Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
REPORTS SUBMITTED
BUSINESS CONSIDERED By CO.
LUMBIA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
President Foster Authorized to APP
point New Educational Board-Ad-
dresses by Members.


meeting of the Columbia Baptist Associa-
ton. held in the Fifth Baptist Church to-
day. were presided over by Mr.. Percy s.
Foster. the newly elected moderator Of the
association The attendance at the meet
ing was larger than that at any previous
session. and the delegates evinced great in
terest in the proceedings number of re-
ports were submitted to the association this
morning and several short addresses were
made by representatives of various soci-
cites connected with the work of the Bap
fist denomination in the country.
Following devotional exercises led by E.
B. Curtis. the report of the committee
the suppression of the liquor traffic was
read by Rev. George Bowman, chairman OF
the committee. The report favored the law
requiring that the youth in the public
schools be instructed regarding the effects
of alcohol on the system 1t also approved
the act Of Congress abolishing the canteen
from the army. The committee offered
resolutions deprecating the efforts in GER
tain quarters looking toward the restora-
ton of the canteen. The work of the Anti
Saloon League. the w. c. T. u and kim
dred societies was commended in the
port.
Rev. G. s. Williams submitted the re-
port of the educational board after which
the association authorized the moderator
to appoint a new educational board, con-
sisting of three members.
Addresses Delivered.
Following the adoption of the report of
the committee on Bible and tract dstrbu-
ton, submitted by E. B. Curtis, several
short addresses were made by the following
representativ of religious societies: J. w.
Willard of the Sunday school board, South
ern Baptist convention; o. F. Flipps and
r. G. Seymour of the American Baptist
Publication Society.
ha tor vuaS god to q
| telegram Of sympathy to the Rev. j. NJ.
Frost. secretary Of the Sunday school board
of the Southern Baptist convention, who Is
dangerously i'll at his home in Nashville.
The morning session adjourned at L 40,
when luncheon was served to the delegates
in the dining room of the edifice by the Ia
dies of the Fifth Church.
The afternoon session began at 2 o'clock.
and was deyot ed to the reading Of a report
on the condition of the Baptist Home, and
the report OF the committee on education.
the latter being submitted by w. A. Will
l>bur, chairman.
Adjournment will take place at 4:30
O. clock, and the session this evening will
be devoted to the work Of the Baptist Sun
day schools, a special program having been
arranged for the occasion.
The Program Tomorrow.
Most of the time of the meeting tomorrow
will be devoted to the reading and discus
sion of committee reports. In the after
noon the committee on centennial CeleDTd-
ton will report. and special program will
be rendered in observance of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the Columbia. Baptist
Association. An address will be delivered
| by Rev. DR.. j. J. Muir, and members of the
association will speak on the progress of
the organization since its beginning. Spe-
| cial music will also be a feature Of the cell
| ebration.
| The session last night was given to the
| work of missions, and addresses were made
! by the following: Rev E. B. Palmer Of
| Philadelphia. representing the American
| Baptist Home Mission Society; the Rev.
| C. c. Meador, in behalf of the home mis-
| sion board of the Southern Baptist Church;
| the Rev E. E. Bomar of Richmond repre-
| senting the foreign missionary board of
| the Southern Baptist convention: the Rev.
| Frank s. Dobbins of Philadelphia, of the
American Baptist Missionary Union. The:e
was music by the choir of the Fifth Church
| and by Miss Blanche Sinclair.
Report of Executive Board.
| The report of the executive board submit
| ted late yesterday afternoon shows that
| the association has grown in the past
| twenty-five years from six churches. with a
| membership Of LOO, to sixteen churches,
| with a membership Of 5000.
| The following special committees were
announced: Committee to nominate a new
| executive board-E. B. Curtis, George Bow
man, c. H. Etz, Thomas Bust ted, d. e.
| Fountain, Samuel Howison, W. F. Holtz-
| man, J. R. Bradley, H. E. Davis. Charles
F. Crane, William Holton. G. w. McCul-
| Tough, G. F. Gulick William Fletcher, Geo.
! E. Truitt. Theopolis Bray Committee on
| preachers and place of next meeting-W.
E. Evans, F. S. Dedand, r. r. West, r.
Milton Henderson and J. O'C. Roberts.