The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-13
With the Washington Churches
BAPTIST.

The Columbia Association of Baptist
| Churches will hold its thirty-eighth an
nual meeting next week at Grace Bap'
fist Church, Ninth and d streets south
east. The sessions will begin on Mon
day evening when the annual sermon
will be delivered by Rev. II. w. o.
Millington, pastor OF the Brookiana
Baptist Church. Dean William A VIII
bur, of George Washington University
moderator of the association VIII pre-
/ side.
The field of the association will be
| presented at the Tuesday evening ses-
sion, when Rev. DR.. S. II. Greene pas,
tor of Calvary Baptist Church VIII
speak on "Our Benevolences; heV. D.
w MANY. pastor OF East washington
Heights Church, will speak on Our
District Work." and Rev. DR.. u. "
johnson. pastor of Emmanuel Church.
will speak on The Church a Force' MI
Field" ,,.o,,
will present the report OF the coi con-, n
zoe on missions and addresses Will pc
delivered by Rev. Guy c. Lamsoh' Q.
the Northern Baptist Convention. anu
by Rev. c. ]. Thompson, or the Soul"-
ern Baptist Convention.
owen p. Kellar will report on Eouns
peoples' work Thursday evening, anu
Rev. George d. Adams. ID. d. OF fhlla-
delphia. will give an ADDRESS U"
Wine in Old Skins. -.
The daily morning and AFTERNOON se
sions will be devoted to the business
~ the association. On Wednesday
r,orninr and afternoon the women
missionary organizations VIII meet anu
will besr addresses from national lead
ars in the vomen's work. The SUNDAY
school session will be held at O'Clock
Wednesday when addresses VIII De
given by Rev. S. G. Nell. ID. D.. OF the
Baptist Publication Society ana py rev;
|. ]. Vanness. of the sunday schoo'
hoard OF the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton.
Rev DIR Weston Bruner, who was IN
charge of the recent Baptist campaign
in this city. will close the meetings al
Fifth Baptist Church tomorrow. ms
morning subject is THE Cross, while
he will speak in the evening on The
Second Coming OF Christ"
Al its annual business meeting, held IN
the church parlors on Tuesday evening
The Petworth Baptist Church elected the
following officers: Herbert w. Ludwig'
cIerk: Fred L. Shanks, treasurer
Nessrs. Shields. Sands. Rice and Viers,
finance committee; c. s. Sands, repre-
sentative on the executive board ana
NIerrs. Ianghorne and Test, deacons:
Seven delegates to the next meeting OF
the Columbia Association OF Baptists
were also elected, the delegation being
headed by former deacon. z La Pelle-
provision was also made at this meet |
ing for the appointment OF a secretary |
81 personal work for this church. and 1t
Is planned to carry on vigorous ana
systematic campaign among non-church |
roers Of the community with the idea
Of interesting them in the work OF the
church. Deacon II. w. Ludwig VIII prop
ably be selected to direct this work,
pending the calling OF a pastor ana 10
assist in 1t thereafter.
It developed at this meeting that there
s unanimity of sentiment for the calling
IF Rev. Ralph Wright as pastor or the
,burch. and while no formal call has as
ret been extended II is certain that a
Itrong effort will be made to induce him
o accept the place Baptists OF other
hurches who heard Dr. Wright recentiy
4 Calvary Church will be interested in
he outcome Of the efforts of the Pet
worth Church to procure him as pastor.
Rev. Hubert Bunyea, who has SO &C
eptabIy filled the pulpit Of this church
m a number of occasions, recently, is
expected to preach at both services to-
omorrow. The chorus choir. with John
:. Smith and James l. Jones as soloists,
will sing as usual.
The revival services I'm the Centennial
Baptist Church were very successful
,ighty-nine persons being received into
he church. A number are to be hap
lied by the pastor. Rev. f. HeZ Sven,
omorrow night. Evangelist A. J. Co.
Ass has gone to Texas TO visit A brother.
md will reach his home in California in
December.