The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-13
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He Declares.

way.
After some discussion a resolution was
adopted pledging the support of North
Carolina Baptists for the enlargement of
the faculties of Wake Forest College The
necessity for thorough and scientific train
ing for the young people of the church
was stressed.
Steps were taken to instil new energy
into the Sunday School work. A resolu-
tion was adopted to the effect that fifty
ministerial students be engaged to prose
cute the colportage work during the va
cation period. The pledges to assist in
raising the debt of the Baptist Female
University, made last night amount to
1886.
The convention closed tonight with a
big temperance mass meeting in Tryon
Street Methodist church. The next meet
ing will be in Elizabeth City the first
Wednesday in December.
One of the most enthusiastic meetings
of the convention yet held was that in
Tryon Street Methodist church last night,
when by voluntary contributions, the
settlement of a debt of 900 was pro-
vided. In two years and up to last night.
enough donations had been made to re-
duce the debt to s14,50O. DR.. r. T. Vann,
president of the Baptist Female Univer-
sity, gave the convention this PROPOSE
ton: He had agreed to raise $4,000 ii
the convention, or Baptists, would give
money to cover the remainder of the debt
OF this $1,000 had already been contribut-
ed. Would the convention. before it left
the church, free the college from debt ?
And the convention, with joyous unani-
nifty expurged the debt Rocky Mount led
off with a 800 subscription and quickly
other churches followed. Whenever there
was a brief pause in the announcement
of contributions some speaker, with fervld
oratory, would arise and eloquently ask,
or command, further gifts from the au-
dience. At the end of giving enthusiast
was so manifest that a spectator might
easily have been led to believe that if DR..
Vann had asked for $4,000 or 500. 900
either amount would have been cheerfully
forthcoming.
The contribution for home missions for
next year was increased from $1,000 to
1000.
The greatness and the needs of Wake
Forest College were discussed at length,
and the trustees stated that $4,000 are
needed for necessary improvements.
DR.. Galley of Chicago, delivered force
full address o nthe young peoples work
The work of the Southern Baptist Sun
day School Board was endorsed.
1t was reported that the Historical So
ciety of the State Baptist church had en-
gagged the services of Rev. DR.. ]. D. HUFF
ham,
How do the Baptists manage to make 50
many folks attend the convention" a
young man asked me a few months ago in
Ashevile while the thousands were pouring
into that city to attend the great South
ern Baptist Convention. His idea was
that where there was such a gathering
there must be some compulsion. Perhaps
some outsiders here in Charlotte have
had the same thought. But if any con-
pulsion. is ever used regarding Baptist
convention it will be TO compel some OF
the people to stay at home lest we do
not have city big enough to entertain
it. Every Baptist preacher and his wife.
and every well-informed layman and mis-
vile know that state convention is a
place of good cheer and fellowship, and
the young people know it, and SO tho
tribes all come up, the young and tpe
of good nature and manifesting great
degree of interest in the affairs of the
kingdom of heaven.
OF course il sometimes happens that
there is friction in our convention but
is very unusual. 1t is admirably organ
lied to avoid unpleasant happenings. No
anxious preachers 60 to it wondering
into what corner of the moral vineyard
the good bishop will send him, for there
are no pastoral appointments, and there
is no presiding bishop. No man goes to
Baptist convention with grievance
to DC adjusted, for the convention has
no power to try cases, only local churches
have judicial authority. So at our con-
ventions there is seldom any anxious
hearts or bitter contests. The atmos-
phere is almost always sweet and peace
full. And when conventions are over
there are seldom any unpleasant recol-
lections and the delegates and visitors
go home declaring each convention to be
the ''grandest in the history of the de-
nomination in the State" And they are
right about it, for the tide of Baptist
influence and endeavors is continually
swelling, and every years reports leave
the high water mark of the previous
years far behind. 1t is glorious to be
member of such body, one that is
not forever lamenting the good old times
that are gone, though they were hon
orable and glorious, but which is living
in the light and splendor of present OPP
portunities and trying under God to meet
them according to ability.
Baptist preachers as a rule are harder
to recognize in crowd than any other
denomination They have no uniform
way of dressing or shaving. The mao
who sits next to you in a gray business
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