The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-09

the body polite If there is any rela-
| ligion must be got into the veins of
! the civil polite. If there is any rela-
/ ton between Christianity and civiliza-
| ton, it is that Christianity is the con-
servator of civilization. and is the salt
that saves the State. Education which
| conceiVeS Christ rs the goal of human
endeavor and the moulding force of
! the world, that education is the salt
| that saves civilization from rotten
ness. The motive of the church in
| education is the continuity of Christ
| ianity. If the denomination has a
| right to exist Il has a right to do that
| which IS necessary for its existence.
l am sorry for my Episcopalian, Pres
| byterian. and Methodist brethren. in
| a republic for whatever there is III
| this republic | can't sec. The only
reason in tho world why Methodists
| have gained in this country is because
they arc tremendous evangelists. How
| in the world can democrats, people
| born and bred in the freedom OF
| thought and action tolerate a presid
ing elder or Bishop? How a man with
liberty bred in his bone can tolerate
such is beyond me. Baotists we are,
and we Baptists have got the future.
If we have got sense enough to keep
our heads cool and keep at work. the
future IS Ours. Our type of Christ
ianity viii prevail, for whom 4 man in
this country gets so suDerfine that nc
can Worship God outside Il denomina-
ton, then his Christianity has evap-
GRATED into sentimentalit-. We must
educate for tho sake Of tho State. You
can think Of education rs = train
ing of tho powers. or the importation
of powers Education conceived In
the training of the powers has no is
sue if il does rot issue into God. As
the importation of knowledge has two
fields of knowledge. the world around
us. and the world inside us You can
not adequately describe tho nhysical
universe unless you show tho foot
prints of God in the rock. and the sun
shine of His face in tho laboratory.
You cannot teach knowledge OF sci
ence without knowledge of Christ.
AS - tho word inside: You can make
no ADEQUATE Account OF tho world in
side unless YOU take account of Him.
who ceansed tho inside. How can
YOU teach history except as His story (:
[ don't know what tho State IS going
to do about it. but the Baptist denom-
national college in North Carolina
has come 70 It's kingdom.
DR.. r. H Marsh: $50 mote it be!
Amen!"
To Raise S15O,0OO.
Mr. w Bale, offered the follow
ing resolution. which upon motion of
DR.. !. y Hufhan. was unanimously |
adopted, the members of the conven- |
ton standinr as testimony Of their |
earnestness and loyalty to Baptist
Christian education:
Resolved That this convention |
propose to tho churches that they un- |
dertake to raise $15O.000 for the en- |
dowment fund Of Wake Forest Col /
lege, and 10 this end that the trustees
of the college be auth orized to devise |
ways and means
Mr. Bailey said Wake Forest Coll
lege needs $1.500.000 instead of $3.50, /
900, md With W,ke Forests endow- |
ment enlarged the college can go for |
ward into that glorious magnificence
whose elonuencc IS past the words of |
men Unless this endowment is in
creased he declared, the Baptist de- |
nomination starts backward directly /
DR.. Darcan cf tho Southern Zap /
fist Theological Seminary, made a |
stron~ speech commencing the splen-
lid spirit of tho resolution. and ended |
With saying: "Now's your time.
other srceches were made bv DR..
:. F. Meserve. Rev. e. ID. Cameron, I
DR.. u. w Battle, Dr.. !. C. Huffman,
md others. Tho speech of DR. HUFF
ham was as an oracle. He said the
,hurchcs could raise the $150,000.
There would be agony and sacrifice in
I. but they could be endured, and out
of them would come the new birth of
the college. He said that God in His
wisdom knew that the poor people of
North Carolina needed a poor college,
so thew had it lust after the war,
But as tho wealth Of tho people in
ereased tho cndowments increased,
md they were made large not by the
wealthy but the poor people from all
over the State
DR.. ]. n. Prestridge. editor of the
Baptist ARGUS of Louisville said tho
great mass of common people had dis
placed the priest and the king, and
now there is to be the absolute free
dom of the individual and the abso' /
Lutte sovereignty Of Jesus Christ. The
lrift of the centuries had been in that
direction. but tho Bantists ere there
now. and when the othor denomina
tions get there thew will find that the
Baptists will hare been there ages be-
fore them. The Baptists have been
blessed IN the past. but their duty is
not to train the children of this de-
nomination only. but TO meet tho de-
mands of the future
Mr. Fl. G. Dockery said few mo-
ments before someone put his hand |
upon his shoulder and said: Let us
give $1,000 aniece." He said there !
we're at lcas4 fifteen mon in the audi
ence who would give 81, 900 aoiece.
The resolution WIS read. and en- |
Enthusiastically carried. every person IN
the audience rising.
The Free Will Baptist Resolution.
The resolution Of Rev. M. Hall, of
Fayetteville, authorizing the appoint |
ment of a committee to open commun-
ication with tho Free VIII Baptists
with a view TO effecting a closer rela-
ton between the Baptist denomina- |
ton and tho Free WI, BaDtists, wa1
called.
The resolution was adopted, and |
President Jones announced the COM |
r1ittee as follows: Livingston Johnson,
chairman; j. ]. Mall, and B W.
Spillman
The remaining members of the
committee on education were an
nounced as follows: Livingston john |
son. C. j. Hunter, Baylus Cade, j. w. |
Bailey, i. M. StOner j. r. Bradsher, |
and T.. ID. Hale.
Greensboro Chosen
The report of tho committee on Sc