The San Francisco call., 1897-10-08
DENOUNCED THE
YELLOW JOURNAL
The Examiner Condemned
at the Session of the
Baptist Association.
Use of Unfermented Wine in
Churches Urged as a Good
Temperance Step.
Next Years Convention Will Be Held
in the Tenth-Avenue Church,
Oakland.

Yellow journalism received peremptory
calling down at yesterday afternoons
session of the Central Baptist Association
when resolution was introduced thank
ing the press of the city for reporting the
proceedings of the convention.
A motion was made to adopt the resolu-
ton, but Delegate Robert Whitaker OBJ
iected TO it and was not adverse to ex-
pressing his opinions in plain terms.
This resol ntion," said he, lis all right
as lar as The CALL. which has given q full
and fair account of our proceedings, is
concerned, but the action OF the Exam
iper has been most contemplate. This
convention means great deal to our peo-
pie and yet this paper, which pretends to
give all the news, has almost totally ig-
nored u.s."
The resolution was finally passed that
the thanks e rendered to "the papers
which have reported the proceedings"
without mentioning those which have
not
Ihe morning session was devoted to re-
ports of home missions by Rev. G. w.
Swift and addresses bv Rev. F. c. Keetch !;
German church, Rev. Ii. l.. DIetz: Swed-
lsh church, Rev. Charles Palm; Danish
church, Rev. \. Tychsen; Colorec churc b,
Rev. George E. Duncan.
After q dinner served by the ladies in
the receptlon-room, a report on the edu-
cational work accomplished during the
past year was read by John H. Stevens
The report spoke of the need OF Baptist
schools, an endowment for the seminary,
and urged that the endowment of the col
lege be increased at once to $l00 coo, that a
persistent effort be made to nil the college
WI t,d md 4
ance be gwen students for the ministry
by the churches.
The report on the Sabbath and tenn per-
ance by Rev. Robert Whitaker, though
short, was one of the most pointed in the
convention. 1t was as follows:
The present state of public sentiment on
The Sabbath question is both deplorable and
dangerous. sunday sports and Sunday busi-
ness are a Ike luimicaI TO the public welfare,
yet these things continue and increase with
| out even vigorous protest from the larger
part OF the Christian community. Here as
elsewhere the apathy OF the better classes is
the opportunity OF the lawless anu The reck-
less.
There is urgent need OF more earnest preach
ing upon this line and there is even greater
need OF an improved practice among Christi
people III the matter OF Sabbath observance.
We deprecate the vast amount OF unnecessary
patronage OF streetcars on Sunday by church
members, their frequent partic. patton in de-
moraizing sports and exhibitions, their not
and every other species of Sabbath desecra-
ti0n.
The power OF the saloon is a constant menace
10 the peace CT our homes, the prosperity OF
our churches and the safety of the State. We
reaft1rm our conviction that in This day and
age OF the world there is no excuse whatever
for the use OF lntoXicantS OF even the II ildest
kind among Christian people, save any
other poison may be used III medicinal way.
We recommend our churches to studiously
VOID the use OF fermented wine at the Lord s
table. as unnecessary and at least the SnlTit
OF 1t unscriptural. We avow our faith in the
pracucability and sirabiIity OF bition,
Tor city, State and nation. We commend 10
the loyal support of all our temperance work
erS the organization known as the Anti-saloon II
League, and we pray Him who was made
manifest that he might destroy all the works
OF the devil to hasten the coming OF the day
when this devils masterpiece, the legalized
saloon, shall have perished from the earth.
The Rev. Mr.. Hoyt followed the read
ing OF the resolution with short address,
! in which he condemned the apparent
apathy of the churches in this ali I'M
portant matter.
1he committee to formulate plan for
State and home mission aid reported that
1t had divided the field into sections
each member taking section 10 canvass
In this way every church in the district
was either visited or corresponded with
the object being to obtain 81 per me m Der
for the aid of the missions. While this
buttons from the churches had been
largely Increased.
report of the financial standing of the
churches affiliated with the association
showed that while most of the churches
were struggling under debt the gifts to
benevolent objects bad averaged about
331A per cent OF the whole expenses
Resolutions commendatory of work of
the children's home finding society
thanks 10 the Emmanuel Baptist Church
for It's courtesy and condemnatory of the
race tracks were passed.
At the evening session reports were heard
from the Baptist Young Peoples Union
and an ADDRESS on the subject was made
by the Rev. G NJ. Hill. Many soul-stirring 2
hymns were rendered curing the evening
by he Emmanuel jun Ior choir.
Moderator Elliott appointed the folio W.
ing committees for the ensuing year:
On foreign missions-Rev. ]. George Gibson,
Mrs Sunderland, Mrs. NJ. Z. Bridges,
State missions-Rev. Robert Whitaker, Rev.
ID. l. DitZ, Rev. George Duncan
sunday sy-schools-Rev. J. f. Moody, D. Saw
telle, D. 7. Ward.
NJ. Hill, Deacon Garthwaite, g. A. Case
Home mlssions-Rev. G. II. Hobart, Mrs. NJ.
NJ. Gray, j. L. Lyons.
American Baptist Publication Society-Rev
R. B. Harvey, Rev. J. E. Sanders, B. c. Wright
Chinese misson-Rev. W. II. Latourette, Dr.
J. Sunderland, Mrs. R. E. Beach.
Education-Rey. S. b. Morse, Rev. D. J.
Pierce, Mrs. S. G. Lille.
rubIica tions-Rev. G. w. Swift, Rev. A. w.
Buckland, Rev. n. Tychsen.
Obltuares-Rev S. c. Keetch, Rev. Levi
Lundquist, Mrs. f. r. Brownley.
New churches-Rev. Charles Palm, Rev. j.
L. Allen, Rev. Mr.. Dodge
Lords day and temperance-Rev. F. H.
Webster, Rev. u. +. Huddleson. " Brace.
work among the young people-C. F. Baker
C. Mckay, Miss Ruth Pugh.
:, Resolntions-P d. Cade, J. George Smith,
Mrs i. f. JOY
on arrangements-Rev. c. NJ. Hill, B. C.
Wright, II. I. Waite.
The next convention will open in the
Tenth h-avenue church, Oakland, on Tues
day, OCTOBER 4. 1898. The annual sermon
Will be preached by Rev. DR.. Morse and the
doctrinaI sermon by Rev. J. F. Moody.