The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-08
FACTORY PROBLEM
AND THE CHURCH
Continued From Fifth Page.)

they spent $S3, 900 and the other day the
North Carolina Synod reported that the
$4,000 Presbyterians in the State had
contributed 900 for strictly State mis-
sions. / tell you, brethren, we have got
to wake up. Put on your strength and
rise and do something worth your while
and your support
WORK OF THE WOMEN.
On conclusion of Mr.. Whites address
DR.. Hufham proposed a resolution of APP
probation for his five years of service as
corresponding secretary. After its adop-
ton the next subject on the program
''Woman's Work"--was taken up, and a
report on it read by Rev. Forrest Smith,
of Louisburg
This report showed that the women of
the church, through their various organ
izations, had contributed $9,710S4 during
the past year. This was divided among
the different objects of church work.
But the money contributed was
small part of tie work Fifteen young
women gave their services last summer
as teachers in destitute sections of West
ern North Carolina Boxes to the value
of about So 500 were sent to the frontier
missionaries. And better than all this
the women of the church here organized
in church work and trained in the doc
trines of the church. This work has been
under the efficient management of Miss
Famine Heck, of Raleigh
Mr.. Smith made a short address in be-
half of his report after which it was
adopted.
FAVOR A REFORMATORY.
Before adjournment for dinner the con-
vention adopted the following important
resolution introduced by Mr.. John T.
Pullen, of Raleigh, and amended by Rev
DR.. Barron. of Charlotte, and Mr.. W. A.
Graham, of Lincolnton:
Recognizing the great need of a re-
formatory or industrial school for the
youthful criminals of our State, be it
therefore,
Resolved, BY the Baptist State Con-
vention now in session assembled, that
we heartily commend the establishment
of such an institution, and respectfully
urge our coming Legislature to establish
a reformatory or industrial school as
soon as Practicable, and that a copy
thereof be furnished the presiding officer
of each house of the Legislature by the
secretary of the convention"
DIR. Barron's amendment was the in
sertion of the words, ''or industrial
school," and Mr.. Graham's amendment
provided for placing the resolution be-
fore the Legislature.
Speaking in support of his amendment
DR.. Barron said:
ITO give the institution a bad name
is to start it off crippled and it's useful
IA
dren sent to it to think that we consider
them criminals. So we had better not
call it reformatory."
DIR. Hufham said he did not care by
what name they called it, he was in favor
of it,
'I'll not make a fuss about the name.
though l rather like the industrial school
idea. One thing is certain, you can't re-
form a boy, or girl either unless lou
give them work to do It's as true now
as ever that idleness breeds mischief
"Ten years or more ago | introduced
a resolution in the convention at Shelby
declaring in favor of reformatorv 1t
was the first resolution of the kind ever
introduced in the State, but it passed
without opposition. and vet somehow
we've never got the institution. am
heartily in favor of this resolution.
1t was adopted, as was also a resolution
by DR.. Barron against seven-day newspa
pers.
THE MISSION BOARD.
Prof. F. P. Hobgood, for the commit
tee, announced the following names as
members of the Board of Missions and
Sunday Schools:
Jno E. Ray, j. Fl. Afford, G. M. Allen. j..
S. Allen, j. d. Boushall, C. B. Edwards,
A. d. Hunter, j. b. Boone, j..
M. Broughton, A. B. Forrest, s..
w. Brewer, n. 3. Broughton,
]. c.. Caddell, H. w. Norris, w. c. Doug
lass. j. c. Ellington. w. r. Gwaltney, F.
p Hobgood, ]. N. Holding, E. G. Holle-
man, c. j. Hunter, w. N. Jones, j. G.
Scarborough T. E. Ekinner, H. l.. Wat
son, j. d. Hufham, II. G. Dockery, c. M
Cooke, w l. Poteat, John T. Pullen, j. w
Bailey, ]. B. Brewer, j. S. Hardaway ].
p. Wyatt B. w. Spilman. A. c. Barron,
r. N. Simms, W. r. Cullom, E. P. Moses,
T. j. Taylor T. NJ. Pittman, w. c. Petty
A. H. Hartley, T. B. Moseley, w. NJ
Vines, T. NJ Honeycutt, A. l. Justice
r. A. Sentell, A. H. Sims, A. A. Marshall
w d. Hubbard. j. w. Denmark, A. A.
Butler, w. Cooper, ]. H. Weathers,
r. T. Vann, Walters Durham, M. l.. Kes-
Ter F. w Hancock