Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-21
How to Care for Them Discussed at
Considerable Length.
THE COLUMBIA BAPTIST. ASSOCIATION.
Interesting Remarks Made at the
Second Days Session.,
REPORT ADOPTED.

| Inc local BaptiStS peSan work Tor the
| second days session Of the annual meeting
| of the Columbia Association at 10 o'clock
| today instead of H. as yesterday, and soon
| got under way with enthusiasm. The meet
| ing was opened with a hymn, Blessed Be
the Tie," by the delegates. Then Rev. c.
G. Lynch offered prayer, and Rev. H, II.
| Stevenson of Anacostia read from the
| twelfth chapter Of Gallacians, After another
| song, Rev. Mr.. Stevenson made a brief
| address on the subject Of Bible lessons.
| After another song, and prayer by Mr..
| Stevenson, the real work of the session
was begun by the moderator laying before
| the delegates the report of the executive
| board, which was presented yesterday af
teInoon. His invitation to the delegates to
| discuss the report was accepted by several
| Of the pastors present.
/ Encouraging Reports.
| Rev. H. c. Naylor of Maryland, Avenue
| Church gave utterance to words of cheer
and encouragement. The work at his
church, he said, Is going on at a salts
factory rate, and the indications are most
gratifying ,.a5.s4,,.. .,tf rn -r7'ra -
Rev. Mr.. Fountain of East Washington
Heights said that the suburbs Of the city
| are developing in q most remarkable man.
| ner and furnishing a splendid field for
church work. There are today twenty-five
| people, he said, who are ready to pledge
| themselves to establish q church at East
| Washington Heights.
Rev. G. w. Mccullough Of Mount Tabor
| Church spoke in a similar vein as to the
| opportunities offered by the suburban re-
gions, and urged the association to give
the weaker churches every possible aid.
An Appeal for the Smaller Churches.
| Rev. Mr.. Stevenson of Anacostia made
| an eloquent plea for the smaller churches
outside Of the city. and appealed to the
| association to help to locate ministers in
! fields not now occupied. There are vast
stretches of territory across the branch,
he said, that contain not single church
| much less Baptist church,; while the
| population OF those sections is yearly in
creasing. There is but one, Baptist Church
| In Prince Georges county. This city, he
| said, Is growing eastward rapidly, and there
! Is very fertile field. He spoke enthusi-
| astically of young man who stands ready
| today to start a new church in this yicin-
| ity, ii the association will but promise to
! aid him. He said he thought the young
| unmarried men are the best ones to select
| to organize new churc hes they can live
| more economically and devote more energy
and time to the difficult task before them.
| Missionary Work Needed.
Rev. Mr.. aOutwater u Kendall Chapel
who has just recovered, from a dangerous
| Illness, made a short talk. His little flock
he said, Is very well contented and asks
for no more aid He thought that new
building might be- acceptable some day,
| but he did not ask for help now. Kendall
| Chapel, he added, IS rather hemmed in, but
| the people who attend are very loyal, and
| would not leave for any inducement He
pleaded that more help be given by the
| people OF the churches to the missionary
| board. He had often been told that it
would be good for the Baptist Church if
| II had a central power, like the pope of the
| catholic Church. TO direct workers hither
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| the church. But there is such a power
among the Baptists. though it may not be
| expressed In an Individual and to foster
| and aid this power the members of the
congregations should aid the board by con-
%ributions and prayers.
| The Field in Brooklnnd.
Rev. ii. II. West. pastor of the Queens
| town Church, at Brookland, arose to ap-
| peal, not for money aid, but for the Eek
| pressed sympathy OF the members of
other Baptist churches. He said that his
! organization is now beyond the need of
| financial aid, and that his people are the
| most Independent folks in the world. But
| they need moral help, visits and such
announcement. He spoke, of several in
| stances of such help having been given,
| and it had done so much. good that his
people were hopeful that they might be
often so helped. He spoke of the un-
! UNCONVENTIONAL interest that the people OF
| Brookiand take IN the Baptist Church, and
said that the Catholic priest there had told
| him that the people of the little suburb
were better as whole since he had
started in the field When, some time ago,
| he feared he would have to give up the
work, he had been called upon by the peo-
! pie without regard to denominations, urg
| ing him to stay and keep his congregation
Rev Mr.. Muir Of the e Street Church
seconded the appeal of Mr.. West and urged
| his brethren to go out to the suburban.
| churches at odd times to help on the
| work.
| Rev. Mr.. Anderson Of Grace Church said
| he would have to appeal still further for
the aid Of the association, for a legacy
| that has been left the church cannot be
| obtained for some months. But the re-
| ligious development in his church, he add
| ed, is very marked and satisfactory.
| Other Remarks.
| Mr.. A.C Remington who announced him
| self as back number who had not occu-
pied a pulpit for ten years, spoke briefly He
said that the old Baptists were great
church starters, and that this spirit ought
| to be cultivated. s-rs- 10. ,...-,.
vote was about to be taken upon the
adoption of the report of the board, when
port, he said, showed that nothing has been
done during the year in the line of cstab-
| fishing missions, and there is no promise of
ANYTHING to be done next year, There is a
| cultivated. He protested against the
| church depending upon what has been done
| In the past The prayer of yesterday, he
| concluded, will not suffice today.
To Go to Suburban Churches.
| Mr.. Gregory arose. to call attention to the
}. curious phenomenon of the Baptist Church.
which he likered to a "rope Of sand,'' with
out any organization, growing to the mil
lions of members. He said that in Srganiza-
| III 1iac I'd hn ha1
been at a loss to account for the elements
that hold the Baptist denomination to-
| gether. o. .-..... .... 81 ..--
| He thought it must be the fact that there
is nothing between the Baptist and Christ
no machinery to cloud his religious vision
Two Baptists, he said, make church and
one Baptist, if he can find no companion,
! will let his right hand grasp his left and
so make a church. The good done in mu-
nicipal governments by the Baptists,, he
added, will always .overtop the work done
by organizations of citizens. In reference
| to the mission work of the church he ap-
pealed to his hearers to go out to the sub
| urban churches and hold picnic parties at
their prayer meetings, without the picnics,
but with the prayers.