Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-24
CoNNECTICUr BApTIsTs.

Ninth Annual Session OF the Union
The Exereises-A Former Fair Ha-
ven PASTORS Address-Prominen
Theologians In His Glasses.
The ninth annual session of the Connec-
ticut Baptist Bible School union, which is
in progress at Crescent Beach, opened here
Tuesday under suspicious circumstances.
Some sixty prominent members of the
Baptist persuasion were in attendance, and
the managers of the meeting expect that
number to be largely augmented by the
end of the week. The weather is such as
to make such prediction exceedingly
probable, and the hotel landlords are max
ing preparations for the accommodation of
large number of guests. A great many
cottage-owners here are of the Baptist
faith, and they will keep open house dur
ing the eight days session.
The exercises opened in the spacious
tabernacle at o'clock a. M, with inter
esting devotional exercises led by the Rev.
W. 6. Fennell of Middletown, the presi-
dent of the association. On the platform
and Sabine. Several of the divines made
brief addresses full of enthusiasm for the
work before the school.
At $50 a. m. the Rev. Erastus Blakeslee
organized his class to which he will give
sixteen lessons on the 'Life of Christ"
He took as his opening subject s'Christ's
Birth and Thirty Years of Private Life, +"
and delivered an exceedingly entertaining
and graphic picture of the ear
ly days of the founder of
Christianity. The points covered
were the annunciation of Mary and
Joseph, the lonely birth at Bethlehem, the
angels and the shepherds, the journey of
the wise men from the east, the flight into
Egypt, and Christ's encounter with the
law-givers in the temple. Wednesday
Mr.. Blakeslee told of his subject, early
Ministry in Judea and Samaria" Among
the pupils of his class are such eminent
theologians as the Rev. E. F. Burr, D. D.,
of Old Lyme; the Rev. William T. Sabine
of the Reformed Episcopal church, New
York; the Rev. F. P. Brainard of South
Dover, N. H.; the Rev. G. F. Genung of
Suf6eld; the Rev. G.. F. Hill of Sterling,
The Rev. P. A. Norden of New London
began the instruction of large class at 3
p. M, in the Prophecies of Isaiah. He
told in lucid and interesting manner of
the birth and life of the great prophet, of
his work, his writings and death, the lat
ter the speaker claiming as being shrouded
in uncertainty. The speakers description
of ancient Israelite history was particular
ly interesting to the class and was enthusi-
astically applauded. Mr.. Nordell asserted
that some of the prophecies accredited to
Isaiah could not have been made by him
and gave list of those he considered gen
uine.
The class in original Greek, of which the
Rev. G. F. Genung is the instructor, occu.
pied two hours in the afternoon with the
first of St. John.
Wednesday evening the Rev. w. g. Fen
nell gave his first blackboard lecture on
''The Books of Samuel" and will give the
groundwork of an original and improved
method of Bible study.
The Rev. G. M. Stone of Hartford, it is
announced, will deliver lecture on next
Monday evening.
Later arrivals are: The Rev. J. F. TEN
pie and wife, Preston City; Professor j
K Bucklyn, LII. D., Mrs Hubbard, Miss
Nichols and Miss Nellie Goodale, Mystic
Charles Smith, Hartford; S. M. Bissell
Hartford; F. A. Bushnell, J. r. Robinson
Chicago.
Old Memories Revived.
Yesterdays Derby Transcript says: Sc
1CCGIudA -. DdSSCuU dLUcuuSu Uuo luucId
of an old friend this week in North Ha
ven. His name was George Squires ano
former neighbor of Mr.. Bassett H,
was very popular, which fact was appar
ent, as fully 200 carriages attended tn,
funeral.
North Haven was the birthplace of Mr.
Bassett, and it was pleasure for him t.
visit the old spot. 1t was there that Mr.
Bassett's father first started to make bolt
and the shop is still standing, but was
some time since transformed into dwell
ing house. The business having increased
to such proportions that it was moved tt
Birmingham in 1S49 and successfully con
| Quoted up to the present time. Mr. Bas
sett was then only nineteen years of age
but he worked like "good fellow" ant
could NOW at the age of twelve. On tn
| old farm is a house yet in good condition
/ the chimney of which was built by Will
| liam B. Bristol of Ansonia fully forty
| five years ago. The homestead and farm
| is now owned by q man named Morgan