Evening star., 1917-11-22
MAKE NATION DRY!'
CRY OF BAPT|STS
Sobriety Impossible, Albert E.
Shoemaker Asserts, Until
Liquor Is 0usted.

With Washington 'tlry" as an example
members at this mornings session of the
annual meeting of the Columbia Associa-
tion of Baptist Churches were advised
by Albert E Shoemaker. attorney Tor
the Anti-Saloon League. not to give up
the fight to make the entire counSy
s'dry'
Mr. Shoemaker said the state OF Maine
was nearly lost at the last election to the
"wets'' as a result of the temperance
organizations not being on the alert: He
declared Also that since Washington had
been made prohibition better conditions
existed in the city. Figures were given
showing that during the first week Of this
month there were but sixteen cases OF ar
rests on the charge of intoxication as
against 200 such cases during the first
week of November last year.
Mr. Shoemaker said it cannot be ex-
pected there will be no cases of 1ntoxica.
tion in the city until the constitutional
amendment is adopted, making the entire
country dry"
Opened With Prayer.
The session opened with prayer
service led by Rev. E. Hez Sven. pas
tor of the Centennial Church. Reports
were given by a number OF commit
tees, after which there was a discus
sion The doctrinal sermon was de-
livered by Rev. W. w. McMaster, pas
tor of the First Church.
Committees for the ensuing year were
appointed as follows: Obituary. Rev
r. G. Crump. H. NJ. Test and Charles
lie Foe; publicity, c. E. Vrooman. Rev
walter Dunlop, Zeb La Pelle. ]. S. En-
brey and W. A. Cooper; building and
loan, Rev. W. W. McMaster. W. Hunter
Haycock, C. c. James. Newton Wanger
and Charles Werner; resolutions. Rev
H l. Stewart, Fred Beall. w. A Wilbur,
E Hilton jackson and P. L. Rogers;
social service. Owen P. Kellar, q. n
Judd, Rev. H. T. Cousins. William H
h w. P. Millington, DR.. S. H. Greene.
Percy s. Foster. j. ]. Darlington and
J. L Primm: Sunday school work. ReH.
Hugh T. Stevenson. assisted by the su-
schools; order of exercises. Rev. w. R.
Flanagan, Rev. DR.. ]. E. Briggs. Kew.
F.. W. johnson, Rev. Hugh T. Steven
son, Rev. J. w. Many and r. E. Fle-
harty:. missions. Dr. 9. G. Johnson; p;, Z:
and R L Davidson; young peoples
work, R E. Fleharty Rev. Paul Lang
horne, Rev. Amos Clary. George X
Shields. DIR. c. c. Reed, Raymond Brad
ley and c. J. Dorr: semi-annual meet
ing. Rev. E. Hez SVEN. Rev. A X.
Stockton. r. A Shinn, George K
Shields and R. B. Young.
DR.. johnson Makes Address.
Rev. E E. Richardson. pastor Of the
Congress Heights Church. opened the
afternoon session with prayer. Rev
G. G. johnson. chairman Of the commit
tee on obituaries. gave a report, as did
Rev W. w. McMaster, chairman OF the
committee on resolutions. Rev Dr. john
son made an address
the session last night. in which he urged
the erection Of a memorial statue for
Roger Williams in front Of the Imman-
the Temple Church. and Rev. willshm Al
len Wilbur also delivered addresses.
Urges Union Of Churches.
Closer union between white and col
orec Baptist churches Of the District
wa urged by Rev. ]. Milton Waldron.
pastor of Shiloh Colored Baptist
Church. in an address at the session
yesterday afternoon
The ffty-eight colored Baptist
churches are beginning to awake to
the necessity of q closer union among
themselves and with their white
brethren of the same faith" he said.
ITO bring about this result our
the General Baptist Convention Of the
District of Columbia"
The speaker said there should be a
moro helpful union between the
churches With the exception of an
occasional visit by special invitation
to a white Baptist minister from a
colored Baptist church for the purpose
of preaching. and the dropping into a
white Baptist church of a colored min
lister, without invitation. to hear
preaching. there is no helpful contact
of white and colored Baptists with
each other in this city. he declared
$50 far as Christian fellowship and
cooperation between white and col
ored Baptist churches in Washington
are concerned" he said, I'VE might as
well be living on different planets"
Ready to Join Work.
Dr. waldron said the colored Baptist
convention stands ready to Join the
Columbia Baptist Association in any
enort to bring about . better under
standing and closer cooperation and
fellowship between white and colored
Baptfsts in the city. He said in many
parts Of the west and north white and
oolored Baptists meet In tho same asso-
citation.
Rev. DR.. Arthur e. Bestor, president OF
the Chautauqua Institute, and director
of the speaking division of public in.
formation. IL to deliver an address or
Our National Task" at the closin !
session tonight. Miss Ella D. McLau.
rim IL also to make an address, Will.
q report Of the committee on syouns
peoples work will be given.
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