The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-18

Banquet of Baptist Social Union al
Republican Hall in the Evening.
The Baptist state anniversary exer-
cises at Calvary Baptist church closed
yesterday.
The report of the secretary, Rev. Dr.
L. C. Sage of this city, was read lie
spoke Of the removal from the state
of the president, Rev. DR.. w. e.
Fennell. Mention was made of his
faithful work for years. Since his re-
moval the vice president. Rev. ]. H.
Stubbut has acted as president. APP
preparations are made for candidates
who need aid and are studying for the
ministry, once in every three months.
Ten students are aided at Hamilton,
Crozier, Kalamazoo and Newton SEM
inaries. Two applications for aid are
pending.
Rev. William Bowen, the treasurer,
reported balance on hand one year
ago, $8,704. There was a bequest DUR
ing the year of $1,000, and the churches
contributed $SS7.47 The appropria-
tons for aiding students was $3.50, and
deficit Of about $50 was reported, and
a collection was taken to wipe out the
same.
Officers were elected as follows:
President Rev. DIR. G. M. Stone, Hart
ford; vice presidents, Rev. j. r. Slut
bert, South Norwalk; J. Harry Cross
ley, Bridgeport; secretary, Rev. DR.. Il.
c. Sage, New Haven; treasurer, e. b.
Boynton Hartford; auditor, Thomas
Sisson; trustees, Rev. H. M. Thompson
Hartford; Rev. Fl. l.. Thompson, Sut-
field; Rev. ]. H. Strong, New Britain;
j. w. Lamb, f. G. McKeever, D. D.,
New London.
The principal of the Suff1eld institute
reported that during the past year
$4,000 had been appropriated for i'm
provements in the buildings. Two new
laboratories We're provided, the recita-
ton rooms improved and the buildings
completely remodeled. The school this
year is larger than for years. The at
mosphere of the school was decidedly
Intellectual religious an moral.
Rev. Joseph Mexican of Branford
presented statement in regard to
the Newton Theological seminary,
which was as follows:
Permit me to call your attention to
the condition and needs of the Newton
Theological institution of Newton Cen
ter, Mass. This is the only Baptist in
stitution in New England which exists
for the specific purpose of educating
men for the Baptist ministry and for
our UNCONVENTIONAL missionary fields,
both home and foreign.
1--WE have academies and colleges
which are dear to the heart of every
Baptist who believes in Christian edu-
cation. But the Newton Theological in
stitution in no sense, comes into COM
petition with out other schools for our
interest or our support. Its place is
distinctive and unique. Yet it belongs
to that system of education which is
recognized by all religious dehomina-
tons to-day as essential to the COM
pIete preparation Of their candidates
for the Christian ministry. 1t furnishes
a course of instruction which, in most
cases, Is necessary to marked useful
ness in the modern passionate. The in
stitution was founded in 1925 for the
purpose Of supplementing the college
course by a course in systematic the
ology, a biblical interpretation, and
Rev. Irah Chase, D. D., undertook the
task single-handed. From that day the
blessings of God has rested on the
school, and it has faithfully supplied
the specific needs for which it came
into existence. It's growth having kept
pace with the demands made upon it
until to-day a half-score of men, emf |
nent for Christian scholarship and de- !
votion to their Lord and Master fill the |
chairs created by the widening curri- |
culum which has been expanded to |
comprehend all that has been thought |
necessary to prepare for the largest |
service. More than 1900 men have re-
ceived instruction at Newton, most of
whom have entered the active work of
the passionate. Some have entered the
foreign field as missionaries, and sew
eral have filled important positions in
our higher institutions of learning.
"The devout spirit pervading the in
stitution has made it's natural impress
sion on the students and they have gone
out to their chosen work, willing, if
God so ordered, to take the humblest
fields for His sake, while others have
received the training and developed the
ability to enable them to take the most
honored places in our UNCONVENTIONAL
work The following were Connecticut
boys who studied at the institution ana
have since filled large places of useful
ness in the Lords work
1.-The churches founded the institu-
ton, and its early history, made direct
from year to year for it's
and later on, from time to
time, large-hearted men have contrib
uted to it's endowment funds. The low
ering of the rates of interest in recent
years and the increasing demands up
On the seminary make a substantial in
crease in the endowment funds a pres
emit necessity. For the past ten years
1r so it has been necessary to person.
ally solicit funds to meet current ex-
penses.
Just now a magnificent offer has
been made. The sum of $15000O has
oeen promised, providing the Baptists
If New England will raise a like sum
n pledges before June 1, 1901. This is
Newton's greatest need. 1t will insure
he enlargng of the work and inf1u-
,nce of the institution. 1t will relieve
he uncertainty of yearly contributions
md will put the seminary in a position
o do better by its students, and there
ore, by the churches than ever be-
ore.
connecticut Baptists, representatives
# the Baptist churches of this state:
Nill you help in this work? Will YOU