Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-09
To Raise One Hundred Thousand
Dollars Next Year.
A REF0RMAToRY ENDORSED.
Interesting Session of the Baptist State Con-
ven.ion A Missing witness wanted in
the United States Court state win E.-
tablish Fish Hatchery Central Hos
pital For tho Insane : Resolution Adopt
dby tho State Board of Fertilizers viii,
Reference to snle of Fertilizers.

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session of the Baptist State convention
was most interesting one.
Three subjects engaged its attention.
and were fully discussed and finally
disposed of: .s,
1. State Missions = Religious and
Educational"
2. Work of the Women in the
Church Through Their Organization"
3. General education and plans for a
twentieth century movement to raise
100000 for education, hail of it to go 10
the Baptist Female University at Ra-
leigh, three-tenths to Wake Forest and
the remainder to be divided among the
other institutions.
In the discussion of State missions
the factory problem was touched upon
and every speaker declared im favor of
regulation OF the hours of labor by law
and the prohibition of child labor in
factories
The work of the women during the
past year, especially in the way vi or
ganization, was endorsed and the i'm
portance of encouragement of such
work urged upon churches and pastors.
TO RAISE 100000
When II came to the subject of edu-
cation the convention stopped talking
and went to doing. The report piedg-
ing the Baptists of North Carolina TO
raise 100000 during the next year was
not only adopted. but some $4,000 of
the amount pledged was raised on the
spot. The first $4,000 raised will go to
the Baptist Female University OF this
city.
Among the largest contributors TO the
$4,000 raised last night were the fol-
lowing: Chief Justice w. 4. Faircloth
$1,000: First Baptist church, Raleigh
To Nhr l,l Ilay lot
leigh. $1,000; Wake Forest church.
$1,000; w. II. Daniel, Weldon, $500; Il. r.
Aydlett. Elizabeth City. $500; Dennis
Simmons. Williamson. $500; C. b. JUS
tice. Rutherfordton. 5000; Waynesville
church. 5000; East Durham church,
Judge Il. w. Undertake. Louisburg,
500; Apex church. 800; d. f. King
Leaksville, 500: j. d. Moore. Gastonia
500; HI. c. Dockery. Rockingham. $l00;
West Durham church. 500. And q
large number of smaller subscriptions.
These were made last night after q
powerful address pm the educational
needs of North Carolina by President
r. T. Vann, of the Baptist Female Uni
versity.
Also at lasS nights session the con-
ventfon elected Rev. Livingston john
ston OF Greensboro, to succeed Rev.
John Z. White. as corresponding secre-
tary of the Mission Board.
FOR A REFORMATORY.
Another important matter was the
adoption, at the morning session of the
convention. of a resolution asking the
next Legislature to establish n reforma-
tory or industrial school for youthful
criminals.
Two other resolutions were adopted,
one expressive OF the conventions APP
probation of the services of it's retiring
mission secretary, Rev John e. White,
and the other condemning seven-day
newspapers.
A MISSING WITNESS.
There has been considerable inquiry
as TO whether A. ]. Marshall, the young
Wilmington lawyer, charged with coun-
terfeiting, would be tried again at this
term of the United States Court here.
1t Is said by persons in the district at
torney's office that there will hardly be
a trialfpwng to the absence of Theo
dore Darkley perhaps the chief wit
ness. who cannot be found and who is
believed to have gone to Greece, of
which country he is q native.
A FISH HATCHERY.
The Board of Agriculture has decided
to establish fish hatchery at or near
Avoca. Twenty years ago the State
had very successful hatchery there.
The board feels sure the one now to be
established will be D great success. The
United States not long ago established
q hatchery across the river from Avoca.
but this has not been success. The
appropriation for the hatchery made by
the board at its last session Is $4,000.
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
The. board Of directors of the Central
Hospital for the Insane ended its ses-
sion today, and expressed satisfaction
with DR.. Kilby's management. The
year has been very prosperous one.
There was very little sickness. The
number of patients is $50. The average
number under treatment during the
year was 435. The new admissions were
1872 and Sc 2-3 per cent. of these were
discharged as cured. The last legisla-
ture cut down the appropriation asked
for 80. 900, and the hospital Is that much
In debt. 1t is estimated that next year
there will be AIS patients. The legisla-
ture will be asked to appropriate money
for three new female wards, Two
wards in the male building are now oc-
cupied by females. This the board does
not think desirable. The board Is i'm
pressed by the Industrial department.
in which rugs of good quality. hair
brushes. tooth brushes, etc. are made.
SALE OF FERTILIZERS.
The State Board of Agriculture has
adopted the following:
THE Board OF Agriculture shall for
bid the sale OF fertilizers and fertiliz-
ing material not coming up to the fol-
lowing minimum requirements: First,
any complete fertilizer containing phos-
Dhoric acid, ammonia and potash, when
the sum of available phosphoric acid.
ammonia and potash does not amount
to IL per centum when added together;
second. any fertilizer containing phos-
phroic acid and potash, when the sum
of available phosphorlc acid and potash
does not amount to 10 per centum when
added together; third. any fertilizer
containing phosphroic acid and ammo