The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-06-07
M. & E. BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
At the Annual Meeting at Brookdale a
Prosperous Year Was Reported.

Prosperous Year Was Reported
| Members of the Morris and Essel
Baptist association held their an
nual meeting at Brookdale on Wed
nesday, June 1st. The morning ses
sion opened with a devotional service
which was followed by an address o
welcome by the pastor of the enter
tanning church with response b,
Rev. DR.. Lawrence, the moderator.
| The reports from the twenty-five
churches composing the association
showed satisfactory condition. A bout
$500 members were reported /: the bap
tisms we're 252 larger number thar
lever reported before in one year, while
the general contributions were in
creased. The First church, of Morris
town reported membership of 345
with nine baptisms and total of con
tributions of $4,992.71. Morristown
Calvary reported membership of 236,
with ten baptisms and total of con-
tributions Of So, HIATT.
The annual sermon was preached by
the Rev. Howard HI. Brown, of East
Orange.
Afternoon service was opened by de
votional services conducted by the
Rev. ]. FL. Britain. After business
session there was an address by the
Rev. W. w. Pratt, DID. A woman's
hour led by Mrs. SILVER preceded con-
ference on How to Train Systematic
Givers," by the Rev. E. J. Holden and
ID. G. Garabrant. A conference on
Place and Value of Men IS Organiza-
tions in the Churches, ? was conducted
by the Rev. d. FL. Glare and Isaac r.
| PierSon.
A song service led by the Rev. Cary
Thomas opened the evening session,
which was followed by devotional
service conducted by the Rev. W. w.
Barker. After a business session ad-
dresses were delivered by the Rev.
Henry s. Potter, DID, and the Rev.
e. P. Farnham, DID.
Moderator, Rev. Edward J. Holden.
East Orange.
Clerk, Isaac r. Pierson, Morristown.
Treasurer, Henry @. Albert, East
Orange.
The board of trustees-C. A. Reed,
of Morristown; E. j. Brockett, of
Orange; A. G.. Cornish, of Wilmington !;
J. N. Wiggin, of East Orange; d. G.,
Garrabrant, of Bloomfield, aad w. L.
Day, of Summit.
Executive committee-E. J. Holden,
of East Orange, chairman; r. @. Hull,
of Summit; S. D. Riddle, of West
Orange; VIM. Fl. Garfield, of Orange !;
Fl. CULLEN, of Caldwell, and l. r.
Pierson, of Morristown, secretary.
STANDING COMMITTEES
Obituaries-Rey. VIM. w. Barker.
Rev. N. r. Smith, Bro e. J. Brockett.
Spiritual condition of the churches
Rev. Fl. Fl. Brown, Rev. Horace s.
CULLEN, Bro. VIM. H. Garfield.
Missionary interests Rev. Daniel
H. Glare. Rev. Albert E. Plue, Bro.
Andrew McWhiney.
Application of churches Will
lam P. Lawrence, Rev. Henry Short,
Bro. J. r. RunyOn.
Resolutions-R Rev. Henry S. Potter,
Bro. S. d. Riddle, Bro. Jos. N .Wiggin.
Auditing Rev. Robert 9. Hull, Bro.
w. H.V. Reimer, Bro. George Cook.
On nominating of executive commit
tee and trustees-Rev. VIM. M. Law
renee, Rev. Peter Gibbs, Bro. M. e.
Bloodgood.
On place and preacher for next
meeting Rev. Norman r. Smith,
Rev. George A. House, Rev. H. M. B.
Dare.
Program for next meeting Rev. H.
E. Fosdick, Rev. Henry S. Patton,
Bro. Jerry D. Drew, Bro. William Fl.
Sutton, Bro. /. E. Pierson. s.
The 1911 meeting will be held with
the Bloomfield Baptist church on Wed
nesday, June 7th, the annual sermon
| by Rev. Daniel Fl. Glare.