The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-08-29
The German Baptists Annual Meeting
Will Westminster Secure It?

Inc delegates from the several congregations
OF the German Baptist Church of the Eastern
district of Maryland, met at Union Bridge, in
this county, on Tuesday, 25th inst, for the
purpose of selecting committees on location
and arrangements for the forthcoming Annual
Meeting of that church.
AT the recent annual meeting held at
Ottowa, Kansas, it was agreed that the meet
ing in 1897 should be held in the Eastern dis
trict OF Maryland, the congregations of Fred
erick City and of Meadow Branch, near this
city, both asking for the honor The meeting
at Union Bridge on Tuesday was held to pass
upon the question. The following delegates
we're present, three being elected from each
church: Middletown Valley Church-Geo.
). Harp, c. f. Ausherman, NJ Grossnickle;
Frederick City-E. A. Bruner, DR.. 2. ID.
Fahrney, M. McDaneel; Bush Creeks. FL.
Utz, W. I. Miller. j. II. DIETRICH; Monocacy-
i. j. kolb, John s. Weybright, Joel Myers:
Beaver Dam-Geo. X. Sappington, John Fl.
Utz, David Stoner; Pipe Creek-John E.
Senseney, Alfred Englar, David j. Roop;
Sans Creek-Wm. Fl. Franklin, Ephraim
Stouifer. Henry Nusbaum; Meadow Branch
Uriah Bixler, G. d. Bonsack, John Roger
The meeting was held in the Brethren's
w. Stoner. Elder VIM. H. Franklin was
n.
BY vote of seventeen to four it was agreed
that two committees should be appointed. one
to locate the place for the annual meeting of
1897 and the other to manage the business of
said meeting. The following persons, all
Elders in the church, were elected the loca-
ton committee:
T. J. Kolb, ofthe Monocacy Church; L. W.
Stoner, of the Pipe Creek Church; S. H. Uh,
of the Bush Creek Church; c. d. Bonsack, of
the Meadow Branch Churchill. S. Harp, ofthe
Middletown Valley Church. The committee on
arrangements are-E. NJ. Bish, of the Meadow
Branch Church; f. W. Stoner, of the Pipe
Creek Church; John S. Weybright, of the
Monocacy Church.
As has been generally understood eonsidera-
Bile effort has been made to induce the selee-
ton of Westminster as the place for the meet
ing. Several weeks since a number of our
citizens met in the room of the City Council
and discussed the question. AT that meeting
ii was agreed that nothing should be left I'M
done to present to the location committee the
advantages of Westminster as the place at
which the meeting should be held. There
seems 10 be no doubt that the buildings and
grounds of Western Maryland College can be
secured for the purpose; with this splendid
convenience and accommodation and the further
assurance of the erection of the Convention
building, the placing OF light and water on the
grounds and in the building, all without ex-
pense to the church, would prove an almost
unanswerable argument in favor of Westmin-
ster.
The meeting some years ago, at Hagerstown,
brought together during period of six or
eight days, daily, from ten thousand to twenty
five thousand persons.
The advantages to our city and county to
be derived from the presence of a multitude
of such earnest, quiet christian people is not
easily measured It is hoped nothing will be
left undone by our people to bring the meet
ing here Westminster can properly care for
all who come, and only asks for the oppor-
tunity to show her ability and hospitality.