Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-17
BAPTIST CONVENTION
Opening Session to Be Held
Next Tuesday Evening.
THE TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL
Two Hundred and twenty-five Dele
gates on the Rolls.
REPRESENTING 1000 MEMBERS
Sermon Tuesday Evening by Rev. J.
Compton Ball Of the Metro
politan Church.
THE TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL
REPRESENTING 1000 MEMBERS


Baptists of the District of Columbia will
enter upon an important religious conven-
ton that will continue through Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, with three ses-
sions daily, at 10 am. and and 1880 pm.
The meetings will be held with the First
or Mother Church." located at 18th and
streets. in this city. of which church the
Rev. Charles F. Winbigler Is pastor. 1t
VIII be the twenty-ninth annual meeting of
the Columbia Association an organization
made up exclusively of the Baptist churches
OF the District of Columbia, with the ex-
ceptlon OF the church at Hyattsville, Md.
Two hundred and twenty-five delegates
VIII sit in the convention as representatives
or the various churches. The association
Will be called to order and presided over
until new officers are elected by the Rev
Dr. j. j. Muir. pastor of Temple Church
VINO has been moderator for the last two
years. For twenty-eight consecutive years
t tne iate samuel M Yeatman had been the
nonored clerk of the association and his
death, in January last, left a vacancy that
Is now being temporarily filled by DR.. D.
>. roster. of Calvary Church, acting clerk
t., oi S31 !, me organization of the association
IN 1877, 1t has grown from a small organize
tlon representing six churches with a total
membership of less than 1900, to a large
ana strong religious body representing
ship of about 1000
The Initial Sermon.
Rev. j. Compton Ball, pastor of the Met
ropolitan Church, will preach the annual
sermon at the initial meeting. beginning
on Monday evening next at 1880 o'clock.
MT Percy 8. Foster, so well known in re-
hgious and musical gatherings both in
Washington and elsewhere will have
charge of the final meeting on THURSDAY
evening, which will be given over entirely
TO the work of the young people
IL Is expected that many able speakers
IN the denomination from various parts of
the country, as well as several foreign mis-
sionaries, will be present at the different
sessions of the association, as they have in
former years, and all the sessions are
likely to call out crowded houses
List of Delegates.
Anacostia Church-Rev. H. NJ. Geren. pas
tor; w. A. Goodman, Thomas Hollors. John
bert, W. w. Bromdt, Mrs. S. r. Bowman.
Mrs H. E. Ross and Miss Virginia King.
Bsthany-Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, pastor:
Byron s. Gable. Adam Brandt John E.
Dawson Charles E. Fairman, Robert J.
Jaeger.
Brookland-Rev. James NJ. Long, pastor:
John B. Lord, Fred Barnes, Mrs l. Ouack-
erbush. Mrs. D. Marean and Mrs James /,
Primm.
Calvary-Rev. Samuel H. Greene DID
pastor: w. s. Shallenberger, S. w. Wood
ward, E. B. Curtis. L. D. Bliss, D. A. Cham
6ers, D. s. Foster. c. w. Needham H. G.
T. Kellar. L. r. Smith. H. H. Kimball, F.
W. Vaughn, j. B. Kinnear, E. G. Mason
j. II. Robinson. E. c. Rice, J. r. Mothers
head, Charles 1. Corby, w. E. Evans. Geo
H. Judd. Rev. J. N. Lawless, Rev. F. Name
fee. DR.. e. E. Richardson Mitchell Carroll,
VIM. Z. Morrison. Geo. B. Robbins, DR.. F.
A. swartwout. G: s; Warn. Mrs. s. H.
Hoeke. Miss H. Ellis, Mrs. c. G. Gould,
White.
Centennial-Rev. A. K Wright pastor:
Alsop. Mrs. R. W. Christian, Mrs. James
p. Hartman, Mrs, Ella L. Benson and L.
T. Wright.
Chevy Chase-Rev. W. s. o. Thomas,
pastor: William D. Henry, D. J. Court.
ney. Mrs. Louise H. Earl and Miss Belle
Clark
Columbia-Rev. G. w. McCulloch. act
Ing pastor; T. W. Binsted, E. w. Ladson,
ardson and Mrs. Agnes Stewart.
East Washington Heights-Rev J, W.
