The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-12
Splendid Reports From the
Mission Field. All 0bIi-
cations Met.
CASH FOR The ORPHANAGE
Announcement That it is in Deb! Quickly Brings
Contribution Committee Named by
DR.. MarsI.- ---Women's Excellent
Wo'k--- Concert al Consfrva-
tory Of Music.
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Durham, N. c., Dec. 1.-THE Baptist
Convention was largely attended today
and the session was very interesting
one. Probably the most interesting fea-
ture was the report of Rev. livingston
Johnston Corresponding Secretary of the
Mission Board. At o'clock the conyen-
tion adjourned to attend a complimentary
concert at the Southern Conservatory OF
Music, given for the benefit of the visi-
tors. Tonight DR.. r. ]. Willingham, Ct
Richmond, one of the leaders of the Bap-
tist denomination in the South, and Sec
retary of the Foreign Mission Board,
made his report and delivered an ad-
dress on Foreign Missions.
When the convention met this morning
DR.. R. H. Marsh. of Oxford. for the
twelfth time elected president was in
| the chair. He announced as a commit
tee on the orphanage the following:
| Mcssrs. r. w. Winston, A. C. Barron,
]. R. Richardson, j, Q. Adams, S. +.
Conrad, ]. L. Wifferman. f. M. Jordan
and T. Dixon.
| New pastors who have moved into the
| introduced to the convention and well
| coined. They were as follows. Rov. b.
| w. n. Simms, of Waynesville; Rev.
Joseph Fleming, Of Sampson; Rev. C. j.
Thompson, pastor elect of the First Bap-
| tist church, Durham.
| The report of Rev. Livington Johnston,
Corresponding Secretary of the State
Mission Board, was long one and showed
the wonderful work done in the State
during the vast year. A year ago the
secretary started out with the determi-
nation of organizing the mission work on
a better basis and in this special effort
| he has been successful. The report
showed that work had been done in 50
! of the associations by more than one
hundred missionaries. These missionaries
report 2.222 conversions, 1,176 baptisms,
and the organization of twenty five new
| churches. The year began with q debt
| of over $500 and to provide for this debt
| and keep the work going it was neces-
| sary to raise over $4,000. After the re-
| port had been read Secretary Johnston
stated that if the convention would raise
! $3.50 it would meet all of the obligat tionS
| Of the year. DR.. ]. d. Hufham, Of Hen
! derson, was called to the front and with
! witty remarks and an appeal to the con-
Yention the amount was raised within
few minutes. Tho amount raised foc
| each mission object was read and It
| showed that there had been a larger
! increase in contributions for foreign mis-
| sions than for any other object. The re-
port showed that the Baptist demonina-
tion is in fine shape for aggressive work
during the incoming year.
| The reports of Rev. T. Neil Johnston,
| Sunday School Field Secretary, and Mr..
Baxter Durham, who has charge of the
| Baptist Book Store, both showed fine
| years work.
| Another report that was listened 20
! with marked attention and interest was
| that of the Home and Foreign Mission
| Board. The board included in is report
a report of the splendid work lone by
| Womans Central Committee under Miss
Fannie E. S. Heck, of Raleigh. The re-
port of the convention treasurer was also
| appended This showed the funds of the
| convention to be in very satisfactory
| shape.
Judge r. w. Winston, Of this city, sub
| mitted the report of Thomasyille Or
! phanage. He spoke OF the great and noble
work being done at the institution, one
!, Of the best forms of applied Christianity.
| The grounds and buildings are valued at
| fifty thousand dollars. The orphanage
was opened on a small scale in 1881.
! There are now PIT orphans being cared
| for and % more are promised admittance
in the next thirty days. Judge Winston
| said that if asked what great North
Carolinian he would rather be, living or
dead he would answer unhesitatingly.
Jack Mills. the ig-hearted founder Of
the orphanage system in old North Caro-
| lima State.
Other talks were made by Rev. J. 3.
i Boone, General Manager of the Orphan
age, and Rev. r. l. Patton, of High
Point 1t was seen that the orphanage
was in debt and a collection was taken
which amounted to $500.
At this point in the proceedings of the
days work Prof. Gilmore Ward Bryant,
principal of the Conservatory of Music.
appeared before the convention and ex-
| tended cordial invitation to all minis
terial and lay delegates and the visitors
, in general to attend complimentary
concert to be given at any hour that
would suit the convention. The invita-
tion was accepted with thanks and the
convention decided that it would be best
to have the concert this afternoon at
o'clock This was agreed upon and the
hour named adjournment was taken and
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