The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-30
IBTs ARE GROWING.
rs. Bowerman's Report Of
anniversary Meetings.
20 At ROCHESTER. N. Y.

Mar with spain
sn~sutifsiiy Decorated
r,.s., Flower. and Patriotism
u. audience was present al The
..,,r service al the First Baptist
Yesterday 10 welcome the pastor.
laa.s s Bowerman. Who has just
from The May anniversary Of the
-. denomination OF the North AMI
..a.,sYn fatss. he'd at Rocnes Ter,
asa 70 aear his report as Sea tile
70 saat convention, the seasons
80 .asfe4 from May IL TO e. Three
oos.es participated in the ce!ebra-
,ba auencaa Baptist Missionary
,AA AHlsr.can baptist Home Nils
-. society ss.,. Tic American Baptist
s.asea,.ssa soeley. The occasion was also
.sxalg-foarta anniversary 81 isae Mig
80 rn!oa aud the sixtg-seyen,h OF
ysrse Missionary society.
!. i. report which vas full Of inter-
.r tAsass sosn beg nniEs 10 egd. Mr.
s..rrasa sal lAat this year the attend
- :, the anniversary @4*S very much
-. Emitted t8au "a usual, a tact which ae
@.'snt was accounted for by the war
..s.s.r~tt Upon IoImer occasions the
1870 rs averaged between 900 and
80 xe.,e tlis year 4 was less tGAH 2,Vs,
s sata Aweeer. That q general spirit
! = h,,s4fs.y 80 Tor the future ami deter
1870 b accomplish great things in
| q. xgrk befafs another year sh0u.a nr.ns
.-svpa De annis eEsary III 1888 prevailed.
| - iss conventions viii bs Eeia ~ ost4I
s-.se.,e. with side meetings III Seattle
- petlal.d. This occasion WI be The
| ulssAanll.y " fsafy. 81 JuDIee year. 81 lna
ss.assimeAs OF the Baptist missionary
- tbs West by tae planting OF the
| -. baptist church or the Pacific coasI.
! !. sasi doubted sbat this fact wiz make
. = ssbra,ion ore o. unsurpa ssed dlmen-
ssc and wides pread participation, so that
. stsis gili flock from every n0gk and
n1sr Of the United States 10 the city
| fsne Golden Gate. and To Puget sound.
Il ais repoTl Of the proceedings Jf the
1es.can Baptist Missionary Union Mr.
3ssfnaa gave soBa Interesting figures
In the annual report q t1al bouy, as
taxs.
|ssial receipts for the year Ssle.477. s2a2. =
NJ II shieA VAS applied 70 Il p2iyious
W. expenditures on Missions, Sa5s ,s53.
| n total debt remaining was given at
Free The permanent fund had been In
Eared during The year. however. $50 .e90.
! Skaal features OF the sessions were ad-
tsNes BY the leaders Of the volunteer
Esseai movement. who made the state
~ that near.y e.0no young men aud
ssasn are now ready aud waiting for an
sgsisnlly TO enter the foreign fields as
EnsEaFiss, Through th's volunteer stu
~ Eeyement. which represents ali Chris
AZ gcn0sn.n at ons. about go college grad
ssla have gone actively into the field
ssSsg lie psret 5afe. YEARS, The report
n &c year showed. Number OF misSion-
Ese. ssgH a. and medical. In foreign
fs.as IS sal ~ workers. 5s4s3: native adj
d.f.sns aggiag the year in heather coun-
tres. SD. saB.a ia Europe. 6.boN. number
of nllas stafy pfeachers IL Euf03T, lois;
iBt1i number o. native workers in fore{1a
beds under Missionary direction. 29l 500;
permanent fHaas In hand for the carrying
ss Of the work. $4,000.
The rspo.,s Ct the American Baptist
Rst~S <sssAs0s4Ase E>tttitAs =AiNNtAs Ike
tspts during gaa scar. St5s o99. expendi-
:srfs upon work. sac, 900; debt at the end
y TIE year. sis.@-I: number OF mission
sfss employed. i,W3 Workers are being
tsssa sIoag The Americans. Fins. Swedos,
hangaFahs. Portuguese, French. b.
saians, Indians and the coloresl people Of
" South. The work Of the society is
-s,f:batsd over three fields, missionary.
ffn and .4f.f Is vt.
ssaeri funds of the society arc given as
h".2 New schools and colleges are
Nag continually established among tha
freedmen % the Saglh. 4 striking feat
Ne OF the caBvepii0a was the patriotic
ssrsicss he'd on tAe afternoon Of Theirs
az, May II. Addresses were made. by
kaasrs prominent In the work TN bo.h The
snfsd States a-d Canada Thu S,ars
I'd Stripes hung slide by side Ni.h TIA
ehae Jack AMI me hope was fsrv.rttv
rs esoqaensly EXPRESSED that In the IN.
i.N the two great Englsh-sp speaking ma
'shs would ss.nd together an! work To-
F'atf for n flHal establishment OF the
eaassl.zatoa and Characterization az the
.ssy
psFiag the Friday sessions the news
"a ssraStd from Oakland. Cal. Of the
ss&ia e Mrs. n II; Gray. and the he
sssssa's by her Of Slel e1l 10 the foreign
@sssaa AAd Ni0} tn TIE home mission
- tAsse amounts ara sufficient IN
Sc ae TIE outstanding debts Of The
ss0 silesies At the same sirna \ second
sssh tfs Asd ,Ae convention annonne-
ssV q SahVN 20 the home mission
- y y 2. Cray. az ZseeSxtt'e -
| tssa these ufstf+.ft- a7...-. -. ~.