The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-14
DELAWARE BAPTIST UNION.
Proceedings Of the Second Days Session
at Chester.

Chester, Oct 13-The second days ses.
sion of the fourth annual meeting OF the
Delaware Baptist Union Association, held
at the First Baptist Church, opened this
morning with devotional exercises, led by
Rev. ]. NJ. Hunt. An election for trustees
was held and W. H. Gregg, Washington
Jones, Samuel Baker and William b.
Adams were chosen for three years and
Lawrence G. Weakley succeeded the late
John +. Fielding Of this city.
The report of the Missionary Commit.
tee was followed by u spirited discussion
on the spiritual need of the association.
Rev Moses Heath, Of Wilmington, Del,
road that part Of the report relating to the
State Of Delaware, and stated that sll0O
churches of that State, half of which had
bo8n contributed by the American Baptist
Mission Society
Rev. W. r. Patton, for Delaware Coun
ty. stated that the Crum Lynne Mission
has been recognized as church and the
old Brandywine church rencws its youth,
u new chapel being in course Of erection.
Thomas b. Partridge, Of Ridley Park,
suggested the employment of an itinerant
Delaware Rev. w. A. Walling, of vii.
mington, thought this money would do as
good service If put into the missionary so
ciety, and said that the pastors of the Will
mingion city churches could cover the
work If their expenses were paid. Rev. h,
i. Gregg, of Wilmington, raised the ques-
tion whether the itinerant missionary is
to establish new churches or supplement-
the work of the weak churches.
After littlo further discussion tho re.
port of the committee was adopted.
The audience had very materially In.
creased meanwhile, and there was large
delegation of students from Grocer Theo'
logical Seminary present to hear the doc
trinal sermon by Professor M. q. Evans.
Of the faculty. He took his text from l
Timothy, 81 chapter; part t Of the s lSth sh
pillar and ground of the truth
1t was announced by Dr.. r. B. Cook that
the mortgage on the New Castle church
has been lifted and q motion was carrled
to audit the accounts.
Miss Clara Dill. of Wilmington, was in
charge of the Young Peoples Federation
this afternoon and conducted the election
of officers. The Office of president went
begging, as tho nominations were all de-
clined, and the matter was held over. For
first vice president William Young was
elected; second vice president, w. ID.
Pullon secretary, Miss Clara Dill; treas
urer Rev. A. p Mihm; Board of Managers,
Rev. E. NJ. Powell, Rev. S. b. Ovcrton,
Howard Smiley.
A strong plank was adopted IN INC Ccm
perancc report that Christian people OF
all denominations unite in non partisan
alliance.
The Committee OIL tho Wyoming Or.
phanage reported that the churches had
been asked to vote OH the desirability and
feasibility of using the Wyoming Institute
for Baptist orphanage and that sixteen
churches had responded, as follows: Three
for, nine against and four neutral. On
motion further action was postponed. The
committee were Rev. S. s. woodward,
Miss Jennie Macintosh, Rev. b. Il. b.
WOodall.
Addresses were made on the following
subjects: Estate Mission Society" Rev.
DR.. W. Il. Conard; Baptist Orphanage,",,
Rev. DIR. r. B. Cook; "The Bible School,
Mrs. John Miller; "The Superintendent,
Rev. Dr.. g. W. Ray; "The Teacher" Rev.
w. A. Walllne; Tho Lesson" Rev. r. Il.
Mddleditch; "Tbe Scholar" Rev. j. G.
Pierce. A general discussion followed.
Harry Buell. led the song service this
evening and the address was delivered by
Rev. Dir. H. G. Weston, president of Grocer
Theological Seminary. Devotional exer-
ciscs closed the meeting Dover, Dol, was
agreed upon as the place for the holding OF
the fifth annual meeting of the association.