Daily Republican., 1882-11-22
Baptist Union.

| Inc D0iawar0 bapGlDt Union com
menced their annual session yesterda,
afternoon in Bethany Baptist Church
The Union is composed Of five delegate
from each Baptist church, and two from
each Sunday school in this State, aDC
Delaware county, Pa.
| The session was presided over by the
Rev. A G. Thomas of Chester, Pa. Rev
G. p. Maloney opened the exercises
with prayer, and was followed by the
Rev. Il. B. Cook, d. D., of this city
with an address Of welcome, which wat
responded to by the Rev. A. q Thomas.
The first business transacted was the
election of officers, and the following
wero chosen:
President, Rev. r. B. Cook of the
Second Baptist Church; secretary, Rev.
II B. Harper of Chester; treasurer
George Paris of Dover. Mr. Paris was
absent, and the other officers assumtd d
the duties of their positions. The
standing committees made their reports
which were accepted.
The delegates from Bethany, Second
Baptist, Shiloh and the German church.
es OF this city; ZiCD, Magnolia, Dover,
Wyoming, New Castle, First Chester,
North Cheseer, South Chester, Marcus
Hook. Brsndywine and Village Green
churches, made encouraging reports
respecting the spiritual condition OF
th ir churches.
Rev. G. W. Teasdale Of seaford, de-
liVered an interesting address ON "sys-
tematic Benifcence.
The following delegates were appoint
ed a committee on selecting a place T r
holding the next meeting: Revs. j..
Brooks, j, W. Sullivan and II. Trait.
clock last evening, when the session
was called to order by President Cook,
and the exercises opened with the sing.
ing of hymn.
The report of State Missionary Craig
was read and showed that he has trav.
eled over 700 miles, visited 279 families,
given away II Bibles ami Testaments,
sold Al copies and 140 volumes, circu-
lated 1888 pages of tracts, preached %
sermons, delivered % addresses, and
attended 13 prayer meetings and SUM-
day school services.
The Rev. E. H. johnson, D. D., of the
Crozier Theological Seminary pro.
vailed an eloquent sermon from the
words, 'These things have 1 spoken
unto you that my joy might remain in
you and that your joy might be full"
DIR Melchopian, a native of America,
who is studying theology at Crozier
Seminary delivered an interesting ad-
dress on the mole of life of the Ameri-
cans. The speaker was attired In the
full costume of his native country.
The benediction was pronounced, and
the congregation dismissed by the Rev.
Miller Jones of Village Green. The
sessions Of the union will bO continued
to-day.
There were no delegates present from
Delaware Avenue, Milford or Media
churches. Mention was made of the
offer Of George Paris, Of Dover, to pre-
sent every child within the bounds of
the Baptist Union, who shall commit
to memory the WI and VII Chap ters
of ST. Matthew, with a gilt edge clasp
Bible. These chapters embrace the
sermon on the Mount, and the appli-
cant will be required to repeat it from
to his or her Sunday School
teacher, or some other responsible per
son who will vouch for them. Rev. j. |
I. Craig, the State Missionary, reported
that he had received an application
from a small boy that attends the
Friends scnoOI In This oily. TAe BOY
had complied with The conditions, and
repeated the three chapters TO his school
teacher. Mr.. Craig said that he ex-
pected to receive his first lnstAllment
Uf Bibles to morrow, when he intended
to send the boy his we'll earned pr 70.
An address was delivered by Protes
sor Heath of Ehis city, on the "Impor-
tance Of Personal effort in the Cause of
Christ" and remarks were also made
by the Rev. II. B. Harper Of South |
Chester, on the same subject.