Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-09
DELAWARE BAPTIST SOCIETY.
Doiegates-Sermon by tile Rev. A. r
Mihm-Report OF board of Manager

Doieghtes-Sermon by tile Rev. A. 7.
Mihm-Report Of board of Managers
Officers.
The first annual meeting of the Della
ware State Baptist Society opened its
afternoon session Thursday at 2 O'Clock,
the Rev. o. q. Buddington, president
pro ten of the society, presiding. The
exercises opened with singing "Stand
Up for Jesus" followed by Scriptural
reading and prayer by the Rev. A. ID.
Carpenter. The sermon before the So
ciety was preached by the Rev. A. ?.
Mihm of the First German Baptist
Church, and was based on the revised
version of / Corinthians, I-14, "Follow
after love-"
j. IL. Appleby, secretary, read the re-
port of the board of managers, giving a
history of the organization of the
society, the plan of cooperation be-
tween the American Baptist Society of
New York and the Delaware State
Baptist Society. 1t was also stated that
weak churches had asked aid which had
been granted to the amount of $1,000.
The object of the society is to band
together through the State and concen-
trate its efforts in behalf of Baptist
home missions.
A letter was read from the Rev. DIR.
ii. G. Weston regretting his inability Il
be present on account of ill health. The
letter was referred to committee oil
! three consisting of the Revs, Il. b, Cook
b. f. Savage and j. II. Appleby, score
tary, to prepare an expression of sym
pathy and regret of the society.
The officers elected for the coming
} year were: President, the Rev. o. G
Buddington; Vice. Presidents, Harry
Emmons and the Rev. w. A. Walliug
Secretary, james IL. Appleby; Treas
} urer, Lawrence b. Jones.
} Among the different churches repre-
scented were; Milford, the Rev. B. f
D Savage; New Castle, Mrs. Susan Sutton
S. Hickman More; Dover, the Rev. ant
y Mrs. A. ID. Carpenter; Wyoming anC
n Zion, the Rev. Frank Howes; Whining
n ton, Second Baptist, the Rev. S.
0 Meeser, Washington Jones, William
0 Taylor, Alfred Gawthrop; Delawar,
0 Avenue, the Rev. VIM. A. Walling, T
. A. Mcclure, Curio ii. Pierce, Mrs. Johi
y G. Bennett; Bethany, the Rev. o. G
u Buddneton, Harry Braunstein, w. IL
= Gregg, Edwin r. McCaulley, Lewis w
A Parker; First German, the Rev. A. 1
|
: Calvary, William w. b. Adams, Williar
= NJ. Clellan, Mr. Hiezel, W. B. Adams
Z North, the Rev. +. q. Merrill, Charlie
l.. Simmons, Benjamin g. Howell, Care
e line IL. Gregg, Susannah Camperson
e Shiloh, the Rev. b. I. Moore, A.
e Hencely, Frank Scott, William Derrick
II son, James Young; Eighth Street, til
70 Rev. II. Q. Jones, Kate Cook, Georg
J. Crawford, Richard Green, II. II. Mi
y burn; Mt. Eziou, the Rev. w. Ii. Holl
n day, Thomas +, Brown, Charles Nj
% Donald, j. Willis and Alfred Bird.
.. At the close OF the session the del
10 gates were entertained with a SUMPTION
1T supper in the annex, prepared by u
ladies of the Second Baptist Churcl
re who in conjunction with the pastor, Il
y Rev. s. b. Meeser, left nothing undoT
N to make the first annual meeting of Il
~ State Baptists memorable one by Il
courtesy and hospitality extended
As them to all present. ...r.
OIL The evening services opened with
us service of song under the leadership
Edward Gibson, after which short q
er dresses were made from the dlifere
Id fields:
RS The r. B. Cook, D. D., for Ne
We Castle; the Rev. Frank Horner I
Wyoming and Zion; the Rev. b.
in Savage for Milford; the Rev. Mos
lis Heath for Swedish Church; the Rev.
re @. Jones for Eighth Street Church. T
N. secretary, j.. II. Appleby, then spoke
he the work of the board of managers.
&c rising vote of thanks was given to
I'd. Second Church and the ladies of I
same for the grand reception tender
he the society. The meeting adjourn
NO with prayer by the Rev. II. b. Cook,
ed D., and the benediction by the Rev.