Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-03

l MISSION uGlQS were nOL TcdOy " hSPNAs -
| the needs of the fields which they have IN
| charge. Action on other appropriations
| was deferred until the meeting in January
A report was submitted by w. s. ShaHen-
payment Of mortgage Indebtedness on
Maryland Avenue Chapel The report,
| which was adopted, provides for the extln-
| guishment Of the Indebtedness on the prop
| erty by arportioning it among the churches
| Of the association, to be contributed during
the year When this is done the old mort
| gage Indebtedness Of the Baptist churches
| of the District of Columbia Will nave peen
entirely paid.
The organization Of the board was per-
fected by the appointment of the following
| committees:
Hyattsville-C G. Lynch, chairman; Q. p.
| Kellar, w. F. Hoffman, r. A. Fora, =. a.
| Muddiman.
Hynesboro Park-D. c. Fountain, chair
man; ]. R. Bradley, Levi Meredith, ii. l.
| Stout, F. A Roderick.
Maryland Avenue. H. Robinson, chair
man; ]. O'C. Roberts, E. Hilton Jackson,
| Samuel Howison, B. A. Henderson.
Mount Tabor-A. L. Swartout. chairman !;
A. H. Soper, Glenn T. Jones, C.. H. Etz, A.
| c. Whitney.
New Fields-S. H. Greene, chairman; J. J.
Muir, c. F. Winbigler, c. c. Meador, &. s.
Williams
Press-R r. West, chairman; Geo. E..
| Truett, James W. Many.
| Appointments. H. Robinson, chair
man; George Bowman, Thos w. Blnsteu'
H. I. Stout, w. G. southwick, j. &C; ROB
Harrison, w. F. Hoffman. Theophilus
Bray, M E. Jones. A. H. Soper
| Payment of mortgage debt on MARYLAND
Avenue Chapel,W 8, , shallen5 %
Hall. Samuel Howison, A. c.. whitney
Chas A Muddiman William Hatton. B.
| A. Henderson, Geo. E. Truett, c. H. Etz,
d. c. Fountain, E. Hilton jackson, Chas.
E. Vrooman. R. R. Haynes, Jared Hayden,
F. A. Roderick.
The fair committee of the Vermont Ave-
nue. Baptist Church. on Vermont avenue
between @ and streets northwest, have
arranged to serve the aged, crippled and
blind members of the churches and their
friends the annual dinner tomorrow after
noon, after a special sermon to them by
Rev. Geo. w. Lee, D. D. The sick will be
looked after by the missionary committee.
The dinner will be served In the lower audi
forum. The officers Of the committee In
charge of the arrangements are: Mrs.
Maria Bias president: Mrs. Bette Pollard,
vice president; Mrs. Carrie Colston, secre-
tary; Miss Emma Johnson, assistant secre-
tary; Mrs. James Langhorn, treasurer.
A largely attended meeting of the Pres
byterian elders of the city was held in the
Gunton-Temple Memorial Church New Year
eve for the purpose Of perfecting an Or
ganzation to be known as the Elders
Union" committee appointed at a pre-
vious meeting reported a draft of a con-
stitution and bylaws, which. after discus
sion and amendment, was adopted.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are as follows: President Judge Stanton
]. Peelle; vice president, Charles B. Bal
ley; secretary, Oliphant B. Brown; treas
urer, William NJ Terrell; the executive
committee to consist of the officers named,
with Frank L. Middleton and John Leetch.
The constitution provides for meetings on
the third Wednesday evening of each
month, except the months Of July, August
and September. The next meeting of the
union will be held in the Assembly's Pres
byterian Church.
Rev DR.. c. Ernest Smith, rector Of st.
Thomas Episcopal Church, recently
preached the sermon at the ordination to
the diaconate of Mr. ]. Henning helms, in
St. Georges Church, Lennoxvile. P.
invitation to deliver the sermon in St.
Thomas Church tomorrow evening He
was formerly a lawyer in Baltimore and
one of DR.. Smiths Pensioners, when he
decided to enter the ministry.
All Souls Church (Unitaran), corner Of
14th and L streets, announces for this sea-
son a course of Sunday evening discourses
by the minister, Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce
on THE Great Works Of Religion; Studies
In the Vocabulary of Faith" The order Of
series will be as follows: January A. In
spiration; January II, Revelation; January
10. Incarnation; January %, Sin, Salvation,
Redemption; February 1, Repentance, Con-
version; February s. Communion, PRAYER;
February 10. Atonement; February %, I'm
mortality: He'll, Heaven.
For the occasion there will be special
music by the choir, consisting Of Mrs. H
Z. Browning, soprano; Mrs. J. E. Oyster
contralto; DR.. VIM. w. Ki1nball tenor: 7
Henry Kaiser, basso; Dr. Geo. w. Walker.
organist.