Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-21

The Sixty-Second Annual Session Ne

The SiXtY.Second Annual Session Yes. terday-Interestfng Proceedings. The sixty-second annual meeting of the Connecticut Baptist convention began yes- 1 terday forenoon at the First Baptist church, | in Hartford, the Rev. L. L. Potter, pastor. I The pulpit and the platform were hand l somely decorated with autumn leaves and l flowers.
 The Rev. MT. Potter welcomed the con- vention to his church. He spoke of the ab- sence of Drs. Ives, Turnbull, Bailey and Cushman, who have gone into service on the other side.
 The report of the board of trustees for | the past year was then read by the secretary. Contributions from churches and Sunday 1 schools compare favorably with preceding years. The churches assisted have been Bantam, Nash street (New Haven), Memoria al 1 (Hartford), North Colebrook, South Cole. brook, German of New Britain, Cornwall Hollow, East Killingly, Plainvills, Whit. Hills, Shelton, Salem, Poquonnoc Bridge New Canaan, Ledyard, Holland, New
 Hartford, Sterling, Spring Hill, Mt. Calvar, of Norwich, Tariffville, Rowayton-2:
 churches. Toward raising $1 800 to build
 church in Rockville, S625.27 have been con
 tributed by ffty-two churches.
 | Elder Jabez s. Swain and Brother Charles i Wil1et, deceased, received suitable mentio1 l for their great services in the church; also l the Revs. Joseph Ballard and O. B. Rawson | Three missionaries have been in the field l with excellent results. The Rev. T. Clafforo reports among the Swedes, 225 sermons 1 and addresses delivered, 65 prayer meetings
 291 persons and families visited, 624 pages ! of tracts distributed, 10 have been added tc
 the mission by baptism. Swedish Baptistt | in New Britain have increased from 3 two years and a half ago to 40. Brother Korn-
 maier has baptized g persons, preached 161 sermons and made 462 visits among ths l 2,000 Germans in Waterbury, and 100 Ger
 man families in Seymour. The East Bridge l port church has become self sustaining. The 1 society in South Norwalk has one of the 1 handsomest church edifoes in the State. Baptisms have occurred in the following churches: Union of Mystic, 61; Waterbury | 72; Bristol 29l; German of New Britain, 23
 First of New Britain, 13; South Colebrook
 5; Memorial of Hartford, 10; Grand street o1 | New Haven, A; First of Waterford, T
 First East Lyme, 51; Second East Lyme, IF;
 Montville Union, 6S.
 | Of the churches assisted, thirteen show
 gain of TT, while nine show 8 loss of Az, ,mak.
 ing 8 net gain for the twenty-two of 28 mem
 bers. Three ministers have been ordained
 J. J. Cooper of Cromwell, E. s. Halloway e1 GfeeneVllle, D. J- DoSWoftH ol MonGVlIle.
 President Bronson made his annual ad
 dress He reviewed the condition of the
 Baptist churches of the State and called ear
 nestly for funds with which to prosecute the
 work of converting people to God.
 At the preliminary conference on Monday
 of Baptist ministers officers for the ensuing
 year were elected: President, the Rev
 George M. Stone of Hartford; secretary an6
 treasurer, the Rev. George H. Miner of Mys tic River; directors the Rev. Dr. Stone oi
 the Hartford association; the Rev. T. S
 Samson of the New Haven association; tho
 Rev. A. G. Palmer of the Stonington union the Rev. J. R. Stubbert of the Ashford asso
 ciation; the Rev. Edward Lathrop of thu
 Fairfield association, and the Rev. F. A Nordell of the New London association, di
 rectors.