The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-08
SHEDDING LIGHT
IN DARK PLACES
Great Work of the Baptist
Publication Society.
SEC. SEYM0UR's REPORT
WOMEN RAISE $500 FOR FOR
EIGN MISSIONS.
A GREAT SPEECH BY SEC. wlLLINGHAa
Reports on Periodic is and on tie Work Of the
Sunday Sciod Board. report on Home
Missio Speeches yDr. kerfoot
and J. M. Frost.

Asheville, n. c., Dec. 7.-(Special.) y
In the Baptist Convention Secretary
Seymour made an able speech this morn
ing on the work of the American Bap-
tist Publication Society. Three hum
dred thousand Bibles were published last
year.
President AIullens, Of the Seminary,
spoke and reported the raising of $500
for the aid fund Women's Society re-
ported $500 raised for missions. Sec
rotary Willinghan, of Richmond, made
a great speech on Foreign Missions.
The report on periodicals was made
this afternoon. The Convention is uni
ted in support of the Biblical Recorder
and dts editor
Tonight reports Were made On the work
Of the Sunday board: there We're
speeches by j. NJ Frost. u report on
Home Missions, and speech by DR..
Kerfoot
DETAILS OF TILE FIRST DAY.
Asheville, n. c.. Dee. 6. Special. y
The Young Peoples Conference met in
the First Baptist church this morning
+. l.. Cleveland, of Chapel Hill After
devotional services the conference gave
way for the convention proper.
The Baptist State Convention met
promptly at ten o'clock. and was called
TO order by the president, DIR. II. I'll.
Marsh, OF Oxford. A committee on
enrichment was appointed and reported
166 delegates present. The following
ident IL. " Mullens. of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary; Rev. r.
j. Willingha1n, d. d., Corresponding
Secretary of the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions; Rev. II. e. Chivers, ID. d., Cor
responding Secretary of the B. u. =. Z.
A.; Rev. r. q. Seymour, ID. D., Cor
responding Secretary OF the American
Baptist Publication Society; Rev. A. i.
Dickerson.A ID. D.. of the Religious Her.
AID OF Richmond; Editor Watkins Of the
BAPTIST Argus: Rev. NJ ID. Jeffries, ID.
d.. of Knoxville, and others.
The convention went. into the election
of officers. BY vote the secretary was
directed to cast the vote of the conven-
ton for DR.. Marsh for president, who
has already served acceptably for several
years. DIR. Marsh is country preacher,
ana 1t seems especially appropriate tnal
country preacher should preside, since
so large a part Of the constituency OF the
convention are country people.
Mr. \. b. Broughton and Rev. III. G.
Moore were reelected secretaries. 4
committee was appointed TO nominate
the remaining officers, also Il committee
to prepare an order Of business. BY mo
ton resident ministers Of all den0nl:fsl.
tions were invited to seats in the conven-
tion. The committee nominated the fol
lowing brethren to fill other offices Of the
convention. Vice-presidents, Messrs. j
III. Tucker, w r. Jones Sycurgus Hoff
Ter; treasurer, ]. d. Boushall, assistant
treasurer, J. NJ. Stoner, auditor Walters
Durham, corresponding secretary, Rev
J. II. White; trustees, Rev. W. G. Tyree
Rev. T.. johnson, Prof +. r. Al.Is
Messrs. G. NJ. Cook and i. H. Briggs
These were unanimously elected The
convention then adjourned until 7.30 D
m. to give way for further conference oil
the young people.
DIR. HUFHAsI'S ADDRESS.
At z O'clock D. m the conference agar