The news & observer., 1900-12-08


nave any faith. In 4oeaufort county abor-@
one in ten believe in Christ, and it is
nearly as bad in Martin, Pitt and Will
son.
"These people socially are some of the
inest people in the world and if ever
converted will be mighty power for
good. Every dollar of the 900 con-
tributed to State missions could be spent
with profit within the bounds of the Tar
river Association.
'The work is great; the workers are
'ew. We greatly need reinforcement and
encouragement"
Mr. Craig discussed his report. He
pointed out in vivid language the needs of
he eastern section of the State, and his
story of the religious destitution of some
IF the eastern counties was a revelation
o tho convention.
There are today in Edgecombe county
'0o0 white people who have no faith of
my sort. The conditions in Pitt, Martin
md other counties of that section are
lot much better.
This is the finest section of North Car
,lina. 1t is the garden spot of the State,
md the people there when once worked
lp make the best workers in the world
II plead for these people. Oh, breth
ZEN, send us more men. We need them;
out if you can't send us more men, pray
'or u.s.
Mr.. Craig is a brother of Hon. Locke
Craig. of Salisbury He was followed
by Rev. DR.. j. D. Hufham, who told, as
,nly DR.. Hufham can tell of the mission
work in eastern North Carolina.
do you know" said DR.. Hufham,
that the cause of foreign missions was
BORN in this section which is now the
home mission field. Seven years before
Fudson became a missionary the Ke
leuke association declared for foreign
MISSIONS. This was the first organized
recognition of the duty of Christians to
he heather.
1--WE are making slow progress, but we
ire progressing and the work that we are
loing is work that will stand. Don't get
inpatient, that section of the State be-
ongs to God and by His help we'll con-
Iuer it, Don't get impatient, God works
slowly He takes a hundred years to
make an oak, and he took twelve hun
lred years to make white man"
Rev. ]. H. Harnly, pastor of the Tab
,rnacle church at Newbern, made a plea
or strong men in eastern North Caro-
ina. He said:
1.-The men you send us must be strong
nen, or it's useless>to to send them. We
want men that will stand head and
shoulders above others there. Men who
re not afraid of sacrifices and love work.
It takes a better and abler man to sue
.eed in Pamlico county than in Newbern.
Give us strong men, and then stand be-
lind them in their Efforts
nd h0
d on this subject was by Mr.. Duncan Nc
Neil, of Scotland Neck 1t was the most
aughable and unique address that has
ret been delivered before the conven-
ion.
When recognized by the chair, Mr.. Nc
Neil was standing in the rear of the
church. He began speaking.
Come to the 'front.' said President
Marsh, where folks can see YOU"
Il want to be heard, not SEEN" replied
Mr. Mcneil, striding up the aisle, tall
nd straight as an Indian, but white
leaded and angular.
He wanted to discuss home missions,
.e said, for he feared that their impor-
ance was not fully realized by the de-
nomination. Then he told something of
lis own personal efforts and added:
I'm Scotch, as you all have probably
yuessed, and have the blood of the no
,ility coursing in my veins. Iaughter)
yell now you needn't laugh, for what
IN telling you is so. Why not long ago
Alex Sprunt went to Europe and wrote
Jack: I'm stopping with Lord Mcneil.
Don't you see how natural that sounds.
More laughter.) But I'd have known /
lad some of the nobility in me even of
hadn't been told so, because | love
Iohn Barleycorn. Much laughter.) That
l used to, I've conquered that love
low. 1t was mighty hard thing to do
lut ! did it and that's where I'm better
han the nobility (Laughter.) Now
here's Hobson and Schley and Sampson
nd all that crowd-they're great heroes
,ut me and Bro. Broughton-where is he?
All, there he is, my dear brother Need
lam Broughton We are as great heroes
Is they, because we used to love liquor
md we have conquered that love. Great
aughter)"
Mr.. Broughton tried to interrupt to say
hat he had never looked upon the wine
When it was red, but the laughter was
90 loud for Mr.. Mcneil to hear him, ard
20 he went on:
81 tell you it takes hero to conquer
! passion DIS we nave uoHe-Io IoNe Iquol
md quit it,
At this point the Chair announced that
he time allotted for discussion of this
question had expired, and the report was
ldopted.
FACTORY MISSIONS.
The report on Factory Missions was
'ead by Mr.. W. A Smith, of West Dur
lam.
In the course of this report attention
vas called to the rapid growth of factory
owns and often the hardness of the Bap-
lists in establishing there a church or
,anization.
There are now in North Carolina $50
cotton mills, either in actual operation
or in course of constructions the number
actual operation being 242. Besides
his there are many other factories of
various kinds.