The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-10
Convention Will Adjourn
Tonight.
Continued From Page Eleven.)

1neFo were no OIner memoirs pre-
pared, but the venerable DR.. Huffman,
possibly the most beloved man in the
convention. spoke from memory of
Needham Bryant Cobb. L. r. Carroll,
j. d. Moore. Mary Owen Mcdowell,
and A. c. Barron. DIR. Huffman said
there never lived a man who had done
North Carolina more faithful service
than DR.. Cobb.
DR.. H w. Battle, of Greensboro, one
of the fruits of the life of Dr. Barron
spoke feelingly of that great preacher.
Major w. A. Graham paid a beau
tiful tribute to the life of Rev. j. d.
Moore.
These sketches will be prepared and
inserted in the minutes.
Jails and County Homes.
The following resolution. offered by
Mr. Carey j. Hunter. was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the ministers OF
our convention be requested to the ex-
tent practicable to visit the jails and
county homes throughout the State in
an effort to serve the spiritual needs
of the inmates to the extent possible
and to afford a Christian burial when
the same can be had"
Periodicals.
Dr. T. j. Taylor read the report of
the committee on periodicals.
The report in part was as follows:
1.-The power of the Press for good or
evil cannot be overestimated. It's
value is universally recognized, and its
potency is invoked in behalf of every
enterprise Indeed it is well nigh i'm
possible to successfully conduct any
business, or promote any cause with
out the help of the newspaper and we
largely depend on its columns for the
diffusion of knowledge.
more than seventy years ago the
Baptists of North Carolina recognized
the value of the religious newspaper
and adopted the Biblical Recorder as
the organ of the denomination, and the
success that has crowned it's various
enterprises shows that the fathers
made no mistake in making the Re-
corder the organ OF the Convention,
for to a very large extent our denom-
national success is the direct result
of the influence of that paper. The
Recorder has always been a sound
Baptist paper 1t has faithfully ad-
vocated and defended our faith and
practices. and has jealousy striven to
promote every interest fostered by the
convention. The Recorder has not in
oil it's history been a better paper than
is now is. and We never needed it
more than We do now. The editor OF
the Recorder is continually seeking to
increase the efficiency of the paper
We heartily commend the Recorder to
the Baptist people of the State. ana
pledge to the editor and the ->""er
our earnest prayers our heart felt
sympathy, and our hearty and liberal
support.
'sIt gives your committee great pleas
urc to commend the North Carolina
Baptist TO favorable consideration of
our peonle.
1--WE also heartily commend Charity
and Children 70 tho Baptists of the
State. 1t is the best orphanaoe paper
of which we have any knowledge, and
il should be in every Bantist home in
tho State We cannot bettar promote
the interests of the orDhanage than by
increasing the circulation of Charity
and Children. We. therefore, pledge
the support of the Baptist people of
the State to the organ of our ornhan-
age.
eve endorse tho periodicals and
Sunday school literature published by
our Board in Nashville"
The report was adopted.
Ministers Relief Board.
Rev. c. ]. Thompson submitted the
report of the Baptist Ministers Relief
Board.
DIR +. Nj. jordan.
Rev. Dr. F. NJ Jordan, of Brevard,
addressed the convention at the end OF
the reports yesterday. He said he had
preached the Gospel SIS years. and
there was one ONLY in the convention
who had preached longer than he, this
being DR.. Thomas Dixon. who had
preached So years. He said his bus
mess had been to preach the Gospel
and not run stables. tan yards, and
machine shops. He had been an evan
geIist 35 years. he said, and during
that time had not received salary.
going into the highways and hedges
He is in his 10Th year
II went 70 church in Greenville, y
he said, where the Baptist State Con-
vention was organized. and stood iii
that old room
mo, you did MT exclaimed Dr.
Hufham who was walking the floor.
THAT room is not in existence.
There was silence for a few sec
ands and laughter then broke out over
the convention.
DIR. Jordan related history of his
ministerial services. fighting the world
the flesh and the de"il.
Il NAV be a little egotiStical,' he
said. "but if you read the 18th chapter
of Romans you will find that the Apo;,,
tie Paul ussd the personal pronoun 81
times | want to snow you, ne COLI
tinued. what we pioneers in the Bap-
fist denomination did
use the personal Dronoun as much
as YOU please" said Rev. Baylus Cade.
Dr. Jordan spoke happily of the
time when men sat in the Congrega-
ton as happy and prosperous as fat
coonS.
He concluded his remarks abruptly
on account of the musical program.
Musical.
At 5 o'clock the complimentary
musical was given by the choir of the
Baptist Tabernacle.
The program was as follows:
Voluntary.
Miss Elizabeth Burt.
Anthem Savior, When Night In.
wolves the Skies.
Choir.
Quartette-"King of Love, Shelby.
Solo 49,. LyHeS'
Mr.. Jackson.
Duet.
Miss Rosa Broughton and Mrs. Henri
Apply.
Solo and Chorus.
Mr.. Jackson and Choir
Solo
Mrs. Apply.
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