The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07
BAPTlsrs CONVENE.
Large Meeting of Worcester Association
Held at GRAFTON.


Grafton, Oct 6.-The 10Th annual
convention Of the Worcester Baptist
Association opened at the First Bap-
fist Church at $50 o'clock this morn
ing with a 80 minutes prayer meeting
conducted by Rev. f. .. Penney. The
theme of the morning session was 1.-THE
work in our churches" AT 10 O'Clock
Rev. George L. Hubbard, pastor OF the
Grafton Baptist Church, delivered an
address Of welcome
After the address these officers were
elected: President, Rev. Il. D. Penney;
clerk, Rev, w. F. Rouley; assistant
clerk, j H. Bourne; treasurer, =. A
Richardson; committee Of arrange
ments, Rev. G.. L. Hubbard, Rev W.
F. Rouley and Rev. G. T. Wheeler;
finance committee, Dea. f. S. burke.
Dea- 3. A Richardson and B. B. Ea-
ton; correspondence committee, Rev.
B. S. Morse, l.. B. Thomas and Rev.
A. st. James; committee on next ses-
sion, Rev. Woodman Bradbury, Rev.
B. E. Grey and c. B. Williams. After
collection, letters were read from
these churches: North Oxford, Grafton,
Westboro, Main Street, Beacon Street,
Summer Street, Oak Hill, Pleasant
Street, First Baptist, South Street,
Dewey Street and Adams Square
churches Of Worcester, Northboro,
Greendale, Southbridge, Rochdale,
Webster, F'iskdale, Sutton, East Brook
field, North Uxbridge, Spencer, Man
chang and Millbury.
The morning session., with an atten-
dance of $50 people, closed at 1910
o'clock after a short address OH Estate
of religion in churches" A collation.
was served in the church vestry at
o'clock by the Ladies' Aid Of the Bap-
fist Church, Immediately after which
Mrs. 3. G. Gilman of Worcester led
a ladies' praise service, emphatical-
ly urging the cooperation of all in
church work.
1.-THE work in the state" was used as
the theme for the afternoon session,
which opened at o'clock. A devo-
tional meeting, led by Rev B. S. Morse,
Immediately followed the opening ex-
ercises. Rev. j. S. Holmes and Rev. C. G.
Simmons were then introduced to
the association. Rev. B. S. Morse in
troduced Mrs. Lucy Howard, wife of
former Baptist minister, who was
present at a meeting in the church
just u years ago.
Rev. A. j. Hopkins Of Webster OPP
ened a discussion on Work among
the French fully stating the peculiar
circumstances under which Rev. Mr.
Benoit, the leader Of the French Mis-
sion on wheels was existing without
money, etc. The debt Of 1904 was part
ly pledged as follows: Northboro, $40;
First Baptist Church, Worcester, $50;
Main Street, Worcester $50; West SUIT
ton, So; Pleasant Street, Worcester,
SIS; Grafton, $40; North Grafton, $40;
Dewey $40; East Brookfield, IS; DR..
Walker, $40 Adams Square, IS; Lin
coin Square, $40. The rest was cared
for by private contributions.
At 2.45 o'clock the discussion, which
was omitted in the morning session,
was opened by Rev. W. Bradbury Of
the Pleasant Street Church of Worces-
ter, who used as topic How to meet
present conditions" He was followed
by Messrs. Knight, Penney and Walker
Of Worcester. The president then in
troduced Rev. w. F. Johnson of Med
ford, who supplied the place of Rev
w. H. Eaton, who was detained on
accounted sickness, and spoke at length
on the Work of state convention"
Rev. A. G. Upham was substituted
by Rev. r. j. Adams, who addressed
the assembly on Christian educa-
ton"
At 4.S0 o'clock the convention closed
with pastors hour, led by Rev. ]. B.
Robinson. The topic Of this meeting
was, "The prayer meeting as an evan
gelistic agency"