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IE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, JULY 2. 19Ut.
RESOLUTION HAS sssssss mm m ,
T0 BE mm i ItiSgiT... - - 4 CONGO ATROCITIES 7116 '
President Judson Tempers
Censure Aimed at U. S.
Government.
CONVENTION NEARS END
I
'Baptists Working Hard to Close Vp
Business Yet to Be Disposed Or.
! Nxt Qatlicring Prob
ably at Chicago.
rROGR WME FOR TODAY.
Mornln Business notion; re
port", committee on enrollment, com
mute, on time and place, unreport
ed committees; appointment or com
mittees anr commi.-slona: miscel
laneous business: foreign mission
session: nildresses by missionaries
and mlcellaneous business.
Afternoon MeetinK of commis
sions, boards and standing commit
tees to orjtanlie for the coming Jear.
EvenlnK A preview: "From a Lay
man's Point of-View." J. s. Dlcker
on: "Our Share." e. A. -vWooddy.
D. D ; "A New Emphasis.- T. J.
Vtllara. D l. ; miscellaneous busi
ness; final adjournment.
i V hatevcr their beliefs formerly were.
the resolutions committee of tne North
l em Baptist Convention now has verv
' considerable respect for the "hoodoo "
brlnglng properties of the mystic num-
per 1. this being the number presented
for consideration. But however desirous
It might have been to spare the feelings
of the committeemen. President Judson
felt that language such as was used in
reference to the Federal Government in
one of the resolutions, could not be per
mitted to go forth as the expression of
feling of the assembly. That it would
be courting the charge of hot-headedness
to pass a resolution bristling with inac
curacies was the president's opinion
The resolution that caused the turmoil
was one meant to censure the Govern -:
I"'"1 fnr Permitting the export of liquor
; rrom wet states into dry states, and bv
; so doing overriding the privilege of each
t ate to govern itself, as the committee
, favored. In sending the resolution back
1 . J .ucomm'ee. President Judson
, wanted the members to understand that
I?.?KC0.li.VenUon was '""roughly en rapport
: with them in their endeavors. aj,d- tht
; -with a little different phraseology th
: resolution would meet the approval -t
the convention, as well as of himself.'
; Other Resolutions Adopted.
'-mk ?ther resoltiri was adopted,
Hh but few minor changes. There were
' the annual resolutions relating to the
Mioon business, labor and capital, white
, lave traffic the duwn of world peace
? , mphl of apportioning conven
tion and budget funds
,iv'enrnPlliTe,i.,ry reso'"lons were, not
. Kien tt being announced that this
morning would be the probable time of
their presentation. The resolution an-
":ed,'n Oregonian a" pro
ceeding from Rev. w. Lovette. of Idaho,
was passed with but little change The
Kff'.fT W'th the Siuon. o?
were ' SiP' CaSe' and wnlle " name
. ere mentioned, the convention went
' VT 8! afflrnl"K s belief in tho
work being done amongst Chinese. Des-
JuLT cn 'T" obJp-tlo"8 on the part of
Judge Clinch, a resolution praying the
Government to amend the thlnesf ex.
Judson Wins the Day.
if President Judson was ' not alreadv
"lLdremaIw 1t ' the "conv'ent
. "Dominion day" would
insure him permanent support from the
Northern Baptist Convention. A,I n
American ? Canadian ."5
Ameilcan flags swung side by side in the
convent on hail. Dominion day "ele!
I me,eddePtt1':clentKdomi"10"- D'
mentioned the absence of fortress...
i j"d R,aJked about International comity
rr. Brougher took his place on the Dial
V mT "V'V Canadians wo",Pt
t LI' Stackhouse, Canadian delegate
I lXi. 6 "wt. Si?:
-trongly than ever. V tha? w"" po.b
K.mi9
I erded ir dor
tow the cl-rr WhHt he "ton.rte,
Convention Xearlng Close.
: inBtut ThT zzrn ,ntercst
3109' is two5i i convention of
Plans are-fomt.tfe-foa
X d'in-gjr HP
before any othe" No "crn Ba t T
vention excels the one held inPort land"
In one respect onlv ha, ti,J
been held to be a fall, re At COnventlon
has been for a v.ro?' ThU
the convention lrZVesf
must." said one deWt We
sav. see the c,vf We must- I
possibly tw ee a day niv'I "" mtS
Oelegates wm not U bJnt' f' " th,at
floor of the convention " frm the
Have Worked for Harmony.
