The record-union., 1899-05-31
First Part Of the Morning Session
Of the Convention
Given Up to the Meeting Of the Woman's S
Foreign Missionary Society.
A Resolution Adopted by the Mis-
sionary Union for the Appoint
ment of a Representative Dele
CATION to Meet and Act With
the English Baptists in an Eff
fort to Influence the Gar to
Prevent Persecution of Breth-
rem in Russia.

Prevent Persecution of Breth-
rem in Russia
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3O-The first
part of the morning session of the Bap-
fists was given up to the second meet
ing of the Womau's Foreign Missionary
Society Several returned missionaries
We're present and were called ON to
speak. Mrs. Deering from Japan, Mrs.
Haggard from Assam Mrs. Carlin from
China and Mr.. Friesen from Telugu. all
gave interesting accounts of the work
IN their respective fields Mrs. Carlin's
children sang in Chinese and Mr.. ard
Mrs. Friesen sang two Telugu songs.
The fourth session of the Missionary
Union was opened by devotional exer-
cIseS of which DR.. Robert Leslie of Ore
gon took charge.
Dr. Lorimer brought greetings from
the Baptist brethren on the other side
OF the Atlantic, and stated that he had
| recently received a request from the
secretary of the Baptist Union of Great
Britain, asking for the cooperation of
American brethren in an effort to in
nuence the Gar of Russia to use his
power to prevent further persecution of
the brethren in Russia Accordingly,
the following resolution was unani
mously adopted
The Missionary Union sympathizes
most deeply in the effort proposed by
the Baptist unions of Great Britain and
ireland to obtain for our brethren in
russia deliverance from proscriptive
ecclesiastical interference, and hereby
instruct the Executive Committee in
conjunction wit
clety and the Publication Society. to an
point a representative delegation to
meet and act with the English Bap-
lists"
cable message was received from
President White of the peace confer
ence as follows:
Hon. Robert O. Fuller, President
American Baptist Missionary Union.
san francisco, Cal: American commits
SION 10 peace conference deeply appre-
clates and sincerely thanks your con-
Ventlon Tor sympathy and good wishes,
A special paper VAS read by i.r. 7
sunderland on the subject The Pacific
Coast In Fifty Years of Work for For
elsn Missions He said in part: Fifty
years ago California was not vet a
Ierr1tory, while Washington was will
oerness There were not more than
TOUR or five Baptist ministers on the
whole coast. The first money given
for foreign missions was in 1858. when
about 50 was given by "A Friend of
Missions
Details of the Development Of mis-
sionary work in California, Oregon and
Washington We're given. Few beouests
have been received.
Inc total gifts to the Missionary I'm
ion have been as follows: From Cali
fornia, S161, 14S.11; from Oregon. S26
l4oo6; from Washington, So. .4Ol IS:
from Nevada, S253.20: from British Co
lumbia, S920S3. Total, S2O1, 1923.
10 the women's society there has been
contributed $54, ,996 "A.
But the greatest contributions to mis-
slons is not money but men and wo
men. The churches of this coast have
sent out seventeen missionaries The
agencies of missionary work are Dis
trlct Secretary pastors, papers and
women's societies.
There have been great nindrances to
the oeVelopment of this cause on the
codsN Inc great distances between
centers of interest, the narrowness and
senhshness OF many Of the early settlers,
hatred of the Chinese and other similar
of missionary work here. Notwitbstand-
ing this, there has been commemorative
progress made. The rate Of giving to
foreign missions has moro than kent mar
with the increase of the churches. Cal
ifornia now stands sixth of me STATES
In amount of giving per member.
Rev. DIR. A j. Frost of Los Angeles
spoke of Baptist mission work for fiftv
years to- come. He said in part: Our
ing the past century the population of
the United States has doubled once in
twenty-five years. At this ratio we
shau nave in the year 200O 900 600 =
OOO. The membership of the Bantist |
churches doubles once in eighteen or |
twenty years. To-day we number 4
0OO,O00. AT the ratio of Increase we |
shaFl have fifty years from now 24OOO-
QUO members. What possibilities What |
responsibilities?
President Fuller opened the discus |
sion of ''The Laymen in Foreign Mis-
sions." He was followed bv Colonel |
j. ]. Estey of Vermont. George G. |
Whitney of Worcester, Judge D. B. |
johnson of Waltham, Mass. and John |
H. Stephens of Oakland. All of these |
speakers emphasized the responsibility
that belongs to the layman in the mat
ter Oh eVanSellZlnS the world
Rev. Fl. M. King. D. D.. pre-
sented resolution expressing interest
and cooperation in the proposed
Ecumenical conference on foreign mis-
sions to be held in New York on April
Dist.
The oBard of Managers OF the Mis-
sionary Union, besides the election of |
Secretaries-Drs. H. c. Mabie and T. |
s. Barber-re-e E. p Coleman
Treasurer and other officers as follows:
Auditing Committed. c. Linscot,
Sidney A. Wilbur; Executive Commit
tee to serve for three years = Rev
George A Butler, D. D.; Rev. J. B.
Jutten, d. D.; Hon. ]. J. Estey, John
Carr, Esq; Dudley P. Bailey.
Rev. E. G. Philips of Assam spoke
briefly of the encouraging features of
his field.
DR.. Simmons long in the foreign field /
under the Southern Baptist Board, was
heard
William Ashmore who with his wife