Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-25
The baptist Anniversaries.

TEE BIBLE AND PUBLICATION SOCIETY.
This society of the Baptist Church reassem-
bed Yesterday at IL a. m. at Calvary Bap.ist
church. The session was opened BY sinsias
ana prayer, and Rev. DIR. Parker introduced
eoursed from John In. Yesterday Afternoon a
mass meeting of the Sunday school workers was
held at tie church, under the auspices OF the
the mset nes With b New Ysss OPsssd
SUNDAY school Work" were made by Rev. Drs.
Eont. W. Pearson, of Pa, L. l.. Priteh ard, of
hon. j. NJ 5. Williams, of Mass. The arrange
ments Tor next years anniversary were referred
; 70 ,ne Soard Of managers, and the society adj
THE HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY
celebrated Its iorty-second anniversary at the
calvary Baptist church on Saturday afternoon,
non Samuel a. CTozier presiding. and Rev. L.
Il: Hiscox, ID. d., OF Brooklyn, n. Y, secretary
The president read his annual address. The
fol'owfng committees we're appointed: On Ar
augmentation J. W. Parker, d. D.; Rev. J.
W. Fowler, Rev. +. f. l.. Taylor, ID. D.; Rev.
Il. K. Hewlett, and Hon. VIM. Stickney On
Enrollment-Rev. Mr.. Amber, Pa; Rev Mr.
patterson VI. Rev Mr.. Abbott, Mass; Rev.
george T.. Hoar, n. j., and Rev. j. n. Webb
Neb' An abstract from the annual report was
then read by Rev. j. b. Simmons showing that
received sid from forty six states and terrific
res. Last year its missionaries expended
SIS 800 tor benevolent purposes, and baptized
2r264 persons. The District of Columbia alone
last year contributed s3 ,453.
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION
Ihe second annual meeting of the board of
councillors of the national educational commits
SION was held Saturday night at the Calvary
Baplst church. Rev. Aivah HOvey, ID. D., of
Massachusetts, presided, and Professor n. l..
Andrews, of New York, secretary. The annu A.
report was read by the secretary. aud remarAs
were made by Rev. DIR. BIoa ius, Professor We'll
nng, Rev. L. IL. Pritchard, aud Rev. A. j. +.
Behrens, and the commit ees were appointed
The society then adjourned until L uesdsy norm
ing at O'Clock.
SERVICES AT THE CAPITOL
. IN connection with the meeting of the socie-
ties, services were held in the hall of the House
OF Representatives during the day, and large
audiences were present. In the morning Rev
T. bod, ID. d., president of Madison UNIVERSITY
delivered the annual sermon, choosing as his
text, raul TO the Corinthians, Is and p: ssFor
he must reign until He has put all enemies
under His feet" In the afternoon, Rev. DIR.
Larimer, of Boston, preached from the words:
81 1--we by the faith of the Son of God, who
loved me and gave himself for me-" (Gal. ii,
- AT night, Rev. A. j. f. Behrends, of
Cleveland, Ohio, preached on the subject of
missions.
THE MISSIONARY UNION
The session of the Baptist Missionary Union
was held last night at the Calvary church The
services were opened by Rev. DIR. Bosworth, of
atory Of the work of the union were made BY
Rev. Drs. Gardner, Bradley and FROST.
TODAY.
morning. The committee on nominations sub
mitted the following list of officers, and they
were elected: Hon. Samuel A. Crozsr, Pa,
a. ID. CdsNell, esq, N. ". Ill
VIM. Stickney, ID. c., vice presidents; John b.
Trevor, esq, n. Y, treasurer; William Phelps,
esq., \. Y, Joseph b. Hoyt, esq, Conn, audi,
tors Nathan Bishop, LII. D., n. Y, Rev. F. E.
l.. Taylor, ID. D., n. Y, corresponding secreta-
ries; Rev. K. I. Hscox, ID. d., y. Y, recording
secretary; Rev. II. G. Fish, ID. D.. Y, j., Rev
Thomas ID. Anderson, d. D., n. Y, j. O.
PrehIe, ESQ, NY, Rev. Gslusha Anderson, u.
ID, n; W Edward Austen, esq, n. j., mana
gers; Rev. Edward Lathrop, ID. D., Conn. 10 fiII
vacancy in class 1873.
, The thanks of the society were rendered to
Speaker Blaine for the use of the hail of the
House of Representatives.
Rev. Mr.. Burrows offered a resolution recog-
nizing the Baptist historical society as an inn
portant part of the Baptist organization, de-
serving OF the CO operation OF the Baptsts, and
approving the request made that clerks and
authors sc no copies of works and manuscrints
TO the society. which was adopted.
Rev Dr. Gray reported that the President
O'Clock to-day.
Rev. DR.. Stone, of Ohio, addressed the society
on his work as missionary to the freedmen OF
the south.