Evening star., 1901-09-25
DISCIPLES IN SESSION.
Missionary Society Begins It's Twenty
Third Annual Convention.


The twenty-third annual convention of
the Maryland, Delaware and District of Co
lumbia Christian Missionary Society began
its session last evening in the Jerusalem
Church. Hartford county, Md. There are
about thirty-five congregations embraced in
this missionary cooperation, and report
was given of the past years work The
mission board has had five evangelists at
work-Rev. w. J. Wright of Washington.
Rev. D. NJ. Austin Of Snow Hill, Nd. Rev.
NJ. H. H. Lee Of Baltimore Rev. w. H.
Dickerson of Hagerstown and Rev. j. H.
Troy Of Baltimore. A summary of their
work is given, as follows: Days in the field,
1,464; number of sermons preached, 546;
number of baptisms, 78; number added by
letter. %; number added otherwise. 20;
number of new or unorganized stations
helped. Is.
A meeting at Bethany Beach, Del. held
by Rev. ]. A. Hopkins and Rev. E. B.
Bagby. resulted in seven conversions A
new house of worship was dedicated at
Ocean View, Delaware, where Rev. Jacob
Walters Is pastor. The new church at
Martinsburg, w. Va, will soon be ready
for occupancy, and regular reaching will
be maintained.
Among the delegates who went from
Washington at noon yesterday and this
morning were Rev. Ira w. Kimmel Of the
Whitney Avenue Christian Church. Rev.
w. j. Wright Of the H Street Church, Mrs.
K Niedomanski, Mrs. A. Smithson, Mrs
Dorothy France. Miss Clara Kitchen, Mr..
Arthur Kitchen, Mr.. and Mrs. O.. w. Bal
ley, Rev. ]. A. Hopkins of Rockville, Nd,
and Misses Anna and Minnie Owen, Rev.
H. c. Kendrick and Rev. w. s. Hoye of
Beaver Creek, Nd, Rev. F. D. Power Mrs.
Julia Piper and Mrs. Piper, Mrs. Whit
comb, and the following from Ninth Street
Christian Church: Mrs. Mary Fleming, Car
rington Kitchen, T. Ross Prtle, ]. A. Scott,
]. c. McFall, Henry Brewood, Mrs. Henry
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Frank Morrison, Forest Dickey Miss Lena
Melchoir, Miss Olive Cooksey and Prof.
Charles Hadyn Chase.
At the opening service last evening at 8
o'clock Rev H. A. Blake of Hartford county
led the prayer and praise service and Rev.
H. c. .Kendrick Of Hagerstown, Md.
preached the convention sermon, on the
subject: Our Life In Christ using Col.
3:1-4 as basis of his remarks.
Today Is known as preachers day, and
the general topic discussed will be Study"
The following Is the program: Chairman,
morning session. ]. A. Hopkins; devotional
Wright; "Origin: Form and Substance in
Preaching" B. A. Abbott; "Athanasius
Doctrinal Preaching" F. D. Power: Basil
ethical Preaching" Ira w. Kimmel;
'Chrysostom: Expository Preaching E. B.
Bagby; Augustine: Consciousness Of God
| as Source Of Power" Peter Ainslie; "Pe-
ter the Hermit: Earnestness in Preach
| Ing" ]. A. Hopkins Chairman afternoon
ness in the Preacher" NJ. H. H. Lee: ''Sav-
onarola: The Preacher and Politics. w. s.
| Hoye; Luther: Reformation of Church
| Abuses" H. A. Blake; Carey: The Preach
| er and Heather Missions" D. M. Austin
"Finney: The Revivalist," w. H. Dicker-
| son." Chalmers: The Preacher and Social
| Questions" ]. H. Troy.
Evening, preachers session concluded
| topic, Unity" chairman, Peter Ainslie
prayer and praise: Alexander Campbell
| the Reformer Of Reformers," Jacob Wal.
| ters; Review by Critic" r. D. Power
| Does Our Position on Christian Union
| Need Revision?" r. q. Frank; announce
| ments of preachers day committee; Other
| announcements.
Thursday morning the topic will bt
| "Evangelize" and Thursday Afternoon
there will be c. w. B. NJ. session.