The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-13
Delaware BaptiSt Union.

Chester, Oct. 12.-The Delaware Baptist
Union Association convened this morning
In the new First Baptist Church.
The moderator. Rev. U. q. Buddington
Of Bethany Baptist Church, Wilmington,
led the devotional exercises and the ad.
dress OF welcome to tho delegates was
made by Rev. s. S. Woodward.
The introductory sermon was preached
by Row. u. b. Briggs from Genesis Nxxit,
jA.s8, and treated of the story Of jacobs
Wrestls with practical Illustrations.
Mrs. w. A. Walling, Of Wilmington,
Dol, president of the Woman's Mission
Society, presided at tho afternoon session,
aud, after singing and prayer, officers were
Fblected Us follows: Mrs. +. G. Merrill,
president; Mrs. Newliu, vice-president;
Miss jennie Macintosh, secretary and
treasurer,
r. An address on foreign work was given
! by Miss Hattie Newlin, of Wilmington,
and homo work was the subject Of m adj
dress by Mrs. w. X, Broudbelt, of Chester.
The symposium which followed treated Of
Foreign missions and proved interesting.
Miss +. M. Schuyler, general secretary Of
the Wonan's Home Mission Society of tho
United States, gave strong account of
che work:bsing, done by tho society. ~
Inc evening exercises were in charge Of
sne young Peoples Federation and the
a.eehoanoc WAS much larger than ut any
vi She prcvious sessions.
II Ahe Meeting was opened by n short
praise service under the direction Of GuOrge
"A. Perry. Following this came tho topic
for sne evenings discussion: The Essen
kial Relation Of the Young Peoples So
iCiety to tho church, to conventions, to Inen-
tai and spiritual development and to tho
nnsaved." The addresses We're made by
Rev. A. P. Mihm, Bev. i. Cu, Merrill, Re-.
W. S Cntletu and Rev Hickman DenninF,
who handled the different phases of tho
subject in tho order enumerated.
Their remarks ALI applied to tho rela-
tlons existing between the young people
and tho different branches Of church
work. Much now matter for thought was
brought forward by the speakers. Follow.
ing the addresses the discussion became
general and lasted for about 2j minutes.
after which the meeting adjourned until
nine o'clock this morning.
h The program for today contains many
interesting features and the sessions will
be we'll attended II the weather is clear
The delegates who enrolled their names
from this city were as follows:
/ d North Wilm1ngton-F. e, Merrill, C. IL.
Rankin Martha Taylor.
Eighth Street, Rev Fl. C. Jones, Bella
Smiley. Miss Florence Price.
Calvary-Rev. Il. w. Powell, Mrs. Will
liam b. Adams, Ella S. Cooper, Mrs. II.
N. Boyer, Eva Smith.
Mount Enocn, Wilmington-W. II. llol-
iban.
Bethany--Rev. o G. Buddington, Mrs.
Hiram Gerger, Mrs J. G. Whitehousc,
Mrs c. Newlin, Mrs NJ, T. Reynolds.
Second Baptist - Washington Jones
Thomas Parr, Mrs. u. G. Din, Mrs, A, f..
Bpencer, Mrs. A. Gawthrop, Mrs. f. Cool.
Ing, Mrs. NJ. Gruhb Miss A. +. Stroud,
Mrs. Il. J. Wier, Dr. r, d. Cook, Rev. y.
A. Briggs.
nDelawale Avenuc-Rev William A. Wal.
Ting, Mrs. VIM. A. Walling Mrs. 5 l..
Bacon, Mrs. A. H, Bratten, j. NJ. Rutan,
II. J. Newlln, J. II. Wcstcott.
First German-Rev A. =. Mihm.
I Those from down the State were:
: Dover, Del.-Ella Stout, J. G. Parvoc,
L. f. Culveyhouse Mrs. q. w Evans -;
4, Milford, Del-Rcv. B. T. p. Woodall,
s. b. Question, r. Z. Wallace, p. A. Wal
lace.
Wyoming, Del.-Rev. C. c. Young,
Miss Jennie NJ. Mcintosh.