The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-11
The Leaders Of the Denomination Are
Strong Against Going Into the
Newspaper Business.
QUITE SENSATIONAL DEBATE IN
THE CONVENTION YESTERDAY
The Convention Next Year VIII Met in Winston.
The O, phanage Engaged tie Attention
Of The Convention Last Night and
50. POI Was Raised for Il.
5000 Was Raised for II.

The seventeen annual session of the
North Carolina Baptist State conNen-
ton came to Il close last night, short
~ after 10 o'clock.
The pulpits of the city will today
be occupied by prominent Baptist min
listers who have been attending the
convention. but the business delibera-
tons of that body are at an end.
Quite a number OF the delegates left
for their homes yesterday, others will
go today, and tomorrow the last Of
them will take their departure.
And it will be with sincere regret
that the people Of Raleigh Will see
them 90 During their stay here they
have made many friends. their meet
ings have been interesting and their
presence has been a source OF much
pleasure to the good people of the city.
Next year the convention will meet
in Winston, and the Introductory ser
mon will be preached by Rev. W. C..
Tyree, of Durham. with Rev. j. w.
Lynch. of Wake Forest. as alternate.
This was decided by the convention
yesterday morning. The committee
appointed to select the place of meet
ing recommended Wilmington. but a
majority of the committee preferred
Winston and the report was 50
amended.
The question Of Periodicals was
taken up early i'm yesterday morn
1ng's session and q lively. not tx say
sensational, debate followed. The dis
cussion lasted for more than three
hours.
The question before the convention
was a special report recommending
ownership and operation of the Re
cOrder by the convention. Though
Editor !. w. Bailey announced that If
this report was defeated lie would re-
tire as editor. and might possible leave
North Carolina. the convention declin-
ed to adopt it. instead. substitute W.
adopted recommending the formation
of a Joint stock company to OWN and
operate the Recorder. To this end a
committee OF five was appointed to
take the matter in hand and try to
raise such a company.
This committee, appointed by the
president of the convention. is COM
posed of Rev. Livingston Johnston.
Prof. w. l.. Poteat, Rev. j. +. White,
Prof. j. b. Carlyle and Mr.. w. y.
Jones. They held a meeting and re-
ported to the convention that they
thought they saw their way clear t O
form ID company for the purchase OF
the Recorder. but chat the North
Carolina Baptist had not Yet been CON
sidered in their plans. To buy the Re
corCer. they said it was necessary to
raise $4,000, and that the plan under
which they were operating was salts
factory to both j. W. Barley, Gator,
ard Edwards & BrOughton. owners CT
the paper.
The main feature of the afternoon
session was the reading by DR.. j. D.
1lufham Of a history Of the North
Carolina Baptist convention, from the
first beginning Of the church in 1890
To the first meeting Of representatives
from the counties in 1882. at Rives'
Chapel. Chatham county. This is the
first time such a history has been
written, and it represents thirty
Years Of work in collecting date and
records. The convention listened to
the reading with fixed attention. The
story was told with the graphic Iii
rectness of true history. and was in
terestiug in the extreme. 1t was de
.cided to appoint Mr.. T. NJ. Pittman
and Dir. +. + Skinner a committee to
raise q fund to be devoted to historical
Investigation. with the end in view o!
employing Dr.. Huffman as q special
historian upon a regular salary to con
duct the work.
Last nights meeting Of the cOnven-
ton was devoted entirely to the or
phanagc. \ number Of addresses were
made and 1920 was subscribed foI
a system Of water works to be put in
next Spring.
After the rPonI3I. work 0f tho CON.