The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-30
PLANNED A YEARS WORK
What the Baptists Will Do for
Home Missions.
STATE BOARD APPOINTED
AL Churches to Establish a Collec-
ton for this Society
Worship in the Churches
Must Cease.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

ISOLATION was devoted almost wholly to
home missions. The subject was gen.
orally discussed and plans mapped out
for another years work. A plan of CO.
operation between the Baptist Home
Missionary society and the Montana
churches was agreed to, a new method
of beneficence that is believed will
bring about good results. A state board
was appointed to take charge of the
work. The plan is that the churches
shall establish collection to be known
as the home mission collection, the pro-
ceeds of which shall be sent direct to
the home missionary society.
The home mission society shall ap-
propriate to the mission work in the
state definite sum pro rata to the re-
ceipts from the state. For the fiscal
year ending Aug. 81, S11 additional to
every dollar received from the state,
UP to the limit of $500 from the So
ciety; appropriations to be made as far
as possible at the beginning of each
year, upon reasonable estimate of
probable receipts. The state board, no
member of which shall be interested in
any way in any appropriations or APP
pointments to be made shall superin-
tend the work in the state, determine
HSluS, MISSIONARIES, name
their salaries and determine their time
of labor. The home mission society is
to appoint and pay those so nominated,
as far as it may approve the plans de-
ViSeds the terms and persons nominated.
This state board shall act in conjunction
with the superintendent of missions of
the society in recommending all appro-
atoms and devising means and methods
for carrying on the work. All mission
aries shall make duplicate reports quar-
terly, one to the home missionary So
ciety, and the other to the state board.
The plan also provides rules for the
government of the general missionary.
AS members of the state board, the as
ISOLATION reported the Rev. Noftsinger
and Mr.. Setter, Butte; Rev. L. c. Clark,
Missoula; Rev. James McNamee and
Herbert Hills. After this matter had
been disposed Of the association heard
the report of the committee on Chris
tian beneficence, which was presented
by Rev. f. j. Salsman Of Missoula.
The report declared the fact that sub
scriptions had fallen off, and quoted
timating per capita, the subscriptions
had dropped in four years from $3.50
to $11.S3 for each member.
1T is not poverty that has caused the
falling off, says the report, but NAM
mon worship has taken the place in
many church members hearts of the
worship of the God of heaven and
earth and Father of our Lord, Jesus
Christ. This is the key to the mystery,
if mystery it be. Let pastors preach
the truth plainly and fearlessly on this
subject and let the faithful few, the
church within the church, as some one
has said, supplement his efforts by per-
sistently intoxicating among the other
members the duty and privilege and
blessing of giving money, as we'll as
other services, to the cause of ChriStS
kingdom. And let pastors and people
cry nightly unto God to take away this
reproach that has rested and still rests
on His cause, and see If the silver and
gold that are now flowing into worldly
channels will not soon be laid at His
feet who trod the wine press alone, who
with His pierced hands lifted empires
off their hinges and still governs the
ages.
Your committee would recommend
that the first quarter of our financial
year be given to foreign missions, the
second to state missions, the third to
home missions, the fourth to the pub
lication society,""
The report was adopted. Rev. NJ E.
Bailey of StevensVille presented the an
nual report of the committee on home
missions. This showed that IT out of
the 81 churches in the state during the
past year made contributions amount
ing to $401.37. Regret was expressed
that all of the churches did not report
contributions, and the hope was ex-
pressed that all will contribute this
year. The report emphasized the need
of moral conviction in the soul of every
Baptist in reference to this work. Rea-
sons were given why all Baptists should
support the home mission society
Among the reasons cited were: 1t Is a
home society; 1t has given over 100000
for the support of churches; because d
mission society is in harmony with the
command of Christ to harmonic all ma
! lions; because an anti-missionary spirit
is anti-Christian, and because the mis-
sionary spirit comes from God.
The women's hour was devoted to the
consideration Of the business of the diff
ferent women's committees and n
showing of their work. The women
showed by their reports that during the
past church year they had collected the
sum of 81, 800 for womens work in the
state. G. B. Conway of Dillon presented
paper upon Motive and Method Of
Christian Beneficence," which was
freely discussed.
Mission Society" was the subject of a
paper by Rev. ]. A. Jenkins of Ana
conda.
DR.. N. B. Bariden of Omaha general
superintendent of Western mission
work, delivered an interesting address
upon the general work of the Home
Missionary society. He said that in the
United States the society was preaching
the gospel to q different nationalities,
and that during the last year it had
baptised 10000 converts, not including
those who had been baptised by the
different churches.
Rev. j. G. Clark of Missoula was re-
elected general missionary, and Deacon
D. w. Miller of Butte was elected treas
urer of the association. A historical
committee was created. composed of
Rev. Henry F. Cope of Dillon and Rev.
]. ]. SALESMAN of Missoula, who will pre-
serve and place in book form the pro-
ceedings of the association and general
ly review the year in the churches. To-
night Rev. James McNamee of Helena
delivered the doctrinal sermon. Rev
Dr. Frank Peterson of Minneapolis,
secretary of the Baptist Missionary
union, arrived to-day and participated
in the meeting. He will preach to the
association Sunday. Tomorrow morn
ing will be pastors morning, and pa
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