The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-14
THE BAPTISTS ADJOURN.
METHODIST CONFERENCE TO CON-
yENE Ar GOLDsB0Ro.
The Citizens of Durham Trying To Prevent
Prize fIghting--Assembly Exam
lining Committee.

RALEIGH, N. C., Dec. 1S.-Speclai.-
The Baptist State Convention completed
fits work last night and formally ad-
tourned this morning to meet next year
At Elizabeth City. The delegates are all
scattering to their homes to-day.
Rev. A. f. Dickinson. j. D.. OF kich-
mond. at the request Of the directors Oh
the brownsville orphanage. few Gays
ago. addressed the North Carolina Zap
list State Convention in behalf OF tha'
worthy institution. DIR. Dickinson SAID
One of the strange things in this strange
world Is that good people so often waste
their substance I'm giving 10 unworthy
objects. Much money that goes IN tlis
name OF charity Is thrown. away anu
worse than thrown away. IL Is often
fostering OF laziness and meanness. Too
often the visiting brother who begs you
10 help him build church IL begging
for a church which ought not TO be bullt'
Some good people have a genius lot
charging up their blunders 10 others anu
as long as their drafts are honored they
will bIunder on and cry for help. why
people who have sense enough 10 make
money and wish TO use 1t for good pur-
noses do not take time TO inform them
dark problems OF life. The reason many
people do not give more largely is that
they see when II is too late that they
have given unwisely. and then they shut
down and turn a deaf ear to the plead
ings Of causes that are good A man
that wishes 70 serve his day and genera
ton Alright ought to do a good deal or
Independent thinking as 10 what he gives
to. The obligation to give at all carries
III eNrv. .rrr-
where II will do the greatest possible
good Before you tonight is a cause in
which you may with absolute certainty
make frst-cass investments. What Is
more delightful than TO take poor little
hungry, shivering orphan and train il
for usefulness in this life, and for hap
piness I'm the better life? The thought
that you are doing this will make the
skies brighter by day and your dreams
sweeter by night and when the dying
day comes the remembrance Of having
thus used your means Will still be a
JOY and consolation. Nor is that
all. The browning day that is
to follow and the crown itself
VIII be all the brighter because of such
gifts as ! hope you will make to this
Townsville Orphanage. Brethren. we
Baptists claim TO be Bible people. and we
ought 10 know how much the Bible talks
hDOut the orphan, ana now " makes
caring for such the highest evidence that
one has pure and undefed religion"
l count myself happy that the trustees
OF this orphanage ask me TO represent |
II on this interesting occasion. 1t is no |
experiment we are making. This insti- |
tuition has a history in which all North |
CarOinians may take pride. Scores and |
hundreds Of orphans it has trained and !
sent out into honorable positions, where |
row, in turn, they are helping others |
In estimating what II has done you should |
that it has not confined its |
sheltering care to North Carolina or
phans. They have come from old Vir-
BiLia and from South Carolina, and our
good friend. Superintendent Mills (whom
might designate as the solid South back
OF this Orphanage), has not sent them
away, telling them that they made a
mistake in being born beyond the line.
No he has welcomed them as lovingly
D II they were natives of your own State.
Now, In Virginia we have our own Or
phan Home at Salem, and for that we
have abundant reason 10 thank YOU since
me pleadings Of your superintendent and
The bright example you placed before us
under God, had much 10 do with our
gong into the business. And I suppose
hat Editor Thomas there will say that
1ou may claim as much from South
carolina Borh orphanages-that i'm Vir-
sinia and that in the Palmetto State-are.
N sense, yours.
Now, concerning the collection. breth-
'en, let every one present give some
hing, and give it now.
Then came the collection and II was
generous one and cheerfully made.
The Eastern North Carolina Methodist
Conference convenes tomorrow at Colds
'oro. Bishop w. w. Duncan presiding.
To-day the examining committee an
'ointed by the General Assembly to in
pect the books of the State Treasurer
ega1 their annual examination of the
fairs Of the office. The committee is
omposed of three Democrats and two
republicans. and is as follows: A. ID.
turner, of Iredell. chairman; Z. V. Walt
err of Davidson: J. j. Long of Columbus:
V. A Mcclure. Of Clay; J. Q. A. Bryan, Of
Wilkes.
Governor Holt to-day offered a reward
I $500 for the capture of Benjamin Hos
ms and John Columan (colored), who are
1anted i'm Mecklenburg county for the
murder OF Williams.
News is received that the people OF
Durham are much wrought up over a
ublic prize fight recently held there, and
hat they have circulated a petition ask
lg the authorities TO prevent a repeu-
lon Of the occurrence. An attempt was
made TO have a similar match here, but
he chief Of police gave due notice ii
'ould not be allowed.