Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-15
THE BAPTIST CHURCHES.
fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Columbia
Association.

THE Baptist CHURCHES.
| Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Columbia
| Association.
! GooDLN ATTENDANCE AT THE FIRST SESSION IN
THE sIxrHKSrH Strict cHURcH-INTEREsr-
: mo STATISTICS PRKsExrED BY THE VARIOUS
nEPoRrs-rHE DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE.
| Tho fifteenth annual meeting of the Column
bia Association Of Baptist Churches convened
at IL a m. today at the First Baptist Church.
! Despite the Indictment weather fair audience
was present. Rev. DR.. ]. J. Muir, pastor of
Street Baptist Church and moderator of the as
sociation, called the sssemblage to order after
religious services.
s. NJ. Yeaman, clerk Of the association pro-
ceeded with the reading Of the letters from the
various churches.
| REPORTS FROM THE CHURCHES.
That to be read first was from the entertain
ing church. It's report contained the following
statistics from November /, 1891, to October
III, 1892: Received by baptism, GO: received by
experience, u; received by letter. 40; restored,
o; dismissed by letter, II; excluded, 1; de-
ceased, Z; present number of members, 5l9;
current expenses, $s, 25O; value Of church prop
| erty, Si25,00 for association, ESQ; home
missions, S7o7.22; church extension fund,
Sl,6H.5!; foreign missions, 81 1874. 10; Baptist
home, s2a4.so; other benevolent objects
The report from the Anacost,a Church re-
ferred to their recent troubles and presented
the following statistics: Received by baptism
U; received by experience. 2; received by letter
restored, o; dismissed by letter. %; deceased,
l; present number Of members, 81; current ex-
penses q 9S.64; improvement of church prop
erty, S2O3 9f; value Of church property, s6, 900;
Tor association, %, 800; home missions, $50;
Baptist Home, S45.
Calvary reported as follows Current ex-
penses. SA77 IS; Improvement Of church prop
erty, S3S5.03; for association, S28 81; home
missions, ss2.s5; foreign missions, Sls2 90;
E Street Baptist Church-Received by
,etter, u dismissed by letter, IA; erased.
IL; excluded, q deceased, 7; present
1861: AZ; value of church property. 500, 900:
debt. S4,0 600; for association, S237. 100; home
missions, S1S4.3e; church extension fund,
6,l93; foreign missions, s323.65; Baptist Home,
SEQ. so; other benevolent objects, SbO1.40.
Gay street-Received by baptism, 81; received
by experience, 4: received by letter, Is; dis
missed by letter, s; erased, 20; deceased, 1:
membership, 1856; benevolence, Sl,534.92.
Fifth Baptist Church-Membership 476;
benevolence, S5,73232.
Mount Tabor-Membership 81; beaevolence,
sS,267-
s4,514.Sl.
Maryland. membership, 6sl; benevo-
Grace Church-Membership 1OS: beneyo-
lence, S3,6l4.73.
Queenstown Church Membership, IS; be-
nevolence, IS, 99S.09
Second Baptist Church Membership, 600;
benevolence, % .30l.71 Each report &C
companied by Sunday school statistics, showing
IN all cases solid growth. Encouraging reports
were read from the West End mission, East
Washington Heights mission and Christ's Bap-
fist Church of Haynesboro' Park Nd Rev.
j. j. Muir, moderator, and s. NJ. Yeoman. clerk
mously reelected
Visiting brethren were invited to places on
the platform, and pending their acceptance
Rev. Dir. Stakey rendered a report from the
committee on arrangements.
ADJOURNED FOR LUNCH.
On motion Of Rev. Green Clay Smith the
morning session adjourned with prayer by
Brother Capp. The audience then repaired to
the lecture room, where refreshments were
served by the following committee of ladies:
- Mrs. A. G. Wilkinson. Mrs. Chas ". Need
ham, Mrs. E. ". Chaplin, Mrs s. NJ Shute,
Mrs. DR.. Mcpherson. Mrs. DIR. Sewers, Mrs a.
