Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
ALL GOOD BAPTISTS.
The Representative Body Of the De-
nomination in This City.
THIRTEEN YEARS OF WORK.
Sketch Of the Coiumbia Association and
Its Constituent Churchcs-AfmnsO Of the
Organization The baptist Pastors
and Their Congrega cations.

An important religious association began its
annual session this morning at the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church on Capitol Hill. Composed
OF delegates from the various Baptist congre-
cations of the District, this association 10 the
representative body OF the denomination in
this District. Since the organization Of the
Columbia Association Of Baptist churches Of
the District thirteen wears ago its influence has
been felt not alone in stimulating the work Of
the various churches, but in the establishment
OF missions, which, under the fostering care Of
this central organization, have grown and ex-
panded until strong enough to form in
dependent church organizations United in
this association the Baptist churches Of the
District have acted with the force and effect
which cooperation In any cause always pro-
duces. To considerable extent the standing
of the denomination in this District is at
tributed to the good results which have come
from the combination of the brains and energy
of the churches toward the accomplishment of
certain ends. The churches represented in
this association are: Anacostia, no pastor;
Calvary. Rev. 8 H. Greene. pastor: East
Capitol Street, no pastor; E Street. Rev. Joseph
]. Muir. pastor; Fifth, Rev. C. G. Meador,
pastor; First, Rev. G. A. Stakely, pastor; Gay
Street, Georgetown, Rev. G. W. Mccullough,
pastor; Metropolitan, no pastor; Mount Tabor,
Tenleytown, Rev. NJ. HI. Austin, pastor;
Queenstown. Rev. r. II. West, pastor; Second,
Rev. L. Hez Sven, pastor.
AIMS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Under the rules Of the association each
church is entitled to a representation OF Ave
delegates and an additional delegate to every
fifty members on the church roll The objects
of the association are the collection Of statis-
teal and other information from the churches,
the cultivating Of mutual acquaintance and fra
ternal union and the free interchange Of views
upon subjects pertaining to the prosperity OF
churches and the extension of the work. Each
church connected with the association is ex-
pected to send letter to each annual meeting
containing an epitome Of its history during the
year. specifying the number added to its
membership by baptism. by letter and
by restoration or experience. Also
the number dismissed by letter and removed
by death. by exclusion or erasure and the
whole number then in fellowship. Churches
are admitted to the association by furnishing
evidence of their soundness in point OF doc
trine, regularity Of practice and purity Of dis
ciplIne. The association disclaims all right to
interfere with tho internal concerns Of the
churches, yet it is their privilege to judge of
the propriety Of continuing in connection with
any church which shall appear to be heterodox
in principle or irregular in practice. Last year
the membership Of the churches num-
bered 1920, Calvary Church leading
with membership Of GIG. There
were eighteen Sunday schools represented
ut the last meeting of tho association follows:
Anacostia, Calvary, Memorial Chapel, Kendall
Chapel. Calvary (Chinese), E Street, Columbia
Mission, East Capitol Street, Fifth, Fifth Mis-
sion, First, Gay Street, Metropolitan, Mount
Tabor, Second. Queenstown, Emmanuel Mis-
sion and Maryland Avenue Mission.
In addition to the reports OF the various
churches the association receives reports OF the
different Baptist educational institutions, mis-
slons and temperance societies.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
One OF the prosperous churches Of the city 10
the First Baptist Church. Each Sabbath large
Conversations gather in the haantiful church