Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14
BUSINESSAND HALLEuUJAHS,
The Local Preachers Association Combine
Them at Their Sessions.
opening of the Annual Meeting Today
day Assignments Announced.


with genuine Methodist spirit and FIRE WAS
the feature of the opening session this
morning at Hamline Church of the thirty
sNth annual meeting of the National As
sociatlon OF Local Preachers The MEM
pers OF the association who were present
anu tney numbered about 100 as well as
their wives and the spectators who &C.
cupied the seats in the rear endowed the
heartiness of the spirit which was mani
tested and also the disposition to keen
things moving. Business was dispatched
but at the same time IL any brother fell
ike getting up and saying what the Lord
mad done for him or was moved to lift
hymn he had the members Of the con-
vention with him.
There was. however. set program which
was carried out only the presiding officer
did not worry the members IL everything
old not move along according to the latest
parliamentary rules For example the first
half hour from 8 o'clock was set apart to
De devoted to religious exercises. Rev.
Geo. w. Finlaw presided. A small cabinet
organ had been placed on the platform, and
benlnd II sat Prof Hudson, who is well
SHOWN s as the conductor of song services.
Inc chair occupied by the professor was
Just high enough to bring his genial coun-
tenance in view of the audience when he
played and sang. He was responsible for a
good deal of the musical animation shown
Dy the convention, for his manner is in
spiration enough to draw a volume of sound
from the most reluctant and husky of
tnroats After a while the president of the
association Rev John r. Wright, d. D.. Of
this CITY, took the chair, and some prelimi-
nary business was attended to.
Committees Appointed.
The following committees were appointed:
Committee on public worship-the pastors
of the city churches. Messrs Jones. HAM
mond and Mooney.
Committee on credentials-R. E. Hud-
son, r. L. Dickey. Isaac Cook.
Finance committee-Chas A. Foster. r
L. Emery, Cotton Amy, ID. T. Macfarlan.
J; w. Hackney. VIM s. Babbitt, r. s. Nc
Business committee-N. W Walker. G.
c. Leigh. George Finlaw, ]. H. Simms' w.
T. Hammond. John l.. Hayghe, d. T. Mac
farland.
Committee on temperance-Chris. Sickler.
r. E. Hudson, Cotton Amy
The following city pastors were intro
duced to the convention at intervals dur
ing the session: Rev. Drs Todd, Wider
man, Lemon, Hartsock. Amass OF Balti-
more. Laney, Hays Gibson, Wilson, Wright,
Canter. also the fraternai delegates from
England, Rev. John Tearle and Rev. VIM
Smith.
The committee on public worship reported
the assignment of members OF the associa-
ton to preach tomorrow in the various
churches in this city. The list is as fol-
loWS, tIc uTSt-HdIlleQ DSlug the preacher at
the morning service in the church and the
second-named al the evening services:
Hamline: John Tearle, VIM. Smith Ry-
land: Jas. +. Ingram, w. A. Owen. Fiji
Metropolitan: T. c. Reade (evening) Grace:
V. Nichols. ]. H. Simms. Fletcher: c. r.
Dankworth, J. D. Fay. McKendree: J. H.
Simms. c; c. Leigh Mt. Vernon: C. b.
Mooney, D. T. Macfarland. Union: w. A
owen, Henry Williams. Twelfth street:
G; G; ;Ffster, Richard Copp. Dougiass: Geo.
Holbert morning). Little Fails: Lewis
Johnson (morning). Wesley: Cotton AMY.
Geo w. Finlaw Gorsuch: s. T. Sherwood.
p: Crosland, Asbury: Robt. Emery, S. r
sherwood. Metropolitan Baptist: J. r. Dni
Jas. H. Colby. Fourth street: Geo. T. Leech
tevenlng) North Carolina avenue: H At
kin, John Corbett. Waugh: ID. G. Kenny
!eventng). Anacostia: Thos. Richards tmorn-
ing).
Prospects Of the University.
The convention listened to a number of
addresses from the city pastors. ana they
were especially interested in the remarks
made by Rev. DR.. Baldwin, the secretary
Of the Methodist University, who told the
delegates Of the progress made in further
Ing this great enterprise He spoke of the
many educational facilities in this city
which were owned by the government and
said that the money value of all the muse
hc, anu SclentlnC cOllectlOnS, II
capitalized at five per cent. would yield an
income of one hundred million He said
that the university had received a number
or pledges OF strong kind coming from
men of different denominations and ranging
from $4,000 down. They had been notified
tnat no less than twelve persons of means
nad made requests in favor Of the univers-
ity. The preachers of the Methodist Church
were taking hold and had started out to
raise good sum of money. He said that
the outlook was an encouraging one, and
that the future years would see in this city
university provided with magnificent
buildings and attended by thousands of
students. DR.. Baldwin's remarks were lis
tened to with close attention, and he was
followed with hearty round of applause
When u O'Clock came the president called
attention to that fact and said that the
ladies of the churches had provided a lunch
IN the lecture room and a cordial invita-
tion was given not only to the members
but to the visitors
The afternoon session was devoted to
hearing the annual reports OF the officers.
The most important of these was that of
the president, Rev. DIR. Wright.
In the course of his address ne referred
ond time the association had convened in
this city. The first time was i'm 1881 and the
sessions were held in the Metropolitan nj.
+. Church. He spoke Of the death since
then or the then pastor. Rev. Robert N
Ball and also Of the following members:
Rev. Samuel Kramer. Rev. William B.
Eavens. E. Heffner. Isaac p. Cook. ID. d.;
1. H. Cole. F. f. Marine. H A. Gross, r.
Howard. c. King, c. Hollis, Thomas r.
Iasker w w. Buck, w. H. Kincaid and
F. c. Pearson, ID. ID.