The times., 1897-07-14
COLORED BAPTlSTS MEET
Annual Conference of the First
Washington Association.
Delegates Present From Maryland,
Virginia and the District-Ses-
siuDs To Continue Three Days.

The first session Of the twenty-sixth an
Baptist Association was held at Liberty
Baptist Church, Eighteenth and E streets
yesterday morning. The conference was
called toortier b yRey. j C. Dent, moderator.
OF Mount Moriah Baptist Church, with
delegates present to the nuuber OF fifty
from Maryland, Virginia, and the District
of Columbia.
The moderator announced that Rev. "
p. Gibbons, PHI D., who had been selected
to preach the Introductory sermon, coult
not attend, but Rev B. y. Brown, alternate
would take his place. Rev. j ii Johnson
followed with hymn, entitled 20 Lord,
Would Delightin Thee" Rev b. II. BrowI
read the seventh chapter OF Judges and
Rev. w. jackson offered prayer.
After the singing 10y the congregation
Rev b. W Brown selected as his text
Judges, WIG: ''Aiise and get thee down
TO he host, for lave delivered them int
thy hands," and as the subject OF his
sermon, '.The church victory" The
introductory sermon was followed by
prayer by Rev. +. L Holmes.
Rev. j c. Dent, moderator, read his
annual address, which was full of en-
coarageHient for the assoeiation This
was followed by the selection of a COM
mittee to nominate officers for the en-
suing year, composed of Henry Brooks.
Lemuel Dent, Augustus Valentine, Thomas
Jordan and SauUlpl BROWN ppudit,p tile
report Of the committee, the associa ton
was addressed by Rev r. S Laws, D. d {;
Rev R. johnson, NJ D.; Deacon ". L.
Laws Mr. ]. t ayton along educational
lines, urging the brethren to be more
vigilant in church mission work among
The poor by visiting the almshouses and
praying for the needy.
The following officers We're nominated b Y
the committee and unanimously elected
for the en- suing year: President, Rev. II.
Dent; vice president, Rev. Joseph Mathews;
clerk, Rev. j R. Loving: :treas asurer, Deacon
N. L.Laus; couespon ding secretary, w. ".
White The morning session was closed
with benediction by Rev. Mathews
The afternoon session was begun at :,
o'clock Rev. J. T. Clark sang a hymn, and
Rev j. II. Lee read a chapter from the
Bible, which was followed by a prayer by
Rev. w. W. Waller.
The moderator appointed the following
ommttees Finance, Deacon w L. Laws.
Lemuel Dent and Rev A. II. Catiett; cre-
dentials, Thomas Jordon, Henry Brook
and Rev W w. Waller; arrangements
for next annual session, DR. r. Johnson,
J. II. Lee and Rev. w. l.. Wilson. Dr..
W B. Johnson spoke OF the coIored pub
lislIing house and the matter was laid On
the table to betakeu up at l / o'clock today
The evening session was called to order
at O'Clock by Rev a H. Catlett
who acted as moderator pro tenn. Rev
Mr.. Miller sang hymn, which was fo!-
lowed by Scripture reading and prayer
Rev. r. S. Laws, d. d. Rev. r. johnson
preached the doetrinal sermon, taking for
his text, ''And now F aith. Hope and
Charity, and the greatest of these is
Charity and. as his subject. THE Things
We Ought to Pray For His address
was an able and eloquent one, and was
followed by a prayer by Deacon Laws
The Session viii continue three days,
during which some interesting business wi:
be transacted.