The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-08
A SUCCESS.
Baptist Meet
Closed.
FINE ADDRESS
Listened to By Large Mum
bers at Grafton CHURCH.

Grafton, Oct. THE second and last
day Of the 10Th annual convention OF
the Worcester Baptist Association was
held today in the First Baptist church
There was large attendance Of dele
gates and others interested in the work
Of the association. The devotional SER
vice at $50 a. m. was in charge of Rev
f. D. Penney. in the absence of Rev.
c. H. Sindmark. Prayer was offered by
Rev. DR.. Holmes of Worcester, after
which the congregation Joined in
Sow in the morn thy seed"
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler then took the
chair. A short business meeting oc-
cupied the following half hour. The
report Of the committee on French
work was approved. and the following
were elected to serve for the next year:
Rev. F. D. Penney, Rev. w. Bradbury,
Rev. Messrs. White. Tillman and stad-
man.
The address of the morning was de-
livered by Rev. DR.. C. H. Spalding of
Boston. He had a most commanding
manner.
The speakers address was of deep
interest, and he concluded by express
| ing the thanks of the assembly to the
| Baptist church here and to Rev. George
L. Hubbard for the use of the beautiful
house of worship, and the cordial and
hearty welcome given to the delegates
Resolved, that the heartfelt sym~
pathy of this convention and associa
ton be extended to Brother Burton and
] his family.
Resolved, that we recommend the
| high class of work wrought in the
it to Massachusetts Baptists as the
place to educate their sons
The Baptist Publication Society is q
| great Sunday school institution. The
| time must and will come when a con-
centrated line of activity will bring
forth evangelization. And this as So
ciety will serve as a great factor in the
conservation. An American British al
| lance would help the Christian cause.
In the movement of the last five
months the Christian nations of the
earth now look with infinite compassion
on Spain's oppressed colonies.
| Rev. F. T. Hazelwood was the next
and last speaker of the morning, his
subject being American Baptist Home
missionary society.
The afternoon session opened at 100
o'clock with a devotional meeting con
Quoted under the leadership of Rev. c.
G. Simmons. The afternoons theme
was, Work in the world Rev. f. D.
Penney led in the singing Of Pass me
not" and Rescue the perishing. ;"
| after which the association held a short
| business meeting. The reports of the
clerk and financial committee were read
and approved. Five dollars was appro-
priated for clerks salary.
Rev. A. j. Hopkins, L. B. Meeser
and G. B. Williams were nominated as
committee to make arrangements for
the next annual meeting.
| The address of the afternoon was de-
| livered at 2.15 o'clock by w. e. Witter,
NJ. d. who told in glowing language
his adventures in India as a mission
ary Owing to the absence of Rev. G.
E. Merrill, the address, Systematic
| Benefcence," was omitted.
| After a brief conservation service, led
| by Rev. George L. Hubbard, the asso-
citation adjourned, to meet the first
Thursday and Friday of October, 1899
at a place designated by a committee
composed of the moderator, clerk and
assistant clerk Of the association.
Several prominent clergymen, on
! being interviewed by The Spy CORES
pendent, after the closing Of the ses-
slon emphatically stated that the con-
vention had 6een the most successful
ever held under the jurisdiction Of the
society. An invitation was extended to
all members of the churches in the
| Baptist Association to attend a con-
vention in the Lincoln scyvare Baptist
church, Worcester, Tuesday, Wedrles-
day and Thursday, November l, 2 and
Is.
The officers elected by the Worcester
| Young Peoples Union for the ensuing
year are: President, G. Allen Sargent
Dewey street church; first vice presi-
dent W. Clifton Eddy, South church;
second vice president, Jessie Hambley,
Pleasant street; third vice president,
| William f. Rowley of North Grafton
secretary, e. J. Titcomb, Greendale
treasurer, Miss E. e. Guy, Lincoln
| square.
FUNERAL OF MRS. GIBBS.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Daniel
Gibbs occurred from her late residence
on South street, at o'clock this after
noon. The pallbearers We're: Joseph
A. Dodge, Albert Fisher, John E. Nc
lCIellan and Charles Pratt. Rev. Benja-
min S. Robbie officiated. Interment was
in the family lot in Riverside cemetery.