The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-16
THE NORTHWEST BAPTIsrs.
Growth OF Mission Work-Impassione
Condemnation of Sprinkling.

condemnation OF Sprink1ing.
New WESTMINSTER. B. c., Oct. 15.-
Especial. Yesterday afternoon the ladies
in attendance at the convention of the
Northwest Baptist Association held a
largely attended woman's session, which
began with q short devotional meeting
This was followed by report on home
work. delivered by the pres ding officer,
Mrs. Beaver, of Vashon, Wash. She did
not believe in allowing church or mission
work to go over home life, but believed
they would all blend together to their
mutual benefit.
Miss NJ. NJ. Malmberg, a bright, ener-
getic Swedish lady, gave fifteen-minutes'
talk on mission work in the West, and
told her experience among Scandinavians
in Western Washington. Mrs. +. f.
shaffer, of Seattle. read the report of Mrs.
A. Hamblett's work among the Indians
OF Neah bay. Mrs. Hambiets herself was
described as an Indian princess, who
speaks five different languages. sour
Young People and Missions" was the
topic discussed by Miss Alice Hicks. Mrs
spodord, Of Victoria. followed with a paper
on sour Responsibility to the Work of
Foreign Missions in This Convention"
The evening session Of the convention
was opened by song and prayer service,
led by Rev. w II. Shearman, of Aber-
deem, which was. like the evening before,
attended by large audience. The follow
ing recommendations of the conference
we're adopted:
That the convention assume the debt OF s. 200
contracted by twenty-five gentlemen on behalf
OF Grace seminary; that committee composed
OF Judge Green, of Seattle, Rev. n. Weir. of Van
eouver, b. C., and Rev. A. Il. Banks, of Everett,
he appointed to apportion the amount of this
sum to be borne by each church.
The report on the university question
was then taken up again and long dis
cussion followed as to whether the powers
TO grant degrees should be vested entirely
in the university corporation or separate
schools, and was finally decided by mo-
ton being adopted empowering the
schools TO grant ordinary degrees accord
ing to their respective grades, the univer-
siiy alone to grant honorary degrees.
z The report of the committee on foreign
missions was the next item on the list.
and was read by Mrs. Greene, of Seattle.
The report stated there were seventy-four
stations, All missionaries and 2,030 native
workers; that the collections of the Amer
lean Baptist Missionary Union were $685.
1888 for the year ending last March, an
increase of more than 800, 900 during the
year. IL was proposed to work this up to
81 600 eco this year. The convention had
last year given 1888 OF this sum- and the
Nomen's society 1892.
Pew. J. Sunderland gave an address on
Young People and the Centenary Move
ment." He recalled the fact that 100 years
ago on the "a of the present month, the
English Baptists had inaugurated foreign
mission work. and Baptists the world
over were going to commemorate the GEN.
tenary by big increase in their offerings
FOR the work. The American society was
30 get 900 new missionaries and 81 ,O00. 600
for the work. He touched on the young
peoples work, and urged that the present
year be made an educative one, and that
young people be interested in the mission
field
What a Century of Missions Has
Achieved" was elegantly handled by Rev.
". c. Weir, of Vancouver. Il. c., who
argued that the number of Protestants
was growing at much quicker ratio than
were the heather inhabitants of the world,
according to the calculations made. Fifty
years more would see the gospel preached
I'd all corners Of the world. Protestants
had made the remarkable increase OF from
a. ,oo0, 900 to l65. GOO 600 in the last century.
while the heather had only grown from
e1 oo0 600 10 500 coo, 900 III the same period.
of LEO languages and dialects of the
world, 5Sl had been translated by means
Of missionary labor lie claimed that
with these facts before them, Christians
should praise God for having put ths mis-
sonary spirit into the church.
Rev. BROMLEY. of Whatcom. followed
upon What the Century of Missions Has
Taught Us" and in tho course of re-
nsrkably good speech. held that exper-
ience has proved that a non missionary
church dies, while the missionary church
pTospers.
Rev. Grant, of Portland, the star orator
q the convention. made bold stand for
Ing that they wcro the only people who
really abide by the New Testament in this
Respect. and condemned in impassioned
LANGUAGE the practice of sprinkllng.
TIE report on foreign missions was then
sdop-ti. and votes 81 thanks were passed
to the Northern Pacific railway and Cana
dian Pacific Navigation Company for re-
eaeed fares Tor the royal reception that
TIE convention ha4 received in Olivct
EaptiSt church and the province, ana TO
igs; church. Portland. for allowing the
convention the pleasure Il hearing Rev.
NJ Grant.
The select committee on university re-
ported that the name Of the university
thou.i he the North Pacific Baptist uni
vefs.ty, This was adopted. The commits
lee also reported the names OF fifteen gem
temea fcr trustees. hut Mr. Narchant. Of
Victoria, made a strong protest against
hrs'3sh Columbia not having Il fair share
q representation. so il was acreed Ia give
Tie province, IoDr members and the North
vest Baptist Association and Puget Sound
ASSOCIATION the same number Of trustees.
'Ary 10 elect Jheir Own officers.
Judge Greene. Of Seattle: Rev. w. F.
harner. ~ Tacoma. and Rev. 4. Il. Banks,
q Everett, we've appointed as an organ q
Mg and Incorporation committee.
lac proceedings today were rather
s.faiy attended, many delegates having
'e't To- the south by the treat Northern
etAEess \ resolution VAS passed by
shica Grace seminary, Cer:~a,ia. Should
'ecore orEaulcaly connected with The
heS university 81 Seattle. TIE Incorro-a-
Ron II the convention Was decided npan
sad the constitution Was AMENDED 8. have
'No y1ce presidents elected. 4 resolution
vas rassed recognizing the Women :