The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-13
BAPTISTs In SESSION.
The Sixth Annual Northwest
Convention.
woMEs's MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Addresses by Hrs Beaver, Miss Alien.
Miss kHiieeh, Hrs. Friedsy aad Mrs.
Wniisms-Todsy's Pregranms.


The sixth annual meeting Of the North
vest Baptist convention began at the FIRST
Baptist church, On Fourth street between
James and Cherry, yesterday, and will
last during the remainder OF the week.
The convention embraces all the churches
IN Washington and British Columbia vest
oil the Cascades. Most OF the delegates
have arrived and the remainder will coma
In ffas morning The auditorium of the
church has been handsomely decorated
Tor the occasion by the young ladies of
the congregation. Vari-colored autumn
leaves. ivy vines and foliage plants have
been tastesniiy arranged about the plat
form, on the walls and around the chan
oeiiers. The ladies Of the congregation
have converted the parior Of the church
into supper room, where the visiting
delegates viii be entertained during their
stay.
Yesterday afternoon the board Of mana
gers held short session to hear and adopt
. report on the missionary work OF the
churches in the convention during the
past year. The report will be read st to-
days meeting. The following officers and
members of the board were present:
First vice president, Rev. W. +. Harper,
Tacoma: corresponding secretary, Rev. ID.
- Proper. Seattle; recording secretary,
Rev. ,. w. Beaver, Qasrtermaster. Wash;
treasurer, G. A Lavender, Tacoma: his
torieai secretary, ID. ]. Pierce. ID. D.. Seat
re. Members of the board--Th Thomas
HauFhton, Victoria. b. c.: q. W. Ward.
Seattle; III. NJ Butler, New whatcom; X.
> dreene. Seattle; u. A. C. Rochester,
Seattle: j. E. Coombs, La Conner; W. C.
Weir. Vancouver, Il. c.; Rev. w. +. Har-
per, Tacoma; c. A. Lavender, Tacoma;
Rev. A. b. Banks. ID. D., Everett; Robert
knipe. seattie. A. Hull, Seattle; Jesse Il.
Francis, La Conner; G. A. Hill. Tacoma.
The delegates who have reported so far
are Is follows:
Wooley--E. y. Hays. ]. Childs.
Hamilton-R f. Cochran, w. A. C.
Rouse.
Port Angeles--George III. Scott.
Nhatcom-Rev. G. +. Brownlee, III. NJ.
Butter. q. o. Smith, Miss Lindberg, Mrs.
III. Fisher. Miss Carrie Z. Kalioch.
Olympia - w. II. Sherman, r. VI.
Sanada, Clark V. Savidge, Mrs. George
Fsrnhill-D. e. Hicks. II. J. Hard. Rev.
]. III. Woodiey.
Spokane Miss Fannie Allan.
Olympia-B. Johns, Mrs b. Johns. Mrs.
b. +. Hartrank. Rev. W. b. Prichard.
EscFctt-aeN. ana AFs. DankA
Wtnlock-Rev. II. w. Miller. Rev. ]. NJ
Haskell.
Tolsdo-G. w. Denny.
LaConner-Rev. 4. r. Gray. Bro. Fran
els, George II. Hoyton, Mrs. Bailey, Rev.
and Mrs. Eleanor.
Port Townsend--LottieB b. Walters.
West Ferndaie-kev. ]. +. Saunders
Snonomish--Rev. and Mrs. ]. Cairns, J.
A. Mckinley. Miss r. Wadleigh.
Fairhaven-T l.. Crandali. f.. b. Knox
Puyailup-D. NJ. Ross, N. G. Griswold,
Mrs. Nj. Z. Griswoid. Mrs. A. c. Campbell,
Lizzie Campbell.
Rochester-M r. Wolf
Vancouver. Wash-A. L. johnson, Rev.
w. G. Jenkins.
Mount Vernon-Mrs. B. w. l.. Davis.
Mrs. A. A. Williams. Rev. w. Z. Squires.
Vancouver. b. C.-Rev. w. c. Weir,
Sister Cox. Jessie Grady. l.. b. Hall, Mrs.
l.. b. Morgan, +. b. Morgan.
Tacoma, Swedish-Rev. A. G. Hall
York-Mrs. C. T.. Swan.
Ktrkland-Mr. Clark.
La Conner--G. w. Hayton.
Portland-G. A. Woody
At 7:30 o'clock the woman's meeting
was opened and the exercises were led By
the reading of . portion OF Chronicles ii:
% by Mrs. Thomas Baldwin, of Seattle,
and followed in prayer by Mrs. Sarah
Cairns, of Snohomish. and others. After
the singing of the song. "Blest he the Tie
| That Binds Mrs. s. W. Beaver, of
Vashon island, delivered the address of
welcome
The Woman's Baptist Home Mission
Society covers a large field where no line
is drawn, bat rs open to all races. This
society has been organized sixteen years,
and the good work done IN other lands is
commendable to the untiring efforts of the
mothers of the land.
Misses Elva Harlan, May Koontz and
Nina Peck gave an interesting dialogue
about the Children's Mission Band work
in which the Joy of missionaries in other
lands was shown on receiving a box of
good things from the Christian children of
this country. This conversation revealed
IN happy manner some surprises as to
the magnitude of the mission work in for
eign lands. This called forth feeling of
interest from the auditors, for it was first
class.
The address on home mission work vas
delivered by Miss Fannie Allan. of spo-
kane. general missionary for the state.
She briefly explained the great need for an
increase in energy by the servants of God.
The forces of evil have arrayed themselves
against God with an energy rarely ever
before eqaaled and require the eaorts of
all Christians in defeat. God has signalIy
blessed their efforts in every country
where they have planted the banner of
Christ.
4 paper on foreign mission work was
read by Miss Carrie T.. kalloeh, of New
Whatcom. Ii gave an excellent review of
the work. The Baptists are not only pio-
neeEs in this work, but God has blessed
them as he has blessed no other one de-
| nomination. There are needs and de-
mands for this work, and God calls rs
never before on them. We have ability TO
accomplish all that is demanded. Shall
we do IL IS the question:
Todsy's session begins at q 30 a. m.
when. after prayer By Rev. J. Cairns, the
convention will be called TO order by the
vice president, Rev. W. r. Harper. After
the appointment OF committees on enroll.
ment and the enrolment OF delegates and
introduction of pastors coming to the
state during the last year, Rev. Thomas
Baldwin will deliver the address Of vel
come, which will be responded 10 BY Rev
T. II. McEwen. The annusl sermon viii
be delivered by Rev. W. {. Weir, after
which will follow the appointment OF sps.-
ciai committees on religious exercises snd
nomination of officers and members of the
board