Anything of a contentious i,t..
but rarely come on the floor
committee, consisting of . dill ?
from each state, have threshed o,,6
problems that would otherwise Uve
been settled on the floor a.wT .
possibly some concede the W.':Ue
..as been the gaineTother areTn neS
to believe that it is not fair to del"
gates who are a considerable distant
from the seat of the convention d
who come great distances to hear de
bates n pressing subjects, to have
them settled away from the convention
floor in some obscure committee room
The, convention has been the IargeTt
ever held. A few days ago what were
I Pvl.-r: 'Frm.uy. I - . T , r IB I 1 - V IS ' - . ' ' I
I ll l - El of ' Lte J Horrors Encountered in For- train Service
I-V t? S1' aV-- rj- - I e.gn Field Depicted by Bap-
f ' far I -ft' I tist Missionaries.
7Vl A 'V S PROGRESS MADE IN INDIA
v r k i y y I x I
rX VJ SLl 1 , l?"? -V 1 l nr ' Voi.n-
1 1 - J lir-rr i M:" v;-i I to Kmcr
M,t.nWMiM pllTinilffh-n There Is 0,v One P.,JSic.a
F iiiit IffTmi Jll X- B I "3" 11 for Ever 350,000 People.
S - -T. lit! , - - ll ....... , , . . : . 1
1 'ill 1 ' 11 ilf 1
I NT"1 I'. IS - ; 1
1, Charle, It. Rut. ot Rochester, X. Y.,
F-rnnot. VV. Parker, of C lileairo, T. xv
u' :2Zd'Jlrr.r
" " i ii :TiisBiunfiry I n
thouRht to be the extravagant esi
niates of 1500 delegates were forecasted.
This estimate .has been exceeded by
more than 200. When the last dele
gate registered vestei-rtnu- eA.-.
rnre than 1700 delegates had received
ineir cards. This is apart from visitors,
who are estimated aside from Oregon
(Visitors, at about 1500 people. Some
faint idea has been gathered by the
White Temple postoffice of the enorm
ous crowds. Not even half, probably,
of the delegates have been obtaining
their mail at the Temple, yet the mail
handled daily has amounted to many
thousands of pieces.
Send Away Souvenirs.
Enormous numbers of picture post
cards have been sold right In the con
vention basement and many more have
been sold by retail stores of the city
to delegates. At one time yesterday
the big mailing box close to the White
Temple was filled up to the top so full
that the sliding door would not close
or open.
From the point of view of the Port
lander anxious to show his city and
of the delegate anxious ot view it, the
convention has rather monopolized the
time. A conscientious delegate had his
first meeting at 8 A. M. and meetings
were then continuous, with brief spells
for meals, until 11 p. M. Many dele
gates admit they have not seen Council
(.'rest and several yesterday said they
had never been nearer the river than
Fifth street.
Busy Every ay.
It would he difficult for it to be
otherwise. The convention has been
packed at every session. At the com
mencement of the afternoon session, the
delegates are slow to assemble, but be
fore a half hour Is passed the hall is
as full as ever.
The convention has been one of re
unions. College banquets have taken
place every night, three such occurring
last night. Missionaries meeting those
from whom they have been separated
for 20 years, younger men greeting
those older this has been the heart
touching effect of the convention.
As a Baptist convention the gather
ing has been great. The Baptists them
selves say so. Portland does not re
gret the occasion for from a purelv sor
did point of view the hostess-city will
he advertised In a few Sundays from
every Baptist pulpit In the land. And
they have all had a good time, and
they all want to come back.
IXIOX IS NOW OCT OF DEBT
President Woodward Files Annual
Report of Missionary Work.
Just before the adjournment of the
morning session of the Northern Baptist
Convention yesterday S. W. Woodward
president of the American Baptist Mis
sionary Union, read his report. He said
In part:
The American Baptist Missionary Union is
hW re.VrOI,d''bt- Th,s wa the """"I
JVj . officers of the society were en
abled to send out early in April of this
year. It remains, therefore, tor tho Ameri
can Baptist Missionary Union to decide
what advance steps should be taken to care
for th. 61.OU0.000. our shar, St tne un
evanKelUed peoples of the world today, and
to take such action as will give the proper
support and authority to the society to tho
officers, to execute this trust.
