National Republican., 1886-10-29
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.
Its Delegates Meet In Convention in
This city.

The Christian Church, on Vermont ave-
nue., near N street northwest, in which the
convention Of the churches of the "Dlsci-
plesn for Maryland and the District Of
Columbia assembled yesterday morning,
was founded in 1s43. The FIRST organiza-
ton was effected by DR.. j. 7. Barclay,
afterward missionary TO Jerusalem. The
first meeting was at DR.. Barclays residence,
near the navy yard, In December, 1s43.
Meetings were held from house to house
during the time Of DIR. Barclays residence
In Washington and for some years after
ward. The first church building was pur-
chased in 1869 from the M. Z. Church
South. This was formerly located on NJ
street, near Ninth, and afterward moved TO
the site on Vermont avenue, and substi-
tuted for the present structure. The later
history OF this church, the connection OF the
late President James A. Garfield with IL, to-
gether with the movement TO build the new
house OF worship, are facts Of the history OF
the country.
On the Doth Of January, 1884, the church
was completed and dedicated to the service
OF God, President W. X. Pendieton, Of
Bethany College, West Virginia, preaching
the dedicatory sermon. The membership
OF the church is now sos and that Of the
Sunday school 332.
The session OF the convention opened
yesterday morning at $3.50 o'clock with de-
votional exercises conducted by Rev. w. Q.
Wade, OF Clayton, Md. Rev. DIR. Il. ID.
Power called the convention to order at 10
o'clock, and the Rev. James Vernon, jr., Of
Baltimore, made the opening prayer. Mr..
j. G.. Thompson, Of this city, secretary,
called the roll, when the following dele
gates were found TO be present:
Washington, D. &C, W; shelton; BENJAMIN
Baiiinser, NJ. + Anderson, o Mrs. Kate D. Moore.
Mrs. Clara schell, Mrs. @. w. Shelton, Miss
Lou Weightman, Mrs; NJ. l.. Burton, Miss Jen-
ME Higgins, Mrs. J. Il. Saum.
Norfolk, Vac +. Mortimer.
Cuckoo. Louisa county, Va.-I.J Spencer and
Eagle Mills, New York-M. Pittmau.
-Ayondale. Md. d. standiford, Mrs. B,tty
| Mclaughlin, Mrs. Ada L. Evans, Miss Sally
| Webster.
| Zeigler, u. f. Hawkins, Mrs. Susan Hawkins.
Baltimotec.James Vernon, j,; Clara r. Yer.
Bruce, Mrs. ireland, Mrs. Ella Norwood Mrs.
Mollie Lawton, Jacob b. Thomas, ]. T. Rein
| hart.
Miss Jennie Bear Miss Mary McCauley, Miss
| Mary Il. Stotlemeyer.
Hagerstown, Md.-Miss Edith Newcomer,
| Wagner, Miss Lizzie Hoffman, Miss Bette
Corbett, Mr.. and Mrs. Keller, Miss Grace Em-
| merit
Jerusalem, NId.-Mrs. Townsley Mrs Buck
| ingham, Mrs. Cresswell, Mrs. $. A. j. Davidson,
$. s. $. Smith, James Buckingham, Mrs: II.
Hamilton, Miss Julia Rekord, Miss Robinson.
| Newark, Del.-Mrs. Mary A. Whistler, DR.. d..
A.. Whistler, Mrs. Ellen Barbour;
Redand, Md.-W. II. Schell, Annie L. Belt.
Rockville, Md.-Mrs. S. n. Higgins, Miss
| Mary Higgins, John Il. Miller Edward Horncr.
Sussex county, Del.-P, d. West, c. L. Amy.
Reports were called for and read from all
the churches connected with the conven-
tlon. Seventeen churches reported, through
their secretaries, showing that the total
church membership was 2,603; number of
scholars enrolled in the Sunday schools,
1900; amount Of church contributions Tor
all purposes, $40, T02. s.; Sunday school con-
tributions, $S76S9. The report from the
Vermont Avenue Memorial Church gives
the following facts: Membership at last re-
port, 4S2; increase by baptism, 32 by letter,
IL; decrease, IL; present membership, 5i3.
