Hare, of Nc
Keesport. These were followed by Rev.
II. c. Applegarth, Jr., pastor of the Fourth
Avenue Baptist Church. He delivered the
address of greeting to the visiting members
of the ion. Mr. Applegarth spoke of
the great strength of the Baptist sect stat
ing that there were $500, 900 of them in the
country; one for every 20 inhabitants
This great sect" he said, s'hss' latent
forces, which if used would bring that
glorious time of the coming of our Lord
before the dawn of the twentieth century"
The Great Need of the World.
John Howard Harris, D. D.. Ii. D., of
the Bucknell University, the Chairman Of
the meeting, responded to the address of
welcome. Rev. DR.. c. j. Baldwin, of
Granville, O., was introduced by the Chair
man, and gave an exposition OF First Acts 1-8
He said that what the world most needs,
and what the Church must supply, is such
witnesses as were the apostles-imbued
wi IA In 0f "a
Holy Spirit as not being simply an author
ity, but a power-God's dynamic force. DR..
Campbell said: "The Spirit comes upon the
objects of Gods intention-is bestowed,
poured out, lavished as with an imperial
hand, and the result is as when He troubled
the abyss of Chaos and Cosmos came forth;
when He passed into the uostrils of the
form of clay and the living soul of human
ity was born; when He came upon the He
brew workmen and the Tabernacle was
built; when He overshadowed the Virgin
and Emmanuel was born; when He descend
ed on mans Jesus and made Him Gods
Christ"
In speaking of the power of the Holy
Ghost in the apostolic days DR.. Campbell
concluded BY saying: "Who has not longed
with agonizing desire for some of the all
cient dynamite with which the word once
rent asunder the rocks and tore in pieces
the barriers OF SIN!
The Plan of Human Salvation.
Rev. II. A. Griesemer, of Haddenfeld,
n. Y, spoke on the power and mission of
consecrated individuality. He considered
the plan of human salvation the boldest
thought ever thrust upon the world. He
said what was needed in Christian work
was personal and individual effort, as the
individual was the power and might in
every great movement, and one man can do |
more than 80 men at his feet to letter him.
He warned people against an overvaluation
of themselves as well as the undervalua-
tion. 'Take the power God has given |
you," he concluded, "and consecrate it to |
him.
DR.. Applegarth then arose and said:
Spiritual dynamics are not in the air,
they are in the man. 'Ye are the temples
of the Holy Ghost The power comes |
through the man."
DIR. Adams, of Franklin, said: eve hear |
a great deal in these davs about influence, |
but in the early days the apostles talked |
about power. It is criminal for sinners not |
to repent of their sins for God commands |
"a It is Just as criminal for US not to be |
filled with the Holy Spirit, for this is also
his command"
DR.. Seymour then tcld graphically how
the little noontide meetings in the United |
of the Holy Ghost were transformed into
the mighty revivals of 1857 and 1858 After
a hymn and prayers the doxology was sung
and the meeting adjourned until o'clock.
The Difference Between sects.
In the afternoon, after the devotional ex-
ercises, led by Rev. A. j. Ivey, of Wheel
ing, w. Va, Rev. H. G. Weston, d. D. !
LID, President of Grocer Theological
Seminary, addressed the conference on the
subject, 'The Bible Translated for the
World" DR.. Weston is perhaps the most
thoroughly versed man on the subject in
the country, and his address was exceedingly
DR.. Weston said there was
one great truth, personality, and one great
error, pantheism, in the world. In re-
counting the characteristics of the differ
ent faiths he said: "The Roman Church
obedience to an ecclesiastical supe-
rior, power unequaled to carry out its
ideas; the, Episcopal, conformity to ritual,
" which gives a certainty that you will never
hear anything to CRATE upon your aesthetic
taste, and in that way it gets the "good So
ciety" people, as society is nothing but
doing things in certain form; the Meth
odist, discipline differentiating it from all
the denominations, and which enables it to
the wonderful work it does; the
Presbyterian, an intellectual expression of
the Christian faith, through which it gets
the logical and the intellectual classes
There has been great deal said about the
absence of liberty in the Presbyterian
Church. There is no denomination that
doesn't give you liberty except on its
point. The Baptist believes
in the immediate personal relation to the
Lord Jesus Christ of every believer. There
is no way to grow in grace except by spir-
tual truth
The Rev. DR.. Mabie then conducted the
open conference on Increase OF Laborera"
Dr.. Donner opened and said there was
great apathy in the churches regarding
foreign missions; heathenism is only wait
ing for the young men to go forth when it
will melt like wax before the sun OF rlghte-
BUSINESS.
DR.. Gould presented the work of missions
IN China He said there was but one mis-
ionary for every 5000, 900 people in the
country. The greatest need was more men
Tor the field.
More Missionaries Greatly Needed.
DR.. Bunker spoke of mission work in
Burmah and the great need OF men. He
laid there are many chances for young men
% found Christian Commonwealth in
Burmah. DR.. Bunker dwelt at length upon
he obstacles encountered in his work.
Rev CroDkhite, of Burmah, commenced
oy illustrating the magnitude of the work
% be accomplished in India, saying that if
70, 900 Bibles were given out every day it
would take 10 years to place copies in the
hands of the women and children of the
country alone. He made an eloquent ap-
peal for missionaries for the different tribes
Of Burmah. "What is most needed in