Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-15
THE COLUMBIAN BAPTISTS
Program for the Annual Meeting to B,
Held at Brookland
All the District Churches to Be Rep
resented-AddEess and Reports to
Be Made to the Gathering.

Monday evening IN the auditorium OF the
Queenstown Baptist Church, Brookland.
There are in The association the following
churches. all of which will be represented
by delegates: Anacostia, Rev. Hugh T. Stew
enson, pastor; Calvary. Rev. Samuel H.
Greene. D. DE Street, Rev. J. J. Muir,
D. D.: Fifth. Rev. Chastain c. Meador. D.
D.; First, Rev. Charles A. Stakely. u. D.;
Gay Street, Rev. W. S. o. Thomas; Grace,
Rev. A. T. Anderson: Kendall, Rev. Theron
Outwater; Maryland Avenue. Rev. N. c..
Naylor; Metropolitan, Passionate made va
cant by the death Of the late Rev. Green
Clay Smith; Queenstown, Rev. r. r. West;
Second, Rev. Edmond Hez Swem and Ten
leytown. While the body has only advis-
DRY powers as far as relates to the gov
erning of these churches, yet any action
which it takes on any subject is generally
carried out by the individual pastors and
congregations, and for this reason its pro-
ceedings are always Of great interest, es-
pecially to the local Baptists. A commit
tee, consisting Of Rev. R. r. West and
Messrs. Samuel NJ Yeatman and D. s.
Foster. was appointed some time ago to
arrange a program, which, though the as
as it pleases. Is generally followed.
The Detailed Program.
The program in detail is as follows:
Opening session. Monday, November IS, at
1:30 PM; anthem, by the choir; associa-
ton called to order Rev. c. Meador, D. D..
moderator; invocation, hymn. reading
Scripture and prayer, Rev. W. s. O. Thorn
as, alternate; anthem, by the choir; and
hymn. At o'clock, annual sermon, by
Rev. Samuel H. Greene, D. D.; prayer
hymn: partial report of committee on order
Of exercises: announcements and benedic-
tion Morning session, Tuesday, 10:30-De-
votional, prayer for the enduement of the
Holy Ghost, Rev. ]. ]. Muir, d. D., leader;
II, association called to order, the msder-
ator; hymn. reading Scripture, prayer;
II: 05, reading from letters from the
churches, s. NJ. featman, secretary; en-
rollment of delegates; -, election of Off
GERS; report of committee on order Of ex-
ercises: reception of visiting brethren; and
then adjournment. Afternoon session,
Tuesday, devotional, prayer for the District
work, Rev. A. f. Anderson. leader; 2:30
report of the executive board; report Of
treasurer; addresses five minutes EACH, by
the missionaries Of the association; gen.
session, Tuesday, devotional prayer for
MISSIONS Rev. Theron Outwater, leader;
report of committee on missions. Rev. c.
A. Stakely, D. D., chairman; addresses,
five minutes each. by representatives. first
of the Missionary Union: second, the home
mission board, Southern Baptist conven-
ton: third. thu Home Mission Society,"
fourth. the foreign mission board, South
ern Baptist convention; general discussion
of report and adjournment.
Morning session. Wednesday, 10, devo-
tional prayer for temperance work. John
F. Vinal leader; 1890. report of com
mittee on total abstinence. Rev. J. J..
Muir. D. D., chairman; report of COM
mittee on Bible and tract distribution.
Rev. N. c. Naylor chairman; address
by representative of the American
Bar list Publication Society; general dis
cussion of report: II. miscellaneous bust
ness: adjournment. Afternoon session, .
Devotional, prayer for institutions of learn
ing, Prof. Otis I. Mason leader; report Of
committee on education, Prof. A. y. Mon
tague, chairman: addresses by 'epresenta-
tives of. first, Columbian University; sec
ond, Wayland Seminary; general discus
sions of reports: l:i0, adjournment Even
ing session, l:3p-Praise service, S. b. Many
leader, report of committee on Sunday
schools, Rev. Samuel H. Greene. d. D., chair
man: program as arranged by the commit
tee; adjourn at pleasure. Morning session,
Thursday, 10-Devotional, prayer for the
churches, Rev. n. c. Naylor leader: report
of committee to audit treasurer's report
1875, report of committee to nominate a
new executive board; report of committee
on preacher and place of next meeting;
1880, report of the Women's Baptist For
eign Mission Association of the District of
Columbia: lilo, report of the committee on
obituaries, E. b. Curtis chairman; Il. mis-
CellaneouS business, adjournment at half
past twelve. Afternoon session. Thursday
Devotional, prayer for the laborers. Edward
Warren leader; 2:3O, announcement of
standing committees; report of The Baptist
Home and the treasurer, !, miscellaneous
business, and at 4:15. adjournment. Evening
session, Thursday. I:3o-Prayer and praise
service, R. A. Ford leader; g. report of the
committee on young peoples work, Pierson
n. Bristow leader: program as arranged by
the committee; adjourn at pleasure. 1t is
probable that at this Thursday evening
gathering an address will be delivered by
Miss Ella McLaurin of Boston.