The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-12
The Baptists Show Their
Faith by Their
Deeds.
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order and was greatly enjoyed by those
who attended.
The last business OF the morning SEES
sion was a report on the work Of the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
at Louisville. 1t was a special order of
the hour. The report was presented by
Rev. A. T. Robertson, a member of the
faculty, who delivered an address on
THE Joys of the Ministry" Rev. Mr..
Robertson is a native North Carolinian
and is considered one of the able men of
the denomination. He was listened to
with much interest. After his address
a collection was taken for the students
Aid Fund" and $500 was realized.
Benediction was pronounced by Rev. R.
]. Willingham, of Richmond.
The leading feature of the short after
noon session was an address bv DIR. Sey-
mour, Of Philadelphia, on the work of
he American Baptist Publication So
ciety. 1t was the special order of the
hour. Previous to this address the Com
mittee on Raising Funds for monument
to the late Rev c. Durham made its re-
port. The trustees Of the convention also
reported.
Strong appeals were made by DR.. J. d.
Eufham and j. w. Bailey. Six hundred
dollars were raised to rear a monument
at DR.. Durham's grave. DR.. Durham was
at one time pastor of the First Baptist
Church Of Durham and then corresponding
secretary of the State Convention.
Tonight DR.. r. J. Willingham Of Rich
mond, Secretary of the Foreign Mission
Board, submitted the report of the board
and delivered a very able address on For
eign Missions. An immense crowd was
out to hear him. Without doubt DR..
Willingham stands today in the front
ranks of the denomination and a large
crowd heard the address this evening.
WORK OF THE WOMEN
The twelfth annual meeting of the wo-
mans Missionary Society, as auxiliary
to the State Convention, convened in
Trinity Methodist church this morning at
$50 o'clock. There will be another
meeting tomorrow morning and the third
and last meeting will be held on Sunday
afternoon. The society is being largely
attended, the prominent workers being
here from all parts of the State.
The meeting was called to order by
Miss Fannie e. S. Heck of Raleigh,
president of the society. The address of
welcome was delivered by Mrs. o. B.
sponded to by Mrs A. L. Belts, of War
saw. After this there was an election
Of officers, which resulted as follows:
President-Miss Fannie e. S. Heck, of
Raleigh.
First Vice President-Miss E. A.
Draughn, of Asheville.
Second Vice President-Mrs. Moore.
Treasurer-Mrs. L. N. Chappell, of
Forestville.
Secrctary-Mrs. r. Rich of Winston
Salem.
The annual address of the president
of the Central Committee, Miss Fannie
E. S. Heck, of Raleigh, was read to the
society. The report covered the work
done during the year and showed an in
crease over that of last year. The re-
port of the corresponding secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. w. N. Jones, of Raleigh
and the report of Sunbeam work by Miss
Elizabeth N. Briggs, of Raleigh, band
superintendent, were also read.
The next work of the society glimpse
of the work done in each association
from the mountains to the sea'-were
talks by the various presidents OF
the society. These were exceedingly in
teresting and covered in detail the work
of the missionary society in the State.
Tomorrow morning the second session
will be held. Short talks will be made
by RI. r. J. Willingham, of Richmond;
DR.. f. NJ. Mcconnell of Atlanta. and
Rev. Livingston Johnston, of this State,
these talks being made under the head
of Messages from the Field Another
important feature of tomorrow's session
will be the recommendations of the Cen
trail Committee for the incoming year.
The last session of the society will be
held Sunday afternoon. At this session
Mrs. r. T. Bryant, a returned mission
airy from China, who came home to edu-
cate her daughters in the Baptist Female
University, and Miss Lottie Price, the
Yates Memorial Missionary, also home
from China. will make talks on the mis-
sionary work being done in the East. The
address of the session will be delivered
at this session by DR.. R. J. Willingham
on Coward and Upward"
CONVENTION NOTES.
At the session last night DR.. R. J. Will
lingham, of Richmond, Secretary of the
Foreign Mission Board; DR.. ]. c. Kilgo,
president of Trinity College, Revs. e. r.
Leyburn, pastor Of the Presbyterian
cf1uICus ~. DdIDC6y VI the OuIlSIldu
church; w. l.. Cunninggim, of Main
Street Methodist church, of this city,
Dr. Robertson, of Louisville, and others
were introduced to the convention and
asked to sit with the body.
DR.. Thomas Dixon. Sr., father of Rev.
Thomas Dixon, preacher, writer and lee
turer, is attending the convention.
In the election of DR.. r. H. Marsh as
president which was unanimous, it makes
the twelfth time that he has been Sc
lected for this position.
Rev. George J. Dowell, of Caroleen;
Rev. ]. Il. MacDuffie, of Orange; Rev. w.
A. Smith of Lexington, and Rev. A. A.
Butler, of Beaufort, all former pastors in
Durham, are here attending the conven-
ton and shaking hands with their many
friends.
large number of delegates reached
here this afternoon. The attendance to
day was very large. Many of the leading
members say that it is larger than for
years on the first day. The personnel
| of the convention is of very high or
| der.
TO THE STATE CONVENTION