Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-16
The Columbia Baptist Association.

This association met at II O'clock today in
| the Second Baptist church. EAST Washington }
and was called to order by DR.. J. C. yelling,
| moderator, who conducted devotional exercises
Letters were IT ceived from the following
churches calvary. showing membership, 439
S3S4.lS. Kendall, 301; S406 %. Calvary chapel
GA; SSS9.01. Second church, POI; Sunday school
1.4 pupils. E-street, 35s; Sunday school, 21l.
Fifth church, 3.3; Sunday school, 800. Total
town, 10l; Sunday school, 100. Metropolitan,
50; sunday school, 239. North, 49, Sunday
school, lis scholars.
Rev. DR.. j. w. Parker was elected moderator:
$. NJ. Yeatman, clerk; Henry Beard, treasurer
Oh motion all visiting brethren were Invited
to set In the association.
=, fe n G; J; Johnson missionary secretary OF
the publication Society, presented the claims OF
me society and very interesting statement OF
the general work or the association.
letter was presented by Rev. Mr.. Mason
from the Shiloh Church. Rev. W. j. Walker
pastor. asking admission into this body accom-
panied by letter Of dismissal from the phila-
deIph1a Association; and he asked its refer
ence.
motion was made to lay on the table, and
lost, and the application was referred to d
special committee.
An application OF Mount Tabor Church Of
Tsnallytown. QorIned Ia March last, OF which
Rev. John Teaadale Is pastor,) for Membership
was referred.
A similar application OF the second church
on Sd street, formed In 1s4S heretofore with Tine
Baltimore Association, Rev. w. ii. Gaskins
pastor. was received and referred.
The report OF the executive board was made,
showing appropriation of 1883 to the Gay
street church, that $3.50 has been expended at
Queenstown and Tennallytown, there having
been ~ conversions at the latter place and
church organized In March now numbering 30
The report recommends the passage of resoirl-
lions for the employment OF a missionary col
an appropriation, and the pastors be requested
TO present the subject OF missionary labor With.
In our limits to their congregations.
WAITING TOR VERDICT.-The case of VIM
Pope. charged with the murder Of John T. But
| Ter In Georgetown In August last, which has
been on trial In the Criminal Court. Judge
James, for some days past, was resumed this
morning, and Mr. Perry made the Closing argu.
ment for the government, claiming verdict
Judge James after recess charged the jury at
some length. and they retired with the case
THE DEAD AIIyE.-LaSt Saturday MesSrs
Alexander and John Hutchinson, residing On
the eth street road and their sister, Mrs Eliza
beth Bono, residing near the upper end OF It'll
| street. were astonished to see alive their
brother, James Hutchinson, who they supposed
had died during the war, and body represent
ed 10 be his was brought here and buried. He
enlisted In the army during the WARM an
Ohio reglment-and was taken prisoner, and
about the same time lost his sight. Some time
afterwards information was received here that
he died In the west, and his friends here wrote
above, body as received here as his and was
buried. The supposed dead and buried soldier
turned up alive last Saturday. looking after a
pension that was due him by the govern nent.
as also arrearages on the same under the last
pension act. He made Inquiries, being still
totally blind, and ascertatned that his relatives
were here. he called on them, and 10 exp ana
| ton said that he drifted TO Nebraska at the
| close OF the war, married, was raising family,
| and was engaged I'm farming there. He wrote
frequently TO this city 10 inquire about his rela-
ttyes, but had received no reply to his letters.
VERDICT SET AsIDE-ThiS morning In Circuit
| Court (No. 81, Judge Wylie, the case OF Nc
| Elligott agt the District was concluded by a
| verdict for plaintiff. This was an act1on for
\ damages sustained by being caught under an
| excavation on one OF the county roads In 1878,
/ py which plaintiff had some bones broken ana
was badly bruised, and he sued for damages
/ The Court ruled that plaintiff was not entitled
1 20 the damages claimed. The jury found a YER
| dict for plaintiff for 81 900, which Judge Wyiie
at once SET aside, stating that 1t was directly In
] OPPOSITION TO the rulings Of the COurt