The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-13
Convention
CLOSING DAY
Meeting for Sunday School
Work Sunday.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE
WOMEN PLEDGE $1,000 FOR FE
MALE UNIVERSITY.
MISSIONARY TO CHlNA'S FAREWELL
Nomination Of Ministerial Relief 30 I'd and
Other Work of Monday. Session vas
Closed by Prayer By Or.
Carrier of Raleigh,


The Convention work was kept up yes
terday. At 10 O'Clock there was n spe-
cial meeting for Sunday school work,
presided over by Rev. b. w. Spilman, OF
Raleigh Short addresses were made by
" b. Broughton. DIR. y. Il. Dickers, j.
w Bailey and f. L. billiard.
At II o'clock the various pulpits in the
town were supplied by ministers in at
tendance upon the Convention. DIR. j..
w. Carter. of Raleigh. preached
in the Memorial church. A great con-
gregation heard him and good audiences
greeted the preachers in the other
churches. In the afternoon the report
on Sunday schools was made and the
subject was discussed by various per-
sons but the strong address by Rev r..
w. Spilman, secretary of the, Sunday
school department, was especially able
and uplifting
Also in the afternoon in the Methodist
church there was a meeting of the wo-
men, presided over by Miss Fannie
Heck. of Raleigh ut which pledges to
the amount of $1,000 were taken for the
Baptist Female University.
The night session was perhaps the
most interesting of ALL 1t was memo
rial service, and every available inch of
standing room in every corner of the
large church was packed. DIR. Thomas
Hume. president of the North Carolina
Baptist Historical Society, presided over
the meeting.
L. NJ. Pittman. of Henderson, read n
paper which showed the coming of the
English Baptists to the colony. which
was preparatory to the growth of the
Baptist work here.
DR. L. L. Skinner, of Raleigh, read a
paper showing the beginning of the
work. and the organization of the Con-
vention. together with personal rem
cniscences of number of the great and
strong men who labored in the cause of
the denomination. Among those mem
toned were Wait, Munsith, Mcdaniel
and others
DR.. T. ID. Hufham was to give the
growth of the Convention since its or
ganization in 1880. but he was too feeble
to speak. and DR. i. w. Sykes spoke
on the necessity of preserving Baptist
history.
At the conclusion of the memorial SER
vices which were highly interesting and
impressive, John E. Ray sang in the
language of the deaf and dumb. Jesus,
Lover of Ny Soul while Prof Wolf
sohn rendered the hymn with accom-
paniment The most impressive thing
l ever saw" said an aged minister.
The evenings exercises We're closed
with a short farewell service with Rev.
George W. Green and family, who will,
on the 9TH of January. sail on their re-
turn to their work as missionaries in
China. Mr.. Green. wife and daughter
We're presented to the convention and Rev
IL. Johnson, of Greensboro. vice-presi-
dent of the North Carolina Missionary
Society. asked DR.. c. II. Taylor to
speak for the convention in bidding Mr.
Green and family adieu before leaving
for China. DIR. Taylor spoke very feel
ingly and assured the missionaries they
will go borne up by the prayers of all
the Baptist hosts here and others who are
interested in the salvation of the heather
in that far-0ff land Of darkness. Mr..
Green responded in a touching refer
ence to the loneliness which attaches to
the work of the missionary and his
separation from his people here: but
gladly goes through love for the Lord
and the benighted heather. That most
pathetic hymn. God BE with You Till
We Meet Again was sung and the many
shook hands with the missionaries both
during the singing and after adjourn
ment A most touching benediction was
pronounced by Rev. r. L. Vann, of
Scotland Neck. and the missionaries
passed out with the great throng. many
of whom they will almost surely never
see again on earth.
AT the opening of the evening session
Rev. John Il. White asked the conven-
ton for $500 to help build church at
Murphy, as Il mark of interest felt in
the coming of the Western Convention.
The audience responded in Il collection
Of $40.
Grecnyille, \. c., Dee. 12.-(Special.)
a majority of the delegates left this
morning, but enough We're left to hold
Il very interesting session to-day.
The work of the day consisted of nomi-
mating a ministerial relief board, appoint
ing committee to cooperate with COM
mittee in Western Association, report
on woman's work, report OIL obituaries
referring to deaths of DIR. X. ID. Fleming,
J. A. Egerton. James Dowd and Jerry
Gay, which occurred since last conven-
ton, report of committee on ministerial
and general education, appointment of
committee to confer with railroad au-
thorites with the view of securing better
accommodations and lower rates for
delegates at the annual sessions, and
resolution of thanks TO Greenylle for
generous hospitality. Final adjournment
was taken at one o'clock, DR. r. w. Car
ter, of Raleigh closing the convention
with prayer.
Many delegates have declared this SEES
sion in Greenville the best and most in
teresting in the history of the conyen-
ton.
A cough, is like fever. 1t does not
have to run a certain course. Cure it
quicl-'7 and effectually with One Minute
Cough Cure, the best remedy for all ages
and for the most severe cases. We re-
commend it because it's good. j. Hal
Bobbitt and Henry T. Hicks.