The New York herald., 1879-10-09
SOUTHERN NEW YORK BAPTISTS.

WORK or THE wOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
CONDITION OF THE CHURCHES.
The second days session OF tho Southern New
York Baptist Association opened yesterday in
the Central Baptist Church, No. 30 West Forty
second street. halrhour's devotional meeting
led by the Rev. A. s. Gumbart. and tho opening
OF the business session was conducted by the Rev.
Mr. Cross Tho Wonans Missionary Society of the
association held their annual meeting and presented
reports OF thoir years work, showing that the fifty
two churches of the association have provided only
fourteen womcn's Is missionary circles whose contri
buttons amounted to S., 200. Calvary aud Fifth Ave-
nue. churches sustain missionary each-the former
in China and the latter in Toxic. Japan. The War
burton Avenue Church Of Yonkers has sent but now
assistant to Miss Field ut Toxic. The contrast be-
tween the contributions OF the Baptist women of
this State during the first year of their existence az
missionary society s9o6, and those OF last year.
graduated from the Woman's Medical College of this
city in 1870. and who sails Saturday for Maui
main. Burmah. to take charge of hospital work in
that station was introduced and delivered ad-
dress. Miss Barclay, trained nurse and graduate
of Philadelphia college, goes out with Miss
MITCHELL They take with them all nece ssaries for
hospital service. Some thirty-ive missionaries will
leave this port Saturday next for foreign mission
fields, fifteen of them to Baptist stations. fare.
well meeting for these will be held in the Central
Church tomorrow evening.
At the regular session of the association reports
were made by the various churches forming the
body. most of which showed all increase Of mem
bership. Reduction OF debt was also reported by
somo organizations. The aggregate additions by
baptism during the year was 654. about oneeighth
of all the baptisms reported by forty associations in
the State-5, los. The entire church membership
represented by this association now is 143S5. and
the number of Baptists in the State 1l32G4. The
port of the trustees Of tho fund for the relief OF dis
abled ministers and ministers widows stated that
they had paid out to two ministers and nine
widows Sl.747. while the receipts were only
s949 TO- Ghe permanent fund of the trus-
tees has been reduced $1,000. and now
amounts to 50. 400. The City Mission Society holds
church property valued at S62500. and its expendi-
lures for the year in running these missions and
aiding embarrassed churches amounted to
$300O0 The Convention agreed to meet next year
with the Tabernacle Church and Rev. Halsey Moore
Cross alternate and the history the First Baptist
Church of this city is to be presented.
In tho afternoon the Rev. j. j. Brouner gave
history of the North Baptist Church. Of which he is
pastor. It was organized nearly ffty-three years
ago. 1t has added over seventeen hundred members
to it's fellowship during its existence. The follow
ing persons then elected delegates to the State
Convention of Baptists to be held in Rochester
on the 9th inst. Revs. Ed. Bright, j. d. Herr.
II. b. Hull, II. s. Macarthur, L. L. Hiscox, Norman
Fox G. G. Norton III. NJ. Sanders d. b. Jutten, j. j.
Brouner, and AGessrs. Overheiser, Cornell Colgate
Bishop, Hillman and Day. The Rev. William Will
the Con vention also in the afternoon. Short adj
dresses on church work were made by DR.. Knapp,
Rev. Mr.. Macarthur and others.
In the evening meeting in the interests OF SUM-
day school work was held. when addresses were de-
livered by the Rev. Ii. NJ. Sanders, OF Yonkcrs. and
Dr. W. W. Everts, of Jersey City. The Convention
will close its business to-day.