Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-27
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Meeting Of the representatives of Golored
Churches in Annual Session.
The Introductory Sermon Delivered
ed During the Meeting.

The nineteenth annual meeting Of :he
Mount Bethel Baptist Association was
called to order at IL o'clock today n the
Mount Zion Baptist Church, of which the
Rev. Alexander Wilbanks is pastor, On 18th
and E streets northeast. The association is
composed of the colored Baptist churches of
the states Of Maryland, Virginia, and the Dis
trict Of Columbia Today's annual session
was called to order by the Rev. w. H.
Hickerson of the Little Ark Baptist Church
of King George county, Virginia. By des-
ignation the Rev. w. H. johnson, the pas
tor of the Israel Baptist Church of this
city. delivered the annual sermon to the
association. His subject was Sovereignty
and Salvation" and he selected as the
basis of his remarks the text from the
45th chapter Of Isaiah and the 22d verse
Look unto Me, and be We saved, all the
ends of the earth; for am God, and there
Is none else" The effort was an excellent
one, and was commended by the associa-
ton.
Getting Down to Business.
At the conclusion of the sermon several
Of the members of the association were
nominated for moderator for the coming
year, and the chair announced tellers to de-
eide who was selected. The selection of he
other officers Of the association consumed
the remaining time Of the morning session,
and In the afternoon committees on new
churches. on corresponding bodies, on ar
rangements, devotional exercises, on dig est
of letters, on arbitration, on coincidence
on printing, on resolutions on finance, on
foreign missions, education. Sunday
schools, and the executive committee were
announced.
The committee on devotional exercises
assigned the different sermons which are
to be preached, as follows: 1.-The Christian
Hope" Rev. c. G. Washington. alternate.
tnn ri
Rev. Alexander Wilbanks; missionary SER
mon, Rev. r. Parker; brotherhood Of
Man," Rev. H. c. Robinson; Reason and
Revelation" Rev. W. T. Brooks; Gods
Purposes Of Grace" Rev. James Robinson.
The doctrinal sermon will be delivered at
this evenings session.
The various committees which were an
nounced will submit their reports during
phases Of church work in the association
will be discussed.
Questions to Be Discussed.
The body will be in session for three
days, and as each church Of the connec-
ton is entitled to three alternates, quite
number will be In attendance. The ques-
ton which will occupy mostly the atten-
ton of the association will be the report
Of the committee which has under super
vision the Old Folks Home which Is con-
Quoted by the association, and is located
The statistical reports which will be sub
mitted will show what has been the prog
ress Of the body during the past fiscal
year. The missionaries who are connected
with the association will tell during tomor-
row what territory they have covered and
what success they have accomplished. The
missionaries are: Rev. ]. H. Lindsey and
L. E. Miller. The report, Of the executive
board will occupy much Of the associations
time, as this board has general supervision
Of the workings Of the association. The
members Of the board include: Revs. c. r.
Champ. z. Gamer, c. c. washington, H.
G. Robinson, R. Parker James Watkins,
A. Wilbanks,. B. L. Phillips, w. H. Kicker
son, w. H. johnson. w. T. Brooks and
Messrs Tucker Beverly and Z. Harrod.
Churches Represented.
When the roll of churches was called to-
day the following responded:
Mcrrovia Baptist Church, Virginia; Third
Baptist Church, Fairfax county. Virginia;
Enon Baptist Church, Baltimore. Md;
Union Bethel. Virginia. Israel Baptist
Church. Washington, DC; First Baptist
Church of South Washington: Rock Creek
Baptist Church, District of Columbia Mt
Zion Baptist Church, Essex county, Vir-
GINA; Seventh Baptist Church, Washing
ton, DC; Union Liberty Baptist Church;
Stanford Baptist Church of the District of
Columbia Salem Baptist Church; St. Phil
lips Baptist Church; Snow Creek Baptist
Church; Mt. Nebo Baptist Church of the
District of Columbia; Mt. Zion Waverly
Baptist Church Of Maryland; Mt Zion Bap-
list Church of Washington; st. Stephens
Baptist Church of Virginia; Good Hope
Baptist Church Of Virginia; Shiloh Baptist
Church of Baltimore; Little Zion Baptist
church OF Virginia; st. James Baptist
Church of Virginia; Baptist Church of
king George county, Virginia.