The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-12-11
Propose to Establish Bio
Weekly Paper.
WAKE FOREST NIGHT
Friday Night Made Memorable ~ 4
Large subscription for the In
douncnt Fund After Stir
ring Addresses in BE-
iIalf Of Institution.


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heard ana discussed the report et tA"
Committee On Home Missions and
Periodicals. adopted numerous resolu-
lions and the transaction Of routine
business.
It vas nearly 10 O'Clock when tho
convention was called 10 order ana on
account u the laterreSs OF the hour the
devotional services were dispensed
with. The convention 1t One pro-
ceeded To the transaction Of business.
A resolution providing for the es-
Enlistment of q sanatarium In North
Carolina was offered, but was refer
red 10 a committee. and action defer
red until the next annual session.
Rev. +. T.. Neighbor offered i reso-
luton providing for the secretary -
send resolutions OF coincidence 10 the
family of the Rev. y. :. Jones. who
died yesterday.
A resolution declaring the conyen-
ton in favor Of a rcfornlatory for
youthful criminals was adopted by a
rising vote.
ON motion Of Or. Hale. Of Whining
ton, q committee was appointed by
the chairman to arrange for a min
ister's conference on Tuesday before
Lhe next annual convention. The
committee appointed was Rev. DIT.
Tyree, DR.. J. j.. Hall, Bev. Braxton
Craig and Rev. Livingston Johnson,
and Rev. w. +. Cullom.
On motion, Rev. Or. a. b.. Dunna-
way led the convention in a special
prayer for the divine blessing pom
the families Of those killed in the
"reck near Danville this morning, and
for those injured.
Rev. w. G. Barrett, of Durham. read
the report Of the Committee on
Periodicals and discussed it briefly.
I Ths. ,.f,Nni, y -, I 49,. $50 ,I, .ay,1r.+ tt-.,
4 recommendation that the church es-
tablish a big weekly paper. It was
suggested hat the convention might
buy the Biblical Recorder. The re
port urged the church also to support
loyalty the Biblical Recorder. North
Carolina Baptist, Charity and Children
ana the Wake Forest Student. The
report and recommendations were
unanimously adopted.
State Superintendent Of Public IN
struction Joyner, chairman Of tn
Board of Trustees of the State No
NAL and Industrial College, invited [ 6
MEMBERS Of the convention to attend
4 reception at the college this after
noon. The invitation was accepted
and from 4:30 to $50 was xed as
the hour.
Rev. A. F. Brown, of Asheville, read
the report of the Board Of Home Mis-
sions, after which he discussed i
~ IL LIZ Ll(CLNC 1SP'0IoItS L LIN
work in the southwest and in the
State of Maryland. The Southern
Baptist Convention is doing d greaf
work along this line.
Rev. j. f. Love, of Atlanta, was tbs
next speaker, others scheduled t,
] speak yielding to the distinguished
visitor, who is Secretary Of the Home
Mission Board He said among Othel
things that it was the work Of thu
white man to eVangeliZe the world
China or Africa cannot eVangelize us
but America must evangelize tn,
races Of the world of whatever color
Of tribe.
After hort discussion Of the repor
by Rev. DR.. Hale and Rev. G. J
Thompson. 1t was adopted. The mex
discussion was on the report OF Minis
terial Education, which was brief, tn
recommendations being adopted ana
he convention adjourned to 8 o'clock
Friday Nights Big Event.
Thanks to the spite schedule of tn
Southern railway, the first edition Q
he News and observer. the i coming
West. had to be ready for mailing be
ore the telephone message ~announc
a that at the session OF the Baptis
state Convention last night. owe
thirty-three thousand dollars va
"aised for the Wake Forest endow
nent fund. Indeed the first edition
vas printed before the collection con
luded at eleven O'Clock. 1t va
Wake Forest night, literally and tn,
arge auditorium was crowded, Their
being 1000 people estimated as be
ng present. \ very delightful featur
was the singing of three songs by tn
faculty quartette Of Wake Forest
President Poteat and Professors Lake
F,atman and Brewer.
The services opened by singing
Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing
and prayer by Rev. J. l. Ste~art. B
request Of Wake Forest College Board
the convention postponed considerln
the "Ministerial Education feature @
the program until Saturday. DR.. ~
r. Poteat. president. read the repoI
# the college for the Board Of Trus
tees. The report showed that Their
were tWenty-eight male members c
the faculty. sixteen professors. :"
!, assistants. six instructors, and fOU
assistants. Seventy-four counties ar
, represented at the institution. Th
enrolment Of 1905 was AS, a grea
increase over the previous years, an
he enrolment this year is eve
greater. The religious life Of n
Students is closely looked after, an
IF tho large number of students 3
hurch members except forty. In
J report stated tina the equipment I
the college LEI been increased to
great extent during the past year. bl
here were several other things badi
) needed to make the equipment con
-lete. chief among which We're q waite
system and electric light plant. |
conclusion, the report asked for $50
f 900 to be added to the present eT
iowment fund Of S~2S0,000 that all III
needs of the college might be met.
President Poteat, then addressed II
~onvention. his speech Elm a mas
nifcent one. using as the basis. II
life of Christ, its aim and achieve
nent. After developing this line
! hoaeht. he asked What are Baptis
. do with this aim and purpose; II
aid that the only vital type OF reilgio
as the denominational religion
therefore,. he thought that the Baptis
tod fer the brotherhood of man, an
s5r democratic society. He the
'evoted considerable time to telllr
II what the Baptists Of North Car