Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-15
MARYLAND Bap,is, Onion A,t,eia,;eu

The thirty first annual meeting Jfthe Mary
land Baptist Union Association. was corr
menced yesterday morning at thS Broad way
Baptist Church, IN Baltimore. T.e labors OF
the Association were preceded By be custom
sry devotional exercises. conducted by Rev J.
W. NJ. Williams, moderator. Thse frst busi-
ness of the morning was the rebsption and
reading of communications from e churches
OF Maryland and the District Of Columbia az
tached to the Baptist denominatsou. These
letters give in brief terms a sketchtof the pro-
gress OF the churches during thee past year.
their respective membership, and t~e nSnes OF
the delegates, both lay and clerica. 10 The As
sociation. In addition TO church Representa-
ton. any OF the Sabbath schools con nected
with the Baptist churches within tie lurisdic-
ton OF this body are entitled TO epresenta-
tive in the Association, upon the payment Of a
determinate into its treasury.
The following are the delegates Tram the diff
ferent district Of Columbia and n'iehboring
churches 10 the Association. - ....
Second Church, Washington-Rev. John
Bray, pastor; Geo. r. GulIck, W. AZ Hender-
SON: E.srreet washington-A. RoAaweIl, Il.
Richards, j. ;. Poler, L. Burnett g. We'll
ling. Rockville-W. v. Bowie, John Thomp-
SON, r. 7 Spates, William Wiley, Rev. s X
White; pastor Fienna-A, q Harley, J. Web
ster. Israel, shington-Rey. G. C.Meador
pastor; s. Charlton, W. Battee, .S Campbell
The following churches were recsived into
the association at this session: Mnirkirk-
J. II. Larcomb. Calvary, shington-Rey
T. X. Hewlett, pastor; f. Lycett, J. B. Oicott,
Thomas Jones, w. 4 Nielsen, Mount Yer
non-Rey. NJ. III. Austin, pastor; NJ. Goa. FIRST
Cnnrch, Ge1Tgetown-Rev- James Nelson,
The reading of the letters from the ch urches
ELECTED the following statistics Number OF
churches, 80; baptized during the year, 470 per-
sons; received by letter, ls4; restored. %; dis
missed. LOG; erased, i2; excluded. e9; toGal num-
Der, 1856
Nine male and two female missionaries have
been employed during the year. The statistics
OF the labor performed by them are a. follows
Weeks OF labor, 400 sermons preached, CO.;
prayer meetings attended, 2I6; visits made,
III; pages Of tracts distributed, $1,000; number
baptized, a..
Upon the conclusion OF the reading of these
letters the association proceeded 10 the selec-
ton OF Moderator and Clerk for the ensuing
year.
Rev. J. w. M williams. ID. D. was re-
elected Moderator and A r. Crane, Clerk
Upon reassembling, at 81 O'Clock IN the az
ternoon, number OF reports were received
from committees, and were laid over for future
action.
The following committee was appointed 10
constitute the new Executive Board Messrs.
+. Wilson, ". 7. Foster, j. r. Stedhan, q. Il.
Nice and A. Rothwell.
A committee, consisting OF Messrs w -
Crowley, o. +. Flipps, T. r. Hewlett, was ap-
pointed TO designate the time and place of ,he
At annual meeting
The following are the standing COR mittees
which report at this annual session:
Healey. Sunday Schools. l. Lodge, a
Butcher, G. w. Wolfe. Publication, CoIpor-
tage and Bible Distribution-F Wilson, II
Taylor, j. +. Weishampel, ii. Woods To
Visit Columbian College,. p. Nice. T. h.
Gray, Jas. Dubois, G. GulicK. City Mission
and Outdoor Preachins-A. Rothweli, r. W.
King, g. p. Nice. TemPerance-P. T. Warren,
VIM. Crane, John Bray.
The association adjourned until this morn
ing at 10 o'clock 4l