The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-24

VeANn annual session OF the North
PhilRdelphia baptist eAssOcIatIOn-PrO-
ceedings This uctOry
sermon by the Rev. q. ID. Board
man, DID.
At hslfpast 10 o'clock this morning, the
Tenth Annual Session Of the North Philadel
phla Association of Baptist Churches com.
menced its deli oerations at the North Baptist
Churoh, on Eighth street, above Master.
The Association is made up Of the following
their constitution:-
1898 First Church Of Philadelphia northwest corner
of Broad and Arch streets. Rev. George Dana Board
1873 -Reading Church, Rev. George Frear, pastor.
1880 HarTis6uTs Church Rev. e. l. Bailey pastor
sSEWhlistown Church, Chester county. Rev.
1885 Mount Pleasant Church. Montgomery county
Is 5-HatboTouEh Church, Montgomery county.
isavwes. e TSHD Cain duFSh SsrSF Chester county
19i2-Nor.h Church Of Philadelphia, Eighth street.
iSis-sOie6urg Church. Bucks county
le4g-Bristol Church, Bucks county.
ls1a-Daylsyine Church, Bucks county. Rev. w.
1850 bridgeport Church, Montgomery county. Rev,
is5O2NicetoSwn SSt Church, Philadelphia.
lS5l-Manayunk Church. Rev. James WATERS pas"
1872 Germantown Church. Rev. A. H. Long, pastor.
ls54-Plymouth Church, Montgomery county Rev.
is5S1oiivet Church, of Philadelphia. southwest
corner of Sixth and Federal streets, Rev. William
sSs@iswrSncevllle iSlll Church, Chester county.
1s45-Pequa Church Lancaster county q ,,,.,, s
sTse REV 81 ak b. oRsy pSso ana
isS5~Gwynedd Church. Montgomery county.
sermon by the Rev. DIR. Boardman, the custo-
mary religious exercises of singing and reading
the Scriptures and prayer were held.
INTRODUCTORY SERMON ON "THB CHURoH's IN
vENToRY." BY REV. G. DANA BoARDMAN.
The customary Introductory sermon was de-
livered by the Rev, George Dana Boardman,
pastor of the First Baptist Church, at the
northwest corner of Broad and Arch streets
The subject of his discourse was "The Church's
Inventory" /" the text being from Corinthians
lii, 21-23, as follows:-
"Au things are yours: tUtetheT Paul or 1oouos or
Cphds, or The t0ortd, le, DEATH things present
end or 5Sg cgss e Is cSGss So go are yours an" S' are o
The doctrine Of the text said the preacher is this
SbIs S9d hss and aIe s asd b ab1
fhe Church of His Christ. He has conferred on His
people the universe and our lesson for this occasion
Church being used in the general Or organic sense
great problem is to make the hurch universal fden
cal with the Church spiritual or the Kingdom Of God
confne ourselves 70 such elements Of II only as the
the Ch1rch's inheritance.
And, first, to the Church belongs the Christian min
or Cephasi TO undersIana this present allusl0n to
ths to4IHtnsn t W Church ~ Was 81 time rSSt By
@ bs rsSSSa s61 OF s er oo to hS %ns
Thus. in the first chapter, he wrtes; Now beseech
fSstye ali preach the thing, and that there be
S and PS S the
For bath been SesSs s % % me e. Ct
that there are contentious among you; Now this
S1S sSeT Pos Of Se6s Of m ana
rs sSs e%eeS eSy these 20 say Ghs & cane e
not suppose that there was any radical difference
etet But nns ese Of
fS Gas all
RS yes Tane o in ne S
In methods Of appiic4tiqn. Each had his diOsyncra:
Mss Sss %e SRa csn saO COS % 'n'
the coTinthsn Church, and proceeded as foii0ws:-
Eow % guard against this sP5It Of partisan
that all things were theirs whether PAUL. or ApqllOs,
Yours, s'd and yet not more than ApollSs Or Peter.
bPoGs ToSTs and Vel not more thaR Paul or Apoos
differ in gs in m Da a sSS IN 6@s dspsG If
called 70 Sc s the 20 20 %
all one and al are alike yours, ,e.sou for us All
that here says as true OF US TsaEs loday & ~
iba CbaFoh IN cOTnth The churc6 Christ
His Spiritual m myGS1 ssoaaS SOGg dgsSon no g gesSph
cal boundaries. In that Church there Is neither lew
white nor black neither male femae but all are
Ser ~ concerns the Church in locality in one
age concerns her In all f9Gshes M b snG n S ages 81
and when one member Is RGpSFSd 9pSFS all sR
eo' gmembersRipi Of every Christian with ChrisTs
The speaker then dwelt upon the individuality q
the parts Of the Church sayH1g that wnlt
ssii stiii bis blessed privilege with all hi
brethren Of every dsnominatSnel R@ec9Msrty @ M
ministry S Lands ane oeGRg 10 ali th9 sbnEs
yours whethG Paul, or Apolos, or Cephas, or tn
World" The term world in this connection, mean
chiefly this visible material earth In the very @ oe
Jurisdiction of the whole earth, placing all thlng
pnt not only is the world the inheritance of tn
Church but the Apostle adds that life Is hers-"Al
thinps are yours whether Paul. Apolloe or rCephas
or the world or life" The word lie, in this connec
erv much more than this bodily life of ours, which
noIirshed by food and drink; very much more ina
thia physical life of ours, which we have In eommo
with the animal creation arouna u.s. Tne CnrlSIlal
man Ia tho only man who truly lives.
But not only is life hers even death belongs 70 IN
heritage OF the Church - IAN things are yours
or life or DEATH all are yours strange thing TINS
10 consider death as part OF the ChuTch5 spIendo
To all else he is conqueror ana allor. 40 Gne
Of the Living God he Is captive, trophy ana thrai
his are the hands that unlock the prison DOORS hl
the wings that waft the emancipated spirit 10 Pari
Rnt not only is death hers so also are things pre-
sent awe know" says the Apostle elsewhere, ''thi
ali things are working together ior good 70 tneI
His purpose" All that surround us, the incidents
snspicious ARRANGEMENTS of Divine ProVldence-th
whole economy % SRa H0
And not only things present heIs; so also W W
things 10 come, The universal complete anu eve
lastiaR supremacy OF the Church Is the grand emo
which All things in heaven and earth, Visible an
inVsible are directed, and IN whicn All tnnss Hrs
cuimipate, To the Church OF the living COO Delohs
ali prophecy well as all history know not VII WI
the fltiIre may bring forth: but know thls|Whaa
ever OF the glorious probability Is wrapped up IN "
future Whatever there shall be in Time anu IN ete
pire OF RAPTURE in feellng-al this has been decree
In the councils of the Eternal as part @ oI hl Onuro
But the Church herself belongs 70 OnIlst-, s All q
yours, and you Clrists" And nm ally anu oesv
all the Church's nOblest Inheritance Is that lhroug
fhriqt ha halo IN d--tal