Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-16
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Interesting Addresses snd steporfs
mt she Several Aesaf0nn

mt she Several Sessions,
Rev. q. II. Thomas, moderator, opened
with prayer yesterday weeks session
OF the Philadelphia Baptist Association.
The reports from churches were con-
tiuned. They iuoiuded letters from 81
congregations, shoaitR l,4l4 bsptisms.
5,329 members, IA d63 Sunday school
children and more than &l68 Go In con-
tri uticna.
rns R.v. J. B. g 'l.h psiss, psetor Of
Ne ugth Baptist Church. Ptaa islphia,
aud y ,ephew cf John Il cough,
dsiiv-rtr he doc'r,nsl sermon On The In
sp,rasion of the Holy Sarip'u'es. The
historical soois.y then made ~. iGterest.
ing report, and shortly after the morning
seasion adjourned
Tho afternoon session aas given mp TO
further reports from the ohnrchss and Id
miunte fpe-ches on determination and
mission work The Rev James French
sptka on the PnilSieiphis Blpt!st City
Miseioi; the Rv q N Srrgtt. d D.,
on the PenEsylvApis Bspt'Gt Educational
Society; the Rev. W Il. COWARD, for the
PennEy lvaniA Bap iai General Association;
the Rev c. Biting, D. d Tor the
American Baptist Publication Society;
the Rev. Il B. Palmer, D D, for the
AmsriciD Blptiet Home Mission Society,
and the Rev. u Luther for the Ameri.
can Baptist M,eaiopsry Union. The
night services opened with devotional
exercises, which were followed by ad-
dresses on "Personal Effort in Christian
Work" "The Social Element In Christi
anity," and Training and Care Of
Church 1nmbers." respectively by the
Rows. John Love,Jr # b. Greul, and R. Il.
Council.
Thursday mornings session WAS COL
Quoted by the Rev. Il. C. Thomas, moder.
ator. The annual report Of the trustees
showed this total receipts from the gen.
| ersl fund to be 1901 10, OF which &607.7l
has bsen expanded The money now in
the hands OF the Of the building loan
fund amounts 20 $5, 1926 AZ. and thkt in
the Honey we'll sohool fnnd TO 800.
The balance nov held by treasurer was
shown to be 1924 AZ. The following
trustees we're elsotsd Tor the full term OF
six years The Rev. Charles Warwick
and Levi Knowles The Rev. John
Psddla was elected to fill the unexpired
term OF the Rsv. A. Rowland and the
Rev. Wsylana Hoyt TO fill the unexpired
tsrln Of the Rev. p. J, Hornberger.
The Hon. Horatio Gates Jones' offered 4
resolution expressing high appreciation
Of Professor Kinnersly, the eminent cleo
trojan and Christian scientist. The reso
lution was unanimously carried. Jacol
Harry, g. B. Keen and ]. N Pattisor
were elected trustees OF the minitsers
aud widows' fund. The Rev. WaylanC
Hoyt concluded the meeting with al in
tere ting sermon.
The Baptist Church at Delmar, thi
state, reporting membership OF %
With Sunday school numbering 8
pupils, was admitted to membership Il
the association.
The committee ON place and preacher
for the next meeting reported as follows
Second Baptist Church, Wilmington, til
Rev R. b. Cook, D. D., pastor Intro
. duotory sermon by the Rev. W. Jones
! alternate, the Rev. W. q. sherme,
D0ctrinal sermon by Professor K. I
: johnson OF COG II Theological Seminary
, on "The Doct. inc OF the Trinity" TIL
report was adopted.
A motion was introduced by the Re-
James List on behalf OF the Women
Christian Union that the churches Of II
i association use unfermeE ted wine ut Il
a ministration OF the Lords Supper. b
}. marks were made by Miss C N. Dobso
n Of the Womsn's Christian Union, Hol
q Horatio g. Jones and others. The motto
. was carried after being amended by pu
9 ting II as motion coming from ii
i, association, and not from the Women
d Christian Temperance Union.
)t At the evening session the commit
g ON digest Of lett rs reported the followil
II statistics : Churches, So 10 of which 7
3 ported no bsptisms 1877 baptisms, =
% from the Sunday school baptisms la
" year, l, l56; membership, 24,553 ; l,
d Sunday schools, 7466 officers al
u teachers, and ~, S74 scholars.
z, There was an address on sour Pr
Is aress Statistical and Spiritual" by Il
!, Rev. George Reese, followed by gener
Of Conference.