The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-09
BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION
The Denomination in Morris &
Essex Counties Holds It's
Annual Meeting.
GOOD REPORTS FROM CHURCHES

The fourteenth annual meeting Of
the Morris and Essex Baptist Associa-
tion was held in the First Baptist
I Church, on Wednesday, with an m
usually large attendance Of delegates.
Twenty one churches were represent
ed by their pastors and other messen-
gers, and the sessions were OF unusual
interest.
! After devotional services led by Rev.
w. 2. Lawrence, of Orange, Rev.
Oliver 9. Horsman, pastor Of the en-
tertaining Church welcomed the Wis
itors in a felictous manner, which
was responded to by the Moderator
Rev, w. R. Burrell, of Livingston.
who also gave message to the
Churches.
Five new pastors were introduced
Rev. Messrs. .Courtright, Ferris. House.
Lawrence and Hull.
A seymon by Rev. DR.. Henry S. Pot
ter, OF Bloomfield, followed
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year; Moderator, Rev Henry S. Pot
ter, Bloomfield Clerk, Isaac r. Pier
son, Morristown; Treasurer, Henry G.
Albert, East Orange.
Reports Of officers followed. The
Clerk presented a printed summary Of
Church letters, twenty-five Of the
| twenty-four Churches reporting. The
general condition Of the churches was
shown to be good. 1873 baptisms being
reported, the total membership being
over 4,450. Thirty-nine deaths were
reported. The Executive Board re-
ported the work Of the year and made
suggestion for aggressive work in the
coming year.
During the noon intermiSsion the
ladies of the Church most royalty en-
tertained the guests at dinner, more
than $50 being cared for, and at the
close of the evening session consider
able number were again fed.
| The afternoon session was opened
with devotional services led by George
M. Broadwell, of Morristown.
The reports Of Committees followed.
1 There was general summary of
the work of the Association and
Churches, in the past year with re-
commentators for the coming year.
There was ripple of excitement
over a resolution offered by Rev. Mr..
Horsmen indorsing the work and
purpose Of the AnUi-Saloon League.
ibis was opposed by the Rev. Or.
Lawrence, of Orange, who gave as his
reasons the misrepresentations of the
managers of the cause, and his con-
yicuion that a purely religious gather
ing should not endorse movements not
of religious character. Rev. Mr..
Courtright also opposed the resolution
on similar grounds. Others spoke for
the general cause, while admitting it's
mismanagement. The resolution was
adopted by standing vote Of thirty
to five, those present numbering one
hundred and forty.
The committee on nominations re-
ported the following who were elected:
On Board Of Trustees Charlton A
Reed, OF Morristown; A. G.. Cornish.
Of Millington; J. N. Wiggin, of East
Orange.
On Executive Board -Revs. Oliver
G. Horsman, j. H. Brittin, ]. w.
Whitehurst, e. J. Holden, and W. Fl.
v. Reimer and w. L. Towers.
4 A Woman's Hour followed, in which
addresses were made on missionary
subjects by Mrs. E. A. Silver, State
Secretary for Foreign Missions; Miss
Caroline B. Chapman, Association
President Mrs. A. G. Ropes, Associa-
tion Secretary Mrs. Palmer, Associa-
tion President for Home Missions
and Miss Beemer on Italian Missions.
Rev. James M. Bruce, spoke on For
eign Missions in New Jersey Rev. w.
Woodbury. Pratt, gave a report Of the
Missionary meetings at Oklahoma.
A conference on reaching the people
was led by Charles Sprague Smith,
who gave an interesting account OF
the work of the Peoples Institute, of
New York.
The evening session was opened with
devotional services led by Rev. E. =.
Holden, of Orange, after which Rev.
Ernest Griggs gave an interesting
talk on Mission work and results in
Burma.
Rev. s. J. Skevington, of Newark,
gave an address "The Lost Chord
which was of thrilling interest.
The next meeting will be held with
the Washington Street Church, of
East Orange.
4 DIR. Miller Dead
| DR.. Frank w. Miller, for many years
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