The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-11
SEVERAL REPORTS READ
PLANS FOR ENLARGEMENT OF
WORK IN STATE.
INTERESTS OF BAPTIST PUBLICATIONS
Strong Appeals for Enlargement Of State Mis-
sons. Report Adopted Calling for
Twenty thousand Dollars
for the Work.

Greenvillc, n. c., Dee. 10.-(Special) J.
The Convention has done much to-da.
and great plans have been laid for tn,
enlargement of the work of the Baptist
in the State.
The committee on the place of holdin;
the next session of the Convention, re
ported that the First Church of Ashe
vile be selected as the place, Rev. Il. T
Vann to preach the Introductory ser
mon, Rev. w. c. Tyree, alternate. TIL,
report was adopted.
A resolution was introduced by Rev
J.. Johnson to change the time of meet
ing from Thursday night to Wednesday
morning The Convention will there
fore assemble on Wednesday before tn,
second Sunday in December, 1899.
John Il. Ray read the report OF
Periodicals
j. NJ. Pittman presented to the Con
vention the interests of the Baptist His
torical Papers, published by the Baptist
Historical Society, edited by Rev. j. ID
Huffman and Pittman and Henderson
He was followed by DR.. A. Nj. Simms
John L. Ray, w. r. Weaver, L. i
Speight. o. F. Flippo, t. Bright and j
w. Bailey.
The periodicals prominently mentioned
in the discussion of the report were the
Biblical Recorder the Baptist Historical
Papers, North Carolina Baptist and The
Seminary Magazine.
The following reports were read
State Missions by j. S. Porter, Enlarge
ment of State Missions work by Thos
Carrck, Recommendation Concerning
the Enlargement of the Work in Western
North Carolina by w. c. Tyree, Nolun
teer Mission Corps, by ]. \. Booth
The report on State Missions was dis
cussed by DR.. j. ID. Huffman, John T.
Ray, John Il. White, A. B. Wilkins
The report was adopted
Mr.. ]. w. Bailey stated that to-mor
row will be the twenty anniversary
of Rev. III. A. Browns passionate of the
First Baptist church of Winston, and
asked the privilege of sending from the
Convention Il telegram of Christian sym
pathy, brotherly love and congratula
tons for his long and successful pas
torate.
On State Missions Secretary John IL
White made a strong appeal for en-
largement of the work. John II. Ray
DIR. ]. u. Huffman and others spoke
ably for enlargement and the report was
adopted on basis of twenty thousand
dollars for State Missions in the place
of fifteen thousand last year.
On Home Missions DR.. r. w Sykes
of Wake Forest, and DIR. w. S. Peni
coke, of Elizabeth City, made great
speeches.
ORPHANAGE AND UNIVERSITY.
At the night session of the Convention
the Baptist Orphanage and the Baptist
Female University were considered
The orphanage interest was discussed
by ]. b. Boone, j. w. Bailey and II. f.
billiard. Rev. Il. L. Vann made a
great speech OF the Female University
and o. l.. Struggled followed with al
earnest appeal and took up collection
of over nine hundred dollars.
CONVENTION NOTES.
A ripple of merriment was created in
the Convention when Mr.. ]. ID. Bou-
shall began his excellent speech on edu
cation by addressing the members as
Fellow Citizens" instead of using the
conventional Brethren" The President
explained that Mr.. Boushal had been
campaigning.
The report showed good results from
the work of the Volunteer Mission corps
which work was done by voluntary ser
vices of the pastors in various parts Of
the State. The association in which
such voluntary work was done We're
Atlantic, Green River, Chowan, Meek
lenburg and Cabarrus, South Yadkin
South Fork, Raleigh and Tar River
This voluntary work showed the follow
ing results: Days of service, 416; ser
mons, 726; conversions. $40; collection
for State Missions, $3333.337; expenses fol
same, $34S.17. This showed that volun
tary work was very little expense to thu
State Mission Board.
DIR. C. Il. Taylor, in speaking of the
work of Wake Forest College, said thai
''North Carolina is a great State ant
bigger for the Baptists today than ever
before" He declared that Wake Fores
College does not want boys" but young
men," ''Wc do not desire To receive
boys who are unprepared for college
but we wish them to go to the academies
until they are prepared TO enter college
classes"