Telegram-herald., 1889-10-17
STATE CONVENTION
The Baptists OF Michigan Meet II
Council.
OPENING EXERCISES LAST sICHl
Annual sermon BY Rev. 4. 4. Manning
Progress OF the sect Daring the Past
Near-Addrsss OF " Weie0ns ~
Governor crosby.

The Fountain street Baptist Ohufch
was well hlled last evening al the open
ing session OF the Bapt st's state Con-
venton. The exercises began with
splendid organ voluntary 10y Prof. OFa-
mer aud singing by the choir The
reading OF the scriptures by Rev. Mr..
Adkin was followed by prayer, and
Rev. K. +. Manning then delivered the
annual sermon.
Ills text was from Kings ii:2, BE
Thou Strong Therefore and Show Thy
self a man" The preacher developed
an excellent discourse from these words
of advice gwen by the old KING DAVID
10 his son solomon as he felt the king
dom OF this world slipping away from
him.
After the sermon the secretary read
a report OF the progress IN the last year.
The secretary stated that TINS was me
third meeting of the convention IN tiAs
city, the last one having been in 1857.
and spoke with pride OF the growth oil
the denomination in Michigan during
that period. IL the past year SIX new
churches have been erected ana two
remOdeled, thirteen new edlfices have
been dedicated, eleven ministers have
been ordained, four from other denom-
nations, seventeen ministers nave lett
the State, and twenty have come IN
from other States.
The president then called for Hon.
NJ. :. Crosby, who came forward and
made an address of welcome TO the
members Of the convention. lie SAID:
" To me has been delegated the pleas
ure and the honor of welcoming you to
our city. 1t needs no elaborate or
lengthy address 10 convince you that
our welcome Is a sincere and hearty
one. Your convention first met here
twelve years ago IN tins church. Since
that time we have made wonderful
progress. Our city now numbers
ut the least calculation 10000
people, three times what II did
at that time, and it has grown IN enter
prise as well as in population. Now
we can carry you up hill and down,
and we offer for your consideration
and refreshment our city water, the
best that Grand river affords, which IS
an item of much importance 10 us
Baptists You must recOllect that Lake
Michigan is only about thirty miles
away, and that we are gong to have
ship canal IN the near future. IL the
church keeps pace with the rapid
growth Of the city the members
will have a work TO do.
Siuce the conference was here
we have carried our flag into
new territory without losing single
star. Three new churches have been
organized and built, and we have SIX
prosperous Sundav-schoOls with an at
tendance numbering 17lS persons. The
several church organizations are hold
ing on an average twenty-seven services
week. Still we are not satisfied, Tor
other sections demand our attention.
We welcome you among us IN the name
of our glorious Master. We realize that
there are great questions to be solved,
political, religious, moral and social,
and we are looking forward toward the
mark of our high calling. To the Bap-
lists of America has been committed Il
great charge Again do | welcome you
among US, and ! say all hall"
President Adkil made a happy re-
response. He said: at seems as
though some one wiser than we had
named this city, and this thought
mas been brought very fOrclOly
To me since came here.
The wonderful progress you have made
n the last twelve years suggests the
last part OF the name. and certainly the
| outlook IS good for i grand city. Rapid
as It's growth mas been and greatest IN
the world I'm some of your manufac-
tures, We hope and pray that YOU will
90 on to greater and grandcr things III
| the future
| The treasurer announced that there
would be a few changes made IN the
printed program and today instead of
| the trcasurcr's report beng presented
az the morning meeting there would bc
an address by Rev. G. II. D. Fisher, a
returned missionary from Japan. TIE
reason OF the change Is that Mr.. Fisher
j. called away and viii not be able 10
give this address if ne does not do so at
| this time