Many. pastor; c. A. Lanion, w. A. Harri-
son. D: G. Fountain. Clarence l. Smith and
Fifth-Rev. Weston Bruner, DID, pas
tor; Mrs. w. S. Olive. Mrs. ]. B. Bailey.
Mrs. Emma Murray. Mrs. Howard R. Nor.
ton Mrs. j. w Maple. ]. J. Darlington,
Gessford, J. B Bailey, r. H sorrell, ]. w.
Garland. w. F. Carter, s. Howison. W. l.
WIikerson and c. Clinton James
Flrst-Rev Charles F. Winbigler, pas
tor; Rev. R.. R. Reidel. VIM. A. WILDER,
Geo. w. McLaurine. Geo. c. Samson. G.
Powell Grady, Newton Wanger. VIM. X.
Harrison, 2. Hilton Jackson. VIM. F.
H a,o Franklin J. Acker, F. C. Prin-
Winbigler. Mrs. NJ. ]. Little, Mrs VIM. A.
WILDER, Mrs. r. r. West and Mrs. Frank
Altemus.
Weldon, A. C. Whitney, J. H. Mills s. W
Bunyea, j. r. Bradley. J. D. Simpson, L.
Williams. Mrs. ]. Bohrer. Mrs. j. Strom-
berger and Mrs. ]. Simpson.
Hyattsville-Rev. Ernest H. MacEwen
pastor; VIM. L. Hull, C. w. Birdsall, c. j.
Ladson, H. E, Davis, Mrs. Q. r. Crofts and
Mrs c. j. Ladson
ImmanueiNPercy s. Foster, Robert r.
Maffett, Charles Werner Reuben l.. Ilsey
Mrs. T. w. Marshall and Mrs. j. H Wilson
Marriott
Kendall-Rev. Theron outwater pastor:
Ansley Hall, Kendall ]. Minot. ]. S. Thrift,
Mrs. J. S. Thrift, Mrs. c. F. Reed Mrs. e.
c. Rittue. Mrs Ansley Hall and Miss Edith
e. Young.
MARYLAND Avenue: W: Conway. Mrs. A.
Sands, Mrs. A. S. Forhey and Mrs R. Beall.
Metropoltan-Rev. John Compton Ball,
pastor; Roland B. Fleharty, Henry j. Lyon
Henry B. Mahan, Bentley P. Murray, Mrs
Edna NJ. Brooks. Miss Lutte w. Gary Mrs
Linnie A. Keiser, Mrs. Lula v. Newton,
Mrs. Lillian f. Otterback. Mrs. Susan r.
Reed and Mrs. Ellen NJ. Sands.
Second-Rev. E. Hez Sven pastor; NJ e.
Jones, B. A. Henderson, B. NJ. Henderson,
]. w. Mcguire, G. F. Gulck. J. A. Bun
nington, Levi Meredith, J. Reynolds. w. A.
Copper, L. ]. Janson, E. J. Walter, s. G.
Nottingham, NJ. C. Thompson. H. NJ. Irby-
Smith G. B. Fugitt, D. D. Ransde. RS.
B. HUM, Mrs D. j. Grant Mrs A Edelin,,
Mrs. c. B. Smith, Miss NJ. Simpson Miss
B. Appler and Miss ]. Teacum
Temple-Rev. ]. j. Muir, DID,, pastor;
Fred Beall. William Fletcher, w. H Nor
ton. c. N. Richards DIR. W. T.-Goldsmith,
F.. S. Deland, E. A. Roderick. P F. SHAW,
Fred B. Rhodes, Dr. j. L. Curry Prof A.
w. Bolt. Miss Emily Rothwell Mrs ..osa
D. Sholes and Mrs. Gertrude Lewis
West Washington-Rev. C. P. Stealey,
pastor; Rev. G. E. Truett, John A. Philips,
w. Hunter Haycock. ]. s. Garrison. Mrs
Carrie Miller, MRS. G. E. Truett. Mrs Mary
Hunter, Mrs. w. H. Oliver, Mrs Samuel
Artz and Mrs. s. T. Apperson.
Charge of HOUSEKEEPING.
Leslie N. Davis, twenty-four years of
age, who stated that his occupation is that
of a furniture salesman and his address as