The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-11

Discussed Great Need of
Missionary Work In Eastern Coun-
ties Mr.. whites Farewell Will
minston Recommended as the Next
Meeting Place.
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Baptist state convention today dis
cussed state missions and restitution
In eastern North Carolina. where it is
greatest, covering ten counties.
Rev. Braxton Craig said in these
counties are people Who never heard
Of Jesus, that in Edgecombe alone
there are 5000 people who do not be-
lieve in God and have no church con-
nection Of any kind.
F. P. >Hobgood. OF Oxford, read
the report Of the Sunday school board
The mission report on cotton facto-
ries showed there are $50 in operation
or building; that the factories popuL<<
ton numbers $50. 900.
Rev. w. A. Smith. of Durham, made
an earnest plea for a state law regulat-
ing the hours of factory labor, saying
he now heard the noise of the spindles
an hour before daylight, beginning
twelve hours of work.
There were also strong protests
against child labor in factories by n.
B. Broughton, of Raleigh, and Rev.
Lacy Hoge, of Concord, the latter say
ing he saw children s and even 6 years
old at work in mills.
ISCN. oOllu t. "l1lC, IA 6OCS "
Atlanta, bade the convention farewell.
He spoke Of need Of mission work in
factory sections, to which the country
people all licked. He said: The
dreaded word, strikes. had now come
into our North Carolina vocabulary
for the first time" He declared the
Baptists are not now leading the mis-
sionary force in North Carolina; that
the Episcopalians are giving h noun
tain section great attention and the
PreSbyterianS have raised more money
for missions.
Rev. DR.. J. D. Huffman offered reso-
lutions which were, by a rising vote,
adopted, appreciative of Mr.. Whites
five years services as mission secreta-
ry.
Rev. Thomas E. Skinner, A. 4. Mar
shall and W. D. Hubbard made feeling
remarks.
A resolution urging the legislature to
establish a reformatory for young
criminals was adpted, also a resolu-
ton declaring against the growing dis
regard Of the Sabbath. especially in
the multiplication of Sunday trains
and the issue of Sunday newspapers,
and a resolution to raise this year
500, 900 for colleges, half of this to 60
to the Baptist female university here
Rev. A d. Hunter presented the re-
port on the nex meeting place and the
preacher to deliver the Introductory
sermon, n named Wilmington and
Rev. DR.. c. W. Tyree, Of Durham. The
| report was laid over until tomorrow.
Rev. John Mitchell reported for the
board of education, showing thirty
| eight young men now studying for thu
ministry, aided by this board.
Reports or Wake Forest college and
the Baptist female university showed
both to be in extremely prosperous
condition.
The report of the special COMMITTEES
on education was made by Rev. B. w
Spillman and adopted. recommending
that s100, 900 be raised next year, hal
to go to the female university, three.
tenthS to Wake Forest college, one.
tenth to Chowan Baptist female insti
tuition and the remaining tenth to b.
divided among other institutions.
Rev. Livingston Johnson, of Greens
boro, was elected corresponding secre
tary to succeed Rev. John E. White.
Thirteen thousand dollars were sub
scribed to pay the debt of the femal,
university here.