The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-11
THE DEBT MUST BE PAID.

THE DEBT MUST BE PAID.
AS to the paying off of the debt over
the Female University there seems to
be unanimity of opinion that the debt
must be paid Just how this will be
done is to be decided by the convention
and the discussions will be interest
ing.
If there is anything in appearances
there IS no doubt that the debt will be
paid and that there will be a federation
of the primary or secondary schools of
the State.
Then the report on missions will be Of
much Importance. Rev. Livingston John
ston, State secretary, has made an eff
fort during the past year to organize
mission work on better and firmer basis
and 1t is expected that his report will
show that he has succeeded. The work
is now in good shape and the denomina-
ton has done more than ever before
to further this work.
The Womans Missionary Society will
meet in annual session tomorrow morn
ing. The deliberations OF this body of
noble women will be held in Trinity
Methodist church. 1t will be presided
over by Miss Fannie A. Heck, of Raj
Sl6ll, the anu there Will De
many of the leaders of the movement in
attendance upon the meeting. Three SEES
sions will be held. The first will as
semble tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock,
another will be held Friday and the third
and last on Sunday afternoon.
Among the prominent leaders to be
present will be, as mentioned Miss Heck
the president; Mrs. W. NJ Jones and
Miss Elizabeth Briggs. of Raleigh, the
various vice-presidents throughout the
State, Mrs. R. T. Bryant and Miss Lottie
A. Price, of Asheville, both returned
missionaries from China. Miss Briggs is
lat the head of the Sunbeam branch of
the missionary society and her report
will be of interest and Importance to the
work. On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Bryant
and Miss Price will both make talks on
the missionary movement in the Orient.
A HOST OF BAPTISTS GATHERING.
The advance guard of Baptists that
reached here yesterday afternoon and last
night was very large and showed that
there would be large attendance The
arrivals today and tonight eclipsed any
thing known before at the annual ses-
sions of the convention. But still they
come. Members of the Committee on
Entertainment told me today that the ar
rivals tomorrow morning would be larger
than today. While many are coming
without having been assigned homes,
these having neglected to fill out and
return the cards sent out by the COM
mittee, fully six hundred had been as
signed homes this evening. The commit
tee has realized that the attendance will
be larger than anticipated and the mem
bers were out yesterday and today ar
ranging new homes and engaging board at
the boarding houses and hotels. Commit
tees meet all trains with a list of dele
gates and the homes to which they have
been assigned and the work is being
pulled off without a hitch.
DR.. r. H. Marsh, of Oxford, presi-
dent of the association, reached here to-
day and is at the home of DR.. w. c..
Tyree, pastor OF the First Baptist church,
where the meetings are to be held. DR..
]. d. Hufham, that veteran Baptist and
able scholar. IS at the Carolina Hotel,
and Mr. ]. w. Bailey. editor of the Re-
corder, is stopping with DR.. j. G. Kilgo.
Many leaders of the denomination
throughout the South are expected to
reach here by tomorrow morning.