The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-02
THE BAPTISTS MISSIONARY WORK.
Discussion of the Subject at Yester-
days Session.
Laboring Among the Chinese-Demand
That Schoolhouses Be Used
as Churches.

Rev. L. CASTOR opened the proceedings
Of the Pacific Baptist Association meet
ing yesterday by leading in the devo-
tional services.
Chinese Missionary Work" was then
discussed at considerable length, during
which Rev. Nh. Sturtevant of this city
made statement as to the work Of evan
gelizing the Chinese in Sacramento. He
was unable to answer q query as to
the Chinese population Of the city.
A report from the Committee on Tenn
perance was called for, but the fact was
developed that the committee consisted OF
but one person, Rev. II. +. MoEwen, and
he had no report to make. as he had not
been notified or his appointment a year
ago.
The report on Convention Missions,
by Rev. r. I. Gray, showed that during
| the past convention year loo souls had
been saved; nineteen churches have been
helped to support their pastors, and
eighteen district missionaries have been
supported. Much good work had been
done among the Swedes, Danes, Nor
needed, said the report, to carry on the
! good work.
| Rev. a. b. Prober, General Missionary
| for the State of Washington, was intro
! duced to the convention by Rev. A. B.
| Banks of this city.
Rev. l. ID. Wood of Fresno deplored the
| fact that there were many good-sized
communities in the State where Baptist
preachers had not been heard for fifteen
or twenty years. Especially was this til o
| case in Placer, Ell Dorado and Calaveras
Counties. He wsnfed the association to
begin work in that broad field.
Rev. Mir. Stuttevant called the speak
| er's attention TO the fact that Ell Dorado
County was not in the district. They
were in the territory of the new associa-
! ton to be formed with Stockton and Sac
I ramento as centers. He advised the i'm
mediate organization of that association.
| Rev. w. ii. Latourette said that OF the
| BOO, 900 church mem bers in California 90
! per cent. are mem bers of the Catholic
! Church, and of the others only per cent.
are Baptists. He wanted the public
/ schoolhouses utilized as churches, and
said it could be done despite the fact that
such use is prohibited by law.
! He referred to the zeal displayed by
the Catholic Church in sending mission
| aries among the Indians and other races,
| and demanded that the Baptists take
united and prompt action for evangelistlc
work in those fields.
After a discussion of matters relating to
the Ladies' Home Mission, the conven-
! ton took a recess.
In the afternoon Moderator Downie led
| the devotional services, after which came
! the report of Committees on Digest OF
| Letters.
Rev. 5. c. Keetch of Vsoaville delivered
sermon, taking for his text Isaiah j., 20:
For God Hath Spoken" These words
mean more for US than they did for Gods
ancient people. They have gathered up
into themselves larger and fuller mean
| ing the ages have come and gone.
| There are three ways in which God hath
spoken:
u In the prophets. Prophecy is some
times misapprehended, because it is sup
| posed that the chief work of the prophets
was to forecast the future. But as the
| work of the apostles was not mainly the
| performance of miracles of power, so
the work of prophets was not the per-
| formace of miracles of knowledge.
| They were Gods representation, re-
! ligious teacher, spiritual guides. God
! spake in them.
| " In His Son. This marks great ad-
vance in the development of divine
revelation. Gods word in His Son Is
| divine. not only in its origin. but in the
channel of its commemoration, which is
not true OF prophecy.
~ In His Spirit. We ought to value
the teaching of Christ, but it does not
bear the stamp of finally. 1t prepared for
the teaching OF the spirit. as prophecy pre-
| pared for the teaching OF Christ himself
! I he fountains of divine truth did not cease
to pour their living streams into the cur
rents OF human thought and life when
the voice of Jesus was no longer heard
| but those streams became richer in the
| divine life they bring to US than was be-
fore possible. But when the spirit OF
truth is come He shall lead US into all
truth.
The report of the Committee on For
eign Missions followed. and the ladies'
hour on foreign missions consumed the
remainder OF the session.
Kew. L. Is. Hughes led the devotional