The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26

added to these the branch houses at Atlanta,
Ga; and Dallas, Texas, Atlanta in 1887 and
Dallas in 1892.
tion under the society's auspices was held at
st. Louis. This led to the publication of The
Baptist Teacher" and to the appointment of
tary. DR.. George W. Anderson had been ap-
pointed book editor in 1854 and he and Or.
ing the needs of the Sunday schools and
churches.
The jubilee of the society was held at Wash
ington, d. c., in 1874. Hon. ]. l., Howard was
then president of the society, having succeed
ed DIR. Samson Talbot in 1878. The meeting
was one of great rejoicing and eneouragemen55 an nj
sources were s430.s54 SO. and the issues for the
year amounted to 330,S13,5i2 pages.
It will not be possible at the present time
to give in detail the history of the society
during the last quarter of century OF It's
work. The great events OF this period ar are
ing at 1920 Chestnut street, and its opening in
February 1876. 2. The observance of the Rob
ert Raikes centenary in 1880, which netted the
society SO, 600 for the extension of its Sunday
school work. g. The memorable Bible conVen-
tion at Saratoga in 1888. which committed the
Bible work of the denomination to the society,
4. The appointments of DR.. G. j. Johnson as
missionary secretary in 1878, DR.. c. r. Blackall
as Sunday school editor in 1888. and DR.. c. c.
Biting as Bible secretary in 1854. o. The pub
lication of many important books and papers,
as for example, the Young People and the
Senior Quarterly, begun in 1880; the Amer
lean Commentary on the New Testament,
begun in 1882; the Baptist Hymnal'' in 1888,
the Baptist Principle in 1881, and many 9TH
ers. g. The formation of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union in 1890. I. The Inauguration
of the chapel car work in 1891. s. The appoint
1892 g. The lamented death of Dr. Griffith
in 1893. TO- Appointment of the present gen
eral and missionary secretaries IN loso Il ,Ide ne
which consumed and destroyed the building at
1920 Chestnut street, with all its contents. u
The building of the printing house in 1895 lS.
The building at 1920 Chestnut street OF larger
structure take the place of the one de-
stroyed by fire. and it's formal opening in 1898.
"A, The Understanding reached with the Home
Mission Society as to relations of mission work
in 1899.
In closing this review it is proper that a sum-
mary should be given of the work done, the
money received and the results secured as far
as these be tabulated. In the publishing
department we find that during the seventy
five years of its history the society has is
sued 27SS books, pamphlets. periodicals tracts,
amount to 76 534 copies equal IL 27l 629 las
16-r1o pages, and equivalent to 575fZ,USt DOCKS
OF 300 pages each: The society Is now issuing M
periodicals. which during the past year rached
a total of "A, 206 900 copies Among the books
published BY. the society are the american
Commentary. 'Clark's Commentary" Full
lers and Bunyan's works, a large number OF
Baptist histories, Hiscox,s .Direetories, Cor
don's Ministry of the Spirit Strongs The
Great Poets and Their Theology, Newman S
History Of Ant1Pedobaptism ma L0rimeT
Argument Tor CnriSUdnlty, ana Christian
ity and the Social State Pattisons English
Bible" and The Making of the Sermon, the
Baptist Hymnal, ''Sursum Corda, and nu-
merous others as deserving of mention.
In summarizing the work of the publishing
department ii should be said that the profits
accruing from publications have been applied
in two directions. One Of these has been the
creation OF reserve sinking fund to pro-
vide against business or building contingencies.
1t was from this fund the money necessary
for the erection and fitting up of our printing
house was taken. The other application of
the profits has been to the missionary depart
ment During the past few years we have
had very heavy burdens to bear on account Of
losses occasoned by the fire and the debt rest
ing on the missionary treasury. We rejoice
to say that every dollar received for benevo-
lent and missionary work in the seventy-f1ve
years of our history has been expended upon
the field not a single penny having been re-
tained for rent, bookkeeping, or the expenses
of the general administration. The receipts in
the publishing department for the first fifty
years of the socetys history were s3,062, OBS So.
For the last twenty-five years they have been
81. .291 351 So. The total amount received
through the publishing department from the
beginning is therefore, sl4, ,353. 800 81
The Bible work of the denomination was
placed fully in the hands OF the society in
1883 Sinces that time 5000 633 40 has been
raised and expended in that department. OF
this amount s4S. 351 65 has been paid to the
American Baptist Missionary Union and s12, 200
TO the Foreign Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention for Bible work abroad. The society