The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-07
BAPTISTS MEET
IN CONVENTION
And Or. R. H. Marsh is
Elected President.
SPEECH BY DR.. HUFHAM
NE ADDRESSES THE YOUNG
PEOPLES CONFERENCE.
THEIR CONVENTION MADE PERMANENT
]. W. Bailey, Of Raleigh. Elected President
Or. Vann, Of Scotland Neck, breaches
the Convention Sermon. Full Re-
port Of the Yourg Peoples
Convention.


Asheyille. y. c., Dec. 6.--tSpecial.)- m
The Baptist State convention met TINS
morning at ten O'clock. DIR. II. FL. Marsh
was elected president. and the conyen-
ton Their adjourned for further Young
Peonle's Conference The speech made
to them by DIR. Huffman was excellent.
1t was decided to organize permanent
Young Peoples convention. OF this J.,
w. Bailey, of Raleigh, was elected presi-
dent.
DIR. r. T. yann preached the regu-
lar convention sermon tonight. Prlncl-
nal officers OF the State convention are
the same as those OF last year. Many
delegates arrived today.
AsheyiIle. Y. c., Dec. 6.-tSpeciall-
Delegates from the Baptist Yonng Peo-
ae,s Union of North Carolina met ut
the First Baptist church in this city
this afternoon. There was a very good
attendance. which was reinforced by
many helated delegates from across
the ridge toward the close Of the ses-
sion. The object of this organization
il best expressed by It's motto, Loyalty
10 Christ. Much enthusiasm is being
manifested in the very beginning OF the
meeting, and the friends of the young
r.aot,le.s movement are hoping fer
splandid results. Editor j. W. Bailey,
probably the hest known young man
of his age in North Carolina, called
the meeting To order. III a few well
chosen remarks he addressed the dele
gates and visitors. He then called
,pon Rev. Jonathan Wood. OF Bryson
gity. 10 open with devotional ser
vice. at fhe conclusion Of which. Rev.
&. $. Blackwell. u. D.. Of Whining
fnn. delivered an address on The Op-
iect Of The Meeting" DR.. Blackwell il
IN eloquent speaker. renowned through
ont the South for his great interest
in the training of young people. having
ONCE been corresponding secretary or
the Southern b. r. T.. Z. He spoke
with great force as follows.
DR. BLACkANELL'S SPEECH.
The Object and purpose OF the Young
Peoples work is IL To train and de-
yelor into Christian usefulness the aver
age youth who from force Of circu1n
stances can never enter the academy
II. college fgr higher education ard agr-o-
feSsi0naI training The average man
Il to tIo tho work OF the world. Only
two Ter cent ever 20 beyond 4 very
common school education Whatever
the remaining ninety-eight Per cenr
ever got they must get al tie nome
and iii the churches. During the fight
with CerveTa's feet. the work was non
ACCOMPLISHED by the big l. and 13 inch
guns. Only two Of such shots nit the
mark. while sixty-four OF the smaller,
average fiye-inch guns went TO the
spot. SO in the battle Of life only
Il few Of the ten talent college trained
theoIogians can be brought into action.
But the many average Cnristians-the
five-inch fellows trained in our Young
Peoples societies viii 10 the great hand
40 hand work OF the churches in the
future.
~ Object: 70 reach ont to remotest
country regions and make the slulnber-
ing life Of young men and women, and
stir In them a holy ambition 10 seek
an education. to seek 4 higher education
in our preparatory schools and colleges.
a Object: To reimcarnate the word
Of God While many lower and higher
critics are sitting the word and de-
ciaring it chiefly ehaff, the young peo-
pies movement Is set to do the Word
~ good seed In the follow ground Of
young heads and hearts and let it
demonstrate its own divinity in an album
danf harvest Of active, earnest Chris
tian lives.
10 Object To sanctify the social in
stincts Of the young life Of the churches.
The devils richest field is in the iIlno-
cent craving Of young hearts Tor social
intercourse. Through the dance, cards
and vicious amrIsements the deyis has
been left TO prevent these innocent rat
81 fba
go TO put stop to the eaofln3us
waste that has gone on for generations
from our Baptist homes ani ;Snlday
schools. This outgo from ds 10 asner
denominations finds its chief cause in
Ignorance OF our Baptist principles. The
young grow up with no specific drill in
stating or scripturally defend distinctive
Billie truths and Baptist doctrines AS
soon as they 90 out into the world
they are assaulted with riditalia--t9ey
are accused Of being narrow and / gesed
..closs communicates A "oang I r
son can stand any thing but ~ ule.
They feel a sort Of instructive resent
ment against their fathers for brng-
ing them up under the influence 81
such a narrow bigoted faifh~l faith
that they have not been taught low
10 State or defend.
IN Object Of the young people
movement is TO produce a increment.
10 reproduce apostolic, zeal and acriy-
ity. 60" ''straightway, Immediate
W. she WENT filled To replace III
difference with zeal, To overcome re-
Iigious laziness with sanetified energy
The next address was by Rev. G. l..
Greayes. Of Rockingham. His subject
was, "A Survey Of the Field He said
That the young peoples movement furn-
ished an opportunity for our churches
to keep step with an age Of educational
and material progress. In the religious
rs well rs secular life nen must both
know and do. if they would lgaye their
pe1soIsiify count for anything As OBJ