The Detroit times., 1913-05-28
PLEAS MADE FOR
CLOSER UNION OF
CHRISTIAN FOLK
Bishop Williams and Disciples of
Christ Minister Bring Greet
ings 10 Baptists
FORMER FACETIOUS IN
ADDRESS TO DELEGATES
"YOu Look More to Me Like
Christians Than Baptists,
He Says

nTlSlldH unity OiAupift '~'
place on the program OF the Northern
Baptist convention. Tuesday morning.
Fraternal delegates from the Episco-
pal denomination and from the DIS
ciples OF Christ received an enthlls-
iastic reception IN bringing greetings
from their respective church bodies.
The former Was represented In the
person OF Bishop Charles ID. Williams.
OF the diocese OF Michigan.
II am speaking 10 you as CO.
worker In the upbuilding OF the king
dom OF God" he said. You look 10
me more like Christians than Bap-
lists anyway Upon all these move
ments toward closer association OF
all Christian people ! pray Gods
richest blessing.
The quickening OF the social CON
science at home and the marvellous
opening OF the minds OF peoples IN
the foreign fields for the Christian
message Is the wonder OF this aye.
The exigencies OF the life about us
are gradually bringing us closer to-
gether."
The Rev Frederick T Burnham, o.
Springfield, H.. speaking for the Dis
ciples of Christ, said in part i
bring you Fluctuations from tn. rcli-
gious organization which probably
stands nearer than any other TO you
already So close are We that many
OF us think there is no reason why
we should be separated AZ all. We are
Baptists and you are truly Disciples Of
Christ From the heights OF Chris
tian love and brotherhood our differ
ences disappear and there stands out
before us the possibility OF the union
OF Gods divided people which is our
supreme task"
Election Of officers in the American
Baptist Foreign Mission society was
carried out withou tdelay or oppost
tion TO the choices OF the nominating
committee. They are. President, Car
ter Helm Jones, ID. Seattle, Wash;
first vice-president. DR. Edw. Judson.
New York; second vice-president John
S. Tuthill, Waterloo, Iowa third vice
president. J A. Sunderland Omaha,
Neb; general secretary. DR. Emory
w Hunt, Granville. Ohio. recording
secretary. George Is. Huntington, Bos-
ton, Miss; home secretary, Fred L.
Haggard D. D.. Boston. Mass; for
eign secretary. James II. Franklin. ID.
d., Boston, Mass: treasurer, Ernest 5.
Butler Boston, Mass. board of man
ayers, George G. Whitney. Worcester,
Mass: Or. Frederick Taylor. Indiana
polls. Ind; President c. NJ. Hill,
Berkeley, Cal; c. VI. Thoms. Roches-
ter, n. Y. Charles n. Moss, Maiden.
Mass; Mr.. Carl Milligen. Island Falls,
Me; DR.. Henry D. Holton, Battleboro,
VT: h. p. fuller. Allston. Mass. !:
Charles A. Fulton. Rorbury, Mass
The office of general secretary is
new one and the selection or the ReN.
r.. w. Hunt, who resigns his recent
appointment as pastor OF the lmnan'
uel church OF Brooklyn To accept II,
of the occasion of an ovation extend
ed to him which has scarcely been
euualled in the convention.
Ii was also decided after more than
an hours debate that an assistant
foreign secretary shall be chosen by
the board In accordance with author
ity given TO II three years ago by the
convention meeting In Chicago. This
proposition was the subject OF ex-
tended discussion John Newcomb
missionary from southern India, and a
few others opposed II on the ground
that the general secretary is all the
increase which should be made In the
force at this time.
The Rev w. b. Riley threw bomb
into the meeting just before the noon
adjournment by introducing reso
luton with regard to the policy TO be
followed In preparing the program foI
the next convention. One or his main
suggestions was that more or the
pastors OF the large churches which
give from $4,000 to $4,000 for mis-
sions be placed on the program. AT
rer a warm debate this feature was
turned down as undemocratic. II was
implied in the discussion that some
mel are not attending because the,
were not invited 10 speak. III they
don't want TO come under such cir
cumstances. let them stay away, said
one speaker who was loudly applauded