The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-05
CITY HNTELLIGENC NCR.
THE BAPTISTS.

street, above Eighteenth. The proceedings were
opened with devotional exercises, which continued
for one hour. At hafpast O'Clock the Moderator
Rev. Charles Keyser took the chair, and the regu-
lar butness session began. The minutes of the pre-
yious meeting were read by the stated clerk, Mr.. H.
q. Jones, and approved.
The reading OF the letters from the several
churches was then resumed
1.-THE letter from the Chestnut Hin Church shows
that the former pastor again taken charge OF the
church. A parsonage has been purchased, and it is
now used by the pastor. The number Of members
The Upper Mount Bethel Church has had no
pastor during the early part Of the year. 1t is now
doing well under regular minister; --.,,.
shows that lot has been secured for the erection
Of chapel. The present membership is 373.
tureroom and sections house, which is charch
property, thoroughly renovated. The membership
The pastor Of the Eleventh Philadelphia Church
has resigned the resignation to take effect IN the
present month. The membership is 1876.
The letter from the First Colored Church of Wash
ington was referred to the Special Committee on
the Digest OF Letters, with orders to report. Thls
was done on account of protest from two hundred
dissatisfied members
The Balligomingo Church reports membership OF
calvary Church, Philadelphia, reports that it has
been able to raise its debt. The membership is $780,
The Passyunk Church reports membership of %.
The membership Of the Shiloh Coored Church is
392. The report from the First Church of West
Philadelphia showed a membership of 391 The
Upland Church has 191 members and the Spring
Garden Church has 544.
The Committee on the Admission of Churches
made report, and recommended the admission OF
Beth-Edeu Church at Broad and Spruce streets.
The report was received aud adopted; The let
membership of the Angora Church to be 67, while
that of the Beth Church was 1871
The reading of the letters was then postponed
until the afternoon session.
The hour having arrived for the delivery OF the
doctrinal sermon, the Rev. j. Spencer Kennard, of
the Tenth Baptist Church, ascended the pulpit and
after the announcement and singing OF hymn,
s m tSo 0a te rst ana secona Ape 9 tae
after which Mr.. Kennard announced his text which
o snr ,g ot ha O nf G
profteth nothing"
1t was the holy Spirit brooding the chaotic
an Gag srSods its yog9g which caused the divine
RvSs
sespd over t and ppsSeTe taS created
Isis well unphosOP Phcsl as an unohri,ian y idea
th6OOsh the Divine agency that the fruit and flower is
which has once been set gong and is now continued of
human spirit has fallen out of harmony with God
has asn into = but M the spirit Of God has as
guard it to waken it to life again It that spirit
spirit which quSRens the Whole race or the world would
to-day be draped in the mourning weeds of the blacklist
o ss Of the
strength The Scriptures that the spirit
whe the
Il the spirit the Hoy Wren and
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all the affairs Of man .-,--,..--
of the Holy Spirit In the Of his % ion
enns aeon sucS sso the IN
Towards ne close Of sayiour's earthly life
the dvinest prophecy; scarcely has his bodily pre-
a On %
fo the
Christ This was the Inauguration of the spirits mighty
That finite spirit should be able to communicate
Snte spirit can Communicate With anoiher Unite spirit
But the Holy Spirit when approaching man finds no re-
nS Of Then e e @ % s shs s P to h BE-
Hat EEe Sun & a
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up in a death pr found that nothing but power
to the Which ts tS them ne SsS
man. but change in nature 1t is the awakening of the
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be- asuioHenSd at the last day The same Spirit which
MIN +. FSs up
spirit NECESSITY in SSs
higher source T6s sppsasd II the Sasisa5
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conquer souls At long range You must be among them
dooasd disias Isst today
Fl lie of SSe PIyins SP,s erssssSs
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intellectual the administration word but
past long study % for the
Ter Considered worse than unnecessary This is
pSS are q the % the have %S are
ppon the who has no college diploma Beware lest We
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6St TS n5ys S AND whsP sS we
dead in sin do rise and sin no more.
At the conclusion or the sermon the churches OF
Angora and Beth-Eden were formally received into
the association, land the right hand OF fellowship
was given to the respective pastors by the Mode
The assembly then adjourned until the afternoon
session.
FIRE AND RIoTING.-Shortly after 12 O'Clock this
morning a barn in the brick-yard OF j. I. Giles
pie. Twenty-eghth and Federal streets, was par
TALLY destroyed by fire, cansing loss OF about
$3.50. at Broad and Carpenter streets the Niagara
Hose and Franklin Engine met, and a race between
them took place out Carpenter as far as Nineteenth
WranPling, and finally blows were struck and pistol
shots fired. 1t is not known whether any one was
seriously injured. The police failed to make any
arrests.
Mems Christian Association has recently purchased
aud arranged a large and valuable library, which
will soon be open for the use OF the members aud
year The assortment OF books is varied, and en-
braces light literature well as that OF heavier
character. All tastes are thus suited.
PROMENADE CONCERT will be gve1at Horticul-
tural Hall on the 18th instant the proceeds OF which
will be devoted to the relief OF the widows and or
phans OF the German soldiers who have fallen dur
ing the present war; A very superior entertainment
may be expected and as the object is one tina:
commends itself TO the favorable notice OF our citl
zens, we hope that there VIII be large attendance.
THE REPUBLICAN INvIKcIBLEs hold meeting at
Concert Hall this evening, TO which the public are