The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
BAPTIST.

beElnnlnR next MOnQdy evening" NONoIIl'
Der II, the thirty-Sxth annual meeting
Churches will be held with the Immanue
Baptist Church, Sixteenth Street and Co
lumbia Road Northwest.
This association comprises twenty-five,
churches, all located in the District Of
Columbia, but one, namely, the Hyatts-
vile Church. The total membership /;
about 5000, with an annual expenditure
of about s150,00o.
This meeting ranks the same as a State
convention and is the most important
gathering Of Baptists for this section
during the entire year. Every church is
expected to send delegates to this con-
vention, together with a letter and finan-
cial report setting forth the work of the
year. Matters of mutual concern are
brought before this body, and ways and
means devised for the furthering OF de-
nominational interests.
The program is varied in its makeup,
and provides for sermons, inspirational
addresses by experts on missionary, Bible
school, young peoples work, and social
service.
Monday evenings session of the Co.
lumbia Baptist Association will be devo-
tional In character. Rev. H. w. o. Mil
nngton. moderator of the association, will
preside. Rev. Paul B. Watlington, pastor
of Maryland Avenue Church, will preach
the annual sermon, having been selected
for that purpose at the last annual meet
ing. The formal business OF the asso-
citation will begin on Tuesday morning,
when delegates from the various churches
will be enrolled, and sessions will con-
tinue in the Mornings, afternoons and
evenings of Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday.
Delegates who have been appointed to
represent the nineteen Baptist churches
of the city are as follows:
Anacostia-Misses Blanche Keifer, Le-
nora Keifer. Mrs. Ida Boswell; Messrs.
L. E. McGill and L. z. Bookman.
Bethany-The Revs. H. T. Stevens and
N. J. Scarito; Messrs. r. z. wiIber, ].
w. Morfa, T. H. Braden, Z. H Murra,
z. f. Haycroft; Mesdames W. z.
Vaughn. Henry Jaefer, R. NJ. Graham,
H. T. Stevenson. and J. Grove.
Brookland-Mrs. ]. B. Ford; Messrs. ].
b. Ford, c. H. Etz. L Carpenter, John
Wignall, Fred Barnes, and D. H. oertley.
Calvary-The Revs- S. w. Greene (pas-
tori, F. Menefee, ]. 2. Arnold, F. J. Lu-
kens, @. W. Swift, and A. D. Bryant;
Mesdames S. II. Greene, d. s. Foster, L.
T. Payson, C. G. Gould, H. NJ. Kendrick,
w. II Baker, and w. A. WILDER; Messrs
s. W. Woodward. W. A. Wilbur, L. D.
Bliss, d. S. Foster, c. w. Needham, 7.
,. Hopk1nS, =. ID. BrlstOn, w. >. Shallen-
berger. o. p. Kellar, H. H. Kiniball, ].
C. Herring, z. G. Mason, c. R. Dean, F.
L. Stickner, E. c. Rice, F. E. Wright,
]. H Mothershead, z. s. Hoskins, c. J.
Corby, W. E. Evans. G. H. Judd, N. S.
Francett, u. ]. Hull, NJ. Carroll, F. A.
Swa-twont, c. E. Dunkum, H c. Nc
Neill, J. H Simpson, and w. W. Everett.
Columbia-Edward S. Taft, r. A. Bag
ley, P. W. Musson, c, V. Inlay, and Mrs.
Agnes Stewart
Congress Heights-The Revs. E. z.
Richard, B. Milstead; Mesdames P. H.
NaIly, Grace Richardson, Alice Hollows;
Mr.. Charles Purdy.
First-The Rev. W. W. McMaster,
MesSrs. G. c. Samson, N. Wanger, II.
Young: Mesdames n. Burke, C. E. Bron-
son, II. c. Pearson, II. B. Polkinhorn;
Misses A. Yeatman, z. Dickinson. and
2. Wilkinson.
Grace-The Rev. F. W. johnson, the
Rev. Hubert Bunyea; Messrs- d. w.
Bruce, J. n. Mills, J. D. Simpson, ". c.
Weldon, A C. Whitney, L. A. williams;
Mesdames Mary Abraham, F. W. John
son, Sarah Van Horn, Anna Nelson;
Misses Jennie Bohrer and Carrie Miller.
East Washington Heights-The Rev. ].
W. Many; Messrs. d. c. Fountain, r.
l.. Jenkins, Lafone Starkweather, Mrs.
C. ]. Wilbert, Miss Edna Owens.
HyattsvilIe-The Rsv. A. K. Stocke-
brand. DR.. G. ]. La6sen: Messrs. John |
D. WILSON, and William +. Pierce; Mes