New Britain herald., 1915-10-19
.BAPTISTS IN SESSION
 AT MIDDLETOWN
Report Of Trustees Read and Of- fCerS Elected at Convention

Middletown, Oct. 19.-More inten- |sive evangelical effort was urged by Edward K. Niche olson of Bridgeport lin his address as president of the Con- lnecticut Baptist convention at the session of that body here today n the 92nd annual meeting. MT. Nicholson was unable to be present lnd his address was read by Rev. Edgar R. Hyde, pastor of the First Baptist church, where the sessions are Ebeitlg held
 I President Nicholson called attention &o the present prosperity of the church @ind warned his hearers that in such prosperity there was the danger that II lessening of individual work might Rome.
 War Offers Opportunity.
 The decreasing tide of immigration, le said, due to the war conditions in Europe, offered opportunity for much nore thorough evangelical work than heretofore among those immigrants ho take up a residence in this state. Ne also advocated the singling out of ertain localities for more intensive Evangelical work.
 
 Edward Prior of Hartford showed that ae receipts of the convention were N,911.90, an increase of more than 200 over last year: from the in- ested funds $6,1OO; from the Home issidnary Society $3,772.s0 to be used work among the foreign population. he convention has now invested Pnds of $147,0o0 and $SS,00O which holds as trustee for various churches the state. During the year the con- (ntion paid out as trustee for various urches $2,516.74
 Report of Trustees. Tne report of the trustees was read Rev. Dr. A. B. Coats of Hartford, 2cretary of the convention.
 In their report the board of trustees viewed the work of the year which essence was that success had met efforts of all workers in the var Is fields of endeavor. No member the board had died but Rev. MT. bag at New Haven and w. H. Rogers Banta mhad resigned. Time to as- etain exact results from the move ent of last year n substituting dges from churches for the usual portionments had not been sufficient d no report on 1t was made. InGi- lions point to the desirability of new plan and it's adoption in all ritory of the Northern Baptist con- ltio1l~ seems likely. The board ask l churches to give attention to last ar's resolution calling attention to needs of the State Convention and ommending that each church 1 ke gifts for state work equal to bse made for either foreign or me mission work. The financial sis brought on by the war has in way Appreciated the value of the Avention securities or diminish l even a dollar the income.
 New Edifices Constructed. The year was marked by an un- al degree of activity in building |
 repairing churches. A new edi- | is nearing completion on the site the Montauk avenue church at W London, which was burned. A chapel at Wallingford is used by Rgarians. The growth of Hun ian work in Bridgeport required enlarged structure which is being hpleted. Two colored churches e been assisted in securing a be of worship. Reports in detail on church build s elsewhere were made. The trus-
 pointed out that the church edi-
 fund and the fund for foreign &k had long been exhausted and ke is need of gifts for these.
 Not Affected by War. h reporting upon mission work
 trustees said that the great war
 made little difference with the &k The stream of immigration
 ears to have been checked how
 and it seems probable that the lease of the foreign born and
 r children will hereafter for
 not be large. The trustees point
 that these facts should not lead