The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-29
BAPTlsTs IN SESSION.
Third Annual Assembly Of tho Associa-
ton.

Third Annual Assembly Of tho Associs-
ton.
The ministers and deacons' conference
OF the Northwestern Baptist Association
met at the First Baptist church yesterday
evening at 30 o'clock. Rev. ID. J. Pierce,
as secretary. called the meeting to order,
and called on Rev. j. Sunderland to lead in
prayer.
Rev. |. w. Read was elected chairman,
and he called for . song. Deacon L. j.
Holgate. Deacon J. T. Jennings and Rev.
H. Nelson were appointed as . committee
on enrolment. Rev. ]. A. Ranton, OF Ma
naimo, was elected clerk.
The printed programme informally ar
ranged by the Seattle ministers' meeting,
was adopted and taken up seriatim IS
follows:
Topic: SUNDAY school work. Address
by Rev. +. q. Wheeler on the Relation OF
the Sunday School to the Church" He
made the sunday school the child of the
church arranged by the church-not the
child's church. He said that the leading
men OF the country like Bishop Vincent,
DIR. Pierson and Dr. Hurlburt say the SUM-
day school is the chief thing of the present
day. II corrects the anarchist sympathy,
sures the safety of the nation. General
Grant said the young men saved the
country.
School," by Rev. r. T. Gray, OF La Conner.
DIR. Gray thought the pastor should have q
child's class. not with the "oid spectacle
crowd" who are all ready to meet their
master.
The Teacher Before his Class, I" was taken
up by Rev. l. w. Read. Two things, he
said. are necessary: Tact TO get attention
and power to hold it. There should be no
rhetorical flourish. but practical truth. He
had no sy mpathy with mere generaIities.
Let the teaching be practically personal.
There Is too often q failure TO recognize
any high moral standard.
Mr.. Edwin w. Craven spoke on 1.-THE
Relation of Music to the Sunday School. I"
lie came. he said. as business man TO
discuss this point One thing, said the
speaker, is TO impress Christian sentiment
most powerfully. You have not forgotten
the songs your mother sang to YOU in
childhood. Rhythm carries power. IL
rouses emotions which words cannot ex-
press. The Boston Quintette Club will
bring tears to the eyes without q word
pronounced. So a band always draws a
crowd. Mr.. Craven became very practical
by going to the rear and bringing up his
audience in group.
The enrolment committee reported as
follows. Rev. |. w. Read. Marke, street ::
Rev. James A. Bantou. Nanaimo. II. C.:
Rev q. j. Burchett, First church; Rev. T.
Baldwin, pastor. North Seattle; c. B..
Livermore, Market street: Rev. J. A.
With, Seattle: Rev. X. Nelson, Norwe-
gian. Rev. J w. Gray, Ia Conner: Dea-
con J. L. Francis, la Conner: Rev. r. A.
Whitaker. Deacon J. r. Dullum.
Deacon e. w. Ward. Deacon C. r
Adams. Deacon C. l.. Mitchell, Rev. ID. ].
Pierce. Deacon A. :. Crandsli, of Seattle.
Rev. J. Sunderland general missionary for
Washington; Rev. 4. c. Wheeler, Regent
Baptist Publishing Society. and Mrs. +. q.
Wheeler were made members of the con-
ference.
The following IS the programme for to-
dsy
Northwest Associafiou-le:so a m, introduc
tory ssrnoa ey Rev. J. T. Norris. whsrcor.
Appointment Of committee on enrolment
Organization.
Aproinkmens 81 ccrnitteeS
Reading letters fresa eAascAes
L. AtionFn
sp N. Devotional meeting
sc Resnms business
S& EySnseLoal sermon
e Repers Of committee ON state OF religion.
Rev r. O >essoa
3 Aa3carn.
80 Platform meeting. with efseen minute
addresses, Teaac, Horse Missions
Report 81 sssniins committee. Rev. n
ftesce n. n.
ASt-esz-Rsv. J. sarde-saa.
A&ares~-Rev. r. r. Gray
Adares<-Rex l. ". Read
Aatour2.