Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-18
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
REpREsENrATIfEs OF DISTRICT
CHURCHES IN SESSION.
officers for Ensuing Year Elected-Re-
port of Executive Board and
the Treasurer.

The principal incident in today's session
of the twenty-ffth annual meeting of the
Columbia Association of Baptist Churches
of the District, which convened in the Fifth
Baptist Church last evening, was the cleo
ton of officers of the association for the en-
suing year. The election took place just
previous to the adjournment of the morn
ing session, and resulted in the choosing of
Mr. Percy s. Foster of the First Church
as moderator, Mr.. s. NJ. Yeatman of the
Fifth Church as clerk and Mr.. Waring E.
Evans of Calvary Baptist Church as treas
urer. Mr.. w. S. Shallenberger, the former
moderator, declined reelection to the posi-
ton, stating that 1t would be impossible for
him to perform the duties connected with
the once Mr. Teatman has been clerk of
the association since Its organization, twen-
ty-five years ago
The delegates reassembled shortly after 2
o'clock this afternoon, when the report of
the executive board was made, and the
treasurer also made a statement Follow
ing these reports Mr.. Shallenberger made
! an address, speaking of the work of the
association during the past year. He men
toned incidents in its progress, and said
that the last year has been one of great
success in the work of the association.
The discussion of the report of the execu-
tive board was then taken up by the mis-
sionaries of the association. Following the
discussion there will be the appointment of
special committees, and adjournment will
take place about 5 o'clock.
Session This Evening.
An evening session will be held beginning
at 7:3O o'clock, when DR.. S. HI. Greene,
cha 'rman of the committee on missions,
will make his report. Short addresses will
then be made by the representatives Of the
following missionary societies of the
church: Home Mission Board, Atlanta;
Home Missionary Society, New York; Mis-
S1onary Union, Boston, and Foreign Mis-
sion Board, Richmond
At the sessions tomorrow reports of COM
mittees on various lines of church work
will be presented and discussed.
The meeting this morning was called to
order by Mr.. w. s. Shallenberger, the mod
orator. There was a large audience pres
ent, composed of most of the pastors of To-
cal Baptist churches and representatives of
the denomination from all parts of the city
Considerable interest was manifested in the
proceedings and many delegates took part
in the discussions of reports.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. j. w. 7. Mcneil The clerk then
read letters from the Baptist churches of
the city affiliated with the association, after
which the delegates were enrolled. Mr.. D.
S. Foster, as chairman of the committee on
order of exercises. read his report, and the
election of officers followed. The meeting
then adjourned until the afternoon.
The Opening Session.
At the opening session held last night, Mr.
W. s. Shallenberger, moderator of the as
ISOLATION, presided, and the annual sermon
was delivered by Rev C. G. Coleman, pas
tor Of the West Washington Baptist
Church. Rev. DIR. E. Y. Mullins, president
of the Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary made an address, and prayers were
offered by Rev i w. M. Nevins, DR.. j. j.
Muir and DR.. C! F. Winbigler The choir
of the Fifth Baptist Church rendered mu-
sic for the evening.
DIR. Mullins spoke particularly on the
need OF trained men in the field of the
ministry.
The following statistics found in the
reports of the churches of the association,
for the fiscal year ending October 81:
Present number of members, 5,6O2 cur
rent expenses, including pastors salaries,
3,20S 10: for improvement of church prop
erty, $50, S45.53; estimated value of church
property, S23.300: amount of mortgage in
debtedness (S1S000 in legacies held as off
seD, $46,5 500; floating debt $13, 424.30.
For church extension fund, $1S37S was
spent 81 400 for associa ton, 81, 1856 for home
missions, 1882 for foreign missions. 81, 1876
for Baptist Home, and A,9S0 for other
benevolent objects
The total contributions of churches and
Sunday schools amounted to $145, 227. IS; the
total contributions from the Sunday
schools, Sc, 720.06. Thirty-five thousand dol
lars more was raised during the last year
than ever before. The number of baptisms
was the second largest of any year.