The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-06-03
GREAT GATHERING OF CHRISTIANS
THE BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES.
Hundreds OF Leading Baptists Attend tho
May Meeting, at Denver.

May Meetinxs at Denver.
AT the opening OF the session Tuesday
morning the committee on resolutions sub
mitted a report the most important clauses OF
which disapproved the Geary law and Sunday
Decoration. II was also resolved after some
discussion to raise 5000 to build an annex
to the Chicago training school.
In the afternoon Mrs. Isaccs read the an
nual report OF the society. which set forth
that there was gain of 242 ausillarIes, eight
missionaries, six stations, one state and one
territJry with corresponding aggression in
work.
Miss Emma F. Parsons talked of her work
in Utah. She analyzei aud criticised Nor
nonism which she described as combina-
ton OF Christianity, ancient mythology and
the philosophical speculatlons oil various
schools. II is said that Sidney Rgdon laid
the foundation, Joseph Smith supplied the
prophecy, fraud and fervor, Farley i. Pratt
the fanciful and poetic elements and Brigham
Young the grossost points OF vulgar material
ism
Miss Reside described her work among
the Indians.
Miss Joanna T, Moore. the pioneer mission
airy Of the South and Southwest, talked enter
tainingly on "Fircsid. Schools" and other
ladies spoke OF various branches of the socie-
ty's work.
Mrs. Wheeler chairman OF ihe nomination
committee, brought in the report, which was
adopted by reclamation. All the old officers
were reelected.
At the closing session held in the evening,
Mrs. Dlckerson, DR.. Upper and Miss Mary
G.. Burdette addressed crowded house.
The western division Of Baptist Young Pco-
pies Societies known as the Blue" held scs-
sions in Calvary Baptist Church. Delegates
from all parts OF the west were present.
ON Wednesday the Baptist Publication So
ciety and the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Societies held conventions.
The Publication Society continued To oc-
cupy the attention OF the Baptists during
Thursday. The new Baptist missionary
chapel car was dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies. This car is fitted up with seats
and will be used In the West for holding
vices In small towns where there is no church.
The American Baptist Union began It's ses-
sion on Friday, with Rev, Augusta, Strong,
d. d. Ii. d. OF Rochester, New York, the
president in the chair, This society carries
on the foreign missionary work of the Bap-
lists OF America
The report OF the board represented by the
secretaries, Rev. DR. IL. c. Mabe. Rev. Dr.
Duncan and Mr.. Merry, gave statistics as fol-
lows The growth; Thlrty-scven more mis-
slonaries than the preceding year, 40 more
native preachers, - more churches. >, SIS
more church members, 1,gi1 mort scholars In
the Sunday schools, 2,i02 more pupils in
boarding and day school,, and sto,9i0. 10 more
In contributions from the churches.
The missions In heather lands number g1l
preachers 100, chui CHI membership si,i55
Grand total 2,0I0 preachers, / ,53l chur, hes
and 1863, 129 members
The report OF the treasurer, L. +. Coleman,
was that the total receipts from all sources
during the past year were ss6h, 75l.95. The
expenditures were ga, 910.27, leaving bal
ance In the treasury April !, 1898, OF So
1881
Excellent and inspiring addresses in rela-
tlon to mission work were delivered by mis-
s!onarics and Others.