Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-30
BAPT|STS convene
TO ADVANCE WORK
Forty-five Churches Are Repre-
sented at Meeting in
Germantown
ELECTION HELD TO-DAY

Forty five churches, with total mem
bership Of 950s, comprising the North
Philadelphia Association Of Baptist
Churches, will begin their sixty second
annual convention In the First Baptist
Church, Of Germantown, this afternoon.
The sessions will close Thursday night.
The Rev. Henry w. stringer, pastor
Of the First Baptist Church and mod
orator Of the association, will deliver
the address Of welcome and preside.
The Rev. John A. Hookway, pastor of
the. Wyoming Church, 0lney, will
preach the Introductory sermon on "The
might Of the Unshakab1e.". Election
of officers and letters from churches in
the association will occupy the remain
der Of the afternoon.
Women Of the church will serve
luncheon and dinner in the church
dining room each day during the con-
vention.
Young Peoples Union Plans
Tonight's service will be under the
auspices of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union. There will be rollcall of the
young peoples societies Of the churches,
election of officers, special music and an
address by the Rev. DIR. Arthur c..
Baldwin, pastor elect of the Chestnut
Street Baptist Church.
Reports of committees and trustees
will be heard tomorrow morning, and
there will be election of trustees and
missionary committees.
The afternoon session will be devoted
to missions, beginning with women's
home and foreign mission hour, fol-
lowed by a discussion of womcn's work,
conducted by Mrs. l.. W. Hainer, of
Norristown, who is the associational
president. An address will be made
by Miss Luella Adams, who is engaged
in Italian mission work at Braddock,
Pa. The Rev. William G. Russell, dis
trict secretary, will present the work of
the general Foreign, Home and Publ
cation Societies, and the Rev. j. F.
Russell, missionary on furlough.
from Capiz, will speak of the work In
the Philippine Islands.
To Discuss Mission Work
Addresses will also be delivered By
MIS-. d. ~. Nllildu vi "OIheh y ror-
eign Mission Work" and Mrs. s. w.
Layton on 'The Association for the
Protection of Colored Women" The
closing address of the afternoon will
In by the Rev. DIR. Edwin NJ. Poteat, of
Z New York city, the newly appointed
Northern Baptist Convention secretary
for the committee on religious life.
Tomorrow evening will be observed
MS UNCONVENTIONAL night. Special music
will be rendered by the quartet choir
Of the First Church, and a congrega-
tional song service will be led by the
Rev. J. Francis Behrens, pastor of the
Fiftieth Baptist Church, Philadelphia,
who will also conduct all the congre-
gational singing during the sessions of
the association.
The Baptist Message
The principal address of the evening
will be delivered by the. Rev. DR.. Ray
mond NJ. West, field secretary of the
New Jersey Baptist state convention,
who will speak on "The Baptist Mes
sage of the New Era" Brief fraternal
addresses will also be delivered by Ray
l.. Hudson, president of the Baptist
( Union of Philadelphia and vicinity,
and Harry G. lincoln, moderator OF
the Philadelphia association, which
will observe its 212th anniversary
shortly.
The Thursday morning session will
begin with devotional service, con-
Quoted by the Rev. F. w. Randall, at
8 80 o'clock.