The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-19
THE BAPIISTS.
THE GREAT WORK HOME MIS-
SiONS DISCUSS ED.
The Thomasviile Orphanage--The Bap-
tiot Female University.-Rev. DIR.
Carter's Sermon was Eloquent and
Powerful Beyond Description.

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Carter's Sermon was Eloquent and
Powerful Beyond Description.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l
SHELBY, N. O., Nov. II, 1890. DIR. |.
I. Tichenor Of the Home Mission Board,
Atlanta, addressed the convention Sat-
urday morning. After surveying the
work done in Cuba, and relating the re-
cent prosecutions of the Baptists there
and the lndignities TO which the great
Dlaz has been subjected, he turned
hOmeward. AS great as was the work
to be done in Cuba, it was not our great
est work. TO Chri tianize our home peo-
pie was work that overshadowed all
others IN importance. The South was
the greatest land e al the earth. To
the minerals in her bosom, to the forests
that cover her mountains, to the white
snow Of her cotton fields, all this coun-
try would turn for its supplies of these
But the grandest of all our resources
Is the soil We tread. Had the avaricious
Spaniards found all the gold their hearts
coveted, had they discovered square
miles OF gems worthy to adorn crown,
they would have found nothing half so
grand as the soil trodden by their un-
thinking feet
We now have 65 100000 of people I
know the census don't say so, but the
census either purposely or otherwise is
inaccurate. Within thirty years we shall
have 1875, 900, 900 We shall have twice
as many houses, twice as many homes.
This stupendous material progress de-
mands a greater spiritual advancement.
We must meet this demand by Christian
| izlng this land from one end to the
other.
D. J. W. Carter also spoke The
South is making wonderful strides OF
progress Other Birmingham's will
spring up. North Carolina will nave one
OF them, too, or you can put it dowr
that one member of the convention ir
this year of grace 1890 is not a a prophet
We must enlarge the tent, stretch out
the cords and strengthen the stakes.
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After this discussion closed Mr.. J. L
Kesler, of the Wake Forest Student, by
invitation, told the body Of this the bes
of all our college magazines? This youDs
man has a graceful appearance on til,
floor and made a 6ve-minutes speech
tha was apt, humorous and sensible.
The Thomasville Orphanage was tn,
next subject of discussion. Several mem
bers addressed the convention. Step
were taken toward requiring that Charl
ty and Children, the organ Of the or
phanage, be devoted strictly and only L
the needs Of the orphanage. This mean
that its paid contributors must be cut off
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2 At night the first annual report of th
B sptist Female University was read an
discuss I'd. DR.. Carter, in a grand speech
plead for simple justice to women. 81
eulogized the Baptists for their pre-
gressiveness and encouraged them t
move forward He illustrated poin
by telling story about two trampin
sons of "merrie old England" Nobod
who hearl that story will ever forget il
inimitable telling.
Following Dr. Carter came Drs. Hu
! ham and Skinner. These three speaker
made speeches of lasting good
moulding sentiment for this grand pr
ject.
4 This subject closed the regular wor
9 of the convention, but cannot stop wit
r out saying that DR.. Carter preached
S sermon on Sunday morning that W;
9 eloquent and powerful. beyond desert
ton. Text-''Let us hear the conclusie
Of the whole matter. Fear God," &
a Every sentence seemed to have bee
[. chiseled. Truly was it clear in conce
: ton and glowing with feeling, On Su
r day night DR.. Hall preached in the Ba
$ tis5 church, after which good byes we
) said and the slxtieth annual session
the North Carolina Baptist State Co
vention was ended.
i W. F. MARSHALL.