Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-08
A PLEASING GROWTH
In the Baptist Church Shown by Re-
E. ports Submitted at the
LOCAL BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Sensational Charges Against q Minister
Stopped Quickly.
BUSINESS OF THE FIRST DAYS MEETING

The ffty-third annual session of the Pitts
burg Baptist Association was held in the
Shady Avenue Baptist Church yesterday
morning, afternoon and evening" and 200
delegates. representing nearly every church
in this district, were present The object
of the association is to organize new mis-
sions, lend assistance to the workers and
build I'D new congregations, and the annual
report Yesterday showed that during the
wear new and successful missions had been
started in Woods Run, Duquesne Heights
and Wylie avenue, all Of which were largely
attended.
Most of the morning session was occupied
by the annual sermon, by DR.. H. c. Apple
Dr. w. A. Stanton and the election of
officers. Rev. j. w. Riddle was elected
Moderator. F. j. Reddick, Secretary, and
w. w. West, Treasurer.
Called Down by the Moderator.
Rev. DR.. Chapman, of the Thirty-seventh
Street Church, objected to the name Of
Rev. Bonsall, of Rochester, on the list of
speakers for Wednesday evenings meeting
and was about to make some sensational
charges when called down by the modera-
tor He moved to have Mr.. Bonsalls
name stricken from the programme but the
motion was not adopted.
The afternoon session was largely taken
up in hearing the reports of the different
churches in the organization. The reports
from the churches in Pittsburg and ALLIE
gheny were as follows:
Epenezer Church-Membership, 2o3; ex-
pended for home and Ioreign missions,
$780,
First German Church-Membership III;
expended for missions, ETC., s. 379 66; valua-
tion of church property, sI9, 900.
Fourth Avenue Church-MemIbership N. mi $50:
OF church property, 500, 600.
Fifth Avenue Church-Membership IS; e1-
pended for mission work, etc. $9s5l.
expended for mission work, etc., 50 604; value
of church property, 81, 700.
Oakland Church-Membership 1S2 ex-
pended for mission work, etc., 1926; value
of church property, $500.
Shady Avenue Church-Membership, 263;
expended for mission work, etc., Sc, oil; value
of church property, $4,000
Thirty-seventh Street Church-Member-
shin, lS4; expended for mission work, etc.,
So. .0sO: value of church property. s32, 900.
Union Church-Membership AIS: expended
for mission work, etc.. 1856; value of church
property, $4,000
Nixon Street Church-Membership 2s7;
expended for mission work, ETC., 1854
ssndnsSy Street ChurchL;Membesr,snip sss;
uation of church property, $4,000
Shiloh Church-Membership II; expended
for mission work, etc., So, 107
New Churches To Be Admitted.
The Committee on New Churches report
ed in favor of electing the churches from
the association, and the right hand of fell
lowship was given by Rev. Mr.. Miles. The
Committee on Church Sustenation reported
that during the past year S12, $50 had been
given out, and, as the Ebenezer Church had
paid off its debt, that they be given the
deed of their property. The recommends
tion was adopted.
The Committee on Educational Societies
that they were badly in need of
money, as it would require $500 at least
to finish the present year. The seminary at
Mount Pleasant now has 80 students, and
that during the past year nine were sent out
pointed to fix the time and place
of meeting next year was: Revs. w. S.
Shallenberger, WA. Connor and John Hare.
The evening session was devoted to short
talks on home and foreign missions The
first speaker was Miss A. 4. Garland, who
is a missionary in the South She said
there are now IS missionaries engaged
among the Indians, Chinese, Swedes,
negroes, Hungarians, etc.
Necessary Qualification for Nomination.
An essential qualification for mission
ary she said was careful religious train
ing. Miss Garland made a special plea for
mission work in the South.
Rev. John Love, of Philadelphia, made
plea for the training school recently started
in Philadelphia, and was listened to atten-
lively.
A report of the Baptist Association of
and Allegheny was presented.
The object of the organization is to start |
new missions, enthuse the workers and |
build up new congregations. The report |
showed that during the year successful |
missions had been started in Woods Run,
Duquesne Heights and on Wylie avenue,
al Of which are largely attended: