Evening star., 1926-05-21
BAPT|STS TO HOLD
BIC MASS MEETING
Attack on Modernistic Belief
to Be Made Monday Night
at Auditorium.

\ great public mass meeting of
fundamentalists to which all Baptists
of Washington especially are invited
will be held at the Washington Audi
torium Monday evening, when Il con
certed attack Will be made on the
spread in schools and churches OF
modernisiic beliefs interpreted as
questioning the Bible. existence 'of Il
personal God and the virgin birth Of
Christ. substituting therefor the
theo,.v Of evolution and other ration
alistic doctrines.
The mass meeting will conclude
the sessions here of the fourth an
nual meeting of the Baptist Bible
Union OF North America, at the
Metropolitan Baptist Church, sixth
and A streets northeast.
Sneakers for the Monday evening
meeting will be the two vice presi-
dents OF the Bible Union, Or. j. Frank
Norris OF Fort Worth, Tex, repre-
senting the Southern territory. and
DIR. w, B. Riley Of Minneapolis. Mimi,
ren,psenting the Northern territory
The former, who is editor or the
Searchlight. fundamentalist organ
will denounce the "Peast Of Modern
ism" and Dr.. Riley will tell OF the
growth os modernism in Baptist
schools.
Straton VIII Speak.
The climax Of the regular sessions
OF the union at the Metropolitan zap
tist Church will come Monday after
noon, when DIR. John Roach Straton
of New York, who ia widely known
for his opposition TO liberalism IN
church doctrines. Will describe the
present foreign mission situation IN
the Northern convention.
This mornings session was devoted
10 reports from repre- resentatives OF
the various States and to testimonials.
This afternoon addresses will be
made by DR. George W. Ragland of
7 Lexington. Ky. and Rev. W. A. Mat
thews of Los Angeles. Will speak. and
tonight an inspirational address Will
be delivered by Rev. DR.. 7. T. Shields
Of Toronto. Canada. president Of the
Bible Union.
Election Of officers and other husi-
ness viii come up tomorrow after
noon. There Viii be no meetings to-
morrow morning or tomorrow night.
Rockefeller Fund Assailed.
The Rockefeller Foundation was
violently assailed for the aid il has
given the advancement OF scientific
teachings in educational institutions
OF the country. particularly in the
South. IN an address last night by
Rev. Norris.
Bitterly derouncing the teaching OF
evolution. which, he said, had in
fuencod even the students OF the
ministry in denominational schools of
the South. DR.. Norris cried: 1--WE want
to keep his bloody money.
We want nothing to do with any
gifts which foster teachings that cut
the heart out of the Bible"
DR.. Norris asserted that movement
has been started OF Houston. Tex,
which Is TO he carried throughout the
schools OF the South, To force the
Of all Rockefeller Founda-
ton funds now at the disposal of
institutions in the South.
Or. Norris and DIR. George Ragland
Of Lexington. Ky, were among the
most determined crusaders against
evolution at the recent Memphis con
vention of the southern Baptist
Church. which took formal action de-
the theory OF evolution.
Pledge for Minister'S
The speaker announced that every
eacher, missionary, Sunday school
teacher and member of the Baptist
church of the South will be asked to
sign a pledge affirming belief in the
ienesis account OF the creation and
1enNing that Of the evoiutiOnists.
Fully % per cent of the more than
hree million Baptists of the South
arn convention are at heart 100 per
cent fundamentalistS, he said.
DR.. W. A. Matthews of Los Angeles
continued the attack on modernism.
-aking as his text the words Of the
prophet. Micah.
Modernism" he said, is a very
antique thing. Christ Contended with
during his first coming in
lust as real u form as we are fighting
.oday." He pointed to the hypocrisy
and Journalism of the Pharisees, the
of the Sadducees and 9th
ar doubters Of the time Of Christ as
earIy evidences Of modernism.
Calls MOdernist ".Apostate.
The Ynodernist is an apostate and il
indicted by God through the words of
Micah in five counts, the speaker said.
Interpreting a prOnounCement of
Micah. DIR. Matthews said the modern
st nisuses his influence, broadcasts
ienials and doubts of Christian be-
iefs; seeks to compromise militant
christians. and, failing in this. seeks
'evenge and. lastly, serves for per
,onal reward.
Rev. DR.. J. Compton Bali, pastor of
he Metropolitan Baptist Church,
where the sessions are held, delivered
IN address of welcome TO the members
# the union. Rev. T.. Hez Swem Of
IV Washington offered prayer.
Yesterday afternoon an address on
loyalty was delivered by
Dr.. w. r. Riley of Minneapolis, MINI,
Who is vice president Of the union for
he Northern Baptist territory.