The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-25
BAPTIsTs AT DENVER.
Sixfy-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Publics
tion Society--A Gamblers Courtesy.

sixty-Ninsh Annual Meeting of the Publica-
tion Society--A Gamblers Courtesy.
DENVER. Col. May 2.-The sixty-ninth
annual meeting of the American Baptist
Publication Society was formally opened
this morning. with Edward Goodwin. Of
Chicago, in the chair, in the First Baptist
Church. where last evening the conven-
lions of the Women's Baptist Foreign Mis-
sion Association were brought to a close.
Men about town were amazed this morn
ing TO see q noted confidence man and gam
bier plotting party Of delegates to their
destination, and at the same time taking
great pains to point out every object of in
terest. Later an acquaintance took the
liberty to jeer at him for this and narrowly
escaped threshing. II want you to un.
gambler, that am Baptist" but quick
~ correcting himself. and in q subdued
tone added. lat least my mother was"
After the opening exercises, the kew.
Montague, of Colorado Springs. was intro
duced to the meeting and extended to the
eOclety the welcome of the State OF Color
ado. DIR. Goodwin responded. thanking
the Doctor for the kind hospitality of the
citizens of Denver.
Committees were appointed after which
the report of the board of managers was
read in brief by DR.. Griffith, of Phils-
delpbia. recording secretary of the society.
The receipts of the book department. for
sales, ETC.. were 1854. $3.50, or SS7334 more
than the previous year. The Bible depart
ment received S2l. SD %. of W hich 81. 40. 80
was for Old Testament revision. The
missionary department. received Sl27.21733.
and is overdrawn S2.4S4.02. The total re-
ceipps for all departments for the year
1892 g3 were S6S3. 0S3.49. Seventy-four new
publications and nearly $4,000. 600 of the
periodicals OF the society were issued dur.
ing the year. The society employs ninety
one colporteur missionaries. thirty-three
Sunday school missionaries, five district
secretaries and one publication missionary
in SwedeD-140 IN alI-and aids several
State committees In the support OF col.
porteurs. There is great demand for these
workers, and the society calls for greatly
increased contributions. The society asks
for 500. coo annually for q series of years.
in order to put a colporteur In every DIS
trlct association In this country.
The afternoon session was devoted to the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of America
and on this the addresses were delivered by
DIR. Smith. of st. Louis. and Rev. Phillip l..
Jones. of Philadelphia. Then a lively DIS
cussion followed. DR.. J. l.. Wilkins.
favored considerable liberty, but the Rev.
j. Parsons. of Pennsylvania. was fearful of
the influence of the Catholics or,
better speaking. OF Catholic priests.
who. he declared, tried to
God. The Rev. Mr.. Lawrence, of Chicago.
remarked that the Bsptists must hump"
themselves in reaching out after the
young people. DR.. Lorimer of Boston,
was in favor of doctrinal instruction.
and thought that no sermon should ever
be preached without doctrine in il.
Preachers should not talk. but teach. He
believed IN the young folks. bnt he did not
want the old folks TO DO FORGOTTEN.