The morning times., 1896-10-18
HELD THREE BUSY SESSIONS
Nsws Church Association
H ars Several R p0r S.
MISSION WORK DISCUSSED
Evening and Talked on Ways and
Means-New Officers Elected in
the ernoon-Program for the
Exercises Today.

Association OF the Nev> Jerusalem con
veneu yesterday at O'Clock at the
church. corner OF Sixteenth and COrcoran
streets.
The following members OF the board were
present:
Rev. Frank sewaIl, president; C. A. E.
spamer, secretary; Reys. Peter j. Faber.
Philip u. Cabell, Peter c. Louis, DR.. Nal
COIN Cameron, Charles F. keeIer, and
Ralph p. Barnard
report WAS prepared by the board to be
presented Ia tie association AT its meet
ing In the afternoon. The board asks the
auuptlon OF the following:
Resolved, That the sum of $500 be
raised Tor church uses OF the board of
missions OF our association the coming
year, inclusive Of the paying off OF all
present Indebtedness
The board heard " 18th qualification the
reports concerning the missionary work
by Rev. Jabez Fox III Preston, Nd: H. T.
Harvey III DanvilIe, va. and james A.
Spiers and Walter L. Brickman.
The summary Of the mission Work showed
that eighty four visits had been made
during the year by various pastors 10
places within the limit of the association.
THE MORNING MEETING.
The Association OF the New Church, Presi'
| dent Scwall presiding, began its session at
1890. The meeting was opened with the
reading of prayer by Rev. L. b. Cabell
of Wilmington, Del.
The report OF the advisory committee OF
The First African Society was read. The
report, among other things, states:
1T is gratifying To be able to report
that since the las Il meeting Of the Maryland
Association sufficient sum OF money has
been subscribed to make beginning in
providing suitable place for the work
OF the mission
The report states that a two story brick
structure mas been started and S2.45O
more is required to complete the building
ut Is gratifying to note" the report
| says, THAT while this is still the only or
ganized African New Church society, yet
from various sources come the most = Sti-
| flying evidences OF a readiness among the
colored people TO accept the heavenly doc
| trines.
This mission has also aroused in New
| Church men and women all over the coun-
| try, the warinest and most affectionate ILL.,
| terest. and has served an important use inso
| doing.
1T is hoped that the Maryland AssOcia-
| tion will at this time give our Committee its
hearty cooperation nd assistance IN rails
ing the money necessary 10 complete the
| chapel, and especially to complete the
| auditorium before the weather becomes so
| cold as to make 1t impossible to use ii for
| Suuda school and regular church services. -
on hand of S95.l4 and, u disbursement
| during the year of 2.376.67
WAYS AND MEANS.
| A Committee W as appointeit tO devise means
| by winch to increase To subscription list
of the Messenger, the official organ of the
| New Church.
| TIE report of the committee Of three
on conference Oh standing order 6. Which
stated various WAYS that could lie resorted to
| to raise funds for the association was,re
| ceived as Information.
Several meinbers- expressed their views
| about the matter of raising funds. but no
| final action was taken, it being postponed
| until this afternoon. p
Messrs. Allbutt, Smith and Cabel were
| appointed a committee on nomination of
| officers for the association. and viii re-
port tins afternoon, at which time the clec-
| tion VIII he held.
The afternoon session was presided over
| 10y the general pastor, the Rev. Frank
| Sewall. The attendance was quite large.
| The first business on the program was the
| election of officers. The committee on
nomination of officers reported the fol-
lowing nominations and the nominees were
| duly elected:
Presiding minister, Rev Frank scwaIl:
Vice president, Rev T b. Cabell of Whining
ton; recording secretary, c. A. Z. spamer
| of Baltimore: corresponding secretary, DIR.
| MalCOitl CdmtTOllr tftdSuIcT, fNdIpiI L Edl
| nard. Job Bernard, William II. Swift.
Peter Knapp and Rev. William NJ. Nc.
Intosh were chosen the other members of
tue executive Committee. The elective
members of tile board OF missions were c.
A E. Spamer, DR.. Malcolm Cameron and
Ralph =. Barnard.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Tue annual address was delivered during
the afternoon by c. A. E. Spaner Oh Work
| IL, -i,I, ,b..I I m rho pstAhli nmpnt nj
His church,
Tue report of the board of missions was
next read by the secretary. In this re
| port were tue facts concerning the worl
done and that which is now i'll progres.
in the New Church missionary field. A
reference to tue Washington African mis-
sion was to the effect that the work wa
being sustained with increased activity
and that as soon as the new building wa
completed more effective work could b'
accomplished.
The board recommended that the sum o
$500 be raised during the year for mis-
sion purposes in addition 10 that which
the association now owes.
Rcports of work in the libraries and tha
performed in the book repositories wer
also presented and they Were discussed a
some length by the delegates and thos
present.
} THE EVENING SESSION.
J Secretary C. A. L. Spamer of the Mary
land Association OF the New Jerusalem
| presided at last nights session.
The evenings exercises were opened wit
n hymn. prayers and the reading
! | SCRIPTURE The annual meeting OF the MARY
| land New Church Sunday-school Associi
tion was then held, during which the n
ports from the English and German sOcietie
of Baltimore, the Washington society. til
\ | Wilmington society and the African Mi
I sion Society of this city, were read. a
Of these reports embodied the details
work performed inthe sunday-schoolsc COZ
J nected with the societies mentioned an
1 included statistics concerning the a
tendance, the number of teachers. none
collected, Increase in pupils and tie ayerag G
work performed in each school.
1 The report of the treasurer showed thg
after all expensesattcnding the continuanc
of tue schools during the year had bee
paid there was sui Haiaice ol Soo.o
, on hand.
4 The reports of the Sunda y-schools, rea
by DR. Malcolm Cameron, were discussed
, the principal theme being that of devisin
ways and meanst TO enlarge the schools, I
D increase the attendance and to furthe
1 the reading of the writings Of Swcdenbori
4 which was considered OF the greatest III
4 portance.
ADDRESSES AND REPORTS
\ Tie address by the Rev. George Law
renee Allbu- Of Baltimore was ois"Vc
sells and Their Cen .ents.'' The address, {
Z motion, was ordered published in tile Me
= Singer
5 "Sugceslious for Improved Sunda y-scho
q Work. was the next thing on the progra
and Dr. Scwall said that if the childr
were taught to memorize the headlines
Swedenborg's writings 1t would material
aid them and impress on their minds t
IN wisdom and goodness Which they lac
The dis .ribution of the Sunday-school car
with verses on them helped the childre
e too and IL they were attractive cards 1