The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-19
TAR HEELS THERE
Made Big Impression On
Southern Baptist Con-
ventiOn.

Although barely handful of North
Carolinians attended the Southern
Baptist Convention which met al
Kansas City. still they were there from
other States. and seemed to take pos
session of it. Secretary Livingston
Johnson returned yesterday from the
convention. and tells something OF
what Tar Heels did there.
He said:
zone has but to look over the
Southern Baptist Convention to see
what an important part North Caro-
lima holds in that great body. Many
of the conventions leaders are native
North Carolinians. There are fourteen
Baptist churches in Kansas City. The
pastors of four of these churches are
North Carolina men.
"On Sunday afternoon Convention
Hall, which seats $4,000 people. was
almost filled. / should say there We're
$4,000 people present. f. 9. McCon-
mel, of Kansas City, a native of North
Carolina, opened the exercises; John
E. White, of Atlanta. a Tar Heel, Of
fered the opening prayer: Len. G.
Broughton, of Atlanta, formerly OF
this State, read the scriptures: j. f.
Love- of Little Rock, Arkansas. n ma
tive North Carolinian. made a MEM
orial address, and A. c. Dixon. OF
Boston, born in this State. preached
a sermon of great power. DR.. Hatch
er, of Virginia, and DR.. Thomas, Of
South Carolina were the only other
brethren on the program. Each made
memorial addresses. Mr.. e. w. Steph-
ems, of Missouri. president of the con-
vention remarked to Mr.. Thomas pri-
vately that it looked like things should
be more generally distributed among
the States; that the meeting in Con-
vention Hall was North Carolina day.
Mr.. Thomas replied that while these
North Carolina brethren took part,
they were leaders now in other States
and their respective States delighted
to do them honor
-Four of the Atlanta pastors are
North Carolina men, and twenty other
important pulpits are manned by
North CarolinianS. If we are not able
to keep all our strong men at home,
they are blessing the world in other
States and countries.
This was a very enthusiastic con-
ventioE. 1t seemed to catch the west
ern spirit of doing things on big
scale. They mapped out the work for
Foreign Missions for next year on a
three hundred and seventy-five thou
sand dollar basis. which is nearly
$1,000 advance over last year. which
has just closed. They decided TO I'M
dertake $250,000 for Home Missions
as against $12S,000 this year.
eat st. Louis a meeting of the Bap-
lists of America was held. beginning
Tuesday evening and closing Wedne3-
day evening. This was simply a fra
ternal meeting with no power to act.
They will meet again next year and
after that they will try the plan of
meeting trienniallv. My prediction is.
however. that next year Will Just about
wind up this general meeting. The
age is too practical and time too
precious for meetings which have no
definite object in view.
"a great crowd gathered in the
Third church. ST. Louis. Tuesday even
ing at this joint meeting. Mr.. T.. w.
Stephens. president of the convention,
was elected chairman of the Joint
meeting. Governor Folk made an adj
dress of welcome. He took occasion
to refer to his policy in enforcing the
law and declared that it should be
done"
Mr. Johnson left NSt. Louis Tuesday
night and arrived in Raleigh this
via the Seaboard.