The Afro-American., 1896-02-15
TIE - RICHES.


The Maryland Raps s'ss oli'4n Z; III
has hnan tn session III tuls
49, A,s.s da,S Curing the week at
4 T1Sy ~. RT 55fial church. Baker and
4 anlgr al44s11ets. = It was the Goth an
,,,-o1 ,sleetiL e of the association. The
Lt.5ty is composed of 55 whi.e church
rs and 19 colored churches. Twonew
viii e churches were added, making
q totalof rs in all Total member
ship of the Association IL $50 of which
number 1914 are colofed. Fhere ere
Ii other colored churches IA Mary
laud not represented in the Union
and they have membership Of mole
than 5000. Total receipts ff the asso
citation for the year Rending October,
for missionary objects about $4,000
leaving a debt of oyer $500. The dele
gates from the sCganty ehurclf-s re-
port a gradual ana substantial pro-
gress
Last Sunday was rally day at Enon
Baptist church. At11 a. III. Rev. K.
Johnson was assigned to preach, but
he did not get in on time and he pas
tor preacl ed to n welI-flled house
from the text: 81 am bound in the spir
itn Acts 20. At 2 b. III There was a
large S. s conducted by the Superin-
tendent and others. At p. IN Rev.
w. johnson, of Washington, d. c..
preached an excellent sermon to a
large congregation. at p. III. there
| assembled packed house TO listen to
a grand sermon preached by Rev. n.
Jackson, of Shiloh Baptist church,
after which liberal collection was
taken. $102'33 was realized as q re,
suit Of the rally, Rev j. Watkins,
| pastor.
The Lot Carey Bap ist Association
held its first annual meeting at Divi-
siou street BaptfsIchnreh, Oct. 24 IS.
Kew. j q. Allen is president and Rev.
81. r.. Waller il secretary. DIR. Frank
lin Wilson nd other white ministers
visited the Association and made ad-
dresses. Rev. W. NJ. Alexander was
also visitor and on invitation of the
president, made au address.
I he "A. M E. pastors held their
usual meeting .at Bethel church It.
was report day and the pastors gave
very interesting and cheering ac-
counts of their fields. Rev. j. w.
Beckett, presided and c.. H. Murry
conducted religious exercises. Pre-
siding Elder, Il Al. Beckett was pres
ent an repoltedthe churches of his
District as being alive and fruitful.
Rev ]. w. Norris and J. w. Brown
were present and reported the
| churches over ia the District of Col
unbia as actively at work. Rev. j.
w. Brown was Inyited to Baltimore
| by Rev. /. $. Lee and told of how
kindly he was treated By DR.. Lee and
the members of EbeneZ r church.
Rev. j. w. Diggs who has served
| the Baltimore Conference twenty
Uine years and is now inactive because
of his eyes failing him, was present
tie told a touching story of how he
suffered from the lost OF his sight and
expressed his thanks to God for it
| being restored He also thanked
Rev. J Fl, Hurst, 0. D. Robinson and
| other pastors for the practical sym
pathy they had extended him while
in John Hopkins Hospital.
The Board Of Trustees of the BaE-
| tist OrDhanage met at the Orphan
are last Monday and instructed Rev.
| A. B Calls. secretary of tie insti u
ton, to put the building in order for
the winter. Eight pas+ ors were pres
ent and agreed to raise the money
D9cessar ry for the work. A Rally for
the institution was held al Macedonia
church last Sunday afternoon and
good sum was raised.
At the baptist Ministers Meeting
which is composed of white and col
ored rastors, last Monday 4 council
was in session to examine two candi-
dates for the ministry. The caudi-
dates were
Both were passed and recommended
to be ordained