Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-21
IN ANNUAL C0NVOCATlON
New Moderator Makes an Appeal for
Cooperation.
FOR MINISTERIAL EDUCATION
Hearing the Various Reports
Spiritual Half Hour-Progress
Of Evangelistic Work.

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introduced the newly elected moderate, Rev
ty-ninth convocation Of the association this
morning in the First Baptist Church, 10th
and o streets. Rev. Mr.. Sven in greeting
the members stated that he thanked them
for the honor conferred upon him. and de-
clared that he would try to discharge the
duties to the best of his ability. He closed
with an appeal to the membership for CO.
operation in every question that may arise
The meeting was called to order by Rev,
DIR. Muir at 10 O'Clock, after which deyo-
t1onal exercises were conducted by Rev. E.
III. MacEuen, pastor of Hyattsville, Md,
Baptist Church. The report Of the educa-
tional board, of which Mr.. ]. J. Darlington
Is chairman, was read by Prof. William AL
len Wilbur of the law department Of the
George Washington University, member
of the committee. A provision of the report
allowing $500 for ministerial education was
discussed at length. According to the report
half of that amount is to be devoted to the
southern theological work. while the bal
ance is to be used for the extension Of the
work in the north. The report was ratified
as read Those who discussed the question
were Rev. Weston Bruner, Rev. c.. F. Win
bigler, Rev. c. P. Staley and Prof. w. A..
Wilbur.
Convocation Committees.
The following convocation committees
were then named by the moderator.
Committee to nominate new executive
board-Messrs. c. G. Lynch. w. A. Wilbur,
c. E. Fairman. D. c. Fountain, r. w. Chris
tan, c. c. James, L. Meredith, F. s. De-
land. Rev. ]. R. Bradley. c. 8. Sands. c. A.
Muddican, E. w. Ladson. R. F. Isley and
l.. D. Bliss.
Committee on preacher and place for
next annual association meeting-Rev.
Weston Bruner. Rev J: R. Bradley. A. P.
Keller. R. w. Hobtz and c. A. Muddiman.
Committee on nomination of new educa-
tional board-Rev. Geo. E. Truett, Rev. T.
Outwater Rev. ]. M. Long, Rev. E. H.
MacEuen and c. Powell Grady
The report of the committee on educa-
ton was deferred until later during the
meeting on account of the absence Of Rev.
DR.. Flournoy Menefee the chairman. Rev.
s: H. Greene, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, and the chairman Of the commit
tee on Bible and tract distribution. made
the report for his committee. Rev. s. G.
Neil of Philadelphia, as the Representative
Of the American Baptist Publication So
ciety, was next heard on the work being
done by his society.
Work by Sunday School Board.
Rev. I. G. Van Ness reported on the work
that is being done by the Sunday school
board Of the Southern Baptist convention
Rev. DR.. S. H. Greene discussed at length
THE Spiritual Condition and Outlook of
Our Churches" At the conclusion Of his
remarks, under the head Of miscellaneous
business Rev. J. 7. Henderson Of Virginia
made a short address enathe good work
that has been done by the members of the
Columbia Association during the past seven
years.
Rev. J. J. Muir introduced resolutions ex-
pressing the sympathy of the members of
the association for the family Of Rev. E. A.
Dickinson, who died recently. It was stated
that DR.. Dickinson. who was for many
years connected with the Religious Herald
OF Richmond, Va, was well known to many
of the members of the association. The
resolutions were adopted unanimously
The convention took a recess at 2:3O for
luncheon and reassembled at o'clock,
when spiritual half hour was conducted
by Rev. H. NJ. Geren, pastor Of the Ana
costian Baptist Church. The remainder of
the program for the afternoon will be the
hearing of various reports. The first to be
heard will be that of the Baptist Home
and its treasurer, to be followed by the re-
port of the Woman's Baptist Missionary AS
ISOLATION. At the meeting this evening at
7:30 o'clock Mr.. w. s. Shallenberger. chair
man of the committee on Sunday schools,
will make report.
DR.. Muir's Address.
At the session of the association last
night Rev. ]. ]. Muir Of the Temple Baptist
Church. the retiring moderator, delivered
an address. He defined the work of the as
ISOLATION and urged still stronger mutual
relation between the Baptist churches He
said that. although each Baptist church
was Independent Of all the others. there
should be an interdependence among all Of
them because numbers and cooperation
make strength.
Following his address Rev. Muir an
nounced to the large gathering that the
newly elected moderator. Rev. Hez. Swem
had asked him to continue in office until
Mr.. Sven Is able to take I'D rhe duties Of
moderator, which Rev. Muir said would be
month or so. The report of the COM
mittee on missions was next read by Rev.
Weston Bruner. According to the report
the many foreign missions in the field last
year were successful and accomplished
much good work and brought about sew.
eral thousand conversions.
Much progress in evangelistic work is
being made blythe Baptist missionaries In
Porto Rico, according to the address made
by Rev. A. B. Rudd missionary to Porto
Rico from the Baptist Home Mission So
ciety Of the North. To emphasize the ex-
tent of the work he said that the Baptists
now have twenty-Six churches with q total
membership of ], 800 and have thirty eight
Sunday schools. He stated that the Porto
Ricans had readily received the American
government and were displaying kindly
inclination toward religion. ''It IL wonder
full to see," he said. "a native either read
ing the Bible or teaching the gospel and
then think that about eight years ago he
did not know there was such q thing as re-
ligion or Bible"
Work in China. =
During his address on missionary work
IN China, Rev. F. 8. Dobbins, missionary 70
China, took occasion to praise the empress
dowager and the young ruler of China. He
said many mean stories had been circulated
about this great woman. but they were all
untrue. He told Of her hatred for foot
binding, the methods OF torture and the
opium habit and said that she Is interest
ing herself in educational and commercial
interests, which means a helping hand to
the missionary work. He concluded his
address by reading letters from Messrs.
Conger and DENLY. former United States
ministers to China, commencing the mis-
sionary work in that country.
Rev. Theodore Meysham, field represen-
tative of the California interests, in his
address said that San Francisco before
the earthquake and fire was one of the
most wicked cities in the world, and that
a certain amount Of the former vice has
returned now that that stricken city Is
rapidly getting on its feet. He also stated
that many Baptist churches in the United
States have not contributed one cent to-
ward the upbuilding of houses OF worship
in San Francisco and nearby cities
Rev. c. p. Staley made an address on be-
half of the home mission board of the
south.