Total contributions for various purposes,
$5,10l.25. In the Sunday school there are
33 teachers and 800 scholars; contributions,
SlO2.33. An address on "Co.operation in
Church Work" was then made by Rev. w.
s. Hoge, of Beaver Creek, Md.
Rev. DR.. Power announced the following
committees: On business, Messrs. Vernon,
|
Of officers for next year, Messrs. Alexander
Newcomer, Benjamin Sunny, Relnhart,
Rekord, and Keller. On time and place
Of next meeting, Messrs. Marshall, Standi-
ford, Smith, Thomas, and Schell.
At 12 o'clock the delegates and all Others
present were invited by the ladies OF the
church to partake of bountiful lunch
which they had spread In the Sunday schoo
| room.
The Ladies' Missionary Society was called
to order at 1850 o'clock by Mrs. b. T. Moore
with Miss Lou s. Weightman as secretary
Mrs. Moore delivered the address of wei
come, which was responded to by Mis-
Blanche Wagner, of Hagerstown, Nd.
After the roll of delegates was called re-
ports were received and read from the
auxiliary societies represented by the
churches In the convention. Miss Weight
man read the report of the Washington
society, which shows that the largest society
in the Washington church is the 'sewing
society" which might be better called al
"aid society.n Their receipts had beer
$571.37, the expenditures were 1858. 40
leaving balance In the treasury Of $l2.SS
The officers OF the society are Mrs. j. #
Saum, president; Miss Jennie Higgins, vicC
president; Mrs. NJ. +. Anderson, assistan
vice president; Mrs. A. NJ Smith, secretary
Mrs. Q. A. Shelton, treasurer. The mem
bership numbers 105. Mrs. Ireland read thu
| ippOlu VI thS 1eubo IhloolOuuil
Society.
Papers were read by Mrs. James Vernon
ir., OF Baltimore; Miss Ellie Newcomb, o
Beaver Creek, Del; Miss Higgins, of Rock
Vile, Nd; Mrs. w. III. Schell, Of Washing
ton; Miss Davidson, of Hartford, Md, ant
Miss Hoffman, Of Hagerstown, Nd, read {
paper prepared by Miss Brown, of Hagers
town. All Of these papers were very inter
csting and entertaining and exhibited tn
different phases Of church work In whicl
the noble women OF tho church are en-
gagged.
REV. DR.. Power said that the work nov
being done by the women was wonderful
one, and one which the church was appre
ciating more and more every day.
Rev. Mr.. Spencer, OF Cuckoo Church
Louisa county, Va, spoke approvingly o
the great work which the women OF tn,
church are engaged In, and said that the,
had taught the men one good lesson as 4
how to do the church work, and that Will
they were talking about matters the womel
had gone ahead and done the work, anC
done 1t we'll
DEVOTIONAL exercises began at o'clocl
and were conducted by Rev. DIR. Power
prayer ing offered by Rev. O. II. Mort
mer, OF yhe Christian Church, Norfolk, Va
Addresses were then delivered by Rev. j
II. MacEr Rey, on the early training o
children; by @. w. Shelton, secretary o
the Sunday school missionary society of tn
: Vermont avenue church; by Rev. M. Pit
kin, of New York, upon the training, dc
veloping, and interesting the children In th
work Of the church; by Mr.. f. NJ. Bradley
of this city, upon temperance and the rela
tion of the temperance work to the Sunda
school, and by Rev. Mr.. Burnham upot
"What has the Christian religion done TO
childhood" The addresses were all in
structive and were listened to with grea
attention by the large congregation present
Rev. DIR. Power announced the following
committee to organize auxiliary societie
to the G. w. B. NJ. In Maryland and Dis
trict OF Columbia Mrs. O. w. Shelton, o
, Washington; Mrs. James Vernon, ir., Mrs