Evening journal., 1892-11-15
BAPTIST UNION NEE TING
Convention at South Chester
Today and Tomorrow.
IMPORTANT CHANGES PROPOSED

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Taken on tho Advisabnity of Forming
a Separate Association Reports Of the
Committoos Read.
Tho fifteenth annual meeting of the
Delaware Baptist Union. comprising the
Baptist churches of this state and Della
ware county. Pa, went into session In
the South Chester church this morning
and will continue until tomorrow night
Five delegates from each church and
three from each Sunday school and
society were present The various nom
bers left this city this morning via the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad
by Rev D. f. Firor. and response was
made by Rev G. l.. Williams, president
of the union. The Introductory sermon
was preached by Rev. A. J. Furman.
After the discourse the committee ON
program reported. Officers were elected
and committees The churches then
presented their reports.
The session has excited unusual inter
est among the diheront churches as
they expressed their views on the advis-
ability of calling council 10 consider
] the question OF withdrawing from the
seporate association.
The business Of session began nc 8 30
with prayer service conducted
| by Rev 5. Woodward The nd.
dress of welcome was de ivored
At 9 p. m, conference meeting Was
! held In charge of Rev Frank Howes
after which the submitting of reports
/ from churches was resumed. Next the
relation Of churches TO societies was con
/ sidercd, during the consideration of
which addresses were given by Rows Drs.
| g. W. Spratt, w. II. Conrad. r. g. Sey-
NOR and r. b. Palmer From 4 TO .
o'clock this evening, women's foreign
mission work will be discussed and pa
pers MS follows read Delaware
/ County-a Mission Field. Rev W. r.
/ Patton "Tho African and Rome. Rev.
| w. r. Burrill.
This evening there win bo exercises
i'm the interest of young peoples
societios Following viii be tho pro
gram Young peoples Movement. j.
Percy Sill; "What Young Baptists
Should Know. A. p. Stevenson, "Incen-
tive 10 Christian Activity" Harry
Emmons; "a Missionary Factor" Miss
Maud Pierce; "An Aid to Pastors, Rev.
NJ r. Fixes; Evidence of Divine Ap.
pr0val, John B Quinn.
Tomorrow session will begin with q
praise and prayer service, I'm charge OF v.
r. Bobotham, after which the special
com nittees win report. Rev O. g. Bud.
dington win make the report respecting
the proposed new association, which re-
port will be- followed by discussion
After the Bible schools hnve presented
their reports Rev. Miller Jones will
preach a doctrinal sermon.
At . p. m. there will be- n Bible school
teachers prayer and conference meeting,
conducted by Rev g. A. Guenther, after
which papers as follows will be read
"'Tho History and Principle of the Sun
day schools Receiving State Aid in Della.
waro, Rev Moses Heath; Dow to Hold
the Young Men in school, Townsend r.
Lewis; "ls the Bible school Nursery OF
the Church, Gnrnett pendleton: "What
Shall We Require Of Teachers Samuel
Wood: Teachers as Parish Visitors
DR.. !. Crowther. These will b,
followed by n Bble.school SEES
sion in charge Of DR. W. f.
Lehman, during which the follow
ing papers will be read Glow 20 Con
duct the Bible school. w. S. Bostic
"How to Improve the Bible school,
Edward Nothnagle; Chow 10 Close the
Bibe-school, s. K. Slemons
At night there will be praise service
conducted by the president, after which
Miles Frame will read the report on bi
centennial, following which Rev II. G.
Weston. d, d., president Of Grocer Theo
, logical Seminary, will deliver the clos
ing address.