Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-10-25
snnnsihilities nor NJ co -. l! our

them We may not 80 readily appreciate our re-
sponsibilties, nor meet our obligations
Like any other enterprise, our newspapers ara
IN the midst OF q crisis. viii they survive or
perish! Ii our hearts were warm in love: if onr
minds were thirsty for knowledge :; Il we lived frr
eternity and not for time, these papers would liy
and not die.
And how important it is that our religions manor,
| should be sustained. They arc the organizers If
our work in the world
What is aa army without organization? IRE
not Christians the army of the Lord The brst
generals with superior munitions and comrIc9o
appointments IN every department will fail t6 Inc
VIGOROUS II DIS troops ere not organized, drilled
our brethren in North Carolina, discipline trairo
ing, organization.
This we respectfully suggest will be bcsc If nat
mainly secured by the Biblical Recoyle, a. o i ~
strumentality. But more: it is the weekly IN -
| tor TO our families, bringing and shoUiTo, ~
glad tidings OF the kingdom Of Sod from M me-
tious OF North Carolina, and beyond from n -
far remote. What convenience I'd CO. o. 3.'S
| the Saints of God is the weekly visit oF tLn Ie,
coTdeT, oeiiverlEG news to them from ali narts
and go cheaply-Only SO. Can we afford ~ "a
pcnse with our beloved visitor convar.;nJ -,
entire Baptist fraternity in the state imt4 ono ,,,
united household Of Faith? If the fir ends of he
cause do not interest themselves in tbe crc Ia,;
Of the Rt c0Tder, no one VIII. VIII they not do 500
! The committee are annoyed ct the telrouenry
on the part of OR Bre thren in securing the va NJ
bic services of the BtbtcdL Recorder. Tie cause
assigned for this neglect is the want of means ~
does not become your Committee to deny tLr
trlthtulness OF this statement, but thew d. spri.
ously doubt the statemen Mt as embracing the whole
| truth. Where there is will there il a.yay Ycn,
Committee be ieve sincerely thai if the Brethrsf,
wanted to take the Recorder they would take tho
Recorder b. cause they could take the RecCr5er-
Now we see that mere is q plan universally accap-
! table. whereby we can promote the organization
and efficiency of our Brotherhood Aud VEG the
plan does not reach the case. Evidently he one
thing needfGl is the very thing which is absent
| from us. The one thing needful to secure our
complete organization and efficiency ~ BaDitSls
! is that zeal which, with spiritual know edge de-
rived rom the presence of Christ and the ndwoll-
| ing OF the Holy Ghost, fills our hearts with the
| love OF God, and casts out all fear and unbyliyr
! together with every imagination of evil and o
worldly mirdedness. We commend this spirit OF
love and faith derived from Christ our blessed
| Head, to our Editors and their patrons il North
Carolina and throughout the South as the most
! pleasing to Him whose we are and whom we serve
| as the only one by whom We can reach and real.
| ize the sluInbering, latent energies of our people
| everywhere paraNze more or less.
We urge our pastors and membership to sub
| scribe to the Recorder as q religious duty and
privilege, and, if possible, to patronizo other re-
! hgiOus papers out Of the State, among which we
respectfully recommend the Religious Herald.
/ /. s. ;. e COHEN, Committee.
LEVI THoRNE.
The report was adopted without discus
sion.
The President announced the cppoint-
ment of the following committee on the
selection of preachers for the next Conyen-
ton DIR. Crenshaw, Col. Dairy and ".
Boyd, Esq.
This committee subsequently made the
following report, which was adopted Rev.
j. B. Hardwiclz to preach the Introductory
Sermon Rev. John Mitchell, Alternate.
Rev. Il. B. Kingsbury the Missionary Ser.
mon Rev. A. j. Emerson, Alternate.
The following resolutions were offered
by Rev. Mr.. Owen, and unanimously
adopted:
Resoloed That the thanks of this Convention
are due, and hereby respectfully rendered, to the
citizens of GoldsbOro' for their polite and hospl-
table attentions to US during the present session
to the Pastor and members of the Presbyterian
Church for the use of their house of worship and
to the railroad officers by whose courtesy We ara
permitted to return to our homes free OF charge.
The Rev. Mr.. Hardwick then offered the
following, which was also adopted unani-
mouslY
RESOLVED, That fac thanks of this body be ten
dered the Reporter Of tho Wilmington Journal,
for the full and accurate reports he has gveu OF
the proceedings of this body during its session
here.
On motion of Rev. 4. D. Cohen, it was
ordered that the Secretary be allowed SO
for his services.
Five hundred copies Of the Minutes of
this Convention were ordered to be printed
The committee on Obituaries made q re-
port anu accompanying resolutions which,
however, was subsequently Withdrawn for
alteration, but will be completed in time
for the Minutes.
Rev. w. L. Brooks moved that q COM
mittee of three be appointed to confer with
some Clergyman, suited and competent to
the task to write memoir Of the late Rev.
Samuel Wait, d. ID. Carried.
On motion, all the Boards were con-
tipued, granting to each one of them the
power of fill vacancies.
The following appointments Of delegates
to corresponding bodies were made: To
the General Association of Virginia, Rev
erend Messrs. Skinner, Carroll, Hardwick,
Walters, OVERLY, Wingate, Thorne, Kings
bury, Sandlin and Mr.. Jas. Porteat. South
Carolina Convention, Revs. ". II. Jordan,
r. LII. Griffith and j. I'll. Phillips. West
ern North Carolina Convention, Reys. ".
IT, Walters, j. Ii. Phillips, J. Il. Stready
and r. r. OVERLY.
After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Chalfn, the
Convention adjourned.
The final adjournment was to have been
made Sunday night after service. The
above was the last business proceedings of
the body.
For the Journal.