Evening journal., 1921-05-06
BAPTIST MAY
URGELIBRARY
Hope to Establish One on
East Side For Colored
Residents
WILL WORK FOR
DRY ENFORCEMENT

Baptist State Convention. being
held in Second Baptist Church. be-
gan with devotional services. in
charge Of the Rev. John Adamczeck.
Of the Polish Baptist Church. Of VIII
mington.
The new president. the Rev.
George ID. Allison. pastor OF Second
Baptist Church. presided The
president was authorized to give Gre
dentials TO those churches that de-
sire to send delegates to the North-
ern Baptist Convention. to be held
in Buffalo the end OF May.
Petitions which were filed yester-
day. suggesting that the convention
change its fiscal year from March
80 to April 80, and that the date OF
meeting be changed to the latter
part Of May or June. were held over
until next year.
After some discussion Il was de-
cided TO take over $4,000 which had
accumulated during the past eight
years, from property left the Ban
This course was decided on to avoid
legal entanglements. The property
which is located at Sixth and Penn
streets, takes in three stores. and a
small dwelling. A committee is now
looking into the probability OF
erecting a library for the colored
population OF the city. on the site.
II such a plan is followed, it is like
ly that public aid will be sought in
/. the matter.
The convention will meet at Beth
any Baptist Church next year.
Plans for the enforcement OF pro-
hibition were discussed, following
the report OF the Temperance Com
mittee. The convention went on rec
ord as favoring the appointment of
a committee TO help the local Law
and order Society enforce prohibi-
ton.
The Rev. Samuel Zane Batten, D..
D., OF Philadelphia, addressed the
convention on the Social Service
Idea"
After the morning session lunch
con was served the delegates and
visitors by the Womens Auxiliary
OF the church.
At this afternoons session the
Rev. Isaac G. Mathews. OF Grocer
Theological Seminary. will be the
chief speaker
At the afternoon session yesterday.
the Rev. William Weir Smith. OF
Delmar, conducted the devotional
services, after which reports were
made by pastors Of aided churches
The Rev. William Weir Smith, OF
Delmar; the Rev. Samuel Welch, OF
Milford; the Rev. George T. Street
OF New Castle; the Rev. John Adam
czeck, OF the Polish Church, VIII
mington, and the Rev. W. 7. Stewart
OF Viola They told OF the work be-
ing done in their churches.
Major Weston, OF the Near Easi
Relief, told OF some Of his expert
ences abroad, and thanked all who
had given their support, asserting
that due TO this support the condl-
tons there appear more promising
than they would have been other
wise. He made a plea that this sup
port would continue.
Letters from the different churche.
were read, showing a great gair
throughout the State, both in a finan.
cial and spiritual way. The mem.
bership OF the Baptist Church II
Delaware is, according to the lates
figures obtainable, more than 1000
At 3.45 o'clock the Womens Mis-
nionary Society meeting was openeS
with Mrs. William L. Pettingill pre-
siding. Mrs. Pettingill spoke OF thi
Atlantic District meeting which Is 4
be held in Washington on May IL q
Is. Mrs. J. Merrick Horn, home df
rector, gave her report, and urge,
women to take up the study OF book
during the new year. Miss Louis
Jones. State secretary OF the foreig1
missions, reported on the missionar.
work. A brief account OF the worl
at the Italian Mission in Camden wa
given by Miss Downsborough, o
Philadelphia.
DR.. Emily Bretthuer, OF China
spoke Of the work in that land. an
told how grateful she was for sup
plies which the White Cross Societ
was sending from here. She spok
Of the city in which she is located
and told OF the terrible condiaion
existing within the high walls bound
ing the town. Children came fror
miles around. she said, for treatmen
Lockjaw and smallpox, she assert
ed, were the most fatal diseases
the children, many children dyin
. from them. Women, she said, weI
beginning TO be more independer
than they have been in years past.
The evening service opened wit
devotional services led by the Re
o. Grey Hutchinson, OF Dover.
delightful musical program W;
given. with the entire assembly pa
ticipating.
A plea that the church shoui
work together, and work hard'
than ever. was made by the Re
Hugh A. Heath. ID. D., of New Yor
in order that the changed condition
OF today may be met. "The world
he said, expected that somethir
would be accomplished for Christ
this new day following the war. Bu
though we are sure Il Is a new da
we are not so sure OF the charact
OF the new day" The church. !
said, should seek to help by doir
the work that the denominatiC
stands for.