Washington telegraph., 1925-08-21
BAPTISTS DENO[NCE EVOLUTION;
REPORT PROGRESS IN THEIR WORK

is Adopts Statement of Baptist
alton of World-Co-operative
Enterprises Endorsed.
the supreme standard by which all
human conduct, cresds and religious
opinions should be tried"
THE FALL OF MAN
Man was created by the special
act OF God as recorded in Genesis.
so God created man in his own i'm.
age, In the image OF God created he
him; male and female created he
them (Gen. 1:2O. And the Lord God
formed man out OF the dust Of the
ground. and breathed into his nostrils
the breath Of life; and man became a
living soul (Gen. 2:D. He was ere
ated IN a state OF holiness under the
law OF his maker but through the
temptation OF Satan he transgressed
the command Of God and fell from
his original holiness and righteous
ness; whereby his posterity inherit
nature corrupt and in bondage to
sin. are under condemnation, and as
soon as they are capable OF moral
action, become actual transgressors. !"
THE WAY OF SALVATION
salvation OF sinners Is wholly Of
grace, through the mediatorisl office
of the Son OF God. who by the Holy
Spirit was born OF the Virgin Mary
and took upon him our nature. yet
without sin; honored the divine law
BY his personal obedience. and made
atonement for our sins by his death.
Being risen from the dead he is now
enthroned In heaven and uniting in
his person the tenderest sympathies
with divine perfections, he is In every
way qualified to be compassionate
and all-sufficient Savior"
COOPERATION
"Christ's people should, as occasion
requires, organize such associations
and conventions as may best secure
cooperation for the great objects OF
the Kingdom OF God Such organira.
tions have no authority over each
other or over the churches. They are
and advisory bodies design
ed to elicit, combine and direct the
enegries OF our people In the most Of.
fective manner. Individual members
of New Testament churches should
cooperate with each other. and the
churches themselves should cooper.
ate with each other In carrying for.
ward the missionary. educational and
benevolent program for the extension
OF Christ's Kingdom. Christian unity
In the New Testament sense is spirit
ual harmony and voluntary co-opera
tion for common ends by varioul
groups OF Christ's people. II is per
missible and desirable as between the
various Christian denominations, wher
the end to be attained is itself tusti
fled, and when such cooperation In
volves no violation of conscience OF
compromise Of loyalty to Christ and
His Word as revealed in the New
Testament"
STEWARDSHIP
God Is the source OF all blessings
temporal and spiritual; all that we
have and are we owe 10 Him. We
have spiritual debtorship to the
whole world, a holy trustseship in the
Gospel, and a binding stewardship In
our possessions. We are therefore
under obligation to serve Him with
our time, talents and material posses
sions; and should recognize all these
as preaching the Gospel Of Christ
and OF God and helping others. Chris
tians should cheerfully, regularly, sys
ten,atieally, proportionstely and hb
orally contribute OF their means "a
advancing the Redeemer's cause on
earth"
EVOLUTION Is DENOUNCED
To the statement OF faith propei
the Convention added a declaration
upon the relation OF science and 70
ligion in which the theory OF evolution
was denounced. Referring to evolu
ton the statement says
"Its best exponents admit tha,
the causes Of the origin OF species
have not been traced, nor has an,
proof been forthcoming that maj
is not the direct creation OF God al
recorded in Genesis. We protest
against imposition OF this theory o.
evolution upon the minds OF oui
children In denominstional or public
schools as II II were a definite and
established truth Of science. We IN
sist that this and all other theoriei
be dealt with In truly scientific
way, that IL, In careful conformity u
established facts.
We record again our unwayerinl
adherence 10 the supernatural ele
ments In the Christian religion. Tn,
Bible is Gods revelation OF himself
through men moved by the Hol,
Spirit, and is our sufficient, certain
and authoritative guide in religion
Jesus Christ was born OF the Virgin
Mary; through the power OF the Holy
Cnirit Ha was the divine and eterna