The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
BUSY DAY WITH.
BAPTIST HOSTS
Ministerial Education and
Missions.
STRONG SERMONS
Preached at Bot, Evening and Morn
ina Sessions of the State Conyen-
tion Yesterday. Offers Elec-
ted at Yesterdays Ses-


morning at $50 o'clock. The devo-
tional exercises were conducted by
Itev. c. w. Scarborough. Several
prayers were offered, after which
many men testified for Christ. and
stirring hymns were sung.
The report of the committee oh
nominations was as follows:
vice-Presfdents: f. F. Hobgood. w.
c. Down and O. L. Struggled.
Recording Secretary: n. B.
Broughton.
Assistant Recording Secretary:
Hight c. Moore.
Treasurer: Walters Durham.
Assistant Treasurer: ]. F. Stoner.
Auditor: f. H. Riggs.
Corresponding Secretar.': Livings-
ton Johnson.
Trustees OF the Convention: w. G.
Tyree y. n. Briggs, c. b. Aycock
and d. L. Gore.
The ballot was cast for those gen
tlemen and they were elected unani-
mously.
Missions :,nd Sunday Schools.
The Board Of Missions and Sunday
schools made its report through Rev.
Livingston Johnston corresponding
secretary,
Theological Seminary.
Prof e. c. Dargan, of the Louisville
Theological Seminar addressed the
convention. He spoke in glowing words
of the North Carolinians at this great
institution. The Seminary is enjoy
ing a prosperous session, and the nigh
scholarship and morals of Tho Sem
mary is well sustained. He said tbs
Seminary is now a wcu established in
stituti0n Aristotle said: The nrst
problem IS to live, and the second to
live well" The BAPTIST Seminar. Is
now living well. But a good instltu-
ton, 70 said. $ always n need Per-
netual need is a penalty of progress
and re said the endowment of the
Seminary needs enlargement
In regard TO ministerial education
he said there * a serious problem fac
ing the church. The constituenc| Is
large, with Pm increase in churches.
The number IF people are multiplying
and what is the supply of ministers
hc asked Is the supply keeping pace
with the demand? In the more dues-
ton &C numbers no. Tho increase III
demand is greater in ratio than the
increase in SUPPLY. There IS greater
need for an intelligent we'll equipped
ministry today than ever before. Inc
world has come to know itself.
Throughout the world is the impress
SIGN Cf the sold:ty OF mankind.
We tho hoar of the Civilizations of the
ages have tho ko., of the future
and we have it yet. Whatever
we may be in intellect ana
culture. We must be consecrated to
Christ and II IS better TO be true to
God rnan cultured in mind. What we
need IS trucr living to the religion
as We SIC it through Christ.
THE oldest president of a Theo-
LOGICAL Seminary n America he said
.In that so-called Federation OF
church tho other day said he was no
n candidate for . heaven that would
exclude such : mep rs Edward Ever
cit Hale Such foolishness is mex
cusabIe Between the two extremists
I would prefer q narrow minded man
We must relieve ourselves of denoni-
national barrenness. bigotry and iS-
norance. ard seek the bigger. broader
larger views. practices end doctrines
We must hold a standard against 1aiSe
doctrines and liberality as that
mentioned a moment ago. God truth
r. what We arc after. and that VIII we
have. There are two kinds of culture
however. that modern times demand
and they are academic and technical
hut wo must strike the medium be-
tween tben. Whit orr denominatlot
needs and what the times demand i
a faw wears of consccrated prepare
ton on the part of our ministers
Wherever the highest order of intellec
and genius are obtainable. they are no
appropriated amiss if they are siFei
to tho service Of the Lore
DR.. Dargan made a strong exhorta
ton for more theological student'
from North Carolina. more BaptlS
loyalty from the most American
State in the Union. The care or IN
spiritual life. the growth of plety' IN
constant endeavor to know thet tfultl
to unfit near to the Son OF Coo
young men VINO want to serve tneii
Lord for their fellowmen. is the asp
ton and aim of the Baptist Iheo
logical Seminary at Louisville.
Putting ii 2. the largest figure, NJ
said the Seminary did not have cnouSi
men from North Carolina.
The speaker said it had always
since the time Of Paul. boon true tina
rrinisterial students need assistance
and that men called to preach thu
Word Of God arc seldom wealthy men
DIR. Dargan asked the convention t
e..,bstribe $1,000 for the aid of stu
dents; i'm the Seminary who need help
subscriptions were requested. and sew
e-al hundred dolla-s were raised, and