Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
THE BETHEL BAPTISTS
The Closing Sessions of the Convention Will
Be Held Today.
Business Transacted This Morning.
Omcers and Committees Selected
for the Ensuing Year.

The third and last days session of the
Mount Bethel Baptist Association was call
ed to order in the Mt. Zion Baptist Church
this morning by Moderator w. H. Hooker
son. Devotional exercises were conducted
by visiting clergymen. The moderator an
nounced that, according to arrangement by
the committee on devotional exercises, the
sermon on 1.-THE Brotherhood of Man"
would be delivered by the Rev. H. c. Rob-
II son, pastor of the First Baptist Church
of South Washington. The committee had
also arranged that the following other
sermons should be delivered: Reason and
Revelation" by Rev. W. F. Brooks, with
Rev. z. Gamer as alternate; Gods Pur-
pose of Grace" Rev. James Robinson. with
Rev. r. L. Wilson as alternate.
At the conclusion of Rev. Robinson's
sermon on 1.-The Brotherhood of Man,"
which was well received, the moderator
announced that the association was open
for the transaction of It's regular business
been reported were read, in which their
financial condition was reported and sta
tistics of membership submitted. The re-
ports from the missionary preachers in
the association were submitted, in which
they told what territory they had covered
the work which had been accomplished and
the souls converted. The thanks of the
association We're rendered to missionaries
In the field for their faithful performance
Of duties.
A Sabbath School Convention.
The committee consisting of the Rev. H.
c. Robinson. w. H. Johnson. Rev. Gibson
and others. who were appointed to ascer-
tain the feasibility of the establishment of
state Sabbath school convention in the
District, reported that the matter had been
referred to the executive committee, which
reported favorably upon the subject. The
reports from the various committees which
had not been submitted were presented,
and. after having been read were favorably
acted upon by the association.
AT this evenings session of the associa-
uon the committee on coincidence will re-
port upon the deaths in the membership of
the association, and eulogies will be pro-
nounced upon the life and character of the
departed The committee on arrangem ents
Will recommend the next place Of meeting
OF the association, and members will be as
signed to deliver the doctrinal sermon the
missionary sermon. 1.-The Brotherhood of
Man. Gods Purpose of Grace" the ed
ucational sermon. and on Reason and
revelation" at the next annual session of
the convention.
The report of the finance committee was
also submitted, as was that of the execu-
tive board. The missionaries were reap
pointed to their respective fields of labor,
ana the moderator appointed fraternal del
egates to the First Washington Baptist
and the Baptist state convention of Vir-
ginia.
Officers and Committees.
The election of officers of the association
for the ensuing year resulted as follows:
Rev. w. H. Dickerson of Cameron, King
George county, Va, president; r. B. Page
clerk, Oak Grove, Va; B. Bumray, treas
rrer, Matthias Point, Va, and c. R.
Champ, chairman of the executive board
The moderator announced as the commit
tees for the year the following:
On new churches, Rev. w. L. Wilson, S.
Garland and William Holiday; on cor
3. L. Phillips and James Robinson; on ar
rangements. s. H. Brooks, Rev. James
Watts. Samuel Baylor and Rev. c. H.
Smith: on devotional exercises, Rev. Will
L. E. Miller.
On arbitration-Rev. z. Gaines, Horace
Rrent and John Cortes.
On condolence-Rev. L. E. Miller, Rev. N
Washington.
On printing!. B. Page Rev. r. Johnson,
T. Beverly and Rev. w T. Brooks.
On finance-Rev r. Johnson. James
On education-Rev. H. C. Robinson, Rev
C. c. Washington and Rev. w. H. johnson.
On executive board-Rev. c. r. Champ.
chairman; Rev. II. Gaines, Rev. H. c. Rob-
i,:son. Rev. c. C. Washington, Rev William
Carter. Rev. B. l.. Phillips. Rev. II. c.
Smith, Rev. Jones Wilkins. Rev. r. Parker.
Rev. w. T. Brooks, Rev. N. Jackson, Rev.
A. Wibanks. Rev. w. H. Hickerson, and
Messrs. Tucker. Beverly ard Lucius Harrod.
After The Stars report of yesterdays
proceedings closed the educational COM
mittee made its report, setting forth the
necessity of giving liberal support to the
educational institutions under the patron
age of the Baptist connection. Among the
institutions favorably mentioned were the
Lynchburg Seminary, the Baptist Theo
logical School at Richmond, Va. and Way
land Seminary of this city. The executive
committee made report en- the condition
of the Old Folks Home at Matthias Point
in Virginia. 1t shows that the property,
consisting of seventy-five acres, belonged to
the association, and had been paid for, ex.
cepting $500. 1t was recommended that an
Ell ergetic committee be appointed to look
after the interest of the home. and to su
pervise the erection of substantial wharf
at Matthias Point. and that the place be
fitted up suitable for resort for excur-
sicnists during the summer. Rev. r. Par
ker of Waverly Church in Baltimore
preached the missionary sermon last night
EYCV-RSJONS