The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-09
ITS FIST ANNIVERSARY
CLOSING SESSION, NEW HAVEN
 BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

At the Baptist Church, Fair Haven-Com- versary of the Bible School Association Interesting Discussions-Annual Flee ton of the Women's Society.
 Yesterday was the closing day of the first annual convention of the New Haven Baptist association, and there was a large attendance at the Grand avenue church. The financial report shows that during the past year moneys have been raised among the churches of the assocla ton as follows: For church expenses, $73,357.17; Sunday schools, $3,SC1.sS; state missions, s1,550.- 26; home missions, $2,233,O7; foreign missions, $2. .715.42; woman's home mis- sions, S1,a3161; woman's foreign mis- sions, $1,39143 young peoples benevo- Ience, $716.S9; Bible and Publication so- ciety, S156.77; ministerial education, S602.53; ministers and widows fund and home, $213.64 support of church poor, S1,92537; other objects, $1417S7; Sunday school benevolence, S1, 7S0S0; total benevolence, $29,s959S; money raised for all purposes, $106, ,555.o3.
 The statistical report shows the fol- lowing: Baptisms during the year, 415; increase of membership by letter, 1S6; by experience, 50 by restoration, 8; de- crease by letter, 196; by erasure 70; by exclusion. 9: by death, 79; total net gain 296; total enrolled membership one year ago, 7,236, including 2,10O men and 5,'36 women: Sunday sckool en. rollment, e,455, and average attendance, 3,62S; Sunday school members admitted to church, 1S0; value of church property free of debt, $555, ,564
 Association committees were appoint ed a5 follows:
 Credentiais-George F. Nichols, E. Berger, A. C. Powell
 Place and preacher-William D. Me- Kinney, P. s. Evans, F. E. Marble.
 New churches-J, C. Breaker, F. D.. Luddington, A. H. Simons
 Resolutions-E. M Poteat, J. A. FL der, w. G. Fennell
 Obituaries-P. G. Wightman, w. P. Chipman, Giles Potter.
 Trustees of ministers and widows fund-W. D. Mckinney, Elihu Larkins, Edward Miller
 Committees to report next year:
 State of religion-R. A. Nichols, J. A. Elder, J. C. Breaker.
 Benevolence-R Maplesden, G. H. Gardiner, A. c. Powell
 Executive committee-A. K. Foster, w. G. Fennell, F. D. Luddington
 At 9:3o a. m. the twenty first anni- versary of the New Haven Baptist Bi- ble School association was observed, prefaced with devotional service led by Rev H. M Ives of Chester Presi- dent Gardiner then presided. In the absence of Secretary Smith, MT Husted officiated. A report from the executive committee was read. It recommends that the work be placed under the su pervision of the New Haven Baptist association and requests the latter to appoint a standing committee to have charge of the work.
 Rev w. G. Fennell of Meriden in discussing the report, said: This re- port should be adopted because the school association is practically useless. The sinews of war have not been offer- ed. It has been almost impossible for the association, to do anything save the printing of it's little paper, The day of institutes is over and the state Sunday school association is doing this work. The institute idea seems to have passed and the Y. P. s. c. E. is largely taking it's place. We are Baptist churches and each church must do it's own work. I will not be in anything that does not not hold up the church. We have got too much machinery. About all we have done in the First church of Meri- den the past year has been to oil the machinery. There is no power and | spirituality in this. We are going tc recommend that the state convention | appoint a committee from each associ- ation to look after this work. The Wis | itor, published by the association, is nc real help; all that has been helpful has | been the publication of the honor rol of the schools
 | The report was discussed by Rev. Dr | Poteat and Rev. P s. Evans of this city, Rev. F. L. Luddington of Shelton Rev. MT Elsden of Waterbury and oth I CTS.
 The report was slightly amended, or motion ot Rev. Dr. Poteat, and wa l then adopted. The association debt O $22 was then provided for.
 This was followed with an address oi "The Development of the Missionaf, Spirit in Our Schools" by Rev. P. Ma. plesden of Middletown.
 The annual meeting of the Woman Home Mission society was held at IL o'clock, Mrs. w. D. Mckinney of Anso nia, the president, presiding. Ther were interesting addresses by Mrs Nc Kinney and by Mrs McWhinnie of Bos
 ton, the latter speaking in particula of the educational feature of the hom mission work.
 Mrs Gertrude l.. filling of the NeN
 Haven alliance, which was organize among the New Haven churches Marc
 12, 1896, reported for the society.
 At 2.15 the association reassemblet
 Wallingford was adopted as the plao
 for the next meeting, with Rev. W
 P. Chipman of Essex as the preache
 and Rev. R. A. Nichols of Waterbur.
 alternate.
 The committee on credentials reporte
 that tWenty-nine churches were repre-
 sented by 169 delegates.
 The committee on new churches r'
 ported that new churches were orgar
 ized in Milford and Cheshire and u
 German church in Seymour and u
 clerk was instructed to communica
 with them and ascertain if they wishe