Clay Stewart, Mrs. Gen. Allen. Mrs VIM F. |
Hoffman. Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Wheel, Mrs. EN-
merich, Mrs, Kraft, Mrs. Robert H. Martin.
vi ~ W. u. iuoulhS, CuaTi6b 1OunR. ME-.
McMurrey, Mrs. Speiden. Mrs. Petit, Mrs. |
Charles A. Stakely.
STATISTICAL TOTALS.
The statistical totals for the year are as
follows: hip-Received by baptism, !
257: by experience 80; by letter, 2I1; restored,
4; dismissed by letter, 140; erased "a; excluded
s 8 s.''A'e0' o. present NUMBER OF members
Finance-Current expenses, including pas
tor ali ~ .
church property, SS,5ll 80; estimated value of |
church property, S50300O; amount of in
debtedness-mortgaged debt-S4s, $50; float
ing debt. 1851.
Benevolence - For association, s2.2Ss. 50:
home missions 50 500 46; church extension
fund, 310,32560; foreign missions, S5.199.64
Bible and tract distribution. SIP "a; Baptist !
Home, S2.O07.73; education, S95.7s; other |
benevolent objects, S5,349.3o. Total for all OBJ
jects. s75, 432 II.
Sunday school Observation-Disclosures Of officers,
l2s; number Of Teachers 1877; number OF |
scholars, 1904; officers, church members, ia;
teachers. church members, 1885, scholars, church |
members, l, las; average attendance, 1854; VOL
umes III library, 1880; contributions for cur
rent expenses, "a, 82l. Is: contributions for be-
nevoent objects. 81. lOS 25; total contributions
OF Sunday school, S5.929 40; total contributions
from churches and schools, SS1 ,362.l7.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Following is list of the delegates who were |
present: Anacostia-E. s. Towne, pastor; Geo. |
Bowman, b. Miistead and Sisters H. c. Davi- |
son and C. r. Burr. Calvary-S. H. Green, |
pastor: Heron Outwater, G. NJ. p. King, E. b. |
Curtis. Henry Beard, F. II. Stickney, S. w. |
Woodward, d. A. Chambers A. L. Swartwart,
T. II. BristOw. G. Z. Fairman, b. L. McGeorge, |
d. s. Foster, F. W. Vaughn, J. F. Vival. J. L. |
Hazard, II. H. Smith. NJ NJ Stroud, |
II. H. Kimball, W. E. Evans, Glen I.
Jones, T. Bron, ". D. Henry, J. E. Talbot |
and Sisters j. II. Stickney, F. W. Clemens and |
Anna Bell.
Street,. J. Muir, pastor; A. NJ. Clapp,
F. S. Deland, VIM. Fletcher. r. W. Fenwiok.
Z. 7. Fenwick, F. A. Roderick, D. C. Granson,
c. n. Richards and Sisters H. H. Clapp, Maria
Shuttle and Rosa d. Shoes
Fifth-C. c. Meador, pastor; W. S. Olive. 8. |
Harrison, J. W. Wapple, L. c. Handy. s. NJ
leatman. Clarence Gessford, Walter Price, r. |
II. Yates, J. s. Price, J. H. Lewis, W. L.
Wilkerson and Sisters Emma Doyle, J. w.
Waple and Mary A. Handy.
First-Charles A. Stakely, pastor; John W.
Clark, Robert II. Martin. VIM. +. Hoffman,
John W. Jewell, Edgar Speidon, J. G. yelling.
A. j. Huntingdon. II. N. Thomas, Gus I. |
Mason. S. NJ Shute, Percy S. Foster. George
c. Lawson, Charles W. Needham and Edward |
II. Latch.
Gay Street-W. s. o. Thomas, pastor; James
oV..lA~ II