Evening star., 1901-11-18
COLUM BiA ASSOCIATION
BAPTIST BODY TO MEET IN CALVARY
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Program of the Exercises, Beginning
With Session to Be Held
This Evening.

The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the
Columbia Association of Baptist Churches
will begin ct 7:3O o'clock tonight in the
meeting house of the Calvary Baptist
Church. TIL sessions of the meeting will
continue daily until Thursday night. The
services tonight will open with music by
the choir of the church, after which the as
scciation will be called to order by the
moderator, Mr.. w. S. Shallenberger, fol-
lowed by invocation by Rev. C. c. Meador.
Following DR.. Meador's prayer will be the
reading of the Scriptures by Rev c. c.
Coleman. The annual sermon will then be
delivered by Rev. G.. S. Williams. Prayer
will be offered by Rev. s. H. Greene. The
evenings services will be concluded with a
partial report Of committee on order of
exercises and the benediction.
The. morning session tomorrow will be-
gin at 10 O'Clock with devotional exercises,
led by the moderator, followed by the read
ing of letters from the churches A goodly
portion of the mornings session will be
taken up with the enrolment of delegates,
the election of officers, the report of COM
mittee on order of exercises and the re-
ception of visiting brethren. At this ses-
treasurer will be read. followed by the an
nOuncement of special committees.
AT O'Clock the afternoon session will be
led in devotional exercises by ]. w.
Rawles. followed by the report of the COM
mittee on missions, W. A Wilbur, chair
man After the reading of this report ad-
dresses will be heard from representatives
of the home mission board, Atlanta: Home
Mission Society, New York; Missionary
Union, Boston. and foreign missionary
board. Richmond.
The session will reeonvene at 7:3O tomor-
row night, and Mr.. f. B. Pollard will have
charge of the devotional exercises. followed
by an address by Mr. W. S. Shallenberger
A discussion of the report of the executive
board will then be opened with addresses
by the missionaries of the association
At the last meeting of the association no.
tce was given of proposed amendments to
the constitution and consideration will be
given them. at the Wednesday afternoon
session, at $40 O'Clock.
Program of Future Meetings
The program of the exercises Wednesday
and Thursday will be as follows:
Wednesday morning session - Devotional
exercises led by J. ]. Muir; report of COM
mittee on suppression of liquor traffic, C.
H. Etz. chairman; report of educational
board, C. S. Williams. chairman; report of
committee on education, j. J. Darlington.
chairman; report of committee on Bible and
tract distribution. A. F. Anderson chair
man Addresses by Representatives of Sun
day school board of the S. Z. c. and the
American Baptist Publication Society.
Afternoon sessiOn-Devotional exercises,
led by j. w. Many; report of the Baptist
Home and the treasurer; report of commit
tee on obituaries. G. W. McCullough chair
man; report of committees, committee to
audit treaSurer'S report, committee to NOM
mate new executive board, committee on
preacher and place of next meeting COM
mittee to nominate new educational board
consideration of proposed amendments to
the constitution: miscellaneous business
Evening session = Devotional exercises
led by A F. Anderson; report of com.
mittee on Sunday schools. r. NJ. Hender.
son. chairman. to be followed by program
as arranged by the committee.
Thursday = Morning session - Devotiona
exercises and music led by T. Outwater
announcement of standing committees; re
port Of committee on application of new
churches. A c. Whitney. chairman: misceI
laneous business. report Woman's Baptis
Missionary Association, to be followed by
addresses. -