Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-12
Maryland Baptist Union Association.

ministe:s and Law delegates from the various
Churches of the Baptist dsDorn; alton in Mary.
land and the District OF Columbia. was com.
menced yesterday morning. in the High Street
Church REV. Mr. Kelsay's) in B fillmore.
At 10 O'Clock Rev. Fran Kiln Wilson, MoIer.
a'or OF the last annual meeting held iu this city,
called the body 20 order, and read hv mn g3 . be.
ginning s-Glorious things Of Thee are spoken,
which was sung BY the members present. Mr.
Wilson then rea1 the 1e2d Psalm, commencing,
81 v as glad VIII n they said let US go into the
house or the Lord" After which the Associq.
ton engaged in prayer With Rev. George
Adam.
Letters from the various Churches ana aux
liiialy societies were presented and read. They
In general give encouraging accounts OF the
cordItIon of the Churches, IN which there is
somew hat Of an increase OF membership. The
names Of the ministers and delegates from the
several Churches. &c, in this District and
vici3ity with the number of baptisIns during
the past year, and of the members, are rs fol-
lows:
Second Church-Washiugt gton City-P War
rem, pastor; w. A. Henderson, ]. p. Hall, Geo.
+. Gulick, q. w. Cheseldine and Samuel Lee;
baptized :; number OF members III. Sabbath
School, same Church-Charles s. Clarke.
Good Hope Church-Joseph Mettam, pastor:
number Of members I3.
f Street tChurch, washington city,. H.
Gray, pastor; Andrew Rothwell, n. Richards,
u l.. Vance, !. w. Parker, II. 9. Dane, w T..
Johnson, q. Richards, Harvin Eastwood. J. c.
Weiling and 6. NJ. p. King; baptized 3; num-
Der of members 2a5.
Rocky Church-S. r. White, pastor:
Charles Spates, Edward NJ. Veirs and III. III.
husnn; number OF members 13l.
Island Church, Washi ng;on-C. 9. Meadow,
pastor; 5. S. Taylor, Stephen S. Charlton,
James Deatley, Benz. N. Henderson, VIM. H.
Byers, Geo. M. Kendall, Samuel Lomax and
beIs 253.
Calvary Church, Washington-Thos. r.
Hewlett. Pastor; Rev. S. H. Merrck, Rev. Thos
JoEts. Rev. Wm. F. Nelson. Amos Kendall,
Edward Lycet,, Z. ;. Butts, J. H. Olcott ana
Il. W. q. ff
bers, 2l5.
First Church, Georsetown-J. C. Nichols and
A.. M. Apple baptized, s. number of members
Second Colored Church, Washington
Cnanncey Leonard. pastor; George EasOr, &.
w. Wnkdeld, VIM. Green and Aug. Watts;
baptized, II; number Of members 313
Pooesville Churchill. ]. Chandler, pastor
and VIM. p. Jones; number Of members g.
Darns stown Churchill. J. Chandler, pastor
taptizea =; present members ID.
No letters wei e presented from the Seventh
church. Baltimore. Wetipquin, Vienna and
other churches. The Moderator announced
that the next business in Messrs. Foster, Bier
bower anG Jones as tellers. There Were eighty
four votes cast, Of which number Rev. +.
Wlsen receiNed majority and was declared
elected. MIR. Wilson declined TO accept the
!ous members. On another ballot being had,
Hiram Woods, Jr, Esq, received 4 large ma
Jorty OF the votes, and being declared elected,
assumed the chair of the Moderator. Messrs
George h Tyler, James ID. McKean ad Joseph
H. Thomas, ST., were appointed tellers for the
election OF Clerk, Mr.. Crane was duly re-eIec.
ied as Cierk. MT Charles Tyler, OF the High
Street Church, was selected "a Assistant Clerk
AT n clock the Associauon ad iourned uu-
nj o'clock, when, after devo.ionai exercises,
letters were rpsd from several other churches
I, 4 ne report OF me treasurer Eugene Levering,
Esq, was submitted and read. The total dis.
Dursements were S6,S35 II, and the recpipts
S5.366 s., the sum OF Si,i6-.93 being ad vanced
by the i treasurer. There was due on mission
ID le If - =
acco unit oi the church building at Cumberland,
making total deficiency OF S3,ii4.9O. Tner-
was due Seb OF appropriations for 1-G7 and
lSs by the Southern Baptist Convention, and
s1l5 OF subscriptions al the last nual meet.
ing, which, vh hen paid, would reduce the de-
hcisncy to So I9SO. On motion, the report
was referred 10 a committee, consisting of
q. X. Tyler, to present a plan for the extin.
x uishme Mt OF the debt.
The report OF the Executive Board of the
er-nce is made to the condition OF the Church
at Cumberland; to the plan Of sys en-
anc benevoleDce recommended the previous
year, which, having been adopted by several
churches. has worked well; to the death OF the
late VIM. Crane, an earnest and jealous Chris
'iap; and also TO the necessity of renewed ef-
forts TO supply vacant fields in this State
Ihe Association, at 5E O'Clock, adjourned
until O'Clock in the evening At that hour
the members rsassembled and participated in
devotional exercises until N O'Clock. The
annual sermon was preached by Rev DR.
samson, who based his remarks upon Gala
tlans, 5th chapter, 18th verse-"For, brethren.
ye have been called into liberty; only use DO:
liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by
love serve one another" The edifice was COM
rleteiY h!led Oh the occasion. After the SER
mon lie report of The Executive Board was
again taken, and remarks made by Rev.
Nessr. Eroaddus, Aoams, and others, and the
ASSOCIATION, at W O'Clock, adjourning until 9
y clock This morning.