Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-10


secretary be directed 10 cast the oaiiot cl
the conference Tor Dr. PARKS OF IeXaS 1oi
first vice president DR.. Parks is one OF
the hVe surviving meElSefs OF the confer
ence OF 1919. The bylaws were uuosed
however ana II appeared tLat me rules
prohibited the EFFORT Ihe chalr ruied tha'
the bylaws We're strlctE IN coItrdd'ct'oI
OF the notion put ne suggested mat way
nnsnt De iounu OUT OF the u!lilIulty: %
Ut EATON made MS motion 1T such Ior- ~
ne ga 6faceiully, ana on WA foce To.e
the Iexas veteran was unanimously eiect-
ed iirst wee prSs-ueit. a..
1eIlerS were then appointed TO lake 'he
vote on the other names, ara WINE tney
Were counting tne paiiots tIe coI.Ne'i,iou
UNANIMOUSLY Te-eIected Drs. I1dEs.Hs, Dur
rows ana u \ gregory aS seer
Commissioner Ross Welcome.
President Harrison then Introduced Conn.,
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MISSIONER f'oss' "ho iiiaue Vi 'e' aU"' eS'
OF welcome
1.-The coming together of the delegates of
ore of the greatest and most influential
RELIGIONS DENOMINATIONS in the whole
world " said Mr. Ross "is an occasion of
the most nrofourd interest to the entire
people of the District of Columbia regard
i.ss ~ sect or creed ard in their name ard
in the name of the municipality. 1 bid YOU
welcome to your capital. [ have seen a
statement somewhere in regard to the
strength of the whole regular Baptist
Church in the United States, and see that
It's members number about 3 100000 and
that they own PROPERTY 10 the value of
about SIG. 600. The power welded and
the Influence exerted by such an associa-
ton of Christian men and women in the
interest of religious training, for the cause
government, can hardly be overes .imated.
You represent that great moral force that
Is the safeguard of the republic which
permeates every city town, village and
school district in every state in the Union,
silently moldlng public opinion, and by
teaching every Individual man to rule him
self is creating and strengthening that ele-
ment which is producing here one of the
greatest nations on the earth
You could not have visited Washington
at a more beautiful time The trees and
marks are in full leaf and blossom and
seem +, vic with tho n,,hlic buiIdinrs in +he
adornment of the canitaI 7 hone that dur.
tna yo,,r st,y I,ou viii hove H. nr;,,iIara
nf asccndina some Of the beirbts arorInd
~ 81, 81 +harn Ioox dou,,, 80 ~ 80,
taI ~ p
mvo,, ,,,,, o,s,or,,, M, or,,, .ho ,o,.,
ord gu o, va, ~ .hS nIt,,, nisn as da;oS
ard - ;as W,I pa a. aI re, lssu
FAINT, but you will also note that the very
city itself seems as though planted in a
IoIess: l ms 'asl eApaEse e. lonase Is
hncnro;na rav,,iar ,nd ,nnst daiieh4fnl
summer resort. / hope that the weather
bureau will so conduct its operations during
the present week as not TIC cast any re-
hections on my little boom or washington
as place for summer guests. We want
you to look about the city and see your
capital, and to note how Uncle sam owns
more real estate than any other individual
PIP 49,. ~ a., ~ ea,,a W.
have here over one - udred school build
ings, well built. well kept, well attended.
The Sabbath day, too. Is observed mere
oay Oh worshp ne sue me hito Ina
cation the city Is also becominy the seat
of advanced learning and the magnificent
university fostered by your denomination
Is becoming one OF the most powerful In
tne land.
nope tnat your oehDeratlonS VIII De
INTENDED with every success, ana that When
you go away you WIZ pc SO nappy ana SO
ueMgnteu with your Visit mere that you
H. VIII are.t tbrnn hn ,,,rYraa wifi, ,,,.as
Inc great throng murmured with pleas,
ule a. the crose oi MI. TOSS auorsss anu
woo,d uouot t nay appituue1 nedi ny
u' .ns .. h Lalseo ms hanu Maliih "
~; u INC nu euS Jpn iui a Gus ~
s .riS tiahe pachns .he cnurcn noor; the
sa at anu the aisies were respectfully
siieH''
DIR. Mendor's Remarks.
DIR q q Meador moderator of the Dis
xri,+ ~ souo.oo 49, - o,oo., -. ~
.iio. inference, spoke III "eIcome Oh oe-
haiI OF the washington churches. he con-
graduated the delegates on their choice of
q place of meeting and upon the prospect
=, hoId;,a No., H. go. nros,orIo aor,,,,r,
tion eyer known in the history or tho ran
list Church. He spoke glowingly Of the
VOTE aireauy zone ana YET 10 De done, ana
cburcb - MS ~ III latin III 'ne 'o'uie VI Lie
ne was iohoWeo by Rev. Dr. j. X. Sam
pey OF Kentucky. OF the Southern Seminary,
who made a ringing address in response to
the hearty welcome extanded to tho do1a-
,..as u - -. ..es..
saeS nc hiaue d happy reference 10 the
people have the very warmest feelings for
those of the north. In answer to the refer
ences to the city's beauty he said that the
delegates had been admiring the capital
ever since their arrival THE honorable
Commissioner" he added has not painted
the city as We would have it painted. In
none of the speeches OF welcome have the
beauties of Washington been exhausted
Washingtonians, he went on are not I'M
familiar with southerners and SO the south
erners are not strangers here He spoke