Evening journal., 1922-05-04
.BAPTISTS ELECT
LOCAL PASTOR
Rev. George D. Allison
Named President at State
Convention Meeting
REPORT MADE ON
MISSIONARY WORK

The Rev. George d. Allison. pas
tor Of Second Baptist Church. was
reelected president OF the Delaware
Baptist State Convention, at the
sixth annual meeting in Bethany
Baptist Church, Elm and Jackson
streets this morning. other officers
elected were; vice-president the
Rev. o. Grey Hutchison. pastor OF
First Baptist Church, Dover; sec
retary, George F. Irwin. Trustees
elected for three years were: Theo-
dore Hall. Isaac L. Wright, Thomas
S. Taylor and Z. Ross Farra.
George B. Booker was chairman of
the nominating committee. He was
assisted by Aaron Allison, Isaac l.
Wright, S. X. Semons. and f. Ross
Farra.
The convention convened at II
o'clock with devotional services by
the Rev. F. W. Heiser. of New Cas-
tie. Thirty-five delegates. repre-
senting twelve Baptist churches in
the city and State. were present at
the morning session. Following the
devotions, A. G.. Pierce. of Bethany
Church. delivered the address of
welcome. The Rev. Charles c. Earle.
ID. D., pastor OF Bethany Church.
was to have delivered the welcom-
ing address. but he is III in Boston.
Mass.
The Rev. Samuel c. Welsh was the
principal speaker OF the morning.
He took the Rev. o. Grey Hutchi-
sons place who has recently been
operated on, and is critically I'll at
his home IN Dover.
DR.. Welsh spoke on the Ideal
Partnership He said, "If we
would. have an Ideal Partnership
we must enter ino a new relation
ship with Christ.
I'VE were not saved simply be-
cause we wanted a ticket to heaven.
But we were saved for a life. We
have entered into a new life. We
have a real partnership with Christ,
when we enter this new life,' de-
clared DR.. Welsh.
Following the address by DR..
Welsh, the Rev. Joseph Y. Irwin
pastor OF Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church, and chairman Of the COM
mittee on missionary work, submit
ted his annual report. The report
showed that nearly all churches and
mission churches had contributed
largely TO missionary work during
the past year. Delmar Church was
found TO be in a fiourishing condi-
ton and TO have been a large con-
trfbutor to missionary work. NIL
ford Church had done well under |
rrying circumstances.
Dover Church did some home mis- |
sionary work during the year in TAX /
ing care OF the Willow Grove Mis- /
sion Church New Castle Church |
was mentioned as having done much |
missionary work during the year. I
Wilmington. according 10 the report. I
had fallen of somewhat in its mis- |
sion work. This was due to the in /
dustrJal depression.
OnEe motion of the Rev. Samuel |
c. Welsh, of Milford, letters OF sym
pathy will be sent to the Rev.
Charles c. Earle. pastor Of Bethany
Church, and the Rev. o. Grey
Hutchlson, OF Dover. who are Ill.
The convention adjourned at 1880
O'Clock for luncheon.
The afternoon session will be
given over to the women's State
Missionary Society at which time
Mrs. william L. PettlDgill will
preside. Reports will be given
from the state societies. The ad-
dress on home mission work will
be given by Miss Clara Mayhew'
missionary OF the Italian Settle
ment House, OF Camden. n. j. The
address on foreign work will be
given by Mrs. Baker. a prominent
missionary worker of India Mrs.
Baker is one OF the speakers at the
annual meeting OF the Atlantic dis
trict Of the Women's American Bap-
tist Home Mission Society which is
holding It's meeting with Peddie
Memorial Baptist Church at New
ark. y. ].
Tonight will be known as Young
Peoples night. Rev. Arthur c.
Of Philadelphia, will ad-
dress the young people. DR.. Bald
win is well known for his young
peoples work. He will be remem-
bered as one OF the speakers at the
recent Lenten meetings held in st. ,
Andrews Church.
These meetings are open to all de- !
nominations. ,
The convention will close tomor-
row night. :
At the opening session OF the 5
a layman's meeting, last ,
night. r. Ross Farra, of Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church. presented a {
resolution providing for the organi- {
,ation Of a laymen's organization. I
The resolution was unanimously q
adopted and Mr.. Farra. George a
Penney from Second Baptist church; I
George Hanson. from North Bap- v
list church; n. Anderson. from the 7
Swedish Baptist church; Charles {
Rochm. from the German Baptist n
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