Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-17
THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The Subject of Nissions-People Who Don't
Go to Church.

Go to Church.
At the third days session of the Columbia
Association of Baptist Churches this morning
statements of varied experiences we're made by
local missionaries. The report of the eXecu-
tive board was taken up at noon. Brother
West was the first speaker. He said that the
average of intelligence Ia church congregations
was higher in Washington than in any other
city.
There was a larger percentage of young men
in Washington who never attended church than
in any other city of the Union. with possibly
one exception. Churches could not reach
them: only missions could. He believed that
a great mission room should be opened
in a central location. where men and women
OF culture would attend; where Senators and
represent atives who had forgotten their re-
hgion by coming 10 Washington would go. He
suggested that Columbian College open a room
for Christian service on Sunday afternoons.
Mr.. Curtis of the executive board
spoke next. The work of the board was not
satisfactory to him. His heart went out to
new fields, but he thought the present board
had about as much already as it could attend
to. He favored the purchase of a lot
for the West End mission. Messrs.
Richards, Charles Allen, Seymour and z.
Richards also spoke.
Rev. c. c. Meador of the executive board ap-
pealed for funds to be applied TO missions.
The report of the executive board was unani-
mously adopted. On motion of Rev. Green
Clay Smith adjournment followed.
THE EVENING SESSION.
After the close of The STARS report yester-
day the committee place of next meeting
and preacher of the annual sermon reported in
favor Of Calvary Baptist Church as the place
X est he her With
". S. o. Thomas as alternate.
A committee to nominate a new executive
board reported as follows: Anacostia. H. b.
Fernoid- George Bordman, b. Milstead: Cal
vary, Rev. S. II. Green. Rev. Theron Outwater.
Z. b. Curtis, F. H. Stickney. ]. b. Philip. II. H.
Smith, o. c. Fisher, Q. s. Foster, c. E. Fair
man. A. L. Swartwout, W. II. Mcknew 5. W.
Woodward, J. F. Vinal, Samuel Ailer, G..
L. Jones; Z. Street, Rev. j. j.
Muir, A. NJ. Clapp, r. S. Parks.
VIM. Fletcher, d. C. Grsyson, f. A. Rhoderick
Fifth, Rev. C. C. Meador. J. J. Darlington,
Sam1 Howeson. W. f. Carter, J. III. Lewis,
Clarence Gessford. ]. b. Bailey, r. H. Yates:
First. Rev. C. A. Stakely: W. l. Spieden, A. J.
Huntingdon, r. II. hIarten. G. c. Samson;
NJ. NJ. Thomas, p. S. Foster, W. F. Hoffman;
Gay Street. W. S. o. Thomas. J. H. Fowler, A.
I. King, r. A. Bagley, c. Beckham; Grace, d.
Mount Tabor, b. f. King, I. NJ. Bowling;
Metropolitan, Rev. Green Clay Smith, 5. f.
Hamilton, Walter J. Brooks, Edward
Warren, Robert Otterback. J. o'C. Roberts;
Queenstown. Rev. r. 4. West. J. b. Lord, sr.
j. l.. Sherwood. Charles q. Lynch; Second,
Rev. E. Hez Sven. C. b. Smith, W. A. Cooper.
". A. Henderson. g. T. Gulick, B. A. Hender-
son. c. W. Proctor, w. Gay Spencer, A. c.
Whiting: Maryland Avenue. Joseph C. Hobbs,
W. L. Faulkner.
Last evenings session was resolved into a
mass meeting for the consideration of the re-
port of the committee on foreign missions. Ad-
dresses were made by Rev. DR.. Seymour, Rev
DIR. Downey aud Rev. DR.. Ellis.