The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-04
THE CENTRAL BAPTIST ASsO.
ClATiON.
new Church Admitted. Re.
ports on Missions, Etc..A New Ban.
tist Church for Raleigh.


New Church Admitted..yigorous Re.
ports on Missions, Etc..A New Bap.
tist Church for Raleigh.
Especial Cor of STATE CHRoNIcLE1
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Oct. 1st.-The
association met at 10 o'clock.
One new church was received into the
membership of the Observation-Disclosures
Chapel"
The report on foreign missions shows
an increase over last years work. The
association raised this year for foreign
missions S1,1O5.
The report on State missions was en-
couraging. The association pays 81, 900 to
this object.
Afternoon Session.
DR.. Taylor made report on colpor-
tage, and recommends that q suitable
man be employed to engage in this
work
The report on Education was read and
discussed by Prof. J. B. Carlyle, rep
resenting the board at Wake Forest COL
lege. N Y. Gully spoke in behalf of the
great need of an increased endowment
for Wake Forest college, and the lib
eral offer Of Mr.. Bostwick, of New York,
agreeing to give one dollar for every two
that We would raise by the first of March,
1891.
Or. Garter made strong speech in be-
half of female education, and the pro-
posed Baptist University at Raleigh.
The report was adopted. Pledges were
made by the churches for education.
Thursday Morning.
The report on periodicals was read and
| discussed by DR.. G. T. Bailey.
The report on the Baptist Orphanage
was read ana discussed by Rev. @ j. Wood
rem, DR.. Carter and Rev. w. r. Gwalt-
ney. The report shows that the Bsptists
are standing nobly by this Orphanage,
and God is wonderfully blessing it. A
collection was Immediately taken
amounting to $43,1O.
! The report on Sunday schools shows
that there is Sunday school member
ship in the twenty churches of nearly
twenty-five hundred, and these schools
have raised during the year about $3.50.
Rev. 0. l.. Stringfield represented the
interest of the Third church in Raleigh.
The association and churches responded
literally in cash and pledges. This
church is to be moved. and nice house
built on Fayetteville street. Doubtless
Bro. Stringfeld will push the work and
soon have another elegant Baptist church
on one Of the prettiest lots in Raleigh.
Afternoon Session.
The report on home missions was read
Rev B. Cade and brethren N. Y.
Gully, O. E. Brewer ana b. w. Spillmau
woro appointed as committe to appor.
tiOn the churches for the amount oi
home missions the association is TO raise
The reports are very encouraging from
this department of our work.
A resolution was introduced to change
the time Of meeting of the association
to Wednesday before the first Sunday il
August. Adopted.
Bro. n. Y. Gully was appointed a.
representative from this Association K
the Southern Baptist convention, which
; meets in Birmingham, Ala, next May
Bro. G. W. Johnson as alternate. Breth
rem W. L. Poteat, Buffaloe and w. r
, Walters were appointed delegates to th'
! Baptist State convention, which meet
, in Shelby in November.
A vote of thanks by rising was ex
! tended to the citizens for their kind hos
: pitality to the association. Thus closes
: a most pleasant and profitable session O
t the association.
b AS we parted the choir sang the beat
/ tiful hymn, "God be with you till "
g meet again"