Evening star., 1912-11-19
EXPENDED IN YEAR
Disbursements by Baptist
Churches Total $142,O32.50.
REPORTS TO ASSOCIATION
Officers Chosen by Organization and
Reports Read.
FINANCES AND MEMBERSHIP
Growth in Both Shown by the Sta
tistical Exhibits-Social Serv-
ice illustrated.
FINANCES AND MEMBERSHIP

/ Baptist churches Of Washington spent
Tor all purposes during the year ending
October 81, 1912, S14oO3o. 90 A report to
this effect was made today at the thirty
fifth annual meeting of the Columbia AS
sociation of Baptist Churches Of the
amount expended $37,13S.0o was used in
the interest of missionary and other be-
nevolent work. The twenty -one churches
| III the District of Columbia gained 4o6
new members during the year, making
the total of all congregations S,317.
Reports of the committees on the Sun
day schools showed that the membership
| is now 11,4o9 and this announcement
was met with favor by hundreds of men
| and women attending the convention,
which is being held in the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, 9th and A streets north
| east.
| All of the officers of the association
We're reelected this afternoon for an
other year. They are Rev. II. w. o.
Millington, pastor of the Brookland
church, moderator; Rev. J. w. Many,
pastor of the East Washington Heights
| Church, clerk; Reuben Bagley, member
of the Columbia Church, assistant clerk,
and Warren L. Evans of the Calvary
Church, treasurer.
Messages From Churches.
The greater part of the morning session
today was given over to the reading of
letters from the twenty-one churches,
and in practically every Case healthy
financial and numerical growth was
shown. The session was opened with
prayer, offered by Rev. G. w. McCol-
Tough, pastor of the Tenleytown Church.
Rev. j. c. Ball. pastor of the Metropol-
itan Church, announced the complete pro-
gram for tomorrow and Thursday.
Rev. q. Hez Sven. pastor of the Cen
tenniaI Church, conducted the praise and
prayer service at the opening session this
afternoon. A detailed report of the ex-
ecutive committee on the missionary
work done in the District was then re-
ceived.
Late this afternoon amendments to the
constitution of the association will be
discussed and short addresses will be
| made by the missionary pastors.
Song Service Tonight.
Song service will be conducted tonight
by Rev. j. c. Ball. and the speakers Of
the evening will be Rev DIR. Howard
Wane Smith of Philadelphia, on the mis-
| sion work accomplished by the northern
Baptists. and Rev. William S. Smith of
Atlanta will tell of the work along the
same line of the southern Baptists.
| Sessions will be held tomorrow and
| Thursday morning. afternoon and night,
| at which time various questions of inter-
est to the delegates will be discussed.
The convention opened last night. the
Strickler pastor of the Columbia Bap-
| tist Church. The Metropolitan Church
choir sang an anthem The annual SER
mon was delivered by Rev. H. V. How
lett, pastor of the Second Church. The
Scripture reading was by Rev. w. w. Nc
Master, pastor of the First Church. Rev.
j. c. Ball offered the benediction and
| there was prayer by Rev. S. H. Greene.
social service exhibit prepared by the So
cial service committee, of which the
| chairman is Rev. H. v. Hewlett
The most important part of the ex-
and other material, furnished by the
Public Library for the purpose of in
| dicating the ample resources the library
affords the public for the study of social
problems
Books on Exhibition.
| The books exhibited include such local
| works as Neglected Neighbors in the
! Capital City by Charles f. Weller and
The Report of the Presidents Homes
Commission" There are many books of
general application, like Jane Adams
Twenty Years at Hull House. and "A
New Conscience and an Ancient Evil"
and Edward T. Devines misery and It's
| Causes A large number of pamphlets
deal with such problems as infant NOR
| tality. sanitary housing, tuberculosis and
| eugenics. Under the direction of the
| librarian, George +. Bowerman of the
| Public Library, there have been mounted
| upon folding screens large number OF
| clippings from local newspapers, showing
| the various social problems that have re-
Gently been discussed i'll this city.
The Associated Charities contributes a
number of wall charts, photographs and
pamphlets. showing their work toward
the prevention of tuberculosis and to-
ward the relief of the needy. The ex-
hibit contains also numerous specimens
of booklets just issued by the new social
service department of the American Bap-
tist Publication Society.