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Show E ATTENDEE ST ! BAPTIST CONVENTION; Many Unable to Gain Ad-mission; Ad-mission; Sessions Full of Interest. With a largely increased attendance at the Burlington Baptist church, particularly par-ticularly at the evening session, the second day's meetings of the Utah Baptist state convention resulted in the accomplishment of much work, both in the review of labor done during the last year and in the outlining of plans for a greater and broader activity in the future. With the morning session devoted entirely to general missionary work, the afternoon to the state missions mis-sions problems and the evening to the consideration of "missions'' as the greatest task before the church today, the convention closed its second day with a feeling that its work had not been in vain. The thriving condition and bright outlook for the state missions were shown in the reports submitted at the afternoon session, while the address on "Marks of Church Efficiency M by the Rev. Dr. Woody of Portland was received re-ceived with close attention and enthusiastic en-thusiastic applause. The feature of the evening session was the eloquent address of the Rev. Dr. A. Rider of Los Angeles, joint secretary sec-retary of the South Pacific district for home and foreign missions, on ' ' M is-sions, is-sions, the Great Task Which Makes the Church Great." Dr. L. C. Barnes of New York was heard in: a powerful sermon on the tliomc, "Mount Hermon Wheat in Utah.'' Scores who sought admission to the evening service were unable to enter the church, so great was the throng in attendance. The convention will be concluded with throe sessions today. Miss Ina E. Burton of Chicago will tonight deliver an address on the "Onward "On-ward March of Christian Womanhood.'' and tho last sermon of the session will be preached by the Rev. Dr. Hinson. The report submitted by Dr. Barnes, with his suggestions for beginning without with-out delay the work of placing more missionaries mis-sionaries in the field, met with a hoarty approval and indorsement of the convention, which unanimously voted to raise its proportionate amount of the recruits required. Miss Carrie 0. Millspaugh of Portland, Port-land, Ore., supplemented the discussion on this theme with an address on "They First Gave Themselves." Polio wing Miss Millspaugh Miss Frieda Drcsset of Draper spoke on "The Securing of Volunteers." The Rev. Dr. W. B. Hinson of Portland, Ore., delivered the sermon yesterday morning. His theme was "Different Views of the PaBt." State mission work was considered at the forenoon session, the report t of the treasurer, E. O. Lindgren, being read and approved. This was followed by numerous five-minute addresses by missionaries, pastors and field workers, and a more extended address upon the subject of missionary work by the Rev. Dr. C. A. Woody of Portland, Ore. |