The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-21
SOME FINE ADDRESSES
Appeal in Behalf Of Better Education
Of the Women.
OFFICERS ELECTED BY THE CONVENTION
An Immense Crowd Present at the Meeting
Last Night to Hear an AGdrts, on
Education by Mrs. Viii
liam Scott.
Communicated

Communicated
The second days session of the Bap-
tist State Sunday school convention
opened at 0 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. Praise service was conducted by
Rev. Dunston. President Roberts call
ed the convention together on time.
Music was furnished by the choir.
The president announced Prof. j. E.
Kay, superintendent, to speak on the
subject: How to Teach the Bible in
the place of Mr.. b. w. Spillman. Mr..
Ray said: Il am always glad to be
present with my brothers and sisters.
haven't time to make any apology
even as L have to meet the train
cannot take Bro SpilIman's place.
No man can take another,s place. 1t
is peculiar arrangement; every one
has his own peculiar work. You
learned yesterday How to Teach the
Bible There is no study so impor-
tant as the study of the Bible. No
book is so profound, yet so simple.
Before one can teach the Bible he
must first have a Bible. Every one of
us who teaches it ought to have a
Bible. Preach the Bible. | believe in
more of the Bible and less of other
things. Another reason why every
body should have a Bible is because
everybody can get Bible. We should
give God the best. Get a good Bible.
The best we can give is only small.
Get the best Bible you can. l believe
in the whole Bible. Don't take frag
ments of the Bible and eat it. Take
it as it is. / have no better sense than
to believe everything the Bible says.
Know the Bible. You can't teach it
if you don't know it. There is lot of
difference between telling and preach
ing. 1t makes me tremble to hear
a preacher misquote the Bible. We
must tell what the Lord has told us to
tell 'Ye are my witnesses The teach
ing is as important as the preaching.
Go teach all nations. We must know
who we are going to teach. We must
get hold of the child. Stand before
your class with your heart filled with
Gods spirit and your mind full of
the book, God bless and prosper you"
Mr.. Ray spoke interestingly and
was rendered vote of thanks by the
convention, Music.
The president then caIed for COM
mittees DR.. A. w. Curtis was then
introduced to the convention. He
said, Bro Ray put little structure
upon preaching. Incorporating
and teaching go hand in hand
/ thank Bro Ray for bringing out
these thoughts. The teaching is as
important as the preaching. The an
cient Jews placed the greater stress
upon the teaching. We ought to know
that the children understand what we
are talking about. Go for the chill
dren. Horace Mann said: The bows
of today are men of tomorrow.
Save the children and we save the
generations; train them up and we
have them. Know what difficulties
are in their way and train them to
overcome them"
DR.. Curtis spoke thoughtfully and
was given close attention. A vote of
thanks was rendered DR.. Curtis.
The president called for the report
of the executive board, which was read
by DR.. Al. w. Pegues. The report be-
gan by saying that the political dis
cussion and campaign had somewhat
hindered the mission work in the
State 1t showed that the convention
helps to support one missionary and
two colporters in this State. The con-
vention has supervision of the color
ed Sunday School Book Store. This
store did business during the past
wear amounting to $1,S7703. Rev. G.
w. Moore is the State missionary and
his report to this board was very graf
flying to the convention. The board
recommended: First. That the con-
vention continue TO aid worthy girls;
2nd, To continue cooperation with
the American Baptist Publication So
ciety.
The report was discussed bv DIR. J.
A. Dobson and Rev. c.. Fl. Williamson.
DIR. Dobson said he endorsed the re-
port. but the question is, does the con-
vention endorse it There is a great
work for us to do in bringing up the
lost There are many who don't at
tend the Sunday schools. Without dis
cussing it further. | endorse the re-
port. We need more education, we
need more common sense, we need to
know how to treat our fellow-man.
The future of our country depends on
our girls. | endorse the Girls Edu-
cation Fund idea. Rev. Williamson
said: 81 believe that the report as set
forth by the board is an inspiration
to this convention. 1t is the best re-
port / have ever heard. The men
who compose this board are credit to
the work, to the Sunday school and to
the State. Rev. Moore, our mission
airy, is highly spoken of everywhere
he goes, also our cnlporters. Revs..
Dunston and Pone" He smoke of indi-
vidual doing and incidentally peution-
ed the liberating of Mr. W. II. Houser.
of the Friendship Baptist SUNDAY
school, Charlotte. Mr.. Houser paid
six months scholarship in Shaw Uni
versitv for one of the girls of that
school. He-Rev. Williamson. paid
the other two months, making out a
whole session. The sneech was en-