The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-12-11
Morning Session.

MORNING session.
President Marsh raped for order at
1913 o'clock yesterday morning. and
the minutes of the preceding session
vas read and approved. There was
large attendance.
The committee appointed to nominate
board of education reported the follow W
ing named gentlemen to constitute the
board:
w. L. Poteat, w B. Royal, D W.
Allen, G. E. Brewer, J. NJ. Brewer, J.
B Carlyle, L Chapel, P A. Dunn, W
B Dunn. w. II. Edwards, W. John.
son, w. c. Lankford, L r Mills, J. B.
Powers, F. NJ Purefoy, William Royal,
G E Taylor, j. F. Lanneau. f der John
Mitchell, W r Gwa!tncy R E. Royal,
W. j Ferrell DR.. &c. Fowler, E. w
Skies, J. G. Maske
The committee appointed to select a
place and preacher for the next conven
ton, suggested Elizabeth City as the
place and that the sermon will be preach
ed by Rev w. B Oliver, of Fayetteville,
and DR.. W. Carter, alternate
Adopted
Rev. J W. Carl;ck stated that he had
selected the f.llowing answer to be sent
to the North Carolina boys at the Theo
logical seminary at Louisville: Proverbs
3, 5, Z; l Corinthians l6 13" The action
was endorsed.
Rev. G. Durham, CORES sponding secre
tary of the board of missions and Sunda,
f schools, read that portion of the repor
wherein the following resolutions is sug
f gested for adoption by the convention
Resolved, That state missions is
work of vital and transcendent impor
tauce, and should be wisely and vigor
{ ously prosecuted by our board till a self
| sustaining Baptist church shall be estab
i lished in easy reach Of every person il
, North Carolina.
q That, in order to carry out the abov
f resolution, as speedily as possible, ever
association, church and individual mem
| Der, be urged to aid literally in the worl
: by their prayers and contributions
! In connection DR.. Durham stated tina
d the work in all departments shows a.
|, advance over any previous report, Q
81, 100. including every character
DR.. Charles f. Taylor, president c
Wake Forest college, addressed the cor
J ventlon on the resolution. He referre
to the work done by the board throug
r missionaries Figures cannot tell reall
+ what they mean. One cannot reali2
, what they mean. He referred to thg
d portion of the report where it states tbs
e IL ,4S6 sermons were preached during tt
! past year. Just think of those figures
i have figured on this and | find that if
f man had listened to one sermon per de
). it would require thirty one years and 81
8 m )nths to hear all Of these sermon
= Now is that not noble work and shOuI
= IL not be increased The influence {
the Baptist Church must be extende
throughout this state. We must pros
: cute this work for state missions Il
board through Secretary Durham h
made only partial report of this wor
9 They are too modest to tell it all. /
1t referred to the preachers who have dit
), IN the work. He then spoke of Il
:. death in New York city last week of
u man who had amassed around him $l0(
:, 900, 900 and in the city of New Yo
ce there are tens of thousands of peop
IN who worship him for the money he a
n cumuated and the methods he used
Of achieve this high financial position.
I'd would rather have the record of the n
b BILE missionaries who died in the cau:
e. all poor men, than to have one hundr
times the wealth of that millionaire.
10 went down to his grave with nothing
he his hand that he had done for his fello
rs man. Is not the mlssionarys work al
NC sainfce preferable to the wealth OF tt
ce man who is now dead.
er Rev. F. NJ. Jordan, Of the weste
Baptist convention, who i, known
n everybody, followed with a short ia
DE He is most interesting talker and
= old time evangelist. A vein of hun
runs throughout his talk which is
ioyed by his listeners but would lose
flavor if said by any one else or put
paper. He spoke of the work in Raiei
iT 10 several years ago and told the part
ed took in redeemiDg the lost of this CT
les He says many years ago Winston Sal
roy had five Baptists altogether. He W
er there as often as possible and for sevt
wears fought the world, the flesh and
:. devil He baptised the people IN
- pond. When the congregation lncrea
it was decided to build church
thev had no ground to start with.
old Morayian came out and agreed
,k. sell them lot for $3.50. They did
and have the money and DR.. Jordan SAID
Ink comcto Raleioh and raised the nor
nts 1Ss The people of Raleigh paid tor the
It o1 which the Baptist Church at Wlns'
,ry, Salem was started.
nee Secretary Durham, Of the state miss
alo board, stated that the report shows
advance over state mission work I!
: anything known before The board
.. debt. They owe over 81 sou. he sta
Of. that number of colored men have
tributed to the mission fund and Metf