The sun., 1900-10-10
bAPIISTS WILL SECURE
GENERAL MISSIONARY
FOR Delaware
Will Assist Weaker Churches
in Cooperative Evan
gplism.
MUCH MONEY Is PLEDGED
The First Session of the Seventh An
nuaI Meeting of the Delaware
Union Association Was Held
in Calvary Baptist Church
Yesterday Morning.

The first session of the Seventh An
nual Meeting of the Delaware Baptist
Union Association was called to order
AT $50 O'Clock in Calvary Baptist Church
yesterday morning. The session was
opened with Il devotional meeting and
twelve young women acted rs ushers
and looked after the entertainment of
the visitors.
Rev Robert Il. Cook, u. ID. pastor of
the church made the address of welcome
and Rev. Il. w. Powell of Pennsylvania
made Il feeling response. The annual
report Of the churches, 80 in number,
was read and showed an increase in
membership and also in the collections.
The assessments of the churches were
paid in full and no dcrelicts were re-
ported.
Rev. Calvin =. Hare of Bucknel Uni
versty was present and made a short
addresses setting forth the
advantages Of the university which lie
represented. Rev. G.. w. Cummings of
Chester, preached the Introductory SER
mon
The afternoon session was opened at
1870 O'Clock with a devotional meeting
lead by $. X. Slemmons. Directly after
the devotional meeting the following
committees We're appointed:
Place of meeting, enrolment, new
| Churches. temperance. Obutaries church
letters. religious exercises. systematic
benehceries and missionary committees.
The afternoon session was in charge
of the women's missionary meeting from
1.30 to 800 o'clock. Mrs. Il. q. Merrill
president of the Womens Baptist Home
Missionary Society presided. Mrs. Sam
uel Benson read an interesting report of
Women'S Missionary Work in Delaware
Miss Blankin read report of the Sen
iorS Missionary Work in Delaware
Mrs. l.. NJ. Newell. general missionary
of the w. b. II. NJ. Society made an adj
dress on missionary work in different
parts of the United States. Mrs. David
| Downie. Il returned missionary from
| Npllorc. India, was to have made an
address but was unable to he present
and her husband Rev. Daniel Downie
talked for Il short time in her stead on
missionary work in Nellorn.
The association resumed their session
at $50 o'clock. The report of the mis-
| SlonalN committee was read by Rev. O.
q. Buddington, chairman of that COM
mittcp. In the report it was stated that
the Baptist churches in the lower part
W WV hNthlN NtIt llltll Ill HtpU OF mem
ana suggested that Il general missionary
be put in the field to revive interest.
The report and what to do for BaptiSt
churches in the lower part of the State
was thoroughly discussed by the fol
lowing: Revs. S. G. Pierce of Dover,
X. IL. Middleditch of Pennsylvania. T..
Il. Palmer and o. l.. I'lippo of Phila-
delphia. Rev. +. G. Merlile Of Pennsyl-
lvania. Rev. w. ID. Thatcher of Media.
Rev. John Shape of Wilmington and a
nnmirr of others.
On motion of Rev. Shape the following
resolution was adopted: "Resolved that
we request the missionary committee to
confer with the churches of the aSSocia-
ton i'll reference to raising money. with
which To secure a general missionary for
the State of Delaware that they he
given power to engage him and that they
he authorized to arrange with any pas
tors of the association to assist the
weaker churches in cooperative evan
gelism." After the motion was adopted
several of the members of the aSsoci;.-
ton made Il canvass of those present and
succeed in getting pledges to the amount
Of about S400 with which to help carry
on the work.
After short addresses by Rev. Il. Il.
dllllof, tllStllrt secretary of the .Ampri-
can Baptist Home Mission Society. and
ltev. O. +. Flppo, district secretary Of
ne American Baptist Publication So
ciety. the session adjourned
"A large congregation was present 1T
the evening session. The session was
opened ly a song service lead hy Rev
&. w. Ray. u. ID. Of Chester. Pa
Henry q. Weston, ID. d., LII. d.. who
is president of the Crozici- Institute
preached nm eloquent and Interesting
sermon. Rev. O. &. Buddington made
an address on The ground of the hone
for the conquest OF the world for
Christ Harry Emmons. Esq. who is
the first laymen in the history of The
Association to be appointed moderator
made IN address on How far has this
hone boon realized and what is thn duty
Of the Church" The meeting will con-
time through today ana adjourn ibis
evening There will he Interesting ad-
dresses this evening hv Rev. w, n
Thatcher Of Media. Pnv. Josoah i
Sngch"er. Ph. D.. of Philndelnhin. ana
Rev. John Shape of Wilmington.