The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-07
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Report of Ministerial Relief Board Pro Carver
on theological Seminary.

The afternoon session was occupied
chiefly with the report of the Ministerial
Relief Board and the address of Prof
Carver on the Southern Baptist Theolo-
gical Seminary Special attention was
called by Rev W. c. Tyree to the small
number of aged and infrm ministers
helped by the relief board. 1t seemed
probable that there were a great many
more than 10. the number reported for
last year, as Virginia had over sixty out
CT a smaller total.
Prof. Carver called for pledges from
the churches fer amounts to be contribu-
ted for the support Of North Carolina
students at the Seminary, and there were
q great many responses, insuring a very
encouraging sum.
The proceedings were commenced by
singing two or three stances of Nearer,
My God, to Thee After prayer by Rev.
F. H. Jones, of Waynesville, President
Marsh called for the report of the Min
isterial Relief Board. This was read by
Rev. w. c. Tyree. of Durham, and stated
that the work of the board was steadily
growing upon the sympathy of the con-
gregation as evidenced by the liberality
of the contributions, which were larger
though the sum total was not quite so
large, owing to the fact of there having
been some very large contributors last
year. No death had occurred among the
beneficiaries, and four new names had
been added to the list, making a total
OF nineteen
The report went on to state that
it was unfortunately impossible to give
these needy ministers a stipened suffi-
cient even for the necessaries of life,
although some of them write that they
could not live without the small amounts
of their quarterly allowance
The treasurer reports the total
receipts as........... ..........$1, 537 81
Amount paid to benefciaries. 80. 1878 67
Balance on hand. observation-disclosures 263 81
Besides this there is an interest-b bear
ing loan fund of 50 ,624SO. of which only
the interest can be paid to benefciaries.
The largest amount paid to any one bene-
ficiary last year was $50.
Mr.. Tyree made a strong appeal for
greater liberality in contributions to this
fund, reminding his hearers that these
were the pioneers of the great work done
ny lHc DECENTRALIZATION III tut ONdlN, anu
that We are now reaping the harvest of
their sowing.
The next regular order of business was
the address on the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary This was deliver
ed by Prof. S. o. Carver. of that institu
zion, who spoke in effect as follows:
Several times since l have been here
l have been accused of being a young
man. l thought it was the fashion here
in North Carolina to be a 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.
Il wish first to make an announcement:
We have a fire-proof building for the
storing and preserving of our books and
historical records. Our librarian and
keeper of records are endeavoring to col
lect all the historical data possible. and
the librarian requests any one having
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