Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-22
DELAWARE BAPTIST UNION.

OGhA Wd&H BAE1IBT UNl0Ns
Opening of thc Tonth Anniversary
mt Delaware Avenue Church This
Morning.
The tenth anniversary of the Delaware
Baptiet Union opened at Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church Tuesday morning. Repre-
sentatives from the following churches
were present; Marcus Hook, Ridley
Park, Dover, Upland, First Chester,
Wyoming. South Chester, Milford, New
Castle, Village Green, DsImsr, Prospect
Hill, Media, and all the city churches.
Among those present were William
Russell, d. B. williamson and Mrs. ]. a.
Worrall, Media; Mrs. Ollie Evans. Mrs.
Fl. L. Knight, and the Rev. e, u.
Williams, Dover the Rev. +. b. and
Mrs. Howes, Harrington; Mrs. Mackin-
tosh, Camden; the Rev. 3. Il. Maxwell,
Wyoming Thomas Partridge, Mrs. ELIZA
Ward, Ridley Park; Mrs. George Lodge,
Prospect; 8. Wilson, CHARLES Halls,
Robert Wood, oharles Wood, William
Watson, and the Rev. II. B. Harper,
Chester; the Rev. II. B. Cook, d. D.,
the Rev. j. A. Aldred, Ridley Park
Washington Jones, the Rev. o. g. Bud.
dington, L. b, Jones, the Rev. Wesley
Sullivan, the Rev. Moses Heath, Thomas
O. Dill, Mrs. DR.. Cook, Miss Annie
Stroud. the Rev. o. W. Bishop, the Rev.
e. 10. Williams, Dover, and others.
Following the opening exercises the
following committees were appointed.
On enrolment, the Rev. Il e. Williams
Dover, and William Russell, Media.
On next place Of meeting and on
preachers: the Rev. f. B. Howes, Har-
rington; the Rev. J. A. Aldred, Ridley
Park and @. e Hepburn, Brandy wine.
On programmes: the Rev. o. G. Bud
dington, Bathany and the Rev. O. l..
Williams, Upton.
The following officers were next elected:
President, the Rev. O. w. W. Bishop,
Trainer, Pa. I; yice-president, the Rev. J.
W. I. Boothe, d. D., Wilmington; Clerk,
the Rev. H. B. Harper, Chester.
The verbal reports from the churches
was postponed to the afternoon session.
The Rev. ]. A. Aldred of Ridley Park
preached the Introductory sermon from
Ephesians v, Is.
At the close of the morning session the
delegates from the various churches were
requested TO report TO the secretary.
O. Fl. Oantweli of Delaware Avenue
Church made statement regretting the
absence of DR.. Boothe through temp orary
indisposition. ALI the audience present
was invited TO the lecture room OF the
church whese hot dinner had been pro-
vided for the visitors by the ladies' OF the
church. Moderator O. W. W. Bishop
made the announcements of the afternoon
session when the meeting adjourned.
The afternoon session was called 10
order by the president the Rev. O. W. W.
Bishop. The preliminary exercises were
led by the Rev. F. W. 0gerhiser. Reports
from the Sunday schools were then sent
in. William Russell Of Media next spoke
on the topic 1.-The possibilities of the
Sunday. school teacher" The nelt ad-
dress was upon the possibilities h T the
"Sunday school class" by the Rev w N.
Wyeth, d. D Philadelphia. The N law
ing address was that upon the ,nbisot
"The Worth OF the Sunday 20 the
church." This was discussed by H. f.ev.
Fl. B. Harper, DR.. Wyeth and the Rev.
Mr.. Jones Of Village Green.
The state Women's Foreign Missionary
Association held ita meeting In the after.
noon when reports were heard from the
various churches Of the union. Miss
Lulu f. Whilden, returned missionary
from China spoke upon hesubjeet OF tbs
heather women of that country and whai
the gospel has done for them.
The evening session was opened at z 81
O'clock by voluntary from the choir
A very large audience had gathered BY
the time Chairman Bishop had take.i hii
seat. Following the singing of the
hymn .'Jesus lover of my soul,'
the Rev. O. L. Williams OF Up.
| land u,,oLa ,,yn,, tha +,y1fo ~ &ta aun5ns,
school, He oonHidered the dignity Of
teaching the young Is based upon the
appreciation Of the fact of the value Of
youthful souls. He thought the unem
ployed Christian talent In churches |,
obstructive to sunday-school growth
The children's choir then sang 81 often
think and ponder" At the close OF the
musical exercise the Hon. Chsrles b.
Lore spoke upon the topic, "The Sunday
school and the nation" The speaker
considered the Sunday school the strong
arm OF evangelical Christianity In The
nation. There are in this country 900,.
600 teachers and 2, 100, 600 scholars. The
speaker considered that il Is not oui
illimitable area of $500, 900 acres Of land
nor our great riches Of natural and &C
CURED wealth that goes to make thi,
country the greatest in the world, but thu
60,000,o0O Of bright, intelligent people
the core and heart of which is its Chris.
tianity and the real strength Of which Ii
Its Sunday school. The latter has beer
sterling factor In making mon and
women better and thus Strengthening the
nation. The speaker considered the
Sunday.schocl the great bulwark against
socialism and vice OF all kinds.
Following combined musical exercise
by the church and ohildren's choir. The
Rev. Fl. B. Harper of Chester made . Wig.
orous address upon the topic "The Youne
People," He considered thst the destiny
Of the nation does not depend upon tht
corner politician or the hoodlum, bu
upon the youth Of the Sunday school
The future rulers OF the country are tt
be fouBd among them. IL already EXERT
tremendous influence, Men of culture
means and prominence take 1t under theii
wing. Some paople jeer at the sunday
school youth. They say, "0h, he's only
boy" Why, Grover Cleveland was only
boy once. so was General Graut, ant
so was the greatest OF all, the Galilean
II is the Ohurch's duty to lock after thu
children.
Following voluntary by the choir, 6
discussion upon ''i5uudny schools aut
Revivals' was led by the Rev. NJ. III
Finch.
Upon election of trustees, the follow
ing were chosen: FOR three years
William II. Gregg, Washington JonsI
and Kerr Slemmons; two years, Mitel
Frame, II. j. Draper, F. O. Mack and
A. W. Putnam; one year, Harry Emmons
: Esq, Thomas Partridge, Miller Cox enc
James Moss. After conference by til,
trustees. the following officers Of tha
body were announced; President
William H. Gregg; Secretary, William
J Russell, aud Treasurer, Washington