Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-19
union MEMBERS
HOLD MONTHLY
MEETING HERE
Columbia Federation Guests
of Union at First Baptist
Church
OVER 600 PRESENT
Plans are Made For Active Summer
To Give Banquet May Meet
Next At Cherrydale.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Columbia Federation Of Baptist
! Young Peoples Unions was held IN
the First Baptist Church of this city
last night. Approximately 600 MEM
hers and visitors were present.
The Unions in attendance were with
the numbers rs follows: First Bap-
tist Of Washington g.; TennaIytown,
iG; Emmanuel, }; Fifth, 80; First Bap-
list of Alexandria. l7S; Second Bap-
ltist Of Alexandria. -; West Wash
ington. -: Clarendon, IT; Cherry
dale, 10; Centennial, II; Randle, 1S;
Nj. Rainier, ,; Bethel, 3S; Del Ray
Is: Maryland Avenue, 3; Second Bap-
tist Of Washington, 81; and Calvary,
!. There were others present who
we're not accounted for. The visitors
were conveyed to this city by special
ears over the Washing;or-Nirginia
Railway. The approximate total
number of members in the Federation
lis 500.
After a hearty song service. which
was leG by John Ruthyen, president
Of the Federation, the address Of well
come was delivered by Clinton II.
Brown. president of the Union Of the
First Baptist Church and vice-presi-
dent Of the Federation. TO the wei
come. John Ruthven responded on
behalf Of the visiting Unions.
Following a vocal solo by Mrs. W.
G.. Oliver. business was taken up and
announcement was made that the next
regular meeting would be held with
the Cherrydale Union on May 10 at
Chcrrydale. i was also announced
that the first boat ride Of the season
had been arranged e. June %. A
number OF members ofthe Unions will
attend the annual meeting which is to
De held in st. Paul Mimi. and will
leave on June 81. After the compile
tion of the St Paul Convention the
'B. Y. p. T. delegation will continue
TO Yellowstone National Park where
they will spend q few days before re-
turning.
The Federation has also decided to
give q banquet in the Franklin Square
Hotel in Washington on the night of
May ?. Tickets for this banquet may
be had from Miss Bishop Of Emmanuel
Baptist Church Of Washington.
$ play. The Trial of n Robber,'
was presented by a specially selected
group. The scene of the play was set
in court room and the case before the
court was charge of robbery brought
by the First Baptist Church Of Alex
andria against John Rich and Mary
Stingy. The jury was made up OF
ladies ard gentlemen from the various
Unions represented. The prisoners
we're. after due dcliberatlon, sentenc-
cd by the court 70 serve for twenty
years at hard labor. The sentence
was suspended, however. when the
prisoners made n fearful plea OF ig-
norance Of the law and promised
faithfully to bc titherS the rest OF
their DAYS. Several prominent wit
nesscs were called and examined.
W. G.. Hendrick. field secretary Of
the Laymen'S movement Of the State
made ar address in which he set
forth the principles Of tithing. A
tremendous drive is now being made
by the BaDtiStS Of the South for tith-
ers and Mr. Heudrick states that the
tFlAt. G~ 'lt N'fN is is' % t''Ni''N''N'N'
success. 4 large percentage OF the
b. Y. p. L. members Of Columbia Fed
Grafton are already tithers.
DR.. T.. r. Jackson then in
short address gave She visi-
tori brief history relating to
the tablet which is erected in the
church to the memory Of the founder
Of the First Baptist Church OF Alex
andria and Of the First and Second
Bantist Churches Of Washington. He
told how Jeremiah Moore was con-
vcrted to the Baptist Church and how
he was imprisoned for his preachings
and then of his defense by Patrick
Henry in Colonel Broadwater's court
in this city. This man, declared DR..
Jackson. was the founder Of the prin-
ciples Of religious liberty in the colo
n i..