The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-09-11

The West Jersey Baptist Association
opened its seventy-fourth annual session at
the First Baptist church, Camden, on Tues
day afternoon, and was presided over by
the Moderator, Rev. II. A. Griesemer. The
introductory sermon was preached by Rev.
c. L. Cordo, of Bordentown.
The follow ing were then elected officers
for the ensuing year:
Moderator, Rev. T. M. Eastwood, of
Burlington: clerk. R.W. Perkins, ofCamden.
Rev. j. j. Pierson, Of Woodbury., and W.
ants to the clerk.
Rev. |. G.. Wynn, pastor OF the church
in which the meeting Of the association
was held, welcomed the association, to
which the moderator responded. The
committee on church letters and statistics
of membership then presented their report,
of which the following is a summary:
The number of churches and chapels
within the jurisdiction of the West New
Jersey Baptist Association, is given at 52;
number of Sunday Schools, rs: number of
baptisms during the year. 561; member
ship. at last report. $500; present member
ship. 1898. an increase of 1929. The
number Of Sunday school scholars is 8, 953,
and the number of officers and teachers is
11.127. The value of the church property
of the association is placed at s5oS, 600.
For the support of the home churches $685.
134 was raised during the year. Amount
raised for missions, SO. 200; for Sunday
schools. 81, 200.
The Rev. /. C. Wynn made a short adj
dress. commenting on the report, and
showing that there had been a loss of
membership from the % oldest churches
of 1876, while the younger congregations
gained 296, a net gain of 100. Temporary
committees were appointed by the modera-
tor, and a resolution was introduced that
hereafter the association shall convene on
the fourth Tuesday of September in each
wear. 1t was laid on the table, and the
convention then adjourned.
At the evening session Rev. IL. F. Smith,
ef the committee 81 associatienal mission
work. reported much interest in that branch
of work, and also reported the field of labor
increasing, and the necessity formore effect
ual work in the extension of spiritual intiu-
ence III missionary labors.
Rev. A. II. Sembower, of the committee
ON state missions, reported the collection of
81, 1868 during the year from II churches
in the association: 80 churches We're report
ed as receiving aid from the general state
mission fund. The report of the committee
showed a marked improvement in state
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state and assoeiational work were discussed
by a number Of clergymen during the even
ing.
The second days session convened ON
Wednesday at 8 O'Clock. After the read
ing of the minutes of the previous days
sessions, the reports of the Trustees and
clerk were presented.
The report of the Trustees of the South
Jersey Institute showed the Institution to
be in a flourishing condition.
The following were elected Trustees: f.
c. Probasco. A. II. Sembower, John Stet-
son, f. W. Aver. Samuel H. Chambers, T.
G. Cass. w. w. Pratt, f. !. Lloyd, W. r..
Burns and George c. Harris. the latter in
place of Horatio j. milford, deceased.
The following were elected Trustees Of
the Association; NJ. r. Sooy, ], p. Fow-
Ter. E. J. Lloyd, B. $. Kahn and 5. T..
billiard.
Rev. o. g. Buddington, of Florence,
preached the doctrinal sermon on THE
Sonship of Believers.
The afternoon session opened at 2 O'Clock,
when the transaction of miscellaneous
business was proceeded with. The follow
inc permanent committees were appointed
by the Moderator, Rev. 7. NJ. Eastwood:
On Church Letters. Rev. III. f. Smith,
r. W. Perkins and W. T. Burns; on State
Missions, Z. G.. Cass, W. +. Smith and
T. p. Price; on Foreign Missions, Revs. j.
C. Buchanan, j. c. Scott and |. w. Bag
ley: on Home Missions, !. c. Wynn, A. J..
Hay and James Trickett; ON Education.
W. t. Burns, E. A. Armstrong and W.
Cattell: on American Baptist Publication
Society, w. L. Boyle, J. II. Gaskill and q.
t. McNeir; ON sunday Schools. w. w.
Pratt. F. w. Aver. and NJ. r. Sooy.
Rev. G. C. Biting, d. d., delivered an
address on the work Of the Baptist Publica-
ton Society.
Rev. f. b. Palmer, d. d., made an adj
dress on Home Missions, and Rev. Il. nj.
Luther, d. D., spoke on Foreign Missions.
The closing session held in the evening,
asdevoted mainlytothe reportof the Com
mittee on Sunday School Work, and to adj
dresses. Rev. g. +. McNair, Rev. t. NJ.
Eastwood and Rev. A. ii. Sembower spoke
on Sunday school work, and gave interest
ing and encouraging accounts Of the pro
gress throughout the State.
Rev. Samuel Hughes, Rev. Vincent
Palen. Rev. Enoch Barker and Rev. 4. L.
Cailhopper We're reported as having died
during the past year.