Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-08

OF Ph1ladelpnia ana huJoihinB counties
of Pennsylvania, Delaware. Washington
and Alexandria, Va, opened its one
hundred and seventy eighth Anniversary,
in the Second Baptist Church of this
city, Tuesday afternoon. The attend
ance was unusually ldrge, numbering
over 500 delegates, representing "a
churches, $4,000 church members and
$4,000 Sunday school children. The
churches embraced in the association,
nearly all of which are represented at
this session, are as follows:
Philadelphia, city and county-Lower
Dublin, Roxborough, Second, Blockley,
Third, First African, Fourth, Fifth,
Spruce street, Monumental, Union, Chest
nut Hill, Tenth, Falls of Schuylkill,
Eleventh, Calvary, Passyunk, Shiloh,
First philadelphia, Broad street, Taber-
nacle, First German, Spring Garden,
Berean, FranEfurd avenue, Second Ger
mantown, Memorial, Angora, Beth Eden.
Grace, Gethsemane, Manatawna, Mantua,
Messiah, Mt. Olive, Second German. Cen
tennial, East, Pilgrim, Hebron, Powelton
avenue, Lehigh avenue, Zion, Hadding-
ION, Wissahickon.
Wilmington-Seeond Baptist, Delaware
Avenue, Shiloh, Bethany, First German.
Delaware-Delmar, New Castle, Mil
ford, Magnolia, Wyoming, Zion, Dover.
Chester county, Pa.-Great Valley,
Goshen, Bethesda, Glen Run, Hepzibah.
Delaware county, Pa.-Village Green,
North Chester, Media, South Chester,
Chester, Upland, Newtown, Ridley Park,
Marcus Hook, Brandywine.
Bucks county, Pa.--New Britain, Hill
Town, Point Pleasant.
Montgomery county, Pa.-Consho-
hocken, Balligomingo, Lower Providence,
Lower Merton, Montgomery.
Washington, D. C.--Nineteenth street,
Zion.
Northampton county, Pa.-Bethlehem.
Alexander, Va.-Third.
The session opened at 2.30 o'clock with
devotional exercises conducted by the
Rev. O. II. Thomas of Philadelphia. The
audience, led by the choir, sang 'All hail
the power of Jesus name," and the Rev.
Byron A. Woods of Philadelphia read the
parable of the sower, as related in the
18th chapter of st. Matthew. Prayer was
offered by the Rev. j. FL. Harris, prin.
cipal of the Keystone Academy, Factory.
vile, Pa, and after the hymn, 'Actiye
efforts to do good the Introductory ser.
mon was preached by the Rev. Henry w.
Jones of the Falls of Schuylkill Church,
Philadelphia. He took as his text the
Goth verse of the sd chapter of Isaiah
BLESSED are We that SOW beside all waters
that send forth the feet of the OK and the
ass" The sermon was an able, forciblt
and interesting effort.
Election of officers followed, and The
Rev. Wayland Hoyt, D. D., of Memoria
Church, Philadelphia, the Rev. Russell
| II. Conwell of Grace Church, Philadelphia
the Rev. Joseph s. Evans of Goshen
Chester county, Pa, and Washington
Jones of this city were placed in nomina
ton for moderator. The latter declined
| to stand, and two ballots were taken, tn,
second resulting in the choice of DIR
/ Hoyt. The new moderator was in
vited to the chair and welcomed
| by the Rev. @. II. Thomas in /
cordial address. The Rev. j. G.
| Walker of Mantua Church, Pa, wa
reelected clerk and he appointed the Rev
L. Newton Ritner of Eleventh Stree
Church, Philadelphia, as his assistant
The reading of letters from the churche
was then commenced and continued unit
adjournment, when the hymn, so, for
thousand tongues to sing" was rendered
and the benediction pronounced by tn
moderator. Supper was served tie yisi
tors in the basement of the church, ant
dinner will also be served during the re
mainder of the session, visitors takini
breakfast with the families with whom
they are lodged.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session, at 7.30 O'Clock
was largely attended, the body of til
church being completely filed. Instea'
of using the circle of gas jets in the cell
ing with which the church is general
lighted for services three electric lamp
were used, which, with the side gas lights
illuminated the room sufficiently. Georg
II. Stewart, William r. Bunting, Fran
Dure, William Fighter and Charles n
Morris acted as ushers, and courteousl
escorted visitors to seats. Moderate
Hoyt presided and the opening praye
was offered by the Rev. William Gibbon
of Zion Church, Washington. Readin
of letters from churches occupied n ha
hour, after which the standing con
nittees were announced and accepted
The local members of the committees Al
us follows: New churches, Washingto
Jones election of trustees, b. L. Moore
auditors M. and w. fund, b. MacMackil
Peter B. Ayars.
The choir rendered "Come to Me- as
voluntary, and then the Rev. Byron
: Woods of Philadelphia, was introduce
by the moderator for an address on son
Sunday Evening Services" He referrt
: regretfully to q decreasing interest
; and attendance upon the Sunday evenir
services, while in the large western citi
, of Cincinnati, Cleveland and Chicag
/ the beer gardens, particularly those tn
crown the noble hill tops of the frs
, named city, are crowded with men al
. women during Sunday nights throug
| out the summer. As q remedy for til
: great evil he suggested that the churt
2 sustain and strengthen the hands of
: pastor in every way calculated to maj
him strong, vigorous and cheerful in q
: Sunday evening service. 10 this end
g urged that the pastor be relieved of u
z Bible class and other extra labors that Il
!, his strength and mental powers unnece
i sarily during his Sabbath labors, in ord
n that he may enter upon the evening sc
J. vice fresh and vigorous, and capable
putting forth his best and most intereI
Is ing efforts. The leaders in the chur
l., were also urged to be particular in the
/, attendance upon the Sunday evening Sc
e vice, IN order to encourage the past
h and set a good example to the entire me-
n bership. The address was earnest, pr
t. teal and entertaining and was listened
l. with great pleasure throughout.
d The Rev. W. II. Robinson, pastor
the First Baptist Church of West Phi
tlelphia, spoke of mon Resident Chur
Members" whom he classed as peol
belonging to one church and living nj
N another and attending the latter withc
joining its membership and participate
NJ in its active work. He enumerated
te manifold excuses offered by non residen
Is and of the bad effects produced NJ
ne churches by their neglect in this imp
M tnnt matter, and hoped the churcl
n would take steps to remedy the evil, q
he that non residents would see the error
he their course and attach theinsel
se actively to the church of their neighh
mo- hood, without delay.
The Rev. Henry G. Wessop, ID.
by 4 president of Grocer Theological Sc
". nary, WINS introduced TO define "Disti
ed | tive BAPTIST Principles but by reason
1t, having to take the next train for PHI
~ tlelphia, WINS compelled TO be very br
ne He, however, outnheu tne purtic'
lal tenets of the Baptist faith in an
in pressive and entertaining manner.
ch the close of his address the audie
ok Joined in singing the long metre d
lie ology and were dismissed, with the be
as diction, by the Rev. N. b. Baldwin
he Montgomery Church, Pa, venert
ar father of the church.
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The session of the Philadelphia Bar