The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-10-10
DELAWARE BAPTIST UNION.
A1is.tes- ana Ceveas,ep Work are Dscu.~ea
Mex, Mes,,as wniss Hold at Ria.en

a3n>t1o- uHN terehtte" " Dfh afo f'"u'--e.
Next Mesrins wimbe Hold as Riasen
Missionary work was tho principal sub.
1ect of discussion at the afternoon meet
Ing OF the Delaware Baptist Union yester-
day. Mrs. II. M. B.ckwith conducted the
services. Miss NJ. J. Rochelle delivered the
schools.
The wcman's missionary societies homo
and foreign missions, were represented BY
Misc sill and Mrs. Kirkpatficll; the lat
ter returned missionary from Burmsh,
India. Both addresses were eloquent ap.
peais for greater devotions to missions.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick gave an Interesting 40.
count Of missionary work In Burmah,
and OF the great desire OF the people there
TO hear the Gospel story and how eagerly
they are accepting the truths OF Chris-
tianity.
Ths Rev. Francis q. Merrill delivered
an address on .our Missionary Needs
and Resources" The greatest need Of the
church he said Is the missionary spirit. He
declared that the command GO 20 into
ali tho world and preach My Gospel" was
not given to few n.embers OF the church
but was Intended for all, and the church
to be true to her design needs to be q
mission church. In speaking OF the result
OF mission work he declared that ther
has been no nation having systematic
religious system converted to Ghrlstianity
Christianity were apparently increasin q
as rapidly as at any former timo. and
called atten tlon to the iact that several OF
these have entered the mission field.
Tbs speaker gave the following sum.
mary OF the state. showing Its extent and
Importance as Baptist mission field.
Thoro arc 80 villages OF over 800 popula-
tion; towns OF over 5000; OF over 1000;
one OF 1000 and one OF 5000 population In
which there are no Baptist churches. In
Int fhARo aFo hut fan BAN taN
churches and membership OF 1862.
As against theee needs the speaker said
the resources OF the Church are prayer
and work.
Rev. A. J. Rowland. D. D.. president of
the tmerican Baptist Publication Society
spoke for that society and Moderator
Howe epoke briefly for Bushnell UDlver.
sity. Row. II. III. Middieditch presented
the report OF the Committee on the Dl.
gest OF Letters from churches. 1t 10 said
doleful reading. With the tenn persnoe
depression there 10 spiritual depression.
There were but 900 baptisus during the
year and decrease of 1875 In membership.
A collection amounting to $i75 was taken
for the church ut New Castle. These
were elecledi Rev. A. p. Mihm, president; (;
the Rev o. q. Buddington. first vice presi.
dent; II. W. Benson. second vice president |;
Miss Clnra Dill, secretary; w. 5. Catlett.
NEchSuEoTI LII. w. II. ll60lu 50, DhVlu VIII
field and Lawrence Green. managers.
Tho evening service was held under the
auspices Of the Federation OF Baptist
Young People. President Mlhm presided.
A sonR service began the service and fol-
lowing 1t Rev. S. b. Mseser gave his REQ
ollectlons OF the great Christian Endeavor
convention at Boston a few weeks ag o.
He said the convention was cosmopolitan,
Christian. patriotic and evanaellstic. Hls
description Of tho magnitude OF the con-
venttou. the enthusiasm OF It's proceed
ings. and Of Its manifest Christian chaiac.
teristlcs was very I'm pr .sstve.
Following Mr. Meesers glowing ed-
dress was another OF equal i'm pressive.
ness by the kev, o. q. Buddlngton, who
gave his reooileclious OF the Baptist
Young Peoples Union at Baltimore. The
description of this convention made 1t
In erlor to the Christian Endeavor con.
| vention only In numbers Being distinct.
| ly Baptist the relation OF it's enthusiastic
zeai, Its religious fervor. and Its practical
work in fostering Bsptlsts intsrests.
| made IL Of greater interest, II possible,
than the greater convention.
The address of Garrett Pendleton on
| Christian Citizsnship" was one OF the
10 ost profoundly interesting speeches of
| found the origin OF American civil liberty
IL tho great religious rsfot nation which.
after sweoping over Europe brought the
earliest colOnists to this country In the
| exies for conscience eake. who laid the
| foundation of the future republic In
| Christian citizenship. lie spoke in GU 10.
gy of DR.. Parbhutst and urged his hear.
ere to like fearless Efforts for municlpa
reform.
Inc meeting adjourned at O.3O O'Clock
to meet NJ Ridley Park, Pa, III October,
! 1896,