The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-21
BAPTIST CON MENTIONS.
SECOND DAY'SSESSToN AND PRO.
 CEEDINGS.

The Conventions Largely Attended,
 Officers and TFnssees of Connecticut
 Bnptist Convention EIsctsd-Number
 of New Haven Men Honored-Ends
 Tonight HIth Banquet at Warner
 HaII-PI ssident HndIsy wtiI Speak.
 The second days meeting of the Con- necticut Baptist anniversaries opened
 at S:46 yesterday morning at the Grand Avenue Baptist church with the second and final session of the Baptist Young People's Union of Connecticut. In the absence of Rev. L. B. Sears, President Wise took his text and preached a de- votional sermon on the Gospel in the | Psalms"
 Secretary Charles F. Whitney read his report on the Baptist Young Peo- ple's Union convention held in Atlanta, Ga. last July.
 At 10 o'clock the eightieth annual meeting of the Connecticut Baptist convention was called to order by Rev. l E. W. Stone, with the capacity of the | church taxed to its utmost possibilities. The following officers were elected for the year:
 President-Hon. Carnot o. Spencer, of ! Hartford.
 First e-president-Rev. J. O. Mac 1 keever. of New London.
 Secretary and superintendent of mis- sions-Rev. F. H. Devine, of Hartford. Treasurer-W. F. Walker, of New Britain.
 Auditor-Alfred Spencer, jr., of Hart ford.
 These are all re-elections with the execution of the first vice-president. The most important of the addresses delivered at this meeting was the re- port of the board of trustees, read by Secretary Devine. The address opened with tribute to Rev. P. s. Evans, at one time pastor of the Grand avenue church and later of Torrington, who re- gently resigned his pastoral there on his seventy-fifth birthday, and also resign ed as secretary of the board of trustees MT. Evans was present and the tribute paid him was warmly received.
 In the matter of state missions it was stated that under the plan of a fifty cent contribution per member for the wear the old debt of ss,000 had been wiped out and the year started free from debt.
 The aided churches and missions re- port 110 baptisms, or an increase of 50 per cent. ..,
 Rev. A. T. Baker. of Kentville, Nova Scotia, has been called as state evan gelist and Sunday school worker, new position created on the recommendation of t1f nF fhnrni1cr1r consideration and advice.
 In the afternoon the Women's Baptist Home Mission society held a session from 1:S0 to 2:S0 o'clock, listening to a paper read by Mrs. W. H. Rishel, of New Mexico. The second session of the convention was then begun at 2:30 o'clock. s
 The reports of several committees were read during the afternoon ses- sion. as. also were three addresses by Rev. c. H. Peckham on "The Problem of the Country Church" Rev.. Oscar Hayward on "The Problem of the City Church." and Charles E. Prior on ''The Problem of the Foreigner"
 The following trustees were also elected: :: For three years--Rev. B. M. Hatfield, Rev. R. A. Ashworth, Rev. w. D. Mo- Kinney. Rev. Henry Clarke, Rev G. W. Ferris Rev. c. N. Nicholson, Rev. F. c. Wright, H. H. Dickinson, A. J. Ship lev. H. A. Hull, W. A. Grippen, c. A. Piddock. Charles L. Spencer. For two years-Hon. T. Wayland, Rev. o. o. Fletcher, D. D., Rev. William H. Main. Rev. J. H. Strong, Rev. Har- old Patterson, Rev. H. F. Wise, E. s. Fairchild. Hon.. J. L. Howard, Edward Miller, A. J. sloper, F. G. Sumner, M. D., J. A. Perkins, A. H. Condrell. For one year-Rev. H. M. Thompson, Rev. G. B. Cutten, Rev. G. M. Stone, Rev. H. M. Wolf, jr., Rev. J. R. Stub bert. Rev. G. D. Gould, Rev. Robert D. Wilbur, Pierce N. Welch, W. H. Doug- lass. Frederick Gallup, J. N. Davis, Robert Palmer, Adams J. Carroll.
 Last evening the session opened at 7:30 with report of the committee on evangelistic work by Rev. R. A. Ash worth This was followed by an ad- dress. '"The Evangelism We Need and How to Get it." by Rev. A. W. Bourne, D. D., of Gloversville, N. Y.
 The attendance yesterday afternoon and last night was large, the little church being hardly able to hold the gathering.
 To-day will be occupied by the eighty fourth annual meeting of the Connecti-
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