The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-18
NORTHWESTERN BAPTISTs.
Interesting Statistics of Afro-Amerie,n Chris
tiaG'ty.

The Northwestern Missionary Baptist
association. colored, which has been hold
ing its sessions as such since Tuesday
morning in Garfield hall, has been promo
tive of wonderful enthusiasm and fervor
among the warm hearted brethren and sis
tiers VINO have flOcked in large numbers to
the illustrations of the word and sit
with 10 less interest than patience through
the long business meetings, which are
man aged with a high degree of parlia-
men tary skill, and in which the fondness
of the race for dialectics finds ample
scope.
The association IS one of the four which
divide among them the territory comprised
in the state of Kansas, and reports so
Gnu riches, 81 Sabbath schools, 90 mission
schools, 1900 members, and church prop
erty of the value of $4,000 During the
past year they have raised for benevolence,
$50; for missionaries. $780, for foreign mis-
sions, SO; for publication society, S165,
for home missions, $40; for new churches
s., $50, paid on mortgage Indebtedness,
s., 125; for superanuated ministers, So.
The delegates TO the association, or
messengers, as they call them, are ap-
pointed by the respective congregations,
three each tue Sunday school, the mission
circle and the church proper. There are
about l15 delegates in attendance, lay aud
clerical. The moderator, p. w. Barker, is
pastor OF Il Topeka congregation. John T.
Lewis a native of Jamaica, reared in
Mexico and for esght years Il resident of
this city, is clerk of the association. S.
". Beasley is the state Evangelist. W. l..
Grant, d. D., state superintendent of
missions, took his degree at the ClarkS-
.riI
Skinner, d. d., is graduate of Ottawa
university and editor OF the Baptist Head.
light, published at Topeka with crcula-
ton OF LOCO. This paper Is likely to be
consolidated with the Afro-American,
published here.
Yesterday morning was devoted TO bust
ness, consisting OF committees reports OF
education, and temperance; resolutions of
coincidence were adopted in respect of sew
eral ministers deceased within the past
year In the afternoon Rev. u. ID. Skin
ncr read paper on THE Necessity of
Baptist Newspaper" Reports were made
by tie committees on periodicals and new
churches. Several life members were re-
ceived into the association.
Last evening Rev. j. w. Wilson
preached, al er which certain mlscellan-
eous business was transacted, among
which was the taking of the collection 10
which nearly everyone contributed
lbuAN ScSSlOuN Will NC uGfOltu 10 the
mission interests of the church. which d-
reefs its foreign effort toward Africa ex-
clusively. TIE meetings will be held at
Garfield hall as usual. Rev. j. r. Rich
srdson will preach at II, and Rev. l.. d.
Skinner at O'Clock.
On Sunday the pulpits Of several of the
churches, white and colOred, of the city
will be filed by the visiting brethren. At
Garfield hall, Rev. ID. p. Skinner will
preach at IL o'clocK ana at O'Clock mem
oTial services will be held in which Rev.
ID. Jones. w. 8. Bsasly, p w. Parker. j.
\. Stewart, w. L. Grant aud j. K. Rich
ardson will deliver addresses.
The pulpiJs of the following places will
be filled on Sunday by the ministers
named at the hours stated; Friendship
Baptist church. Rev. II II. Turner, IL a.
IN. Rev. II. N. underwood, p. m. Tab
ernacle Baptist church. Rev. ,. W. Bsasly,
p. M: African NJ +. church, Rev u Nc
Neal, II a. m, Rev. W. Z. Banks. p. m;
North Emuoria Avenus Bap ist church,
Rev. J. X Richardson, IL Z. m, Rev. p. d.
Skinner. 5 p. m First Bsptist church,
Rev. ". l.. Grant. q. m; Second baptist,
Rev. ID. Sones. II Il m., Rev. w. y. Banks,
p. m; West Side Presbyterian church, ;.
w. Beasiy, s p. IN.