Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-22

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BAPTIST assOCiATiON.
Closing Of the Third Annual Meeting
Which WINS Held Mt Ridley Park.
Chester. Oct IA. Tho Delaware
Union Baptist Association, which has
been holding it's third annual meeting
in the Riddle Park Baptist Church,
adjourned tonight. Tho Rev. O. g.
Buddington Of Wilmington, was elected
moderator. This sessions were fruitful
Of much good and were very interest
ing. The devotional exercises were
conducted this morning by Rev. W. s.
Catlett, and the doctrinal sermon was
preached by Rev. o. @. Buddington of
Wilmington. Under the head Of the
women's work in the church, conducted
by the Women's Missionary Society. a
symposium was held, the text being
$50 ye into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature.
The talk was spirited and brought
out many good thoughts. These ladies
participated: Mrs. Moses Heath, Miss
Curtis of Philadelphia, Miss Nellie
Ware Of st. Paul, MINI, Mrs. Merrill
of Wilmington, Miss Elizabeth Stroud
of Wilmington. This was followed by
a talk on "Our Beautiful Story Teller. "
by Mrs. T. L. Jones Of Philadelphia.
and by Mrs. Kerr Boyce Upper, on
"Christian Missions. - This evening
the devotional exercises were conducted
by the Federation of Baptist Young
People.
Echoes from Washington" was the
subject of remarks by Miss Mary
WorrelI of Media. Pa. /; ''Our Mil
waukee Convention was tho theme of
Rev. +. G. Merrill OF Wilmington.
Rev. Kerr B. Upper, d. d.. of the
Fret Baptist Church, Philadelphia,
made an address. The closing address
to the association was delivered by
Rev. Henry g. Weston, DID,, PRECEDENT
Of Grocer Theological Seminary.
The following delegates from this
State attended:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o. g.
Buddington, j. II. Farra, Mrs. j. r.
Farra, w. ii. Gregg. Delaware Avenue
u. III. Westcott. Second Church
Rev. Moses Heath. New Castles.
Hickman Hewitt, Roy. Il. B. Cook,
d. ID. Dover--Miss Stout, Miss Bar.
ker. Mrs. Hancock.
MRS. ANNA r. sAENDERs DEAD.
A Descendant From One of the Earliest
| SETTLERS on the Delaware River.
Mrs. Anna Price Saunders died at
her residence, No. 227 East Fifth
street, Chester, at O'Clock Wednesday.
Mrs. Saunders, who was'74 years old,
had been i'll for several months with q
fatal malady, which, while it did moi
confine her constantly to her room,
could have but one termination.
The deceased was the youngest daugh.
fer Of Mayor Samuel Aldrick and Sarah
(Bickham) Price. Her father was sheriff
Of Delaware county, Pa, and one Of
the leading men OF his generation il
that section, and as he died 80 recently
as 1861, many of the oldest citizens car
recall him to memory. On her paterna
side Mrs. Saunders was descended from
the earliest settlers on the Dolawar,
river, tracing descent to Peter Aldrick
who located at the present New Castle
In 1857, having been sent from Hol
land as bearer of dispatches to hi
uncle, John Aldrick, the directu
general Of the Dutch West Indian 90.
located at that place, and in her line O
descent are included, the Lands, Will
lame, Prices, Richards and many of th
original settlers of this section. Mrs
Saunders was the sister OF Edward A
Price of Media, and John q. and Viii
liam g. Price OF Chester, and was th
! aunt of Mrs. John M. Broomall, Jr.
,, of Chester, Bickham Price Of Con
cord and Samuel A. Price of Whining
: ton, are brothers of Mrs. Saunders.
Mrs Saunders was twice married
first to j. Clifford johnson, who owne
and constructed the Franklin iro
works on Ridley creek, in Neither
Providence, Pa, known as Beatty
Hollow. Mr.. johnson built the dive
, ling in Chester. now the residence {
William s. ,Blakeley, and for man
years Paradise, for that was the nam
Of his home, was locality where ope
hearted hospitality held unreserve
y sway. Mrs. johnson married secon
y time Hiram Saunders, one of the lead
y ing railroad contractors of that tim,
under whose direction many miles
+ the Pacific railway and other lines
:; the Western States were constructed.
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