Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-11
LOCAL NEWS.
MARYLAND BAPTIST UaOs ASSOCIATES
The Thirty Ninth Annu.I Meeting

After our report OF the pro,esdInvs OF the
| Maryland Baptist Union association, in sessi IN
| AT the FIFTH Baptist church, closed yesferfav
| the association resssenbled, and applis stionS
| iOf admission were received aud referred from
| tne foHoSing churches: Shiloh. OF Baltimore
| monnt OhVet, OF Washington. Mount Zion OF
T,S,I ning,Cni n. % woodbury., Of Baltimore First
! nhu sday morning for business az $50 O'clock
| Devcuonal exercises from lO.30 20 n o'clo-k
neCess ne 50 ~ 80 tor ldnch Convene again AZ
ISl, ana adjourn at 80. Meet again AZ : 70.
NJ for business, and adjourn at pleasure. Tbe
| moderator appointed a committee, consistinS
complete the list OF delegates Rev Franklin
mitted ''0
TIE ANNUAL REPORT
iOr the year ending November 10, lS-4. The
report states that the past year b - been az
nrgushed by decided advance in nearly an
ne dep artmenfs OF missionary work The total
statistics show that during the wear .30- ser
mons have been preached. 1OO5 PRAYER
meetings held, SO visits made, ~ lee
lures gwen, S.2ol pages Of tracts dis
The report of the committee on the ,lsSSt c,lors5
people was read, which made gratifying ev-
hlblt- MT. Eugene Bevering, treasurer pre-
sested his annual report. which shows rereints
70 date, November 81 $6.1l0 81; eNpenditures
10 date, Including amount now due mfssioua-
fles, Ss, l30 81. amount due treasurer ~ 020 n
Az the invitation OF the association the mi scion
arlts In attendance gave brief recital OF the
work performed by them during the past wear
and the present condition OF their fields OF
laoor, which showed the cause 10 be on the in
crease, the principal drawback being the want
m heetrg houses or places of worship. The
reports submitted were made the specfal ordsT
,ot Ihursday morning, and those portions in re-
iauoh 10 recommendations referred to Special
committees, who shall consider tue subiects and
present them, with their report, 70 the assOcia
uoh b-morrOw morning at II O'Clock. The mod
orator announced the committee 90 select new
@xecutiye board, 10 report on the recommenda.
tlons OF the b ard and on obituaries. after which
tne association adjourned until evening, when
Kew. l.. ID. Pauling preached the animal sermon
and at its conclusion the association adjourned
until to- mOrrsw morning.
rHk SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION MEETING
TO-DAY.
The fifth annual session Of the Baptist Sun
uay scDoOl association OF the District of COlum-
hia and Maryland convened in the Fifth Ran
nst church, REV. q. G. MesdOr.) at 10 O'Clock
tnls morning, President VIM. Stickney, of the
calvary school, in the chair. After DEVOTIONAL
exercises, the letters setting forth the statias of
the several sabbath schools in the orgauizatfor
we're presented and read. The letter OF the
Union colored church school sets forth that IN
mans bank.
The report Of the executive board was read
oy me CHAIRMAN, Rev. 5. h. Mirick. The prin-
clpal suggestions contained in it we're recon-.
mehoauo that benevolent fund be estab-
Hshed, with the view to giving il permanent
The report was ordered tolie on the table nm
nj after the election of officers for the ensuing
year.
a committee of i've was appointed a. follows
70 nominate officers and an executive board;
and Leeds.
The committee. after consultation, submitted
their report, as fOll0ws:-FOr President, VIM
Suckney; lst vice president, Joshua Leyeriny;
% do, Rev. II. White; secretary, q. A. g.
smith; treasurer, Henry TAYLOR. Executives
BOard-Rev. 5. III. Mirick, VIM, Stickney O.
y. Richards, y. NJ. Yeatman, G F. GuIick. q.
\. z. Smith, Z. Richards, q. c. MeadOr, OF
Washington; j. g. Nichols, of Georgetown:
Henry Taylor, James ). Pollard, A. F. Crane
w. hudson Brown, VIM. Miller, Eugene Hes.y.
and Eugene DeveTing. of Baltimore.
be report of the committee was adopted
The report of the executive committee was
hen considered. A proposition IN it with refer
enee TO the employment by the association or a
-ecretsry and evangelist at an annual salary OF
500, ELECTED considerable discussion from Rsvs
Pollard, Williams, MeadOr. =. II. Mirick and
others. The subject had not been disposed OF
when recess " as taken.
An announcement was made that this after
noon ReF. j. ID. Craig would deliver an address
IN the conversion OF children and their afrer-
training, and in the evening Rev. 5. ID. Thomas
Welch pastor, would address the association
On the "lmportance OF the church IN the present
and future"
At u 80 O'Clock the association took a recess
until 20 IL n