Bridgeton pioneer., 1898-10-06
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The New Body to be Known as the Mon
mouth Association-The Officers
Elected and the Reports Pre-
sented-The Addresses
and Discussions.

with the Berean Baptist Church of this
city Tuesday. This is the oldest associa-
ton in the State, and is composed Of the
Baptist churches in Gloucester, Salem,
Cumberland and Cape May counties,
representing constituency of 572S.
The Moderator, the Rev. A. III. Sem
bower, of Millville, called the body to
order. after which the Rev. G. L. Hart,
pastor Of the entertaining church, con-
Quoted devotional service and made an
address of welcome.
The Introductory sermon was preached
by the Rev. 81. W. Barras, of Millville,
who took for his text II Peter, a; "Par-
takers of the Divine Nature"
After the sermon the officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows: The
Rev. E. W. Stone, of this city, as Mode
rator, and the Rev. George S. Wendell of
Alloway, clerk. The Rev. B. B. Ware,
of Greenwich, was appointed Financial
Clerk.
The afternoon session opened with a
devotional service conducted by the Rev.
). A. Crawn, Of Newfield. The Rev.
the forty letters from the churches show
ing general prosperity and hopeful con-
ditions. The Cohansey Church, the
Oldest IN the association, located at Roads
town, extended a cordial invitation to the
association to meet next year with it.
The Rev. A. Fl. Sembower delivered an
address Of welcome to the new pastors
who have come into the association dur
ing the year.
Reports upon missionary work were
presented. ION Associational Mission
ary Work." by the Rev. w. B. Crowell:
Estate Missions" by Rev. E. w. Stone:
Home Missions," by Rev. j. T. Craig
and "Foreign Missions" by Rev. H. H.
Thomas.
These reports were followed by several
addresses. The Rev. Frank S. Dobbins.
the secretary of the Missionary Union,
spoke on 1.-The Rising Tide of Missionary
Enthusiasm" Miss Kate Thompsons. of
Newark, spoke for the Baptist Home for
the Aged. Miss Maryetta .. Reedside,
missionary who has spent the last six
years among the Kiowa Indians, deliver
ed an address upon the work among the
Indians. The afternoon session closed
with an address by the Rev. NJ. 81. Pog-
son, d. d., of New York, on the Baptist
Ministers Home.
Tuesday evening theservice began with
praise service, led by Rev. j. S. Teas
dale, of Roadstown.
Reports were made on publication So
ciety work, by Rev. B. B. Ware; Bible
work, by Rev. H. w. Barras; mid
ministerial education, by Rev. J. M. T.
Childrey. Principal H. X. Trask, LII.
D., OF the South Jersey Institute, spoke
upon the value of education, and Mrs.
Alonzo Pettitt, State President OF the
Woman's Foreign Society, on the work
OF that society.
The service was concluded by mis-
sionary lecture and evangelistic address,
by the Rev. Frank S. Dobbins, DID, of
Philadelphia. Mr.. Dobbins spoke of
Central Africa, and the heroic work of
the Presbyterian, Episcopalians and Bap-
tist missionaries.
The lecture was illustrated with scores
VI Co1OIeu lduJ6fQ views.
Wednesday Morning.
The session opened this morning with
large attendance The session was large
ly taken up by reports pertaining to
the advancement of the church and it's
workers.
The devotion services were conducted
by the Rev. Edwin MacMinn, of Salem;
then followed the reading OF the minutes
of the preceding day, by the clerk, Rev.
George S. Wendell. The minutes stood
approved as read.
The reports of the temporary COM
mittees, to nominate Trustees, and on
place and preacher, were received and
adopted.
The reports of the standing committees
were heard. Bible Schools, Church His
tory, Ministers Widows Fund and |
Building Loan Fund. Obituaries by Rev. |
w. w. Bullock. an interesting sketch.
Report OF trustees of the Association and |
the treasurel's report.
Rev. ID. ii. Thomas made beautiful |
prayer for those of the church workers
who had departed in the past year.
On motion the miscellaneous business
were placed before the sermon.
A resolution was made by w. w. Bull
lock to establish Sabbath schools and
hold services among the Carmel, sRosen-
hayn and Woodbine, by the Association.
The resolutions were adopted.
Pastor Kent of colored church in Cape
May City made an appeal for help to be
extended to his struggling flock.
A committee of five we're appointed to
revise the rules of order after the motion
was carried.
A resolution to shorten the length of
the reports of the standing committees to
2oo words was carried. This ended the
business.
Doctrinal sermon was delivered by the
Rev. I. ii. Sherwin, of Cape May City.
lie was very eloquent speaker and his
sermon was mastery one and he
handled his subject with thoroughness.
After the sermon collection was taken
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