The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-11
TIE CONVENTION
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IT.. churches for amounts to be contrihu-
,f for the support of North Caroline
.raents at the Seminary, and there wore
. great many responses, i~nsuring a very
,o.raracing sum.
The proceedings were commence y,
s,na5nE TWO or three stances of "Nearor
Nv God, to Thee After prayer nv Rev
r. r.. Jones, of Waynesville. president
Marsh called fer the report of the Mn
4sttriaI Relief Board. This was read ~
Rev. ". c.. Tyree, Of Durham, and stated
that The work Of the board was steadi,,-
growing upon the sympathy of the con
g~reEaJOn as evidenced by the liberaIty
C. the contributions, which were larger
this year IN numbers than last year. al
though the sum total was not quite 50
the tioFarlan requests any one having
large, owing to the fact Of there havine
been some very large contributors last
year. No death had occurred among the
btDgnclarieS, and four new names had
been added to the list, making a total
# nineteen.
The report went on to state that
was unfortunately impossible to give
these needy ministers a stipened sut7i-
uert even fer the necessaries of ,so
although some of them write that they
could not live without the small amcunts
Of their quarterly allowance.
The treasurer reports the total
receipts aS........... .s FL ~ "a
twoInt paid to beneiciaries... 1918 81
Balance On hand. .......s 2ca *
Besides this there is an nterest-bear-
ing loan fund of 50. 624.S so, of which onlv
,he interest can be paid to benefciaries
The largest amount paid to any one bene-
1ciary last year was $50.
Mir Tyree made a strong appeal for
ereater Hberality in contributions to this
fund, reminding his hearers that these
we're the pioneers of the great work done
.y the denomination in the State. and
that We are now reaping the harvest Of
their sowing.
The next regular order of business was
'he address on the Southern Baptist
theological Seminary. This was deliver
"a bv Prof. S. O.. Carver. of that institu-
rcn. who spoke in effect as follows:
Several times since | have been here
have been accused Of being a young
man. ! thought it was the fashion here
N North Carolina to be q young man.
The criticism has been made that our
faculty is composed of young men, but
the total age of that faculty is seven
years more this year than it was last.
and at that rate We ought to increase fast
enough TO satisfy any one.
wish first to make an announcement
We have a frc-procf building for the
storing and preserving OF our books and
historical records. Our librarian and
EecTcr Of records are endeavCrinS to col
tect all the historical data possible, and
records Of any kind relating TO the church
90 send them to him. He would Ike to
get the minutes Of the State Convention
for any year since its organization, for
the greater part of them are missing;
also the minutes of any of the older as
soeiations Of the church in tho State, or
any pamphlets. sermons manuscripts, or
church records whatever. ana early is
sges ot the State periodicals Of the de-
nomination.
Now. 1T the end OF a century. is the
time when we make retrospectS and
prospects. The last ten years have been
history making epoch in the life of our
Seminary. During the last nine years we
have lost four OF our greatest professors.
That our college can lose the services OF
.0ur men like these. and still keep on
IT'S great career apparently unimpalred'
ends to encourage us and at the same
lime to make US feel our own littleness.
IT, N(I tuSthtIS US III tAS
God is behind US. and does not allow the
.oa, OF any man to impair the work. ana
t shows us that if the Seminary car
grcsper even after such a blow, how easily
30 could survive the loss Of any one OF US
We have this year 220 students. Whlci
IS above the average, ard more than ldS'
car. After all cur doubt and anxiety OF
INC subject OF a president. DR.. e.. I. Nni-
Inns was elected. We in Kentucky knew
comparatively little o. him before MS
election. but he longer he stays and the
more We know about him, the more
We see that he abundantly iustihes tn
wisdom of the trustees in his selection.
1t is true that | have come here 1c1
money. but we want men more thai
money. During the last few years .>ofti
Farclina has largely increased the mum
Der Of young men she has sent 10 US
I'M glad to invite the young men OF you
state to come to us because OF the KIM
of men we nave had from there ana ti
ind We have sent back there. | nav
Il!ted within the last day CT Two -
creat many young men here about so'h.
10 tho Seminary. Some do not think !
important that they should go anu 'on'
think they nave not the time. that IN
DIRK at home is too pressing Ihere >
sDc rart of the parable OF the frools"
son that I like to recall 20 Young me-
and il is this. When he cane TO nlmSeil
Then it was for the first time he lsai",
"ho he was aid what his no"alol'','
'crc. FROM that tine on ne lti' Il
.eu,c Of responsibility IN nls Po0i
AUST 20 ycu do not know what IS III So'
rat yo.r possibilities arc. 'o"' -
cut .Iga Of your life work may o"osi'
radical changes. The question is ASKED
Gould not = Young man get a theologlc'
rluraticn without going to a seminal"
Yes. could have walked mere 100
louisville, but it would have taken ~
Ioug time and would have been uhple".
art for many reasons. Then 900 th'l
.Ie some things you never couio 80 =.
Yourself. | ask YOU, pastors II Soui -
r|,ricncc tells You that you nave tin',
tc}otc to homilctical exercises XIV 80
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