The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-12-17
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION
a Great Meeting at Chariotte-Meets
Next at FL zabeth City.

pouicS III the country, consisting OF
nearly 600 representative Christian
workers from all parts of the State
The opening sermon was preached by
Rev. &. W. Luke, Of Eij,atetl. City.
At the first session Wedne Bday night
Rev. DR.. r. H. Marsh, of Oxford, was
reelected president Of the Convention
and Mr.. n. B. Broughton, Of Raleigh,
and Rev. Hight c. Moore, of Chapel
Hill, were reelected secretaries. Other
officers elected were: Vice president.
W. c. Dowd, Charlotte; T. NJ. AIRING
ton, Rocky Mount, and r. A. Sentelle,
Waynesville; treasurer, Walter Dur
nam; assistant treasurer J. M. Stoner,
Asheville; auditor, F. H. Briggs, Raj
eigh; corresponding secretary, Living
ston Johnson, Raleigh trustees, w. C.
Iyree, Raleigh; G. M. Cooke, Louis
burg; F. P. Hobgood, Oxford; F. H.
Briggs, Raleigh, and L. r Mills,
Wake Forest
THURSDAYS SESSION.
Large audiences witnessed, with
great interest, the three sessions of the
| Baptist State Convention Thursday.
At all of the sessions, matters OF
large Importance were discussed or at
tended to. Some results of the days
meetings are as follows:
The report of the secretary of the
| Convention shows that 82,56333 have
| been contributed to the various objects
OF the Convention, gain of $4,000 over
the preceding year, and indicates that
the present year is the most prosper
GUS in the history of the Baptist
Church in North Carolina.
1t was found that the Simmons be-
guest, which amounts to $78,S0O, to-
gether with other beQuests, will per-
nit the erection of 10 or II new build
ings at the Baptist Orphanage, at
Thomasville. A layman has offered to
give $1,000 for an .Orphanage library
building, and the churches have been
asked by the convention to raise 81, 200
more for the same purpose.
DR.. j. r. Sampey raised over 1000
for ministerial education at the semi
nary at Louisville.
A laudators resolution was passed
asking Archibald Johnson, editor OF
Charity and Children, not to leave
North Carolina.
The president appointed, in addition
to regular committees, two special
committees; one On temperance and or
the spiritual condition OF Baptist
churches in this State.
A resolution was adopted endorsin:
the Virginia idea of having the South
ern Baptist convention appoint a spe
cial commission to investigate and re
port on the obligation Of the Church II
regard to the negroes.
1t was decided to raise S2O,OJo TO
foreign missions next year.
1t was reported that the women hav
raised Sl1, ,32295 for the different on
iects Of the Convention. Many othe
Interesting and important matter
were considered.
FRIDAYS SESSION.
Three sessions were held Frlda!
The debt on the Baptist Female Uni
versity was wiped out. The home ms
, sionary contribution was raised to VIZ
900. 100000 was contributed to wax
Forest College. The greatest enthus
asm prevailed.
3, SATURDAYS SESSION.
( Interesting topics again came up 1c
-. discussion in the three sessions mel
Saturday. At the morning meetln
2 it was decided to elect Sunda
4 school field worker who will be unde
= the supervision of the State Sunda
school board, and $1,000 will be a
pTopriated for this work. The Sta'
: hoard of missions was authorized
4 secure more than SO ministerial ST
n dents for colpOrteur's work in des'
9 tutc sections. The students will
engaged in this service during the
vacation. Fer this purpose the boal
WAS authorized to use $1,000 from Il
general fund. ,.
i Dangers that confront the Baptl
\ churches were mentioned in q repo
- On the spiritual condition of the Sta
q hurches, and a recommendation I
: special time for prayer was made.
The report Of the committee
It publications provoked a spirited
n bate in which Rev. j. c. Massee,
l. Raleigh. expressed the fear that the
le are serious dangers in the license
the secular press, and thought tn
le "the day was not far distant wh
e. the government would lay the stro
rs arr, of the law on the press.
IL The midsummer meeting at Ja
ed son Springs will be continued.
A. The resolution promising TO sta
re bv the trustees of Wake Forest I
Iege in their efforts to enlarge
as usefulness Of the college was adopt
as At the afternoon session the T.
ay vention adopted resolution condeI
re ing the running of trains on Sunds
of and pledging itself to the cause
Of education as the best safeguard
of | government.
The pulpits of the city church
Is we're nearly all occupied Sunday
,tS visiting Baptist ministers. The
at was thanked for the hospitality
a. showed in the entertainment OF
be Convention.
&c The next session will be held
Elizabeth City.
lc- -Four Hundred Reported Landed