Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-11-21
BAPTIST UNION.
MEETING IN THE DELAWARE
AVENUE CHURCH.
Whist Was Done n L,prarT Oh
saTy OF tho Unn --yA Aud
Last Evsning-IntOfast.
iTg ExoroIses

bAhittkth Nhtd hppOlnta0s
PFesident, Rev. o. W. W. Bishop;
vice president, Rev. j. W. 7. BOothe,
d. ID. clerk, Rev. II d. Harper.
Oommi.lee ou snrollment-RsV Il E
WlillsmP, Of Dover, and William Res
sell, Media, Pa.
Ou proRTamme-Rov. o. g. Building
Tor, WllminEtopi Rev. O, L. Williams,
Upiand Pa.
on next place Of meeting aud on
preAOheIs-ReV r. B HOWes, HarrIuR-
ton, Del Rev. j. A. AldrAI, RIDLEY
Fark, Pa q. E. Rsyburn, Brandy wine
Delaware OoRuty, Pc,
1he hour having sTTlved for the
morning sermon, tt Was thought aiviss
BILE TO postpone ths rfoeivinR Of verba
reports from the different church6s
until the afternoon esssi0n.
RsV. j. A. Aldred Of Ridley PAtk
pTeached the introductory sermon from
Ephr iIns " 25; "Husbauas love your
wives, as Christ also loved the church
and gave himself for IT," Tue character
ot the church WAS set forth In The vile
The minister perforated . great deal OF
the sham professions OF the morality OF
the world, and showed thHt true fefor-
mAtion meant moTs thAn q moral life,
the latter being no evidence OF q Chris
tiAn character. A moral ma1, he
argued, was not necessarily a Christian
bat . Christian could net help bat be .
moral man, A Christian he ms ntained
was a supernatural being, having beer
born again, and being . child OF God
WAS not OF this world. The church
bears the name Of Jesus aud iB united
10 him by marriage for all time Aud
deBtinits. Mr., Aldrtd then showed the
duty Of UhfiatiABs. They should shos
tie world who they were, aud they
uegded 10 20 forth In the power OF The
Holy Ghost TO do Gods work The ser
mon VAS closely anAlytioal, eloquent
and imp easive, aud received the strict
sst attention from ministers and pep
pie.
Rev ]. W 7. Boothe boluR confined
70 his home By siokne6P, ChErles q
CautRsll performed the duty Of well
coming the delegates to Delaware Ave.
nue Baptist Churoh aud to the hearts Of
the people, after which slvsrAl an
nouncements weFs made and q recess
taken until the afternoon session, The
visitors from = distance we're all fur
uishgd diDIsr in the lecture room Of the
church by the ladies'.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session convened Of 2
O'Clock, when general praise meeting
vas held, led By Rev. c, W. B shop,
the moderator,
Tho meeting thea proceeded to eleat q
board Of trustees, when the folloaius
were elected: Washington Jones, wiz
liam Russell, Media, Kerr Slenmons,
for three years; Mii0s RrAlm, Brandy.
vine, A. ". Putnam, Dover, II. j.
Draper and b. o. Mack, Wyoming, for
two yeArEi Harry Emmons, james
Noes, North Chester, Thomas Partridge,
Ridley PARK, Miller Coz, CHESTER, fer
one year,
Verbal reports from Sunday schools
we're then called for, wien @. II. Cant.
WELL superintendent Of Delaware Ave
nue. Church Sunday tchool made 4 YER,
enccu aging report OF the condition Of
that BlndRy school. There being no
other reports ready William Russell, OF
Medis, Pa, delivered an abln address
on Tho Possibilities OF the SUNDAY
school Teacher" In which strolR plea
vas made 10 work for getting Young
people into the church and getting them
TO work for tie CAUSE OF Christ, Mr.
Russell rot having coupled all the
time allotted TO him, more Sunday
school reports were made RsV. o. G.
BuddinRton gave good report fOE
Bsthany schOol, and very favorable re-
ports were heaId from the schools al
Dover and Dslnar.
"The Possibilities OF the Sunday
echOol Glass" was the peKl subject,
sud an able sddrtss vas delivered upon
IL by Rev. W, n. Wyetn OF Phi,adel
ohls. he took the ground that with q
faithful teacher the possibilities OF
sunday school clssB kTe grand, beyond
the power Of huIsRn conception, reach
log hey Ond the Gay and time OF the
scholar and beyond all time into etsr
nily. The address was for some minutes
ably discussed by Rev. H. B. Harper Of
Chester and Rev. Miller Jones.
"The Worth Of snndsy Schools to the
Church" was the subject of the next Ad-
dress, which was 10 have been delivered
by Rev. Il. W, Luther, d ID OF PhilA.
delphiA, bat that divine not being pres
ent a general discussion on the subjsct
followed. Miles Fraim was the hIB.
speaker, and he Was followed by Rev.
". N. Wyeth, d. D., and he BY Rsv.
Il. b. Harper. During the discussion
the latter speaker Alluded TO Robert In.
gersoll and Mrs. Ward, the author OF
the now noted work OF fiction, Robert
AuA kuNg NEALQ ~ VAIL
The Bible and Christianity will live
when they are forgotten"
woMEN's MEETING.
At3.45 O'Clock the Wonsn's mission
Ary meeting was held, the fticers Of the
Union yaestinR their ohA'rS and the
officers Of the Women's Missionary 3d.
oiety tsking their places.
Mrs. Lizzie Knight, OF Dover, pre-
sided and Miss 4. j. Davis WAS score
tary, Miss Annie ssnple, StAie score
tAry, Miss Harriet NsWlin, assistant
State secretary, and Misc Lula F
whildsn occupying ssAts on the plat
form.
The exercises began with singing,
after which ths president read the hf
teenth chaper Of johns Gospsl and the
CONGREGATION vas led In prayer by the
Rev. hosee Heath.
The secretaries OF the various branches
of the missionary accieiies In the
nhurphes Of the City Aui union reported
the condition Of missionary work In the
ohuroheg, the reports bsin1 in every
case made by young women and ELECTED
great inleseit.
Al the olole OF these reports kifs
Lulu y, Whilden, & TttErneA missionary
from China, WAS introduced and made
an address Ou the nskIhsn " um-n OF
China and What the Gospel Has Done
Tor Trham." TIE speaker E0lssed her
personal experience among Chinese
women Ia an earnest, synpAthelio
manner tnat created marked impress
sion upon her Hudliors. Some Of teT
stories were deeply pathetic and tbe
faith and Joy depleted - the r2su'L oi
telling tbs Gospel story 70 the down
iToaden wives and soTroWing moif era
OF the 'hoSeIy kingdom" were In
spring to mission workers.
Ats O'Clock adjournment WAS had 70