The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
BAPrIsrs GROWING STEADILY.
Pastor Pinkham Tells ImDresaions
Of Recent Convention in west.

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Of Recent Convention in west.
Filled with new impressions and both
processing TO have had good time, Rev.
Hermon s. Plnkham. OF the Emmanuel
Church, and Rev. II. w. o. Millington.
OF the Brooklahd Church. returned TO the
city yesterday from their visit 10 the
Southern Baptist convention In session
at Oklahoma City from May Is TO 20,
and the northern convention which met
at Des Moines May 2, and adjourned
last Wednesday.
washington Baptists," Gays Pastor
Pinkham. should know more OF. the his
tory OF their denomination and the or
ganization OF the large projects now be-
ing undertaken by these two representa-
tive bodies" That the Southern Baptists
are alive TO the necessity Of giving a
wider publicity to their work is evil
6enced. Pastor Pinkham says by the
enthusiastic reception at the Oklahoma
meeting OF a motion to issue a descrip-
tive pamphlet for general distribution
among the denomination
With 100 delegates present from all
parts Of the South, including twenty or
more Usage and Pawnee Indians who
pitched their tepees in the outskirts Of
the city, the thriving new capital Of
Oklahoma gave the strangers a warm
welcome. The Washington delegates
were especially struck by the churches,
schools. and streets which they believe
the best they have ever seen In town
Of only 5000 people.
The raising Of a permanent fund of
q, 10000 for ministerial education was
one Of the large propositions discussed.
This movement Is a result In q great
measure OF the remarkable progress OF
the Louisville Theological. Seminary.
which reported an enrolment last year
Of 49, and which is, therefore, one Of
the largest seminaries Of fits kind in the
world. Another million dollars is TO be
raised as a loan fund to supply houses
Of worship for the 1900 churches in the
South which have no buildings These
two undertakings, II Is believed, will
stimulate to a greater activity the n.oOO
churches which do not at present con-
tribute to the convention.
The home missionary board reported
having met its budget and a little over.
its total receipts amounting to A5l'ooo
An addition Of 1850 members in the
past year included a large number con-
verted through the evangelisuc board
Of which Rev. DR.. Weston Bruner, for
merry of the Fifth Church in this city.
is chairman. The foreign board, repre-
sented by It's chairman, Rev. DR.. r. J.
wilIingham. Of Richmond, also made q
favorable report OF 4,SoO additions to
the denomination.
More than 800 delegates and 500 Wis
itors met at Des Moines. Being only
five years old, the Northern convention
this time, as we'll as in the past few
years. has worked for a closer union Of
its large publication and missionary In
terests Though both home and foreign
missionary boards are in debt. a very
encouraging report was received from
each
"a 100000 campaign'-S2Ooo.Oo 90 annu-
ally from the churches and 100000
annually from personal gifts-is the
great proposition Of the convention. This
money is to be devoted to the various
missionary and other religious agencies
Of Northern Baptists. Independent Of
this. a budget Of $4,000 was appropri-
ated for the relief Of retired ministers
and missionaries. and provision vas
made for a further increase OF the per
manent fund Of S25o.OOO, which was voted
in Philadelphia last year.
just before he left, Pastor Pinkham
introduced a resolution In favor Of the
Jones-works excise bill for the District
Of Columbia, now pending in the House
Of Representatives. The resolution re-
ceIved the warm and unanimous support
Of the convention. and a copy OF It Is
on It's way TO Hon. Ben Johnson, chair
man Of the House Committee on the
District Of Columbia.