The morning times., 1896-05-22
BAPTISTs Ind PROPHECY
Convention Declares Thai Daniel
Did Not Refer TO America.
DIR. WHITMAN A SPEAKER
Ex-Congressman Doolittic Before the
Asbury Park Gathering Urged the
Publication Off Work on the United
States in the Light of Prophecy.
Opposed by the Meeting.

Asbury Park, N. j., May 21.-A steady
rain this forenoon did not dampen the
ardor OF the Baptists who are here to
zhe number OF coo or more, aud the audi
,orium was comfortably filled when Presi-
dent Crozier called the assembly to order
FOR the second days proceedings.
Prof. Il c. Vedder, of Pennsylvania
chairman OF the committee on publishing
iepart rnent, made the opening address
and read the report of his Committee. He
was followed by the Rev. W II GeistweiU,
OF Minuesota, who reported for tile COM
mittee on missionary department
Ex-Representative DOolittle, OF Wisco usin,
urged the publication OF a work on the
United States OF America in the light Of
prophecy, rs we'll as history. he said
The prophet Daniel alluded to this country
when lie said that the people shah govern
themselves.
He said that whether Mckinley or CIeve-
and be the next President, mattered not;
she republic woul1 gn on aud that it Will
revOlutinnize the earth. He said we have
nearly repuhiicanized Great Britain and
that before long we will have a republic
in Asia, one in Africa, one in Armenia and
monarchy shall be thing of the past.
MI. DOolittIe's proposition aroused oppcsi-
ton. One delegate said that Daniel alluded
to the Kingdom Of Heaven and not 10 the
United states of America. The proposition
OF the Representative was voted down.
REPORT on FIN ANCE.
Mr. II. S. Hopper reported for the finance
committee. He said that fully S2o&O00
will he needed in order to carry on the work
as planned for the coming year.
The financial report showed that the total
sales of the book department for the year
ending March 81, 1886, were S55s, $50. and
the total receipts from allSources S5T9 sol.
The balance in the treasury was S5,7O1.
The total assets are given as S1,023.191;
the liabilities, SOS, 1856; net assets, S964,-
e35.
Addresses were delivered during the
afternoon by ]. W. Wilmarth, d. D., the
Hon. C. W. Kingsley of Massachusetts, and
Boston Smith, the evangelist.
At4o'ClOck the P Publications Society gave
way to the American Baptist Historical
Society DR.. Lemuel Moss of New Jersey
presided.
The old Officers were reelected
DIR. WHITMAN SPOKE.
The report OF the board of mana gers
stated that temporary quarters have been
fitted up in the fire-proof Harrison build
ing and permanent headquarters are in
process OF erection in Philadelphia.
The Rev. DR.. Philip L. Jones, of Penn
syfvania. delivered the annual address, TAX
ing AN Imperial Renaissance" as his text.
lie was followed by President Whitman, OF
The Columbian University, of Washington.
D. c. General discussion followed and at
| $50 O'Clock adjournment was taken.
Fully 5000 people were present in the
auditorium in the evening. Ii was the
! largest and most enthusiastic assembly of
the week. Two excellent addresses were
delivered. The Rev. J. j. Taylor, d. D.. OF
| Alabama, spoke on The Publication Society
| IN its Relation 10 UNCONVENTIONAL Unity and
| Progress
| He wasfoIlowedby the Rev. DR.. p II Con
| well, OF ofPcnnsyivania. His stheme was The
! Society as an Educational and Evangeu2-
ing Agency" He referred to the vast
! quantity of high grade Baptist literature
| there is published and disseminated, and
! asked for support and encoura gementof all
| Baptists