Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-14
Baptist Social Union of Connec-
 ticut.

Large Gathering at the shore-Promi- nenf Baptists from all Rarts-Talented
 Speakers.
 The annual reunion of the Baptist Social Union, whose membership comprises many prominent names in the State, took place yesterday afternoon at the Sea View House, West Haven shore. There was large at tendance and in all about 100 persons sat down to the dinner. A goodly number of ladies graced the brilliant occasion. The of- fcers and directors of the organization for the past four years are as follows: | President-James L. Howard, Hartford.
 Vice presidents-J. w.. Manning, Putnam, and Isaac Anderson, New Haven,
 Secretary and treasurer V. Pres | ton, Hartford.
 l Directors-J. B. Hoyt, Stamford; James Lockwood, Hartford; E. Morgan, Groton | R. A. Neal, Southington; J. P. Collins, Nor | wich J. l.. Amb1er, Norwalk; James Fair man, New Haven; John D. Candee, Bridge l port.
 Mir. E. V. Preston secretary and treasurer, in the printed report says:
 l Brethren-On behalf of the Union. permit to submit with this new edition of the bylaws, etc, the following extracts from circular issued in ostobeI last and to ask your active cooperation in an enort | to increase our membership until it numbers two hundred, and then to keep the ranks full from yea1 ''This organization, of ten years standing. com rssne Iarre Sums m of oney for denominationa1 in terests; brought many brethren together from all Course entertained delegates to the State conven. ton fer several years afforded favorable opportu nity to large number Of our brethren ana sisters own and other denominations who reside in -tn1i and adjoining States; entertained st supper oSe, for several been one of the most useful and at of Baptist State convention. Have the kindness to state these and such other facts may occur you and endeavor to add to our membership fat proportion of the many brethren in your churches who will doubtless esteem it pleasure to aid thost who for 90 many years have cheerfuly rendered val uable service as members of the union and con tributed not a little money for the enjoyment anc profit of the hard working sacrificing and women in o1ir churches, w2o meeting in State con vention look forward with pleasant anticfpat1ons tne ressIul ana @ f a socisI I1nion | HARTFORD, May l, 1881. E V. PRESTON.
 The after dinner speeches were, as usual of high order and frequently spicy and en- tertaining, all breathing spirit of union hope and an earnest desire for promoting tn. success of the cause. The president ana chairman, MT. Howard, is well known as [ man of wealth, generosity and fine social DO sition in Hartford Near him sat the force from which he summoned forth the orator, of the occasion. These were such well know1 men as Rev. Dr. Dickinson, editor of thu Religious HeTGId of Richmond, Va.; Rev Dr. Pattison, late of New Haven, later O Albany and recently appointed the Professo of Homiletics in Rochester University, N Y.; Rev. Dr. Stifer, of this city; Rev. Dr Stone, of the Asylum avenue church, Hart ford Rev. Mir. Everts, the new pastor O the South Baptist church, Hartford; Rev Dr. Morehouse, secretary of the American Baptist Home Missionary society, New York Rev. MT. Stubbert, Sufield; Rev. MT. Gar ten, of Meriden; Rev. G. H. Minor, of Nev Britain Rev. Mir. Taylor, of South Nor walk; Rev. MT. Frost, of Norwich; Rev MT. Woods, of New London; J. B. Hoyt Esq, Edward Muller, Esq, of Meriden; E V. Preston, Hartford: Isaac Anderson, Esq. New Haven; and John D. Candee editor O the Bridgeport Standard was within easy call. The speaking began at about half-pas five
 MT. Howard, dinner being finished, in hi! genial and pleasing manner addressed the as sembly and introduced Rev. Dr. Pattison now Prof Pattison. The chairman remarkine in 8 facetious vein alluded to his taking Rochester for home, saying that 'no pent up Utica contracts his powers, "and otherwise prepared the expectations of the audience MT. Pattison in 8 most genial mood referred to the Baptist Union, it's formation and tc the ladies' He told little story. The old lady who put out her tongue to the doctor tc know what it wanted was told Crest, madam rest!' Laughter. This was what the clergy. | 4o out regardless of all consequences, on ac count of which he begged leave to be excused if he was dry.
 The old lady who had five husbands left 6 blank in her marriage record, referring tc l which she said s'the Lord will provide. , | Laughter). So the ministry should be pa tient. The old sailor when asked if he ha6 helped resuscitate the corpse said no, but they had rifed the pockets. Daughter. Te this moral was attached which was appre ciated.
 In another vein tho speaker alluded tc President Garfield. Why sir, said he, this country never has been so pure or so united since it wept over the grave of Abraham Lin coin as it is to-day in it's tender heart o1 sympathy and brotherhood over the fou deed at Washington. Deep was the feeling of the nation over the calamity of the at | tempted work of the assassin. The speaker | paid a rich and beautiful tribute to this epoct in the nations history fraught with deep les sons
 l Referring to the social spirit of the ! brotherhood he referred to the words of the lady who, contemplating the story of Solo mons hundreds of wives: 'tLa me-" she said ''what privileges those early Christians die enjoy" (Much laughter followed) The speaker, having reused up the audi ence despite the warm weather went on to appeal eloquently for union in its broad, wide sense, unity in moving on the work ot | the Lord, unity in the care and fostering o1 the great educational institutions, specially dear to all present. The noble.work of the ministry, ,-here was asubiect to reflect upon, to the end of educating young men for the work. And of importance also was the fact that the Baptists had given so many of thei1 1 sons and daughters to other denominations Referring to church in England with which the speaker was acquainted, where three diff ferent sects held meetings alternately on the Sabbath, he quoted an old lady who pro tested saying: "No good came of the mixing of the sexes" Oaughter).
 | I remember, said he to Dr. Stiher what de hghtful girls there were in your congregation and I am sure they must have increased ir beauty since your ministry, and I say that any l young man who goes out of your congrega- tion to marry ought to be hanged on his we'd ding day. (Great laughter).
 To see so many beautiful girls gave 2 1 glimpse of an excuse for being born Nor | mon.
 With impassioned words the speaker want ed it felt that the Baptist denomination is the denomination of the present I don't care, said he, so much about the future. As the fellow said, he didn't care for posterity as posterity hadn't done much for him. | Laughter. He hoped to see Brown, Madi- son and Rochester receiving boys now going out of our pale, and to see the denomination in the full work of progress and the full