Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-11
BAPTIST CONFERENCE.
Plea for Missionary Work Set Forth
by Able Speakers.

This afternoons session of the Baptist
missionary conference, now in progress
here, was held at Temple Baptist Church,
10th and N streets northwest, the meeting
being called to order shortly before 3
o'clock. Rev. E. H. Sven, pastor of the
Second Baptist Church, presided over the
meeting. The general topic before the
meeting was 1.-THE Permanent Sources of
Spiritual Quickening." Rev. Cornelius
Woelfkin D. D., of Brooklyn. who was to
have addressed the meeting, was unable to
be present at this session, and Rev. Henry
G. Weston delivered the principal address.
The evening session will be held in Calvary
Baptist Church, when Representative H.
Kirke Porter will preside. Rev. Cornelius
Woelfkin D. D., and Rev. Will M. Upcraft
will deliver addresses.
Owing to the enforced absence of one Of
the speakers at last evenings session, and
illness at the home of Mr.. ]. ]. Darlington
who was to have presided over the meet
ing, changes in the program were made
necessary, and Rev. Mr.. Muir, pastor Of
Temple Baptist Church, presided over the
meeting. DR.. E. A. Jackson, who has spent
several years in the missionary field In
Bahia, Brazil, and who was to have spoken
in regard to his experiences in the South
American republic, was unable to be pres
emit. DR.. Henry c.. Mabie was the only
speaker of the meeting, OCCUPYING the entire
time, and brought torcibly before his au-
ditors the many reasons why the mission
airy work, either at home or abroad, is as
much the duty of the true Christian as his
regular attendance at the church service.
DR.. Mabie exposed every detail of Christian
responsibility, and closed his address with
an urgent appeal to the people of the civ
ilized world, irrespective of denomination
or creed, to give the missionary work their
earnest support in order that the heather
races may see the light of the true religion.
Yesterday afternoons session was held in
the Fifth Baptist Church, E street between
h nd ckr
Samuel H. Greene, pastor Of Calvary
Church, presiding. THE Deeper Needs of
Our Churches" was the general topic taken
by the two speakers of the session, Rev. H.
Poteat, d. D. Following the addresses a
discussion on missionary work in the for
eign fields occupied the attention of the
session. during which Rev. DR.. Poteat and
Rev. VIII NJ. Upcraft spoke briefly upon
the meaning and pathos of idolatry The
last speaker referred to the first impress
sions of the average missionary upon his
entry Into the foreign field. He told Of his
own feelings in beholding the first idol he
had seen. At first, the speaker stated, not
only the image. but the very principle Of
idol worship, was repulsive to him. After
long so1ourn with the people, and be-
coming enlightened in their customs he
was brought to different conclusions. He
spoke feeltngly of witnessing an aged wo-
man seeking aid from one of the idols. She
was appealing, the speaker stated, for the
same comfort that the Christian seeks from
the Almighty God. She realized that her
appeal could not be granted by the image,
and was brought by the speaker to raise
her voice In supplication to the only power
that could grant the cry OF the helpless
Concluding his address, Dr. Upcraft said:
Now my attitude is one of an iconoclast
say let the heather cry. Let them con-
tinue as they have in the centuries past,
seeking comfort at the shrine, but let that
shrine be the shrine of God. Our only duty
Is to destroy the images"