The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-22
CLOSED WITH A BANQUET
THE BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES
 CONVENTIONS.

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 work-The Next Revival.
 The Connecticut Baptist anniversaries which have been in progress since las Monday closed last evening with ban quet at Warner hall, where Presiden Hadley of Yale addressed the gather ing. The conventions have been wei attended and the reports of work ae complished in the past year have beer very satisfactory. There were sever conventions in all, held at differen times during the three days, and cler gymen who have followed the worl say that the plans laid for the futur' portend much active work in the Bap tist cause during the coming year. The election of officers of the Con necticut Baptist Education society which is concerned with the education of young men for the Baptist ministry resulted as follows:
 President, Rev. George N. Stone Hartford; first vice president, Rev. E w. Stone, New Haven; second vice president, Rev. P. c. Wright, Norwich; secretary, Rev. Dr. E. c. Sage, New Haven; treasurer, Rev. l.. B. Boynton, Hartford; auditor, Thomas Session, Hartford. The trustees of the society were chosen as follows: Professor H. L. Thompson, Sufield; Rev. J. c, Elder, New London; J. w. Lamb, Hartford; Rev. G. W. Nicholson, Bridgeport.
 The election of the board of trustees for the Connecticut Literary Institute at Suffield, Conn, also came, before the meeting. The following trustees were named, their terms to expire in 1906: Rev. Geroge w. Stone, Hartford; Rev. Dr. E. c. Sage, New Haven; M. F. Newton, M. D., Sufffeld; Rev. w. Rigler,. Providence, R l.; George P. Comey, Cleveland, O.; Luther Glazier Hartford; F. w. Payne. Hartford; Ed ward Miller, Meriden; Rev. W. H. F. Faunce, Providence; Hon. R. P, Will bur, Mystic; Rev J. s. Lyon, Holy. oke, Mass.
 s The Connecticut Baptist convention held it's fourth session, at which suita- ble action was taken non the deaths of the year. Among these was that of Mrs S. D. Phelps of New Haven. widow of the Rev. Dr. S. Dryden Phelps If this city, and mother of Professor Phelps of Yale. The report of the conn mittee on new churches showed that no new churches had been built during the year. The fifth and last session of the convention was held at 2:30 o'clock. at which all miscellaneous business was closed.
 From 1:30 to 2:3O p. m. the Woman's Baptist Foreign Mission society held it's annual session, and listened to an address by Miss Margaret Sumon, the children's missionary to the Congo, in Africa. {
 The secretary's report showed that the same number of state churches, 143, were contributing to foreign mis- sions as last year, but that there were S4 circles as against 7S of last year. The number of contributors was 21S1, falling off from last years figure, 2,445. The amount contributed was also less, s4975.1S, as against $5,01s.54 of last year. .#
 In connection with this meeting was held the missionaries service, open to all missionaries. Rev. H. L. Morehouse spoke on Americas Greatest Need" He said that this need is Christianity and that no effort should be spared to keep the growth of the religious spirit abreast of the ever increasing commer- cialism. He presented his ideas in a broad impartial way and stated the need of Christianity as such apart from sect or schisnl. .aa5
 Rev. Dr. W. H. Main addressed the gathering on Phases of Truth Needing Emphasis for the Next Reyival.'' He placed the obligations to be met under seven heads as follows: positive declar-. ation constitutes the best proof of the truth of the Scriptures: the higher ideals of Christian service are exempli- f1cations of verity; the deadly effects of sin prove by conversity the truth of the positive proposition: present pun ishment of sin is but forecast of the awful retribution awaiting the unre- pentant; the absolute import of the new birth of religious realization; the .du- ties of a Christian made possible of full fillment by the example of Christ.
 It was reported to the meeting that Rev. J. H. Strong of New Britain is about to leave the state and his place on the board of directors will be taken by Rev. Charles A. Benjamin.
 At the banquet held in Warner hall last evening about 225 delegates to the conventions were present and made the last event of the conference memorable by the good fellowship that reigned. President Hadley was the only speaker, addressing the assemblage on Free dom and Responsibility" He defined the various forms of freedom accepted, but said that the highest form of free- dom is that chosen by the man of edu- cation and character.
 After President Hadley's address Rev. H., G. Nicholson, of Bridgeport, spoke briefly on the success of the con- vention and the significance of the clos ing Hove feast.'' The delegates then left, many of them to take trains for their home towns.
 
 DEATH OF MRS. c. A. BOOTH.