The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-28
WARREN ASSOCIATION.
Twenty-Five Churches Represented
at Yesterdays Meeting.
Committees Appointed by Moderator In
ieresiIng Addresses Made.

\ large number Of delegates from %
| Baptist churches attended the 1s3d
meeting of the Warren association.
which was opened yesterday at me
Pawtuxet Baptist church. Moderator
Rev. w. III. Lane OF the Shawomot
Baptist church called the association To-
order. the Invocation being made nv
Rev. l.. Osler. Rev. T. u. Anderson
pastor OF Central Baptist church. Prov
idence. read a Scripture selection
which was followed by prayer by Rev
j. X. Ever of Providence.
The annual sermon was given no
Rev. W. III. Lane on The Vision OF
John: the Threefold Significance OF Tts
Symbolism TO the Churches" on ren-
ommendation Of the nominating com
mittee. Rev. T. +. Bartlett OF South
Providence. Rev. G. II. Miner and Rev
G.. w. Cole. Rev :. @. Smith M Nor
wood was elected moderator and pea
con IT. r.. Carpenter or Providence clerk
and treasurer
Inc delegates We're warmly welcom-
eu Dy heN; Herbert B. Hutchins. pas
Tor or the PawtuXet church. M,derator
Smith responding The report az tha
rcllef fund OF the three associatiors
IloNldence, warren and Narragansett
was. in brief: Balance from oId ac''
count S3l65l. collections from assocja-
tlons Soz.'4 cash dividends from banks
s.9V.aV' feceipts from other sources
soo4. ~ total receipts $ll53.9i. expendl-
lures and credits Sil53.94 jncindinc
s2lS.sl TO new acccunts Tho Ifst -
STOCK mortgages and securities helms
ing 10 the associations anot,pts g, Ell
sol .55. 'o"nlS 70 sll'-
Moderator Smith appointed ,besa
SUHlnlttfes: Place and preacher Rev
~. W Natien. Rev. +. H. Davis Dea-
Tol T bgnlamin ). Lee: historical sketch
~, ~. ~ brown. Rev. j II. Trum-
res. to report next year. Rev y '
Wheeler Rev. w. IT. Lane. resoiu-
taons. Rev. c. +. Wilcox Rev w r.
Green. Rev. G.. ~ Miner Rev q w
could; state OF religion Rev. T. ID An
uefson ID ID. Rev. j. Is. Ever. Deaccn
~ - ~ rice adfnissic1 OF churches. Rev.
~; rresiey. Rev. A. r. Chace Dea-
,.o on -. itz' arrangements for next
ysaT, keN. ~. ID. Bentley. Deacon Z,
w Budlong. the pastor OF the enter
IMhlhg church' being chairman
NeN' H. %. Sherwood OF Somery-ille
Mise representing the American Ban
Isl Home Missionary society smoke %,
o"i hdtest ana Greatest OpDortuni-
lies" FP'i 'N''-
a union meeting Of the women's
iioine and Foreign Mission societies
vas held In Trinity Episcopal chanel !
sheldon street. During the internis- J
''n refreshments We're served bv the |
~adies- Aid socfvty of the church.
At the afternoon session. which omen |
q az 2:30 O'Clock. reports were made 1
" the committees appointed in tho /
morning together with the report OF |
ne treasurer. The principal part of I
ne afternoon session was devoted To I
ne Following addresses. Newton /
eminary by Rev G.. A. Reese: Min \
steral Education" Rev. II. r BART
att: "A True Forward Movement I, !.
lissions and Its Significance, Rev. w. |
;. Writer. NJ. D.
Al O'Clock "A Look Forward and
'ook Upward. general service. was
q by Rev. J. II. Presley.
NJ the evening service Rev. Or. r n
.nderson, pastor OF the Central Ran
81 church. Providence. delivered an
ddress on Our State Convention 4"
nj the closing sermon was preached
Rev. Or. Faunce, president ~
rown university.