The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-11
THE CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
Morning Session Devoted to a Discussion Of
Missions

The convention met yesterday morning
at 9:30 o'clock. After half an hours de-
yOtional meeting. conducted by Rev. Dr..
A.. G. Barron, OF Charlotte, he minutes
of Wednesday nights meeting were read
and approved by the convention.
On motion of Rev. w. r. Gwaltney the
president was authorized TO appoint a
committee composed of one delegate from
each association to nominate q core
spending secretary to succeed Rev. Join
E. White who has resigned TO accept a
pastorate in Atlanta. This committee WAS
appointed later in the PROCEEDINGS and is
printed elsewhere in this paper.
The following visitors were announced
as present and invited to a scat on the
floor Of the conventions:
Dr.. J.. NJ. Frost, corresponding sacrr-
tary of the Sunday School Board, Nash
Vile.
Dr. r. G.. Seymour, Bible Secretary Of
the American Baptist Publishing Society,
Philadelphia.
DR.. F. II. Kerfoot. corresponding secre-
tary of the Home Mission Board, Atlanta.
DR.. r. j. Willingham, corresponding
secretary of the Foreign Mission Board.
Richmond.
Rev. G. j.. Thompson, corresponding
secretary of the state Board of Virginia.
Prof. ". Q. Carver, Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary.
Or. Harvey Hatcher, pastor at Atlanta.
DR.. j. n. Prestridge, editor Baptist
Argus Louisville, Ky.
DR.. Eugene Daniel, pastor First Pres
byterian church, Raleigh.
Rev. G.. l.. Wilson. StaunFon, Va
Rev. j. X. Faulkner, Clarksville, Va.
Rev. W. NJ. Gilmore. Brunswick. Ga.
kI.o 10 foT1o,i,r ,,o,r =,acforc -, tbn
State were welcomed to the conventions:
Rev. j. +. Love, Wadesboro.
Rev. A. T. Howell. Lenoir.
Rev. f. Q. S. Curtis, ~Laurinburg.
Rev. A. A.. Marshall, Raleigh.
Rev. ". y. Hubbard, Raleigh.
Rev. ". H. Woodall. Mars Hill.
Rev. Mr.. Lumpkin, Weldon.
The ~seyentieth annual report Of the
Board of Missions and Sunday Schools
Was read by Rev. John z. White. the
retiring secretary. Though quite lengthy,
it was listened to with great interest. A
synopsis of this report is printed in an
other column.
RELIGIOUS LITERATURE.
This report was followed by an address
by Or. r. G.. Seymour. Of Philadelphia,
on the work {. the American Baptist Tub
LEGATION Society.
Or. Seymour introduced himself by say
ing that he was not before the convent IN
TO advertise the society's publications, bit
for the purpose of giving some idea OF
the character Of its work AMI what i
was doing for the denomination.
when / tell YOU that in tie 6 wears
Of our existence we have printed over
50. 900. 900 capies of books. averaging go
pages TO the copy. YOU will un&erstant
something of the extent of the sOcietys
work. When ! tell YOU thaC We have
sent ff,000, coo Of periodicals into the sun
day Schools of our land, yon viii realize
something Of the socicty's influence on
the young people of the denomination.
This is what we have done in the
past. and our business is on the in
crease"
Or. Seymour then discussed the impor-
lance Of good literature in the hands Ct
young people and in the homes OF tie
land.
This is a reading age" he said. and
our young people will get bad books IN
less we watch them. 1t is a noTel-reaI'ng
age if you please. You read them, | read