The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-11

them not over 8 or : years old-toiling
IN the night. many OF them.
Il know there are parents who are
sometimes entirely responsible for this
state OF things. but in nine cases out o.
ten its due 10 the almighty dollar. It's
because BOYS and girls can do the same
work for q factory al less money than it
can be done by ! man or woman. \ hoy
is paid ? cents q day. while a man re-
ceiyes 81 or Sllo."
This completed the discussion Of this
zabcct and nc report was adopted
TO RAISE sl2o.oeo
Or B. V srilman submitted re re-
port OF the convention special comm
lee. which was as follows
Whereas. We desire in some signal
manner TO express cur gratitude 10 our
Heavenly Father for HIS grca. goodness
to Us during he century which IS abou, .
close. and
Whereas. We desire 10 provide for lar
ger and better things in the century
which is about 10 begin. and
Whereas. the executive committee OF
our colleges al Wake Forest ana u Raj
cigh have in joi1t session recommended
that this two-fcld desire shall find lis
expression in an effort 10 raise at least
one hundred thousand dollars for cduca
tional purposes before the close q tho
year 1901.
RESOLVED ! That The Baptist Sate con
v~ention approve and endorse SAID recon-
mendatlon.
.. That We further endorse their recon-
mendation THAI. Of the actual amount SEE
cured in cash. one-half shall be given =
our Baptist ~~'a University in Raleigh
throe-tenths to Wake Forest College. one
tenth 10 the Chowan Institute. and that
the remainder be divided equally among
The other institutions in North Carolina
which are owned and controlled ii trust
for the Baptist denomination by boards of
trustees.
3. That we approve the recommendation
of said joint committee tia The first
twenty-five thousand dollars secured. IN
less otherwise designated hy the donors.
shall be given to the Baptist Female
University in Raleigh.
4. hat the trustees OF the several in
situations not specifically here named
are urged TO avail themselves of this
opportunity 10 arouse local interest in
their work and to secure as large gifts
as possible for better equipment and en-
doWment.
). That. while it is hoped that the di-
vision suggested above shall be generally
accepted. all donors shall be free to desig-
nate the institution or institutions which
they desire 70 be the benciciaries OF
their gifts.
6. That a Central committee of five
ard a Cooperating committee of one
from each association in the State be
| appointed by the the president Of tho
| cOnNpntiOn 10 devise WayS and means fOl
securing the cooperation of every mem
Der of every church of every association
in North Carolina in this great under
taking; and that the creation OF an,
other general educational agency be FOL
the present postponed.
:. That this committee be advised (
suggest as judiciously IS possible wha
amount will have to be raised by eacl
association IN order to secure the hun
dre0 thousand dollars. and that the exec
utivc committee Of each association be re
oucsted to suggest what amount Will hav
TO be raised by each church in order t
make up the quota thus suggested.
5. That the necessary expenses Of thi
effort shall be paid by the several in
stitutiors in the ratio mentioned in TIL
second resolution.
II was announced that q sDecia! rat
10 hdNc fOItSt ti % ttIltN q III lOui
trip had been offered for today. if as man
as 200 would so. The st8rt could be mad
at 5 o'clock. and all could be back in th
city by five. One hundred and four sal
they would go. This left tho matter
little IN doubt.
Rev. J.. n. Curtis then got the ioc
and stated that while he had no antagon
ISM whatever to the general prOpositio
to raise 500. coo by the close OF the yea
and that while he knew that nOthin
wrong or prejudiciaI was intended towar
any school. nevertheless ii appeared thu
the trustees of certain Institutions Ia
become parties to a scheme by WhiC
those schools would largely benefit. I
did not know whether or not the trustee
OF other institutions would be willing
commit theInseles to this propositiO
Moreover, it cut eff existing efforts al
plans already entered into for raisir
money on the part OF other colleges al
schools.
At this juncture. President Marsh al
nounced that It was 40, the time agree
upon to go TO the recital at the Bapti
Female University. The convention a
cCrGingly adjourned to fulfill this pleasa1
obligation.