The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-11
Special Cable to The Call.

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LONDON, June Heterogeneous are
now practically complete for the World
Congress of BaptistS, which Will De neld
here from July IL to July Is Although IL
will be the first time that the followers
of John Bunyan and Roger Williams all
over the universe have been brought to-
gether, ii promises to be one OF the Dig
gest interna tional UNCONVENTIONAL con-
ferences ever held, the delegates already
booked nump> ing about 1000. VI THESE
1t is estimated that over one-th1rd VIII
come from America. Sixteen other coun,
tries will be represented Even oppressed
and benighted Russia will make an effort
to slip in a couple of delegates
The striking feature of the conference
will be the prominence given to Amerl-
can men and methods. The United states
is the great stronghold of the Bapust
denomination. There it numbers some
thing over 100000 members, while In lie
United Kingdom there are under hair !
million. The conclave has been planned
by English Baptists, but in arranging the
programme they have borne this dis
crepancy in mind. In effect they have
said to the American Baptists; you are
big and we are small; we want to know
how YOU have grown so great Come and
tells us and the rest of our brethren from
the ends of the earth how you manage
things To which the American repre-
sentatives have responded: I'VE shall be
glad of the opportunity to do 1t. Just
particularize the subjects on which you
especially need enlightenment and we viii
do the rest.
On this basis the discussions have been
arranged The English organizers Of the
conference have selected the topics on
which they desire American delegates to
speak and American Baptists have chosen
the speakers best qualified to do Justice
to them. Much attention Will be paid to
education, secular and religious. The
former Is, of course, one OF England
burning questions. many people with ten
der nonconformist consciences having
elected to go to jail or be sold out rather
than pay taxes to support the Govern
ment education scheme The ground Is.
of course, that 1t gives too much power
to the established church.
SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION.
DR.. Hatcher of Richmond. Va. will tell
how theological snags have been avoided
in the American public school system.
and Mr. clifford, the leader Of the Pas
sive Resisters'' here. will deplore the fail
ure of the English educational authorities
to profit by such an excellent example.
The Rev. DIR. C. r. Henderson of Chi
cago will discourse ON 'Denominational
Academies. Colleges, Universities and
Theological SemlnafleS ana LIZ cray OF
Atlanta on Higher Education in Mission
airy Schools and Colleges 1t is hoped it
will give the English delegates some idea
of how they should go to work to obtain
similar establishments here. The English
Baptist training schools are few in num-
Der and inadequately equipped. The lack
of funds is, of course, the primary trou-
BILE. There are few rich folk among the
English Baptists- They would much like
to get hold OF Rockefeller.
The conduct of Home Missions is an
other matter on which English Baptists
concede that their American brethren are
their superiors and are DESTROYS OF get
ting points from them DIR. Moorehouse
of New York will open the discussion on
that topic in which other American dele
gates will take part. Between them they
will give a complete exposition of the
methods by which spiritual lethargy Is
combated in America and recruits are
drummtd up. One good turn deserves an