The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-01
THE BAPTIST COUNCIL
Reports on Missions Election
of State Ofieers-Need OF
Motive.
spectal to the Jsr.eu citv Ne,rs.

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PI.AINFIELD. Nov. i, ls9i-rhe Sec
ond day.s session of the sixty-fifth an
nual convention of the New Jersey State
Baptist Association opened YESTERDAY
morning with a very large attendance.
II is estimated that nearly 800 delegates
are at the convention. Among the nrst
business was an address on Foreign MIS-
sions by the Rev. F. C. A. one OF
Newark. Among other things he said'-'
"a report on foreign missions would
be incomplete without the word money,
h,,t we need the word motive more than
money. But some one will say we have
a powerful one In the millions Of heath
ems not reached by the Gospel. Yes,
and no., 1t may be that the millions
lost and the thousands saved make a
strong appeal. If it did would We need
10 report always a pressing need Tor
money? May it not be that the appeal
Of number lacks force? Those of us
who will hear of the number OF heathens
to the square mile without a preacher
will eat our dinner with relish and pass
the night in sound sleep. Several thou
sane converted has quite a sound TO
1t; under the spell money comes with a
whoop. The 1uctuating interest In Tor
eign missions is not to be laid at the
door of pastors who are Indifferent. INT
motive largely determines. that
NUMBER OF CONVERTS.
If the number of converts becomes the
strength of our interest, then the num-
her also becomes the strength of our in
difference. After the impulse of remark
able numerical success has done Its turn
and people begin to figure the great as
parity of the thousands saved ana the
millions lost, the ordinary church mem
Der is weakened by the contrast. Our
present course of dividing between the
scored and secular will fail in awakening
widespread interest at home or elfciting
harmonious ard effective service from
our missionaries.
The matter of the change In the consti-
tuition was brought up after Rev. Mr..
had finished his report, and Judge
buchanan, Judge Armstrong and a num-
Der of other delegates spoke on the
change in the clause increasing the mum
Der of managers of the association. the
a was finally adopted.
1t was decided that the convention
next year shall be held at the church
which is at present being erected at
Camden.
The report on UNCONVENTIONAL interests
In the State was made by Rev. w. q.
Russell. 1t stated that the total number
of churches in the association was 2Ss.
The present membership is 4S,7SS, and
the baptisms last year numbered 1888.
The amount of contribution for home ex-
penses during the ear was $3l6,5OS.Si
and the amount of contributions for ob-
seryance was sis, 434.55 The total value
of church property was given as SS.l77,-
a3q Their was an increase of two church,
es and an increase of 1,42S baptisms and
of 1909 membership. The contributions
for home expense also exceed those of
last year by S15,S75.46 while the benev-
client contributions show an increase OF
500, O93. SO. There are thirty missions in
the State. The Baptist Home in New
are. the report stated, has paid $500 on
it's building.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The lection of officers of the associ-
alton was then taken up and the fol-
lowing wer chosen:-President, Samuel
Colgate; Vice Presidents, D. D. Read,
North; C. E. Sutphen, East; Asa Suy-
dam, Central; T. Burroughs. Trenton:
J. C. Buchanan, Camden; A. H. sem
bower, West; H. C. Albert, Morris and
Essex; Recording Secretary, c. A. Cook;
Corresponding Secretary, d. DeWolf;
B. F. Fowler; Managers. for
thre years, A. W. Rogers. E. A. Arm
strong, W. H. ]. Parker, j. NJ. Watson,
L. E. Wheeler, Theodore Heisig, s. Gift
x-t.z- VI N Drotf RTonnfpr
w. G.. Russell; two years, r. F. West,
N. A.. Merritt, w. N. Hubbel; one year,
w. Z. Ware, j. w. Brougher and P. F.
Botzony.
The report of the Treasurer was read
B. f. Fowler. 1t stated that S9,S16.47
had been received from all sources, while
the expenses were over eleven thousand
making the deficit larger than it
was last year.
The report of the Executive Commit
tee was read by Rev. d. d. Wolf. 1t
stated that the hoped for money had
been forthcoming for new church
work, that it had ben resolved to
defer the work of church extension until
the financial condition should be more
propitious. There are eleven churches
in the State occupying rented quarters.
The report stated that four others
were building churches, but We're Grip
pied with debt, as were eight churches
that have built, but have been unable
to pay for the edifices. A church edifce
was recommended By the
committee. The report continued that
New Jersey day had been celebrated
by IS churches on the last day in Sep
last.