Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-09
CAROLINA BAPTISTS.
THE OLD NORTH STATES slxTy'TH'H0
ANNUAL CONVENTION


RALEIGH. N. c.. December S--A spe
ciaI from Elizabeth City. ~. c.. to tne
News-O s-Observer-chronicle says: The sfxtys
third annual convention OF North Caro-
Ina Baptists organized In the spaend'd
new church here last night immediatsay
after an admirable discourse deliveries
by Rev. Dr. J. w. Carter. whose subjecs
was Christ ia the Church"
The following were unanimously elected
officers: President. DIR. X. III. Massh;
First yice-President. ID. J. W. Carter;
Second and Third Vice Presidents. X. T.
vann and E. r. Aydlett; Secretarfess
". B. Broughton and " B. Cobb; Corrcs
spending Secretary. C. Durham; Trea~
surer. J. ID. Boushall, Auditor, w. ".
Jones.
DIR. c. s. Blackwell delivered an adj
dress OF welcome. which was respondce
to by w. C. Tyree.
Delegates. leo: attendance. $50
Thursday mornings business was pre-.
faced by devotional exercises conducted
by Rev. J. III. Edwards.
House called 20 order at i0:3O A. Ne
Ii was moved that a committee be ap-
pointed to consider the expedtency OF u
separate board for the colportage and
Sunday-school work now CONDUCTED by
the State Mission Board. Carried.
BY special order. Or. Durham read an
encouraging report on State missions.
Approved.
MINISTERIAL EDUCATION.
DR.. Gwaltney read a report on minis
teria education. and urged the convention
to rally to the support of thirty-one
young ministers now being educated ae
Wake Forest Professor Poteat also made
n very strong speech. DIR. Whitsit, OF
the Louisville Baptist Seminary. stated
that there are now fourteen North Caro-
lima ministers at the seminary, and asked
and obtained 5000 TO support them until
June next.
Afternoon session: BY special order the
report on orphanage was read, and was
discussed by J. II. Wells, 4. III. Pritch-
ard. r. T. Vann, j. j. Hall, and u.
Craig.
Report on periodicals: The Biblical Re-
corder was highly commended. Speakers
J. l.. Carroll. NJ. p. Mathins. C. Durham,
+. T. Speight. and others.
At Z. NJ. DR.. c. c. Biting delivered
the best address of the convention on
How to Reach the Masses" He was
listened to with rapt attention for more
than an hour.
Three associations from the Western
convention joined the Eastern. leaving
only ten I'm the West. IL Is thought that
all will unite during the year.
STATE MISSIONS.
The night session was devoted to a dis
cussIon of State missions, IN which Rev.
}. X. FAINT. DR.. J. w. Carter, NJ. Honey
cutt, NJ. T. Mathing, c. #. Mcconnell.
| Hon. j. G. Scarborough. G. s. Black-
well, and G. Durham, the last or whom
| said that In this. the hardest year hnan-
tally i'm 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
| Carroll and Messrs. Boone and cade also
participated In the discussion. which
throughout was very spirited. though no
shadow OF discord marred the occasion.
| Weather good. Attendance. l,Co.
| The assignments for Sunday services
are as folows: Methodist church--morn-
| ing. Dr. T. II. Prtichard; night, DR. j..
l.. Carroll Presbyterian--mornin DR..
| Hume: night. W 5. Tyree. Baptist
| morning. 9. +. Mcconnell. Of Atlanta,
night. Or. X. 4. Wilhngham, OF Rich'
| mond.