Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-15
STATE BAPTTSTS CONVENE
Large Registration for Meetings at
Calvary Baptist Church,
IDOLS ARE PART OF EXHIBITS
Home Baptists See ThinRs Against
Which Their Missionaries I'm For
eiGu Lands Are Compelled
to Contend.

Nebraska Baptists assembled in force
at the state convention at the Calvary
Baptist church, Omaha, aud at the after
noon session yesterday pa delegates had
registered.
The church is IN fine condition for the
convention. which will continue all day to-
morrow. Rest rooms have been prepared
for both men and women and In all Of
them are easy chairs, desks and tables
books, papers, magazines and stationery
large addition has been made to the
missionary exhibit idols and prayer
stones having been placed there in order
to show home Baptists some of ne things
that missionaries, in foreign lands have to
combat in spreading the gospel
Western Missions.
At the morning session yesterday Rev.
George sutherland OF Grand Island was
on the program for n paper, but owing
to a death In the family he was unable
to be present and in his stead Rev. c. r,
Judkin of the same town went into de-
tail on the missionary work that is being
carried on by Baptists i'm the western
portion of the state. He was followed by
Rev. John Barton of North Platte. who
told of the missionary work being carried
on in the North Platte valley. Rcv. \. II.
Koran OF Welfleet spoke on missionary
work, detailing what has been done dur
ing the last year in the extreme western
part of Nebraska.
w. r. Rhodes, treasurer, submitted his
report, showing the finances TO he in n
healthy condition. For missions the re-
ceipts were $3.50 more than four years
ago and s75122 in excess of the sum
raised last year.
The report OF General Secretary Berry
showed that at this time there arc thirty
three missions occupying siXty-threc
fields. Three new church buildings have
been erected during the last year and
three new churches organized. Six preach
ers have been ordained and l,J00 persons
taken into the church by baptism and on
letters from churches outside the state.
There are 17s churches In the state
The time of the afternoon session was
taken up by the missionaries who are in
the Nebraska field, or rather by the
preachers who are better known as cir
cult riders, each having more than one
charge to look after. Telling of their
work were: Rev c. NJ. Strong, with head
quarters at Kilgore: Rev. b. II. Ward Of
Chambers who spoke If the opportunities
offered a preacher in the sandhills; Mrs.
J. II. Kennedy Of Genoa, who detailed the
work that was entailed in the planting
of a Baptist church in that town; Rev.
Fred Anderson, who told OF what is be-
ing done in the Danish communities and
Rev. C. Hessleblad, who told OF his ef-
forts among the Swedes.
In the Dry Regions.
Rev. Henry williams drew the picture
OF what preaching means In sections of
the state where farmers nave lost their
crops by reason Of dry weather. while
planned the method of carrying on mis-
sionary work In that city and some OF
the urgent needs at this time.
Rev. Mr.. Strong. whose field is Cherry
county the largest in the state, asserted
that the county is of such a great area
that he can preach to his congregations
only at intervals. lie has been in the
field three and one-half years and has
eight congregations to which he breaches.
They are cosmopolitan in every sense of
the word being made up Of townpeople,
farmers, ranchers, cowboys and Indians.
Some OF his preaching places are fifty
miles and more from others and TO reach
them he travels on horseback and by
homes, though he has one church organi-
cation with fifty members.
Bee Want Ads Are the Best Business
Boosters