Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-23

on Tuesday, in Second Baptist Church,
Ninth and Franklin streets. About 100
delegates were present and the Rev.
Miller Jones, the president, presided.
Devotional exercises were conducted
and an address of welcome was made
by the Rev. r. B. Cook, d. d. Response
was made by President Jones.
After the committee on programme
had reported the Rev. b. j. Savage
preached the Introductory sermon. His
text was Bphesians Nv, and his sub
ject "The Unity Of the Church"
For the ensuing year the following
officers were elected President, the
Rev. S. S. Woodward, Chester; Vice
President, the Rev, Frank Howes, Har-
rlngton; Secretary, the Rev. ID. T..
Firor, North Chester.
Committees as follows were appointed
by the new president:
Next Place OF Meeting-R. H. Mid
dleditch, t. H. Lewis and j. @. Lamb.
Religious Exercises for the Next Meet.
ing--O. q. Buddington and Garnett
Pendleton.
Missionary-R. B. Cook, Moses Heath,
Frank Howes, w. II. Patton, w. H.
Gregg and |. II. Fielding.
Enrolment--J. d. Willis, Washington
Jones and A. d. Carpenter.
Brief verbal reports of an encouraging
nature were received from Second
Church, this city, Brandywine Church
and the churches at Ridley Park. and
Dover.
The Rev. Miller Jones pronounced
the benedlction.
During recess lunch was served in the
ante room.
From to 2 o'clock in the afternoon
there was meeting OF the Woman's
Missionary Society of the union.
The afternoon session began with
devotional exercises conducted by
Washington Jones.
Encouraging reports from the churches
which had not previously reported were
received.
The Rev. Frank Howes delivered an
address on "The Fellowship of
Churches" He said the term weak
church is generally applied to small
one. He personally did not know any
thing about weak churches. He knew
OF several little churches on the Penin-
sula, but they are very strong. He
thought it requires strong man to be a
Baptist in that section of the country.
churches, but was not sure how to ex-
press it. Fellowship is all there is to
hold Baptist churches together, and he
liked that idea, too. He liked to be in
dependent and did not want anybody
ppking around investigating his the
ology. He wanted to preach the gospel
as he found it in the Bible. He sug-
gested the going back to apostolic
usages, and that some Paul of the
Second Church, or some other church,
write letter to the church at Harring-
ton. He thought it would establish a
bond of fellowship and do a great deal
of good.
The Rev. W. R Burrill told what can
be done for the colored churches in the
bounds of the union. He said they
have few colored churches. The field
is large but the encouragements are
few. The ediscouragements are SO many
colored minister cannot remain ON the
field long. The colored Baptsts are
looking first for numbers and second for
cosy building. He urged that the col
ored churches In the bounds of the
union be given educated ministers with
a reasonable amount of support. Some
colored preachers have had 10 go from
one place to another, leaving debts un-
paid. This was not through dishonesty
bnt through poverty. 1t takes the
colored people too long to build a
church. Sometimes they have to resort
to cake walks and other kinds of walks
and they ara told they are too slow.
There are now six colored churches in
the union. With proper support in a
few years they could be multiplied by
h., lQn,
ploy help, he added, would employ col.
ored Baptists instead of Irish Catholics
the membership of the qplored Baptist
churches would be larger. If colored
Baptists were encouraged more in EN-.
ployment they would give to the Bap-
tist cause So where they now give 81.
He spoke of the strength of the colored
Baptists in the south and in conclusion
said give the colored Baptists employ
ment and they will not have to knock
The Rev. d. b. Palmer, ID. D., was
heard in behalf of the American Bap-
tist Home Missionary Society. He COM
mended Mr.. BurrilPs reference to the
colored churches and urged the union
to help them.
Next the topic, "Consecration Essen
W bAAo AAi5hSob PhSSS5o III NuIlotldU
Work." was discussed.
The Rev. Miller Jones told what con-
secration is. He described il as Christ
life, the opening of the heart to Christ
thoroughly. Let every Christian, he
exclaimed, lay himself before Christ
with the prayer, Christ fill me with Thy
life, Thy power. They would be more
thoroughly Baptists when they were
fully consecrated to Christ
The Rev. Moses Heath told what is
the highest success. He said it must
come from honoring God. All success
must come of Gods will and cannot
come to men who would steal the glory
and crown of God. The highest work
given to men is the turning other men
s from lives of sin to lives of righteous
ness, and the highest success must be
sought on this line. Philanthrophy
must not be forgotten, for Chris. went
about doing good and so also must His
disciples do good to the bodies of men
as they find opportunity, not forgetting
that God reckons the degree of sacri-
flee made in the summing up of His ac.
counts.
The Rev. w. r. Patton told how con.
secration is essential to the highest sue
eess. He said conservation is essential
because Christ's method is the best
method, because Christ demands thai