The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-18
OFFICERS OF THE
BAPTISTS' UNION
Sessions Tha! Were Held in the First
Welsh Baptist Church.
SIX SERMONS WERE PREACHED
Important Business That Was Trans.
acted II, Saturdays ScssiOns-.NcW
Societies Admiitcd-.Report Made
by TrustecS-.ResOiutiOns Adopted.

Six sermons We're preached yester-
day at the First Welsh Baptist church
in connection with the convention of the
Welsh Baptists Of the Northern Penn
sylvauia district. and the Young Peo-
pies Baptist union. At o'clock in the
morning the young people conducted
prayer service. William Reese presid-
ed. At 10 a. III. there was regular de-
NOtiOnal service. Rev. Il. Jenkins In
troduced Rev. NJ. II. Jones, of LanW-
rost, Wales, who spoke in Welsh. Rev.
ian.od VIII Win a W sar,,,nn 'u'''''' e.
At y. IN. Rev. j. K. Hughes led in
prayer. Sermons were preached by
Rev. Ebenczcr Edwards. of Minersyllle,
and Rev. A. c. Williams. of Ashland.
The former spoke in English, the latter
in Welsh. In the evening the services
began at o'clock Rev. r. Edwards in
troduced Rev. ID. |. Evans, of Shenan-
doah, who preached an English sermon.
Rev. Charles Jones, of Nanticoltc, also
delivered a sermon i'm Welsh at the con-
clusion Of the first service, The Misses
Reynolds and Thomas BeynOn sang
during the evenings service. The
church choir, under the direction of
William Evans. rendered several an
thcms during the day.
Saturday was devoted 10y the conven-
tion to the transaction of important
business. The Union met from . until
10 o'clock Rev. W. ). Jones delivered
the address of welcome to the visiting
delegates. Rev. E.bcnezer GrifiithS.
president of the Union. responded. The
courtcSies of the convention were pX-
tended to Rev. Dr. DObbins, of Phila-
delphia: Rov. r. T. Morgan. Of Whit
ney's Point, n. Y: Rev. ID. c. Ed
N,Fso r,l, .t.,t a
Professor Button, of keystone academy
NM, ,r,,,rI,,r,e, ,,c,r,,,r
- w - Ems i'i'i-| H'D
oticeIS Tor me year were elected as
lOll0WS: j. NJ. Edwards, scranton,
president; Rev. Charles Jones. Nanti-
coke, hist vice president; Miss Chris
tianna Martin, Pittston. second vice
president; Miss Emily Jones, Shena-
doah, third vice president; Miss Olwen
Jones, Nanticoke, secretary; w. n.
Evans. Plymouth financial secretary:
William Pughe, Scranton, treasurer.
IN" union also met in the afternoon
before the meeting of the association.
Three new societies from Shenandoah.
Lansford and TAYLOR, We're admitted
into the union. This makes Il total
membership of 1850 persons. Rules
and amendments We're discussed during
theg reatcr gart Of the meeting. 1t
was decided To conduct a union eXcur-
sion sometime in the summer. The time
and place for the next convention was
left 60 the consideration of the board of
managers.
The president, vice president and sec
Irt, Mo, n't,,'t, aS ro'ni''l'te te,, 10
owen Grifiiths, of Utica. the announce.
ment of which was made exclusively in
this region by The Tribune of Satur-
day morning. Members made roma rLs
for th,. good of the union. after which
adiouruIneuI was madr Thr union also
held a session i'm tho avnnin,, ,rharo
was q very Iarpe. nttnrdonr, nh. ,,r,s-
iGcnt-plcct John n Edwards i,,trn.
duced Rev Ebenezo, Edwn,de of Min
ersyjIln ,s nraeidinc o. cr;co,.
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in" nvernisr,, ,,,ho n,.nrr.,,l' Wy
nd taI,s hy tbn ahoirrm ,,.,,,'e ,''.,uu ..1
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Nise naomi Tones nr Snron,nn ,.,r,r
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unnn tha stril,ino s,i,isct ,.,rh, ,,.nto,,,
nf tJn Nozarern :, MI oIu.a, yo,,,''. '!r
Nantirnkn rac;tad nioo,i,,ni, ~ -
Williams of Scranton sanr II, o,ol,d
vnina ana NIiss Nnr,, TT, ' ,,'
North lInd rn,d an i,,taroo,i,,,r ie,.,', .,'v
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Worl, " Ev rnnnast ,,isa Cor, IsI,,'a,i,.
nf Wilkes j,arra ra,itnd ,rhs har,,'ii',
,ion ,insad th, axarliso '''
ASSOCIATION BUSINESS.
The associatior mot i'm tba morninp
and afternoon. I'm thn r,ornipg a n,,,n7
Der of important matters were consid-
cred Tbe nrocendinrs wern nntirai,, IL,
the Welsh language prnfeeeor Iowns
Hughes was elected assistant nastor