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

saw they'll take enough stock IN the north
10 pay for it. Well We amt gong 70
start a stock watering company just YET.
We are % pay SO. 600 for this paper,
thew tell Us. And what are we 10 get.
Nor a tvDe. not a s~hooting-stick q don't
mean a Winchester rihe), not a case
| nothing but the name and good will. II
there ever vas d bigger fool proposition
in this world I've not heard OF It.
IT make a motion TO refer this thing
back TO Edwards & Broughton and Bailey.
Let them settle the matter between them
| and then come up to the convention next
| wear witt their proposition. Then # the
denomination says buy-weIl III go with
them. but I'll not think they've lone
right.
MISCHIEF AND STRIFE.
There's mischief and strife and every
| thing bad in it. 4 syndicate composed OF
| a church convention can't successfully
run a newspaper. 1t must be done by a
| man who is personally and financially re
| sponsible-a man who will put his brains
| and heart into it."
Turning to DR.. Willingham, Secretary
of the Foreign Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist convention, DR.. HUMAN
said:
Nottingham, you are a mighty smart
| man and if anybody can successfully run
| a syndicate paper you are the man, but
Foreign Miss ion Journal, you run used 70
be a mighty poor thing. Laughter II
| may be better now. | hope 1T IS. Ana
then there's that little old paper you used
to be on Jones CDR. j. VIM. Jones). it was
| awful sorry. You are not on it now, and
| hope it's better. (Laughter.) Then
| there was the Religious Herald. | take 1t
! now, but once | helped run it out or the
State. / like it now because it tends to
| its business and lets politics alone.
4 tell you as an old man l don't like
the way things have been going in North
| Carolina recently. When we raised $47,-
Geo at that convention held over yonder
| in the capital we didn't have anybody
telling us what we should do. Now here
comes a committee headed by DR.. Taylor,
suggesting to us what we shall do, and
| on it's heels comes this proposition to
| turn the convention into a newspaper
syndicate.'
DR.. Huffman here paused to say he hoped
he had offended nobody. He had talked
plain because he thought it necessary.
Rev. T. NJ. Jordan addressed the chair
and said:
The brethren are speaking entirely
too long. They have worn me to a fraz-
zle and then worn out the fragile.
| want to say a few words if they'll give
me a chance"
DR.. Hufham: I've still got the floor
and | feel like it's poetic justice. You
have worn out this whole convention, two
hours At a cine and now we're getting
even"
Rev. T. Bright announced his opposi-
ton to the report and asked whether the
pIrA {ion Iol .~,r p;~lt ~y-n ~
thing.
MR.. BAILEY'S STATEMENT.
MIR. ]. W. Bailey, editor of the Recorder,
now took the floor to make a statement.
He said:
OF course the withdrawal of this report
means my retirement from the Recorder
after seven years connection with it. |
nave had a strong inclination to turn my
career IN another direction, but | have
declined to do SO because l felt that the
hand of God was in this thing.
Now, however, we have come to the
point OF an inevitable conflict and a
harassing situation. Rather than mar the
| situation and arouse antagonism, l have
decided to go my way in peace. ! there
; fore ask that the report be withdrawn
from before the convention.
Somebody has said that the conven-
ton owes me something. Brethren, III
| forgive you your debts if you'll forgive
| me, your debtor
He reviewed his policy as editor of the
| Recorder and added:
God grant that my successor may fight
as ardently and more successfully"
Touching the liberty of the Baptists
as a denomination, he said:
There is a liberty that is extremely
! dangerous
| In conclusion Of his remarks, Mr.. Bailey
had this to say:
In the matter Of the Recorder. I hone
| you'll stand by it. There's going to be
q new man there. In Gods name, trust
him. You are one people because you
have enc paper
The chair ruled that the report could
only be Withdrawn by a vote of the con
%vention.
REPORT WITHDRAWN.
Mr.. Pittman moved that the committee
have the privilege of withdrawing the re-
| port.
The vote was taken amid much ex-
| element. The chair was unable to de-
eide and a division was called for.
\ count Of a standing vote showed 81
in favor of the withdrawal to So against
it.
The chair ruled that the withdrawal
Of the report ended the Recorder Incl
dent.
Or. Huffman said that now the report
had been killed he wanted to make a mo-
ton.
1t was ruled out of order.
Rev. w. {. Tyree moved that the Re
corder question be taken UP again.
IT. Huffman: 4 rise to a point of or
der, this is bringing I'D the question
just settled in a new form"
Chair: The point of order is sus-
tanned"
Several Of Mr.. Bailcy's friends moved
to reconsider. but IS they had voted in the
minority the motion could not be sus-
tanned.
TO RECONSIDER.
Finally Or. Barron, who voted with the
majority made the motion, though in do
ing SO he announced his opposition to
the report.
IN support of this motion Rev. +. T
Nann said: THE result of the motion
just passed is considered as discreditinc
Brother Bailey
Rev. j. VIM. Jones aud Rev G Rar-