Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-23
TO ORGANIZE LOAN SOCIETY
Columbia Association Plans to Help
Churches in the District.
COMMITTEE REPORTS TONIGHT
Closing Session Will Be Held With
an Address by Colgate Univer-
sity President.

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A streets northeast, will be the meeting
place of the Columbia Association of Bap-
fist Churches in 1912. The clergyman
who will preach the annual sermon will
| be Rev. Hinson V. Hewlett. pastor of the
Second Baptist Church. His alternate is
| Rev. Hugh Stevenson. pastor of Bethany
Baptist Church. Rev. Theron Outwater.
| pastor Of Kendall Baptist Church. will
deliver the doctrinal sermon of the con-
vention. while Rev. H. w. o. Millington.
and just elected moderator of the asso-
citation. will serve as alternate.
These selections We're made at the SEES
sion of the association in the Second
Baptist Church today at 10 o'clock An
agreement was also reached to create a
building and loan fund within the men,
bership of the white Baptist churches Of
Washington which are included in the
association. whereby the propaganda of
aiding In every way the advance of the
denomination in the District of Columbia
as decided upon at the sessions yesterday
of the association, can be successfully
carried out.
Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, pastor of Beth
any Baptist Church. and Rev. John f.
Briggs, pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church.
both of whom in addresses urged the new
plan. together with Rev. f. w. Johnson,
pastor of Grace Baptist Church, and c. T.
Vrooman and ]. j. Darlington were named
members of a special committee to for
mulate plans for the formation of this
proposed fund.
The doctrinal sermon of the convention
was delivered by Rev. DR.. Samuel II.
Greene. pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.
His subject was THE Character of
Jesus
Announcement Of Committees.
Committees were announced as follows:
Audit treasurer's accounts-C P. Grady,
]. w. Mcclure.
Executive board for 1912-Rev r. L.
Bardens, H. +. Crawford, Rev. H. T. Stew
enson, J. E. Dawson, c. E. Fairman, Rev
II. w. o. Wilmington, c. G. Lynch, Rev.
| Foster, A. l. Swartwout, o. P. Keller, w
A. Wilbur, Rev. j. M. Taylor. r. w.
Christian, Lorenzo Pryor, Rev. e. Hez
Sven, r. A. Bogley. r. F. Jones, Rev.
J: W. Many, D. G. Fountain. Rev. J. e.
E. Briggs. j: J. Darlington. +. w.
Howison. c. 1. Gessford. Rev. w. w.
Wanssr. Rev e; F Va Johnson GsMsSn
! r. c. Whitney, E. A. Balzer. Rev. A. l..
Nasmith, H. e. Davis. Rev. II. s. Pink
| Theron Outwater. c. A. Muddiman. Glenn
| T. Jones, Rev. p. B. Wellington, James
| ]. Jones, Rev. J. c. Ball, w. s. Kaiser.
c. s. Sands, Rev. g. w. McCulloch, Ed
ward Collins, George Blakesley, Rev. H.
V. Hewlett, w. a. Cooper. ]. s. Reynolds,
| Rev. DR.. J. ]. Muir, r. F. Shaw, H. v.
johnson, Rev. b. d. Cav, w. II. Hay
cock. r. A. Shinn.
An adjournment was taken at noon
for luncheon, and the afternoon session
| began at 2 o'clock, with Rev. w. w.
McMaster in charge of the devotional
service. The balance of the program
includes report of the committee on
systematic beneficence through S. w
Woodward. chairman; addresses on
systematic giving by Revs. B. D. Cav
and II. S. Pinkham; reports on COM
mittee on obituaries and also the ad-
visory committee. The first will be
given by W. S. Keiser and the latter
by Rev. II. w. O. Wilmington.
| The closing session will be held this
evening at 1880 o'clock. President E.
B. Bryan of Colgate University will
deliver an address.