The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-17
BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES.
FIRST OF 4 SERIES TO BE HELD
 IN THIS CITY,
Reception to 1ffnistera' Wives New ] Feature of the Gathering-Addresses by Eminent Clergy and Prssident HRdIey of Yale.

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 by Eminent Clergy and President
 A series of Baptist anniversaries will
 be held in the Grand avenue Baptist
 church beginning Monday, October 19
 and closing Wednesday, October 21.
 The anniversaries are in the nature ot
 conventions and are of considerable inn portance to the Baptists throughout the state. The organizations that will con- vene during the three days session are: The conference of Baptist ministers of Connecticut twenty-second anniversa- ry; Baptist Young Peoples union, twelfth annual convention; Connecticut Baptist convention, eighteenth annual meeting; Women's Baptist Home Mis- sion society; Connecticut Baptist Edu- cation society, eighty-fourth annual meeting; Women's Baptist Foreign Mis- sionary society; Connecticut Baptist Social union. .s
 A new feature of the conventions will be the reception to the Baptist minis- tSA' NANSs2, " DS llCiu lllC parlors at 3 D.. m. on Monday. The programme includes addresses by emil nent Baptist clergymen from other cit ies and all parts of the state. A ban- quet will close the sessions at which President Hadley of Yale will deliver an address. The programme in full is as follows: ag ,M..
 MONDAY, OCTOBER 19.
 Session at 1:30 p. m.-Devotional ex- ercises; election OF officers; report of changes in the ministry; introduction of new members; report of special com Inittee, Rev. H. R.. Traver, chairman; the Baptist Ministers Home society, Rev. H. M. Pogson, D. D., secretary; essawists for 1903, Rev. Elmer E. Loux, Evangelism Rev. F. c. Wright, ''The Devotional Life of the Pastor" discus sion and adjournment.
 Meeting of the board of trustees of the Connecticut Baptist convention in the chapel of the church at 4:s0 D. m.
 Young Peoples union, a union of all societies of young people in Baptist churches-F'irst session at ' D. m.-I Praise service; scripture reading and prayer, Rev. G. w. Nicholson; music; presidents address, Rev. Herbert E. Wise; appointment of nominating com mittee; report of secretary, Charles F. Whitney; report of treasurer, Charles F. Walker; presentation of c. c. c. l prize banner, Rev. F. H. Divine; offer ing; music; address, ''The New Call to Evangelistic Work" Rev. J. L. Camp bell, D. D., New York; singing; bene- diction.
 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20.
 Second session of the Baptist Young Peoples union, S:45 a. m.-Devotional service, The Gospel of the Psalms-an Aid to Devotion Rev. L. B. Sears; re- port of Atlanta Baptist Young Peoples l union convention, Charles F. Whitney; report of Denver Christian Endeavor convention; address, "A Banner Junior l society, as Seen from Pastors Stand- 1 point,' Rev. B., Franklin Rowley; ad- dress, Whats the Use Rev. o. w. I Foye; report of nominating committee; | prayer; adjournment
 Connecticut Baptist convention, 10 a. l m.-Call to order and devotional service, ! Rev. E. w. Stone; greetings; presidents l annual address; nomination of commit l tees; 10:40, report of the board of trus- | tees; report of treasurer; election of of- ficers; offering; 11:30. annual sermon, Rev. o. o. Fletcher, D. D.; devotional l president; 12:30, adjourn ment. l.
 Women's Home Missions-Session from 1:30 to 3:3O p. m.-Address, Mrs. w. H. Rishel, Velardo, New Mexico
 Second session. 3:30 p. m.-DevotionaIl service; symposium on the report of the board, (three addresses, twenty min- utes each), (a) "The Problem of the Country Church" Rev. c. H. Peckham; lb) "The Problem of the City Church." Rev. Oscar Haywood; Co "The Pro- olem of the Foreigner, 55 Charles Ed ward Prior, 3.45, report of committee on state of religion in the churches, Rev. W. D. Mckinney; general discussion; I:20. report of committee on Bible schools, Rev. F. G. sMcKeever; address, $, ften minutes each), (a) "The Bible School and the Home," Rev. G. W. Nicholson: (b) The Bible School and he Church." Rev. H. M. Thompson; election of trustees; offering, 500, ad- ournment.
 Third session, 7:30 D. m.-Praise and ie votional service, 500, report of com nittees on 3evangelistic work, Rev. R. A. Ashworth; address, "The Evangelism We Need and How to Get It." Rev. A. ". Bourn. D. D., Gloversville. N. Y; 'ffering and adjournment l..
 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21.