The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-14


The ninetv-second anniversary Of the
Abingdon baptist ASSOCIATION opened in
the First Baptist church, North Scran~
ton. yesterday morning. Two sessions
were held and the evening was de-
voted to a Baptist Young Peoples union
rally. In the morning the reports of
committees were received. officers elect
ed and other business transacted. Ad-
dresses were delivered in the afternoon
by Or James w. Putnam and Mrs.
Harriet NJ. Jones. Several reports of
churches were also received. At the
rally. Rev. Philip Rotzong and Rev. j.
NJ. Stif!er made addresses. The ses-
sions were well attended and much
interest is manifested in the proceed
ings
MORNING SESSION.
Rev. S. G. Reading led the devotion
al exercises at the morning sessiOn,and
after the singing of Nearer Ny God
TO Thee the meeting was called TO
order by the clerk in the absence of
Moderator O'Neal. Rev. J. r. ELLIS was
elected moderator pro tenn. The COM
mittee Oh arrangements made their re-
port on the programme arranged. and
the rules of order were read by the
moderator. Rev. J. A. Evans. pastor
of the church. made the address of
welcome. and all visiting brethren and
sisters were invited tc participate in
the sessions. The moderator then filed
existing vacancies on committees. and
the nomination and election of officers
was proceeded with. The clectionsre-
suited as follows
Moderator. Rev. j. r. Ellis, Blakely
Clerk, F. NJ Koehler. Scranton.
Treasurer, Richard Nichols, West
| Scranton.
The clerk was instructed to have the
| minutes printed and distributed by
! Oct. Is. Rev. II. Fl. Harris, of Taylor,
| announced at this iurcturc that he
would present a resolution at the next
session that will permit Of the Office
| of moderator being filled alternately
| by minister and layman. Rev. Thomas
| de GruchY. pastor OF the Jackson
! Street baptist church, followed with
| the GOctrinal sermon, and the morn
| ing session was closed with the sing
/ ing of IAN Hail the Power of Jesus
/ Name Rev. Grove pronounced the
benediction.
Previous to adjournment the follow
inc committees were announced by the
moderator:
Obituary-Rev. G. n. Spaulding, Rev.
Edward Howell and James Davis
Ienevolence-Rev NJ! J. Watkins,
Rev. f. Hartford. Rev. w r. Grow
Temperance--Rev. s. G. Reading. u.
D., a. r. Clay. Rev. James w. Lowry.
Keystone Academy-Rev. y. r. bot
gong. Rev. i. VI. Roderick, Luther
Keller and William Chappell.
Systematic Renefcence-Rev. r r.
Y. Pierce, Rev. ]. S. Thomas. w. r.
Nye and Rev. J. L. Williams.
Auditng-A. B. Clay. Giles Clark and
Isaac Edwards
Education Society-Rcv. w. J. Ford.
Home Misslons-Rev. Thomas De
Gruchy, d. u.
Foreign Ntissions-Rcv r. r Y.
! Pierce.
Publication Society--Rev. II. r. Har.
ris.
Following is list Of the delegates
and visitors in attendance at vcster-
days sessions:
rev. and Mrs. W. j. Ford. Green
| Ridge; Mr. and Mrs. 4. NJ. Finn. Dali
| ton; Mrs. +. Palmer Smith, Dalton. T.
IS Edwards. Forest City; Luther Kel-
Ter, scranton; y. C. Purple, Carbon
dale: Mrs. Webber, Elmhurst; Miss g
| n. henyOn, Mrs. s. ID. Kingsley, Oly-
! phaht' MIS- r. Rossar. Jermyn: Mrs
! IL. Oberts, Peckville; Mrs. Thomas de
| Gruchy, West Scranton; Mrs. William
| j. Haskins, Taylor; Mrs. j. +. King.
Clarks summit; Mr. ana Mrs. Zeveizlg,
FactoryNille; Miss Carrie v Davis
carbondale; c, w Hall. Waverly: Mrs.
john Hodges, Taylor; c. 4. Sherman,
| WaVerly; Mrs Aylia Davis, Fleetville:
Mrs. f. Russell, Burlington, VT: Sundy
| X, Wright Philadelphia; Louis T..
| clark, Scott Valley; George Widdick.
| Mrs A. l.. TomlinsOn, Scranton.
Miss Nye, Carbondale: w. r. Ed
| wards. Blakely; A. II. Burdick, Cliff
! ford S. b. Wage and Wife, Factory
vile; S. c. Krigbaum. Scranton: s. T..
Cook, Factoryville; Solomon Turner
ana wife, FactoryVille; John Dawes,
| West Scranton Mrs. George r. Prich-
ard Green Ridge; Mrs c. Fl. Mathew
son, Factoryville; Elkanah Hulley,
James W. Putnam, Factoryville: j NJ
Sutier, Grocer seminary; A. NJ. Baker
and wife, Waverly; Mrs Wolfe. Waver-
ly; George Winters, Dundaff: Edward
f. Davis, Mrs Morris. Taylor: G. c.
| Gillett and wife Clifford; r. w. Quin-
tin, Hollsterville; G. II. Button, Fac
toryville; II. A. Tinsley, Hartford: b.
| c. BeddOe, West Scranton
Mrs. A. b. Holmes. West Scranton.
Mrs. A. r. Snyder Dunmore: Larinia
b. Tomlinson. West Scranton; Vnlette
d. Loomis, Scranton: Z. b. Palmer,
Philadelphia; O. IT. Hull ana wife.
Dundaff; Miss Martin, Mrs. Haustine.
Forest City; d. Z. Rutan and wife.
Mrs, L. Darow, Forest City: Mrs.
! Coon, Newton Centre: Miss Mary Cal
ander Peckville; L. f. Ayres, Clifford;
Mr., and Mrs, Othull, Dundan: s. s.
Coles, Peckville: Rev II. Baker. Throop;
w. B. Grove, Carbondale; A. A. Mich
| Olas, Clarks Summit; O. b. Jones
Clark's summit: n. T. Dean, Dalton:
! g. Fl. Bell, Scranton; L. L. Clay, Elm
hurst; Ruth D. Miller, Clifford: II. H.
Harris, Taylor; John Evans, Waverly;
Mrs, d. l.. Potter, Clifford; T. Lewis
| Factoryville: Mrs. c. Myers. Scranton:
Mrs. o. w. Mason, Dalton.
Jacob Davis, Plymouth; Mrs. w. r.
feary, Carrie l.. Geary, Miss Lottie
Andrews. Carbondale; Mrs. i. 5. Ben
nett, Green Ridge; Mrs. Charles Wet
| more, Mrs. l.. NJ Gates, Scranton:
Mrs. a. VI. Dershimer, West Scranton.
Mrs, Pearce. Penn avenue church: X
| S. Gardner. Clifford Mrs. n. ID. Ting
ley, West LenoX; Mrs e. j. Tallman,
| Carbondale; Mrs. Milton Taylor, Peck
| VILE; Mrs, Frank Brooks. Dalton; n
A. Capwell, Scranton; Mrs. c. Bogart.