The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-20
BAPTISTS IN CONFERENCE.
Annual Meeting of the Columbia As
ISOLATION of Churches.

The opening session OF the thirty-third
annual meeting of the Columbia Associa-
tion Of Baptist Churches was held last
night. beginning at 7:3o o'clock, In the
meeting house of the West Washington
Baptist Church, Thirty first and n Streets
northwest. The Moderator, w. S. Shalien-
berger, called the meeting to order and
presided during the evening. An invocation
was made by L. W. Bliss. followed by the
singing of hmyn by those present. Scrip
ture reading and prayer was conducted by
T. b. Pollard. The singing of 'another hymn
followed. The annual sermon was preached
by Rev. E. Hez Sven. who spoke from the
text, John, ii:2. I'VE know that when We
Shall appear, we shall be like him. 5. ii.
Greene led the meeting in prayer.
The Committee on Order of Exercises
reported the following for the second ses-
sion, to be held this morning. beginning at
10 o'clock: Devotional exercises. to be led
by the Moderator, 1890: reading letters
from the churches; enrolment of delegates;
election of officers; report OF Committee
on Order of Exercises; reception of visiting
brethren, 11:30 report Of executive board;
report of treasurer The exercises closed
with hymn followed by the benediction
The committee have prepared the follow-
ing order OF exercises for the remainder OF
the convention. to be offered at this morn
fng's session. which. in accordance with the
usual practice, will be adopted:
Afternoon Session.-2-Devotional OK
ercises led by G. S. Williams. 2:3O-Re-
port OF Committee on Missions, FREQ
Beall, Chairman. Addresses Us minutes
EACH by representatives of Home Mission
Board. Atlanta Home Mission Society.
New York; Missionary Union. Boston, and
Foreign Missionary Board, Richmond. Dis
cussion of report 4:30-Adjournment.
Evening Session -7:30-Devotionaf ex-
ercises led by ]. W. Many. S-Address by
the retiring moderator. W. S. Shaiien-
berger. 8:25-Discussion OF report OF ex-
ccutive board, to be opened with addresses
five minutes EACH by the missionaries OF
the association. Adjourn at pleasure
MISUNDERSTANDING Session).-1O-De-
votional exercises led by T. Outwater.
1O:3O-Report Of Committee on Suppress
sion of Liquor Traffic. G. w. Mccullough,
Chairman. 11-Report OF educational
board, George E. Truett. Chairman lib
Report of Committee on Education. f.
Menefee. Chairman. 12-Report OF Com
mittee on Bible and Tract Distribution. II.
A. Ford Chairman. Addresses by repre-
sentatives of Sunday School Board OF >.
B. c. and the American Baptist Publica-
tion Society. 2:30-Adjournment.
Afternoon Observation-Disclosures exer-
cises. led by ]. w. Rawls. 2:30-Report
of the Baptist Home and the treasurer.
3:10-Report of Committee on Obituaries.
E. B. Curtis, Chairman. 3:3O-Report Cl
committee: Committee to Audit Treas
urer's Report; Committee to Nominate
New Executive Board; Committee on
Preacher and Place of Next Meeting;
Committee to Nominate New Educational
Board 4-Miscellaneous business. 4:30-
Adjournment.
Evening ion.-7:30-Devotional ex-
ercises. led by James T. Jesse. S-Report
of Committee on Sunday Schools. George
C. Samson, Chairman, to be followed by
programme as arranged by the committee.
Adjourn at pleasure.
Thursday (Morning Session).-10- -.Devo-
tional exercises, led by N. c. Nayior.
10: 3O-Announcement OF standing commit
tees. 10:45-Report of Committee on APP
plication of New Churches, c. B. Smith.
Chairman. 11-Miscellaneous business.
II :S0-Report Woman's Zap list Missionary
Associp ton. to be followed by addresses.
u: adjournment
Afternoon STANDARDIZATION exer-
cises, led by C. C. Meldor. 2:3o-Report
of Committee on Systematic Benefcience,
S. w. Woodward. Chairman. 3:3v-Mis-
cellaneous business. 4:30-Adjournment.
Evening ion.-7:30-Devotional eX-
ercises, led by A. +. Anderson. S-Report
of Committee on Young Peoples Work,
Theron Outwater, Chairman. Addresses
and discussion as arranged by the COM
mittee Adjourn at pleasure.