Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-09
NEW JERSEY BAPTIST STATE
CONVENTION TO CONVENE HERE
Program of Three Days Ses sons and the Speakers and
Themes to Be Considered

The eighty sixth anniversary of the
New jersey Baptist Convention will
be held in The Peddie Memorial
Church, October 26-2I. The conven-
ton comprises nine associations and
delegates from 371 churches will as
semble to consider questions relating
TO the work of the denomination in
the State. The convention is a mis-
sionarN organization for the purpose
of advancing all the interests of the
denomination, evangelstc, oduca-
tional church oditicc extension Sun
day school work, young peoples or
ganizations and missionary service.
The church membership of This de-
nomination, according to it's last re
port, is 69.9S2, and The value Of its
church property is &,146,5S5. II raises
nearly millio1p dollars for its an
nual current expenses and benevolent
purposes.
The general theme of the conven-
ton will be "The Redemption OF The
Commonwealth" and at each session
some phase OF this theme will be con
sidered by appointed speakers. Pre-
ceding the convention proper will he
the State ministers conference on
Monday afternoon, October 2j, with
Rev. Birney S. Hudson, of Plainhcld,
presiding. Rev. w. B. Matteson rep
resentatiVc of the Baptist Ministers.
Home, New York, will speak on The
Veterans and Rev. Newton NJ.
Simmonds, of Elizabeth, viii speak
on "Religious Life OF the Gommu-
nifty" Rev. w. ID. Thatcher, OF Tren-
ton, will have as his subject, The
Minister and the Sunday School .
Two addresses will be given by Pro-
fessor Richard NJ. Vaughn, of New
ton Theological Seminary, Newton
Center, Mass, and President W II. p.
Faunce, of Brown University, PrOvi-
dence, r, l.
Monday evening f. Wayland Aver,
president of the convention, vii call
the first session TO order and after
devotional services the theme Of the
evening, Redemption Through Pa
triotism,' will be taken up, and Prcsi-
dent Clarence l.. Barbour. Of i;ochcs=
ter Seminary. Rochester, y. y, viii
speak on convention WOrl. as Prae-
tical Patriotism followed bY Prcsi-
dent Faunce, of Brown OniVcrst =
on THE Convention an EVanecli5ing
Force" Tuesday morning the theme
will be "RcdemptiVe influence oil Wtde
and Particular Vision" The report
of the board of managers Of tac con
vontion win be made by the secretary,
Rev. Dclcvan Dcwolf, who viii review
the progress made for the past Nrnf
in State missions, the various iHds,
annuity, endowment. church edillee
and general the present state at the
field and on the outlook. The prcsi-
dents address by Mr.. Aver @ll con
slider The wider vision and plans and
policy for the future. Tho address of
the afternoon will be mH de by Res.
Or. Charles l.. White, aeefeiary
American Baptist Home Mission So
ciety, New York, on "Tho iSlngdona
of the World for Christ" Paen 1nt
Five-Year Program will be discussed
by Rev. John NJ. Moore. This pro
gram contemplates million hnp-
tisms and an increase Go 9,pp9 mix
sionaries, $2.O00000 for ministers and
missionary fund. and othcr advances
in big figures either in men OF money,
The theme for Tuesday aiterI ipH
is To be "Relemptive Use OF ltdrca-
ton" Mrs. Grace Grenoll Farmer viii
speak on Woman az an Educator.
and Rev. +. w. Padelford, eduea-
tional secretary Of the Northern fi1p-
tist Convention. will speak Oh 'Fhe
Place of Education in Christianity.
President c. L. Barbour will SPEAK