The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-05-27
THE BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES
Hundred. of Lending Bsptists Attend tho
May Meeting. at Denver.


May Meeting. at Denver.
Denver was taken possession OF on the 22nd
by the Baptists OF America. II WAS the first
day OF a week set aside for the anniversaries
OF the grca, societies which lcarry on the mis-
sionary and other departmental work of he
Baptist churches In the United States.
The Baptists OF the city headed by DIR. Kerr
b. Upper ard the First Church eIerted them
selves to make their guests.fecl at home, and
all missionaries from the home and foreign
Held were entertained free of expense
The meetings OF the week were properly
inaugursted on Sunday the 2ld, by the dedi-
cation of the handsome new ed1dce OF Calvary
Baptist Church. Rev. A. A. Cameron, the
pastor, was assisted In the service by num-
Der of ministers, among them Rev. Geo. C..
Is,ri,nsr -i-.-.---.--n- -.--- .-fri.tsr who
preached the dedication sermon.
The meetings Of the week commenced with
the sixteenth annual session OF the woman's
Baptist Home Missionary Society. The First
Baptist Church. in which the meeting was
held was decorated for the occasion. The rail
OF the gallery was hung with the flags Of all
nations. The baptiatcry and the pulpit were
set with flowers. Fronds Of palms had beeG
placed against the balustrade fronting the
choir loft.
The attendance was not large, but promi-
nent women, leaders IN the work from all over
the country were there. Predatory religious
services we're conducted by Mrs. Z. swift OF
Chicago Afterwards Mrs. J. n. Grouse OF
Chicago president OF the Society, took the
chair.
A committee on enrolment was appointed,
and there followed what WAS dcnominated u
symposium. 1t consisted of experiences re-
lated by state and association officers.
Mrs. Joanna P. Moore. vice president for
Arkansas and Northern Louisiana, the pioneer
missionary OF the Society, make . brief report
on the condition of the work In her part OF
the country. By request, abe also gave few
"reminiscences of the beginning of her work
among the negroes Of the South.
At the afternoon session the church was
well filed. The devotional exercise was led
by Mrs. j. P. Moore. Mrs. F. L. Smith, vice
president for Colorado, delivered short adj
dress Of welcome.
Mrs. Grouse responded. Her address was
crisp and full of thought and suggestion. She
spoke enthusiastically Of the Woman's Con-
grcss that had been held at Chicago the week
before
MIS-. bakeT Oh Ohklsilu. CailloEHla, hIe ' .
A. Henry OF California, and Mrs. F.. l.. Mil
Ter, a church missionary in Arizona and
Southern California, made short addresses ms
greeting from the Baptist societies of the
coast.
Miss NJ. G. Purdette, corresponding secrc-
tary. read the most interesting portions of
her volumlnous annual report, which had al
ready been printed and copies of which were
distributed among the ladies At the church.
In the absence Of Mrs. A. II. Barber, Miss
Kitty F. Taylor, her assistant, made the
trcasurer's annual report. The report show-
ed that by cash donations from the various
states there were the following amounts In
the various funds; For general work, e50,-
si9.4s; for training school. &9,s63.6l; for
building, so.l4s14; for furnishing, el9s.s7 !;
making grand total of *67, 059.6O. The dis
bursements for the various work OF the year
amounted to s63334.4O. The balance on
hand at the end Of the fiscal year, March 81,
was g, 724,20
The president then appointed the commit
tees.
AT the evening session Mrs. Elbers, pres!-
dent OF Shaw University, delivered an adj
dress on the work Of that institution in the
South.
Other ladies and gentlemen spoke Of the
good work of the Chicago training school and
mission work generally.