Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-20
ANIMAL MEETING.
of Bnptist Churches to
Meet This Evening.

The Columbia Association of Baptist
Churches will meet this evening at the
First Baptist Church, and will hold other
sessions. morning. afternoon ana evening,
until and including THURSDAY. The meet
ing will be the associations twenty-secOnd
annual
Arrangements are in charge Of Rev. c.
\. StakeIy. ". s. Shallenbcrger and {. II.
EtZ. committee. Following is the pro-
visional program of each day 5 sessions:
Monday evening-Opening session, at 30
o clock: Association will be called to order
by the moderator, Rev. K. r. West; invoca-
ton by Rev. E. II. Sven; hymn; reading
vi Scripture and prayer by Rev, S. II.
Greene: hymn; annual sermon by Rev. +.
W. Bliss: prayer by Rev. c. c. Meador;
partial report Of committee on order Of ex-
ercises; hymn; benediction.
notwithstanding session: Association
To convene at IL O'Clock, when devotional
exercises will be led by the moderator.
Reading letters from the churches. ). NJ.
Yeatnan, clerk; enrolment of delegates;
election of officers; report of committee on
order of exercises; reception OF visiting
brethren; report of executive board: report
of treasurer, addresses Give minutes each)
by the missionaries Of the association.
The afternoon session will begin at >
O'Clock. with devotional exercises. conduct
ed by Rev. J. j. hIuir. This VIII be fol-
| lowed by report OF educational board. G. +.
| Truett: report of committee on education
+. r Pollard, chairman; addresses by rep
I
and Wayland Seminary; discussion of re-
| port. miscellaneous business; adjourn at
pleasure. The evening session will begin
! a. I'D o'clock. with de3 otfonal exercises
| Rev +. II. Sven, leader, followed by re-
port of committee on systematic beneh-
| cence. 5. w. Woodward, chairman; discus
| sion of report of executive board. Adjourn
! at pleasure.
| Wednesday-Mo session: Convene
| at 10 o'clock. Devotional exercises, Rev.
| y. &. MAYOR leader. This will be succeed
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! audit treasurer's report. committee to nom
! mate new executive board, committee on
| preacher and place of next meeting: COM
| mittec on Bible and tract distribution, A.
| F. Anderson. chairman; addresses by rep
| reScntatives of the American Baptist Pub
! ioation Society and Sunday school board of
| the s. e. G. report of the Woman's Baptist
/ Missionary Association. Afternoon session:
| Open al O'Clock, with devotional exer-
| cises. led by w. S. O. Thomas, followed by
| announcement of standing committees; re-
| port Of committee on obituaries, c. G.
! Meador. chairman; miscellaneous business
| Evening session: Open at 1870 o'clock,
| with devotional exercises, led by DR.. b. l..
| Whitman. The remaining exercises will
! include report of committee on missions,
! Z. w Bliss. chairman; addresses by repre-
! seutatives of home mission board, Atlanta
| Home Mission Society, New York; Mission
| AIRY Union, Boston, and foreign mission
| board. Richmond discussion of report. Ad-
| journ at pleasure.
MISUNDERSTANDING session: Devotional
| exercises at 10 O'Clock. Rev. J. W. Many,
leader. The session Will include reports of
| committee on suppression of liquor traffic
y. l.. SwartwOut, chairman: discussion of
| reDort report of Baptist Home and the
| treasurer: remarks on the report. After
noon session: Opens at O'Clock, with de-
| votional exercises, Rev. q. w Mccullough,
| leader; report Of committee on application
| of churches. G. 5. Williams, chairman; re-
| port of committee Sunday schools, G. H
Lane. chairman; addresses and discussion
miscellaneous business Evening session:
| Opens at Z:30 o'clock. Devotional exer-
| cises. Rev S H. Greene, leader; report OF
| committee on young peoples work. p. s.
| Foster. chairman; addresses and discussion
as arranged by the committee. Adjourn at
| pleasure.