The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-11-21
OUR BAPTIST BRETHREN.
Annual Meeting of tho Columbia
Association at the E-Street
Church.


Annual Meeting of tho Columbia
Association at the E-Street
Church.
Tho Columbia Association of Baptist
Churches assembled for their annual meeting
at the Estroet Baptist Church to-day. Rev.
DR.. Faunce, pastor OF E-street Church, pre-
sided temporarily, and the meeting was
opened In due form after short prayer by
Rev. s. II. Greene.
Baptist churches that were included in the
membership OF the association, and number
OF Visitors were present also. Many OF the
delegates were ladies'.
Among the Pastors
were Rev. Dr.. Fauncc, of E.street Church;
Greene, Calvary; Meador, Fifth Saunders,
Second; Walker, Gay street; Ellison, Queens
Teasdale, Mount Tabor; Gaskins, Second (col
ored). Communications were read from ali tho
churches in the association, showing
Progress TO be Generally EncOuraS-
ing.
The North Baptist Church reported that
owing to the absence of q regular pastor, mat
tiers wcro not progressing as nourishingly
sistance OF volunteer preachers, the church
was making fair Roadway. Tho congregation
showed an aggregate increase, but 1t was re-
GREETED that many prominent members wero
leaving to join other congregations.
Mount Tabor Church
reported fair progress, but was represented 10
be weak, financially. The report Of the Second
Church (coIored) announced with regret the
death within nine months of the year Just
closed OF fifteen prominent members, ono OF
whom was the superintendent Of the Sunday
school. The aralrs Of the church were pro.
crossing. otherwise, satisfactorily, and the
membership increasing, the Suuday'school
showing IN especial increase.
The Queenstown Church
reported that its debt had been raised, and
that all was unity and harmony In the con-
gregation. The affairs generally were encour-
aging. These were the most interesting re-
ports submitted The Association then pro-
Annual Election of Officers.
Rev. Samuel II. Greene, OF Calvary Baptist
church, was elected moderator. Mr.. s. NJ.
Yeaiman, OF the Fifth Church, was roe elected
annual election. Mr.. Henry Beard, OF Cal
vary, was reelected treasurer. The several
officers accepted their positions with appro-
PIRATE remarks.
The application OF the First Church to be-
come o member OF the association (havlng
Withdrawn from the Potomac Association was
Revs. Faunce, Meador and Teasdale were
appointed committee OF arrangements.
During the absence OF the several committees
Report of the Executive Board
| was read. 1t gave a complete ana quite salts
factory showing OF local and general mission
| airy work. The home mission aided the board
| materially, and Rev. o. Ellison was accredited
| with valuable and laborious work.
| 1t was shown that the best field for work lay
| In tho northeastern section OF the city. Tho
| report was referred, to come up for discussion
ut the missionary mass-meeting, 10 be held to-
| morrow night. At the conclusion OF the read.
| ing OF the report the committee on applica
| lions for membership returned and reported
| favorabiy on the admission OF tho First
| Church.
The report was sustained by tho Association,
| and Rev. DR.. Cuthbert and Mr.. Robert O. Fox,
| Of the First Church, were cordially welcomed
| by the moderator. DR.. Cuthbert responded
briefly and feelingly. After some routine
| business recess was taken.
| List OF Delegates.
The full list Of delegates present is as fol
| lows: Calvary-NIessrs. Beard, Haynes, Stick.
ney, jackson, Jacobs Curtis, D.. Haynes, lr.
| Hazard, Kendall, Nelson, Bailey, Mrs. Jennie
X. Stickhey, Mrs. Greene, Il. Il. Earl and the
| pastor, Rev. Samuel Green.
E.street-Rev. Dr. Faunce, Messrs. E. W. Den.
| nson, A. ROCKWELL, II. $. Sparks, Everard
Blerer, o. @. Fox, Roy. 8. II. Mirisk, j. Il: Lit
tie, Q. N Richards, Rev. Thomas Jones, j. S.
Fifth charc6"Rev. G. G. Moador, Messrs. S.
s. Taylor, Samuel Lee, Samuel Howison,
Yeatman, j. j. Darlington, j. p. Headley, j. L
Cox, j. p. Bailey and j. h. Bradley.
,Gay,strest ohnrchCRey. Joseph Walker sac'
Metropolitan Kingdom, A. p. Steward
y. p. Murray, +. II. Chapman, l.. i. +. spofford
| Mrs. ), II, Moore and Mrs. l.. Il. Il. Sponord.
Second Church-Rev. samuel Saunders, Mes
srs. Q. b. Smith, d. O. Fountain, b. A. Hender
son. william A, hendefsOn, ChafloS station, w
H. Richards, Il. O. Simpson, and james Frank
North Church-Rev. j. l.. Lodge, Messrs. Nj
Eastwood, J. A. Frank, d. s. Foster, b. A. Far
less, Mesdames Il. "A. Johnston, and s. Philip.
Mount Tabor Church-Messrs, d. F. Riley, 8
| 3. Hurley, W. L. Paxton, George @. Paxton
Mesdames u. Il. Ligntfoot and A. q. Paxton.
Second Church (colored)-Rev. N. II. Gas
kins, John polndoxter, James Chun, Abraham
| Raves md Leroy Harvey.
Queenstown ohurch--Rov. d. Ellison, ]. T
Teasdale, j. d. Lord and ]. II. Sherwood.
Some Statistics.
| The following interesting Items are takei
from the several reports, being the sum tota
made up from all the churches In the associa
tion up to tho close OF the fiscal year
Total current expenses, S1S,i72; tota
Indebtedness, $1,000; total Sunday'school AT
tendance, 1915 total number of volumes II
tho Sunday.school libraries, 3,5O5. After no
| cess devotional exercises were engaged In
The association will meet tonight and prob
ably close business tomorrow night
"Joe' Denty's New saloon.
Captain Joseph W. Denly, "the veteran,
has changed his base, and tomorrow nigh
will open his new saloon, Gould's old stand
on the south side OF Pennsylvania avenue be
tween Ninth and Tenth streets northwest
| Captain Denty has RENTED and furnlshe
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