The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-09
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTlSTS.
ryr,yxrY.THIRD CONTENTION OF
rHEcHURCH NET YksTEKDAf.
mr.. II. II. Marsh Elected Presidcnf-Dr' T.
4. BIsckweirs Address Of welcome.
ESQ Persons In Attendance.

ELIZABETH CITY, n. c., Dec. Sine
SIxty-third Convention Of North Carolina
Baptists organized IN the splendid new
| church here last night. Immediately after
| the admirable discourse OF Dr. J. W.
Carter: subject, Christ in the Church.
The following were unanimously elected
officers: President. DIR. II. II. Marsh
First Vice-President DR.. j. W. Carter;
Second Vice-President, r. r. Vann; Third
Vice-President, f. f. Aylett; Secretaries,
n. b. Broughton and n. b. Cobb; Cor
responding Secretary. c. Durham; Treas
urer, j. ID. Boushall; Auditor, W. NJ
Jones.
DIR. c. S. Blackwell delivered the adj
dress OF welcome, responded to by W. G.
T'yree. Delegates 1GD; attendance, too
Thursday mornings business was pre-
faced by devotional exercises, conducted
by j. II. Edwards.
The house was called TO order at 1890
O'clock A. NJ. IL was moved that a COM
mittee be appointed to consider the eX-
Deaiency Of 81 separate board for colDor-
tage and Sunday-schoOl work. now con-
Quoted by the State Mission Board. Car
ried.
By special order DR.. Durham read an
encouraging report on State Missions,
which was approved. Dr. Gwaltney read
a report on ministerial education, and
urged the convention to rally to the sup
port OF thirty-one young ministers now
being educated at Wake Forest. Profess
sor Patest also made a very strong speech.
DR.. Whist OF the Louisville Baptist
Seminary, stated that there are now four
teen North Carolina ministers at the
seminary, and asked for and obtained
5000 TO support them until June next.
BY special order a report on orphanaSe
was read and discussed by j. II. Wells
r. II. Pritchard, r. T. Nann, j. j. Han,
and b. Craig. report on periodicals was
also submitted. The Biblical Recorder was
highly commended by Speakers j. l.. Car
roll. w. T. Mathng. G. Durham, I. 1.
Speight. and others.
At u. NJ. DR.. c. G. Biting delivered
the best address of the Convention on,
How to Reach the Masses" He was lis
tened TO with rapt attention for more
than an hour Three associations from
the Western Convention joined the east,
leaving only ten in the west. IT is thought
that all will unite during the year.
The night session was devoted to the
discussion OF state missions, in which
Rev. j. X Fent Dr. j. W. Carter, NJ.
Honeycutt, NJ. p. Mathing, G. f. Neon
nell. Hon. ]. e. Scarborough G. ). Black
well. and c. Durham took part. The latter
said that in this, the hardest year imam
cially in the memory OF this generation,
the Baptists had raised more money than
in the same length OF time in the history
of the denomination. Drs overly and Car
roll, and ReVs. Boone and Cade partici
pated i'm the discussion, which throughout
was very spirited. However, no shadow
of discord marred the occasion. The
weather is good, and the attendance is
1000.
Assignments for Sunday services are as
follows: Methodist church, morning. Dr.
T. II. Pritchard; night, DR.. j. L. Carroll.
Presbyterian church, morning. DIR. Humes
night. w. c. Tyre. Baptist, morning,
G. +. Mcconnell, of Atlanta; night, DR..
Il. j. Willingham, OF Richmond.