The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-28
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Delegates Assembled at Pater-
son from All Parts of the
State-The Exercises.
Special to the jersey oav Nsus.

PATTERSON, Oct. Is, 1S96.-Th New
jersey State Baptist Convention assem-
bled here yesterday at the First Baptist
Church. The convention was called to
order at $3.50 A. NJ. by President Brockett.
and the opening devotional exercises We're
aed by the Rev. NJ. P. Fixes. Of Trenton.
An address of welcome was then deliv-
erred by Pastor J. W. Brougher, of the
home church. and this was happily re-
sponded to by President Brockett. Then
followed the report of the temporary COM
mittees, as follows:-
place and Preacher. 3. L'Homme-
dteu. J. H. Dudley. j. H. Chambliss.
'Enrolment-W. H Hitler, Joseph Sui
liyan, J. G. Dyer w. w. Barker, George
w. Rfres.
Nomir1ations-Aibert G. Lawson, W. w.
Pratt. A.. II. Sembower, Thomas Bur-
roweS. Asa Suydam. A. B. Randall, WILL
The annual sermon was preached at
1925 by Pastor A G. Lawson, of Com
DEN, ON the subject OF The Holy Spirit
BY tine time the sermon began about $50
delegates had assembled In the church
ana more We're arriving ON every train.
After the sermon addresses were made
by D. A. Waterman and Frank Harvey.
neId representatives OF the National Com
mission en- Systematic Benehcence Tfe
49, @-< 1917 a at 4As1Q.
The afternoon session was called to or
Ger at 2 o'clock and the exercises were
conducted by the Educational Society, its
PRESIDENT, Pastor E. T. Tomlinson. OF
services, led by Pastor J. B. LHomme-
dpeu, of Newark, the Presidents address
was delivered by Mr.. Tomlinson.
This was followed by the appoint
treasurer. the Rev. George 4. Horr. OF
Bayon1e, and of the secretary, the Rev.
o. P. Caches, of Hightstown. There viii
De addresses on the training of the minis
cry, by Professor Henry C. Vedder. OF
Grocer Seminary; on the organization
WITHIN the church. by Pastor c. H. PEN
dletor, of Mount Holly. and on business-
mem. by %. A. Armstrong, OF Camden.
Among the more prominent delegates IN
attendance are;-The Rev. e. J.. Brockett,
OF East Orange, president of the conven-
tion; the Rev. c. A. Cook, Bloomfield;
the Rev; Albert E. Lawson, Camden; DIR.
Joseph Sagebeer. Pennington; Asa Suy-
dam, Pennington; the Rev. Theodore Hell
sig, Freehold; the Rev. E. w. Clark,
Hightstown; the Rev. Thomas Burrows,
keyport; the Rev. J. D. Crumly. Key
port; A. N. Senbrower. MiMvfle; Lynn
b. Wheeler. New Brunswick; C. H. Rum
yon, Elizabeth; the Rev. c. H. Dodd, pas
tor of Peddie Memorial Church, Newark;
the Rev. J. H M. Chambliss, East Orange;
the Rev. w. v. Wilson, Port Monmouth;
n. B. Randall, Summit; Judson Conklin,
Trenton; w. W. Case, West Hoboken; the
Rev. Albert Foster, d. D., Newark; the
Rev. F. c. A. Jones, Newark; the Rev.
w. w. Pratt, Passaic. and the Rev. w.
Russell, of Camden.
Last evening the Convention Board of
the State Baptist Educational Society
met. The principal business was the an
nlal report of the secretary, the Rev. o.
P. caches, of Hightstown. He reported
that thirty-two young men and one young
woman have during the past year beer
assJted in securing an education, prepare
tory TO entering the ministry, at an ex-
penditure of 1920. Since the society was
organized, ffty-eight years ago go young
men rave been added, twenty-four OF
whom are now laboring in the pulpdts OF
the State.