Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-10-09
COTTON.
Tho baptist Associations.


The afternoon session OF the Philadel-
phta Baptist Association convened ut
| 2 80 clock on Thursday, and after
devotional exercises, conducted by the
| Rev. Walter Galley, the report of the
committee on place and preachers Wa
presented and made the following selec
lions for next years meetings
Introd uctory sermon, the Rev. W. II.
Shermer alternate, the Rev. Joseph 8.
EvAne; doctrinal sermon, the Raw. w
W. Bishop plaoe Of meeting, Tenth
| Church, Philadelphia. Tho Committee
on Education reported At length on the
present condition and prospects Of the
Reed Institut u OF Clarion county, Mon
ongahAlA College, Mount Pleasant II
| stitute, Lewisburg University aud Gro
ger Theological Seminary. which report
was adopted.
The special committee appointed Il
consider the subject OF employ ing Z
m missionary for the association, reported
| in favor OF referring the matter to the
Missionary Committee Of the association
10 this city, which was done.
The Rev. 8. Is. Hayward Of MILFORD
made . very interesting statement o
the work accomplished by his church
The Rev. Frank Halves OF WyoIniuS
also spoke Of the work that had been
and still Is being done in that place b.
the Baptifts.
| The association WAS then called Il
\ vote on . resolution commendinJ
q daily constituted Bible study, or.
ganized by the Rev r. II. Bronson, anC
referred It TO the Committee on Diges
OF Letters, IS the plan had been men
toned in one Of the church letters.
| Votes Of thanks were then passed. to
the ladies OF the Second Baptist Chu-ct
for their hospitality and to the press o.
this city for their report.
The minutes we're ordered TO be prin-
| ted uader the direction OF the clerk
The Rev. j. Wheaton Smith, ID. d., OF
Philadelphia, of cred the following re-.
solutions:
Resolved, that the present aspects Of
the temperan - cause demand the
gravest consideration Of all Christian
men.
DIR. Smith then said that he opposed
prohibition, Us II has proved failure
in places where IL has bot n tried He
expressed himself az being In favor OF
enacting laws that will make liqu Or
sellers responsible for any evil that nay
result from their tratic.
ho AsoN' W. bSApCy ouu LID
Griffith and Boothe then spoke on TIE
question at considerable length, and
there was tree expression of opinion.
pro and con. ending with the unani.
nous adoptionof the resolution. The
Rev. w. ii. Conard announced that thf
Pennsy lvania state anniversaries would
be held at PIttston, from October ~ x
~. Another financial Offering for the
printing Of the minutes, 10 be taken al
the evening session, WAS called Tor and
ordered, followed by the doxology, 4
benediction by the Rev. I. A. Lloyd o.
Conshohocken, Pa and adjournment
THE SESSION LAST EVENING.
The evening aud last session wa,
opened promptly at 80 p. M, will
devotional exercises. after which the
following committees were appointed
To visit Union church, Philadelphia
The Revs. James w. Willmarth, q. II
Thomas, W. II, Robinson, and laymer
Charles II. Banes and b. r. Dennison
h ilgious services-The Revs. Joseph S
Evans, Joseph Lisk, ID. D., Levi,
| and j. q. Walker, ID. ID. Missionary
The Revs w. w. Dalbey, W. Ii. Sher
mer, Walter Galley, II. Il. Lincoln. Ii
- Hho w i<ldt1tiou-
Revs. j. 7. Beckley, j. B. q. Pidge, II
b. Garner, ID. y. Laas, G. X. Grocer
and q. F. Abbo.. Corresponding Bodies
The Eevs. J. N. Ritter, d. A. Woods.
j. Z: Craig, 7. d. Miller, s. s. wo,d
! ward and =. M. Finch. Delegates to
General Anniversary-Th Revs. John
Love, Jr., r. Is. Cruel, j. II. LimKer,
I. j. Hoskinson, Thomas Partridge and
w. A. Selser.
The Comittee on Digest of Letters
reported that there are several church.
es yet to hear from, and on account oI
their incompletiOn the matter WAS re
ferred to the clerk for additions and
corrections. An extra Offering was tab
IN toward defrayipg the expenses Of
printing the minutes, after which s
letter OF affection was read from the
Rev. Thomas Winter, D. D., of Rox
borough, who IL in his S7th year, anC
has spent IS years in the ministry
but Is low detained at home by by i'll
| ness.
RESOLUTIONS of esteem were adopted
The Rev. James Lisk, ID. D., delivere,
tweuty.miDutes' address on Gu
Present Condition and Obligations,
A season of general conference, praye
and song followed, fiv3 minutes being
allowed each participant, and the read
ing and approval of the minutes OF tn
day took place The time for final di,
solution arriving, the moderator, til
lev. Wayland Hoyt, DID gave thank
10 the association for kind and helpfr
attention and to the Rev. II. b. Cook
ID ID for his incessant labors lookin
toward the com fort of the visitors. Th
doxoloRy aud then bsneiiction by ID
Cook preceded adjournment, and Gu,
, ed one OF the most SUCCESSFUL cJnven
tons that has ever b .en held In this
| auy ot her citv