The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-11
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
DR. J.D Eufham Tells the Story Of the Prs.
N. {. Baptist Convention.


The principal topic under discussion ..
ring the afternoon was the mar1rt
Systematically collecting ard rre-ar.
the historical records and papers ot .#
Baptist church in North Carolina IL ##
finally decided that a special commit.
should be appointed 10 raise a fund ..
historical investigation and the .rm.
publication and preservation OF All re...
and papers relating to the chGro.
the great men Of the denomination. |..
report on the cooperation with The DIN.
Ored Baptist convention was suHu..'..
and encouraging results noticed
DR.. j. H. Hufham read a most M'.r-
eSting history of the North Carolina I
fist State convention. which he had .e
piled and written after years OF I...
This was perhaps the principal fea| lr. H.
the afternoons session, and no doubt .
of the land marks OF the entire cau#e.
ton. 1t was listened to with the ma.
Wrapt attention, from beginning to .
by the entire audience.
After the opening prayer had been Of
fered by Rev. w. r. Culiom. of N.."
Forest, President Marsh Announce r.
names composing the Central Comm.
Of five and the cooperating cOmmItt.. .
bliC 1HNaI bhoCotIt'Ai'l ~ 'f'
as provided in the recommendation of
special committee. The duty Of this
trail committee IS to devise WAYS a
means for securing the corporation .
every member of every church of o..'
association IN North Carolina m -
great undertaking Of raising $l0o. uen "".
ing the year for educational rur.n-
The committee as announced is ms I"
lows: G.. f. Taylor and +. w, SIa.-.
Wake Forest College: y. B.. Brou-#..
and r. T. Nann, of the Baptist Fem"
University; l.. NJ. Curtis, Of Cho"a-
fist Femal Institute. and the folio"
associational members, one from each
sociation: J. A.. White, \. II. ItarnIf.
l.. Wagner, w. C.. Barrett, ". r. NT.
shaw, d.. L. Hewett, A. f. Brown. J.
Thomas, S. J. Porter, A. /. Justice. II.
Brown, j. w. Bailey. II. b. Downing
w. Scarborough, n. B. Cobb. G. II l'H
q. T. Watkins. Josiah Cruduu.
Cashwell, E. Nj. Lightfoot. c. j. Woo" ..
w H. Rich. II. Sheets, +. y, Cole. . .
Campbell, B. L. Hoge, G.. II. Church.
G. Newton, Z. G. Morgan, J. r. Low.
H. Jones. c.. G. Haywood. b. W. Sa|'"
J. A. Smith, G. l. Finch. G.. J. Bowel.
R. GWaltney. E. Frost, J. A. Nick #"e
B. Craig, Jonathan Wood. J. A. a..
Z. Allison, A. G.. Davis. T. Bright. '
Bagby, r. NJ. Farthing ana !. r
The reading of the Report ON OH.
was withheld for the time being.
CO-OPERATION WITH COLOREN ...
lists.
The report on Cooperation "t.
Colored Baptist Convention for
Work was read by Rev. Dr ~. Il.
in the absence Of Rev. s.. J. Porter. .
man of the committee. Accoram-
arrangement entered into tN0
for a three years corporation .
the Home Mission Board and tH"
Baptist State convention. thrr'
one years work Iifet along this I..
results have been gratifying In
IRENE. The New Era Institute FL.
the General and District m
have been most successful.
Dr.. Cobb, in speaking to IN.
said: eff we are ever to reach
ored people at all, We must do
tering their ministry; for If
known fact that some Of their
are the worst among them all.
that some Of them are good o..
men, especially those who Ia
trained at universities like
come under the influence Of "".
But those trained under naa
really retrOgrading instead OF "'
IN my county of Hartford. NOT
there was a serious difficulty ir
ed church because the prcachnE
out his congregation TO one Of 81"
cal leaders. and this was on.
most intelligent egroe in the "."
need a training which Will take '.
Of politics. 1t is a notorious fact
the Civil War tho preachers af"
litical leaders OF their
From our experience there IL
that these New Era Institute.
Just the influence that is nccdt"
HISTORICAL PAPERS
Now came the most intcre.5H
the afternoons proceedings. j..
II. w. Graham announced thar.
years of work. he would soon
history of one OF the great PERI"
church n North Carolina.
Or. j. u. Hufham then state"
had prepared a complete hl@I''
Baptist State convention IN %'i.