Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-12
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lft JWfHLN -SSNtItH ANNUAL meeting " tlit
Columbia Association of Baptist Churches
In Temple Baptist Church from Monday to
Thursday next. inclusive. The program of
the sessions is follows:
Monday evening. opening session-Doxol-
ogy: music by Temple Church Choir; asso-
citation called to order by the moderator,
Percy s. Foster; invocation by Rev. c. f.
Winbigler; hymn; reading of Scripture by
Rev A. X. Wright; prayer by Rev. II. M.
Geren: hymn; annual sermon by Rev. Sam
uel II. Greene; music by choir prayer by
Rev. J. w. Many; partial report of commit
tee on order of exercises.
Tuesday morning session. 1915 AM
Association to convene; devotional exercises
and music led by the moderator; reading OF
letters from the churches, S. Nj. Ieatman,
clerk; enrolment of delegates; election OF
officers; report of Committee on order or
exercises, Rev. J. J. Muir. chairman; re-
ception of visiting brethren: report OF com
mittee on application of churches. u. >.
Foster, chairman. Afternoon session
Spiritual half hour; address by Rev. T.
Hez Sven: report of the executive board;
report of treasurer: address by the retiring
moderator discussion of the report OF the
executive board: to be opened with ad-
dresses (ten minutes EACH by the mission
aries of the association announcement OF
special committees. Evening session-Re-
port of committee on missions, Rev. +.
Menefee, chairman; addresses twenty
minutes EACH. by representatives or the
home mission board, Atlanta, Ga; Home
Mission Society New York; Missionary
Union, Boston. Mass. and foreign mission
board, Richmond Va, followed by discus
sion OF the report; adjourn at pleasure.
Wednesday - Morning session - Devo-
tional exercises under the lead Of Rev. R.
r. Riedel; report of committee on sup
preston of the liquor traffic, j. g welsh,
chairman; report OF educational board,
Rev. Geo. L. Truett, chairman; report of
mil Rihlp and tract dlStriDu-
ton. Rev. w. f. Gibson, chairman; ad-
dresses by representatives of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication Society and of
the Sunday school board of the Southern
Baptist conventions; discussion of report;
discussion of Opportunities and Obliga-
lions at Home and Abroad" to be opened
by Rev. c. c. Coleman. Afternoon session.
Spiritual half hour. address by Rev. A
A. Hobson: report of the Baptist home
and of its treasurer; report of the Wom-
ans Baptist Missionary Association.
Evening session-Report of committee on
Sunday schools, Rev. c. c. Coleman, chair
man, to be followed by program as ar
ranged by the committee; special evange-
listic service under the lead of Rev. Wes-
ton Bruner; adjourn at pleasure.
The program for Thursday will be SINH
lar to that of the other days The asso-
citation is expected to provide for en-
couraging the work of the Bethany Bap-
list Church members who recently or
ganized in Bloomingdale.
the most interest In church circles for the
next two weeks is the coming celebration
of the two hundredth anniversary of the
founding OF the Hyattsville Presbyterian
Church. The history of this ancient or
ganization and the preparations for the
celebration dwelt upon in full in an
other part of The Star.
Rev Joseph A. Gilfilan. who died in this
city Saturday, was well known in st. Paul.
Mimi, church circles, having been one OF
the early settlers In northern Minnesota,
and up to five years ago archdeacon OF
the Episcopal diocese of northern Mime
sofa. He resided at White Earth.
Entering the ministry under DIR. Breck
and Bishop Whipple. Rev. Gilfllan was
sent to White Earth TO work among the
Indians, and remained there thirty years.
He was compelled by Ill health to aban-
don the work.
State Historic al Society's collection of in
formation concerning the Indians and re-
Gently published a book on Indian life.
Mrs. Gillian lived in St. Paul while their
children were being educated. and Rev. Gill
fillan was frequent visitor in st. Paul.
A dispatch from Chicago yesterday says:
The International Chautauqua Alliance to-
day elected officers follows: Dr. w o.
Davidson, Washington, d. c., president;
Capt. NJ b. Pitcher, Nashville. Tenn. vice
president; Jasper l.. Douthit Lithia, ILL.,,
treasurer; w. a. COchrane, Delevan, Wis,
secretary.
The great progress of Protestant reli-
gtous bodies in the republics of South
America has recently been the subject of
considerable interest. Some years ago it
was held to be superfiuous to send mis-
sionaries to South America when China
had its so-called heather by the million,
but Protestant zeal has gone beyond old
bounds, and now almost all bodies that are
strong in England and America have mis-
sionS in South America.
Beginning with Presbyterians in the
United States of Colombia and going
around the continent to Brazil, the line of
such missions is strong and growing
stronger. In southern Brazil there is a
very strong Episcopal work maintained
by the church in the United States and adj
ministered by the American Church Mis-
sionary Society. There has just sailed for
this field the Right Rev. DIR. Lucien Lee
Kinsolving. who is the first bishop of the
Brazilian Episcopal Church. He is young
Virginian, who with another young cler-
gyman, fifteen years ago went down to
Brazil and entered upon work. Gradually
the number of missions Increased, and at
last. in order to insure a leader one of the
missionaries was chosen bishop, and the
Episcopal Church in the United States con-
secrated him, arranging that when two
more bishops shall have been elected and
consecrated the Brazilian Episcopal Church
shall become independent.
The load which this young bishop carries
on his shoulders is tremendous When he
sailed the other day to return TO his work
he took with him the Rev. w NJ. Thomas,
another young Nirginian, who mad Nolun-
teered for the Brazilian work. The new
recruit was married just before he sailed
and took his bride with him.
Dr. ]. ]. Muir. pastor of the Temple Bap-
list Church. celebrated his fifteenth ami
versary last Sunday. During his ministry,
which is the longest pastorate In the his-
tory OF the church, 800 have been added to
the church. and over S176Ooo have been
raised for all purposes. including more than
S23 600 for beneVolence. The church reports
the largest membership 1t has ever had.
Sunday, October 10. was a red-letter day.
for the Sunday school of Metropolitan
Church. Washington. 1t was rally day"
A great throng OF scholars, teachers and
church members led by the pastor and su-
perintendents, returned from sea and noun
tain and lake, filled the spacious rooms. A
b. Duvall prayed and others delivered earn
est addresses Spirited songs. led by the
school orchestra. were sung.
Messrs Eldridge and Harvey are the su-
perintendents. They are supported by sew
ers in all departments number G35 an In
crease OF seventy-fve. Last year. In addi-
ton to their regular expenses ($325l, over
thousand dollars were raised for missions.
A large proportion OF the scholars are in
the church. A large Chinese school is main
tanned.
The eastern conference of the Maryland
Synod of the Lutheran Church will con-
vene In Zions Lutheran Church. 9th and p