The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-10


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At $50 o'clock, after the announce
ment that the convention would ad-
journ sine die after the sermon this
evening, on motion of ]. c.. ScarbOr'
ough, the convention adjourned.
Report on Education.
The report of the Board of Edu
cation was submitted by DIR. w. r.
Cullom, corresponding secretary of
the Board and Professor of the Bible
in Wake Forest College. The work
of this board is to aid needy young
ministers in securing an education.
The report by DR.. Cullom opened wa
a declaration of this as one of the
primary object& of the convention
and there in detail reviewed the work
of the Board. past. present and future.
The fact was pointed out that since
the organization of the board as
separate agency Otis earlier work
having been done in connection with
the Board of Missions). There have
been 445 recipients of its beneficence.
Since last convention seventy-two
young men had been aided by the
Board, fifty-eight of them being now
at college. The receipts from the
churches for this work have run up
to about $4,000. The outlook is full
of promise.
Report of Recording secretary.
The report of Rev. Livingston John
son, Recording Secretary, was as fol-
lows:
With gratitude and praise to God
for His> numerous blessings we SUBJ
nit our annual report to the seventy
fifth session of the Baptist State Con-
vention. The Convention should feel
quite at home in Raleigh. Fourteen
of it's sessions have been held here.
The first session held in Raleigh was
in 1914. There were present at that
session fifty-one delegates. These rep
resented fourteen associations, twen
ty-three churches and three mission
airy societies. The total contribution
reported 10 Home (State) and For
eign Missions and Ministerial Educa,
ton, the three objects to which the
churches contributed, was l,323.25,
What a mighty host we have become
since then! At this session of the
Convention eight hundred delegates
and visitors have been enrolled, and
we have in the State sixty associa-
TONS eighteen hundred churches and
one hundred and eighty-fPur thousand
members.
The Convention which met in Raj
eigh in 1856 was one of the most
memorable in our history 1t was at
this meeting that our denomination
began to feel 1.-The hiding of its pow
err This item from the Recorder of
January 1, 1896, tells the story. THE
greatest money-raising meetin~ of our
Convention occurred in 1856 at Raj
eigh: $25.125.00 was raised for Wake
Forest College, $4,000 for Home Mis-
sions $637.40 for Foreign Missions,
$4S5.SO for Ministerial Education, ana
$13,650 for the Baptist Church in Raj
eigh." DIR. Skinner. who was present,
described it. in an article in the Re-
corder some years ago, as a meeting
of great spiritual power. These are his
words: Men went and laughed and
prayed and sang. and all felt as Peter
did on the mount. that it was good
to be there
We may not expect again such
money raising Convention. Oul
people have learned that we should
raise our money I'M the churches at
home. and that we meet in the Con-
vention to take account of the work
done through the year, and TO plan for
larger things during the year to come.
But it is to be hoped that this ConVen-
ton may possess. in a marked degree,
the spiritual power that made mem
Orable the meeting of 1855. We have
had a glorious year. Peace" has
been within our walls and prosper
ity within our palaces" The bond OF
brotherhood was never stronger, if as
strong as it is today. For several
years We have kept the unity of the
Spirit in the bond of peace" This is
a blessing for which we should be de-
voutly thankful. There has been har-
monious cooperation in all depart
ments of our work. While we have
had no widespread and sweeping re-
vival, many gracious meetings nave
been held. and more baptismS have
been reported this year than last.
The Associations. as whole, have
been the best perhaps. that have ever
been held in the State. The spirit of
progress seemed to possess the
churches, and most of the Associa-
tons made advancement in their
pledges. 1t ceems but fitting that tn:a
great Associational year should De
crowned with great Convention. For
this let us all earnestly pray.
In ascending a hill, one can form
a better idea of the progress he has
made by looking back to some point
below Let us glance backward for &
moment.
Five years ago the Convention met
in Raleigh. The figures for that yeal
compared with this. show encouraging
progress.
1900. 1919.
Number of churches
in the State. -. 1868 1876
Number baptiSms. 7,645 1901
Total membership. 166,09S 1S4,333
Contributions.
1900. 1905.
State Missions. $18,530.14 $50, OO11O
F e n Mis-
sions :. 9,SO5.79 23,2S7.27
Home Missions. 5,957.76 S,9O1.73
Education 2,332.96 3,S85.67
Sunday Schools. 615.05 1885,
Ministerial Re-
lief !. 1,099.72 2,119.79
Orphanage 12,699.65 24.010.60
SundrY 1897 750.66
Total :. :. $51,1O5.04 $94,095.49
State Missions.
Death has again entered our ranks
and called away two faithful mis-
sionaries:
L. r. Carroll, gentle of spirit and
strong in faith, like Enoch. walked
with God. and he was not. for God
took him.
D. p. Rollins, in the very vigor of