The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-09

in the South, was recognized by the CHAIR.
Il had not expected to ever make
another speech in convention" he began
- and l now hesitate because a young
man from Kinston last night intimated
that l was back number and the young
men were going to run things to suit
themselves"
Mr. c. w. Blanchard: Il beg Dr.. Huff
hams pardon, I meant nothing of the
kind He is my friend and | had no de-
sire to reflect on him"
DR.. Hufham; We'll, I thought he was
TOO much a gentleman to have intended
tie meaning his words conveyed.
II have often been touched in reading
Homer-for I still read him-that when
Nestor was too old to go to the battle
field, the young men crowded about him,
heard him speak with reverence and call
ed him The Old Man Eloquent.
DR.. Skinner: And they say he nod
ded sometimes. too
Dr.. Hufham "No they don't. 1t was
Homer that nodded" (Laughter).
DR.. Skinner: 81 thought you were talk
ing about Homer"
Dr. Hufham mo, l wasn't. I was
talking about Nestor. You never did
know much Greek and you've forgotten
what you did know" Oaughter).
CHURCH NOT CONSULTED.
my objection to this report is that the
denomination has not been consulted
about it--not a church or an association.
The convention was given no notice of it.
Only $50 letters written about it, and
they sent out secretly For this reason
y &c ant n
always been a success. and it has sue
ceeded because we have never done any
thing until after it was referred to the
denomination, and action taken after a
full, fair and free discussion.
only $50 letters, and they sent out
secretly. l would never have known what
it was proposed to spring here this morn
ing had l not come upon one of these
accidentally. It's going back on the ira
ditions spirit and genius of the denomina-
ton.
again it is the taking up of thing
that has been tried over and over again
by other Baptist conventions and by
other denominations. and in every case
it has failed. Like the cows tracks be-
fore the lions cave, they all lead in the
same direction.
DR.. Hufham then told how Jesse Mer-
Ger had bought the old Philadelphia In
dex and moved it to Georgia and failed
Then he presented it to the convention,
with most disastrous results to the con-
vention.
Mr.. White: Doctor will you state that
it paid while the convention had it?"
DR.. Hufham mo sir. I will not
state it,
Mr.. White: II simply wanted the con-
vention to have the facts
DR.. Hufham: That's what I'm trying
to give them, if only you'll stop talking
I believe I have the floor
He told how similar venture had fail
ed in Arkansas, and in Texas. Also he
said Mississippi had tried it and failed
and Kentucky and Alabama.
There is not Baptist convention in
the United States today that's running
q paper. And here you come and want
the North Carolina convention to take
up this cast-off clout that other denomi-
nations have thrown away. 1t is centraii-
cation in way that even the Episcopal
fans have not dreamed Of.
The method adopted by other churches
in the conduct Of their UNCONVENTIONAL
papers was ,u-SCuSSSu' AhSi -" 100
ham went on to say:
1--WE are trying tc establish ncwspa-
per syndicate-a trust in North Carolina.
The editor of the North Carolina Baptist
doesn't want to sell out. but he knows
he's gone if he does not, and this thing
goes through. That's why he's in this
report; but how about the Skyland Bap-
list and other UNCONVENTIONAL papers?
l wrote to man who's engineering THIS
thing-a minister-the other day and ask
ed these questions. He replied: If Cur
arrangement interferes with private in
terests, it's not our lookout
SPIRIT OF THE TRUST"
e'That's the spirit of the trust-Uhe
spirit of business, if you please. Business
says: You shall not light the lamp I'M
less l furnish the oil; you shall not smoke
a cigar unless / manufacture it.
'"rhis arrangement puts into the hands
of Livingston Johnston an autocratic pow
err, and he'll use it, too. He's a good
man, but he's a man. The missionary in
the field will know that his Job depends
on his loyalty to this paper. I'm talking
in plain language, but it's duty | owe
to myself and my denomination. ! would
not otherwise be true.
"As sure as God rules this proposition
that's solemnly laid before you today
means division and wreck and ruin.
In the early days of this State we
went to Jail in Newbern and to the whip
ping post for freedom of opinion and ac-
ton, and l tell YOU when we ourselves
declare that we. as a denomination are
going into the newspaper business and
nobody else must run one we are going TO
hear an explosion.
"But they point to the success of our