The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-23
DR.. WiLuHGHAm THE sPEAKEF

Ne Delivers eloquent Address az
Baptist Church on Subject Of Mis-
sions-souns Missionaries intro
duced-Thsy Spoke Interestingly Of
Their Work
The serTicee 81 the Baptist church
thursday night 10 continuation of The
centennial celsbFation were N Dehsi OF
missions anu were OF al exceedingly ia
teresting character. Rev / Williams.
the pastor. again presided and Aiss Nora
o. Willie rendered = colo. which was
much enjoyed.
uH WILIlS0HAM' r ADBHEs-
The address Of the evening was deliver
% By Rev Or. T. J. NiihDgham, torres
pOnding SECRETARY. Foreign Nilsson
Board. Southern Baptist Convention. on
The Baprists and Modern Missions.
Dr. Wiliingham. who Il al orator Of
great force. said 10 part
Two Of the great fundamental primer
pies with the Baptlsts through the ayes
nave been salvation by Faith IN the
Lord Jesus Christ and service by In
piicit Obsdience 70 His Commands.
With the early Disciples there wac = de-
sire 70 sraF 10 Jerusalem and IN JudeA-
Lsss0n after lersOn did our Lord give
them 70 teach them 10 20 into AL The
world and preach the gOspel 20 every
creature. Though De assured them OF
dis power and promised die presence,
yet they wished 20 linger abOuI Jeru-
sAiem. and were afraid 20 20 70 the ~
gions beyond. The dRy he ross from the
dead lie gave them the commission,
which he afterwards enforced on Mount
Ohvet az tie was about 10 ascend 10
heaven. he looked down IRON the
throne above and saw that dis people
were not sufficiently IN earnest ss 60 THE
WORK. ana came back from the CELESTIAL
apherts 20 call saul. the greatest pre- Acher
Vi the ages. and 10 impress upon him 70
20 far nsnce 10 the lienfile- 50 that
gradually the early disciples iraruE1 the
lessOn that they should engage IN not
simply state and home missions, but go
every where preaching theWOrd- Through
the ages Gods people became dersliet IN
THE great duty mighty swok. ming
occurred in England the latter part Of
the eightesnth century. Time would fail
us 20 tell Of the different ioTces which
were in motion. until they found a cui-
minatiOn inthe great sermon RI Jarey
Expect Great Things From Gpd, and
Attempt Great Things TOR God. Tins
crystalized in the organization IT the
Baptist Missionary Society 10 E8gi8nd,
with i've members on the Ind Vt 'ctober.
1892. which began organized n RI for
world wide eVangeiiEati0n.
TIE PIONEER MISSIONARIES
The sending out 0i Carey and Thomas
was the beginning of mighty army OF
thousands and thousands who Eere 20
20 In every portion "a the earth Ia tell
The story Of Christ These were 70 be
supDorted and strengthened 10 their great
eaterprise by the organized lOrcss of the
churches in the home land. In America
the story i familiar Of how Cos. even
before the Baptists seemed ready 10 en-
ter upon the work. placed before them
Adoniram Judson and Luther Rice, who
going out az pedO BAptists. upon the
study Of Code Word. turned 70 tue i}ap-
tists. and were upon thu field eiih 2 10 he
supported or left there 70 die. or 70 ~
turn home. This imperative call II TOD
resulted in the organization Of the BAp
tiets in America. under what wac known
as the rfiennial Convention Later, IN
NAV. IS45. was organized the Southern
Baptist Convention Other Baptist
bodies have been organized Tor foreign
mission effort. snch as the Canadian Bap-
tist society. FIRE. Baptist Society, and
some smaller bodies
GREAT GROWTH % The DENomSATiON.
The marvellous growth OF the Baptist
denomination in reaching after heather
nations has resulted IN good not only
among the heal hen, but IN the home
land. The reflex influence up0E our
churches has bEsn glorious. Let IL be
remembered that today We have q Dun
mr. Of states which have more Baptiets
IN their bounds than there were in ali
the world hundred years ago The
growth Of BspfiEfs from 100 .OO0 20
& 600 900 in one hundred years shows
now r1cbiy God has blessed us There
are more converts IN heather lands con
uFrtea with the Missionary Union. the
society % our Northern Brethren. than
with auy other Protestant society In the
world. Il IL an inspiring fact that the
work a tue Southern Baptist ConEen-
ton has greatly increased IN the last
lev yearn- The contributions have more
than doubled. and the number OF bsp-
tiens on the lortign field hsyemore than
trinIeA in number. The BRptigfs haTe
had a very prominent part in the trans-