The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-12-13
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION
Largest Religious Assembly Held 10
the State-Werk For Missions and
Other Causes.

week was great one, and great re-
suits will foliow il.
Que Of the most interesting aud
striking features was the presence 81
the many men IN The body whose hais
has grown white IN the SERVES Of ii1s
church. bnt who are vet actively en-
gagged In the work. Their greatest de-
SIR In this conlIeciion il 10 Continue
in this one work ot their lives until
they can ''their bodies sith their
work lay down. The man who gives
Lis yoang and middle years faithful
~ 10 the work Of the ministry has NJ
lime 10 prepare himself for another
line Of work upon which to depend
when iIs head begins 80 Whiten with
age. There are mcn in this Conven-
ton who have DO doubt passed The
mile stone which age marks three
! score and ten. bat age does ot always
signify physical on mental ineffcien-
cy and these men are still the much
loved pastors OF congregations in tbs
different parts of the Stale.
Another striking feature of the
Convention was the high regard III
which the oder men were held by the
young men Of the body. Ne effort a.
pushing aside was visible on the
part of the young men, but on the
other hand Difference 10 their ripened
experience and safe opinion. The
able young men OF the Convention
are not in any way discounted by the
body. They are prominent III the
work Of their denomination, but they
do not attempt to usurp the place or
TO disregard the wisdom Of the older
members.
Among the younger laymen Of the
Convention no one is more prominent
than Editor J. W. Bailey. of The
Biblical Recorder Ie Is soun@ Nap
with the good OF his denomination
at heart, and he uses his time. his
brain and his pen to further its in
terest. and the interest also Of ev-
cry cause i'll the State that tends t.
uplift humanity. The mastcrful adj
dress which Mr. Bailey delivered Il
State missions is yet the talk Of the
Convention.
At Wilmington Next Time.
General pleasure Is evidenced at
the thought Of holding the next ses-
| sion Of the Convention in Wilmington
and the delegates of that city and Of
all eastern North Carolina will spare
no effort to give the delegates as cord
lal welcome as they have had III
Greensboro. The committee on time
| and place recommend Wilmington
and all amendment was offered in
favor of Newbern, but the commit
tee : report prevailed.
AT the session Of the Conventio /
the RESOLUTION favoring The establish
ment Of a Baptist sanitarium was
favorably commended
The Convention also placed itself
on record as favormg the establish
nent of u refoImatory or some 9th
er corrective institution for young
crimiLls in North Carolina.
y communication was received
from the Women 5 Christian Temper
ance Union requesting the co-ope,a-
non of the Convention III The suppress
sion of various forms of eyf and the
Convention voted in favor of this CO.
operation.
Ministers Conference.
On motion Of f. d. Hale, the Con-
ventlOn voted to hold a ministers
conference next year on the dav pre-
cedIng the opening Of the Convention.
DR.. Hale asked that this be done as
an experiment. He said he beiieve.s.
good would come of it and If it did.
the Conference could be continued
from year to year. President Jones
appointed committee of five to take
this Conference under consideration
and arrange its programme. etc.
The report Of the committee Oh
publications was read by ". c. Bar.
rett. In the report all Of the publ.
cations of the Baptist denomination
IN the State were commended, and
greater support was asked Mr.. Bar.
rett, In speaking Of the report, show
ed how necessary it was that these
publications should be strong and con-
secrated, because they are the me-
dunn OF communication between the
churches and because they are a
source Of education.
Home Missions.
he report on home missions, read
oE n. l.. Brown, recommended an ap-
preparation OF $4,000 for this pur-
pose the coming year. J. +. Love. as
slstant saertary Of the home mission
board of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention, addressed the Convention.
on the subject of home missions.
In compliment to the rapid growth
of the Baptists in North Carolina he
spoke of the fact that in Wilkes
county alone there are IS Baptist
churches, more than are to be found
In the entire State of Maryland. ana
about as many as are in the State of
Louisiana
Livingstone Johnston announced
That last year there was an increase
OF $50 over the amount received the
year before. while this year the IN
crease over that received last year
was more than $4,000.
Greeting.
n telegram Of greeting from the
North Carolina Conference of the NJ.
+. church, South, now in session at
Rocky Mount, was read. and the sec
fetary was instructed to reply to the
same.