The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-16
MANY BAPIISIS ARE HERE
THEY ARE ATTENDING THE ANNUAL
 CONVENTION.
Sessions Held in Calvary Baptist Church Different Associations That Are Rep resented Yesterdays Exercises.

I The first of the Connecticut Baptist
 anniversaries was held yesterday after
 noon in the Calvary Baptist church and I the attendance was very gratifying to l the workers. The first session was that of the Conference of Baptist Ministers of Connecticut, the occasion being the nineteenth anniversary About two hundred ministers were present from all | over the state when the session was called to order by the president, Rev. y. | A. T. Hanna of Shelton. The election | of officers took place at 1:30 o'clock and resulted in the reelection of the old | officers as follows: President, Rev. T. A. T. Hanna; secretary, Rev. H. M, Thompson of Hartford. Following the
 election of officers the report of changes in the ministry was heard and showed
 several changes throughout the state. Then came the introduction of new members by the officers.
 The first address of the convention
 was then given by Rev. H. M. Pogson
 of New York; who is well known here,
 having preached on various occasions
 at Calvary Baptist church. The sub
 ject of his talk was 'The Needs of the
 Baptist Ministers Home in New York
 Rev. MT. Pogson is secretary of the
 home missions and his address was
 very interesting one.
 The essayists for the year are Rev. s.
 G. Hastings of South NorWalk and the
 Rev, Henry G. Wise of Norwich. The
 title of the formers essay was "The
 Sabbath in the Kingdom of Heaven, '' and the subject of Rev. MT. Wise's was
 "Acient Mirror of Modern Preachers" Both of the essays were very interest ing At the conclusion of Rev. MT. Wises address there was a brief dis cussion of the topics, after which the session adjourned.
 Last evening the first session of the Baptist Young Peoples union was held In the church, and this, too, was very largely attended. The session opened with song service led by Rev. A. K. Foster of New Haven. Then came the address of the president, Rev. J. H. Strong. This address gave an account of the work during the year and it was thoroughly interesting.
 The report of the secretary, H. A. was then heard. The report showed a substantial gain in the line of during the last year, and the treasurer's report, read by James l.. Case, also showed good results.
 A hymn was then sung. followed by q | very able address by the Rev. Herbert | s. Johnson, pastor of the Warren ave- | nue Baptist church of Boston. The ex- ercises for the evening closed with the | singing of hymn, followed by the ben ediction.
 At 7:30 o'clock last night the board of | directors of the Connecticut Baptist | met in the parlors of the church and transacted some routine ! business. i
 This morning the second session of the Young Peoples Baptist union will be held and at 10 o'clock the seventy seventh annual meeting of the Connec- -icut Baptist convention will be held. The convention will meet from 10 until L2: 30 and will reconvene at 1:30, when Tn address by Miss Helen Newcomb will 1e heard. There will also be a session if the convention at 7:30 o'clock, when he reports of the convention will be leard