The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-27
WANTS A BAPTISTS'
BIBLE FOR CHINESE
Speaker at Northern Conven-
ton Criticises Work of
Publication Society
Finance Committee Recon-
mends That ST, 100000 Be
Asked for Missionaries

PORTLAND. ore, June 26.-The
sessions OF the northern Baptist con
vsntion. which opened in this city at
the White temple last night, we're re-
sumed today The attendance was re-
rnarkabiy large. the ediice being
crowded with delegates and spectators
The decision yesterday OF the Amer
ican Woman's Baptist home missionary
society 20 refer TO the northern Baptist
convention the proposal that the wom-
ans society became 9. part of the con-
vention was referred TO a committee
consisting OF one member from each
delegation.
Rev. r. F. Chambers OF the China
Baptist publication society took the
Baptists TO task in a brief address, in
which he criticised the work done by
the publication society IN China He
said Il was impossible TO find bible
IN that country in which immersion"
was substituted for baptism"
ONE MILLION DOLLARS ASKED.
The report OF the executive commit
tee was adopted with little comment
+ with the exception that the recommen-
/. dalton OF the committee that the resolu-
lion adopted by the convention last
year advising the executive committee
make the executive committee more
representative OF the churches. This
section was laid on the table for later
consideration.
The report OF the treasurer was read
BY Corresponding Secretary Biting 1t
showed that the total receipts had been
12,7115s. which, with balance on hand
at the commencement OF the year,
amounted to ss.2I7.9S. The total ex-
penses were given as s2.eSl.52, leaving
a balance OF s5ss.47.
The report Of the finance committee
recommending that a unified budget be
provided for the three different socie-
ties was read by Andrew MacLeish OF
Chicago, and after considerable dis
cussion approved. The committee also
recommended that $1,000. 900 be asked
from the churches, and that any amount
over ss50.eO0 be considered as a con-
tingent fund.
MISSIONARY WORK DISCUSSED
Fred P. Haggard of Boston spoke on
the danger of spasmodic effort in mis-
siOnsry work and pointed out the
dement's derived from a single budget
for the Big Three" the name by
which the three Baptist missionary So
oieties-the American Baptists' mis-
sionary union. the American Baptist
home missionary society and the Amer
ican Baptist publication society-ere
generally known.
The motion by L. A. Crandall OF Min
nesOta that the convention go on rec
ord as expressing confidence and faith
in II. J. Morehouse. corresponding Sec
rotary OF the home mission society, and
the delight Of the delegates that the
veteran Baptist was with them. brought
the convention TO its feet. Handker-
chiefs were waved and amid the tur-
MOL the old gentleman burst into tears
on the platform.
At the evening session Rev. Harold
Pattison Of st. Paul addressed the con
vention, his subject being The Mod
ern church-Its Evangelistic Ideals"
The Modern Church-Its CuItura
Ideals" wa%the subject Of an address
by Rev. B. 4 Green, D. D.. OF Evan.
ston. III.
Rev. Maurice A Levy of Massachu-
setts spoke on THE Social Ideals of the
Modern Church"
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
At the night session Of the American
Baptist missionary union the following
officers were elected:
Of Columbia. vice presidents, !. W
Parker Of Nebraska and George c
whitney Of Massa chusetts: recording
secretary, II. A Wilbur. Ohio; foreign
secretary, Rev Thomas = Barbour
d D.. home secretary, Rev. Frederick
p. Hoggard, D. D.; treasurer, Charles
" Perkins.
A board of mana gers, consisting OF
il ministers. laymen and womer
was elected.