The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-04
THE BAPTISTS'
HOSTS COMING
Over Six Hundred Delegates
Expected to Convention.
DELEGATES AND HOSTS
Raleigh's Homes Will be Thrown Open
to These Christian Workers.
BAiTlsTs N0WNuABERi7O, 600 MEMBERS
Closing Year Has Been One Steady Of Growth
10 All Departments. More Than 1000
New Memb rs. Contributions
TO Various Causes.

!, w.t. 80 ono
7ccie'aiy 'e'' 'oiii - i'o'ooo
Baptists IN North Carolina, with l,o0o
churches. sc District Associations.
aad o,,o,. ooo ,;n;s+re +b;a -
Hiigniy engine LOT the propagation Oh
the Gospel whose pulsations are felt
in every section Of North Carolina.
The mast wear has been one of n,.o-
gress and success amono. North Caro-
lima Bantists. The increase in mem
bership is about 1000. The report of
the Treasurer will show q large lib
erality. These are Secretary Whites
figures:
State Missions $4,000
Foreign Missions -. 10000
Home Missions :. -. $500
Baptist Orphanage 1900
Education 10000
Total $73, 500
This of conrsa does not include any
of tba con+rihu4ions for the s,1nnort
Of the regular ministry or the build
mo and repairing of churches on. par
sona0eS
yoTrNc pEopT nc CONVENTION
nc irst ,naa+ino ~ tho rvaal, i tho
annual session IF the Yonno Peonle's
Trn;on which will no hold in tba First
pa,,t;s4 church toniobt beginninr at
~ O'clock Mr. Paxter Dnrbam of
pola;1b = talented son of the late
Rev 2oiumbus Durham. long a leader
of tho Rantist church. will deliver the
odd,.ess If welcome. There will he
addresses by distinguished divines,
among them by Rev. f. S. Chiras, In
ternational Secretary of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union. There will be
large number of delegates to this
meeting, and everybody is invited to
be present.
CONVENTION WEDNtsDAl N !,
The 7Oth annual Baptlst state Oon-
nesdav niOht nv Rev. r. n. Marsh. ID.
u who has lono been President of the
Convention. After preliminary or
oanization. the openino sermon will
he preached by Rev. w. NJ. Vines, of
Asheyille. The Convention will fix the
hours for the sessions. day and night
for the remainder of the week. and
will arrange the programme of the
week
xvo,rAN,c MISSIONARY MEETING
NJ Iv,,,,,a,,,s MISSIONARY Society al
A Do :.4 n1,a nf caro-.
ny, ,iio 80 IN 80 Ill +bo;, n,aa+;noce in
DaIa;ol +b;e. ,yaalr embracing Thurs
haleisn 'il Es.;1 49, rrha Sessions viii
To hold in the First PRESBYTERIAN
20 nsiu - lanaa Ion Collection ri
NI;ss;onorv Cur;os will be exhibited
N VIZ Guiao Till, inv;ted IN NJ.
+a,,d oil saesions
'ellu an s ISL, ~ r,,,,,,n 11o,,pC
DFLEUA1 LAD AM Illi1iAe ~ 80
Ralelgh oITefs d warm anu si9u i've
pltallty 10 Tue 10y 'r'
cal, who will attend the Convention y,
Inc Delegates any ny, .iie iioi''.'
to them are as follows:
HOMES on MINISTER'S AND DELE
GATES.
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1t was not uIl'il ,ase IllS ~ e,,to -
Commlttee on Eh1 n lti.iiil 49,.
Whlcn Iroi. ooiil =. i'e'y - J
completed the work OF Arranging hnglag
homes TO the more .liall ~ ~ nnrra,,'
delegates who will attend the CONVEX ollv En-
non. me people OF Tue i4,, ~ ~; nIsto
less OF denomnatloll, Win 'ile ia cuseo-
mary hospitality, nave as !" Iule, oPen-
ed their MONIES ana VII oS sl'.u ~ ~
entertainment u, 20 'ne ,'e ~ s,ab, n +bnv
delegates ana the. MONIES W VIZ nv
nave peeh ASST ieu .ri ,r az LEI,
Rev. J. .. Alderman Eueh'on' win -
J. Ellis. 49,. ,,;.t II
Rev. Joseph Aueh' pay 0oi0' "i'A
Afford. ,,.,or n T
MIS-. >. p ADei he'ns'
ElIlhstoh. n...a..,,,o ,,;+t
Rev. ;. Y ADAMS HeiuS'iie' w.
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nj. anu MIS- So.
springs Win y. M ..9. IT Moor
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NY ~ Ann;nr.or poo1,v Mount with
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