The Jersey City news., 1903-10-27
BAPT|STS in
SESSION
Associations Hold Anniver-
sary Celebrations at
Asbury Park.
GAIN OF 4,5o2 MEMBERS
Rev. DR.. w. J. swafaeld of
OF This City in the Chair
Rev. D. D. Munro's
Paper.
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ASBURY PARK. October q. 1908
The Baptist Church Association held an
anniversary session here yesterday. The
1Gpeetings continue today. The meeting
yesterday was that of the State Pastors
conference The meeting today is that of
the State missionary body.
Yesterdays meeting was held in the
First Baptist Church, but the meetings
of succeeding days will be held in the
First Methodist Church, that body hav-
ing offered their more convenient church
to the Baptistsgs ~ GUS
AIt has been five years since these an
niyersaries were held in .Asbury Park.
Atthat time the New Jersey Baptists So
eiala U6ion was organized. Then, five
years ago there were in the State, 2S2
churches, now there are 322, gain dur
ingtfis period of forty churches.
Five years ago these churches had
membership of 50,367. Now the mem
bership is 54,869, gain of 4,5o2. If
divided among the forty additional church
Is this gain would give 112 members to
each church. Five years ago the Asbury
Park convention reported the valuation
of property to be $4,344,4 ,454, but now
the valuation is $4,5s1 ,24o. gain dur
Ing the period Of $236. 1856 Then the TO-
tai amount raised<for all purposes was
reported to be $3.50, 1851. Now accord
ing to the last statistical report, this to-
tai amount is $543, ,5o9.13 gain in ex-
penditure of $T,o13. go.
kr five years ago were $S6,862S2, but
last report showed the amount to be
255.k9. The loss is mainly in con-
ions for the werk of publication,
lptist Home for Aged, situated in
and for the work of State Mis-
Five yesrsage the invested church edi-
Zee fund was about $15, 5,e00 now it ex-
eeeds 81, ,ooe. At that time action was
taken to establish a sustaining fund of
$4,000. Now this fund has over $12, 900
invested.
The Rev. DR.. w. T. SwafHeld, of Jer-
sey City presided over the conference of
ministers with which the series of ami
Fersaries began. The Rev. A. q. Finn of
Cherryville was the secretary. The meet
Ing opened with devotional service led
By the Rev w. A. Barker of Phillips
burg. The general topic presented was
The Example of Jesus" ''The Prayer
Life of the Master was the subject or
the Rev. L. NJ. Eastwood of Burlington.
This paper presented the life of Christ as
Glled with prayer. His favorite place for
prayer was the mountain side. Christ's
fudible prayers were few and were of
Che prevailing type and had power with
God.
4 The paper following that of the Rev.
Mr. Eastwood was by the Rev. e. A.
Wood Of Somerville, on 'gThe Holy Spir-
Il in the Life Of the Master" The last
paper was given by the Rev. D. D. Mum
70, pastor of the First Baptist Church of
East Orange. His subject was sThe
Spirit and NEsthod of the Master s1Eyan-
gelism."
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
hold its thirteenth anniversary. The Rev.
J. Francis Behrens, of Harrison, is pres
ident of this organization. 1t comprises
young peoples societies in Baptist
churches without regard to the name
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