Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-11-22
THE BAPTIST uNlut,. to'
THE ADJOURNMENT LAST
EVENING.
Second Days Session - usneraI con-
sidsfatlon Of sunday sOhOols-
Brief. But Able Papers Read
"A Large crowd PEosOne,

Tbs Baptist UnlOn held very insore,s.
ing services yesterday, and the audi
ehees 10 Attei dance Was very much
increased. AT the early hour OF O'Clock
, ihlfly large audience was present 60
take part In the twenty minutes' devo-
stnnsl exercises, conducted by Rsv. B.
T. moore, OF Shiloh Baptist Church.
The chairman being absent, the report
OF lha board OF trustees WAS deferred.
Qulte 3 large number Of REPORTS wsre
made from Baptist Sunday schools,
showing that they were IN 4 very
thriving, prosperous condition, amongst
the plAosB from BgRndy wine, Village
Green, Media, Ridley Park, North
Chester, South Chester, Shiloh, Doyer,
BlrAt German and Camden.
Rev. Moees Heath reported for the
CITY hisaicn Baptist toh0ola, which be
rspFsat nted, ~ In . promising dekEee Of
prospsrlty, bot be sGid the Mlssion
schools, with about 6U0 scholars, had no
representation in the Mlasiop. He
thought the constitution should be 90
amended 90 20 admit representation.
The btsl rsgular topic on ths pro-
gram, The Z iuoation OF q MipiAter,"
vas eon6ideIed In an able AddEas by
Rev, q n BpFAtt, d. D., ssore.Hry Of
the Psnnsylyania BRptist E lucGtlon
300 ely. II ! treated the miplstry as A
calling By Gods holy spirit to do bic
work. and therefore the education
should not only be that OF . bus,ntss
character, but Hore Of g spiritual nA,
tuEe. he made TefeIenoa 10 the great
work which the society hB represented
was doing, and he stated that a. the
present tims 1t was very much In nesd
Of funda.
Tue discussion upon the address and
tie Etucatio1el eoo.ety's nB0da was
farther carried on by Rev. Y. HoWes
OF Harrington, and others.
"rhs Bible end Publication Soc'e
As Missionary Agency" wsa ths cub.
ioot Of en- addIess by Rev. o q. Bet.
tlBg, ID. D., the Missionary Society
secretary His address was devoted 10
the benth. g derived from q lArgs dlstd.
bntlon OF the Bible, ths creates. Of lnis
e'onary books The publications Of the
s7oioty he said were not denorninatiCnAl
;rssb, ~ they have been termed by
many, bat they Rts copies Of the Bible,
and portions Of 1t By which thOusAnds
hava bsen brought into the church. This
Bible he said WAS one OF the Ablsst Ruo
most blessed workers in the cause 0
Ohriat This society was also In need
Of iuIds to enable Il 20 carry On Ia
great work.
Rev. n, N. Finch, Of North Chester,
made I've minu es' speech eu oEiAto
OF the Society and endorsing all that
had been ssid.
"rbs Great Foreign Field" vas
topic for . aft en- minutes
Addscss by the Rsy. X. n. Luther, O |
and district secretary Of
he American Baptist Missionary Union
He made excellent uss Of his tlmC
and showed by a lew comprehensive
words that 400 heathanB RTs passing
AEaY every 10 MINUTES without know
ledge OF ChIist.
There are . great many men nov liv.
Ing v no have not obsysd the word OF
the Lord Jesus In not going forth to
preaoh the Gospel IN all the world. 1t
ls eAsleE 10 pr5Aoh TO hsAshen than 90 !
those who have rejected CaFist time aDd |
aSAin. We are commanded to preaoh |
the Gospel God will take care OF the
The BuNjsol was discus cd by Rev.
Miller Jones, Of Delaware. RsV Dr. |
Weston OF Orossr Seminary made Q
few remarks, oongFAsula,ing tho union |
on Its present slzs aud wishing II con-
tihued success.
Rev, K. B. Palmer, d. D., District |
Secretary Of the American Bib.e Home |
Misslou ary Blolety balnR detained, the |
address on "Phe Great Homo Mission |
Field" was omitted, and want OF time
also compelled the omission OF RsV. Il. !
3. Cooks address on Delaware IS Q
Homo MlssloD."
Tho dootfinAl sermon of ths oocASi, n !
vas now preached by the Rtv. E. K
Williams OF Dovsr, Del. He took for
bis text John Xl, 40 b and 26th verses,
'Jeeus, said uutO her, Am the Tesur.
rectlon and the life; hs that belisVeth In |
me though he we're dead, yet he shall |
live. Aud WhOsoever liveth and be |
lleveth In me shall never die, Bsiisvsst
thou this"
The sermon was analytical and Sble
Bg eternal life, the speaker eRid Christ |
meant much mora than the resurrection |
and very much more than heaven Ou-
Lord mtals more, therefore, when he
calls himself tina resurrection and the
life. In him ID bodily resurrection and
eternity Of existence. He argued that
our resurrection Is now begun and we
now taste the heavenly life, and having
besn dead wo COW live.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the mission recolvened at 2 r.
m q season OF devotional services Was
conducted by Rev. o, W. W. Bishop,
the moderator.
"rhs Great Home Mission" was the
arst suhiso and Raw. W. Il. Berrell OF
the ooloTed Baptist Church OF South
Ohesthr, Pa diGcu ls6d 1t In praoslo1l
O., yraNW
speech He thought that the heather
OF the back streets Rnd alleys Of cur
oltles were the outlying hslds for mia
alonGry work, and were Of the frat i'm
poFtAncs to American Christians.
R,v K. II Bronson not being present,
the Rev. Geo. z HsyburD, Of Phil&dtl-
phiA, Wai substituted TO deliver 10
minue address upon "The study Of
Gods word as related to revivsls."
ThouRh not prepared for this duty,
bis rem arks were practical AID we'll re
Celvod.
"Dela1are 40 q mission field" was
the subject OF An address by Rev. ii O
Jones, Of the colorsd Baptist Church OF
Dover. His experience as . worker
amongst the eolored people Of Delaware
was Instructive anu interesting. he
asked foE aid to relieve Q small church
in Dover from debt.
The Rev. hosts Heath, from the mia
slonATy committee OF the Union, made
an interesting report of mission work In
she bounds OF the Union. Rev. y. b.
Howe had been settled In the HSr-
EipRton Church after Ave years OF Ia
borious effort. Rev. Mr.. HoWeS also
made q statement Of the condition OF the
church, and asked the Interest Oh the
Union In the matter Of hnAuoiAl aid tor
the Harrington Church.