, 1876-10-19
TIE DApTISTS,


TIE BAPTISTS.
CONVENTION or rng 1LLrNo1s UNION,
Thc session of the fourteenth annunl Con-
rcntion Of tho Illinois Baptist Union, now hold
ing at the Michigan Avenue BaptIst Church, was
called to order again at 0:3o yesterday morning.
Dr.. Sesbit offered prayer, anu at its close the
Uulon won't into an election Of officers. The
Rev. T. P. Campbell, Of DeIavan, Was chosen
Moderator, md tue Rev. *. 8. Mansfield, Of
Sublctte, was elected Clerk.
After cordial invitation to visiting brethren
to tnkc par. IN the exercises, the first business
u the morning, the criticisms Oil thu sermon Of
the Rev. B. X. Chandler, preached the night be-
fore, was taken up. aud interesting Remarks
were made by Or. Stone and Messrs. Shirley,
Scsbit, Jones, Thomas, Thompson, Carnochar,
Highly, Mathews, and Others.
Upon the conclusion OF the criticisms, tho
Rev. j. y. 1acnharger read MI cssay upon thc
subject, "How Best to Preach Christ an1 to
Discharge Pastoral 14abors to Secure surcess.''
He took up "Succcss" Il, its various forms,
| bringing It down to successful preaching, which
lle defined to bD tic salvation Of the lost. The
methods OF preaching were considered fully,
| and reduced to tho foundation OF successful
| preaching, which contemplated 1ullless OF
| the Holy Ghost. Upon tho best method Of
4isenatsing pasioaa. uutGs, ~ o1gseo .le suies,
tes,s, sspani "' tr,," E%r;.t;on choritn ni
| sympathy; third, Christian frankiess aud
| fidelity; fourth, perseverance, in effort.
1hc customary criticism was, on motion, DIS
peFsea s,or,,or MMn, ornorocs, III, ,o,,orroo ,n.
u Se,o!na!na E,<eustet Gomn'.stts-;D D. N.
or Ubttna1i,t-J. buckisv. q. i. CuIc. D. p.
risncSs M SeSFs ": 4, llsigh, I'D I: i: hiisy; ~
aud T. Il. fie1i. " '
On EaTolatnt-s. F. Gleason andJ. s. Watson.
Tho Rev. c. j. Thompson, OF Peoria, read a,
| exegcsis on l. ktngs, KILL, 81 and 20.
the Lard. aud fn.d, / viii rcrsuado him And tho
Losd said unto HIN, Whesewlta: And he said,
viii 30 fostl,, and will tu u lyn; sp!ris IL tho
noqts 81 al ~ pfophst Ana a1.a 10 sad 1a, Tno @
Sao .rnrn @ 1.u obn ~ ~ at,, I nt
lying snjslt In thu mouth Of ali those lily prophes
A''r ~ .o nrs" n ~ arn,nsant ~
evt' III 10 n md ai ia upuM rnneIusIon s erress
VIZ f4yyotae'y SIlt'f'sed; IT. r-.ucn ona n,
wise tho ministerial list, a1ll all adjournment
wus taken until 2 y. III.
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nelos a'd t exe59ses 5 t s, aeso oensd s VII .c M
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.asoyist wt,o hm,I hrcn rrns.trI. Tia Con,mittse
~. i}Strarir "a. rnleI ;f,n1,. ind thn Inv Iir
flnrIsIsv' tho Chnirtman. ,5rraertnd tha rrnnrt.
whIci, was nnlo,iStt, ~ III. ff,liowtnr nan,e,l
Su,,s,ei .n"a,,iuS ~ tf,n iimson. lin Rcv4 \ "
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is"r,i,,c W|l1ia,n Wilkins. Sn,1,nri 4 rent1js.
en i', hnTn EFo.se Joi1h nhe,s, s1i51oae ane
q ~ n,ni'nrson aa,m."t IL 1y,,,i. on,i n II
r,a' ~, ',,,r',,stnr ri liz r,nnrt attcn.
Inn wos ra}i.s3 tn tbe tn atn of the lley, II. Il.
ynnt VIII .ii",l y frv; wress nt.n' nnl fhc Rrv,
tt;'oH Tunmi1r If snrln',l,It1' the ,"iicr nj
n.ho,!, ,o,,.tn1 s',ItIr whti. IN a IN ~ ,n.n.ai
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nen ., oans', s,,7 o1,,to opa
,ha HS,n,tt," n, Err"iiunmt nrn,p.n,iri W tn
tao liz na.nrs of tlosa n,tcuIi,lc lie session.
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W.. ssssit, r%nrtHd lin "r.,rr ~ hnu1rra,
tnr ~ s',Hs, xn.'i,r - ~" tfn, ~ js-7.
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"naeo.s Fnss n. u,otiys In re,trton ]. r. rh,,n..
i Inricw Of Et.,,nris Christian Nurture. f.
Slsbct.
4, Ths future Of lfon,auism IA THU country. J.,
D, willie. " '''''''''' ''''' @''""'' -
tuaurncs IN th!a Country. 4. 4. Kcudr.ck.
O. Tho proper a,,itnae ot Naptis1s tuwaEa TIM
public sehnnls. :. = ll.lt ,o ~. =,
Z. E1esesa; Ma'''' Kill, %s''o' W. H. s'eaa'
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* aa Sa1s s1. III as II i, .I ,t III,
!neh nanGu " ~ ' III ,a.Ie,, ~ .Mss ~.
Tics On prlor asaat'sasAts, coy, on noslo!l, tho
report "as sent oaeA u 'ha So'"'l'''ee sos ~
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lne GvmLtse 9.etst W a1pptt' smus't1r G y -
d. w. III Ia Es /