The daily gazette., 1882-11-22
DELAwARE ISIS.
The First Days Session Of the Union Yes
tertay Affernoon-- Onioers Elected.

terday Afternoon-- Onieers Elected.
At 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, the Del
aware baptist Union began Its annual ses-
sion in Bethany Baptist Church. Rev. A.
G. Thomas of Chester presided. Rev. Z. Z.
Mallery opened the exercises with prayer,
and ReY, X. b. Cook delivered an address OF
welcome, which was responded to by Mr..
Thomas. Officers were elected as followsi
President-Rev. Il. B. Cook of the Second
Baptist Church.
Secretary-Rev. #. B. Harper Of South
Chester.
Treasurer-George Paris of Dover.
Tine newly elected officers with the excep-
tiop of Mr. Paris who was not present,
entered at once upon the discharge OF their
duties.
The standing committees reported and en-
couraging reports were made as to the con-
dition of the following churches j: Bethany,
Second Baptist, Shiloh and the German
churches of this city, Zion, Magnolia, Dover,
Wyoming, New Castle, First Chester, North
| Chester, South Chester, Marcus Hook,
| Brandvwine and Village Green.
All the delegates spoke of the offer made
| by George Paris of Dover to present gilt
edge clasp Bible to every child living within
| the limits of the Baptist Union who shall
commit to memory Christ's sermon on the
mount, found in Chapters v, vi and VII OF
| Matthew, and repeat the same to his Sunday
school teacher, parent, guardian or any
other responsible person. State Missionary
| Craig reported that the first application he
had received was from little boy attending
| the Friends school, this city. The appl.-
cant had repeated the sermon to tine teacher
| of his day school and will be rewarded with
| a book tomorrow when Mr.. Craig will re-
ceiye his first installment of Bibles from Mr..
| Parish. The children all over the State
seem to have commenced the study OF the
three chapters and Mr.. Craig assured the
| delegates that there would be Bibles Tor all
| of them.
| Prot NJ. Heath Of this city then delivered
an interesting and able address on the
"Importance OF Personal Effort in the Cause
of Christ" The Rey.H. B. Harper Of South
| Chester also made q few remarks on the
same subject
"Systematic Benifcence" was the subject
of an address by the Rev. @. w. Teasdale
of Seaford, which was attentively listened
to.
A committee, consisting of Revs. J..
Brooks, j. W. Sullivan and H. Truitt, was
appointed to fix the place of the next meet
inc.
The union then adjourned to meet at z. 80
o'clock in the evening.
EVENING SESSION.
On the reassembling OF the Union Rev. j..
T. Craig, missionary Of the Baptist denom-
ination in Delaware and Delaware county,
Pa, made bis report. Since October /, he
has travelled over 700 miles, visited 279
families, given away II Bibles and Testa-
ments sold Al copies and no volumes, cir
culated ,533 pages of tracts, preached 2a
sermons, delivered % addresses and attended
13 prayer meetings and Sunday school SER
vices. ..
Dr. johnson of the Crozfer Theological
Seminary delivered sermon, his text beir 6
the words "These things have l spok u
unto you that my JOY might remain in you
and that your joy might be full"
DR.. Melchonian, q native Of Armenia
who has recently completed medical
course in Philadelphia, and is now .tudyine
theology at Crozier Seminary, attired in the
costume of his own country, delivered al
interesting address on the mode of life ane
costumes of the Armenians.
The Union adjourned until 3 O'Clock to
day after the benediction by Rev. Mr.. Jane
= of Village Green.
CONTINUED in second Edition.