The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-07
INSPIRING REPORT
ON EDUCATION READ
Wonderful Growth in West
ern Carolina.
DESTlTUTlON IN EAST
This is Due to the Failure Of the
Cotton Crop.
SHORTAGE IN STATE MISSIONS FUNDS
This is Quickly Made Up. Reverend Dr. Mccon-
nell Secretary Of the Southern Baptist
Mission Board, Makes Stir
ring Address.
This is Due to the Failure Of the
Cotton Crop.
SHORTAGE IN STATE MISSIONS FUNDS
ring address,.
Especial to News and Observer

Winston Salem, n. c., Dec. 6.-Dr. c.
A. Jenkins, of Goldsboro, conducted de-
votional services at the opening of the
morning session of the Baptist State
convention.
| The State mission work was taken up
and three reports were submitted and
discussed. The first was on destitution
in the East. The report was read by
Rev. J. N. Tolar, of Beaufort, discussed
by Rev. H. c. Moore, of New Bern, and
H. b. Parker, of Goldsboro. 1t was
shown there was much destitution in
this part Of the State on account of the
failure of the cotton crop.
The report factory mission, was
presented by Rev. C. G.. Wells, Of
Spencer, and practically discussed by
Revs. Fl. Moore and c. M. Murchison,
the latter of Penelope
The report on education in the West
ern part Of the State was read by Rev.
w. E. Wilkins, of Clyde. 1t was shown
that in two years this work had grown
/ from one school, with $50 students to
nine schools with sixteen hundred pu-
pills and property worth $4,000.
Rev. Livingston Johnson, Correspond
ing Secretary of the State Mission Board,
made clear and we'll defined address.
He reported a shortage OF $500 in State
I missions for, the past year. A collection
was taken and 1927 was raised:
| SECRETARY JOHNSON'S REPORT.
After showing that bad crops and
hard times has not cut off the gifts and
contributions to church institutions and
, missions, Secretary johnson said:
THE Field In our mission work, the
State is divided into three great fields -.
eastern, central and western North
Carolina. The conditions in these fields
are SO different that they may We'll be
regarded as three distinct fields.
Eastern North Carolina-Our great
est destitution is in this section of the
State. In one association (the Allan
tic) there are twenty-five churches and
only two Of them are self-supporting.
There are three whole counties in the
east with only two churches each. and
one of these counties has population OF
over $4,000. These churches are weak,
being largely supported by the board In
the Tar River Association there is a
vast amount OF mission work to be done.
, While those esWho live in the Neuse claim
theirs as the great mission field of the
east.
Central North Carolina-Here we are
confronted by the factory problem.
There are more cotton mills in North
Carolina than in any State in the Unioo,
except Massachusetts. Most of these
mills are in the central section of the
State. AS a majority of the operatives
are Baptists, the factory work shbuld
-
nomination
Western North Carolina--It is highly
gratifying to note the great awakening
in the west on the subject of education.
In no other section OF the State have
such rapid strides been made along ed
ucational lines Two years ago there
was one Baptist school west of the Blue
Ridge, with property worth $4,000 and
| with an enrolment of $50 students.
There are now ten Of these schools in
the western part Of the State, with
property worth $4,000, and with an en-
rollment of 1,500 pupils. For some years
| past there has been a gradual decline of
| the anti missionary spirit in the west.
| We may reasonably expect the enlight-
| ening influence of these schools to cause
| the opposition to mission and mission
NOTh W SIfC way lHuSu Idpiuiy AZ
| the future.
| THE State board has employed wholly
or in part during the past year about
! 100 missionaries. These workers baptiz-
/ ed $50 persons, and on their fields there
| were 1929 conversions and for the work
| $29, $3.50 was received. These figures
! are a large advance over those of the
preceding year There were 9,144 SER
mons preached, 512 churches supplied
and 1862 persons and families visited"
| Rev. Blackwell, of Wilmington, sub
mitted a report on home missions. The
report was inspiring and adopted unani
mously.
/ Rev. Dr. Mcconnell, of Atlanta, Secre-
tary of the Southern Baptist Mission
aboard. made stirring address, He said
he did not know of two States more
Immediately fruitful for missionary
work than were North Carolina and
Texas. He urged the convention to do
| it's full duty in this work
! At this afternoons session there were
general discussions on Sunday schools
and their work. gratifying report
was made on the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary at Louisville, KY.
At o'clock many members of the
convention attended a complimentary re-
cital at Salem Academy.
:, Tonight's session of the Baptist con-