The morning times., 1896-10-17
RISE OF THE new CHURCH
Encouraging Reports Received at
Yesterdays SESSION.
Plans for Extension of It's Work.
Enjoyable Reception Held
Last Evening.

Rev. Frank Eewall presided at the AFTER
nuUL sesslUn OF tne mary Jiand Assoctalion Vi
the New Jerusalem in the National New
Church, corner OF Sixteenth aud Corcoran
streets northwest, yesterday. at ESQ the
the association met with but u small at
tendance of delegates. Recording secrc-
tary G. A. E. Spainer kept the minutes.
After the reading of the minutes reports
OF The several societies ana missions winch
had been handed in To the secretary were
read. The iirst was that Of the Baltimore
German Society.
The reports of the Easton Society, tho
Preston Society, the Richmond Mission, the
Washington Society, aud tile Wilmington
Society were received. IN the Washing
ton soCfetys report lengthy reference
was made To the holding OF the recent
convention III this city, tile dedication of
the new church and ITS history, ahu the
jubilee meeting held some time later on
the fiftieth anniversary of the estab-
lishinent Of the new church ucctrihes III
this city.
Following came the reports OF ministers
which included the statistics OF the church
work throughout tile territory which COMES
under The guidance OF the Baltimore AS
sociatiou. The reports included detailed
accounts OF the number OF meetings held,
number OF persons in attendance, VISITS
made by pastors and workers III the cause,
the number OF converts, and other data
which goes 10 show To what extent the
doctrines as preached by Swedenborg are
gaining in this community.
The report from the frican mission OF
this city, presented by Rev. =. Louis.
included not only the details of III, ..-.ssion
work but also that of the pastor himself.
All Of these reports took in the baptisms,
marriages, funerals. etc.
The general minister's report was pre-
sented by Rev. Frank Sewall. In this he
spoke of the work now in progress and
offered some suggestions which he thought
would materially aid in the progress OF
the work.
Following the general minister's report
was the report of the executive committee
which incl uded the treasurcr's, secre-
tary's and the rest OF the officials who are
required by the constitution to prepare
reports.
The executive Committee recommended
Change in the ninth OF the standing orders
which now gives 10 the committee the
privilege Of meeting previous TO tie annual
meeting TO prepare a reIort and arrange
tie business to CONE le1ore the association.
The report OF the treasurer, Mr. X. r..
Barnard, showed the &c eipts To he S267 81.
expenditures, S24S. l .. leaving a balance Of
Sl9.66. On motion the report was ac-
cep.ed and hcssrs. Smith and Earrings
appointed committee to ludit Lie account.
Reports of several committees appointed
to transact business affairs were PFC
scnted and the meeting adjourned until
this morning at 8 O'Clock.
The teccpt.on last evening 10 the Gci,-
gates rendered by the pastor. his family
and other members OF the church was held
at the pastors home, No. 1918 Riggs
place northwest. 1t was an informal al
fair. There was brief musical program.
which added much TO the pleasure of the
evening
There We're perhaps sixty or seventy
people present. Among the number were:
Rev. Philip h. Cabell of Wilmington. Rev
u. Lawrence Allbutt OF Baltimore c. A. E
Spamer of Baitiinore, Mrs. J. +. TraylIern.
Miss Alice Fonerdon, Miss X ate c. Spamer
ana Miss Bona Pedrl Spamer of Baltimore,
DR.. Malcolm Cameron, Charles q. Smith.
ST.. John HitZ, Prof. j. W. Hunt, Dr II.
NJ. Schooiey, job Barnard, Mr. and Mrs
Albert French, Mrs. W. H. Wlloughby of
Preston, Md, Mr.. Alfred Klakring, Mrs
Ellen Spencer Mussey, Mrs. H. NJ
schooiey, Mrs. c. e. Smith, Mr..
Morchead, Mrs. Doubleday, Miss.
Edith Meem. the Misses Susette, Bessie u MI;
Flos>ie Smith, Mrs. Mary A Brnsius. Miss
Il. u. Brosius, Miss Dela Muse the Misses
Anna, May and Ethel sigsbt.e, Miss Alice
Putnam, James H. Smith, Mrs Barnard,
JOHN S. Harrington. Paul Sperry. Victor
johnson, Arthur Barnard, Miss Alice
Barnard, Miss Mabel McCalmont. Miss
Jessie MacCarty, Mrs MacCarty, Mrs. o.
h Hare, Albert Prentice, Mr.. Tcdstrum and
others
Inc Program for today's session Of the
Maryland association is as fellows: . a.
M, board OF missions: II 10:30 a. m :. asspcia-
ton, 2:3O p. M, election of officers, B d.
m, annual address By Mr.. C. A E. Spamer
OF baltimore: Working With the Lord i'm
the Establishment OF His Church," $3.50 D.
M, report or The board OF missions with au-
ufesses' D. m, annual meeting of the
Maryland New-Church Sunday School As
ISOLATION; address by the Rev. George Law
renee Albutt of Baltimore: ..yessels and
Their Contents" Suggestions forimproved
Sunday school work. by the Mnrkers