Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
A Baptist Catachism - DIR. j. w
Carter Asked to Prepare it.

Greenvl lie, N. c., Dec. g.
Last nigh witnessed the gather
ing of the Baptist hosts of North
Carolina IN annual convention
within a stones throw of the spot
where the convention was organ
lied in 1880. This is the 69th an
nual session of the body which has
grown from a constituency of
twenty Ia )usand, with fourteen
delegates, nearly hundred ard
fifty tho. and with two hundred
delegates.
The convention has comprised
A associations until this session,
when the coming in of the West
ern North Carolina Convention,
with its II associations, will swell
The number to SIS associations, with
1,34S churches, besides the num-
ber brounht in by the Western
Convention.
After TIE religious exercises at
10 this morning Rev. John e
White, secretary of the State Mis-
sion Board, read his annual re-
port.
One of the things adopted by the
convention in 1880 was the en-
ployment of missionaries within
the limits of the State, and in
keeping with this the denomination
has urged forward the various dc
partments of the work through ali
these years, and latterly has given
special attention to mission work
in the State. The basis for the
work of the State mission board
this year was $4,000, and Sec
retary Whites report recommend
ed that the basis be raised to $780,.
900 for the coming year.
The volunteer mission move
ment by the pastors in various
parts of the State was referred to
at some length, showing pleasing
results in the following assocla-
tions; Atlantic, Greenville, Chow
an, Mecklenburg and Cabarrus,
South Yadkin, South Fork, Ra-
leigh and Tar River.
The sum of Sc 929. .25 was
raised during the year by this
committee for missionary pur>
poses.
The rep rt of Treasurer J. D
Boushall showed that the con
ventiop had raised during the
year for all it's various objects
the sum OF 1924 389 40. After the
report Was read DR.. J. M. Frost
of Nashville, Tenn, addl essee
the convention in the interest O.
the Sunday school board of the
Southern Baptist Convention. 1
was a most masterful address
and greatly stirred the conven,
ton.
One of the striking features O
the day was the reception Of th'
delegates from the Western Nortl
Carolina Convention, coming
after resolution of that conven
ton, to become members of thi
convention. A. I. Justice, A. B
Smith, W M. Vines, and W. E
Wilkins we're the delegates wei
comed. They were presented b.
Rev. G. S. Cashwell and vel
coined by DR.. G. F. Taylor.
At the afternoon session, unde
miscellaneous business, Rev. W
lC. Scarboro introduced a resolu
ton that the Sunday school boar
of the Southern Baptist Conven
ton publish a catechism for Sur
| day schools. The resolutio
, passed and DR.. J. W. Carter, c
Raleigh, was asked to prepar
, the catechism.
The report on education wa
read by G. J. Hunter, of Raleigl
DR.. J. r. Samey. of tn
Southern Baptist Theologici
Seminary. addressed the CONVEX
ton in the interest of his instit,
l rion and a liberal collection We
. taken for him.
The report was read by Re-
G. W. Green, retired missionar
5 from China. He spoke to the re
f port. followed briefly by G. I