Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-29
PAYMENT OF MORTGAGES
BAPTIST ASSOCIATIONS COMMITTEE
TO DEVISE MEANS.
Effort to Liquidate Indebtedness of
Churches Before Next Con-
vOcatiOn-Thc Boards.

At the recent convention Of the Columbia
Association of Baptist Churches, held at the
West Washington Baptist Church, corner
of 31st and n streets, the matter OF church
indebtedness was discussed. 1t was found
that the total amount for which the various
houses of worship were mortgaged aggre-
gated SCI. 800. divided as follows: E Street
Baptist Church, $4,000; East Washington
Heights $500; Fifth Baptist Church, $500;
First Baptist Church, $4,000; Grace Bap
fist Church, 5000; Maryland Avenue Bap
fist Church, $1,000; Metropolitan Baptist
Church, S1,5CO; West Washington Bap-
list Church, $4,000.
A committee was appointed, which was
designated as the general committee on
payment of mortgage Indebtedness the mis-
SIGN OF which is to devise means o. paying
off the entire mortgage amount before the
annual meeting of thu ass ociation next year.
The committee is composed as follows:
S. W. Woodward. chairman.
Anacostia-George Bowman, Charles X.
Burr. J. A. Willard.
Calvary-W. S Shanenberger, E. B. Cur
tbs. d. S. Foster.
f Street-Wiliiam Fletcher, E. T. Fen
wick. William r. Eaton
East Washington Heights-D. c. Foun-
TAIN VIM. A. Harrison. Oliver y. Landon.
Fifth. ]. Darlington. c. Clinton James.
First-William F. Hoffman. F. E. Alte-
mus j. c. Nichols.
Grace-J. r. Bradley, A c. Whitney, A.
+ Steward
HyattSVil!e-C. f. Nrooman, H. a. Lyon,
Ii. L. Davis.
MARYLAND Avenue-C F. Crane, r. Chris
tian. S q. Meyer
Metropoli;an-James Sharp, George F.
Thompson. Benjamin Vail.
Mount Tabur-Joseph Collins. Henry Bur-
rows, George Sharp.
Charlos G. Lynch. c. H. Etz,
John Is. Lord.
s;sc, nd-T. c. Simpson, NJ. l.. Jones, w.
West Neutrality-suspicious. E. Truitt. w.
d. Hail, David II. Robinson.
Executive B0nrd.
The new executive board for the current
year has been announced. follows
Anacostia-George Bowman, J. II. Mil
lard.
Calvary-Rev. S. II. Greene. A. f. Ander
son, j. S Mccullough, d. S Foster A. l..
Swartwout S. w. Woodward, E. b. Cur
tbs. Ira j. Meagley, j. II. Robinson
T. StTeet--Rev. j. J. Muir. +. a. Roderick,
Charles Werner. II. c. Johnson.
East Washington Heights-D. s. Foun-
tain. William A. Harrison.
Fitth-kev. c. c. Meador, j. j. Darling
ton. r. n. Ford, Samuel Howson, Henry
|. Stout
First-W. F. Hoffman. ]. c. Nichols. J.
NJ. Crane, E. B. Pollard, A Mitchell Car
roll
Grace-Rev. James T Jesse A. c. Whit
ney, J. r. Bradley.
Observation-Disclosures E. Vrooman, H. A.
Lyon.
Maryland Avenue-R. R. Haynes, ]. b.
Sands
Metropolitan-Rev G. S Williams, George
F. Thompson, r. E. F'leharty, Benjamin
Vail
Mount Tabor-George Sharp, Henry Bur-
roughs.
Queenstown-Rev. c. H. Braden, c. G.
Lynch, c. H. EtZ.
Second-Rev. E. Hez Sven, c. b Smith,
Thomas c. Simpson, Levi Meredith, w. A
Cooper, Joseph s. Reynolds.
West WashingtOn-D II. Robinson, A. H.
Soper, George E. Truett
The educational board consists of G. s.
Williams, ]. W. Many. w. A. Wilbur
George f. Truett, F. Fl. Stckney, James T.
Jesse, r. A. Ford, f. A Roderick, Thomas
c. Simpson.
1t was decided to hold the next conven-
ton at Calvary Baptist Church and that
the annual sermon be delivered by Rev.
g. S. Williams. Rev. A. F. Anderson was
elected alternate to deliver the sermon in
the event of the absence of Rev. Mr..
Williams.