The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-02

services at the opening of the evening
session. During his remarks he said that
Christians should be cheerful. They
have every reason to be so, and the Chris
tian who is not so, but goes around with
q long, lugu brious face is guilty of q libel
and SANDER on Jesus Christ.
Prayers were offered for the mission
aries in China, whose sense of duty has
led them into peril there, and Green
lands Icy Mountains" was sung with a
will after the prayer.
The report OF the Committee on Educa-
ton was read.
Kew. Henry spoke of the responsible
ties OF parents in the education of their
children, and said that they should watch
carefully the rudamentary education
they receive and should strive to guide
them to higher aims rather than to the
goal of human and temporal success.
They will surely be punished tor their
laxlty in this respect. Nor are pastors
entirely blameless in this respect. If a
pastor really fills his pulpit he will be a
UNCONVENTIONAL educator in the direction
OF drawing out young men for the min
istry. There should be more praying tor
rich men-that The wealth that Is IN the
Baptist Church may be used for the ad-
vancement and benefit of the church and
its educational institutions.
The college professors must bear their
share OF the work. The spiritual tone of
college depends upon it's faculty, and
the one that is not distinctively and I'M
mistakably denominationsl does not
amount to much. The educational
cause must be treated as the basis OF
national prosperity.
Professor l.. d. Inskeep of California
College said that. with regard to what
had been said of pastors, he thought that
the difficulty partly lay in the change Of
pastors. Some one had said that pastors
In California had to preach-not to a con-
gregation, but to a procession.
Speaking OF his college, lie said that
three OF its graduates were to-day in the
front rank in the State University, and
two in Stanford. The college sends out
its students fully prepared. Its students
have the use of 10000 volumes and fine
laboratory, as well as of the museums. 1t
is not as if it were in little country
town. The Christian student who goes
to college in this State is safe enough
until after he passes the sophomore
year. After he comes to the junior year
his interest begins to lag and his letters
lies in his trunk unanswered. Not SO in
California College. There he is kept in
line by the companionship of Christian
students.
Rev j. Sunderland, District Secretary
of the Baptist Missionary Union, deliv-
cred an address in continuation of the
discussion of the Foreign Mission report,
first calling on Rev. Freeman of Reno to
speak on the relation OF the pastor to for
eign missions.
Mr.. Truman said that he did not be-
lieve they would ever get down to the
bottom of the question until the pastors
realize that they are ministers OF Jesus
Christ. He believed that the relation
was so great that the pastors are shirk ing
It, There Is something more for them to
do than to talk. If this world must be
saved. it must be saved by the pastors,
through their work and their consecra-
ton.
Mr.. Sunderland said that to his mind
there was no such thing as home mis-
slons against foreign missions; as for
eign missions against education, or edu-
cation against home missions. They
were all departments OF the one great
WORK in which all should be engaged
There WAS room for them all and they
were all necessary.
In this country there are $500, 900 Bap-
lists, but they do not constitute the
American Baptist Union, which mum bers
about o00,000 Its contributions are
large, but should be much larger They
contributed IN one year million dollars
for foreign missions. but if they had con-
tributed five cents week each, it would
nave amounted 10 q, UUU, OUU.
This work lay very near the heart of
Christ W hen he came into the world to
save that which was lost, he came to
start work that should spread all over
the world. Because he wished 10 save
the world, he laid upon the shoulders of
his disciples great responsibility, and
they cannot escape it. God has put mis-
sionaries into various foreign fields that
were not sent there by the Baptist Assoc
citation, and has thus forced it into fields
without its own volition. Some mission
aries have been raised up in Europe who
have converted over $1,000 men and
women and brought them into the Baptist
Church. hundreds OF millions in Asia
are waiting for missionaries to lead them
TO the light. Full half the population OF
the world is there. To evangelize these
people Is an immense work, They must
not only be converted, but they must be
trained in the Christian religion. The
Scriptures must be translated and pub
llshed IN their language that they may
learn and understand them. All the
things that are included in this country
under seven or eight different agencies
must be done under the one agency of the
foreign missions. The missionaries in
China and Japan are meeting with many
obstacles What the future of missionary
work in China will be, God alone can
tell. On the other hand, there are many
cheering signs that the day is at hand
when all these heather nations shall be
ChristianiZed.
The proceedings for the remainder Of
the session will be as follows:
Morning-9:00, devotional, led by Rev.
ID. b. Turner; $3.50, Treasurer's report.
report on Sunday-schools, report of Pub
LEGATION Society, report OF Auditing Com
mittee.
Afternoon-2:00, devotional, led by
Miss Eliza Willsie; 2:3O, report of Com
mittee on State of Religion, report OF
Executive Committee.
Evening-7:30, devotional, led by Rev.
A. G. Herrick; 500. report of Committee
on Education. discussion, led by Pro-
lessor L. ID. Inskeep of California Col
lege.
Sunday meetings will be conducted by
the young people.
Liberty and PrOtectiou