The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-06
A YEAR OF PLENTY.
Worcester Baptists
Have a Season Of
Prosperity.
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Addresses and Sermons at
Three Sessions of
Association.

worcester Baptist association opened
yesterday morning at the Pleasant
street Baptist church, and the attend
ance was very large. The platform of
the church was prettily decorated with
autumn leaves and potted plants. The
meeting in the morning was opened by
Moderator George C. Whitney at 10
o'clock. Prayer vas offered by Rev.
7. T. Felmer, and the annual sermon
was given by Rev. ]. B. Childs OF East
Brookfield, and then the reading of the
letters from the various churches in
the association was in order.
Reports of the churches showed a
very good condition of affairs III the II
churches that comprise the association.
The gain Is as follows: PIT by baptism,
147 by letter, "a by experience and by
restoration, making q total of 1896. The
losses to the association for the past
year are: 131 dismissed, 81 excluded, %
erased and IS died, making a total of
251. The membership last year was
4413, and this year $751; with seven pre-
pairing for the ministry. These figures
show gain of 1SS over last year.
The regular business of the meeting
was first taken up, and the election of
officers resulted as follows: Moderator,
Rev. Leo Boone Thomas, Main street
Baptist church, Worcester; clerk, Rev.
W. T. Rowley of the North Grafton
church assistant clerk, Rev. John H.
Born, Worcester; treasurer, F. A. Rich
ardson. The following four committees
were appointed by the moderator,
George C. Whitney, Arrangements.
Rev. Weodman Bradbury, Rev. w. r.
Rowley and Rev. j. II. Bourn; cores
pondence. Rev S. b. Meeser. Rev. J. H.
White and Rev. A. E. Hylan; finance,
]. P. Cheney, William Axtel and P. L.
Ward; committee for the next meeting,
Rev. A. s. Hopkins Rev. ]. E. Holmes
and Rev. T. r. Peede.
The subject of Rev. J. b. Childs' an
nual sermon was taken from Hebrews
II, ! and 2, Let US run with patience
the race set before US, looking to Jesus,
the author and finisher of our faith"
After the morning session was closed,
Rev. Woodman Bradbury, in behalf of
the Pleasant-street Baptist church, in
vited the delegates to dinner at the
Creamerie.
The afternoon services opened with a
devotional service conducted by Rev.
J. s. Holmes and the reading of the
previous records. The work of the Wo-
mans Home Missionary society was
presented by Mrs. c. G. Milliken, and
she introduced the speaker on this top
| ie, Mrs. M. c. Reynolds, who gave a
brief outline of the work conducted in
the home field and especially that
among the Mormons. An address by
Miss Lizzie P Hyatt followed, showing
the value of the religion to the heather
women.
1t was also voted that greetings be
sent to the w. c. T. u, now holding
session in this city. The report of the
French work by Rev. John G. Stanton
was heard and accepted, Rev. Arthur
St. James gave stirring address on the
French work and the outlook for the
coming year The committee appointed
to make arrangements for the next
meeting Of the convention next year Sc
lected North Uxbridge, and the annual
address to be given by Rev. S. B. Nee
SER
The evening services were opened by
Moderator George c. Whitney. G. AL
len Sargent presided at this meeting,
and Prof. A. E. Bailey conducted the
praise service. The address of the even
ing was delivered by Rev. o. J. White
Of Taunton, who spoke on 1.-THE whole
man"
The speaker also showed that the an
clients Of the Bible all possessed fight
ing qualities, and at the same time
up, and it is the same way with the
more modern men of today. After the
address by Rev. White, q conservation
service was conducted by the Rev. Lee
Boone Thomas. The meeting was ad-
| journed until this morning, when SER
vices win be held at $50 in the fore
noon and at in the afternoon.
This morning an address will be
given by Rev. John L. bearing, a mis-
! cir tn To- on C.
sions" and will be the most important
/ of all the addresses. At the meeting
last night the following were elected
| for the Young Peoples Society: Pres
| ident, G. A. Sargent of the Dewey
| Street Church; 1rst vice president, Rev
w. F. Rowley of North Grafton; sec
ond vice president, w. f. Fairbanks OF
Worcester; third vice president, Alpha
| F. Smith of Worcester; secretary, E. j.
! Titcomb of Greenville: treasurer, Miss
E. e. Guy of Worcester. And the
treasurers for the various churches
are: Miss L. M. Goddard Of Grafton
Miss Louise Church of Quinsigamond
| Miss Ida M. Peacock of Main Street
! Church, r. w. Davis of North Tx
bridge, H. B. Lofstrom of Harlem
| Square, Frank Perkins of the Pleasant
Street, L. S. Burbank of the South
| Church, Richard Brown of the John
Street and Mrs. George Lombard OF
Millbury Church.
| The list of delegates, as taken from the
| church letters which Were filed with the
secretary, is as, follows Mr.. and Mrs;
Daniel Stone and Miss Anna E. Brooks OF
the Fiskdale Baptist Church of Stur-
bridge; Rev. G. S. Hibbard Rev. B. S.
Morse Miss Sarah Axtell and Mrs. Chas.
| Goddard Of the First Baptist Church OF
Grafton; G. r. Hadley and H. b. Bull
lock of the First Baptist Church of SUIT
| ton; George Hastings Mrs. Robert
Howes and ]. 3. Sennott of North Graf
| ton; Frank l.. Stone Thomas x. Burke
and NJ H. Walker of the First Baptist
| Church of Westboro; T. r. Filmer, B. F.
Benoit. H. H. shumway and Il. Foskett Of
the First Baptist Church of Webster, Mr..
and Mrs. S. r. Joslin and Peter Kidder OF
North oxford; Rsv. Willard Packard, Mrs.
Augusta Adams, Ira Darling and Deacon
| E. Davis and G. B. Blanchard of North
| Uxbridge; +. l.. Durkee, G. v. Dex-
ter, Henry Gould and Rev. Leo Boone
Thomas of the Main street church, Wor-
| cester; W. H. Dennis, A. 8. Hatch II, A.
Dalrymple and j. X. Newhert of the Lin
coin square church, Worcester; Mr.. and
Mrs. d. Leger and Mr. and Mrs. A. St.
James of Oak hill branch of Pleasant
Street Baptist church, Worcester: b. n