The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-13
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Proceedings of That Interesting Body Now
at Raleigh.

RALEIGH, n. c., Dec. 1O.-Special.-
Religious exercises were conducted by
DR.. r. NJ. Ellis from $3.50 to 10 A. NJ. The
convention was then called to order by
the president, DR.. Il. II. Marsh.
The first business Of the convention was
the reading of the report on State mis-
sions. This was done by DR.. c. Durham,
secretary of the State Mission Board.
The report was very elaborate, showing
a great Increase of work and larger con-
tributions appeared in this report
than at any previous convention, as the
following will show:
Many Of the places aided this year have
become self-sustainng. and will no longer
need the aid Of the board. The average
cost has been about $1,000 Thus 1t will
be seen that the church property acquired
for the denomination through this depart
ment is worth more than double the cost
of the entire State mission work for the
year.
The results of the work done through
this board for the year ending May l,
1892. can only be indicated by the FOL
lowing:
Missionaries. 800; weeks Of labor TO-
$40; churches and stations, 1874; sermons
and addresses, 1886; prayer meetings,
14O42: baptsms. 5,274; received by letter
Z 973: total additions. 1l.7S5; Sunday schools
organized, 342: teachers and pupils, If,i69;
religious visits, 1886; churches consul
tuted 179; houses Of worship built 81;
Bibles and Testaments, 4,SO4; pages ana
tracts distributed, 9l9H2.
DR.. Charles f. Taylor, president or
Wake Forest College, by request, spoke
first to this report. DR.. Taylor said the
report had the right ring about 1t, and
was by far the best showing the board
had ever made before the convention
At the close of DR.. Taylors remarks Dr.
c. Durham made some interesting state
rnents as regards the work OF the present
year Taking all the work together Dr'
Durham said that $4,000 more had peen
raised this year than ever before IN any
year since the organization Of the Conven-
ton. He also stated that the board was
81. 200 in debt A collection was taken and
$500 was raised I'm cash and In pledges 10
be raised within the next thirty days
At this point a telegram was read in the
Convention announcing the accidental
killing of Mr.. Frank Howard by train
on the Richmond and Danville railroad.
Prayer for the afflicted family by Rev.
IT. ]. Taylor, Of WaTenton, n. c., was
then offered.
The special order having arrived for
the discussion of the centennial of mis-
SiOhS, Ut. +. NJ, bllls, OF bdltIHloie' du-
dressed the Convention on this subject.
DR. Ellis divided his address into three
heads-1rst, evangelizing the nations; sec
ond, the bapuzing of them; and third, the
teaching Of these people
Each of these divisions was discussed
at length and with great power.
MIR. W. ID. Powell, of Mexico, was the
next speaker on this subject.
Dr. Powell in many respects is the ablest
speaker in the Convention. At the close
of his speech a collection was taken, and
the churches composing the Convention
pledged S,500 for the centennial fund.
This closed the morning session.
The Convention is a great success.
The people of Raleigh are giving the
Convention a handsome entertainment.