The New York herald., 1872-10-10
SOUTHERN NEW YORK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION,

A Anniversary Meettng-Reports, Statistics,
Addlresses-Rev. Hugh StOwen Brown
on Mission Work.
The Southern New York Baptist Association, |
composed OF mini,ters and lay delegates from the
In this city, Staten Island, Westchester
and ROckland counties and part OF Connecticut,
met In annual session on Tuesday In the FIRST Bap'
list church in Thirty ninth street and Park avenue
this city. DR.. Armitage acted as moderator on the
opening day until his successor was elected. Ihe
Rev. G. Rhodes, or the Stanton Street Baptlst
church, preached the annual sermon before the
Association, and In the business meeting nc was
chosen moderator for the present year. Rev.
q. q Norton and Mr.. James l.. Hastie
were chosen secretaries. Mr.. J. M. BRUCE
waS elected treasurer. The hours Of the dailyses-
s,ons OF the association were nxed from nine "A. NJ
sill halfpast tweve afternoon rom two thIylvc p.
NJ, asd evening from halfpast seven to Half-past
nine r. NJ The usual standing committees were
appointed-0n application OF churches foy admission
90 the association; on nomination OF trustees OF
Minister'S Widows Fund; on nomination OF trus-
tees OF the association; on obituaries on reports
or churches nc. The topics for the evening discus
sion and the brethren to speak upon them were ap-
pointed. These topics were:-.The Relation OF Sun
day Schools TO the Church;n ''rhe Conversion OF Sum
Spirit in the Churches. and "The Direction to be
Given TO Missionary Erorts.n These subjects were
discussed by Reys Anderson, Rhodes, Kennard and
others Rev. George II. HepwOrth was present and
led in prayer. The evening congregation was large,
but the day sessions were thinly attended by out
siders. DR.. Hodge read a history OF the Bapttsts
in New York which he had been last year ap-
pointed to prepare. It was ordered to be printed
with the minutes history OF the Tabernacle
ticta o1onr nd II n N
same way.
The association met yesterday At nine A. M.
when one or two new churches were admitted into
fellowship with the association. Letters and re-
ana referred to the committee. The Corresponding
Secretary presented his annual report giving
summary Of the. condition. of the churches
represented In the association and OF other
associations throughout the country, the financial
returns Of the same and the missionary en-
The Committee on Obituaries also reported
Messrs. j. T. Wykolf and II. q. Cornell were re-
81 se M e was o.
pointed to represent tho association in the Mis-
sionary Union. and after some routine business
recess was taken until two p. M.
There are fifty-seven churches in the association,
and fifty pastors over churches and twenty, -four
without charges. This shows an increase OF one
church and one pastor during the year.
THE MEMBERSHIP
average OF 2as to each church. lew Of the larger
churches in this city, however, monopo-
s MI the S sse the Of IRIS. iris saaaes
tne n @ aaa
s. Mickels, PASTOR has 600; the Tabernacle church,
Dr. J. r. Kendrick, pastor, has Gas; Madison ave.
church. Rev. Frederick Evans vans pastor pastor SsS Central
Park church, Rev. O. 9. Norton, pastor, 3l5 The
other churches have. with few exceptions, much
The report Of the Minister'S Widows Fund, which
was made In the afternoon, showed that eleven
the receipts were 81 1853 ~ and that the permanent
fund now amounts to $s,475. Last year special
+. Behrends and Messrs /. T. Smith, Il. G. Cornell
and William Phelps, was appointed to consider the
tenure upon which Baptist churches held their
property. This committee yesterday reported the
following resolution:-
Resolved That this Association does hereby request and
rs % S al eheS sa'd IN @
known q regular Baptist churches and Wishing e avail
the man and Of al THEIR
according customs sages Of churches,
II the election other Officers the notiaSaon
hHE Of cersste &c being the same as now required
A discussion arose on the adoption OF this resolu-
ton, from which 1t appeared that by the laws of
this state and by Baptist usage Of long standing
In this and in other states, the
TEMPORALITIEs or BAPTIST CHURCHES
are managed distinct from its spirtualties and by
persons who need not be members OF any particu- |
lar church or congregation. And the above resolu-
tion and the action under are designed to remedy
tnlS anomaly. Last yeartW BaptlSt cnurCn euHccS
In Maine transferred to the Unitarians because
the property was held by society distinct from
the church instead Of by the church. In Rhode |
Island they had the law changed couple Of years
ago. giving the church the corporate right to hold
aud possess its own property, and the change has
worked well. Still several minister's and
delegates to the Convention thought they
had better let well enough alone, and the matter
was referred back TO the committee for another
years consideration. The committee was, how
ever increased by Messrs. g. II. Andrews, Murphy
Shelton and w. A. Cauldwell. committee OF Ave
10 mi nf rp-
commencing uniform rules of order to the churches
OF the association. Rev. Mr.. Macarthur presented a
digest OF the reports Of the churches from which 1t
appeared that many of them are in q dying cond-
ton, many OF them are just able to hold their own
and few have had accessOns during the year.
Recess.
The evening session was spent in hearing the re-
port OF the operations OF the Missionary Union read
by Rev. ]. +. Elder and addresses by Rev. Hugh
Stowell Brown, of Liverpool, who gave an interest
ing sketch OF his own labOrs among the working
people in England and by George II. Andrews, who
spoke about the mission work in this city, The
congregation was large and the addresses were
very interesting.