The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-09
Baptist Churches Will
Raise This Amount.
A MARKED INCREASE
In Contributions to Every Mission
Cause. Remarkable Address by
Or. E. M. POteat. The COnven.
tiOn Meets Next in Greens.
bOro.
BY EDWARD l.. CONN.

A cloud hung over the Baptist
State Convention yesterday. But it
was so bright that it did not cast a
like pillar of mental and spiritual
fire, that led the denomination,
through it's leaders here. into realm
nearer the attainment of that end to
which the churches have aspired.
Undoubtedly the Holy Spirit was
there, and impressed itself upon every
action and every utterance of the
convention.
Perhaps the most important event
of yesterdays meeting was the inau-
guration of movement to increase
the endowment of Wake Forest Col
lege by $150,000. The hearts of the
members exulted in their great op-
portunigy, and the resolution was
adopted enthusiastically. It's adop-
tion assured the raising of the money,
and this work has already begun.
The scope of the work of Wake Forest
will be enlarged, the faculty in
creased and the departments better
equipped But the Christ will ever
be held up as the history maker i'm
this college, and the truth viii con-
tInue to be there taught that learning
without a true knowledge of the
Lord is useless, and can not perpetu-
ate any civil institution, or be of per-
manent value to civilization. Wake
Forest is the centre of Baptist cuI-
ture, strength and learning in North
Carolina, and ii is the determination
of the convention to prepare it fully
for it's greatest destiny.
The convention is putting forth
the best endeavors. Towards mis-
sions especially-Stat Home and
Foreign-does the convention pour
out it's heart. Contributions foD
Foreign missions have been Increased
$1,000: Home Missions were increased
$4,000; and State Missions were in
creased $4,000. The past year was
the best for missions in the history or
the conventAS. The next will be
better. If the three missions, "State
Missions has been the rallying cry of
the Baptist hosts in North Carolina.
1t was to do State mission work
primarily, that the revered fathers
organized the Baptist State Conven-
ton. More than half the churches
in the State have been organized by
the State Mission Board. During the
present year there were one hundred
their support $4,000 was raised. For
foreign missions $4,000 was raised,
and the spirit of foreign missions is
rapidly rsng n the State. The tide
has already struck the convention,
and yesterday carried a man away
with it, besides the Increase in APP
Home missions also are
moving faster upward. This year
SO 5000, the highest mark reached, was
raised for home missions. State
missions is a work done In North
Carolina exclusively, home mission is
work done within the bounds of the
Southern Baptist Convention, and
fore gn missions is the work of
spreading the glad tidings of the
gospel among the heather in for
eign lands
An eloquent incident of the session
was the recognition of DR..
Dixon, Sr. In speaking of
him, Dr. J. d. Hufham, himself as
glorious as any man may be, said of
DR.. Dixon, in presenting him to the
There is a patriarch among us, as
and lofty as the high noun
tain peaks, a man who has walked
with God all his life, and preached
His word sixty-three years. Thomas
Dixon has organized more Baptist
churches than any other man in the
State. And he has given US two
sons who honor the South by their
lives, Dr. A. C. Dixon, one of the
greatest Baptist preachers in the
world and Thomas Dixon Jr.,
patriot author. His voice is as mel
ow as a flute.
Yesterday morning a scene of
solemn beauty, imposing grand, was
he consecration of the life of a
young minister to the foreign fields.
Rev. c. NJ. Rock, of Magnolia. had
heard the voice of God during the
missionary address of DR.. "A. j. Will
ingham, Thursday night, and he gave
himself up to the call, not reluctant
", but as quickly, and, apostle-like,
Happy and joyful, as the man were
,alled to labor with the Origin of
Missions With tears in his eyes,
Mr. Rock told of the inexpressible
place that filled his soul when he told
he master: Call me and | will 60"
md the Voice had spoken again. tell
ng him to go to Japan
DR. Willingham. when Mr.. Rock
lad concluded, said that God had
ong needed a Baptist missionary in
Japan and declared that he believed
heaven would use this young man in
Japan as He had used Yates, the holy
North Carolina missionary, in China.
In twenty-five years, he said. "this
-oung mans life and service in Japan
VIII have been a powerful. telling po-
ent in shaping the destiny of that
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