Daily Republican., 1880-11-18
sLPTIsT UNION.
r,oeeedings at the closing
be '.G,,teMy yDiSeusstOns.

ZAAN
a. delaware Baptist Union rsas-
~ s'.d in the Baptist Church at New
% aSa al 9 O'Clock yesterday morning
WI .,1s session wss opened with devo'
~ exercises conducted by Rev. W.
I I"rd, Of Upland, Ps.
~ ur, Heath, Of Wyoming, male
,5jtess upon "HOw Chuiches may
w, educational institutions" The
Y s,,.a Y was also discussed by Rev. Z
aT' TSonck OF Milton, Pa, and Rev. q.
S"rstt of Philadelphia In biief
..s5ss All the speakers admitted
Y. S,,st importance Of doctrinal eds-
Y S,;su IN the church and urged that a
suvs ..,sr interest in the educational in
T.r,iops be taken by the ministers,
y" should urge the members to pa
, Tbs next subject for discussion
NAV can the church aid In buildirr,
% .%s sabbath School," was introduo'
Ibv Rev. C. W. Bilhop OF Marcus
s,,t who was followed by Rev. J. D.
S,isb-l. Of Philadelphia, Rev. r: b.
~ ot Wilmington and Rev. J.ia.
T,tou of Crozier Theological Semi
~, The idea advanced was that
rat rstormauon was needed in the
sri,y School work. Every church
.,mbcr should be engaged in some
,.Dch of the Sunday School, and the
ar,h and Sunday Sch1ol are one and
hsprsbls.
tbe conclusion ofthis discussion
\, Cook introduced a resolution pro.
rBiug that committee OF three be ap-
,Tptd 10 consider the subject OF the
srrisy School work, and take charge
Tuch matters from one session OF the
,cl 10 another. This was adopted
ri the COMMITTEES was appointed as
tlogs: Dr.. Weston, Rev. r. b.
C&k and DR.. J. B. Pepper. Dooior
p,y, declined serving and the vacanc'
~ mot At on flled.
Thc subject, "How can our children
l.uinsd 10 greater efficiency III the
trl,h work." was then taken up, be-
iv pelcd by Rev. 4. q. Wright Of
HiiIS, and the discussion occupied the
aon until the aljournm1ut at noot
Tbt Rsv. Il. r. Bliss ad5resse the
ain, on "TLe SCriptural Doctrine Of
Ectias!iOn.
"Wha. shall be the attitude of the
rurcaes toxard the Temperance Ques.
1D was the subject OF an address
y t4e Rev. W. sullivan, Of Brandy
Iia. Caurch. The Rev. ". Il. Hum
phey, OF Philadelphia, also spoke on
h. subject.
The committee TO seleot the next
lav Of NEE ting reported Camden, Del
sare, and the report was adopted.
AIeport from the Committee on the
History Of Delaware Baptists showed
hat the work 10 ready for printing
Twill probably appear within a few
Et.ks.
On motion, DR.. Bliss, Washington
nes, DR.. Pepper, the Rev. G. 4.
hight and the Rev. B. G. Parker
he appointed a committee to exam
RGyoung mau applying for a mis-
aD the Baptist ministry.
Ary Rmmons, Esq reported upon
condition Of Delaware AVenus Bap'
EClurCh. He thought it desirable
.G tue church should take more in
ri. in things outsids Of itsslf. The
,lVare Avenue Church is an intcus-
ti void to Itself. He accounted for
y: Indifference to others affairs by
b h.. that the church has been ab
rbi in its own pscuniary dificultie5.
AO-icErcport from Bethany Baptist
|ll'cD was heard.
!4s IlSt forty minutes Of the after
Na SESSION was consumed in an sd
tai by tne Rev. DR.. Pratt, on "Minis-
Efs. EiucatIon," and his son, the
NC. N Pratt, on the "importancs
DeloMuatippal Literature"
EVENING SESSION.
ET. J. N, Hope presided at the eVcn'
b session.
PrOf g. B. Pepper. D. D., of Grocer
urinary, preached o sermon from
lhsians, 81 chapter and l4th verse,
tor he is our p,occ, who hath made
'!A one, and hath broken down the
ode wall OF partition between US"
The sermon was followed by an ad'
lsss by Rev, R. NJ. Luther, D. D., a
duined missionary, on "HOw we do
~ Work in the Foreign Field"
'r;t before the final adjournment the
.anks Of the meeting was rendered to
y church and CON munity of New Gas.
and to those papers In Wilmington
lNhad published the proceedings OF
I Union.
The next meeting will take place in
" 1881. 1t is understood that Cam.
will be the place of meeting only
case the chapel that Mr.. George
VIZ Is building at his own expense
asA he finished at that time.