National Republican., 1880-11-18
OUR BAPTIST BRETHREN.
Closing Session Of the Columbia AssO-
citation.
The Applications from the Coiored Churches
Laid Over for One Year-Mr. Mason's
Resolution Oh tho Color
Question, Etc.
The Columbia Baptist Association.


The Columbia Binust association resumed
their session at the Nayy.Yard Baptist church
Yesterday morning, being opened with dcvo-
tiUnol exercises.
Mr. H. l.. Morchouse corresponding sccrc.
tnry Of The American Baptist Home Mission
airy society, mado an interesting statement of
the work accomplished by the society during
the past year.
The report Of the committee on applications
OF churches for membership in the association
was then taken mp and discussed by Rcys. a.
L. Mason. $. H. Greene, G. G. McadOr and :.
II. Mirick and MCssrs Henry Beard, $. NJ
Yoatmau, J. c. Dulin and $. 5. Taylor
Tho application OF Shiloh (colorci) Biptist
church was upon motion, referred TO the fol-
lowing committee which was instructed to
report at tho next annual meeting Of the ssso'
citation: Mcssrs. S. II. Mrick E.strcct; Will
lam Slickucy, Calvary; 5. r. English, Gay
street; James G.. Dulin, Second church; Cove
land Able North; Rev. J. w. Parker and 5.
NJ. Yeatman.
Tho applications Of the Second baptist
church (colorcd) aud Mount Tabor, Tcnuslly.
town, were referred to the same committee.
a recess was taken at this point until 2:3O
p. M, and upon reasscmbing the committee
on new executive board for the association
submitted the names Of tho following, which
were agreed upon:
Calvary church-IIenry Beard. r. Jones, c.
S. Prindle, D. Il. Curtss NJ. NJ. Bwtett john
Boyd, William SHclSuey aud Rcv. S. H..
Greene.
E.strcot church-Rcv s. H. Mirck. A..
Bothwrll, r. $. Parks, William Fletcher, +. S.
De Land {. n. Richards, Rev. A. +. Mason
and Thomas Jones.
Fifth baptist church-Rev. c. c. Mcador S.
VI. Teatnau, S. S. Taylor, y. Il. Bradley, j. j.
| Darlington, Samuel IIowiaon, john l.. Cox
aud James c. Deatley.
Gay.street churchill. s. B,yuton, James
| II. Taylor, J. {. Nichols, Il. a. Bayley and C..
| 5. Mixtcr.
Metropolitan church,. w. Parker, L. L.
| I. Spoford w. Morgan and w. Steward.
| North baptist church-Rcv. Owen James, D.
Richards, J. c. Wolhng, d. 0. Foster and
| Cleveland ALbe
Second baptist church-Rov Isaac Cole, w.
A. Henderson, ]. G. Dulin, T. c. Simpson,
| Levi Meredith and G. e. Smith.
A report was adopted selecting Calvary
church rs the next place Of meeting, Rev. 1
| Cole to preach the annual sermon, with Rev,
! c. c. Meador as alternate. The moleratoran an
| nouuccd the following standing committees
| MissOns-RCv. S. II. Greene. j. Il. Bradley
and c. b. Smith. Eucation-J. c. Yelling
Rev &. C. Mcador and John Kingdom. Sun
day schools-William Sticlsncy, Rev. Owen
james aud c. y. Richards Temperance--J
J. Darlington, u Richards and 5. ii. Mirck
Digest Of etters-L L, +. SpoTord, f. s De
Land and II. S. Boynton. Rev A. T. Mason
offered the following, which was adopted;
WHEREAS, There are IN the District Of Columbir
more than forty baptist churches, considerable
| number OF whom have no a,s0cutOual connection
and, whereas, this association was formed on the
broad basis Of mo distinction account OF color;
and, whereas, its constitution provides that the
| only demands made upon church accking ad
mitlGuce into this body shall be Satisfactory
| evidence Of It's soundness IN point Of doctrine
regularity Of practice and purity Of discipline; and
ItfHra .FfRf g4fI To IA m ffa
| that the Columbia association Of baptist churches
| Is not ready to welcome coorcd churches (sC
called Of the District 10 membership in It's body
Rcso,rsd That we hereby extend cordial inyl
tatOn 10 baptist churches IN the District to pTesen
themselves Tor membership with US assuring then
that their application will be welcomed ana uC
| barrier other than those presented IN article o
our constitution will be raised against them.
A resolution offered by Rev. c. c. Meado
was adopted, requesting the appointment of {
committee of one from each church In the rs
socation % sit In council with tho Washing
ton and Mount Lebanon associations. and re
questing them to appointa similar committed
to sit at the next annual meeting of the assOcia
ton. The following committee was then ap
pointed TO carry out tho provisions oil the reso
luton: Rev. A. L. Mason, L. b. Curtis, Rev
Isaac Cole, Rev. G. c. Meador, u, Richards,
r. English and Ward Morgan.
The following delegation, consisting of on
from each church, was appointed to wait upo
the Maryland Baptist union at its next aunua
meeting and request it to appoint . like dele
. cation to sit with the District association:
. Rothwell, Rev. s. II. Greene, G. $. Mixtel
Rev. owen James, Rev. Isaac Cole, Rev J. w
Parker and Rev. Q. @. Mesdor.
Rev. A. f. Mason stated that he had advise
Rev j. W. Walker, pastor of tho Shiloh bar
tst church, to withdraw his papers, since Ii
: had declined to allow any further inquis
torial proceedings on the part of the associs
tion. Upon his motion Mr. Walker WAS a
lowed TO mako statement.
Mr. Walker said it was plainly evider
that his church was not wanted in the associi
ton on account Of its being colored, and h
did not want to create any discord II
church was established here eighteen yeal
ago, and he was not willing to answer an
more questions as to its standing. If |
should DO allowed to tako his papers with hii
i he would withdraw. The papers were a corr
5 ingly returned to him and he left the chnrc
A motion by Mr.. Dulin favoring the admi
sion of Mount Tabor church was voted dow
and after short prayer tho moderator d
clarcd the convention adjourned sine die.