The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-09
THE CONVENTION
DECLINED TO BUY
THE "RECORDER"
But Gives Anybody Else Who
Cares to Buy its PERMITS
sion to do SO.
AND HOPES THEY MAY
BE ABLE TO MAKE IT PAY
The Leaders of the Denomination Are
Strong Against Going into the
Newspaper Business.
QUITE A SENSATIONAL DEBATE IN
THE CONVENTION YESTERDAY
The Convention Next Year viii Met 10 Winston,
The 0rphanage Engaged the Attention
Of The Convention Last Night and
1920 Was Raised for Il.
So, 200 Was Raised for 1t.

The SEVENTEEN annual session of the
North Carolina Baptist State conven-
ton came to close last night, short
~ after 10 o'clock
The pulpits of the city will today
be occupied by prominent Baptist min
listers who have been attending the
convention, but the business delibera-
tions of that body are at an end
Quite number of the delegates left
for their homes yesterday, others will
go today, and tomorrow the last of
them will take their departure.
And it will be with sincere regret
that the people of Raleigh will see
them go. During their stay here they
have made many friends, their meet
ings have been interesting and their
presence has been source of much
pleasure to the good people of the city
Next year the convention will meet
in Winston, and the Introductory SER
mon will be preached by Rev. W. c..
Tyree, of Durham, with Rev. j. W.
Lynch, OF Wake Forest. as alternate.
This was decided by the convention
"
appointed to select the place of meet
ing recommended Wilmington, but
majority of the committee preferred
Winston and the report was so
amended.
The question Of Periodicals was
taken up early. in yesterday morn
ing's session and a lively, not to say
sensational, debate followed. The dis
oil
hours.
The question before the convention
was a special report recommending
ownership and operation Of the Re-
corder by the convention. Though
Editor j. w Bailey announced that ii
this report was defeated lie would re-
tire as editor, and might possible leave
North Carolina, the convention declin
cd to adopt it. Instead, substitute was
adopted recommending the formation
of joint stock company to own and
operate the Recorder. To this end
committee of five was appointed to
take the matter in hand and try to
raise such a company.
This committee. appointed by the
president of the convention. is com
posed of Rev. Livingston Johnston,
Prof. w. l.. Poteat, Rev. j. e. White,
Prof. j. b. Carlyle and Mr.. w. n.
Jones They held meeting and re-
ported to the convention that they
thought they saw their way clear to
form a company for the purchase Of
the Recorder, but that the North
Carolina Baptist had not yet been con-
sidered in their plans. To buy the Re-
corder, they said it was necessary to
raise $4,000, and that the plan under
which they were operating was salts
factory to both J. w. Bailey, EDITOR.
and Edwards G. Broughton, owners OF
the paper.
The main feature of the afternoon
session was the reading by Dr.. j. ID.
Huffman of a history of the North
Carolina Baptist convention. from the
first beginning of the church in 1890
to the first meeting of representatives
from the counties in 1892, at Rives'
Chapel. Chatham county. This is the
first time such a history has been
written. and it represents thirty
wears of work in collecting date and
records. The convention listened to
the reading with fixed attention. The
story was told with the graphic di-
rectness of true history, and was in
teresting in the extreme. 1t was de-
clded TO appoint MI. 1. NJ. IlTtnan
and DIR. TIE Skinner a committee to
raise fund to be devoted to hi storical
investigation, with the end in view o.
employing DR.. Hufham as a special
historian upon a regular salary to corr
duet the work.
Last nights meeting CT the CONVEX
ton was devoted entirely to the or
phanage. number of addresses were
made and $4,000 was subscribed for
a system of water works to be put in
next Spring.
After the regular work of the CON
vention had been completed. silver
service was presented to Rev. John f..
White. the retiring corresponding sec
rotary OF the Mission Board. The pre-
-sentation speech was made by Mr.. j..
W. Bailey
pRoCEFDTNGS-0F CONVENTION.