The Washington times., 1894-11-22
CHANGE TO BIBLE SCHOOL
Baptists in Favor of the Abolition of
the Name Sunday school.
DISCUSS COMMITTEE REPORTS
Session of the Association Devoted to a
Debate Of the Methods for Increasing the
Membership of h-schools-Adoption
of the Executive Boards Report.

Quite number of prominent members of
the Columbia Baptist Association are in favor
of abolishing the name sunday-school and
substituting "Bible school," to distinguish
that important branch Of church work. Sey-
eral of the gentlemen so expressed them-
selves at yesterday evenings session Of the
associations annual meeting, but their ideas
were not put before the organization in the
form of resolutions, so that no definite action
was taken on the subject and their remarks
amounted simply to an indorsem ent of the
proposition. Last nights session was de-
voted to the discussion of Sunday-school
work, Rev. j. NJ Pitcher delivering the prin-
cpal address,
Owing to the change in the hour of meeting
the attendance at the opening of the morning
session was somewhat decreased. Rev. Hugh
Stevenson conducted the devotional exer
eises, aud then the report of the executive
board was taken up and discussed hy Reys.
II. G. Naylor Fountaine, G. w. Mccullough.
ii. F. Stevenson, Anderson, Therein Outwater,
r. Il. West, J. ]. Muir, and S. II. Greene, Mr..
A, G. Remington, Rev. Mr.. Allen, Rov. K. Il.
anu uEtBOIg. 1uo ISpOAk W dS
adopted.
Rev. Green Clay Smith offered a resolution
indorsing the work of the East Washington
Heights mission which was laid on the table
until after recess.
At the afternoon session after devotional
exercises conducted by Rev. ID. c. Fountaine.
DR.. Smiths resolution was taken from the
table, discussed at length by number OF
pastors and lay delegates. and adopted with
out diFsension.
Moderator Meador appointed the following
special committees TO nominate new execu-
tive board. Z. y. Curtis, r. N. Henderson,
Samuel Howison, George Bowman, Edgar
Speiden, A. T. King, W. C. Weiden Z. I.
Faulkner, George W. Williamson. N. II. Aus
tin, Isaac Quackenbush. aud r. w. Fenwick.
On preacher of annual sermon and place Of
next meeting: c. A. Stakeiy, T. Richards,
NJ. M. ShGnd, W. S. 0. Thomas and G. e.
Lynch
Upon request OF Secretary Yeatman the
nominating committee was instructed, in
order to reduce the membership Of the board
TO submit nominations upon the following
basis: The pastor and two members for each
church, aud one additional member for every
800 church members or fraction exceeding 150
Viii the missionary churches may be al
lowed representation in the board, such rep
resentatives shall not be allowed to vote on
questions relating to mission fields or serve
on committees on such fields.
The report of the board OF trustees of the
Baptist Home, prepared by President j. J.
Darlington, was next read and adopted.
The receipts for the home were 81. .I04.25.
Secretary Yeatman read statistics of the
Z asst Washington Heights mission, the Hines
boro Park missioa, aud the Women's For
eigu Missionary Society OF the Columbia
Association, and the session adjourned.
The evening session was devoted TO a dis
n,1czinr, pf rNarhnIC Of guDHu.--cchpOl orb
Mr.. Miles NJ Shand conducted the opening
devotional exercises.
Secretary Yoatman read the report of the
Sunday-school committee. which gave the
following statistics for the year: Number of
officers. 40; number of teachers 404; number
of scholars, 5.402 officers church members
I26; teachers, church members, 392; scholars,
church members, ,279; average attendance,
3.l32; volumes in library. S,l29; contributions
for current expenses. 81, ,G295 54 contributions
for benevolent Objects Sg32.55.
The committee presented this question for
discussion: 'Ali the church in the Sunday
school and all the SGnday-school in the
church. and Rev. J. W. Piirher secretary OF
the General Baptist Association of Virginia,
WAS introduced as the firsT speaker He
talked enteriainingly ahoat the best methods
for bringing all the Sunday-school in the
church, and did not think all tine church could
be brought into the Sunday He adyo-
caleu the CuuI5t OF DG3lo from CulOhy-6cEOOl
10 Bible school. BY this action. in his opir-
ion, larger number OF the older people could
be gathered into the schools.
Throw Out the Life Line was heartily
sung and for bali an hour there was an open
discussion of the question suggested by the
committee. Mr.. Zebulon Richards introduced
a resolution providing for the establishment
of normal Bible training school for Bap-
;isis in this city. The resolution also pro
vided for the appointment of = committee of
five persons TO execute the plans for the es-
tablishment OF the school.
Rev. Or. Anderson spoke in favor of the
resolution. Gen. Green Clay Smith objected
TO such Il traininS-school on the ground that
there are now TOO many organizations in the
church. Mr.. A. l.. SYartout favored the
change OF name from sunday chool to Bible
school. Further remarks were made by Mr.
Weeden. and the report was adopted. The
resolution offered by Mr. Richards was re-
ferred to the committee on Sunday-schools,
and then the session adjourned
The order OF business to-day is as follows:
10 n. m., devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. j. d. smith; 1880, reports OF tho COM
mittees on total abstinence and obituaries
followed by discussion; . p. M. devotional
exercises led by Rev. E. W. Bliss; 230, re-
ports of committees on education, Bible
tract distribution, nomination OF new ex-
ecutive bourd, and place of meeting; $50 p.
m, Young Peoples session; two-minute talks
by Sunday-sehool superintendents on young
people s work in the church; address by Dr.
Ellis. of Baltimore. and closing conservation
and testimony service conducted by Mr.. H.
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