Evening journal., 1916-05-18
northern BAPTISTS
BEGIN Convention
Policies for Coming Year TO
be Mapped Out at
Minneapolis
IN SESSION THE
NEXT EIGHT DAYS

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May is. -
The Northern Baptist Convention,
which will mould policies to be follow
ed during the coming year hy the
church opened an eight-day meeting
here today with thousands of delegates
and lay visitors in attendance. The
address of welcome by Governor j. A.
A. Burnquist OF Minnesota was re-
sponded to by officers of the organiza-
tlon, after which Dean Shailer Matth-
ews. of the school of divinity OF the
University OF Chicago delivered his
annual address as president OF the
convention.
Three general sessions viii be held
daily. and. in addition. the various
corresponding societies OF the church
will hold sectional meetings for the
discussion of such questions as do
nestle and foreign missionary work.
evangelsiic work. Bible class study
church cooperation and religious edu-
cation.
The convention proper will devote
considerable time to reports on the
nroaress Of the five-year program
adopted by the convention in Los An
reles last year. This program called
for 600 900 accessions by baptism to
the church. a s2.OO000O endowment
for retired pastors and missionaries
se 400 600 for educational work, So
n00 600 for missions. 25 student pas
tors. 1000 American missionaries and
600 students I'm Baptist seminaries.
To Consider Evangelism.
Another question which will receive
close attention is a movement to put
greater emphasis on evangelism by
Inc churches. Some leading dele
gates have said that evangelism OF ihe
sensational type was sometimes nee
sssary to awaken congregations from
their stupors Of indifference.
Means of obtaining closer relations
.hetween the church as represented
through the conference and the bap-
fist seminaries and colleges. and also
between the Baptist Church and
missionary bodies and the denomi-
nations publication organization will
be taken up by the convention proper
together with questions pertaining to
the growing use of church buildings
for schools in large cities.
From Burma, Ecuador, Russia. Eng
land and from many other parts o.
the world. delegates and missionaries
have come TO attend the meeting o
missionaries which will be held Fri
day. on this day, also. reports Of mis-
sionaries will be submitted and pro
posals for changes in the methods o
work acted upon.
Interested In Conference.
The report on the result of the con
ference with the Southern Baptis
Convention which will be submitted
on Friday is awaited with interest.
The problems of the church in rela-
ton 10 Latin-Amerlca will receive
careful thought by thee onvention, and
two men who were recently i'm South
America as delegates TO a conference
OF Latin American Republics. DR. Cliff
ton ID. Gray and Or. Curtis Lee. vii
outline their views when the matter Is
taken up next Monday. The election
OF officers also will be held on Mon
day. and reports submitted by the foul
Baptist corporations through whose
hands 20 amounts Of money equal 4
those OF a great business firm. The.
are the American Baptist Publication
Society. the American Baptist Foreigi
Mission Society. the Women's Ameri
can Baptist Foreign Missionary So
ciety and the Women's American Bap
tist Home Mission Society.
The latter society will hold the al
tention Of delegates the following day
and on Wednesday the convention vii
come TO a close with the report OF tn
committee on resolutions.
Speakers during the convention vii
include Dr. Rush Rhees, president @
Rochester Theological Seminary
Harry Pratt Judson, president Of tn
University of Chicago; Raymond Rob
ins. social worker. Chicago. and Rel
Cornelius Woelfkin. pastor OF tn
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. of NeV
York.