THE BAPTIST UNION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 984, 26 November 1910, Page 13

THE BAPTIST UNION.

A' TEN MINUTES' - APPEAL: £1750 SUBSCRIBED. ■ ' A great demonstration in St. 'Andrew's Hall, Glasgow, formed a splendid finish to the Baptist Union meetings. Tho hall was nearly full, and the atmosphere was electric from the beginning to the end. Sir Georgo White was in tho chair. ' ' Tlio meeting rose with wild enthusiasm to welcome Dr. Clifford, who was to, speak on the Baptist Message to Europe. He. stated that in SouthEastern Russia aiid tho Balkan States thero was a: great stirring up, | and littlo'groups of believers .were-gather-ing together who found inspiration in tho , New Testament and tho primitive Gospel. They had learnt to vahiomau as man, and not tlio man's rank or 'wealth. '

Tho Rev. A. J. Tilling, of London, Ontario—at present agent of tho Baptist AYorld Alliance in South Eastern Europe—said thcro are 300 young men waiting to bo trained for work in South-cast Russia, but thero is no college in which to train them, and no money to provide them. Tho meeting should havo closed, but tho Rev. F. IS. Meyer sprang up and addressing the chairman, said: "May I havo ten minutes, Sir George?" Ho said ho had been thinking a good deal about that meeting, and lie did not think they ought to break up without doing something. . Why should, not that meeting give a site for a college- in South-East lUissia or clsowhero to train those young men for work in South-Eastom Europe? Ho calculated that £2000 would do it, and lie did not sco why they should not raise it themselves in that meeting. They could challengo the American Baptists to build the college. Thcro was an outburst of cheers at the suggestion, and, hitting tho iron while it. was hot, Mr. Meyer announced his willingness to reccivo promises of hundred pounds. It was soon announced that Sir G. W. JJacnlpinc and Mr. Herbert Marnham would each give £100. Then thcro was an outburst of enthusiasm at tho announcement that an anonymous promise of £500 had been Jinndcd in. That gave llr. Meyer his opportunity to drive homo again the appeal, "Do it to-night." ■ From hundreds ho camedown to fifties, and downwards to singlo pounds, stewards passing round and collecting promise forms. At tho end of an exciting hour, it was stated that £1750 had been promised. and Mr. Shakespeare had pledged the "Baptist Times" readers to raise tho further £250.