Evening journal., 1900-10-10
SAY THEY LACK
MISSIONARY ZEAL.
So Plan Missionary Parlia-
mOnt for Next Year
MEETING WILL BE IN MILFORD
Baptist Association Will Adjourn To
night After Young Peoples Fed
Grafton Is Conducted
MEETING WILL BE IN MILFORD

Much of yesterday afternoons ses-
sion OF the Delaware Baptist Union
Association was occupied with discus
sion OF the report Of the Missionary
Committee OF the association, In which
il was said "the past year does not
seem to have been very fruitful In ma
terial for the contents OF your commit
tees reports" There being many
churches in the association without
pastors. the committee suggested that
fund be raised for the support of an
associational ministry and asked that
the suggestion be given careful con-
sideration at TINS meeting.
In the discussion j. c. Pierce, r. II.
L Middleditch, w. ID. Thatcher, o. f..
Flippa, c. w. Cummings, II, w. Mer-
trim, John Shape and others took part.
Each favored the creation Of such a
fund. and before night $500 had been
subscribed. A missionary will be em-
lployed, whose duty it will be to care
for all the churches in the conference
which are without pastors
Rev. II. Clones, Of this city, and j. T.
Plenty. Of Dover, discussed the sub
iect, What Are We Doing for the
Colored People of Delaware and With
What Success?"
Weston preached an eloquent sermon.
The Rev. o. C. Buddington delivered
an address on "The Ground OF Hope
for the Conquest of the World for
h iChrlst," and the moderator Harry En-.
mons, spoke on How Far Has This
Hope Been Realized, and What Is th,
Duty OF the church,"
MILFORD GETS NEXT YEARS
MEETING
The Rev. Frank Walker conducted
the devotional services. which preceded
the business session Of the association
this morning.
AS the first order Of business a brie
>. report was submitted by the Committe.
on Church Development 1t concern
ed the church in Harrington, whicl
, for the spiritual advancement of tn
! Baptists there. will be transferred Il
I, the trustees OF the association and b
u cared for by them.
% According to the report OF the Obit
luary Committee forty-eight deaths hat
occurred during the year, a decrease o
eight below last years figures
w. III. Gregg, Washington Jones
Samuel Barker and 4. S. Taylor wer
n lelected trustees TO serve for thre
e years Mr.. Taylor succeeds William L
r Adams, who declined reelection.
The Rev. Frank j. Jones, of Ney
I York, represented the Baptist Exam
81 iner Of that city.
Milford was selected as the place fo
) holding the next annual meeting.
The preaching of a doctrinal sermon
2 by the Rev. r. f. Briggs occupied hal
/ an hour OF the session Owing to tn,
, absence Of Miss Frances M. Schuyler
the cause Of the Philadelphia Train
ing School was not presented. Mis-
Schuyler is expected to be present a
a the afternoon meeting.
lt was suggested by the Missionar,
Committee that one or more session
e OF next years meeting be devoted {,
j the discussion Of missionary work,
y new departure, and as the suggestion
}; was received with favor, It was de
Il cided to hold the missionary parlia
ment. Missionary meetings Of tn
: church heretofore have been to per
q iunctory, they say and the caus
2 therefore has suffered, but under tn
e new arrangement the association
hopes to enthuse its members In tn
missionary cause, and to be able to re
port in 1902 a greater work for Chris
e in home fields than ever before
80 The association will adjourn TO
e night after a Young Peoples Fedora
e ton, to be presided over by the Rev
o w. ID. Thatcher, of Media.