The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-13
BAPTIST Meeting CLOSES
Forest City Selected for the Meeting
Next Year.
MANY EXCELLENT ADDRESSES
Resolutions RcGrctting the Departure Of
Rows. Partridge and Collins New Com.
inittces Announced by President.
Adjourned During Afternoon.

The sessions of the Abingdon Baptist
association continued yesterday In the
Penn Avenue Baptist church, and
closed In the afternoon. Forest City
was chosen for next years meeting.
The morning session opened with de-
votional exercises. The committee on
missions report was made by Rev. A.
B. O'Neil. and the following addresses
were made: Rev. w. II. Conrad. d. d.,
of Philadelphia. on estate Missions:"
Rev. Dr. Palmer, secretary of the
Home Missionary society, on "The
Work Of the Society" Rev. DIR. Flippo
on "The Labors of the Publication So
ciety."
Instead of Rev. ]. l.. Fielding, who
was to have preached the doctrinal SER
mon, Rev. DR.. w. q. Watkins, Of the
North Main Avenue Baptist church,
preached sermon from ii Corinthians.
iv, IL.
Mrs Jones, Of Philad adelphia, who was
to have addressed the Women's So
cieties Wednesday afternoon, but who
was unable to be present, made her
address yesterday morning. She rep
resented the Baptist Women's Foreign
Missionary society.
Resolutions regretting the departure
of MIR. Partridge and Mr. Collins from
the district were presented by Rev. DR..
ID. c. Hughes and were adopted az
follows:
The Partridge Resolutions.
Whereas. Our most highly esteemed
brethren, Rev. Warren @. Partridge who
mas been pastor of the Penn Avenue Bap-
tist church of Scranton for over five wears.
and Rev. II. j. Collins, who has been pas
tor of the First Baptist church of Scran-
ION over seven years. are about to leave
our association, ana
Whereas. Both these brethren have been
eminently faithful and useful in our asso-
cation work, therefore. be II
Resolved. That the departure of these
most highly esteemed brethren will be a
loss to our association which II will be diff
hcult to estimate.
Resolved, That while we deeply deplore
our loss in their departure. we cordially
congratulate the churches and the cities
to which our beloved brethren are going.
and we prayerfully commend them to God
and to the world of His grace, and we
promise them the We earnestly pray that
God viii bless them In their future labors
still more abundantly than ever before.
After the resolutions were adopted
by standing vote the two reverend
gentlemen feelingly thanked the con-
vention.
Rev. H. H. Harris presented the mis-
sionary report, which included resolu-
tion asking for more funds and which
with the report was adopted.
Names OF Committeeman.
The following committees were an
nounced by the president:
Committee on Keystone Academy-Rev.
W. q. Watkins, Rev. A. V. Browe, II. 9.
Cooper.
Committee on Ordination-Rev. NJ. ].
Watkins, Rev. Thomas Baker. &. F. Hall.
Committee on Temperance-Rev W. Il.
Grow, Rev. ]. L. Fielding, w. W. Pat
terson.
Committee on uaries-Rev. H. II.
Harris. Rev. Charles Embery, H. w.
Northrup.
Committee on Benevolence-Rev. ]. r.
ELS, Rev. T. +. JepsOn. .. w. Smith.
Committee on Education-Rev. W. j.
Ford. Rev. A. Ii. O'Neill, A. w. Gardner.
A song and prayer service opened the
afternoon session. Rev. ID. c. Hughes
read an interesting paper on church
discipline. and the Keystone Academy
report was presented by Rev. Warren
G. Partridge. Following the history
Of the Nit. Bethel church, the obitu-
aries report was made by Rev. w. B.
Grow.