The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-11-15

/ BrOughtOn Elected President of the |
Board of Trustees OF the Baptist Fe-
male Unlversity--SOme Statistics
Special Cor. of STATE CHRONIC
SHELBY, n c., Nov. 12.-From glen
and cove Of mountain and the borders of
the sea the Baptist clans Of the Old
North State are gathering. A great
train full Of them rolled up last night
just as the golden waves of twilight beat
their last luminous echoes on the shores
of night.
Two hundred N. G. Baptist repre-
sentatlves met to hold their sixtieth
annual convention. Sixty years ago
| 35, QUO strong to-day 800, 900 strong.
They believe they ought to rejoice and
take courage and they do. What good
time they seem to have!
DIR. T. ?. Bell, Of Richmond, remark
ed that the North Carolina Baptist Con
vention always did his soul good like
protracted meeting. Aud then Shelby,
the city on seven hills, or, rather, shall
| say the city of magnificent distances,
is laying herself out to captivate every
visitor, and she will do it. Every heart
and home of this generous people is
open. And it means something to be
welcomed so heartily by a hostess like
Sheby-the home Of the Dixons, the
Whites, the Bosticks, the Durhams, and
many others famous in denominatlonal
work.
Organization.
N The Convention organized for work by
re-electing Col l.. L. Polk as President
| L. IL L
The other officers elected We're: Rec.
Secs. n. B. Broughton, G. ". Green;
Treasurer, J. D. Boushall; Audito;, ".
n. Jones; Cor. Sec q. Durham Trustee
G. Durham, G. NJ Cooke, w Il Pee,
7. H. Briggs, L r. Mills But little else
, wss done in the forenoon except shaping
the work for succeeding meetings.
) Steps were taken looking to the con-
sideration Of the establishment By the
convention of school at Pine Bluff for
the care and training of feeble minded
children The big-hearted and big
t every way philanthropist, J. Il. Mills is
: the champion Of this measure. 1t seems
that The convention will establish also a
new board 10 be called the Board Of
5 Sunday school, or else have a lively
g time to avoid il.
;, Alright DR.. T. Il. Pritchard, Of VIII
mington, preached the convention ser
mon.
/ 4 After the sermon the Trustees of the
Baptist Female University held meet
} ing according to advertisement. Col.
IL L. L. Polk resigned the Presidency Of
I the Beard Of Trustees, and n B. Brough
n ton was unanimously chosen as his sue
s cessor
/ DR.. Thomas E. Skinner resigned the
T. office Of Financial Agent of the Univer-
j. sity His successor has not as yet beer
y elected Other meetings of the board
r will be held, and much interest attaches
3, to their work
G. Second Days Session.
q. When | went into the Convention
lG this morning, Dr. O. T. Bailey had tht
~ floor by permission, making speecl
u for the Biblical Recorder. By the way
'h Assistant Editor Speight is doing tn
a. reporting this time for the Recorder
50 and DR.. Bailey has but little to do ex
ne cept to sit back and look solemn an
W feel funny. But at present he is speak
Il ing for his paper-or rather his people
paper, for it has place in the affection
W Of North Carolina Baptists that nothin
, else can ever fill. | can refer to Onl
ea two of this gifted mans hits. 9th
OF Recorder" said he, lis sound paper
n pure and orthodox. It has never ru
All after any issue but baptism, which
eo has maintained with all it's might
he "Again," said he, this convention
/, composed of the best looking men an
'ne ' women ever saw in a Baptist CONVEX
WI ton, and my heart overtiows with r.
b Of I 6
grown out of the Biblical Recorder"
X The great meeting was but a few "a
ments getting down to real work.
The special order, State MISSIONS ";
nd called. and DR.. GWaltney, Of Wake Fo
nd est. gave some stirring facts IN the hl
the tory of our church building and missi
work. Rev. w A. Pool read some
teresting minutes that were a hundr
years old.
ian Then up comes DR.. Thos. E. Skinne
ant from whom humOr OOzes naturally, a.
-his with some most jovial hits made sple
-, did points for this part Of the subJe'
oiy He lovingly referred to DR.. Durham
five - lo,ihsls a,1ror uo i
'n0 sometimes afraid Bro Durham Wasl
o.u going to be saved, because be depend
n".4 too much on work But the real speech
nen .Io.-L;. So ,ioo;o,. e. 4.
,,;+o Oh Uuo SUBJECT OF SUdlo uiSSlOuS, ~ Ns
li,'o l;n. to the hearts of North Carolina Baptls
rlS rod were made by Drs. Hufham, Hume
l.o1 Durham.
.lod aod DR.. Hufham was particularly tend
~ eloquent, and effective; Dr. Hume hap
,;na and apt; DR.. Durham pathetic and pc
bare 90 erful. Though | took abundant no
uoio of these thrilling speeches, the fact t
,ino l am reporting to daily forces me to
Alh5 !. de7 undesired breyity. Let me try to
~ results:
Every department of the Boards VIC
has been enlarged during the past ye
Many Of the associations have doub
and trebled their their contribute
One hundred and four missionaries d;
part labored in thirty nine Of the associatio
,atch The Board was cleared Of debt 8
,, was instructed to work on basis
l0i" SIC, 500 next year against S12, 600
OF last year. By motion the churches
lrnal requested to give their pastors from
the week to one month to work at s.
,om- times and place as the correspond
Omic secretary shall arrange with him.