Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-09
ENTERTAIN
EAST ASSOCIATION
Delegates from Towns and Cities in This Kcifv are preso
OeSs00S being Continued This Afternoon and EvenngExceN
ent Addresses Moderator EectedAddress of Welcome

The East New Jersey Baptist Asso-
citation began its sixty-second ami
versary in the First Baptist Church al
10 O'Clock this morning. The church,
which was not over half filed when
the session began. was beautifully
decorated with wild flowers and potted
plants in honor of the occasion. The
pulpit presented solid mass of flow
ers and green leaves, while on the
walls was in large letters made of
leaves and flowers, the words: "WeI-
come East Association. "
By IL o'clock the church was near
ly filed with the delegates that arrived
from every incoming train represent
ing every place between this city and
Jersey Oity. Following the devotion
al service, which was lead by John A.
Searles, the Rev. o. B. Leonard, Of
the First Baptist church, Plainfield.
was elected moderator pro tenn. He
Immediately took charge of the meet
ing after which Mr.. @. Edgar SUIT
phan, of Newark, who has been clerk
OF the association twelve years, was
elected temporary clerk.
Rev. Percy R. Ferris, pastor of the
church in this city, gave the address
of welcome. He said in part:
"Our church has seen eighty seven
years of service and it was exactly
thirty-three years ago since it had had
the honor to entertain the association
and, like the last time, the church
was doing so after it had been com
pletely renovated. He said the decor
ating committee had without know
ing 1T, greatly aided him in his address
by inserting the word welcome upon
the wall. -
The moderator pro tenn then made
a response in q few well choseAs lords
and the election of moderator a.
clerk was held. Rev. Mr.. Leonard
was elected moderator and Mr.. SUIT
phan was elected clerk unanimously.
The report of the Committee of
Arrangements was read by the clerk
which consisted of the programme as
printed in the News yesterday.
The associational sermon with the
theme, Perceiving the Plan of the
Ages, taken from Hebrews ii :S, was
then preached by the Rev. W. G..
Fennell, of Newark. He divided his
sermon into three sections or elements,
as he called them, taken from the
three apostles.
The appointment of committees was
then made as follows: Resolutions,
Rev. g. M. Shott, Rev. Addison
Moore, Rev. @. H. Dodd; Letter from
the Church, Rev. A. G. Lawson, d.
D., Rev. D. Dewolf, Rev. @. A.
Harris; Application of the Churches,
Rev. N. A. Merritt, Jr., Mr.. Thos.
H. Cumming, Mr.. Isaac S. Dayton;
Preacher of next AssociatIonal Ser
mon, Rev. J. A. ,.OubberIy, Rev. W. I.
Dorward, Rev. E. o. Wilson; To
audit the Treasurer's Report, Mr.. III.
E. Needham, Mr.. Eugene Runyon,
Mr.. Geo. r. DeMott; Place of next
meeting, Mr.. M. o. Dobbins, Rev. T.
E. Vassar Jr., Mr.. John A. Searles;
Obituaries. Rev. DIR. T. E. Vassar,
Rev. s. O. Dean, Rev. J. Francis
Behrens; Historical Sketch. Col. E.
W. Davis, Rev. J. O. Huber, Mr.. T.
O. Whitman; Minutes of Correspond
ing Bodies, Mr. Calvin Drake, Mr..
John W Stelie, Mr.. O. w. Sheath:
Arrangement for next meeting, Mod
orator, Clnrk, Pastor If The Entertain
ing church, Mr.. j. W.. Higgins, Mr..
e. W. Cobb.
Rev. Addison, Moore, of Jersey City,
delivered short but eloquent address
upon the subject of the "Christian
Warriors Weapon" which he stated
was the Bible.
Those present were then invited to
luncheon served by the ladies Of the
church in the chapel next door.