New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-24
BAPTISTS IN SESSION.
prpoRrs AND ADDRESSES BEFORE THE
SOCIETIES AT SARATOGA
rprs1prXTs BROWN AND HARPER DISCUSS
TIL, rrrrD OF COLLEGE woRK-sEcU-
LAR TEACHINGS IL THE Uni


vERsITIEs
Saratoga. y Y. May 3-The sixty-seconu ar
rual meeting OF the American Baptls' hoiHe 90
sion Society convened this afternoon III
nm PRAYER was offered by Professor Engllsn OF
Noyyton Theological Seminary. President T. New
81, make OF Massachusetts,. delivered the anhu"'
address, The rcports OF General 7. J. Morgan cor
,,s,oriinr secretary and OF j. q. Sneiiins' treas
u-or. were then read They were iaid on thr ,a0''
FOR future consideration. The Rev II. W. i'"'''
Of Iowa. delivered address on Our "eS'c'"
Work Just Begun - ,,.,,,
Tho Rev H. $ Macarthur OF the calvary bap''''
,,,,,,.h Nev.-York followed with IN address on
...rha Regeneration Of Race meaning the ireeu-
men Of the United States
4 fopuia;lon from the Presbyterian "e"e'' ~,
s,,,lJv headed 10y the Rev. DR. Howard Du"'ei''
~ Now York. bearing fraternal greeting 10 '"e
Baptist Society. was introduce' anu $500 a,,.s
pr,.,ion, Blatc. Or. Duilelds felici.ous address
'.... ,e,r,u, ,nplaudcd The Rev. DR.. w &. craig
- chicago. also spoke briefly
4, rho evening session an address on the equip
mon, ~ shaw University. Raleigh n C.. was ue-
uv.re.l hv President +. c. MeserVe Inc "e',
! Alexander Blackburn. OF Massachusetts follower
| ,., , ,,,,,r on "Our Church Ediice Work
| THO occonA session Of the American Baptist hpu-
,,, Society. was opened this morning with prayer
! -, a., poy " T. Taylor OF seattle An address
| m ,,c lut, Of BAPTIST institutions to AiEher euu
! cation was delivered by President Andrews o'
| t,r,v.n University. lie said the question no" -
,,.h,r ore the schools?' Within the last twenty-five
| wears n new field Of education had grown up ne
Cro h,t thcre were colleges and universities that
,,,,,, professional studies and duties but since
mo vpr their cllrriculums have pech ehliher on,
enr,ch.d bv the addition OF technlral nlsl 49,
,o ~ hiatorv and the liberal arts. so that SUI
dents I'm theology law and medicine Set au o,rs !,
ito Tho higher plane OF liberal educatOn anu ou's
men are no Ionger satisfied to graduate as w Ne
lnrs of art or philosophy. The hign s'hoolS pl ~.
country re 90 much better than they were p'iorc
! the war that can scarce ma h'"1t ~ ,, 90,
ror ents t. send their children 10 the driiUI, IA
! itanni scbcois Though Harvard. Yale Columbia
nnd other colleges and universities nave pr9 ,.,
their currculums. until the rounding OF .nc ~
sttv of chicago tho Baptists had no insult
,,ny,e liberal course OF the new pattern me zap
lists had been handicapped for century u, ~ Mn
declaration of fsaac Backus that an eduCalrl Ii,.
| ister is n proud man. but they were now outgro"-
| pre cent his raper on the "Ohg sIi)ns OF Is ~,
| In .ttutIons 10 Inc Demon nation, was omit eu anu
t,o Rev l'r f.. Wood Of Br'oklnr. Na r. f,e,
that secular teachings are supplantng ne !hrlstah
| evangel In our American colleges ana scnvol''
| that now Z a young man leaves tnelr u s "a
| r|nvcrfed he seldom becomes 4 Christian atterward
The educational institutions are no lonEer NJ ~
TIE missionary w thNsA w5cS t,e hers laid
President Harper. Of 'hicago 'lNers'ty, -
II. declarc hat secular instruction - unenristan
ling TIE Universities. lie agreed win Or. Woo
that IN agnostc hal NJ proper p.ac, In pro-
iVrs' Adams OF Vernon. Academy, dlssenteo
from the sentiments expressed n Dr. Moods paper pei
the aanual report r. r ssnrar s's 81, n wa, wa
S65 Il; disbursements. $500 a. IL was accepted
and adopt d. 49,. e,, ,.oo- r,or
,nin ne ctosS" rerden,. " j. Northen Of Georgia
Wee presidents The Rey. pr " r Roihwell 81
nrer, joshua lowering OF Maryand; recordins
secretary the Rev Dr. e. NJ. Potent, OF Connect
cut; corrsspondWnS yoT pdor ~ isaac o.
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