Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-19
BAPT|STS HONOR DEAD
Memorial Services Held by
Columbia Association.
VOTE OF THANKS ACCORDED
Moderator Sven to Attend the
Southern Convention.
REV. S. H. GREENE DELEGATED
Will Go to Northern Convention.
Tributes Paid to 50 Departed
Church Members.
VOTE OF THANKS ACCORDED
REV. S. H. GREENE DELEGATED

With the sessions this afternoon and
this evening, the annual meeting OF the
Columbia Association of Baptist ChurcheS'
held all this week in Grace Baptlsl
Church will be concluded.
For an hour and IL half this morning
the delegates paid tributes to the sixty
nine members of District Baptlst
churches who have died during the year.
In the report of the committee on obltu-
aries, presented by Percy S. Foster, the
roll of the dead was read, and to each
was accorded an appropriate eulogy.
Moderator F.. Hez Sven was appointed
delegate TO the Southern Baptist conven-
ton which meets next May. Rev Sam
uel III. Greene, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church. was appointed delegate to the
Northern Baptist convention, of which he
is vice president.
The association voted its thanks to Mod
orator Sven, Clerk D. S. Foster, Assist
ant Clerk j. w. Many; to Rev f. w
Johnson, pastor and to the members or
Grace Baptist Church for hospitality III
entertaining the convention, and to {. b.
Vroman, chairman of the press commit
tee; NJ D. Kiefer, official stenoSrapher
and the city newspapers for their eHortS
in behalf of the convention.
Meeting Place and Preacher.
The next annual meeting place of the
Columbia Association of Baptist Churches
will be held in West Washington Baptist
Church Rev. F. w. Johnson has been
chosen to preach the annual sermon on
that occasion, with Rev. George f.
Whitehouse as alternate.
This decision was made at the meet
ing of the association yesterday after
noon in approval of the report of the
committee on place of meeting and
preacher.
Yesterday afternoons session was call
ed TO order by Rev. Charles F. Wlnblgler,
who led devotional exercises. Then fol-
lowed the reading of the report of the
Baptist Home, read by Mrs w: II. Hoeke,
president of the board OF lady man.
ayers.
was read by Mrs. Sarah Nee. Spoford,
treasurer. showing that the home had
received during the year from dlHerent
sources s5,419.O3 and that there was
small balance on hand.
The report of the Womans Baptist
Missionary Association was read by Mrs.
Thomas Highfield. secretary of the asso-
citation. The report showed that the as
ISOLATION enjoyed a prosperous year ana
acknowledged much encouragement and
inspiration from the ladies' aid societies
and children of the various churches.
Mrs. C. G. Gould, president. made the
Woman's Baptist Missionary Assocla-
tons report. She called attention to the
fact that it has been twenty years since
the association was organized for the
purpose of promoting among the women
of the churches. by union OF enort,
greater interest and better work in mis-
sions. 49, 9f*fs .-.'-~
She explained that in 1888 the Baptist
women of the District had raised S611
for missions, while their report Of last
year showed they gave s67O6 toward
the cause an increase of over $4,000 in
yearly contributions since 1888. She ask
ed the unity of interest and prayers of
the churches in carrying on the work.
Mrs. W. III. Baker, vice president of the
home board of the Woman's Baptist Mis-
sionary Association, referred to her re-
cent visit to Chicago as a delegate to the
Home Mission. and described the work
In that city by the mission among Chi
nese. Italians and other foreigners. She
explained in detail the work done by
the training school for mission workers
established by the ladies' association, and
described the magnificent building recent
1y erected by the association to carry on
the work of the training school.
Prayer and Song.
The evening meeting was called to
order at 40 o'clock by Rev. r. S. Owens
and the first half hour was devoted to
prayer and song service. Percy S. Foster
led the singing.
Then was read the report of the commit
tee on Sunday School Institute by Rev. c.
=. Stealey. The report called attention
to the large attendance and interest
shown at the institute Ileld at Bethany
Baptist Church last April and contained
a resolution presenting To the association
the Importance of Sunday school insti-
tutes and asking the association to fix a
definite time TO hold an institute during
the year. early in April. and to have the
moderator appoint a committee of nine to
arrange for such institute. The report
was adopted.
The report of the committee on Sunday
schools was read by X. +. Fleharty,
chairman The report contained COM
School Institute held during the year. The
report showed that three Sunday schools
were discontinued during the year; that
there were now twenty-seven schools with
1905 pupils. and that the contributions
during the year were so, 1880.
Attention was called to the growth of
the Sunday schools, which has not kept
pace with the growth of the city. The re-
port urged greater efforts.
The report stated that the greatest need
in the Sunday schools is teachers; that
the growth of the churches must come
from the Sunday schools; that the special
meetings recently held in the churches
proved this fact. The report recon-
mended that the statistics in the Sunday
school report hereafter include the num-
Der of Sunday school scholars that have
joined church during the year; also that
an effort be made to get every church
member on the Sunday school roll.
The report was adopted
a solo was sung by Mrs. Arthur G.
Dunn. entitled Fear Not Ye, . Israel"
by Dudley Buck.
ley Baptist Church of 4-altimore ad-
dressed the association on Sunday School