The times., 1897-11-18
PLEADING For COLUMBIAN
District Baptists Urged to Sup.
port the Institution.
ASSOCIATION AGAIN AT WORK
Total Abstinence and Sunday School
the Other Topics Discussed Yes
terday-Speakers Contend That the
Hope Of Combating Intemperancc
Rests With Young Men.

Three very important subjects were dis
cussed yesterday by the Columbia AS
sociation OF Baptist Churches OF the Dis
trict nog in session at the Fifth Church
They We're total abstinence, sunday-schooi
work and the report OF the committee on
education, which was submitted by the
Rev. j. j. Muir of the Z Street Baptist
| Church.
Tie morning session was opened with
prayer for the cause Of temperance b. The
Rev +. Eez SVEN, Which was followed
by che committee report on total abstinence
by the chairman, Mr.. e. W. Bliss. In Che
| absence of the newly elected moderator the
proceedings were conducted by the Rev. Dr.
Muir. The subject was discussed by ne
Rev. Or j. c. Mayor and Mr. Swartwout
the former maintaining that the hope TO
redeem tne land from the gigantic evil lay
In the strength of the young men Of the
country, and urged that a strong appeal
De mude to them. He said so far us
Congress was concerned it was useless to
look for aid from that source.
mr. Swartwout made an urgent appeal
for greater moral and financial support
for the a Anti-Saloon League, which, he said,
was dcing good work in the District
The report on Systematic Beneficences
submitted by Mr.. Darlington, ON Tuesday
evening, and which was made the special
order FOR 11s30, yesterday, after dis,
cussion, was adopted.
9he Rev. j. {. Naylor submitted an
interesting report ola the subject of the
distribution of Bibles and tracts which
was adopted.
Moderator West was present, and pre-
sided at the afternoon session, which was
opened with devotional exercises led by-
Mr.. Z. y Pollard. This meeting was c
cupIed with the consid dera ton OF DR.. Muir
report on education, which embraced ie.
view OF the year work at the Columbian
University, and Wayland Seminary.
President B. l.. Whitman was called ju
10 speak for the Columbian University, but
suggested that the heads Of the tITee
SCHOOLS at the institution speak for them
separately
Dr. huntington. dean or the college, who
spoke first, made an eloquent appeal .9-
BapuSts, tut more especially the Baptists
of the District, 10 support the unit ersity
The institution, he said, received sup
port from other denominations but it nInsi
he remembered, he added, that they ,i0;a
TIE BaptiSts reSponsible for the moral aud
educational standard Of the college. What
did the BaptiSts OF the District and tie
country OF large intend to do foI ColuIn
blan University? 1t was a serious gus
ton ond should be calmly considered. Tn
institution shnuid not be left to languisi.
while others rrospered
Prof. ITodgkihs dean of the scientific
school, and Dean Munroe. of the schoo
of ties, made interesting reports IS
the work Of the year III their departments
and appealed to the Baptists OF the coun,
try 10 support the institution.
The subject was also discussed by profs
Wilbur and Lodge, President do-ey, If
WGyland Seminary, and Dr. Dorgan OF
the Southern Baptist Theolog gical Seminar
al Louisville, KY.
Tfe evening session, which was oreLed
with devotional exercises. conducted by
Mr.. Charles W. Needham, was given up to
the consideration of Sunda y-school work.
especially in the District. The report on
the subject was read by Mr.. P. H. Bristow.
superintendent OF the Calvary Church sun
day-sohool, and gave detailed review OF
the methods employed and the progress OF
the work.
The reGcrt was discussed by Rev. &c
Dugan, Mr. Miles NJ. Shand, and Mr..
NeedhaIn. In his remarks ON the subject
Mr. Shand said one of the requisites was
4 proper organization. In this connection
he spoke of the TRADE made by A minister
of another denomination a da OF two aeo
against certain Christian Organization.
lie referred, no doubt, TO the opposition
expressed by President Burke, of the East
eFn MARYLAND Lutheran Synod, to the use
fulness ri the Christian Endea vor Society
as = church organiza tion.
The association win meet this morning
a 10 o'clock.