The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-16
The Work of The Convention
Practically Over.
REPORT ON Wax f0RtSl
Oscussi ~ q Sunca, Sc 90 ard ilcme @Hson
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Especial to Nsvs and observcrl

Durham. : - Ltf ~ ne ~9'"N
Baptist state convention IS drawing 90
close practically ali or the work
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ms "o'A Il 'H'
ing consisted IN discussion of the fiomN
Mission work report OF the school visit
.t,.,. stse.s.3on ~ fhe sunday
"
stncol N'tN- " '7AN F"
Of the southern SUNDAY school Board.
and The report on Wake Forest Ihn
rhUrch WAS filled during The cntrS morn
ing session and The discussions We're al
full OF life and interest.
Immediately after the reading OF Inc
minutes this morning the committee" ap~
pointed 10 decide the next plar' 81 meet
ing made their repcrt, IL Was decided
10 held the next convention ~ 1haF-
lotte. 4 member Of the committee
stated that the main Tight for the con
vention was between Charlotte and
Elizabeth city. Both wanted II. but
after discussion the commute Sel''''"
'haflott'. br barron HihiS''' % u.
'hurch IN Nhi'h 'h' heNt 'oHN''.'"' -
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report 2Id 'N'ehd'd 10 INC 'ohN'"'''"
q nearly welcome IN aaNah'''
DISCUSSION or STATE MISSIONS.
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n, $500 than IN cut Niss,cp vork
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ebowod thai MANY az tho smaller churches
aid moro tbar nena1 ana tho ac6ciencv
was made m = have always had
rrcat faith in the Baptists OF North Car
olina b,t mis- faith has been strength
onca hv mi convention "
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their own association and ncelectinr the
work ne tho state hoard Thi. may be
al right no said for Inc stronger AS
sociations hut what would become Of
fbe weak ana aasolate sections If this
ruIo was followed It il fraugbt with
q dongorc We INNS, Iook through
eeeociationa1 and stare mission 10 q
world wide eaIvation Tho spoakcr said
M No boned 10 coon 90 many Of thr
present mission charges come on tho
beard by becoming seIf-supporting. This
would give more FOR the other work.
fIo hoped that state missions viii take
2 deeper hold upon the denomination this
year than ever before. While talking. ne
told of the great liberality Of Mr.. II. q.
Bridgers. Of B~ladenboro. who supports
i foreign and a home missionary entire
IS, besides giving libcrdlly 10 All the
causes.
Bov AZ Johnston tbcn called = fcw
Of the stare missionaI!es 10 the stand
for short talks and tbov told what was
lo;ng dopo IN tbeir socffon tmorg those
were Rev. Smith ana Rev. NJ. L. Wood.
from the western part Of the state.
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard also made an earnest
talk for the state mission cause. There
is no work more important. hc said, than
that OF home missions.
Following him came earnest ta1ke from
Rev. 4. II. blanchard or The eastern
nart of thn stare ana R,v = prov,n
from the extreme pcet Mr. blanchard
said that Ee had been Al work in the
eastern associations for six years ana
that during that time there had bccn
great changes for the better. Tho
Baptist school property in Ncuse Aeso-
citation is r0y worth some xI5 600 and
there arc 222 pupils in the schools
NJ = pro,, 20 ~ .,o., ,ola 81,
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