Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10
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Its Fifteenth Annual Session.-Ihe Con-
temnIntcl Nnr AsinriAiinn


The 10Th yearly meeting 81 the Della
ware Baptist Union, comprising the
Baptist churches Of this state and
Delaware county, Pa, viii be held iii
South Chester Baptist Church N0vem-
Der 18th and 18th. Each church in the
union is entitled TO five delegates and
each Sunday ard society three
The session will be of more than usual
importance from the fact that the
churches will express their views on the
ACCESSIBILITY Of calling council TO con-
slider the question OF Withdrawing from
the Philadelphia Association and estab-
lishing separate association. 4 ma
j9rity Of tic churches will recommend
the calling Of such a council.
The session will begin at $50 a. m.
with service of prayer, conducted by
the Rev. S. 5. Woodward. The address
Of welcome will be delivered by the
y. I. Firor and response made by the
Rev. Z. l.. Williams, president OF the
union. The Introductory sermon will
be preached By the Rev A. j. F1rman.
After the discourse the committee on
programme will report, officers will be
elected and committees appointed and
churches will present their reports.
AT p. m, there will be conference
meeting, in charge Of the Rev Frank
Huwes, after which the submitting of
reports from churches will be resumed
Next the relation Of churches 10 socie-
ties will be considered, during the con
sideration Of which addresses will be
given by the ltcvs. Drs. q. W. Spratt,
W. II. Conard, X. G. Seymour and L.
b. Palmer. From to 8 O'Clock woman
foreign mission work viii be dis
cussed and papers as follows read
Delaware Cuun.y-a Mission Field y
the Rev. ". X. Patton; "The African
and Rome" the Rev. w. Il. Burriil.
At night there will be exercises in
the interest Of young peoples societies.
Following IL the programme: Young
Peoples Movement" j. Percy sill;
" What Young Baptists Should Know,
\. +. stevenson; incentive 10 Christian
Activity" Harry Emmoas; "a Mission.
AIRY Factor" Miss Maud Pierce. "An
Aid - Pastors" the Rev. N. z. Fixes;
Evidence Of Divine Approval" John
d. Quinn.
The second days session will begin
With praise and prayer service, in
charge Of V. Il. RobOtham, after which
the special committees will report. The
Rev. O. q. Burlington will make the
report respecting the proposed new
association, which report will be fol-
lowed BY discussion. After the Bible
schools haze presented their reports the
Rev. Miller Jones will preach a doc
trinal sermon.
At Up. m. there will be Bible school
teachers prayer and conference meet
ing, conducted by the Rev. G. A. Guen-
ther, after which Papers as follows will
bercad; +" The History and Principle Of
the sunday Receiving State Aid
in Delaware" the Rev. Moses Heath:
How To Hold the Young Men in
school," Townsend i. Lewis; "Is the
Blble-school Nursery Of the Church r
Garnet Pendlet0n; "What Shall We
Require Of Teachersgn Samuel Wood;
Teachers as Parish Visitors DR.. /.
Crowther. These will be followed by a
Blble-school session, in charge of DR..
W. i. Lehman, during which the fol.
lowing papers will be read GLOW to
Conduct the Bible-school," w. s. Bostic;
How to Improve the Bible-school, =
Edward N0thnagle; GLOW to Close the
Bible.schooi," >. Il. Slemons.
AT night there will be praise service
conducted by the president, after which
| Miles Frame will read the report on
| bl.centennial, following which the Rev
| II. e. Weston, D. D., president Of CrozeI
Theological Seminary, will deliver the
| Gl0Einu ulIra5H