Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-23
MISREPRESENTATION
SENTIMENT IS STRONG
Northern and Southern Baptist
Organizations Liable 10 Re-
main Apart.
CORDIAL RELATIONS EXIST, HOWEVER
Representatives of the Denomination
From All over the Union Arc Now
Gathered Together at Exposition
Ex-Governor Montague Among the
Speakers at Yesterdays Session.
Trom a Staff Correspondent !


From n Staff CORRESPONDENT
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, May
22.-That the Northern and Southern
Haptists, in session here, together for
the first time since before the civil
war, will not effect the consolidation
hoped Tor by. some, is practically adj
united tonight. No formal action of
any kind has been taken, and there
: nave been hearty expressions of good
Fellowship and kindly feeling on all
sides, but nevertheless 1t Is very an
parent that there is strong feeling
against any effort to bring about a
consolidation.
On the grounds today have been
5000 BaDtists, representing that de-
nomination all over the United States.
There arc three organizations: The
Southern Baptist Convention, the
Northern Baptist Convention and the
National Baptist Association the lat
ter being the negro branch of the
church.
Two meetings were held today, but
1t is said that tomorrow will be the
big day" of the gathering. Sessions
We're held this afternoon at o'clock
and this evening at 1880 o'clock.
At the afternoon meeting the prin-
cipai address was made by Edwin
William Stevens, of Missouri. the
president of 1.-THE convention. At the
evening session Honorable Andrew
jackson Montague. former governor
of Virginia, delivered the formal adj
dress of welcome and the response
was made by Rev. II. M. King, pastor
of the First Baptist church, Provi-
dence, II. /.
Work of Baptists.
A concise summing up of the work
of the Baptists was given in the adj
dress of President Stevens. Accord
ing to his statistics there are now
$4,000 churches of the denomination,
with 100000 members, and repre-
senting $1O,O00,000 of invested money.
There are $4,000 homo missionaries,
with 5000 more in foreign fields and
10000 converts are the result OF the
work abroad
A concerted action developed today
to bring to America in 1910 the
Worlds Baptist Alliance. which met
in London in 1905. On behalf Of
Philadelphia invitations to meet In
that city were extended to the alli-
ance through the North American
Convention, by Rev. A. J. Rowland,
SetIctHlS vi lIt sNiIlCINih lpuphioS
Publication Society and Rev. Orlando
t. Stewart, both of Philadelphia.
Foreign and Home Missionary work
and the progress made in 1t were the
subjects of short addresses by Rev.
Thomas Barbour. of Boston, assistant
4 to Rev. IT. c. Mabie, who Is now in
China celebrating the centennial of
Baptist Missions in that country. and
Rev. r. J. Willingham. corresponding
I secretary of the Southern Baptist
Mission Board.
Rev. C. -. Norris. representing
the National Baptist Convention,
saidTthat one third of the negro race
Is made up OF Baptists. with 10000
churches, $4,000 preachers and
100000 members.
80 eaptists In Canada.
Speaking of Baptist progress In
Canada Rev. j. B. Brown, correspond
ing secretary of the foreign mission
board of Ontario and Quebec, said
that the city of Winnepeg has 100000
inhabitants, who speak sixty different
languages, and that the Baptists are
supplying the Bible to them in 43
languages.
Rev. Fl. l.. Morehouse, of New York,
and Rev. B. ID. Gray. of Nashville,
who are the corresponding secrcta-
ries respectively Of the Northern and
Southern conventions. spoke briefly
on church progress. At the night ses-
sion a general discussion followed
the addresses of Mr.. Montague and
Rev. DR.. Stewart. upon the question:
'"To what extent may Christian
Denomination properly engage in the
correction of public evils?"
Brooklyn League Day.
Brooklyn League Day was celebrat-
ed at the Jamestown Exposition yes
terday In n manner highly pleasing
to the several hundred members of
the League and other visitors who
were present and took part III the
special exercises which marked the
visit of the New Workers..
After thorough inspection of the
Exposition grounds, which was made
on large autos. the Brooklyn contin-
gent met at the Auditorium Mt
O'clock In the afternoon, where
short but interesting program was
carried out
Mr.. II. j. Wool welcomed the yisi-
tors in the absence of President II.