Evening journal., 1895-10-10
CLOSE OF The CONVENTION
DELAWARE AND DELAWARE COUNTY
BAPIlsTs ADJOURN

To Meet Next Year at Ridley Park. Pa.
Financial aid for the First Baptist
Church at New Castie-stirring Speeches
Last Night.
After a most enthusiastic evening
meeting, the Delaware Baptist Union
Assciation's second convention came to q
close last night Ia Delaware Avenue
Bsplisl Churcu.
Rev Francis q Merrill delivered an
address on "O1r Missionary Needs aud
Resources, vt the afternoon session
yesterday. The greatest need Of the
church be said IS the missionary spirit.
| de d. cared that the command. go ye
into all the world and preach Ny Gospel "
was not given TO few members OF the
church. but was inten ed for all, and
the chu,ch to be true 10 her design ds
to be mission church. The speaker
gave the following summary a the state
showing its extent aud Importance as n
B. ptist mission field There sre 20
vinages OF over 300 population; . towns
OF over 5000; OF over . 600; 1 OF
4 600 AID I OF 900 population in wnich
there are 10 Baptist churches Ia the
slate there are bnt 10 Baptist churches
and a membership Of 1 662
Dr. R. b. Cook, pastor OF the church
al New Castle, moved that an effort be
made to raise $500 TO relieve the church
from debt Kew Mr.. Sollirsn, OF Phila.
dslphia, suggested that u ths Delaware
Association would raise $lC0 the Phila
dc phia Association wou raise the
balance A motion to this effect BY Rev.
$ Meeser WAS adopted. Ia a fe y
Il az
was contributed T. VA hen d determined
TO make the sum 500 if possible Iuclud
Ing he collec ion OF the evening about
/ $l75 was contributed
rhe Federation OF Blptists Young
People met Ia annual session early In tn
evening aud chose these officers: A z.
Mihm, president; Rsv 0 g Buddlngtou
/ frst vice pre- idsut; ID w. Benson.
second vice president: Miss Clara nm
seoretarv w Catlstt. treasurer: DR.
W. F. L-hmen. David Winfsld snd
Lawrence Green. managers.
last nights service was begun with q
concert by Delaware Avenue Baptist
choir.
Rev. s. B. Meeaer told Of the great
| Christian Eldeavor convention 40 Boston
a few weeks ago Re said the conven
ton was cosmopolitan, christian. pa
triotic ard evsneelistic. His description
Of the magnitude Of the convention, In,
enthusiasm Of It's procesdings aud of its
msnifest christian characteristic was vesy
impressive
Rev o G Buddiugton gave his recol
lsctions OF the Baptist Young People,
U Uaion at Baltimore Toe description o.
this convention made IL iAfeTior TO tn,
lCnristian EudeAvor convention only il
numbers Being cisiiuctly Baptist the
rslationiof It's enthusiasm and It's prsc,ica
work In fostering Baptsts interests
made IT, Of greater interest, II possible
than the greater convention
Garrett Pendlsfon's address on "Chris
tisn Citizenship was one OF .he mos
interesting speeches Of the meeting ii
found the origin Of Amtrioan civil libeIt'
In the great religion reformation which
after sweeping over Europe, brought th'
earliest colonlsts TO This country in th'
exiles for consc'e 'ence sake, who laid th
foundation OF the future republic II
Christian citizenship. He spoke ia eulog
OF Dr.. Parkhugst aud urged his bearer
20 like fearless efforts for municipal Ia
form.
Convention adjourned at 8 80 oclocl
to meet at Ridley Park, Pa In OstobeT
1895