Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-11

A regular meeting of the executive board
Of the Columbia Baptist Association was
held in the lucture room of the calvary
Baptist Church last Monday at f:fo pm.
Rev. E. Hez SVEN, chairman, presided.
There was full attendance, every Baptist
church in the association being Represented.
A large and unusual amount of church IN
terests were disposed of. The reports from
the various churches in the associtlon IN
dicate,i IL is said, a healthy condition, IN
creasing interest material prosperity ana
spiritual life In several localities where
the denomination has recently opened up
new fields lively interest is evident. Lo's
have been purchased, money secured, prep
aration or arrangements made for ne"
church home and in one or two locailties
contracts have been already entered INTO.
The financial interests OF the board $40"
a healthy condition. The fifty-secoad ses-
sion of the Southern Baptist convention
meets in Richmond, Va. on the 18th instant
and will he in session several days. This as
ISOLATION has within it's jurisdiction all Oh
the so-called southern states and several
of the border states. The District OF u
lumbia Association will send to this con-
vention twenty representative men as dele
gates chosen from the various churches IN
the association. Rev. Weston Bruner Is
chairman of the committee on oeIegauoh.
A number of wears ago Rev. DR.. Alexan-
der Mackay-Smith, then rector or 81. Johh
Episcopal Church, this city, now pishop VI
the diocese of Pennsylvania, erected at ms
own expense an ice-water fountain near tlle
main entrance on the Louisiana avenue
side. of the building occupied by the Cen
trail Union Mission. The bishop paio .ne
entire expense of maintaining the FOUNTAIN
year by year until removal from the CITY.
He claimed that the fountain would De
great boon to the many passers-py IN pio-
yiding drink of ice water, ana Wouiu aiSo
quench in many cases thirst lnat Wou ua
otherwise be quenched In some nearby sd
loon and hence. incidentally, II woulu pe-
come a promoter of temperance
The cost of this service for Ice alone is
about s125 season AS TINS Is eIi' II,sI
outside of the religious work of the mis-
sion and is purely philanthroplc the mis-
sion is now soliciting contributions 1or the
maintenance of this service. j. T. fTatl'
622 Louisiana avenue, Is the treasurer.
Two representatives of the Northern
Baptist anniversaries will speak at the FIRST
Baptist Church. 10th and y streets tolaol
row They are Rev. S. c. Adams and Rev
w. S. Sweet missionaries to China. Inc
former will speak at the morning service
and at the Chinese Sunday school in the
afternoon. Rev. w. S. Sweet Will speak
AT the Young Peoples service at pm. and
at the regular service in the main audi
forum.
Mgr Diomede Falconio. the Roman Cath
Ollie apostolic delegate, will ofiiciate at the
ordination services in the Church OF ST.
Sepulcher. on the feast of Pentecost, when
minor orders will be conferred upon four
members of the Order of Friafs Minor.
Rev. Alexander p. Doyle, rector of the
Apostolic Mission House, Brookland, d. C.,
will give a retreat to laymen in Staunton
Va, beginning next Thursday and closing
the following Sunday. Father Lang will
assist at the services in Marlboro to-
morrow.