The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-01

Convention is a layman; Adylette, of
Elizabeth City; Arlington, of Rocky
Mount, and Stoner of Asheville. The
DAY OF the layman is at hand; his
voice is heard with consideration; his
attendance is desired, and his in
tiuence is felt. Men of affairs-men
of the school room and office and
there Is room and need and de-
mand for them in the assembly of re-
ligious workers.
Forces I'm Reserve.
It is always so-some of the
brightest and best in all the land go
to the churches. associations and the
Convention, attend every service and
go away without uttering word in
public. This is because of their mod
eSty rather than their unwillingneSS;
for if there were need or call. their
response would be as prompt as It
would be efficient. Nor on the other
hand, is it meant that those who APP
pear. seek or intend in the least to
superSede those who keep their seats
for such a thing is entirely out of the
question. But simply this: There Is
always a reserve force at hand. and
often this is superior to that brought
company of the quiet at the Elizabeth
Convention were Presidents Taylor
and Vann, Professor Skies. Pastors
Kesler, Bradshaw. Blackwell, Hall,
Scarborough and a host of others;
and such laymen as f. F. Aydlette,
Judge Ward, Editor Archibald john
son, superintendent John L. Ray,
Senator c. B. Vann. President Me-
serve and many more that might be
named. Men of large stature are
usually heard, but generally there are
also giants who were silent.
Honor for the Grayheads.
A marked and beautiful character
istic: The UNCONVENTIONAL leaders
are not a set of young RehoboamS
discarding the aged counSellors, and
therefore laundering down 70 ruin.
The general and sincere respect shcne
both privately md publicly tor the
mark There is DR.. Hufham, fire.
quently and fondly called Our Grand
Old Man." moving about the ConYen-
ton aisles, greeting his legion OF
friends yet closely attentive to every
item of business. There is DR.. Vann,
ministerial mud-sill in the splendid
Chowan structure of noble churches
and successful pastors: his close At
tention and deep Amen" is always
an inspiration to the speaker VINO
stands before him. There is DR.. I4ans-
dell, fifty years ago pastor at Eli
zabeth City, striking figure and
heard with pleasure as he INDUCED
in pleasing "reminiscences. And there
is elder. Thomas Dixon, the worthy
father of eminent children, quiet, UNI
assuming, yet thoroughly alert and
interested in all phases of the cause
so near his heart. Greetings also to
several honored fathers in Israel,
ILL., f-f1
the general assembly: To DR.. Skin
ner, in his mountain home near Ashe-
Vile; to DR.. Gwaltney, who has miss
ed only four convention sessions
out of the past forty: to DR.. Mitchell,
"the Beloved Apostle" of North Car
DINA Baptists: TO Elder F. NJ. Jor-
dan, who rejoices that he has 'bap-
tiZed i'm every important creek and
river from the Tennessee line to the
Atlantic ocean, The old men-these
veterans of many a conflict, heroes of
a past unreturning, their faces still to-
ward the future and agloW with hope
to each aud all the Baptist host,
will always vote a hearty, unanimous
God bless and keep you every one!
Wanted: Not Yours But You.
Money is needed and must be had.
of course; and the total contributions
for all objects will approach four
hun dfed Thousand dollars III the otdte
this year But the denominational
emphasis at the present time is SHIFT
ing very decidedly upon men rather
than money. 1t is not so much that
there is any dearth of young men en-
tering the ministry, but that there is
growing need for more men and
pressing demand for men of high
mental aud social as we'll as moral
quality The enlargement for all OBJ
jects planned for the present year
really appears in ordinary Roman let
ter: in italics. if not in capitals. APP
pears the call for men-men of the
North Carolina stamp and variety
and men not only for the pulpit but
for the various departments of the
Masters work as well. Who can for
get that special prayer meeting Tor
laborers, stressing the one specific OBJ
ject named by Christ? Or that plea
of Dr. Gray for home missionaries on
the ground that an American is worth
more to the kingdom of God than any
other man of any race? Or these
addresses of Drs. McGlothin and Sey-
mour insisting that the preachers and
parents Of the present are to be In
strumentaI in the discovery and de-
velopment of the ministry of the flu
ture. A plain, unmistakable call for
men and no doubt the pleas to them
and prayers for them will yield fruit
age in days to come.
HIGHT c. MOORE.
Raleigh, n. c., Janary i.