Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-22
TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD
Baptist Association Largely 0c-.
cupied With EuIogies.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
Special Mention Of the Late Samuel II.
Yeatman.
EXECUTIVE BOARD APPOINTED
Committee Also Reports New Educa-
ton Board-Afternoon Program
Closing Meeting Tonight.

| ton at the First Baptist Church. Many
| tributes were paid to departed members
| by the pastors of the Baptist churches Of
| the city.
The meeting opened promptly at 10
o'clock with the moderator, Rev. E. Hez.
Sven, presiding. The devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. c. P. Stealey, pas
tor Of the West Washington Baptist
| Church. Following these exercises it was
| announced that the committees to audit
the accounts of the treasurer. to choose the
| minister to preach the next annual SER
| mon and select place of meeting next de-
sired further time. The report on obituar-
| les was then read by DR.. d. s.. Foster,
| secretary Of the association.
Report of the COMMITTEES.
The report was headed I'm Memoriam"
| and recited at length the list of deaths that
| have occurred in the membership Of the
| Baptist Churches the past year.
The preliminary statement recfted:
During the associational year the Mes
senger of Death has called from among us
| faces long familiar and stilled voices often
heard in the proceedings of this association
Deep aff1iction has come to those who
mourn the loss of loved ones, and we would
assure them that these waves of sorrow
touch the hearts of all in the churches"
The list of the church reports was then
| read by the clerk. DR.. D. S. Foster. Some
| of the deceased members mentioned were
Francis H. Stickney and Mrs. Stickney,
| both members OF Calvary Baptist Church,
and Deacon Samuel M. Yeatman, who was
| a member of Metropolitan Church and for
many years the clerk of the Columbia AS
ISOLATION of Baptist Churches. Particularly
touching was the report of the Temple
Church in the remarks relative to the death
of Mrs. Rosalie McKnew, who died June
II last. Louise Miller. the colored maid OF
Mrs McKnew, had attended the church
services with her mistress for many years
and was a member of the church-in fact,
the only colored member of the congrega-
ton She was also spoken of in the report.
Relative to the devotion of Mrs. McKnew
to the church the report read:
"She was one Of the choice spirits chosen
in the furnace of affection. Through years
of great pain she never murmured nor re-
pined."
Speaking of the death of her maid six
days later the report said: IN forty years
of service she had proved herself worthy OF
the most implicit confidence" The report
closed with the scriptural quotation. and
there shall be no night there. for the Lord.
God gfveth them light and they shall reign
forever and ever.
lures at the close was composed OF Messrs.
D. g. Foster, A. K. Wright, F. w. Bryant,
w. A. Cooper, N. Wanger. Benz. Vail and
8. G. Nottingham. -
New Executive Board.
The new executive board for the ensu-
ing year was then nominated by the COM
mittee appointed by the moderator several
days ago, as follows:
Anacostia, Rev. H. M. Geren. ]. Hollows.
John T. Dent and H. c. Crawford.
Bethany, John E. Dawson, Adam Brandt
and Charles E. Fairman.
Brookland. Charles G. Lynch and G.. H.
EtZ.
calvary, Rev. S. H. Greene. Gen. w. 8.
Shallenberger, S. w. Woodward, p. T. Cur
oil
inson and A. L. Swartwout.
Chevy Chase D. ]. Courtney and w. D.
Henry.
Columbia, R. A. Bogley, jr.. and J. H.
Binstead.
Centennial. A. K Wright, Edgar Speiden,
R. W. Christian and G. Evan Hid.
East Washington Heights, Rev. J. w.
Many, D. c. Fountain and w. A. Harri-
son.
Fifth, Rev. Weston Bruner, ]. J.. Darling
ton. r. A. Ford, Samuel Howison and Hen
ry 1. Stout.
Allen Wilbur, Franklin Acker, w. F. Holtz-
man and c. Powell Grady.
Grace, F. w. Johnson. A. c. Whitney,
Walter Southwick and S. w. Bunyea.
Hyattsville c. E. Vrooman and H. E.
Davis.
Emmanuel, Percy S. Foster and Charles
Kendall, Rev. Theron Outwater. Glenn
Jones, c. A. Muddiman and A. +. Rider.
metropolitan, Rev. John Compton Ball. c.
s. Sands, Benjamin Vail and w. s. Kaiser.
Second. Rev. E. Hez Sven. James
MCGUIRE, s. G. Nottingham. w. A. Cooper,
J. s. Reynolds and B. A. Henderson.
Temple Rev ]. J. Muir, William Fletcher,
B. F. Shaw and H. c. Johnson.
West Washington. Rev. G: P. Stealey
George E. Truett, ]. A. Phillips and w.
Hunter Haycock.
The report which was adopted immed-.
ately by the convention, was signed by
Charles G. Lynch. as chairman.
Eulogies Of s. M. Yeatman. 49,.
Immediately following the close Of the
report of the committee on obituaries the
various ministers present were recognized
for addresses. Each in turn as he adj
dressed the convention spoke particularly
of the late clerk of the association, Mr..
Samuel NJ Yeatman. Rev. s. H. Greene,
Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. Rev. Weston
Bruner and Rev. John Compton Ball were
the speakers. Rev. Mr.. Ball also spoke at
length upon the good work done by the
late George F. Thompson, who assisted the
clerk Of the association last year.
The committee to nominate new edu-
cation board reported the following: Rev
A. K. Wright. W. A. Williams. J. s. Gar
rison, Rev. John Compton Ball. Rev: w. s.
o. Thomas, w. A. Cooper. w. 8. Shallen-
berger and Rev. H. M: Geren:
This report was made Just before the ad-
1ournment for luncheon. which occurred at
II o'clock.
When the convention reassembled at
O. clock the spiritual half hour was con-
Quoted by Rev. Theron Outwater. The re-
mainder Of the program for the afternoon
included the report Of the committee on
systematic beneficence and Christian stew
ardship. which will be made by Mr.. 8. w.
Woodward. The moderator. Rev. E. Hez
Sven. will also make an address.
The meeting this evening at 7:30 o'clock
will be the closing one of the convention.
Mr.. Percy 8. Foster will report for the
committee on young peoples work.
Sunday School Work the Theme.
Sunday school work was the theme of all
the speakers at the evening session which
began at 7:30 o'clock yesterday. Rev. e.
Hex SVEN, the moderator. was in the chair
as the presiding officer of the assemblage
The report Of Mr.. w. g. Shallenberger
chairman Of the committee on Sunday
schools was read. Rev. s. q. Neal followed
with an address in which he discussed the
Christian home and its good influence upon
the child. Prof. William Allen Wilbur of
George Washington University made an adj
dress on the teaching of the Bible and the
duties of the Sunday school teachers.
Mrs. Charles A. Winbigler read paper
upon the same subject. Rev. Weston Rr,,-