China -It Is only recently that a series
of remarkable placards have, by order of
the Iceroy of bzechuen Province. In West-
?- u " Placed. on ,he "treet corners
(as It is the custom in Chlna calling- at-
aVen" hl hi ,rema'k''' action recently
taken b the Oovernment of the United
States n returning the large amount ot the
Indemnity funds exacted from China on ac
count of the Boxer troubles, commending
the Christian religion which could product
i.U,. M.urloe P. Flke.. of Detroit, A.
iil,. t.- . . , . "
t"'. Calr.u Karllment C,,
Ion.
Americans who. after having money prac
tically in their hands, would return thou
sands and tens of thousands of it to the
( hlnose government without the asking.
tly this action of our Government. China
is even more favorably disposed than ever
to receive the gospel at the hands of our
missionaries. It is significant also that
just at this time a movement is on foot
to establish a great university in Western
China.
Japan Count Okuma. one ot the elder
Statesmen of Japan, has recently said: "A
great difficulty In Japanese education is ths
lack of a moral standard." And Dr. Bear
ing adds: "With such convictions as these
in the minds of the leading men. what
wonder that the principles of tho rhris
tlon religion are more than cordlalfy re-
t.d. a1?, ,1.coked to s the panacea for the
n Hi ion s ill.
Philippines Through the work of Mr.
ow" -rih.e New !rcstamcnt and Parts of the
Old Testament have been translated In the
mf, V88 by the v,ayn people in our
mission fields and In the dialects used in
?hiI ,sla,nds of the Visayan group, so that
these scriptures which were a closed book
i Kreat masses of the people until the
American Government and the missionary
came to the Islands, are now available for
th rrt X. yan rac who represent one-
i5fj the population of the Philippines,
that r(,rlBfl0T""'le8 " IS to b" regretted
V,ai y ie" new missionaries are avail
able to send out as reinforcements the com-
? but far more than this number is
Y? "extend the work in fields already
tilVr or,!"? a,nd, WhOSe Work ha -utsrrowi
th.i ?r'8nal bounds. The president hesi-
? ti 2 Passing through the treasury
of the society last year, exclusive, of course,
h... ?h reCe.'V, from the Women's Societv.
less than S400.O00 came through the
churches, the balance being derived from
If.,," ,"- annul,ic and income from perms
in J ,hLUZa: ,he 11 000 churches compos
,r.f Northern American Baptists contrlb-
hor ?oa?.a2''Ta"e'of only 6n cen, Per mem
r ' " ?vthB eosvel to nations who now
know not Christ.
atsE'l9soooVd,'n0minaUon has "et " mark
"n,.?h 12 fo.r "reign missions; another,
much .mailer than our own. at JoOO.OOo!
Let us not be behind other Christian bodies
anH,rWaAd,nKB. the K!nK'8 mislness In fS?eiR
lands Ought we nou to increase our gifts
c?,the aA.eraKe by at least 10 or 15 per
" that 'ho executive committeo will
whlcar,t0 .SaJ. "No" to al1 the appeals
iTecTel fi0eTds7t0 them fF dv'0- Work
J,he anporttonment plan Is ohvlouslv the
rrrov.rtfyKemat,.C .and nne'nesslike way to
?n?,e, r.?,tF C'e.VM wtth ,helr needed rev
bJ?i,.ha" 11 "ot one essential weak
Js.?.' ,Thl" apportionment Is made on a
basis of our minimum necessities. Should
which hnn f a maximum amount
which should, in some- measure at least
enable the society to accomplish the great!
."0?"" bPfre " of evangefiiTng our
tion wme,h0n'hr'B,,an 1n thi Bonera
wlth' .n L", denomination be satisfied
tha? .""l i l?s"?., u is 1""e possible
" ch, an apportionment could not be
eached at once, but It is believed it- would
he an inspiration-to any church, as well a,
fore it dennnation at large. i0 have b"
tore it an estimate of its whole rtnrv i . a
&a?fff ""'i0" of noW?nHsflan world
eoru and1 mnV,' 6 DOt aU br,n our be.
cucrts and most earnest prayers?
Mother of Four Passes Away.
OREGON CITY. Or.. July l(ne
this mo1:8," RSe A- White wa, buHed
this morning at Damascus, services
Chur'r1 A" Methodl.t-Epl.copl,
To heir ,DamaSCUS- Deatl1 WaS Je
Vi. I?1 dlsease- Mrs. White is sur
vived by a husband and four children.
Condor at Newport.
NEWPORT, or.. July 1 (Special. )
hvVS'V1,00'1 Condor, commanded
by Captain Tyler, arrived on its reg
ular run from Portland with 60 tons of
w-m fTB,ht " board- sh left for
Waldport In the evening.
Temple Beth Israel Services...
u1" absence of -Jonah B. Wise
Sartonighhtisehart,WlU read the prae'r.
at tonights services In Temple Beth
Israel. Mlsa E. Kinsella will s ng "Oh
Roving Kather- (Del Rilgo), with Ml
Lenora Fisher at the or
ISdnard S. C'ltnrh. Member Executive
Vlcc-IVesldeut American ltaptlxt Home
can BuptliHt Home Mission Soeletvt .
r of the Northern Itapt!t Convention;
mlttee; 0, Fred P. Haggard, Correnpond-
OPEN COURTHOUSE BIDS
STRUCTURE WIL.L, SOOX 0iO UP
UNLESS LAW STOPS IT.
Three Contractors Submit Proposals.
United Engineering & Construc
tion Co. Ijowest Bidders.
That the new Multnomah .
house will soon be a reality if legal
complications do not arise is evident from
the fact that the County Court opened
the structural steel bids for the east wing
, ...urning, ana expects to award
the contract next Wednesday morning.
The architects, Whidden & Lewie are
now checking over the bids to see if they
comply with specifications. There are
only three bidders, the Northwest Steel
Company, the United Engineering Com
pany and the Minneapolis Steel & Ma
chinery Company.
The bid of the United Engineering
& Construction Company, which secured
the contract for building the Madison
street bridge, is lower than those of
the other two firms. It offers to fur-
orSnnth.e SteeT' fr 3'50. O" a basis
of 600 tons. If heavier steel is wanted
the price is to be $57.50 a ton addition?
n,ifL( . - " utrgin u oil verv
?tlth? terVleek.S f ,the ccptance of
stories ,s to be on "nan w .n?
wUhVn TL the Win ---Slti
tT!1!, Northwest Steel Company sub
mitted four bids with varying prfces
bv the ot0 J1'6 Jtneth f time alfowl"
by the County Commissioners for de
ivery The Northwest company offers
to make Its first delivery of steel with
in 21 days after the contract Is awarded
tnl a1 fr the flrSt tWO 8torles itb:
In 49 days, and all the steel within 90
days for J33.500. It will deliver the
Iron bases and the first of the steel
within 30 days, steel for the first two
tor e. within 75 days, and the st"
for the wing complete within 120 davs
for J.12,380. If still more time Is al
lowed the price will be J31.264. the first
deliverey to be made within 90 days
the second in 120 days, and the delivery
to be complete within 190 dav The
company provides in its bldnhat an ad
ditional J122S must be paid for the ? mt-
terlal i the suspended celling con
s.st Ing of five-inch channels, one-Inch
angles and 6-8-inch round hangers. The
bids dp not include ornamental Iron
work, tile and fireproof ing.
The Minneapolis concern offers to
ifr? M(ih.' -,,tee - Tr 37-20- on a basis
of S61.50 a ton. It will begin deliverv
withln eight weeks after te contract
Is awarded, will have the steel for the
first two floors on the ground within
11 weeks, and the steel for the wing
complete within 16 weeks. The firm
lllr,nUtlnK the OId5- Wortman
King building.
SPECIAL CAR SERVICE
Eor Big Celebration at Vancouver.
On Monday. July 5, the Vancouver car.
will leave Portland at 6 A. M.. and every
half hour thereafter until 11:30 P M
The ferry will leave Vancouver at 6
A. M.. and every half hour thereafter
until 12 midnight. merearter
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
A history of the work of the Baptist
missionaries in India, in Africa and in
other parts of the field where the Bap
tist banner has been planted made a
story that held the attention of the
large audience In the White Temple at
the session of the Northern Baptist
convention yesterday afternoon. While
the horrors of life and work on the
Congo were told in a manner that made
the listeners' blood almost congeal in
their veins, the narrative of the work
of the medical missionaries in India
despite the great distances and inade
quate means of communication, painted
a. brighter picture.
Dr. Barbour opened the convention
by announcing Mr. Finney, of Rangoon,
who said that missionaries in India
"hob-nob with the government and are
recognized by the government for
their diplomacy and management of
affairs."
Sumner Vinton brought a message to
the convention from the older Baptist
convention of Burma. He announced
that should the Northern Baptist con
vention care to affiliate with the older
organization, he would be pleased to
bear the message to the Burma breth
ren. Work Among Orientals.
