Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-18
LAST DAY SESSION
Closing of Annual Meeting of the Baptist
Churches.
Committees Appointed and Arrange
ments for Next Years Session
Other Business Transacted.

The third and last days meeting of the
twentieth annual convention of the Co
lumbia Association of Baptist Churches be-
gan this morning at Fifth Baptist Church,
d near Az street southwest.
After devotional exercises. conducted by
Rev. Theron Outwater. Rev. DIR. ]. ].
Muir, the moderator. Rev. r. r. West,
being absent. was called to preside.
The following were constituted the execu-
tive board for the ensuing year:
Anacostia-Chas. r. Burr, Edgar G..
Quackenbush.
Calvary-Rev. 8. Fl. Greene, Rev. Theron
Outwater. d. s. Foster, A. L. Swartwout,
+. ii. Stickney, S. w. Woodward, E. B..
Curtis. E. w. Bliss.
E Street-Rev. j. ]. Muir, F. A. Roderick
Charles Werner, H. c. johnson.
Fifth-Rev. G. &. Meador, j. j. Darling
ton, r. A Ford, Samuel Howison, G. NJ.
Hunt.
First-Rev. c. A. Stakely, W. F. Holtz-
man, G. c. Samson, w. l.. Speiden. j. c.
Nichols.
Gay Street-Rev w. s. o. Thomas. A T.
King. Cicero Beckham. Rev. Geo. E. Truett
Grace-Rev A. F. Anderson, A. P. Stew
ard, A c. Whitney.
Maryland Avenue-H. c. Donohue, Edgar
Speiden. ir.
Metropolitan-Rev. G. s. Williams. Ben
jamin Vail, W. H. H. Harries, r. c.
Flaherty.
Mount Tabor-Henry Burroughs, George
Melton.
Queenstown-Rev R. R. West, C. G.
Lynch. j. Il. Lord. jr.
Second-Rev. E. Hez Sven. W. A. Cooper,
NJ. E. Jones, c. b. Smith, w. A. Henderson.
East Washington Heights-D. e. Foun-
tain. F. S. LamsOn.
Metropolitan Church, Rev. DIR. G. s. WIZ
liams, pastor, was selected as the place
for the next annual meeting of the asso-
citation, and Rev. T. Outwater. with Rev.
James W. Many as alternate, was appoint
ed to preach the annual sermon.
Business Transacted.
The report of the manage of the Bap-
fist Home showed that there was bal
ance of $569.56 in the treasury; the build
ing was, it was stated, greatly overcrowd-
ed and Revs. Drs. 8. H. Greene, c. G.
Meador and F. C. Thomas were appointed
a committee to consider the advisability of
building an extension to the structure.
DIR. Muir made an appeal for liberal sup
port of young men who are now studying
for the ministry or contemplate doing So,
and he and others urged that the ladies Of
the Baptist churches throughout the Dis
trict be appealed to to take steps for the
establishment of a hospital in connection
with Columbian University.
The auditing committee reported that
they had examined the treasurer's report
and found IL to be correct.
At 12:0 the convention took a recess fol
lunch. and upon reassembling Rev. Dr.
Williams will conduct devotional service
with prayer for general revival of re-
ligion. The announcement of the standing
committees for the year ensuing will follow,
after which the committee on obituaries
will make its report and eulogies upon de-
ceased members will be delivered.
The closing meeting will be held this
evening. and will be opened with prayer
and praise service, Mr.. NJ. NJ. Shand, lead
The feature of the evening will, it is
expected be the report of the committee on
young peoples work. Rev. A. F. Ander-
son, chairman.
Last evenings meeting was devoted to
the consideration of Sunday school matters.
in which Messrs. G. W. Needham, p. H.
Bristow aid others took part.