The New York herald., 1876-10-18
LONG ISLAND BAPTISTS.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AssocIATIoN-FINAN-
CHURCHES.
The Long Island Baptist Association convened In an
nua session yesterday in Washington avenue Baptist
church, Brooklyn. Dr. ID. Read delivered tho as
socational sermon from Romans l., IA, Is. 81 am
debtor both 10 the Greeks and the tarbarans to tho
wise and the unwsc; SO a. much as In mo lies am
ready to preach the gospel 70 you that In Romc
alson
officers OF the association elected by ballot as
Observation-Disclosures tafter three baliots Rev. Daniel
Read; treasurer, Mr.. John westcrvct; clerk Rev. A.
G. Lawson. The Rev. S. wilkins. who has spent ha
q century in the ministry, and IN his eighty
FIRST year. appealed TO tho association for pecuniary
aid. He is at present member OF Hanson place Bap-
tist church.
THE LETTERS OF THE CHURCHES
showed tho following facts:-The First church In
Picrrcpont street has s07 members, 20 OF whom IL
has received by baptism, II BY letter and by
restoration; 40 have been dismissed or dropped and
IL died during the year The annual contributions for
benevolent and church purposes were $3.50 o.
Washington avenue church has 693 mem
bers, 2S Of whom camo in by baptism, y
by letter. IL were dismissed and died
within the year Its contributions amounted
10 sS2 ooo 20 Il now without pastor, DR. Moore,
pnstorate 10 Geneva. n. " He was nearly twelve
years in Brooklyn The First church OF Williamsburg
has 553 members 70 by bnptism 10 by letter.
Sby reslnratlo 81 lett the church. Ind died The con-
trbutons amount 10 SS U02 20 including 81 goo 10
the Centennial fund. The Ceniral church has 4l6
memnegs decrease OF 46; contributions, So 364 81
The East church OF Brooklyn has tG3 members; IN
crease. 93; contributions SS,55S 6S The Concord
church coored has 4S7 membcrs Increase, 100; con.
trbutlons S2,157 01 Inc First church OF Grecnpoint
has 377 mcmbers increase, s. contributions s60.2 10
The Strong place church has $40 nicnbers decrease,
-; contributions, S1G,Sl6 81. Tho second church,
williamsburg, has l.0 members: increase. 10 The
association TO have met with this church, but the
society unable to complete It's new building. The
During tho year DR. j. u. Fulton lett this church. ana
took l0l members with him to constitute the Centcn-
nal Baptist church; contributions. $40. T56 80
The First German church, H. d., has 1S9
members; incroasc, II; contributions. lao o.
The Greenwood :, church has 4so mem
The Tabernacle church has 3S7 members; decrease 50
contributions, SS6Us The Central church, Williams
burg. has 3Gl members; increase 90; contributions
S7,S5S IL. fhe East avenue church, Lon. Island
city. has 122 members; increase 81; contributions.
S2,31. fhc Hcrkmcr street church has LAT lnctn-
bcrs: increase 20; contributions. S2.29l 25 Union
avenue church, Grccnpoin has 2S9 members Increase
2o; contributions, 50, ia 81 Tho sixth avenue
church has 143 members increase IS; contributions,
So, ,l3S 80 There 40 churches IN union with the
less than leo members. Several of them pastor
less aud oppressed with debt Tho aggregate not i'd
ditous. SO Tar reported number S71 Tho nssocia-
ton Is in debt to its missionaries $780, and the treas
urer has s132 with which TO meet the bills.
In the evening Mcssrs. Fulton, Crimmcli and Per.
rinc addressed meeting gathered IN behalf Of Ccn-
tennial Sunday school celebration. Tho singing, iur.
nshed by 100 trained voices from Tho different
churches, was excellent Tho association Will
vcno agnin this morning