Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-19
BAPTIST SOCIAL UNION.
Eighteenth Annual Meeting ofthe CoI
 naefHcuf 0rnanIEaffon

Eighteenth Annual Meeting o1the Con.
 neeticut Organization.
 The Connecticut Baptist Social union held its eighteenth annual meeting at the South Baptist church in Hartford Wednesday even ing. At the business meeting, held at six o'clock, after the reception of several new
 members, the election of officers for the en- suiug year was held, with the following re- suit: President, Edward V. Preston of Hart
 ford; vice presidents, F. A. Betts of New
 Haven and Adams P. Carroll of Norwich;
 secretary and treasurer, J. J. Shepard of Hartford
 The board of directors chosen were the
 same as last year, with the exception that
 Frank s. Brown of Hartford was substituted for James Lockwood, who died during the past year. Messrs. F. s. Brown and F. A. Betts both declined reelection to the offices of president and secretary and treasurer re- spectivsly, which they had filled for the past three yeara. A resolution offered by w. F. Walker of New Britain was unanimously
 passed, pledging the cooperation of the union with the trustees of the State conven- tion in the furtherance of Baptist interests in Winsted.
 The union and guests were served with one of Habenstein's fine suppers at Central hall.
 
 young ladies waited upon the guests. After the feast Rev. Mir. Wheeler made the speech of welcome. Rev. G. W. Fennell, of Mid dletown, spoke of the bond of affection which united the brotherhood of Baptists of Con- necticut and of his increasing love of the preaching of the gospel, and urged his broth CTS to go back home with renewed determi- ] nation to do better work.
 The Hon. Francis Wayland of New Haven spoke briefly in his own inimitable way, his | remarks sparkling with wit and good points, and then introduced his brother, the Rev. Dr. Fl. L. Wayland of Philadelphia, who re- ferrad to his attachment to New England as the place of his nativity, and urged the im- portance of education in the preparation for | the ministry as fully as essential as in any ! other profession in life.
 There was an interval filled with fine music, after which the Rev. o. P. Clifford, ot Boston, rose and was received with hearty | applause. He has always been favorite | with the Baptists of this vicinity especially, and referred very pleasantly to his ministra- | tions with the First Baptist church in Hart | ford in 1875, when he ssiIled the platform. while the pulpit was filled by the Rev. Dr. Sage" and to his preaching at New Britain \ and New Haven. For the past eight or ten years he has been one of Boston's most popu- ! lar and gifted preachers, and is always lis- tened to with intense interest. He spoke very beautifully of the two years spent as student at the Sufield Literary institute, the l influence of which has been very marked with him in his after life.
 The next speaker was the Rev. E. M. Po- teat, pastor of Calvary Baptist church, New Haven, recently from Baltimore. He made a highly interesting address.
 The last speaker was tds Rev. W. F. Els durn, of Waterbury (recently of Ohicago), who spoke fee1ingly of his love for and at. tachment to New England customs and re- lieious life, and of his desire to be useful in
 his position as pastor of the Waterbury church. The singing of the Doxology at 10:s5 closed
 one of the most successful gatherings ever
 held by the Union.