The news & observer., 1905-12-07
v. n. JONESCHOSEN
AS THE PRESIDENT
Baptists of the State in
Convention.
CCDM0M 0M QNDTlC
SERMON ON BAPTISM
Interesting Session Held at First Meet
ing of The Baptists in the Tab
ernaCle Church Last Night.
Beautiful and Inspiring
Music.
Music.
By EDWARD l.. CONN.


The BAPTIST State Convention con-
vened last night in the Tabernacle
church, and the most important act
was the election OF Mr.. w, n. Jones,
of Raleigh, as president.
A remarkable sermon on baptism,
was preached 10y an earnest Baptist
divine and worker, and the song ser
vice was feature of the session.
This morning the remaining officers
Will be elected
Near the platform sat DR.. ]. d.
Huffman and DR.. Thomas Dixon, Sr.,
the two most venerable figures in the
great gathering; each a man of
unique character and fame They
look backward over half q century
Of North Cardinals best Progress.
Each has been and is a minister not
only of the church, but of the life
of our commonwealth. 1t was fine
to see them fondly exchanging greet
ings last night. There is an intimacy
between old soldiers that those who
have not known the battle know but
little of
There are many grand old men
mighty huntsmen for souls before the
Lord-attending the convention.
This is a remarkable group of fathers
whose grey heads give wisdom and
dignity to the convention. Every
one Of them has seen half century
of active service. Among these no.
BILE men of Gods aristocracy are
Thomas Dixon, Sr., of Cleveland; p.
Il. Dunn, of Wake; r. r. overly, of
Camden; j. A. Stradley5.of Granville;
M. NJ. LandTum of rutherford; j. ID.
Hufham, of Halifax; j. NJ Covington,
of Anson, and w. r. Gwalmey, of
Catawba.
Meeting in Detail
AT $50 tn services began. on the
pulpit were: Rev. j. c. Massee. pastor
host of the consultation; Rev. Fl.
Marsh, ID. D.. Rev. c. w. Scarboro,
! of Murfrecsboro; Rev. j. NJ. Frost, d.
| d, Corresponding Secretary of the
Sunday School Board Of the Southern
BAPTIST Convention; Rev. w. c. Tyree
| d. D., and Rev r. j. Willingham.
| The choir was composed of the fol-
| lowing: Misses Lucy Dowell, Maud
| Leitha Lancaster. Nettie Rodwell and
| Christine Cover. supranos; Corrina
Chrisho.m, and Mrs. 10. Fl. Weathers,
altos: Mrs. r. T. Gowan, Mrs. Henry
! Apply Miss Carrie BroughtOn, Miss
| Rosa Broughton and Miss Roberta
Phillips: and Messrs. Furman Belts,
| G. c.. Clardy, DR.. w. G. Horton, Prof.
| A. c. Jackson, Henry Perry
! Miss Elizabeth Burtt presided at the
organ and added greatly to the sue
cess of the music.
| There was genuine inspiration when,
as the dial indicated 1880 o'clock, the
| large congregation. stretched through
out the vast church auditorium ana
| Sunday School room, sang Praise
| God from Whom All Blessings Flow"
The invocation was offered by Rev.
c. w. Scarbora. He called for aid
from the Almighty; prayed Him TO
ocupy the hearts of the members of
the convention, and that the Spirit of
God would take hold of the congre-
cation.
After the PRAYER the choir sang:
"Send Out the Light and Thy Truth:
Let them Lead Me"
The audience then sang How Firm
a Foundation Ye Saints of the Lord. ="
a hymn that touches the skies with
tn innumerable souls it has inspired.
Sermon by DR.. Frost.
Pi'eadent Marsh announced that
| the brother who was to have preached
the sermon, DR.. Hail, of Wilmington,
| was detained at Goldsboro by a freight
| wreck, and could not fulfill the en-
! 26SenGlI, tie introduced III. u. NJ.
Frost, of Nashville, who would preach
the opening sermon.
| DR.. Frost said the conventions he
had attended throughout the South
were remarkable for the great tide
Spiritual power This meeting what
ever else it has. he said, should have
this power the God-ttouch.
After reading as selection
from the scriptures the bap-
tism of Jesus Christ, he prayed
SLUG FOUR
prayed fervently, and then the class
and audience sang: Amazing Grace
How Sweet the Sound"
DR. Frost announced as his text,
Matthew 3:15: But Jesus answering
said unto John suffer it now, for this
! it becometh us to fulfil all righteous
ness. Then John suffered him. DR..
Frost talked about baptism of the in
dividual He told the congregation to
forget all about the controversies on
this subject, and for each member to
think upon the time. when, through
some man of God, he was baptized.
Baptism, as a physical act he said,
''is a simple and ordinary thing. and
commonplace but as an ordinance IN
the Christian system, its glory is IN
eXpressible. Baptism should be given
, the same royal place and conSldera-
ton that give the Lords Supper. /
never heard anybody jest about the
Lords Supper, and why in the name
of reason do we permit any in our
company to jest about baptism? When
Israel passed away God gave us only