The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-04
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION
Presbyterian Synod Will Convene in
This City on Nov. 18th.
SOME NOTED SPEAKERS WILL Be PRESENT
The Baptist State Convention viii Meet in the
First Baptist Church on December 5th.
A Great Century Day Celebration
on the Following Sunday.

Raleigh is to have two large and i'm
portant religious meetings in the near
future. On November 18th, which will
be next week, the Presbyterian Synod
will convene in this city, and next month
on December 5th, the Baptist State Con-
nual session.
Both of these great convocations are
generally very largely attended and bring
in their train countless visitors to the city
from all parts of the State. The indica
lions are that this year will prove no
exception to the rule. Raleigh people
always welcome strangers on occasions
of this kind, and their hospitality is we'll
known
These meetings always insure the pres
ence in the city of distinguished speakers
from this and other States, and thus af-
ford opportunities of hearing some of
the finest pulpit oratory in the country
The Synod of the Presbyterian
church of North Carolina will meet
on Tuesday, November 18th, in the
First Presbyterian church. 1t will
probably continue until the following
Friday night. 1t is expected that
quite number of the visiting minis
ters will remain over Sunday in Raj
eigh About $50 or 300 members are
expected to be present at this Synod
The moderator will be elected on the
night of the first meeting, and, ac-
cording to the usual custom, will re-
main in the city and preach on the
following Sabbath in the church
where the meeting takes place.
So far as has yet been indicated,
there is no matter of unusual import
ance to come before the body. The
time of the Synod vii doubtless be &C.
cupied in considering the various large
interests OF the church, such as home
missions, foreign missions, education
of the ministry, the Barium Springs
Orphanage, evangelistic work, and
many ether interests too numerous to
mention Two general secretaries
have already signified their intention
to be present, namely; Rev. DIR. 5. ii.
Chester. of ashville, Tenn, and Rev.
DIR. j. II. Lumlin, of Memphis, Tenn.
1t is also expected that Rev. DIR. John
W. Davis, a notable missionary OF
China, will be present and deliver an
address on Wednesday night 1T is
not improbable that DR.. Hazen, the
Assembly's Secretary of Publication,
will attend. Church services will be
held during the session, with preach
ing under the appointment of the
SYNOD. Wednesday and Thursday
nights are usually given to popular
meetings in the interest of foreign
and home missions respectively.
The lay delegates to the Synod
from Raleigh will be elected on Mon
day night. AS is well known, each
church is entit1ed to it's pastor and
one lay delegate.
A committee of the First Presbyte-
rian church is now energetically at
work securing homes for the dele
gates from the out of town churches.
The hospitality of the people of Raj
eioh is as usual being found cheer
fully equal to the emergency. The
committee will be glad to receive any
offer to entertain members of the
SYNOD. not only from those belonging
to the Presbyterian church, but also
from citizens generally, who now have
an opportunity to reciprocate similar
courtesies shown to them by this
church during former meetings of sim
liar bodies of other denominations.
The canvass for homes will continue
actively during the week.
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION.
The Baptist State Convention is to meet
in Raleigh this year, and the first meet
ing will be on December 9Th. at the
First Baptist Church. very large and
representative attendance of North Caro-
lima Baptsts is looked for by reason OF
several facts, some of which arc the fol-
lowing: The central location of the city.
making it easy of access from all parts
of the State; because this is the last
meeting of the nineteenth century, which
fact is to be fittingly celebrated; because
the general interest of the Baptists
in their work throughout the
States at a point of unusual
enthusiasm, and the fact that the