Evening star., 1913-11-20
BAPTIST CHURCHES
PLAN FOR AFUND
Columbia Association Seeks
Subscriptions to Shares for
Building Project.

a permanent building fund for the CO.
lumbia Association of Baptist Churches,
now in session at Emmanuel Baptist
Church. was assured by the adoption this
morning of the report of the committee
on building and loan fund. submitted by
the chairman. Rev. II. V. Hewlett.
This document recommends the plan OF
work to be pursued as follows:
THAT an earnest appeal be made to the
churches, to organizations within the
churches and to individuals during the
weeks intervening between the adjourn
ment of the association meetings and the
beginning Of the calendar year. for sub
scriptions to shares at the rate of one
dollar each per month; payment Of sub
scriptions to begin January I. 1914. and
to terminate December 81. 1914.
No Loan in First Year.
THAT the moneys gathered thus be
the beginning of building-loan fund for
our association. and that this fund be
in the care of the officers of the asso-
citation. and that no loan be made from
the fund during the first year.
THAT the committee during the year
formulate the rules which will govern
the loaning of moneys from this fund.-
The nucleus of the fund will thus be
made. to which contributions and legacies
may be later added.
In view of the fact that for the past
two years the educational board has
made no report. only a few minutes had
been set aside this morning for it, The
time had to be extended. therefore, in or
mitted by the chairman. c. E. Vrooman.
which dealt at length with the necessity
for work in Christian education, might
be heard.
Rev. ]. C. Ball Closes Exercises.
The report of the committee on the di-
gest of letters was adopted. and that of
the committee on preachers and place OF
next meeting was postponed for a later
hearing
doctrinal sermon by Rev. J. G. Ball,
pastor of the Metropolitan Church. closed
the exercises.
The meeting this afternoon includes the
reports of the committee on systematic
beneficence. the committee on obituaries
and the advisory committee.
The report of the committee on young
peoples work will be heard at the final
session tonight. The Church and It's
Young People is the theme to be used
by Rev. William Quay Roselle of the
Fifth Baptist Church of Philadelphia.
Woman's Work Taken Up.
Yesterday afternoons session was con-
cerned largely with the work of Baptist
women. Mrs. W. W. McMaster opened
the meeting with prayer. which was fol-
lowed by the report of the board OF trus-
tees of the Baptist Home. submitted by
Capt. Fred Beall, the chairman.
The reports Of the board of lady man
ayers of the home, and of the Woman S
Baptist Missionary Association followed.
The report of the lady managers of the
home urged that the facilities of the home
be enlarged to admit men to its comforts.
Following some general discussion of the
advisability of such move Miss Belle
Chisakopsky of the Mariners Temple.
New York. delivered an address concern
ing her work in and around that city.
The evening session included the re-
ports of the committee on Sunday School
Institute and that on Sunday schools,
followed by an address by Rev. DR.. +.
NJ. Stephenson of Pennsylvania, state field
worker for Sunday schools and young
peoples societies.