Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-18

The Columbia Association of Baptist
Churches reconvened Yesterday afternoon after
IHE STAR's report closed.
The annual report o; the Baptis. Home was
presented. showing that three new inmates
were received. one from Gay Street, one from
the Firth and one from Calya-v Church. making
sixteen since the organization Of The home.
Expenses have been Increased, but all de-
nands have been met;
There At present ten inmates These with
matron. nurse and servants make a family Of
fourteen.
room has been furnished by Mr.. Darling
ton In memory of his wife The Young ladies'
o: the First BAPTIST Church have improved the
room furnished by them four years ago The
young ladies Of the J. street Church and class
OF Calvary SUNDAY school have made dona-
tons.
The report If the board OF trustees Of the
BAPTIST Home was next submitted. IL stated
that contributions for the wear had been geaer-
Gus IL then quotes the figures contained in
the report of the treasurer OF the board Of lady
managers. as printed in Wednesdays STAR.
TIP HOWE DEBT.
Mr.. Beard presented n resolution approving
the application BY the trustees of the BAPTIST
Home to the churches Of this association for
the sum Of 81 500 to paw the note falling due
A'NttElDtI Il. 1874. TOT purchase OF the Drop
erty S24s street. ard that the churches that
responded o. the call NJ November 30 1891
have credit ON the appUTtIOnTECnt for the
moneys paid by them a. reported by the
trustees 10 this meeting.
Rev Green CLAW Smith offered a substitute
recommending the sale Of the II stree; property
for the extinguishmsnt OF thc debt. The sub
situte was lost and Mr. Beard Is resolution car
ried after discussion between Hessrs Beard.
NeHdor. Stakelv. Smith. Feuwick. Ieatman,
Richardson. Greene and IhOInas
DEATBs kEroETED.
The committee on obituaries reported the fol-
loving deaths: AIacostia Church-CharIes I.
Phillips. Calvary ChuTch-Rev. Columbus
Green, Miss Edith l.. Svartwout. +. - Rine-
Louisa II. Best, Mrs NJ. j. KirkwoO6, Mrs
Su-an Whitney. Mrs. A. T. Adams Mrs
Elizabeth Hammond, Miss Emma Higgins.
y Street Church-Deacon John b. Oh
colt. Anna " slater. Ella T. Clapp,
Jeanette H. Dsnison, Mrs. Eliza ShHster. Miss
Margaret Smith. joseph elliott Iifth Baptist
Chlrch-Mrs. Carrie I. Munday. Brother Co
vardin. Samuel LsTnaN. Miss Fannie Crown,
M. Jennie WEIGH. Mis- Jennie Mills. Miss
MAyie Thorn FIr-, Baptist CLIrcE Rev. Carl
A Blie-ner. Edw4Td 7. Fris:oe. John $. Cut
ti7o. Mrs Martha Fris;oe. Mrs. Lii, Blie-mer
Mrs LOUISA Natting.y. Hrs. Betsey q. SaXton.
Cav Street Church-SeuICr deacon. J. F. +.
lrudhoume. Grace Church Mrs. Martha Har-
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church Hattie Ceas Metropolitan Church
Oliver ". Longan. Ja,ison : Brown. Green
Clay Saith, j.. Peter II. Young Yrs. Mary Z.
Bean. Mr.. Martha &. Longsn, Mrs. Hattie NJ.
Vail >ecoud Bal tist Church-Sarah v Carver
Meliugls EIgsby, Emma Il. Spencer, Ihi,ip
Tield. Wm- II. overly. Thomas L. Southwick,
Joseph +. S.mmoas, Oliver VI. Wilson. Total, SO.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FkoaREss.
Charles f. Eairmsn, chairman of the COM
mittee on Sunday schools, presented the report
of that committee. The organization of two
new schools Wa announced. the Vest End Mis-
sion and the East Wellington Heights Mission.
The condition OF The IN ols for this year as
compared with that OF last yeaT follows:
Gain IN officers. Il. gain in teachers {. gain in
scholars. 50s: gain in scholars who are church
members. Isl: gain in average attendance,
Ill Total membership Of the sabbath schools
5.579. In connection with the report Mr. Bris-
tow spoke of the Organization OF a Bible club.
Mis- sadie T. White talked Of the advantages
of graded primary department and Mr.. Out
water treated q the horne department OF sun
day school work.
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
The report contained three recomme ndations.
First. that during neat wear some Sunday be
set apart for special collections for benevolent
work. Second. that tie committee of SUNDAY
schools be charged with the organization Of a
Baptis, Sunday School A-sociatio.-kor the Dis
Tict OF tolnulbia. 10 &c anxiliafy 20 the Column
blan Association Of BAPTIST Churches. Third,
that said association hold it, first annual con-
ventiOn ct Calvary Baptist Church on Tuesday
and Wednesday. October IL and l3. 1898, and
that at such annual convention some time
shall be set apart for mass meeting of the
SUNDAY school scholars of the Baptist churches
and that a reasonable amour. be appropriated
b. the executive board 20 enable the committee
10 defray the convection expenses. These
recomme ndailons stirred up lively and pro-
tracted discussion.
Recommendation No. was adopted and
recommendation Nos and were referred TO
the executive board. with power to act.
SANDING COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED.
The following standing committees were ar
nOunced BY the moderator: Missions ID.
sshools-P II. Briztow, o. T. Mason. C. v
Elchard-. j. l. Sherwood. J. orc. Roberts W.
;. Ohse. v. A. Henderson. ID. c. Fountain. W.
II. Harvest. Digest of letters. VI. leatman
;. u. White. X. L. McGeorge. Total absti-
nence-E. Hez SVEN, II. II. smith. r.
H. Martha. William Fletcher G. Allen
Aspiration of churche--W. o. Thomas +.
II. Stickr~v T. Rirhards BiDle and tract
distributes Green CLAW smith George Bow
wout. Obitusriss-C. q. Heador +. Out
water. {. n smith. T. 5. Deand. W s. Towue.
". = kei-er. ". L. Hoffman. Education-C
A Stakeiy. q n Z. King. A. J. Huntingdon,
= ". Woodward. J. J. Darlington. II. b. Fer
nald. y. W. FcuNick- Young peoples work
VI VI ~haud. q. e. samson. T.. A. Rhoderick
j. r. Bradl"y. ". }. Brooks. W. A. Connors
nisnn Jones, Clarence Gessford and b. A.
Henicrsou-
Casualties nv Cable and otherwise.
Yesterday afternoon Henry Brooks In getting