The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-12-12
THE BAPTISTS
AA~ AN
In CONVENTION,
THEY MET IN 8REEMsB0Ro-THEy
SHOW They HAVE BEEN At WORK
AND THEY WILL WORK MORE.


Greensboro last week. About five hum
dred delegates and a large number of
visitors were present.
The annual sermon was preached
by DR.. A. M. Simms, pastor of the Rail
eigh Tabernacle. Text, Isaiah 81 Il,
theme, the voice Of the past, the parent
of hope.
DIR. X. ii. Marsh called the Conyen-
ton to order and was again elected
president by reclamation.
Kew. MIR. johnson extended a hearty
welcome to the Convention. The re-
spouse was by Editor Oates, Of the
North Carolina Baptist.
The report OF the committee on NOM
nations was adopted, the following
officers being elected: yice-Presidents.
j. w. Carter, w. i. Oliver, ". V. Saw
age; recording secretaries, n. B..
Broughton and n. Il. Cobb; treasurer,
j. ID. BOushall; auditor, w. n. Jones:
trustees, w. G. Tyree, r. Ii. Briggs, G.
M: Cooke, l.. X. Mills, L.Johnson.
The reports Of the officers of the
Convention was interesting. During
the past year IL houses of worship.
costing $lS,SOO, have been dedicated
and ID new churches have been organ
lied. The following are the estimated
Sunday School statistics: Schools,
400; members of the schools, JOG, 900:
contributions, $4,000. Report of Sun
day school supply store shows assets
mans missionary societies contributed
last year to the various objects of the
Convention $4,4Jl.SS.
About 81 600 were raised for State
| missions during the past year, and it
was resolved to raise $l5 900 for the en-
suing year.
Rev. +. NJ. Jordan spoke amusingly
OF his own experiences in early State
mission work. lie had been attending
this Convention regularly since 1S49.
lie has preached in II counties in
North Carolina and in Virginia, Ten
nessee, Georgia and South Carolina
He has immersed between 1900 and
| 1000 people, baptiZing ain every i'm
pOrtant river in North Carolina from
the Tennessee line to the Atlantic
| Ocean,"
Rev. w. r. Gwaltney read the report
on cooperation with the Northern
Baptists in work among the negroes.
DIR. Ii. l.. MOrehOuse, of New York,
spoke to the report. He believes the
evangelizatiOn of Africa is to be &C
complished by trained and cODsecrated
cOlOred people OF the South. The board
he represents has spent $3,OOO,00O
among the negroes, 100000 having
been spent in this State. He then out
lined plan of cooperation.
The report was then unanimously
adopted by rising vote. DIR. Skinner
led in prayer. This is regarded as an
important measure. 1t will, however,
entail upon the Convention for the
coming year the extra expenditure Of
only abuut 5000.
Prof j. b. Carlyle read the report on
Wake Forest College. Four trustees
have died during the past year. There
, are now 243 students at the college, "a
Of them being young ministers. He
said so of the boys are studying law
There is systematic study of the Bible
. Wake Forest will have 275 students
this year.
The Baptist Female University came
under consideration. DR.. Carter read
and spoke to the report. Rev. o. l.
, SPRINGFIELD, agent of this institution
{ delivered characteristic and fOrcible
| effort. After much investigation hi
has found that Baptist girls from this
!, State are now attending 20 different
institutions in six States. Subscrip
tions were taken for this work amount
ing to 81 ,225.
The report of the ministerial relic
: board was presented by Rev. j. F. Nc
r Duffie. This is the youngest board il
: the Convention. 1t now has clever
beneficaries, two having recently died
and last year distributed about $500 tt
aged and needy ministers.
: DR.. John Mitchell, corresponding
: secretary of the board of ministerial
r education, read the annual report o
r, the board. 1t has spent $3.50 the pas
I year; carried 80 beneficiaries and re
ports a deficit of $500. More than
dozen applicants could not be helped
; Twelve young men from the State ar
+ now at the Seminary at Louisville.
DR.. c. DURHAM's SUCCESSOR.
n DR.. Taylor presented the report Q
'e the committee appointed to nominal
e a corresponding secretary. The com
10 mittee consisted Of 33 members repre-
e senting 81 associations. They unani
+ mOusly recommended the election 9
t? Rev. John f. White, the pastor a
is Edenton. He was Immediately, hear
er tily and unanimously elected by accla
It nation to be the corresponding secre
"a tary of the North Carolina Baptis
s SO State Convention. He accepted tn
rs great trust, invoking the sympathie
10 prayers and cooperation of his brett
IT rem.
n Mr.. White is one of the most vigO
ct Gus, earnest and hard working yOun
ministers of the Baptist denominatiO
p of the State. He is graduate of Wal
Forest College, 1890, and is on
twenty-seven years old.
About $500 was raised to meet an il
debtedness incurred in the publicatiC
ne of literature for the good of the demon
e. inatiOn, for which DR.. Durham BEGAN
r. personally responsible.
IS. The Convention decided to meet
ed MorgantOn next year.
:. DR.. E. G. Dargan, of Louisville, Ope
a ed the discussion of theological educ
ey ton. He said two hundred studen
GU are at Louisville Theological Sen
rs nary, eight being the number supper
j. ed by the students aid fund. He ask
ms the Convention for $500. A subscri
ly, ton was taken amounting to just tn
I'd amount. A cash collection of $l2
IT, was taken.
III The Woman's Missionary Socie
Ire had Interesting meetings and their
IN ports showed active and efficient VOL
10, Miss Fannie f. Heck is president, a
ais Mrs. l.. r. Pruett is secretary.
ice Thirty-fCur societies were rep
sented and also a number of Sunbe,
societies. They have cOntribut
nearly 5000 in the last year. TIL
DIS boxes for home missions i
ner year were valued at 81 $50 as agail
The only $50 the year before.
DIS THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
we One of the features ofthe Convent
er- was the Young Peoples Meeting.
ing was delightful and encouraging S
ar cess. About one hundred delega
were present.
Rev. X. Vandeventer was cleo
president, and Rev. John E. :Wh
secretary. Addresses were made
follows: making Baptists," by j.
White women and EducatiOn," T
io pared by Carrie l.. MCLEAN, of Oh
ltb iotte e, and read by Rev. Junius Milla
i'n' "HoW to Enlist Indifferent Membe