Manual of the Northern Baptist Convention

Excerpt from A Manual of the Northern Baptist Convention: Prepared by Request of the Executive Committee to Commemorate the Completion of Ten Years of Service to the Kingdom of God, 1908-1918 This Manual aims to acquaint the reader with the structure of the Northern Baptist Convention, its methods of service, the work of its cooperating and affiliating organizations, the functions of its boards and committees, and its ministry to the denomination and the kingdom of God. The sections dealing with these matters are of necessity sketchy. A mastery of the book will equip the reader with all knowledge necessary for complete understanding of the organized activity of our Baptist brotherhood in the Northern States. While much of the material is historical, the book is in no sense a history. The story of causes and events that led up to the organization of the Northern Baptist Convention and the experiences of the Convention during its existence require another volume of much larger proportions. The preparation of such a history will be undertaken as soon as the demands of a busy pastorate and the unusual calls for service to our country at the present time will permit. Much of historical interest has been excluded from this volume, that its size and cost may be kept within reasonable limits, and because at this time it is thought best that Baptists should realize what the Convention is and how to use it for the promotion of the kingdom of God, and, most of all, since present conditions demand that we should vitalize every part of it with the enthusiasm of a fresh consecration to the cause of Jesus Christ. The editor hereby expresses his gratitude to those who have furnished the material for the book. Their names will be found in connection with their contributions. His thanks are especially due to Dr. Daniel G. Stevens for the Index, for aid in reading the proof, and for other services. He hopes that it is not too extravagant to wish that copies of this Manual may find their way into each church in our denomination. Efforts to achieve this desirable result will be heartily appreciated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.