The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-07

| president was authorized to appoint
all committees, including one on obit-
uarieS.
On motion of j. c. Scarborough. n
committee was appointed to consider
the work of education and eyangelistic
work among the negroes.
Rev. j. +. White read the report Of
the State Board of Missions, recon-
mending that $4,000 be raised next
year.
Mr.. j. ID. Boushall, treasurer, report
ed that 81 900 was raised for missions
this year, and believed that the stakes
ought not to be put too high. We have
never yet raised $4,000. We are out
of debt. Let us appropriate and raise
$4,000, and not say we will raise SIS
900 and then come up with debt.
DIR. Huffman quoted DR. Durham in
saying that it would be well to leave
the matter Of assessment to the board.
Mr.. White withdrew his resolution,
and upon Rev. c. S. Rlackwell's sug-
gestion it was declared that we make
no backward but forward movement" j"
and the figure for next year for State
Missions was placed at $4,000.
STATE MISSION BOARDS WORK.
Discussing the State Mission report,
there was very great interest. Mr..
Jno. c. Scarborough, who had finished
Dir. Duriiam's report, spoke briefly. y
unique speech by Rev. f. NJ. Jordan, of
the Western convention, was full of in
terest and anecdote. He told of sister
who had been baptized by sprinklng
and who became dissatisfied with her
baptism, and thought of being i'm
mersed. She was deferred by her an
tagonisln 10 turn coats Il told her that
| didn't like turn-coats. But ii you
find that you have got your coat on
wrong-side out. are you going to keep
wearing it with the lining showing, or
are you going to take it off and put 1T
on right? That night she dreamed
about wearing a coat with the lining
out and saw her duty"
Rev. 4. G.. Wilcox, of Halifax county,
told Of his experience in building a
church He had borrowed $3.50, and ap-
pealed for help. He spoke of the need
of providing a church for operatives in
a knitting mill.
Rev J. g. Pulliam, of Smithfieid, was
moved TO speak. and said we make
great deal of factory towns. They are
not everything. But above factories
and mills. there must stand agricul-
ture. We are an agricultural State.
That is the reason we are free from the
social ills that affiict other sections.
Farmers build houses, they till the
soil. they are here to stay. Factory
folks must be helped, but we ought
not TO neglect others for them The
people first 10 be helped are the stead
fast farmers who make up most OF our
population.
BAPTIST FEMALE UNIVERSITY.
1T is the most popular enterprise in
the State to-day" said Mr.. Stringheld
TO me to-day, "and when its doors are
opened the institution will be crowd
ed To-night's session, the large con-
gregation heard its claims presented.
MIR. STRINGFIELD'S ADDRESS.
Rev. O. T.. Stringfield, agent of the
BAPTIST Female University, who has
wrought work that has won for him
the lasting gratitude of not only his
own denomination but of all friends OF
education, reported that money suf-
ficient had been raised TO build up TO
the second story, and had in hand
pledges 10 the value of fifteen thous-
and dollars. He was eloquent with
the eloquence of great earnestness and
great faith in the enterprise. In part
he said:
The great demand of our young
women upon US at this time is that we
prov ide for their mental and moral
training an institution which shall be
under the fostering care OF the Baptist
State Convention. The demand grows
out of the fact that the greatest rea-
sons for their education at all pertain
to their worth, their real worth IN the
kingdom, in society and in the home.
That they are TO stand side by side
with men as fellow helpers to the
truth. To this work she was chosen
by the Lord himself. The names of
these women are familiar household
words Elizabeth, Mary, Lydia. From
that day down to the present history
abounds with grand characters who
have proven themselves worthy factors
in our religious and social life.
''Tis the smallest reason for her ed
ucation, that she may be better able 10
make living. We men are going 10
make the living for her. The truth is
so far as a living is concerned ! have
known even uneducated people to live
quite as well as educated ones. We
educate our young men to think for
themselves and to be leaders in
thought We are called upon to edu-
cate our young women, not only TO
think for themselves but for genera
ton who look up in their faces with
confidence unable to think for them
selves.
Now, the great work upon us is the
establishment of a school that shall
answer the demands of the Baptist
State Convention for our young women
as Wake Forest does for our young
men. We need not discuss the desira-
bility for such school when it is the
most popular enterprise ever before.
our people Can it be done? Blessed
be the name of the Lord 1t is being
done the walls are going up, and the
work will be carried on as our people
furnish the money. We believe the
Lord has his men and women who will
send the money along
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE.