Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-20
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
CONTINUATION OF IT'S SESSIONS AT
CALVARY CHURCH.
Report of Committee on Liquor Traffic
The Work Commended
Other Reports.

This mornings session of the Columbia
Baptist Association was opened with de-
votional services conducted by Rev. J. j.
Muir. Mr.. W. S. Olive had charge of the
singing.
Mr.. c. H. Etz, chairman of the commit
tee on suppression Of liquor traffic, rendered
a report on the work of his committee dur
ing the past year. This report was inter-
esting and brought forth remarks from a
number of delegates commencing the work
of the committee
A report was also read from the board
of education. of which Mr.. ]. j. Darlington
Is chairman. Following this was a report
from the committee on Bible and tract dis
Addresses were delivered by representa-
tives of the Sunday school board of the
s. B. c. and the American Baptist Publfca-
tion Society. = $50
Baptist convention. spoke on the Sunday
school work of that convention. DR.. Flip
Pc of the American Baptist Publication
Society next addressed the meeting.
The afternoon meeting was opened with
devotional exercises conducted by Mr.. j.
W. Many, Mr.. n. c. Naylor leading the
singing.
The meeting tomorrow night will be I'M
der the auspices of the committee on young
peoples work. Owen P. Kellar. chairman.
report Of the committee will be read and
there will be several addresses on young
peoples work The music will be con-
quoted Dy Percy >. roster.
Session Yesterday Afternoon.
Mr.. j. w. Rawles conducted the devotion
al services at the afternoon session of the
Columbia Baptist Association at Calvary
Baptist Church yesterday afternoon, and
Mr.. N. c. Naylor led the singing. Most Of
the time Of this session was taken up with
the report of the committee on missions.
Mr.. w. A. Wilbur, chairman of this COM
mittee, read the report, which laid en-
phaSis on the need Of greater activity on
the part of the Baptists in the establish
ment and building of churches in different
sections of the city where none now exist.
AT the conclusion of the reading of the
report, Mr.. F. C. Mcconnell, representing
the home mission board Of Atlanta Ca,
was introduced by Mr.. w. S. Shallenberger
lie touched upon mission work in the
south, in Cuba. and especially in the noun
famous districts Of South Carolina. He de-
scr1bed the promising mission field present
ed by Oklahoma and also spoke of the ne
cessity existing for educated missionaries
In that territory. Mr. Mcconnell spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the spiritual growth in
Texas.
The church needs of Porto Rico were
dwelt upon by Rev. E. B. Palmer. He said
the Pacific coast is the coming mission field
because OF its connection with the great
eastern countries.
Rev. F. S. Dobbins, representing the Mis-
sionary Union of Boston, spoke of the work
done In China and Japan. A petition had
been received, he said, signed by 1000 peo-
pie OF the Philippines, asking that evangeI-
lcal teachers be sent there.
Foreign Missions.
Foreign missionary work was touched on
by Rev. r. ]. Willingham, representing the
foreign missionary board Of Richmond. Dr.
Wiiiingham stated that at no time in the
history of the world was the field for mis-
sionary work so open as it is now Since
the recent trouble in China that great coun-
try Is now easier of access than ever be-
fore, and the speaker was firm In the con-
viction that in the next fifteen or twenty
years millions of it's inhabitants will be
converted to the Christian faith A good
deal of work Is being done in South Amer
lea and the only need, declared the speaker.
was that existing for men to go to the
front. ..g -.,. . - - -.
Rev. E. B. Pollard led the devotional
services at the evening session and Mr.,
George II. Judd conducted the singing. The
convention was addressed by the modera-
tor, Mr.. W. S. Shallenberger, who was fol-
lowed by discussion of the report of the
executive board, opened with addresses, of
nve minutes each, by the missionaries of
the association. -