Mr. Vinton gave instances of good
work among Orientals. He said the
veneer of Christianity was very often
more than a thin crust beneath which
it was possible to dig. Should the dig
ging process be started, the speaker
thought, a warm Christian body would
be found.
That the natives of Burma still be
lieved in demoniacal possession was the
statement made by William Young, of
Kentung, India. Mr. Young tndeavored
to trace some connection between the
natives of Burma and earlv biblical
races. He said the Burmans had a
hymn of creation," they had a legend
of a great, flood, anil of nine people
being survivors, and another of one
supreme God. They showed some sign
of early mosaic law by looking to a
redeemer who was yet to come. Mr
Young said that It would take him as
long to go from Rangoon to his station
in Burma as it would to so from the
United States to Rangoon.
Most of the missionaries were deeply
bronzed and several were slight of
frame. Of quite a different type was
Rey- Herbert S. Johnson, of Boston. Tn
his desire to lay emphasis on his mes
sage. Rev. Mr. Johnson walked over
the platform, stamped and shook the
reading desk with the thunderous man
ner in which he struck it. So loud was
his voice that it resounded through the
convention hall and echoed back. Con
demnation of King Leopold formed the
basts of his address, which was on "The
Congo Situation." Through the action
of the United States Oovernment. said
Rev. Mr. Johnson. Leopold was given
control of the Congo States, on his rep
resentation that his government would
be for the sake of "moral and material
regeneration."
Tells of Leopold's Crimes.
"Have you seen Leopold's great
granite and crystal church in Brus
sels?" asked the speaker. "Have you
been to Paris and have you seen the
'Queen of the Congo,' queen of Leopold's
harlots, notable not alone for her beau
ty, but also for the magnificene of her
diamonds?
"At King Leopold's own commission
the missionaries told how his soldiers,
when the people had failed to bring
sufficient rubber, had placed the women
against a tree and with machets cut
them in four parts, roasted the parts
and eaten them. This, that . Leopold
may have diamonds for his harlots.
"Leopold's philanthrophy Leopold's
a polite nothing at all. Why does not
religion do something "to stop this. If
I had a religion that would not work
I would throw it away. Can't you see
that those in the gutter will say your
religion is only a farce, only a dream?
"A nation Is fading and rotting away
no hope from Belgium. That is the
Congo situation.
"Write to Secretary Knox and urge
that these damnable outrages be.
stopped. If only this. Nation wishes it
to be done, it can be done. Will you do
it? In the last great judgment day
may you be judged for the little you
have done towards this end."
Women Hold Session.
It was with almost a whiff of Kipling
that the American Baptist Women's For
eign Missionary Society of the West took
possession of the platform. Dr. Ida Faye
Levering, an Indian medical missionary,
spoke of zenana work. In India, she said,
there was only one doctor for every
550,000 Inhabitants, and one missionary
for every 335.000 natives. She made a
plea to young girls to make Indian mis
sionary work their vocation. She begged
mothers to ' let their daughters go to
the field and particularly she asked the
daughters themselves to recognize the
earnest call there was for them to work
in India.
Miss Ferine, home secretary, made a
few remarks on the work of the society.
C. L. Maxwell, of Seattle and the Phil
ippine Islands.- told of the work to "shine'
inside" the natives. John Dean, of Se
attle, mentioned the evangelistic services
being held on the "Paystreak" at ttvs
exposition grounds Saturday afternoons
and evenings, by special permission.
Women of the convention are invited
to attend a reception given by the W. C
T. V. at the Y. W. C. A. rooms this aft
ernoon. Men of the convention are in
cluded in the invitation.
The session of the convention last night
was devoted to an address by Dr. Bar--bour
on 'The Message of the East to the
West." The platform was filled with the
missionaries of the American Bant bat
Missionary Union at the convention, and
with those who are going Into the foreign
missionary, field.
Introduced by Dr. Fred Haggard, sec
retary of the union, in a few pithy re
marks, each new missionary gave his tes
timony as to the reason he had felt a
call to the work. Those who spoke and
their destinations are: W. L. Soper
Burma: R. D. Stafford. East China; c'
H. Tilden. Assam: Mr. and Mrs. c" E
Claney, Burma; Mr. and Mrs. J "w
Longley, South India; P. R. Moore, East
China: S. W. Hamel. East China; Dr. W
R. Morse, China; Dr. and Mrs vnJ
Brown. China, and W. E. Rodgers
Africa. Twenty-nine missionaries were
vh lUO III,
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