The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-16
BAPTISTS TO MEET,
Over 500 Delegates
to Convene Here
Next Week.
MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
Autumn Meeting of Wor-
cester Central Con-
ference.
MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS.

Next week will be a lively one for the
Baptists of Worcester. The Baptist
societies of the state are to hold joint
convention here from the gath to the
9th in the Salem Square Baptist
church. The societies to convene are the
Massachusetts Baptist state conven-
tion, the Massachusetts Baptist Sun
day School Association, the Massachu-
sets Baptist Young Peoples Union, the
Northern Baptist Education Society," the
Massachusetts Baptist Charitable As
ISOLATION, and the ministers state con-
ference
Each society will be allotted a GER.
tain portion of the four days session
to itself, and thus an opportunity will
be afforded to all delegates to attend
meetings of all the societies. 1t is
thought that there will be about 500
delegates present during the week, not
to speak of the large number of visit
ors who will be attracted from all quar-
tiers by the fine program which is to
be presented. Some of the most prom
inent members of the denomination
throughout the state are slated to give
addresses.
The various committees of the First
Baptist church, appointed to arrange
and oversee all the details incidental to
the convention, are steadily pushing
their preparations and will be ready
to give the delegates and visitors a
royal welcome. A handsome illustrated
book of the weeks program will be
issued to all the delegates. There is
also a large amount of work being done
in securing accommodations for the
flock of Baptist delegates.
The chairmen of the different com
mittees are as follows: Entertainment
of guests, George c. Whitney; hotels
and accommodations, E. c. Gilman;
music, w. w Johnson; general accom-
modations about the church, Rev. j..
H. Bourne; ushering, Daniel F. Gay.
The autumn meeting of the Worcester
central conference with Pilgrim church
is to be held Tuesday, the 18th, with the
Rev Dr. j. e. futile of Union church as
moderator. The exercises of the day
will begin with prayer and song ser
vice at 10 o'clock At II o'clock there
will be a discussion on THE law of
local church growth" opened by tie
Rev A. T. Conrad of Old South church
and the Rev. e. w. Phillips. AT 1,45
o'clock another discussion will ensue
upon Immediate spiritual effecllve-
ness-The need and the source" opened
by the Rev. w. w. Jordan of Clinton
and the Rev. c. A White of Princeton.
After an intermission at 1890 oclocK
during which the ladies of Pilgrim
church will serve luncheon to all dele
gates and visiting friends for nominal
sum, the afternoon session will begin
al o'clock. The main features Of this
session twill be the addresses by the
Rev c. w. Shelton, field secretary of
the Congregational Home Missionary
society, on Home missions today; the
Rev c. o. Day, on 1.-THE claims II the
Educational society,"" and the Pew. T.
E. Emerich of South birmingham, on
THE stranger within the gate 1T is
expected that each of the churches
comprised in the conference will be Il p-
resented by its pastor, the superintend
cnt of the Sunday school and three del :
egates. The provisional committee
charged with all the arrangements is
composed of Rev. e. M. Chapman,
scribe; Rev. A. G. Todd assistant
scribe; Rev. A. q. Conrad and c. NJ.
Smith.
The 14th annual state convention Of
the Massachusetts Christian Endeavor
union is to take place in Springfield
Tuesday and Wednesday, the 18th and
18th, and there is every indication that
Worcester will be well represented.
Many Christian Endeavorers have sig
nif1ed their intention OF attending anu
it is probable that a number Of large
parties will be made up for the occasion,
which will have a special interest for
many Worcester people, by the ;art
that at the presentation of banners, on
the afternoon of the 18th, w. Fl, Lswis
Of this city will have charge of the
presentation of the missionary banner
and George E. Copeland, district sccre-
tary for Worcester county, will have
nho Of tIe 0fff Of
$50 o'clock on the first day, in the
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