Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-16
DAPTISTS ADJOURN,
Potomac Association Brings Ii
LabOrs to n Close.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
LENAH, Va, August 13, 1897.
The third days session of the Potomac
Baptist Association was opened with sing
ing How Firm Foundation and prayer
by Rev. F. r. Boston. The moderator an
nounced the standing committees for the
year as follows: Digest of letters, Jno. w.
kincheloe and s. d. Leslie; foreign mis-
sions, Rev. l. B. Lake, Bedford Glasscock
and E. L. Kendall; home missions, Rev
w. F. Dunaway, r. B. Mccormick and w.
H. Adams; state missions Rev. ]. H. But
Ter, B. A. Mullings and Adam Martin: edu-
cation, Rev. c. w. Trainham. G. W. Mutt
and Lewelyn Hutchinson; Sunday schools
and Bible boards, Rev. F. P. Berkeley. Rev.
e. 4. Herndon; Virginia Baptist Orphan
age Rev. Geo. w. Popkins, Van Quick and
r. A. Alexander.
The committee on digest of letters from
the churches, through John w. Kincheloe,
reported the following as the work for the
past year:
Contributions: Foreign missions. s524.52
home missions, $2S675; state missions,
s424.o3; Sunday school and Bible board,
$1!)S.O5; educational board, S13S.56; minis
tcrial relief. $13O.16; Virginia Baptist Or
phanage. s277:S5. Total. $1,0sO.42.
Total additions to the churches, 461
losses, 265; net gain, ISL
Nineteen churches contributed to all the
boards; forty-five to foreign missions, for
ty-two to home missions, fortytwo to
state missions, thirty-eight to Sunday
school and Bible boards, thirty-one to edu-
cational board, thirty to ministers relief
frnd. forty to orphanage.
In the Sunday schools there are 400 off,
Der of baptisms from Sunday school, 119.
Value of church buildings, $125 600.
The report was taken UP and discussed
by Rev: J. H. Butler. Rev. W. F. Duna-
way, w. E. Garrett, and others.
Short verbal reports from the churches
were made by the following delegates Rev.
]. H. Butler, Col. j. A. Harrison, ]. E.
Howdershell, VIM. Taylor. c. J. CHARTERS.
Rev. j. G. Council; Rev, F.. R; Boston.
Tyler, Rev. G. w. Popkins, Rev. c. w.
Trainham. ]. w. Taylor, Henry Leslie, C.
E. Tiffany, G. A. Hutchinson, Jno. W.
Kincheloe. w: Hutchinson. Rev. F. P. Berk-
ley, Henry Rodgers, Clarence Lefever. ].
A. Otley, Rev. w. w. Jackson, Geo. E.
Deneale, r. v. Royston. J. r. Sewers, Neal
Shower, E. 8. Cornwell, Judge e. E. NichoI.
Rev; F. p Berkeley reported the follow
ing: Time for next session, Wednesday af-
ter second Sunday In August; place, Rap
pahannock Church; to preach the intro
ductory sermon, Rev. M. r. Grimsley: al
ternate, Rev. c. T. Herndon.
Mr.. Thos. Hitler Of Fairfax offered a
resolution urging total abstinence from the
use OF intoxicating liquors on the part of
the members of the churches, and active
EFFORTS IN behalf OF temperance and request
ing that ministers of the association preach
at least one sermon on the question during
the year. The resolution was ruled out Of
order.
Rev. Curtis L. Laws. pastor of the First
Baptist Church Of Baltimore, preached the
final sermon of the session, taking for his
text. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy
Cod
The vast concourse in the church grove
was addressed by Rev. C. T. Herndon of
Hamilton and by Rev. ]. w. Kincheloe.
After adoption Of resolutions of thanks
to the members of Little River Church for
hospitality. and an address of parting bv
Rev. w. F. Dunaway. the association adj.
jcurned sine die.