Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
IT'S ANNUAL SESSION
COLUMBIA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
TO MEET TOMORROW.

The twenty-eighth annual meeting of the
Columbia Association of Baptist Churches
will be held in the house of worship Of the
Metropolitan Baptist Church, 9th and A
streets northeast, beginning tomorrow even
ing and continuing until Thursday, inclu-
sive. The committee In charge comprises
Messrs. ]. c. Ball, o. P. Kellar. j. ]. Muir
and s. M. Yeatman.
At the opening session at 1880 pm. to-
morrow the association will be called to
order by the moderator, Rev. DR.. ]. ].
Muir, followed by invocation by Rev. DR.. s.
H. Greene; hymn; reading Of Scripture
by Rev. ]. W. Many; prayer by Rev. A.
A. Hobson; hymn; annual sermon by Rev.
w. M. Nevins; music by choir; prayer by
Rev. j. N. Lawless; partial report OF com
mittee on order of exercises; hymn; bene-
diction. The music will be by the Metro
politan Church choir.
Program Of Tuesday.
The program for the morning session
Tuesday will include devotional exercises
led by the Rev. A. K. Wright: reading of
letters from the churches, s. NJ. Yeatman.
clerk: enrolment of delegates; election of
officers; report of committee on order of ex-.
ercises, Rev. John Compton Ball, chair
man; reception of visiting brethren; report
of committee on application of churches,
Rev R. r. Ridel, chairman. AT the after
noon session Tuesday: Spiritual half hour;
address by Rev. H. M. Geren: report of
the executive board; report of treasurer;
discussion of the report of the executive
board TO be opened with addresses (ten
minutes each), by the missionaries of the
association; announcement of special COM
mittees; report of committee on suppress
sion Of the liquor traffic, Rev. E. HeZ Sven,
chairman. At the evening session Tuesday
the program will embrace praise service;
address by the retiring moderator, Rev. J.
J. Muir, d D.; report of committee on mis-
sions, Rev. DR. c. F. Winbigler, d D., chair
man; addresses (twenty minutes each) by
representatives of the home mission board.
Atlanta, Ga; Home Mission Society, New
York, and the foreign mission board, Rich
mond. Va. followed by discussion of the
report; adjourn at pleasure.
The Third Day.
Program for the Wednesday morning ses
sion; Devotional exercises leader, Rev. H.
T. Stevenson; report of educational board,
Rev. ]. w. Many, chairman; report of
committee on Bible and tract distribution
Rev. Weston Bruner, D. D., chairman; ad
dresses by representatives of the American
Baptist Publication Society and of the
Sunday school board of the Southern Bap-
list Convention; discussion of report; dis
cussion of The Spirit of Evangelism in
Our Churches" to be opened by Rev. E.
Hez Swem address by Rev. F. S. Dobbins
Mass; miscellaneous business.
Wednesday afternoon session: Spiritual
half hour, address by Rev. c. P. Stealey;
report of the Baptist Home and Of its treas
urer: report of the Womans Baptist Mis-
sionary Association.
At the Wednesday evening session the re-
port of the committee on Sunday schools
Will be presented.
Final Session.
The Thursday morning session will be
opened by devotional exercises under the
lead of Rev. G. w. Mccullough; announce
ment of standing committees; report of
committees; nomination of a new execu-
tive bord; report of committee on preachers
and place of next meeting and committee
to nominate new educational board; re-
port of committee on obituaries: report OF
committee on education and miscellaneous
business.
At the afternoon session Thursday there
will be committee reports and miscellaneous
business. At the evening session report on
young peoples work; addresses and dis
cussions and conservation service led by
Rev. Dr. s H Greene