The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-11

Haa .~.sntion to its final %organiza-
K, Is' r.,sr' Chapel, Chatham county
at1 IL .,.n through its conflicts and
q f., four associations, and finally
r.i. ..r evolution up to it's present
Is -'" This was the first time the
y1-' the convention had ever been
hs'o'. --7 he asked permission to read
ar5,'- 1T least. until someone should
few Trn reading was called for. but
SOP .t. few z had been read. no
a.'. .,af on him TO stop, and he proceed
6t .r rr almost GREATNESS silence OF
I'll ..a attention to narrate the whole
G.s'' -,.r first gathering of represen-
s-.- NTH Carolina Baptists, who
.a he meeting place at Rives'
}. .e horseback or in sulkies, for it
e-- ....r. the day of railroads in the
" tr.ut thirty counties were rep
and the historian went on in
.- language to draw vivid pictures
~" .r.-e leaders of the church as
..-. assembled in hal initial con-
.t. lose OF the reading, DR.. A. A.
..r. moved a resolution expressing
.-r~ar.5tton and the great pleasure
-r. convention, DIS Wei DIS lJS hanks
r. rrfham for the entertainment and
.an afoTded.
,. Thomas Hume made some very
--estions as to the advisabilitv
.-.-.rs#ug the results of DR.. Hufham's
work. calling attention TO the last
~ ya.re of such a history as the one
.. -r.srnted to the convention. He also
~.a-rI hat some provision be made for
.. work Of the North Carolina Baptist
-...r-.zI Society in collecting and pre-
u.r- records and papers of the church.
III. r.. vi. Pittman spoke of the experi-
r. 81 North Carolina Baptists with his
. written by individuals, showing how
..-- If is to publish and preserve il
.e way. Only as you have a society
md -.t The work into the hands of men
.. SAM collect and print the records.
.n.-e stores be put into the hands
. rf- ..onle.' He also referred to the
.. rh.t the publishing of papers on his
ur.T subjects contributed by different
,--.r= had 20 be abandoned. because only
-..-.ribers had been secured, out OF
az .auG-aIGs OF BaDtistS in the State.
There IS at present a debt of about 1925
hes. publications due to the printers,
mi ABOUT 80 sets of the journal are now
NJ hand To- be disposed of. AS it is now,
ar- and records of inestimable value
.. lataG lost and destroyed. For $500 a
.er these records could be printed and
distributed. one hundred and fifty con
-..ro~s each giving 50 a yea for five
-ar- would give us the publication for
sir. s.. F.. ~Broughton thought some
..an..a action should be taken by the
ur.sntl7n on the debt Of $125. Otherwise
e HolI. faI upon Mr.. Pittman. which did
nt s5e~- fair.
0ae. T. L. Skinner. at this juncture.
aI he thought he could tell why the
#a-aaticn tailed 20 attract more read
U.s. The majority of u people are not
reading people. If YOU had put a little
-rs spice in our papers they would
taken better. But they were moth
r. hut pure history, and While that.
a.el and mutton to some of US. it is
a 5rr for the majority. What these
ar- need 5 a little crease to make
10 go down. l once wrote a paper o
kind With some grease in it, and
a.raL lots Of INQUIRIES asking Wha'
n-.r of tha Journal that paper was
-..5 III. As a matter Of fact. it wa:
81. -rtore1 in the Journal at all"
.r. Skinner then went on to propose
.a- as DIT. Huffman was getting old FOL
rive PASTORAL work. and was so re
a.-.aalv Wen fitted for history making
be- paid a regular salary to carry OF
This work. He joyouslv remarked tina
a1aalE tobacco was the most expensive
sn in DR.. Hufham's living expenses
Under an arrangement OF this kind h
5 5o a work that would be invaluabl
5.--~e generations. DR.. Skinner
aah was q delightful compound 9
aEs..ug hUmor and thoughtful suSgcs
Several suggestions followed upon Dl
>1crl's remarks. and finally a motto
" Ri. j. J.. Adams was carried, that tn
Hook store be authorized and directed
base The remaining publications
7e hands Of Mir. Pittman at 500. Rev
hes. Hume moved that DR.. Skinner an
II. H..rman he appointed q committe
I'd False a fund to be devoted to histori
"- .~Gr.stigation. This was carried, an
-ra .sa0r Marsh took it to mean thu
IT, E1.hau would be employed to carr
" Tie work.
srHtendent of Schools Z. p. Mose'
.aa. Ii few words in encouragement
he publication Of the historical paper
aa said be never saw but one COPY {
-a Journal Mr.. Pittman referred to, an
~ one of the most thrilling and III
"".n@ books he had ever read, and b
read many novels. too. we Ougf