The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-10
REPORT ADOPTED
Temperance Report Adopted With
ont Discussion-Convent Sub
scribes More Than $4,000 Tor
Denominational High School and
the Convention Votes Assistance to
Ministerial Students.

tiOnaI exercises through the Hhdl peh-
ediction.
Rev. r. E. Neighbor, pastor or the |
First Baptist church OF Salisbury con-
Quoted the devotional service Whlch
nreceded the morning session. de
read a part of the second chapter OF
JI Timothy and emphasized espec1al-
" the following qualifications OF chris
tian workers as mentioned in the les
son read: Son, soldier, wrestler, work
man, vassel, servant, and HUSBAND
man. After speaking briefly but earn
estly Of each one of these himself, tn9 |
meeting was thrown open to the Otn-
ers present, and a number or those
spoke with reference to the thought III
the lesson which impressed them
most.
Mr.. Neighbor is recognized as one
of the most earnest pastors and sue
.cessful christian workers in the BaP-
tist state convention.
He has been connected with his pres
.ent pastorate but two years, having
come to North Carolina from Macon,
Georgia, where he accomplished very
successful work, and during his resi-
dence in Salisbury he has accom-
plished much for goOu of church and
for the citizenship of the town. He is
a fearless preacher and worker, and the
consistency of his life and work COM
mands the confidence Of his own de
nomination, Of the other denomlna-
tions, and, of others who hold no
church preference. He is also a sue
cessful evangelist, and has given val
liable assistance to pastors IN other
towns in holding evangelistic meet-
ings
In compliance with the special re.
quest of President Carlyle, Mr. Neigh
Dor will conduct the devotional eX-
ercises before the morning session to-
day, and every member of the con-
vention is urged to be present at this
service.
The business session opened at 9:3f
- clock and after the reading of the
minutes, the report Of the committee
on ministerial education was read.
This report showed that the Baptist
denomination feels just as other de-
nominations feel the great lack of men
who are preparing for the work Of the
ministry, and the report recommend
ed that the pastors present this sub
.Ject to their congregations on the
First Sunday in January. It recon-
mended also that everything possible
be done to secure more and better
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foreign field.
The report showed that at the pres
cnt there are IS students at Wake For
est College who are preparing for the
ministry, and SO Of these are being
aided by the convention.
Other recommendations of the report
were these: That the board of edu.
cation at Wake Forest College receive
and disburse all funds for ministerial
education to students at Wake Forest
College and those at the Seminary;
also that university extension course
III theology be established in connec-
ton with Prof CullOms Bible work at
Wake Forest College, of which any pas
tor may take advantage without going
to the college.
A request was made for this recon-
mendation to the fully examined and if
found to be wise that a committee be
appointed to cooperate with Prof
Cullom in establishing such a course
OF study. The report was adopt
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The special order for II o'clock was
the consideration of the report of the
state missions, and much interest cen-
tered about this consideration
Thls is one of the most important re-
ports to come before the convention,
that on state missions and in part is as
follows: .
ITO support the gospel in all the
destitute sections of the state is one
OF the primary objects of the conven-
ton. The state mission board was
appointed and began its work with the
organization of the convention, and
the work of the board is so interwov-
en- with our denominational life that
the history of the convention could
not be written without giving a large
place to state missions.
'|The figures show that mission chur-
ches and mission associations are the
most liberal supporters of all depart
ments of our work.
THE evangilation Of North Carolina
is therefore fundamental to all our
work at home and abroad.
'FSor something like an adequate
conception of the work being done at
present by our state mission board
and it's very efficient and consecrated
secretary let us observe that between
three and four hundred points have
been supplied by the missionaries of
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