The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-28

ID. n. Wilson, On Circular Letter-G. Frear w. ii.
pOnding Bodies--T A. Gill; D. I. Phiis, Z. S. Kirk.
on state of the Churches-A II Long, n NJ Scott,
Adam johnson, General John Davis Arrange
ments for Next session. $. Hin, II. H Leamy, II.
Frear, William Smith. Missions-G. Hand, r. B.
Cook, e, s. Richards. ,-,.--,.,-
churches attached to the Association
ChVrcbeS Churches.
Olivet. 362 Germantown. ..249
FIRST Church Manyk). .29O First On. BridgeporD. 1855
North Church. $50 Bristol. ............. 60
Holmesburg. 1853 Danville. ......... .16s
FIRST Church ....... 63s First Ch. (Doylestown) 6s
This NIorninR's Session.
The association reassembled this morning at D.
O'CLOCK, in the Nicetown Baptist Church, the Mode
rator, Rev. Isaac Cole in the chair The proceed
The Treasurer presented his report, which was
adopted. It shows receipts OF t92l12 and expend-
balance In the Treasurers hands was ordered to be
transferred TO the church building fund;
The following resolution was adopted
Resoloed, That we heartily sympathize with all
efforts to prepare and circulate faithful versions OF
the word of God in all languages.
number Of minutes as received. The report was re-
Ceived.
The Committee of Arrangements for the next ses-
sion recommended the town of Plymouth as the
place for the next meeting also that Rev. j. Everas
Zones preach the Introductory sermon; Rev. T; A.
Gll OF the First Germantown Church, being alter
5 fH GsGe e D. H. PaTE % Of
Junk, alternate; and Rev. r. b. Cook write the
The report was received and adopted.
The Committee on Obituaries reported on the
death OF Rev. BENJAMIN Miles, also on the death OF
Elizabeth Ferris a worthy pastors wife, and OF Rev.
>: b. Williams late pastor OF the Plymouth Church
The report was adopted. .,..,. s.o.,
India, made an address on the subject OF missions,
that being the special order for 10 o'clock. The
reverend gentleman was obliged to return to MS
native land on account Of ill-health. He gave
short sketch OF his work in Burmah. The Rangoon
lsned about 1850 by Rev. Mr. Ninton.
asPeT e is GnRsI GnRrey derent no% The
Government officers now are among the greatest
enemies with which the missionaries have to con-
tend. The way of working is to send out one or
two young men, evangelists at the beginning OF the
0ry season, TO one OF the numerous clusters of vii
lagos. They hold meetings usually in the verandah
of the chiefs house, or the principal house. They
preach here, and also hold schools and teach the
children. The only cause why the whole continent
of Asia has not been convused with religious
method of working is sure to do it in time. This is
1he true evangelist way. 1t is the way the first
established d. always give birth e churches. There
1s not single instance known where school
Ss 0een mus S esra0saed @ wltont @ ch9rch IOoW
made within the race Of Correns are very stable,
more SO even than those OF the Burmese nation,
theological student. 1t Is found that to produce
mis- effect they must be taught while they are
young BY teaching the young the foundations are
laid on which the structure can be firmly reared in
future ages. The missions now are in their second
Of owe rsight the main work itself is done by
the natives. Men must be sent to train up enough
stage, the missions tGke of themselves and
tram their own men. The great want is for first
noticed by the natives. A native once asked
had oeen sent, remarkng that lie would not be
worth his salt in America and would not earn his
india ''' ''O ''' -''' O'' - - -
The missionary work in this country will eventu-
ally be narrowed down to furnishing the means.
There will be need in short time to furnish
foreign lnen who cannot stand the climate. If a
train the natives, in nifty years they will be so
trained that they can take care OF the work them
selves, and convert the rest of the nation.
What is known as the Burmese mission is not so
ouEishing as that OF Corren The English rituaists
and spent last year as much as forty thousand dol
lars IN school buildings alone; They have only to
Ssk ioT tne money 20 get IT, Inese are the greatest
give splendid education, and charge the natives
nothing for il. That field cannot be gotten back.
They have the best native teachers Fifteen years
ago they took Burmese natives and trained them for
the Work. But the BaptstS have got such hold on
the COTrens that the rituaists cannot do much harm
there. Sometimes, however, their fine organ and
music, their beautiful chapels and their systems OF
rewards, draw on some OF our convert Children but
IL is not often.
After the close OF the missionary address the Com
mNtee on Devotional Exercises reported in part,and
recommended that collection be taken at the close
OF the doctrnal sermon for the Baptist Historical
Society. Received and adopted.
The Board OF Trustees offered a report relating to
Am election 10 I'LL vacancies in that body. The re.
port was received but action it was deferred
until the afternoon session
The special order for IL O'clock the doctrnal ser
mon, was then delivered by Rev. J. b. Hutchinson,
OF Olivet, the congregation first singing the hymn
''Ihe year Of jubilee is come
The speaker took as his text the twenty fourth
verse OF the Sd chapter OF Paus letter to the
Romans, "Being justified freely by His grace,
through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.
The doctrlnal theme OF the sermon was redemption.
The following is a short ABSTRACT
NATL a
other times IL means the act OF paying down the
price, and at still other times 1t means the eect oil
the price being thus paid. The Scripture sets down
redemption as a remedy God had originally sci
down a certain course Of events The effects OF sir
nteTfered with this course. The remedy for this
change is redemption.
The salvation Of a sinner is not the primary and
leading work Of redemption The redemption of
Christian believer through Christ is only part O
the WORK. The whole work includes also the re-
demptiOn OF all matter from the effects of sin.
The creation canEot have its full perfection with
out redemption, and therefore God cannot have His
due Redemption is the educator Of nature. Th!
idea ls carried out in many parts of Scripture. OuI
attention is called 10 the redemption which is il
Christ Jesus. The apostle in the text goes from tn,
particular TO the general.
There are three thoughts embodied in the text
The purpose, the place, and the principle OF redemp
ton.
The first purpose is the Glory Of God. II is anna
rent that through and by sin God is mistaken. Men
10y reason OF sin, cannot God as He is, and 81
mistake Him and His purposes. Not in creation as
~, can we perceive the whole glory OF God Crea
ton wants TO know what God is in His moral char
Scter as well as what He is as the creator. What
manifested OF God in His creation, government an
justice is not all that God is. Do we know all God
love for right and justice? All His power? Asid
the prodigal's return. 1t was only when the pr0di
gal returned and saw the father governing the feast
ordering the servants and greeting the retarGe
one, that he knew all the fathers heart, and nj
capacity Tor mercy ana compassion.