Evening journal., 1893-11-21
FOR A NEW SOCIETY.
Delaware Baptists to With
draw From Philadelphia.
A LARGER FIELD WANTED NOW

The sixteenth Annual Meeting OF TIE
Delaware Baptist Union Meets in
Second Baptist Church-New Cmcsrs
aud Commit ittees Elected Rev. Il. D.
Savage breaches Little Busiuess Trar'-
acted.
The Del ware Baptist Union convOr "a
in Second Baptist Church. Ninth and
Franklin streets this morning In annual
session. The field OF the union com
prses all Of Delaware and Delaware
county, Pa Very few delegates were
present this morning but many more
were present this afternoon Tie
session was opened by short devotional
exercises In few well chosen words.
Rev B. Cook. ID ID welcomed the
delegates Rev. Miller Jones responded.
Some Of those who are down on HE
program are III aud will not be- able o
attend the session. They are Rev. J. M.
Stitlier, ID. d who was 70 have preached
the doctrlnsl sermon to- morrow morning,
and Rev. q NJ Spratt, ID. D., who was
70 have made an address the same nom
ing. Rev. f. S Dobbins will take DR..
Sufier's place.
Although the society opened under the
name Of the Delaware Baptist Union, the
prospects are that by the next meeting rs
name will be changed. A movement Is
on foot 10 change the name to the Dol
aware Baptist Association. The union is
now under the jurisdiction and q branch
Of the Philadelphia society 10 was
organizsd as missionary buay
aud it's work WAS largely mission wors
! II Is proposed TO change tic
object and broaden its field so
work. The territory will remain tie
same The ckenge Is desired by nearly
all the delegates and very little it any
objection will be made. In fact the Phi
adelphiR union has asked the Delawoto
union to withdraw and form a separate
organization This matter wlllib brought
up before the delegates on "Wednesday
afternoon
! The Introductory sermon was preached
by Rev b j. Savage His text we:
"There is one body and one spirit Hr
said In part These words mean
much The Christian body c1u-
tains an organism. 1here IS a
peculiarity about it. The Christian
people are bound together all over the
earth There is plan upon whfh
every thing Is organized There Sc a
law for A. We have features in the church
now as they had 10 Bible days THIS
body that we are speaking about is moi a
dead body but a living body with a soul.
Il was given vitality and force by TIE
great Divine Spirit
"The Christian people have forgotten
the principle Of organism II Is
absolutely necessary for us TO get back ,o
New Testament ground. In readin !.
that we only find one church Of one da.
nomination Are we getting along any
better In the Divine work by pull
should be one common army
and one Christian body. Let MS aim al
perfection -nd aim TO bring the Christ ar
bodies together holding one faith lei
ns rejoice In the belief that Jesus Chris
isour bead .
Immediately after the sermon the uniol
went into the election Of officers. Thl
following were elected Rev. s. u
Woodward, president; Rev Frank Howcs
vice president; Rev D. r Firor secre.
tary. Three minute reports we're hearC
from the various churches
The following committees were ap
pointed
Next Meeting Placer NJ Middledith
T. Il Leves and j. g. Lamb
Religious Exercises-O G. Buddington
Garrett pendleton.
Mlssionary-Mosss Heath, r B Cook
and + Fielding.
Enrollment--J f. Wills, Wasbingtor
Jones aad Rev Mr. Carpenter.