There were sixteen persons present as delegates, namely: From the
First Baptist Church, Baltimore : llev. Stephen P. Hill, Peter Levering,
James Wilson, James Carnighan, John C. Richards, Eben. Hnbball,
Thomas Maybury. From Calvert St. Church, Baltimore ; Rev. Geo,
'. Adams. From Pikesville Church : Rev. Joseph Mettam, John Ports,
lobn Cox. From Gunpowder Church : Rev, Thos. Ijeaman, Zach.
[bail. From Navy Yard Church, Washington : R. P. Anderson.
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From Tuiieytown Church : Jacob Correll. William Crauc, of Culvert
St. Church, A. Kothwell, of Navy Yard Church, and threeother breth-
ren of country Churches were named ub lielegales, but were not present.
Rev. John Healy of the Second Church, Baltimore, Ifev. W. T.
Brantly, (the elder,) and fie?. Mr. Hewson, of Philadelphia, aud Itev.
Archibald Maclay of New York were present, by request. Bro, Jamea
Wllaon was elected Moderator and Stephen P. Hill Secretary, Geo. F.
Adams, Corresponding Secretary, and William Craue, Treasurer. The
Circular Letter was written by Stephen P. Hill. It is an admirable
paper, covering the aims and purposes of the new Association, explicit
in principle, illustrating missionary duty by precept aud example, and
soundiug^a clarion note for progress.
One of the resolutions passed reads : "Resolved, that this Association
espreas^its decided approbation of the efforts made by the Christian
community to elevate the moral condition of ou'V species, by meana of
Bible, Missionary, Education, Sabbath School, Tract, Temperance and
other benevolent institutions." A resolution was passed approving the
new translations of the Bible. The first Executive Board was ap-
pointed^to consist of the officers above-named aud the following breth-
ren : Thomas Leamau, Joseph Mettjim, Peter Levering, James Carnig-
han, Tho8.'Maybury, K. I'. Anderson, Jacob Correll.
