Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-20
THE BAPTISTS MEET
Columbia Association Begins Its
Annual Session Today.
REPORTS FROM ALL THE CHURCHES
Healthy Growth Noted in Every
Local Congregation.
DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE


The annual meeting Of the Columbia
Baptists' Association Of the District began
this morning at II o'clock. The session
was held at the Second Baptist Church,
corner Of 4th street and Virginia avenue
southeast. The church was very nearly
filled when Moderator Meador called the
session to order and read from the Scrip
lures. Rev. DR.. Greene of Calvary offered
prayer. and the congregation sang hymn.
Secretary Yeatman then took the speakers
stand with great budle of documenIs-re-
ports from the various churches of the Dis
trict-which he proceeded to read. These
reports showed very general state of
progress throughout the confines Of the ter
ritory covered by the association. A sum-
mary Of the reports prepared by the sec
rotary showed a total membership on the
31st of October last of 4.415. During the
year 1884 were received by baptism. AZ by OK
perience, 234 by letter, Is restored. 1875 dis
missed by letter, 81 erased, IA excluded, 40
deceased.
During the year the churches expended
$3S, $50 20 on current expenses. including
the salaries of pastors; $6,52S74 on the
improv ement of church property, ana the
following items for benevolent purposes:
For associations, 81, 9S676; home missions.
81, S2I SO; church extension fund, S.IeI;
foreign missions, S,OS2.9O; Bible and tract
distribution, $77.39; Baptist Home. ST. 57.36;
education, $51S. 10; other benevolent objects,
$3,4504i.
This summary also contained state
ment Of Sunday school statistics. as fol-
lows: Number Of officers, 14O; number OF
teachers, 4O4; number of scholars. 54O2;
officers, church members, 1926; teachers,
church members. S92: scholars, church
members, 1,279: average attendance. 3,lg2;
volumes in library, 8. l23; contributions for
curren' expenses, s5,O2954; contributions
for benevolent objects S93255; total con-
tributions of Sund ~ school, $5,962O9.
The total Of contributions from churches
and schools amounted during the twelve
months to $97,017.66.
The Officers Reelected.
After the reports had been read Moder-
ator Meador called for the election of OFF,
GERS Rev. r. r. West of Queenstown
Church named Rev. Green Clay Smith.
who declined. when Rev. DIR. stakely moved
that the clerk cast the ballot Of the asso-
citation for Rev. DIR. Meador. the present
moderator This motion was unanimously
carried, and DR.. Meador was thus re-elect-
ed. He made a brief address, thanking the
association and expressing his great graft
fcation at the growth of the associa-
ton. He said that he had fully intended to
retire from the chair this year and take
the floor. Perhaps the association had saved
itself much trouble by keeping him In
position where he could not talk much.
Mr.. s. M. Yeatman was then reelected
clerk of the association, and w. b. Evans
was again chosen treasurer
b. Visiting brethren were then invited by
motion to take part In the proceedings,
and a number of clergymen and laymen
of the Baptist Church from other cities
were introduced.
Program for the Day.
Rev. z. Hez Sven, from the committee
on the order of exercises, made a partial
report. which outlined the following pro-
gram for the work of the association;
Tuesday afternoon-Meet at o'clock;
after devotional exercises. led by Brother
r. r. West the association will resume
business at 2:30; following the adoption OF
the minutes the report of the executive
board to be presented. followed by the re-
pert of the treasurer and the report OF the
committee on missions.
Tuesday evening-Meet at 7:3O for de-
votional exercises, to be led by Brother
A. T.. Anderson; resume business at
clock; the consideration of the report OF
the executive board to follow; adjourn at
pleasure"
This report was adopted. There will be
three sessions daily until Thursday night.
Adjournment for Lunch.
Rev. Hez Sven, pastor of the Second
Baptist Church, then appeared on the plat
form in his capacity as host. and In
very happy speech announced that luncheon
was ready in the Sunday school room. and
thereupon moved a recess. This was or
dered. and Rev. r. H. Green of Canton.
China, led in prayer, after which the meet
ing adjourned.
Delegates in Attendance.
The delegates certified to the session from
the several churches are here named:
n ,tr
Clapp, VIM. Fletcher, ]. H. Larcombe. c.
N. Richards, Mrs. Ida c. Meynes Chas.
Werner, q. Richards, Mrs. Lizzie McGregor,
Rev. j. d. Smith, r. w. Fenwick. Mrs.
Rosa ID. Sholes. E. T. Fenwick, 7. A. Rho
derrick. T. S. Deland.
Calvary Churcf-Rev. S. H. Greene, Rev.
T. Outwater. Rev. e. w. Bliss. Rev. G. M.
p. King, p. Bartlett, l.. ID. Bliss, j. ID.
Bridger c. NJ. d. Browne, p. II. Bristow.
John Boyd, f. b. Curtis, W. Z. Evans, d.
S. Foster, II. G. Jacobs, G. Il. Jones, j. d.
King, II. H. Kimball. J. r. Mothershead.
H. Stickney, 8. Wingate, A. l.. Swartwout,
John Vinal, s. w. Woodward, Mrs. f. w.
Bliss, Mrs. S. II. Greene, Mrs. j. II. Grant,
Miss X. s. White, Miss s. Z. White, Mrs.
S. NJ. Yeatman.
Second Church-Rev. E. Hez Sven, c. w.
Dulin, C. b. Smith, r. Milton Henderson.
VIM A. Cahill, J. Wingate ST. Clair, Chas
Allen Chas. l. Teacham, Chas. Van Horn,
L.
Huntington, Mrs. VIM. A. Cooper. Miss
Alice Reville. Mrs. Ida V. Cooksey, Miss
Jennie Bean, Miss Sadonia Appler, Miss
BERTHE Appler.
Fifth Church-Rev. c. c. Meador. Rich
ard A. Ford. c. Clinton James. Clarence I.
Gessford Walter F. Carter, H. /. Stout,
Sam'l Howison Leyfn c. Handy, Ross
Reilly, 8. M. Yeatman. Fenelon Saur, w. l..
Wilkerson, j. w. Garland, w. E. Mooney,
VIM Hopkins Mrs. N. A. Strait.
Anacostia Church-Rev. II. T. Stevenson.
Mrs. H. T. Stevenson, Geo. Bowman, j. r.
Williams, Mrs. B. Dawson, ]. X. Dawson.
Mrs. Allen.
Otis T. Mason, Mrs. Fanny X. Fox, Chas.
W. Needbam, Mrs. A. g. Wilkinson. DR..
Samuel NJ. Shute Mrs. Mary McMakin, DR..
John w. Clark, DIR. Geo. w. Sanderlin,
Robert H. Martin, j. M. Crane, Edgar Spell
den, Prof Andrew p Montague, Percy 8.
Foster, DIR. Geo. c. Lamson, VIM. l.. Spell
den.
Jane WEIGH Eva Lynch, Annie Wheeler,
Nettie Oliver, Carrie Miller; Edward Cor.
bett, A. T. King, David Hughes, Robert
Denver, Frank Green.