Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-28
WILL MEET IN ANN|STON, Baptist Young Peoples Union of
 Alabama, WHO FOR THREE DAYS PAST Have Been in Session in This City Complete Their Task and Adjourn-LaSt Days
 Session Is Very Interesting.


 of the Baptist Young Peoples Union of Alabama was opened at 10 o'clock yester-- day with devotional exercises conducted by MT. Dean of Howard college. Inter- spersed with the songs and prayers were a number of minute talks, at the conclu- sion of which President Nell took charge and called the meeting to order ks
 The discussion Of "Our Young People and the Mission Cause and the State Work" was opened by Rev. L. O. Dawson of Tuskaloosa.
 He said: There was a great deal of talk of the independence of the Baptist church I think tliere is good cause for such talk to some fdegree. Do you know that we live in the only government where you can wofship according to your .heart's own dicta ton? There is some re- ligious toleration in few other coun- tries, but only to a limited extent. l be- lieve this morning we are the only free people under Heaven. We young peopie of the church should organize and push on.
 'If we read the struggle made for re- ligious freedom all over this country It will infuse into your hearts purpose 10 push forward. Instead of young Bap- lists standing by and cringing apologies when the doctrines of their church are as- saulted they can refute any charge. our state work is organized along the line to develop missions, both foreign and do- mestic. The trouble with the Baptists of Alabama is that they have not been broken into the traces and do not work The churches must be induced to take an interest in the mission work. The board can't do all this unassisted, they must have help The state board wanted to put in six evangelists In the state, but had the money to put in only three. These evangelists go over the state to the various churches and hold services. At the country churches services are held on Saturdays and Sundays. I am great believer in the good old Christian of the country, who sits in the amen corner and spits through the window while the min ister breaches. The old fogy may be fool, but that does not prove the young fogy to be philosopher. These three evangelists cannot do all the work re- quired of them These unions and Soci- cities can lend material assistance. In addition to the three evangelists put In the field by the state board, it Is aiding great number of weak churches throughout the state"
 MT. J. r. Bledsoe of Talladega addressed the convention on "The Home Board" He said: "The home missions board of the Southern Baptist church covers the country south of Baltimore and Missouri It has done vast good throughout that section. In 300 years the Baptist church has accomplished more for Christ than did the church of Rome in eighteen cen turies"
 MT. Bledsoe quoted statistics of work done by the home missions board in the south during the past few years and continued: There is some opposition to working among the negroes of the south The same men who object to teaching the negro religion will walk to the polls with the negroes on election day. The mn of hc h1.al yIz negroes must be taught that we are their friends; teach them that we want their influence religiously, and not their votes The vast throng of foreigners who come to the United States annually are de- voted to their great leader and unless we Christianize them they will man. monize us. They go to the great west and settle down where they have no re- 1igious instruction We young Christians should rally around the home missions board and give them the assistance they need. If there is anything that should appeal to our sympathies it is the frontier missionary"
 The average work accomplished by a frontier missionary was read from a tract by the speaker, who urged all Bap- lists to come to the assistance of the home missions board.
 The committee to select the time and place of the next meeting reported that Anniston had been agreed upon. The time had not been agreed upon. The re- port was laid on the table until the after noon session, to give the committee time to agree upon the date for the next meeting.
 'The Foreign Field'' was discussed by A. J. Thames of Howard college He said: "The work the young Baptists of our country have before them today is that of occupying all lands for Christ and pointing the people to the Lamb of God, whose blood took away the sins of the world. One hundred and three years ago two men were sent out from Kittering, and thousands have followed the banner of Christ as the result of their work. We must be united, but un- less there is strength in the individuals of that unity there is no strength in that unity. We must realize that the suc- cess of the work depends upon each mans work. Here in the nineteenth cen- tury we are more blessed than in any other age If the work Is done it must be by the younger people of our land, aided by the older people. Brethren, study the condition of the foreign countries and of your own country and see if it isn't your Christian duty to do all in your power to aid the missionary boards"
 Miss Kate Marshall of Birmingham read an essay on "The Great Commits sion." She gave statistics of Christians and heathens and pagans, and urged the necessity of aiding in the missionary spirit. She contrasted the beliefs if prot estantism and Catholicism The one she said, recognizes Christ as the head of the church, while the pope is recognized the head of the Catholic church. The pope, bishops and priests, she said the Catholics claim. have the power to ab- solve communicants from sin"
 On motion Dr. Crumpton secretary of the mission board, made an address. He spoke of the value of assistance giv- en, in sums, however small, by the church to the home missions hoard Ea said every Baptist church in Birming- ham and vicinity, except the one at East Lake, had been aided by the board. He said the country churches needed assistr