Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
BAPrIsrs IN CONVENTION.


Thirteenth Annual MocttoG OF tho Gee
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO BE DrscussKD.
The thirteenth annual meeting Of the Co
lumbia Association Of Baptist Churches began
at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 9Th and A
streets northeast, At II o'clock this morning.
The Arst meeting Of this association was held
in 1877 at Calvary Church, and since that time
the number Of churches hes increased from six
70 eleven and the membership from l.4so 70
$3.50.
Al the session this morning Rev. c. A.
Staksly, pastor Of the First Baptist Church,
presided A. moderator and opened the pro-
ceedings with devotional exercises. MIR. s. N.
Yeatman, who has been the clerk Of the asso-
citation since its organization, acted in that
exercises prayers were offered by Mr.. c. Il
smith OF the Second Church and Rev. s. II.
Greene, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.
After the opening services Mr.. Yeatman read
the letters nom the various churches Of the
District sending the names Of their delegates
and reporting their statistics and progress.
LARoE ATTENDANCE OF pxLKoArEs
today, and the church building, which 10
'plendidiy adapted for meeting purposes. was
we'll filled and the proceedings were followed
with the closest attention. The delegates re-
ported and enrolled we're as follows:
Anscostia-D. G. Fountain, H. B. Fernald,
Chas. r. Burr, MIRA l. p. Bowman and Mrs. L.
v. King.
Calvary-Rev. s. II. Greene, Theron Out
water, G. N. p. King, Henry Beard. E. B.
Curtis, i. II. Stickney, A L. Swartwout, r. W.
Prentiss, ]. s. Hatch, ID. & Foster, 4. w.
Vaughan. II. II. Smith, John Boyd. ]. ].
Brooks. R E. Earll, s. ". Woodward, H. II.
Kimball, E. c. Fairman. J. I. Hazard.
Glen I. Jones, Theophilus Bray, c. A. Muddi-
man, Mrs. 8. II. Greene, Mrs. w. NJ. Gibson and
Mrs. n. J. Halves.
East Capitol Street-william C. weeden,
John A. Frank, John r. Bradley, Mrs. 1renes
=: Buchanan, Mrs. Martha O. weeden and
Mrs. Mary Frank
street-Rev. J. J. Muir, Duncan Thomp-
SON. A. NJ. Clapp, Charles Warner, r. S. Parks
William Fletcher. +. 3. Deland, c. n. Richards,
T. A Rhoderick, Silas Boyce. r. W. Fenwick.
Zalmon Richards, Mrs. Rosa d. Sholes and Mrs.
Maria Shuttle.
Fifth-Rev. c. c. Meador, 6. NJ. Yeatmau, W.
8. Olive, j. p. Lucas. W. +. Carter, Samuel
Howison, ]. B. Bailey, ]. c. DeatIey. Samuel
Lee, J. W. Maple, J. J. Darlington, H. J. Stout,
J: +. Billingsley. R. H. Yates, Walter Price,
William F. Hopkins and Charles T. Bradshaw.
n,
Prof Otis T. Mason, George C. Samson, NJ. NJ
Thomas, ?. Musson, Robert C. Fox, Edgar
Speiden, Prof A. p. Montague, d. NJ. shute,
John A. Luttrell Robert H. Martin, C. A
Bliesmer and ]. Il. Clayton.
Gay Street, Georgetown--Rev. G. W. McCul-
Tough, James H. Fowler, A. 7. King, Robert
Dewer, G. Beckham and Mrs. Jane WEIGH, Mira
Sarah Mason and Mrs. Mary A. Pusly.
MetropoItan-A. &. Clark, U. s. Hanks, r.
Mclean, J. orc. Roberts, C. H. Warren, Mrs.
c. E. Burlingame, Mrs. E. A. French, Mrs. r.
B. Hatton and Mrs. A. Morgan.
Mount Tabor. Tenleytown-Rev. NJ. II.
Austin.
Queenstown-Rev. Robert r. West, J. B.
Lord, ST., l. Quackenbush, Charles G. Lynch,
]. W. Davis snd J. L. Sherwood.
Second-Rev. Z. Hez Sven, John p Cohill
VIM. A. Henderson, C. W. Dulin. BENZ. A. Hen
derson, Thos. z. simpson, C. b. Smith, A. C.
Whitney, George T. Gulick, George Thompson,
VIM. H. Lacy, VIM. Berlin, Charles Allen, Mrs.
Fannie Lacy, Mrs. Fannie OVERLY, Mrs. Kate
Whitney, Mrs. Ruth HALEY and Mrs. Jennie
Lacy.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
When the time came for the election Of off,
GERS Rev. g. II. Greene nominated Rev. E. Hez
Sven Of the Second Church for the position OF
moderator, seconded by Prot. o. 7. Mason, and
was made unanimous Rev. Mr. SVEN
made happy address Of acceptance
as he took the chair. Mr.. i. M
Yeatmsn was chosen clerk for the fourteenth
successive time, bat in accepting he announced
that it was for the last time. His physician
had forbidden him taking part in the meeting
today, but he felt that he really ought to be
present; but he said that tomorrow he would
ask for an assistant clerk to offciate during
the coming year and to prepare the prelimi-
nary work for the next annual meeting. Mr..
Henry Beard was unanimously reelected treas
urer. In order to give the committee on
order of business time to prepare its report
an adjournment was taken soon after noon
and the delegates and visitors we're entertained
at handsome luncheon that was spread in the
adjoining chapel building. The lunch was
furnished by the ladies Of Metropolitan
Church.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At l:30 the meeting was called to order again
and the first half hour was devoted to devo-
tional exercises, after which the afternoon was
devoted TO the tranaction of routine business
Rev. j. ]. Muir OF the E-street Church will
preach the annual sermon 70 the association
this evening at o'clock at Metropolitan
Church. Tomorrow there will be three SEES
sions. the first commencing at 1890 am. A
general invitation has been extended to
attend these meetinga Tomorrow after
noon promises TO be one OF the most
interesting Of the session, as special attention
will be devoted to Sunday school work, among
the topics to be discussed being:
The relation of the international lessons to
the growth of Baptist principles.
How to promote among the teachers of the
different schools mutual acquaintance and
knowledge Of the best methods of Sunday
school work.
The teachers opportunity in the class and
afterward