The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-10
Marks a New Era With
the Baptists.
PLANS ARE BROADER
The Convention Has Set a Far, High
\ Mark, UNCONVENTIONAL Perfection,
Which it Aspires to Attain.
Best Meeting, Best Reports,
Best Future.
BY EDMARDL. CONN.

The Baptist State Convention will
adjourn tonight. after the most sue
cessful land possibly the happiest ses-
sion in many years. Every mem
ber--layman as we'll as minister
was brought into heart-touch with the
high purposes of the great denomina-
ton, and in many respects the state,
ment that this has been the best
session ever held by the convention is
justified. The assertion is not "stere-
otyped," and ii may not be stigma.
tized. The attendance was the largest
in the history of the convention. There
were about one thousand delegates
and visitors from every part of the
State. and they all caught the All-God
spirit which characterizes a Baptist
meeting And they will carry this
spirit away with them to stir up
heaven enthusiasm at home. They re-
ceived an inspiration that will keen
them on the mount of prayer and
thanksgiving until the Baptist Mid
summer Meeting comes, which sweeps
, over those who attend like a fresh
breeze from the kingdom.
The reports of every department of
the denominational work i'm North
Carolina We're crowded with evidences
of the mercy and providence of the
Supernatural and were inspiring to the
Baptists, filling them with new zeal
and stronger more dete u(.e. su-
and hopeful Christian am r-s.
Missions are out of debt as ur
viii be largely broadened tes-
increased contributions @ H#f
Foreign Missions and the prosperity u
the people they have not forgotten
the Lord. but have been more liberal
than ever befor in thir charity to the
-
have been taken more closely to the
kind. warm heart of the convention,
and as they are now the pride of the
convention they will be made the
glory of the denomination. The vital
relation they sStain TO the future OF
the BAPTIST denomination has been
recognized by the convention. and they
will be lifted to the highest pedestal a
human institution may attain, nearest
to Truth and Christ
Meeting i'm Details.
The devotional exercises of the con-
vention yesterday morning were con-
Quoted by Rev. w. r. Cullom.
Organic Connection.
Rev. c. w. Scarborough made the
following report Of the committee APP
pointed a year ago: The committee
to establish. if possible. organic cou-
the ThomasvilIe Baptist Orphanage.
made advances to the Board of Trus-
tees at their last annual meeting. ex-
pressing the wish of the convention.
The committee asked the trustees If
the orphanage TO express their wish
i'm the matter, and to suggest some
basis on which the connection might
be esta blished. l quote the action of
the trustees of the orphanage ex-
pressed in a resolution:
That the Board Of Trustees for
the orphanage make through the
general manager an annual report of
the work of the orphanage to the
Baptist State Convention. as has BEEN
the custom of the trustees of Wake
Forest College.
Your committee would recon-
mend that the convention ACCEPT this
as satisfactory"
The report was adopted.
Temperance Report.
The report of the Committee on
Temperance was submitted by Mr.
Archibald Johnson. as follows
The question of temperance is Il
very absorbing and vital one. We are
glad to note the substantial and steady
progress the cause has made in the
past few years. and we desire to re-
affirm our endorsement of the tenn
perance legislation secured by the
passage CT the Watts and Ward laws.
and to pledge our moral support 70
the execution of these as we'll as Of
all local laws for the suppression and
control of the liquor traffic.
Archibald Johnson. F. ID. Hale. c.
w. Mitchell. Henry Sheets, NJ. \.
Wood. j. w. Cobb. r. j. Bateman.
committee"
The report was adopted.
Meet Next Year on Wednesday.
The following resolution. offered by
Rev. Livingston Johnson, was adopted:
Resolved, that the convention meet
next year on Wednesday afternoon
at three o'clock. at which time the
will be effected. AMI the
evening session be given to the intro, I
ductory sermon"
Woman's Work
The report of the Committee on
Womans Work was as follows:
I'm all departments of work for
iom, woman has always borne prom
nent part. Her untiring zeal and con-
secrated devotion have been most
akin to that of the Master Himself
Surprising and gratifying are the re-
suits that are shown by the work of
he year just closed. OF the sixty as
i'm North Carolina. there are
that have missionary So
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