The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-05

discussing questions OF popular interest
they are not delegates from their re
spective churches and are alone respon-
sihle for their uttersnces.
The services opened with hymn,
after which prayer invoking the bless
incs Of God on the assemblsge, the peo-
ple and the cause Of educa,iOn-which
vas the topic for the morning discus
sion-was offered.
WELCOME.
DR.. Landrum OF the Second Baptist
Church was called upon 10 MAKE The al
dress OF welcoIde. lie said that he had
been delegated as dOor-keeper, and that
the door was not sjar but that 1t had
been thrown wide open and brethren |
from the North and the South were |
alike welcome. Brethren Of other de-
nominations have church North and a
church South. but the Baptlsts are con
solidsted in one common church. We
welcome you brethren, therefore, as
national conference, ard We propose TO
exercise the Bsptists' right OF confer
ence.
This he said, Is to be a free-trsde
meeting. in which sll are alike invited
ord welcome There are TO be neither
bjgh tariff nor protection principles ad-
vocated. We welcome you 10 hich
,nond the old conservative city ot about
IN OO0 inhabitants, 10000 Of whom are
nrofessors of the Christian religion, ana
shont one.fourih of that number are
paniis,s Therefore we do not think you
will b lonesome. .-,,..,o,
,his National Baptist Congress, warming
vour hearts and uniting you In brotheriy
love Welcome, brethren welcome III
= the name Of the Lord.
RESPONSE.
Mr. r. G Wilkinson responded to Inc
p address of welcome on behalf OF the con
, gTess He said, Very gratefully we uo
: Sesnond We, as a community 90 re-
r snnnd and propose to accept your
caTdisl hospitality as heartily as II i
,ondcred And | want 10 say 10 my
Sretbren who have never before stoo,
T. ,,rder ,be grace Of the Southern sun ma
b 80, have vet 10 learn something OF nos
l. ri,lli,v Now that we have come 10 eA
ppbonce bospitaltities and Ideas, may Ih
Z bie.sing of God rest on this Congress
RULES.
q Tho oecretary here read the rules gov
.e erning the Congress lhey PIoN,ImI nmore ,"'
le no volunteer speaker snail DC s,io"t o, ~
Is more than ten minutes lime, anu ln"s - .,
secretary must ring the bell 'h'se iN'i
D, MES before the limit expires.
I'D rnrcATIoN BY THE STATE.
" Dr Rorpess next read a paper entitie, ,i
~ III, fer should the State Educate
~ ,,bicb me compared the present conu
PSI ,ian oe the people, while so many "
81 ia,os snd schools are under state ma
asenent with their condition IN loih
~ v,esrs when the Church alone iooAeu
- the education OF the young. Doso.s,
es- The hell was wrung before Froless'
H' pnrvesr finished reading his essay, a.
he yres stopped in the midst OF MS Ie'
re- 10 sltbonph everybody was lnteres''
-. ,-i5 80 ,Ls miles had 10 be observed
vi. MR. PHILIP 5. MANSON
is of Rsrimore. who was expected 10. TO re
assev could not be present, out ~
oor ~ ysa read 10y the secretary
Plla,, cot ont the many advantages vi
urt essay ond Quoted many statistics Wh
iav -1.aa.ed that nine-tenths OF the Grimm
ills o., entirely uneducated. Insisting !,
W. Stale must educate The people
ing ,hot how wide field common se5oot J.,
'na, ~, ~ ebonld cover is not yet declo
and Io took the position that on wIi'i
.no5ing and arithmetic are Oaseu
one lS"r'n Sd1t. of education 10 when
- higher branches may De au'
ock, o., schools must not only euucale NJ AZ
rtin, - hnt doers also the nina " NN'
u J. stend and the hand TO execute
prv WALTER RAUscHENBoscH Or
YORK
,vas the next speaker -, ~
rdsy "Brethien of the Congress 4. .tT. So -,
re me that both OF the essays VI, vi 'ii, -
Jobn Inc centre on one point Inc que'
mail. of education is very lmpoltan' nr OrN,
Iiery :, Growing In importance annu
sion Thint Of the annual apppropria'l11ll
istrv 49, maintenance OF public scnoois
.cv Z oaIleges and if these appropriations
~, ,nt into the hands OF lruo ia,
"a Of - LII he had for US and for those yet
,Tnev "5nceted The work OF euuca'Io
srris ;,anortsnt aod must be borne oy 81 81
hull ,lders Those sacred names Va
lliott' GnlIeges of oxford aud CamDnus
and 80 |eminiscences OF what mas p
. The a"T6at the Church should educa'S
.hd 81, former proposed solution o. ,
Ito 'no 80 ~ education. The Pr
e-J.y IN, pvonis ploolIi have passed into the nan
80 scnoo' helieye that ia the DARK
0'a'0 dark times of the eaIth G.
49,; anu w ~ rni,bt have been enlignt'
,rsseni IL Is only drawback
49,, Ou' AZ -, ohtained at State lnslllu
~ % ,y Sin'a',T AL Of primary education ns'
''' ''' he eniy %o' monopoll2ed by the H'
T. NJ pl"O. - with the normal 81
-, NM MN. ,be,e are vet some endowed
,iTans Niee,tnns liie and individuals the
siiSnt NUM- u'3 3nnis of higher grade are aliKe
D., sO"O 1,a state The tendency
arv A rr nu',u' scbools TO pass into the ma
lines - S,e,o has been almost cOmple''
~. Ser. beIIeVe that common schoois
80, 10 dav he In the hands OF the ~
,etween 81 nowers or collegiate ins'ituu
sheriff r. Lsnds OF the Stale were IL
The ri "a where they belong, ana !"
the in. ~ ,he will of God that they shsil
. renort The Church originated AIMS
Court. and asylums, and now the Sla''
nion these in hand. The wo
90 crown 100 large for the Ch
L~i,g prosecuted by the cover
o'clock W,hs3 was once the business
mail Nh'rcb "a now that of the state.
ostoftice sdvise that we do not oppose VI
alley 10 dency. for We believe II 10 % "s'
Cary, al MIR. FOX
stopped, sLer He said
en- loose was the heA' Psan The state b,
was at assume tDa' WI WI 40 objection
spOkes certain in'nss 1,.,,bjn the func
swlngle- these things The,e are With a. The Central
New York visited as much py
e gsuze. as as by The rich, and no one oolec,
tbe first vast amount Of money spent
,tore orr on property every year. although !.
lie is taxed for It's support. 90 "
S chan public schools They a. an ,hs s,e peo not
wERs. cation ana edincasS S,,oa,e Inv paf
n the State can educate ny ~ pa,
thimble D,ai'.S ~ 40 IN he opened Of