The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-03

sell Tor the. mountain boys ana girls,
seven years in his present field and
last year the trainer of $40 students
fl en- four States.
Other teachers not a whit behind
the chiefest: Poteat, Brewer, Tate,
Eatman and Skies, from Wake For
est; Beam, of Bethel Hill; Middleton.
OF Cary; Ferrell of Wadesboro; Ro-
bertSon, the successor of lamented
Broadus, at Louisille; John E. Ray,
OF our Institution for the Blind, a
recognized international expert in his
special field, but among his brethren
an affable, unaSsuming, devoted
friend and comrade.
Call the roll faster. Business men
from the crush of affairs and with the
stamp of commercial activity upon
them: Gore, of Wilmington; Biddle,
of New Bern; Charles, of High Point;
King, of Leaksville; the Broughtons,
of Raleigh; Wilder, of Louisburg !;
Mitchell, of Aulander, and many
others.
And editors-how could we do with
black beard had fallen before the
razor and it was some time before
his friends could recognize in him
the editor of the Skyland Baptist.
John Charles Mcneil can interest
the young ladies as well as write for
the Century such lines as Sunset"
or for his own paper such widely
copied articles as that on "Sissyism."
Clarence H. Poe has for five years
filled the editorial chair of the Pro-
eressive Farmer and several able con-
tributions from his pen have appear
ed in the leading magazines of the
country; many new acquaintances
formed here were much surprised at
his youthfulness and DR.. Richardson
(who takes great interest i'm young
men), was for q time quite incredul-
Gus as to his identity. Josiah Will
liam Bailey is always bright and in
teresting whether on the Convention
platform, in the Recorder office, be-
fore the associations or in the social
circle; and at Jackson Springs he
was radiant for this meeting really
originated in his mind and heart.
And Archibald Johnson--wise and
witty Scotchman, a regular Tar Heel
provincial, critic of North State
poetasters, hater of cant, lover of or
phans and all good-of course the
editor of Charity and Children, was
there.
''Chief Women Not a Few
What social gathering is complete
without the beauty and tenderness
end yivacity of a pure, elevating Wo-
manhood? And who ever saw
church enterprise founded or foster
ed without the regenerating touch of
sister, wife and mother? AS Mr..
John c.. Witty, of New Bern, used
to say: ''The best brethren in our
churches are the female brethren"
No one of all the Baptist gallants at
Jackson Springs would deny the first
place to the noble women Ito use
Stringfield's impressive phrase), who
graced the occasion. There was Miss
Fannie Heck, whose work is beyond
computation, whether teaching a
class of A. and NJ. students in her
home Sunday school, inspiriting the
hundreds of Women's and children 5
mission societies over the State, writ
ing such stirring tracts as Her
Fathers House." or delivering mis-
sion addresses to great bodies Of wo-
men in our State and Southern Bap-
fist Conventions. There was Mrs.
Johnson, the wife of our beloved Corr
responding Secretary, whose gracious
work in the home, the church and
the community, have shown her to
|be the worthy "better half of her
distinguished husband. And pastors
wives-why, there was a whole fra
ternity of them: true, faithful women,
who have inspired their husbands to
best effort sweetened their homes
with unwavering devotion, visited the
sick and poor of the congregation,
wrought we'll in Sunday school and
mission society and every department
of church life; yes, here they are
let them rest and talk and smilei
(Alack for the pastors whose wives
remained at home or fled for brief
visit to the parental roof-tree; how
they looked at the pictures of loved
ones, eagerly waited for epistles writ
ten by cherished hands, and longed
for the music of voices familiar and
belovedD And there were many
young ladies-af1ush with early life,
the sparkling dew of godly homes
upon them and upon them, too, the
amounting oil of Christian consecra-
ton. Yes, here as at one point in
the travels of Paul there were chief
women not few"
Attorney For The Scribes.
One of the most interesting adj
dI esseS was by DR.. Walter Skies, of
Wake Forest on Education Among
the Hebrews He asserted that Tho
Jews today were the most gener:t',y
and the best educated of all the races
Of The world This condition was
traced back to the early days wlen
the Hebrew home was quite the sole
educational force and thencef"rWard
TN ough the Babylonian period. wnen
the synagogue arose, to the time q!
Christ With historic insight, skill
AMI eiocuence he dwelt upon the
good work of the ancient ScrIOcS,
copyists and expounders of the Mosaic
Law, and emphasized their educa-
tlonal rather than their religious in
fuence. AS a class they were set in a
far more favorable light than appears
in connection with the crucifiXion of
cur Lord. At the close of the address
DR. Robertson was one of the appre-
ciative crowd gathering around the
speaker whom he congratulated as
attorney for the scribes"-one of
the uniquest compliments during the
meeting.
IS. Peter johnson, ID. d."
You never met him; of course you
never did. He is not one of our dis
tinguished Johnsons hailing from the
county of Scotland, nor was he pres
ent at the Midsummer Meeting. DR..
Nann in that glorious Sunday morn
ing sermon, in one of his flashing
"asides,'' introduced him to the
great throng which assembled. And
who do you think he was? Why, no.
body i'm all the world but Peter, the
impetuous apostle dressed up in the
paraphernalia of the dignified ambi-
tious theologue of the present time.