The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-12
THB BAPTIST CAUSE.
Discussing Means and Meth
DDS to Push 1t Forward.
MORE MONEY, THE CRY,
Adjournment Of the North New
Jersey Baptist Associations
Session.

Inc annual session OF the North New
Jersey Baptist Association was continued
last evening at the First Baptist Church.
The attendance was small The Rev.
George E. Horr. of Summit, the newly
elected moderator. presided. Several an
thems were sung by the choir. and
solo, Hear My Prayer" was given by
Miss Katherine Green.
After the devotional exercises the Rev.
Frank Fletcher, the chairman, presented
the report of the Board of Managers and
Missionary Committee The report
showed that contributions for missionary
work and in aid of struggling churches
had not been literally made during the
year. 1t urged the Importance OF working
old but neglected fields, with view of
new church organizations, and Engle-
wood, Arlington and New Durham were
mentioned as promising fields for such
work. The churches Of Sussex county
We're referred to as needing aid. Aid for
the church at Montclair seemed to be inn
peratively demanded.
The Rev. S. T.. Cox delivered an adj
dress on the subject, Strengthening Our
Position in Country Churches He
claimed that as rule country people
having greater opportunity to study the
1
theology than city people, and he urged
the necessity of sending. in the way Of
frequent exchanges of pulpits, the best
material in the denomination to edify
those of the rural districts. He urged the
adoption of better financial system for
country churches, by which the members
might be induced to pay their contribu-
tions more frequently. Above all, he
urged an affectiOnate. kindly, fraternal
spirit between the city and country
churches.
Moderator Horr presented briefly sThe
Associational Outlook" He advised the
members to grasp and hold fast to the
cable of prayer, and said:-''In SO doing
others will catch the inspiration and be-
come enthused in the work of upbuilding
and strengthening our churches, and in
advancing the kingdom of Christ"
The Rev. Frank Fletcher urged that ar
rangements should be made for the send
ing of one or more missionaries to labor
in the weak portions Of the Association
field. The proceedings of the evening
concluded with the singing of old "Coro-
nation" by the congregation and the
benediction by the venerable Dr.
Parmeley.
The session this morning was slimly
attended. After reports OF the standing
committees had been presented and acted
upon, an address on Estate Convention
Workn was delivered by the Rev. Frank
Fletcher, of the First Baptist Church,
West Hoboken, and this was followed by
short addresses from representatives of
the American Baptist Publication So
ciety, the American Baptist Missionary
Union, and the American Baptist Home
Mission Society.
The Rev Rev q RHrlingham, District
Secretary of the baptist Missio nary
Union, was the principal speaker. He
referred to the magnitude of the unions
work its importance and the growing
demands upon its treasury, and made a
fervid appeal for more general and lib
eral financial aid. He spoke of
the great convention held in 1888
in London IN aid of mis-
sionary effort, as demonstrating the in
tense interest OF religious circles through
out the civilized world in the enlarge
ment of these efforts to give the gospel to
the entire world, and claimed that Ameri-
can Baptists owed 1t to their denomina-
tion TO sustain their own cherished insti-
tuition.
The Rev. W. II. Parmly warmly en-
dorSed the sentiments of the preceding
from the extended power and work of
the societies named the world would soon
behold greater and more glorious re-
suits
Resolutions of thanks to the First Bap-
tist Church, the Woman's Missionary So
ciety, and especially the Ladies' Social
Circle, for the hospitality and care extend
ed to the delegates were unanimously
adopted, and after the usual devotional
services and the singing of "Guide me,
o, Thou Great Jehovah, :" the Association
adjourned until the second Wednesday
in October.
The delegates repaired to the lecture
room, where collation. prepared by the
Ladies' Social Circle of the First Baptist
Church. was served