The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-02
CONFERENCE
ON BAPTIST
MISSIONS
Much Interest Shown In the
Proceedings In the Cranston
Street Baptist Church.

The sessions OF the second day OF the
American Baptist Missionary conference
were continued throughout today. the
morning session opening at 10 o'clock
with a service OF song led by Rev. II. c.
Mabie ID. D., who also had charge OF the
session.
A season of prayer participated in by a
number OF the clergymen present follow
ed the praise service. after which DR.. Ma
bic read a chapter OF the Epistle of Paul
to the Ephesians with explanatory refer
ences to the spiritual significance of the
same
Another season OF prayer and praise
then followed after which DIR. Mabie
made a missionary address on the topic,
How 10 produce a generation or men
and women with faith enough In reveal
ed Christianity to make 1t universally
known"
He called attention first to the fact that
there Is a distinct loss OF power Instead
OF distinct gain In missionary effort on
the part OF the churches. How can We
develop Christians who will be ready 10
make the gospel universally available 10
men"-he believed should be the question
which should come home to the heart OF
every church member.
Two or three principles were needed, he
said, To bring this realization To our
churches. First. there Is n necessity or
return to the cross and to those principles
that are embodied largely in the atone
ment.
What IL needed fundamentally is the
realization OF the evangelical principle
There In a great distinction between
Christ upon the scafYold and the Christ OF
the atonement; the crucitxion is one
thing and the atonement is another
You can't effect a true repentance.
continued the speaker. until you let men
see what II has cost Christ to redeem
them. You can't move a man TO repen-
tance until you show him what that
abused love OF God on the part of man
has cost Christ.
III we are going TO move mon today
as our fathers moved them IL must be
through the Christ of the atonement.
The whole secret OF missionary effort Is
to evangelize men. and you can't effect
a true repentance until you let men see
what IL has cost Christ for their care.
You can't move a man TO repentance until
you show him what that abused love of
God has cost Christ. Lead men back to
the TRANSPORTATION: back TO the vision.
"Oh, men let your Carlyle and Brown
ing rest for a while and study the gospel
OF Christ"
spiritual address prayer was offered. af-
ter which the hymn, My Soul be on Thy
Guard" was sung. An interesting dis
cussion then arose as to the real signifi-
canoe and meaning OF the term Spirit
uality" as applied to the Christian life.
The discussion was participated In by
DIR. Mabie, DR. Belckley OF Newport Rev
Mr.. Upcraft and others, and after it's
close the morning session adjourned with
prayer
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened at 1:45
o'clock and was presided over by Rev w.
T.. Wltter
The chief address was by Rev A. +.
Groesbeck. OF Ung Kung. China. after
which the remainder OF the session was
devoted to a sample meeting OF the exec
utive committee OF the missionary union,
led by Dr. Ray Greene Huling OF Cam
bridge.
The conference closes. this evening.
with an address by Rev. w. NJ. Upcraft
and others.