The Washington times., 1913-11-15
BAPT|STS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
Exercises Extend Over Four
Days-Reports From All
Churches.

Beginning next Monday evening, No
vember Il, the thirty-sixth annual
meeting of the Columbia Association of
Baptist Churches will be held at the
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Sixteenth
street and Columbia road northwest.
This association comprises twenty
three churches. all located in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, but one. namely, the
Hyattsville church. The total member
ship is about 5000, with an annual ex-
penditure for church and missionary
purposes of about Sl50,000,
This meeting ranks the same as a
state convention and is the most i'm
portant gathering of Baptists, for this
section, during the entire year Every
church is expected to send delegates
to this convention, together with let
ter and financial report setting forth
the work of the year. Matters of mu-
tual concern are brought before this
body, and ways and means devised for
the furthering of denominational in
terests
The program is varied in its make
up, and provides for sermons, inspira-
uonal addresses by experts on mission
ary, Bible school, young peoples work,
and social service. 1t is as follows:
Notwithstanding Session. 7:45-
Rev. E. E. Richardson. Reading of
Scripture by the Rev. F. w. Johnson.
Music. Prayer by the Rev. J. J. Muir.
Music. Sermon by the Rev. p. B. Wat
li1gton. Music Benediction.
Tuesday-Morning Session. 1000
Association convenes. Prayer service,
led by the Rev. Z. Hez Sven. 10:15-
Reading of letters from the churches.
Enrolment of delegates. Election of
officers. Report Of the committee on
order of exercises, the Rev. J. c. Ball,
chairman. Reception of visitors. Re-
port of the committee on application
of churches, the Rev. B. D. Cav,
chairman. 12:15-Adjournment
Tuesday-Afternoon Session. TOO
Prayer service. led by the Rev. H. T.
Stevenson. 2:i5-Report of the ex-
ecutive board. Report of the treasur-
er. Addresses 90 minutes each) by
the missionary pastors. Discussion
of report. 4:25-Announcement of
executive board and preachers and
place Of next meeting. 4:30-Adjourn-
ment.
Tuesday-Evening Session. 7:3o-
Song service, led by the Rev: H. V. How
tees on missions.
MISUNDERSTANDING session. 10 90
Prayer service. led by the Rev. ]. E.
Briggs. l0:15-Report of the commit
Tee on. social service. the Rev. F. w.
the Rev. II. V. Hewlett and the Rev.
w. w. McMaster. 11:00-Report of the
committee on Bible and tract distribu-
tion, c. p. Grady, chairman: addresses
twenty-five minutes each), the Rev. S.
G. Neil and the Rev. ]. NJ. Frost D. D.
IL 2:00-Miscellaneous business.
ednesday-Afternoon session. 2 100
Prayer service, led by Mrs. w. w Nc
Master. 2:15-Report of the Baptist
Home and its treasurer. 3:05-Report
Of the Woman's Baptist Missionary As
sociation.
Wednesday-Evening session 1870
Song service. s s:00-Report of the COM
mittee on Sunday School Institute, the
Rev. j. E. Briggs, chairman; report of
the committee on Sunday schools
Thursday-Morning session. 10 :00-
Prayer service, led by the Rev. y.
J. Scarito. 10 :15-Announcement of
standing committees. 10:20-Report of
the committee to audit the treasurer's
accounts, committee 10 nominate new
executive board, committee on preachers
and place of next meeting, committee to
nominate new educational board and
committee on digest of letters. 1880
Report of the committee on building and
loan fund, the Rev. H. V. Hewlett, chair
man. IL :00-Report of educational
board. c. Z. Frooman, chairman. II is
-Doctrinal sermon. the Rev. J. c. Ball
preacher 12:15-Adjournme
Thursday-Afternoon session. 200
Prayer service, the Rev. +. L. Lukens,
leader. 2:15-Report of the committee