The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
THE FIFTH ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT OF BAPT|STS ADJOURNS Ten Days Conference on Pelham Heights Concludes. Prominent Baptists
 Present

Pelham. August S.-(Special) )-Thi' being the last day of the fifth annua Baptist encampment here on Pelham Heights. there were more departures than usual.
 The programme for the day was as intended. and Miss Bowcock. in charge of the primary work; Miss Forbes in charge of the junior class. had an nn- usal attendance
 Professor Purser of Virginia lectured fin the yoman's missionary building on Mission Study" to an attentive and in- terested audience.
 pr. W. O. Carver of the Louisville, XIV. seminary delivered his last lecture of the series of seven this morning and then departed for his home. Dr. Carver tn closing his series of lectures of World Religions" on Saturday morn ing showed wherein Christianity was the best religion. He said it Is best not only in the sense that it is better than any other yet developed, but best also in the sense that 1t contains the teach ings and ideas that make 1t the best possible religion, the ideal religion or mankind and fitted to because the re- ligion of the entire race. It needs only to be accepted and its principles re- alized in the practice of humanity for the whole world to come into knowl- edge and glory of the sons of God.
 christianity is best because 1t has the best God. It alone knows God or love, permial and ethical, coming into close personal relations with humanity and calling on 1t to be holy us He Is holy.
 christianity has the best under standing of the world and glorifles 1t by the relation in which 1t places the world to God.
 than any other religion and deals with him in full frankness. It knows his sin and misery and shows him needs he did rot know But 1t dignifies him in every individual soul as a possible son of God and cherished in the heart of the Heaven ly Father.
 christianity is the best promoter of progress. It has produced and been as- socated with the highest civilizations the world has ever known. 1t has the perfect ideals and so always has a beyond for mans best endeavor. It inspires holy restlessness which keeps men ever striv- ing to go higher in all good.
 Christianity has the best ethical ideals end the best ethical system. It has ac- cordingly produced the highest types of personal and social morality. Even Christian lands are far enough behind the ideals, but they are easily the best in the world
 Christianity has the only redemp- ton, and this claim is not made in jeal- ousy or in pride. It is based on the fact that Jesus Christ alone of religious foun- ders has brought into human life the redeeming activity of God and produced the fruits of eternal life. No other re- ligion even claims to do what Christ is doing constantly through the gospel.
 Christianity is the most humane of all religions It alone has built hos pitals, relieved distress and misery, freed woman and glorified childhood. It grounds it's humanity on a brotherhood of man under the fatherhood of God, and so calls to the freest helpfulness. And as Christianity is best, every Christian is under the most urgent obligation to make this religion of every man. , There are many children on the grounds and the hour set apart for their instruc- ton was interesting to the little people and the "grown-ups," who watched them Tn their games as they played under the obstruction of Miss Clyde Metcalf
 Professor and Mrs. Reynolds assisted bys others. furnished splendid sacred mu-