The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-21

The attendance at yesterday evenings
session of the twenty third annual meet
ing of the Columbia Association Of Bap-
fist Churches was unusually large. The
lecture room of the West Washington
Baptist Church at Thirty-firs and N
Streets, where the convention is held, was
completely filled with delegates and
| friends.
| j. w. Many opened the session with de-
votional exercises, and w. S. Shsllenb
ger, the reelected moderator. made an
address. dwelling at length on the good
work of the church and Sunday scncol
| He requested his hearers to work for God
| and mems salvation with perseverance.
This was followed by a discussion of the
| report of the executive board. in which a
| number Of delegates participated.
At yesterdays session all the old Off
GERS were reelected, namely: w. S. Shall
| lenberger, moderator; S. NJ. Yeatman,
clerk; Warning E. Evans, Treasurer. The
moderator, upon motion, appointed the
| following committee to nominate new
executive board: E. B. Curtis. George
Bowman, F. A Roderick, d. C. Fountain,
| Samuel Howison. William F. Hoffman.
| C. C. Whitney, Charles e. Vrooman. N. c.
Naylor, R. E. Fleharty. G. W. McCul-
| lougr, c. G.. Lynch, W. A. Cooper. and
George E. Truett: committee en- preach r
and place of next meeting: C. H. Etz, j.
Howard Larcombe, C. Powell Grady,
George +. Thompson, and W. A. Hender-
son.
The following were the committees ap-
pointed on new fields:
On Anacostia-E B. Pollard, j. S. Nc
Cullough, Samuel Howison, ]. W. Bevans,
y hnr n
r. L. Haycock.
On East Washington Heights-C. c.
Meador. H. C. Johnson. W. A. Cooper. A.
C. Whitney Thomas c. Simpson, w. S. O.
Thomas. and Y. C. Nichols.
On Hyattsviile-F. A. Roderick, s. W..
Woodward. J. J. Darlington. C. Powell
Grady. George E. Truett, s. II. Greene
and c. A. Stakely.
On Maryland Avenue-E B. Curtis
Charles Werner. J. H. Robinson. W. F.
Hoffman, C. Fl. Etz. Charles c. Wood, and
E. Hez Sven.
On Mount TabOr-C. G. Lynch. z. A.
Ford A. l.. Swartwout, R. E. Fleharty.
Henry.I Stout. G. 5. Williams, and d. s.
Foster.
On Hynesboro Park-Levi Meredith,
Quirof Harlan A. T. King, R. r. West, C.
c. Meador, Charles c. Wood, and W. F.
Hoffman.
On New P1eiGS-S. ii. Greene, c. C..
Meador, and J. j. Muir.
The statistical report which was read and
adopted showed the following prosperous
condition of Baptist Churches and Sunday
schools: Number OF church members, s.
3sI; current expenses, including pastors
salaries. s45.200.60; for improvement of
church property. SIS. 440.19: estimated value
Of church property. Sill, 300; amount of in
debtedness. mortgaged debt, SCI, 800; float
ing debt. s5,227.24; total expenditures for
all objects of benevolence, s103, 5G5.56; num-
Der of Sunday school pupils, $3.50; teach
ers. 38S; officers. $50: average attendance,
1892; total contributions of Sunday school,
S6.53S.59; total contributions from churches
and schools, s11O 044.15.
This mornings session will be opened
water. after which G. w. Mccullough will
submit the report of the Committee on
Suppression of the Liquor Traffic; George
f. Truett. the report of the educational
board: F. Menefee. the report of the Com
mittee on Education: F. A. Ford, the re-
port of the Committee on Bible and Tract
Distribution. This will be followed by
addresses from representatives Of the
Sunday School Board of the S. B. c. and
the American Baptist Publication Society.
j. W. Rawls will lead devotional ex-
ercises at this afternoons session.
great number of committee reports and
much miscellaneous business will be sub
mitted.
The evening session will begin at 7:3O
o'clock and James r. Jesse will lead de-
yOtiOna1 exercises