The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-13
BAPTIST CONVENTION.

Next Week-Prosramme for Three Days-Some of the Most Noted Preachers in the Denomination Will be Present.
 The complete programme for the Connecticut Baptist anniversaries to be held with the first church in Meriden October IF, IS and 19, has been ar ranged. The following organizations will hold meetings and in the order named: Conference of Baptist minis ters, Baptist Young Peoples union, Connecticut Baptist convention, Wo- mans American Baptist Home Mission society, Connecticut Baptist Education society, Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary society and Connecticut Baptist Social union.
 MONDAY. On Monday the seventeenth anniver- sary of the conference of Baptist min isters of Connecticut will occur. The president is Rev. w. D. Mckinney Ansonia, and the secretary, Rev. H. M. Thompson, of Hartford.
 The session opens at 1;30 p. m, with this programme.
 Election of officers. ... Report of changes inthe ministry. Introduction of new members.
 Some Modern Prophets and Their Message" Rev, Raymond Maplesden. "The Celestial and the Social Order an Analogy" Rev. Addison Moore. The Baptist Young Peoples union will meet at seven o'clock Monday Rev. F. E. Robbins. Norwall1; secreta- ry, H. A. Edgecomb, Groton; treasurer, Charles E. Prior, Hartford. The pro- gramme is as follows:
 700-Praise and devotional service. 730-secretary report. Treasurer's report. Business, appointment of com mittees.
 7:45-Report of President Robbins. Music. Special silver offering.
 S:00-Address, illustrating the c. c. c. work with class, Rev. H. F. Wise, Norwich.
 S:25-Address, Rev. Theodore Heisig, president New Jersey B. Y. P. U.
 9:00-Adjournment.
 Meeting of the board of trustees of the Connecticut Baptist convention at the parsonage, 437 Broad street, at 7:30 p. m.
 TUESDAY.
 The second session of Young Peoples union takes place from to 9:45 a. m. Tuesday. The programme is:
 S:00-Prayer and conference meeting, subject. Bible Readers Course" Rev. J. Chester Hyde, Quaker Hill.
 S:30--Music and open conference on the Culture Courses
 on wi nf mi of officers. Report from Buffalo, James l.. Case Norwich.
 9:20--Address, Suppression of Truth Rev. Harold Pattison, Hart ford.
 9:35-General discussion.
 The seventy fifth annual meeting of the Connecticut Baptist convention takes place also on Tuesday The off, cers are William A. Grippin, Bridge port, president; Hon. H. A. Hull, New London, president; Rev. P. S. Evans Torrington, secretary; Rev, c. A. Fiddock, field secretary and super intendent of missions; William F. Wal- ker New Britain, treasurer; E. V. Preston, Hartford, auditor
 The first session is from 10 a. m. to 12:30 D. m. The programme:
 Address of welcome Rev. w. G. Fen nell.
 Response of president, w. A. Grip- pin.
 Nomination of committees.
 Sermon Rev. K. M. Poteat, D. D.
 Report of the board of trustees.
 Report of the treasurer, W. F. Wal ker.
 Election of officers.
 Offering.
 Prayer and adjournment
 The Woman's Baptist Foreign Mis- sonary society, Mrs. A. Wheaton, state secretary holds session from 1 to D. m with an address by Mrs. F. J. Jones, of hiladelphia
 The second session of the convention will be from to p. m. Programme: Devotional service.
 Addresses upon the report of the beard by Rev. c. A. Schlipf, Rev. T. Clafford Rev. P. De Carlo, Rev. Louis J. Bamberg, MT. E. B. Boynton and genXal discussion.
 Address by Rev. T. J. Morgan, LL D., of New York: subject, '"The For eigner in America"
 Election of trustees.
 Report of the committee on the state of the churches, Rev. J. R. Stubbert. chairman.
 Open parliament.
 Offering.
 Third Session at 7:so p. m.
 Devotional service.
 The Connecticut Baptist convention, las Seventy-flve Years of History, re- marks by Hon. James l.. Howard
 500 D. m., discussion of the question, How Can we Increase the Efficiency and Enlarge the Work of the Conven- tion?''
 Our Duty to the Foreigner by Rev. J. D. Herr, D. D.
 ''The Blessedness of Giving by Rev. c. M. Stone, D. D.
 Our Duty to the Weak Chrches in Rural Communities. by Rev. M. H. Pogson, D. D.
 Offering.
 WEDNESDAY. Fourth Session From 800 to 9:5O a. m. Report of committee on obituaries, Rev. J. c. Hyde chairman.
 Report on committee on temperance. Rev. Franklin G. McKeever, chairman. Unfinished business.
 The seventy-ninth annual meeting of the Connecticut Baptist Education so- ciety, of which Rev w. G. Fennell is