Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-19
A BAPTIST COUNCIL.
The Columbia Association Holds Its An
nual Meeting Today.

The Columbia association Of Baptist churches
commenced its twelfth annual meeting at the
E Street Baptist church at II o'clock today.
Many delegates and visitors were present.
DELEGATES PRESENT.
Delegates presented credentials as follows:
Anacostia-Geo. Bowman, pastor; II. b. Fer
nald, d. c. Fountain, E. W. Leach, Mrs. W. II.
Peck and Miss Chas R. Burr
Calvary--S. H. Greene. pastor; Theron Out
water, G. NJ. 7. King, Z. 3. Curtis, F. H. Stick
ney, John Boyd, A. J.. Swartmont d. S. Foster,
Henry Beard, II. Ii. Smith, W. D. Henry, s. w
Woodward, d. A. Chambers, F. W. Vaughn, J.
F. yinal. G. H. Lillebrid sc. II. II. Kimball, G.
T. Jones, J. Schneider. A. p. Rides, Mrs. F. II.
Stickney, Mrs. s. NJ. p. King, Mrs. W. NJ. Glib
son and Mrs. A. Wayland.
East Capitol Street-Frank Gardner, pastor;
A. NJ Clapp, F. S. Deland, d. c. Grayson, F. A.
Rhoderick, Vim. Fletcher, r. r. West, z. Rich
ards, e. n. Richards, r. w. Fenwick, r. S.
Parks, H. s. BoyntOn and Mrs. H. C. Sholes.
Fifth--C. G. Meador, pastor; S. NJ. Yeatman,
s. Howison, J. P. Lucas, J. W. Waple, l.. c.
Handy, II. d. Stout, r. II. Yates, J. j. Darling
ton, ]. b. Bailey, A. Z. Sinclair, ]. A. Lar
combe, W. F. Carter, W. l.. Wilkinson and W.
s. Oline.
First-C. A. Stakely pastor; C. A. Beismer,
John W. Clarke, r. G. Fox. w. L. Glass, w. F.
Hoffman, r. II. Martin, Otis T. Mason, W. w.
Moffett. G. @. Samson, s. NJ. Shute, Albert Spell
den ana y. y. WeiHnS.
Gay street Georgetown-s. W. Mccullough,
pastor; A. I. King, c. Bickhan, ]. N. Fowler,
Mrs. Jane WEIGH, Carrie Miller, Lucinda l..
Brown and Rev. Joseph Walker.
Metropolitan-W. III. Young, pastor; B. +.
Bingham, W. Hatton, +. Mclean, B. F. Murray,
Mrs. c. Lowell, Mrs. H.. S. Sayre, Mrs. f.. L.
Skirring and Mrs. E. II. Street.
Mount Tabor, Tennallytowu-M. II. Austin,
pastor.
Second-E Fl. Sven, pastor: G. B. Smith. G.
W. Dulin, w. A. Henderson, n. A. Smith,
BENJAMIN Henderson, Charles Allen, M. Robey,
W. II. Lacy and sisters, Sarah Van Horn,
Fanny Lacy, L. Kenle. Jennie Lacy and Fanny
Overley.
REPORTS FROM CHURCHES.
The meeting was called to order at II ar
by the moderator of the past year, Rev. c. A.
Stakely, pastor of the First Baptist church.
After short devotional exercise letters and
reports from the several churches were read
and the delegates enrolled. The reports showed
tho advances of the different churches and
their present financial standing. The E-street
church showed membership of 344, the Fifth
4l6, the First 1856, the Anacostia 60, the Calvary
| 916, East Capitol street 81, Metropolitan Bap-
fist church 1877, Gay-street church 154, Second
Baptist 49,
THE OLD OFFICERS RE-ELECTED.
The association then proceeded to the cleo
ton Of officers for the coming year, the old
officers all being unanimously reelected, as
| follows: Rev. G. A. Stakely, moderator; S. M.
Yeatman, clerk; Mr.. Henry Beard, treasurer.
VISITING pELEaArEs.
| Visiting delegates we're invited to take seats
and Join in the exercises. The following visit.
ing delegates were thereupon registered: II. L.
Morehouse of American Baptist home, A. E.
Dickinson Of the Religious Herald; E. B.
Palmer of the Baptist, and the following from
/ the Maryland Mission home: Franklin Wilson,
T. NJ. Ellis, Hiram Wards, Eugene Levering
James Pollard and ]. +. Manning.
The following committee was appointed or
order of exercises: A. NJ. Clapp, D. s. Foste,
and G. G. Samson. At IL o'clock the associa
! ton adjourned for lunch, which was tastefuIly
set out in the basement by the ladies Of the
| church. The afternoon session began at 81
! o'clock and was taken up with the discussion O!
reports.
| THE ORDER OF EXERCISES.
The report OF the committee on order of ex
ercises proscribes the order of business q
follows:
Tuesday evening" o'clock, devotional meet
ing; 7:30 annual sermon.
Wednesday-10:30 an, devotional meeting
IL am, reading of various reports as follows
Committee ON total abstinence, committee OF
obituaries; 1:30 Pm, devotional meeting;
Pm, reports OF committees on Bible an,
tract distribution and such other bushes
as may arise. pm, devotional meeting
7:30 PM, reports from committees to nominat
new executive board and committee on place o
next meeting and preacher of annual sermon
Addresses upon benevolence and Christian
work, including report from Baptis. home o
the District of Columbia.
The report Of tho executive committee va