New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-15
THE BAPTIST CONGRESS.
DISCUSSING THE RELATIONS or THE CHURCH To
ITS COLLEGES


ITS COLLEGES
D,ro,, Mich Nov = The second session % th'
Rants, congres. opere. SIS morning IN the Wood
ward Avenue Bap;.si f''' J. ~" u'''"''''" -
-, tn, ,as. o.. . .oes the demon natlon
QUE 70 It's colleges anu what do its colleges ONE 10
tho denonlnations?' The first address Was by the
Roy T. l. whitman. president OF Colby tniver-
CITY Wateryille Me 1t IL too late In the day 10
question The right ~ The denomination 70 exist.
ne said and the denomination owes 1t TO Use"
,hst II DE true 10 itself IN every particular. IL -
not numbers that make as strong bHt inc COZ"
s,ancv and Christian spirit IN "hich We I'VE anu
thrive" lie SAID that tho Baptist colleges were
suffering from lack - money. and IN order to do
cooI work should have more buildings and more
men There should be unity between The 'an'cn
and the college,
The Rev. DR. Alvah 5 Hobart. Of Yonkers. y. ',
SAID that baptism was the one thing when amer
entatos the 1aptists from other secs lie reviewer
the faith teachings OF the church.
President Anlrcw= OF Brown University. read a
paper containing pracica. suggestions on the sub
cct under discussion iie said that the cnurchr'
should extend justice and charity toward ,he 'o
the idea mat los broadening Ia" lines OF thousn'
and teaching III q university me ta'Gi'y vas nm
| completing great public service iSd'",I nan nan
sbould .unrori the unfortunate professors. The
multiplication OF sects AMI departments IN mrs
ian work. he said. Is damaging. ana many o' the
| useless Denominations should 20 out OF .Nlstrncr.
The Baptist belief however. could not be pror2-
gated and perpeuated except by Tn" Baptist thuich
and all Baptiss should contribute literally toward
its support ,.,,-
University. the Rev. H. l.. Fauncr. OF New YORK
civ. Dr C. W Wilkinson. OF Chicago University.
the Rev Dr Baldwin Of Granville. ONO; Professor
Daniel Putnam. Of the Michigan state Normal
School. and DR.. Norman Fox, OF N"w-fork. FOL
lowed
At the evening session. the topic OF discussion
being the suppression OF crime. President Andrg%s
said that great wealth was a cause OF crime. ne
example OF crime In high places led others 10 the
commission OF crime. lie entered strong plea
| In behalf OF the working classes. Little sympathy
was shown them. Especially was this so win Inc
press. which during the recent railroad strike IN
Chicago. notorious I'm its denunciaiions. There
hardly a paper In the country whose editorials
were not against the working classes.
In speaking Of the dead car and his despotic
Government. President Andrews said Peace 10 his
ashes. and hope he may ind peace 10 his spirit
and then he Numbered against him. saying that he
than Charles ! as a prosecutor OF man
| kind.
The Rev. Everett -. Burr. OF Boston. said that
| lack Of a trade education among American youths
| was "A great cause Of crime.
| pr Lawson. Of Camden. y. j.. said the saloon
was the cause OF crime and that the laws Of the
country gave more protection to property than to
| the person
| The Rev. s T. Batten. OF New-York City, also
| took part in the debate.