The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-12
DELAWARE 3.
BAPTISTS.
The Semi Annual Sermon
Adjourns at Chester Last
Night.

The semi annual session Of the Delaware
Baptist Union at Chester adjourned last
night. Tuesday afternoons exercises
opened by devoting two shours' lesson to
Women's Work. This consisted of IN sd.
dress from prominent members Of thu w.
| C. T. u. another by one of the Ladies'
Aid followed by an address by returned
missionary from Africa. This was follow.
ed by an address by Rev r. W. Powell.
who took as subject .Decipl hip" Rsv.
Mr. Powell ably set forth tho duties Of q
Christian and church member, who con.
siders themselves a desciple of the Lord
Jesus Christ. Mr. Powell spoke for about
half an hour and was succeeded by gen.
eral report Of the committee on Systematic
Beneflcence. This report was from diff
erent churches andin all about six or
seven responses wero heard Following
this was an address by Rev. r. H. Mid
dlsditch. His subject was the Use and
Abuse Of Church Entertainment" He
handled tho subject most admirably and
showed how decidedly wrong 1t was to
make the house OF God place Of trade.
AT $50 Rev. Moses Heath, Of Whining
ton. rendered An address on the Fidelity
to Oar Bible School, I'm which he pointed.
ly showed the congregation that more at
tention should be paid to the Bible OUT
side of the Sunday school, He said that
what Is needed Is more Bible Missions.
Bible classes and more work in general in
regard TO outside Bible work.
follwing was an address by DR.. Isaac
Crowther who expounded the spiritual
characteristics Of Sabbath school work.
or, 10 which he readily explained the
duties Of n Sunday school worker. +.
The evening was devoted to the young
people The services were opened bya
general business meeting OF the Young
Peoples Federation and responses were
heard from about twenty five leaders In
the cause. Following this was sono SER
vice Of about about half hours dura.
ton.
Rev. Charles W. Williams, of the North
Chester Baptist Church. rendered an able
address on Goods Call for the Young
People," ~.
Rev. o. g. BuddIngton. Of Wilmington.
followed with an address to the young
people inigeneral. A followed discussion.
in which the following parties responded:
Revs. e. W. W. Bishop. DR.. Hood. Il
Nswtown Square, DR.. Eastwood OF the
First Baptist Church or Burlington, N. j.
s. S. Woodward, Of the First Baptist
Church. Chester, and G, +. Merrill.of Will
min Ut0n Thu u hou nd al 10
meet Wednesday morning at nine o'clock.
The morning was entirely devoted to
the Missionary workings Of the Church.
followed by tho doctrinal sermon by tho
Rev. r. B, Cook, Of Calvary Baptish
Church, Wilmington. A report OTIS
Missionary Committee was followed by
an address by Rev. Leroy Stevens, d. d..
who took as his subject 1.-THE Young Min
ister's Training in Missions" FLOW I
Interest Our Churches in State Mission
was discussed by Rev. W. H. Conrad.
At 1915 Rev o. +. Flippio d, D., of
Philadelphia, gave m address on the srb-
ject "Where tho Money Goes" Rev +. 5.
Dobbns, Of Wilmington. then gays q talk
OH missionary Books" followed, by Rev
4. B. Palmer giving an interesting talk -
Oil 1.-The Present Need of Wider Mis-
ionary Spirit" At eleven O'Clock Rev. r.
B. Cook preached the doctrinol sernor.
The meeting adjourned FOR lunch which
was served in the assembly room. '
At yesterdays session the following
officers we're elected for the next conven.
ton to be held six months Fence: Moder-
ator Rev. E. W. Powell. Brandywine Bap-
list Church: District Clerk, Rov. F. G.
Merrill, North Cavalry Church, Whining
ton; President. Y. p. B. u, Rev, w. d.
Thatcher, Media; Vice-president, Rev, o.
G. Buddington. Wilmingto, Treasurer.
Miss Mary Gibson, Wilmington; Score
tary, Miss Nillis Hlnson, Wilmington.