The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-12-01
Robfson Baptist Association.

Robsson Baptist Association.
This body met with the church
at Red Springs last Tuesday and
adjourned Thursday. The editor
had the pleasure of attending the
sessions of Wednesday afternoon.l
and night and Thursday morning,
and was impressed with the
amount of work done by the body
and the manner in which the bust
ness was transacted.
A report of the meeting cannot
be given here, as the clerk of the
association has been SO engaged
with other business that he was
not able to write it for us. /
The attendance at this session,
while good, was not, we we're IN
formed, as large as is frequently
the case. But in point of ability
of the delegates, and in the num-
Der Of able and distinguished Wis
iters from distance, it has never
been. excelled. We had never at
tended a meeting of the associa-
ton before, but have been to SIM
liar meetings in other parts of the
State. None that we have ever
attended excels Robson in the in
telligence of its ministers and lay
men and we doubt if it has a
superior in this respect in the
State.
The reports on all questions
with which the association has to
deal were we'll written and the
discussions upon them were Of a
high order. The report on gen
eral education was read by S. Nc
Intyre, of Lumberton, Wednesday
afternoon. His remarks in open
ing the discussion were not ex,
tended, but every word was appro-
pirate and created most favor
able impression. Prof. F. P. Hob
good, of Oxford Female Seminary
followed in q speech of some
length, which was full of practica
suggestions AID good sense. DR.
t E. w. Skies, of Wake Forest: Col
t lege, closed the discussion. Those
t who heard DR.. Skies when he wal
Q in Lumberton know that he is al
t entertaining speaker, but his effor
e at Red Springs was pronounced
d the best he had ever made. I
: was all eloquent plea for the bette
}. education of the boys and girls O
n North Carolina and was given tn
e closest attention. That it will d
}, good we have no doubt.
5, Wednesday night the report o.
" the orphanage was read by L. E
e Tyner, of Lowe, and Rev. J. B
}. Boone, general manager of tn
It Baptist orphanage at brownsville
Is addressed the association. MI
. Boone's manner WAS converse
It tional and he explained fully an
r clearly the objects of the grea
s charity of which he is the hea
10 andsswhich he has done SO much
q make o success. The orphanae
It is in very satisfactory conditio
# and is doing great and commend
ID able work.
pr The report on foreign mission
:, was also discussed Wednesda
:. night. 1t was read by Prof. job
OIL Duckett, of Lumberton, and thel
1T was q short discussion betwee
$, himself and Rev. J. a. Smith, {
q Fair Bluff, as to some statemen
- made. This over, Rev. L. JOIN
u son, of Greensboro, spoke to Il
~ report. The address was eloquel
n and at times pathetic. Rev. J.
by Scott, of Alfordsville, also spoil
briefly. He corrected the matte
of history in dispute by Messr
70 Duckett and Smith and strong
ed advocated more earnest effort
Of behalf Of foreign missionary wor
- Thursday morning the report {
ns Sunday schools was read by E.
Proctor, Jr., Of Lumberton, al
IS; discussed by Rev. B. W. Spillma
ay of Raleigh. t0rly a part of t
ell address was heard by us, but
was pronounced'excellent by tho
Nv who heard 1t all.
Us. The report of the executive col
18th mittee was next read and a &c
IN eral discussion followed in viii
, . several members of the ASSOCIATE
"A participated.
~ Fair Bluff was chosen as t
ION place Of the next meeting of t
ng- association, which will be held
not December 18th, 10th and II
10 1898.
g There were other reports a
VI other speeches before we reach
hat Red Springs, which were higl
Tor spoken. of, but we cannot refer
Fhe them.
If While not q delegate to the
- ISOLATION, we were shown ev'
'pie courtesy. Rev. R. "A. Moore,
be missionary and colporteur of
tier association, cared tor us at din
lied Wednesday, and we spent
FOO night at the hospitable home
80 Col. A. II. McCallum. No att
-her dant at the association, whet
do delegate or visitor, was bel