The New York herald., 1879-10-08
BAPTISTS IN COUNCIL

NINTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE SOUTHERN
NEW YORK AssocIArIoN-REv. S. ALTMAN ON
THE CONVERSION OF THE JEWS.
The ninth annual meeting of the Southern New
York Baptist Association. composed of ministers
and churches of this city. Staten Is |. Rockland
and Westchester counties. and one church at
Greenwich, Conn. opened yesterday. There are o7
churches, As pastors, Is ministers not pastors,
II licentiates and membership OF nearly
fourteen thousand souls represented in the assoc
cation. The following officers were elected Mod
orator. Rev. ID. b. Jutten clerks, Rev. q. O. Norton'
and Rev. J. j. Browner; treasurer, Il. g. Cornell; !;
corresponding secretary. s. I. Hillman. Letters
from the churches showed prosperous spiritual
condition. The Central Church. in Forty-second
street, in which the Convention meets. reported an
increase of ninety-five members. making apresent
total of ESQ., The First Church. to which DIR. Thomas
d. Anderson ministered for seventeen years.
has declined in membership from ST to i65. The
South Church. having united with Plymouth Church.
reports 442 members Macdougal Street Church has
had no pastor for u few months. but has had an adj
dition of six persons. Stanton Street Church has
worshipped for some time in Association Hail. and
its membership has been slightly reduced Fifth
Avenue Church. 6ss members; Iaoernaeie. os2;
an increase of b. Its benevolent contribu-
tions exceeded $4,000. including $4,000 for
'tSSiNf'os
Hastings n. Y, has 35 members. The First church.
Nyack N. Y, having pastor. lost II members,
and reports 1870. The Central Park Church has 34S
The Pilgrim Church has called Mr. Cross to be ITS
pastor. Mariners Harbor Is. H. Church reported
isl members Reports from the churches Will be
continued at the session to-day.
THE CONVERSION OF THE JEWS FOliEroLD.
In the evening the Convention listened toa sermon
by the Rev Samuel Altman '"rhe Conversion of
the Jews" Mr. Altman is Christian Israelite His
remarks were based Romans. XII. l-33. and in
opening he said that during the 142 years history
OF the old and present Baptist Associ-
alton of New York OF Abraham
has never preached for the body before.
For the Jews some of the choicest promises OF the
Gospel are reserved. And yet, looking at their
united rejection of Christianity, it will naturally
be asked, '.Can these dry bones live?" But in tho
light OF inspiration their recovery is not only posi-
BILE but certain. wonderful impulse will be given
to every part the Christian Church by their conyer
sion. Every one OF these propositions well sus-
tanned by Scripture prophecies and declarations. Mr..
Altman referred to the great age of the Jewish nation.
The Oldest of the Pyramids, he thought, was prob
ably their work. and the tombs Of ancient
Thebes may be seen the familiar physognomy of
the Hebrew. The old empires which oppressed the
chosen people have fallen yet the jew remains like
aguif stream flowing through the sea of nations
but not uniting with them. The conversion OF
5000 Jews the day of Pentecost, he re-
marked, was the miracle OF the Christian economy.
But greater miracle will be when the Gospel
has gone around the world aud comes again to the
Jews, who will receive it..