Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-22
APPOINTS ITS, COMMITTEES
BUSINESS Of nApr1sT ASSOCIATION
AT,sEssION TODAY.
Delegates to Represent the Body In
southern Assoc tatfon and Other
Organizations.

The closing session of the twenty-third
annual convosation IL the Columbia Bap-
list Association began this morning at III
o'clock at the West Washington Baptist
Church. TheImeetfng was opened by Rev.
N. c. Naylof, and fhe opening exercises
were participated in by James T. Jesse, E.
B. Curtis, c. w. Jacobs and Mrs. E.. w.
Bliss.
In the absence Of Moderator Shalenber-
ger, Rev. ]. ]. Muir presided. The follow
ing standing committees were announced
by the moderator of the meeting:
General business--W. A. Wilbur, F. H.
Stickney F. A. Roderick, W. L. Wilkerson.
H. E. Davis, F. s. Lampsop and John B.
Lord.
= Sunday schools-R- NJ. Henderson. N. A.
Crump. S. G. Meyer, c. Taylor Carter, w.
C. Weldon and D. c.. Fountain.
Digest OF lettsfs-S NJ Yeatman, j. c.
Nichols and j. c. Loutham.
Suppression of liquor traffic-C. H. Etz,
Z. b. Smith, George Bowman. F. w. Waugh,
George Z. Samson, r. Clinton James and
William Lacy.
Application of churches-A c. Whitney,
w: A. Henderson. Charles E. Vrooman,
william Fletcher and 4. T. King.
Bible and tract distrinution-A. f. Ander-
son. G. W. McLaurine, H. 1. Stout. c. G.
obituaries-G W. Mccullough, Rohix
Harlan, II. B. Mahan, A. L. Swartwout and
Oliver A. Landon.
Education-J. j. Darlington, E. B. Pollard,
p. B.. Curtis, George F. Thompson. J. S.
Mccullough, c. Powell Grady and George
H. Judd
Young peoples work-o. p. Kellar C. R.
Sun, Ihomas BrackS, ?. S. Fister, R. A.
Ford, S. G. Nottingham and c. w. Jacobs.
order Of exercises-D. S. Foster, w. F.
Eaton and George Z. Truett.
systematic beneficence-S. w. Woodward,
a Ilo nOfn g
Deland, George Bowman, d. c.. Fountain.
W. +. Hoffman. George f. Truett Edgar
Speiden, jr., George F. Thompson, A. G.
Whitney, George Sharf c. H. Etz and c.
f. Vrooman.
Appointment of Delegates.
Upon the motion of Clerk Yeatman reso-
lutions were passed authorizing the execu-
tive board to appoint delegates to represent
the association at the meeting of the South
ern Baptist convention, to be held next
May, and also delegates to the Maryland
Baptist Union Association and the Baptist
General Association of Virginia.
resolution was introduced, and passed
unanimously, extending the thanks of the
association to the congregation of the West
Washington Baptist Church for their kind
the sessions.
A report was submitted from the Wo-
mans Baptist Missionary Association. re-
ndrkS DelnS made by Miss b. w. Bliss
Mrs ID. Downie and Rev. ID. Downie on the
mission at Telugu, India. Samples of work
and photographs were submitted and ex-
amlned by all present. The report was or
dered to be printed in the proceedings of
the association. The report on the young
peoples work was made by the junior sec
rotary, Mr.. j.; w. Maple and the assistant
secretary, Miss Allie, NJ Mynes. This re-
port was ordered printed.
Shortly before l o'clock the meeting adj
Journed for luncheon served by the ladies
OF the church in al attractive manner At
= o CLOCK ther sessions were resumed after
devotional exercises by Rev. c. C. Meador
The report of the afternoon will be read
by Mr.. S. w: Woodward, chairman of the
committee; subject Systematic Bereti-
cence' Miscellaneous business will be
transacted.
The convention will close this evening
with a report on the work of young people.
read by Rev. Theron Outwater. the chair
man. Addresses and 'discourses have been
arranged by the committee.
Ses~ioa East Night.
AT the session last evening the main
business Of the evening was the adoption
of recommendation of the appointment
of committee having in charge the pay
ment of the entire indebtedness of the
several Baptist churches, amounting TO
about $4,000. this sum to be raised before
November l, 1901 1t was resolved that the
pastor of the several churches be requested
to form the general committee provided for
in the report OFT committee on benef-
cence.