East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-07-11
WORLD OF BAPT|S7S
REPRESENTATIVES, FROM
ALL COUNTRIES IN SESSION.
Delegates Present Represent 5000, 900
Communicants-Firs Great World
Assemblage Ever Held - Every
Country on the Globe Having Bap-
list Congregations, Is Represented
In the Meeting.

London, July IA great confer
ence of Baptists from every quarter
of the world, representing nearly g.
000 900 communicates, was formally
opened in the Metropolitan Taherna-
Gle today America is represented BY
several hundred delegates and large
delegations are also On hand from the
West Indies. China, New Zealand
South Africa, Australia, France, Italy,
Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden,
Russia and other parts of the world.
1t is the first time that the worlds
Baptists have assembled as a united
body. More than a century ago such
project was mooted, but the great
continental wars caused the matter to
be dropped. A little over decade
ago the idea was revived, but 1t was
not until last year that definite plans
we're laid for the conference. The re-
sponse from Baptists in all parts of
the world has been such as to surprise
even the most sanguine promoters of
the movement.
The conference is to make no at
tempt at legislation, at drafting or re-
yising creeds, or even at passing any
votes. Its chief object is the unifica-
ton of the Baptists of the world, the
denomination of Baptists now being
conposed Of some Is sub-denomina-
tions of the sect With as many differ
ent methods of service. The gather
ing will discuss the promotion of every
factor tending toward individualism,
the separation Of the church and state
and the democracy of church govern
ment.
"Stundists," this being the name OF
the Baptists' faith in Russia, Is also
certain to claim much attention. Re-
lieious liberty for this growing de-
nomination will be sought under the
present government of the czar.
DIR. McLaren of Manchester presid-
ed over the formal opening of the
confer ence today Actresses of well
come were delivered by Sir Hugh
Gilzean- Reid and other eminent Bap-
lists of the United Kingdom and re-
sponscs we're made ON behalf of the
delegations from the different coun-
tries. Rev Latham A. Crandall. oil
Minneapolis. responded for the dele
CATION from the United States and
similar service was performed by the
Hon. John Dryden on behalf OF the
Dominion of Canada.
Prominent among the scores OF del
egates from the United states ana
Canada are Il. /. Mullins, president oi
the Southern Baptist Theological sem
mary; Rev. Augustus II. Strong, ID. d.
president of Rochester Theological
seminary; Rev. p. S. Henson, d. D'
pastor of fremont Temple. Boston;
Rev. Henry L. Morehouse, ID. De- OIL
New York, secretary Of the American
Baptist Home Missionary society; Rev
A. ]. Rowland D. D., Of philadelphia
secretary Of the American Baphs'
Publication society; Rev. K. ]. wilt
ingham Of Richmond, Va, secretary
of the American Foreign MISSION
board: Rev. ]. ]. McNeill Of Winni-
peg. Man.; Rev. a. A. Cameron, or OF
tawa, Ont; Rev w. ]. Mckay, edi'
tor of the Canadian Baptist; Rev. j
G. Brown, secretary of the Foreign
Mission board for Ontario and Quebec
and Rev. w. r. Stackhouse. superin-
tendent of Baptist missions In Mani
toba and the Northwest.