The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-10

will of God. He said further that when /
the eyes and hearts of men became
open, the purses will open also, and
the result will be liberal giving and
personal work for Christ, which will
bring the evangelizatioR OF the
world.
In closing his address Mr. Tyler spoke
o: the spirit Of prayer in which it was
born and which has pervaded it ever
since. The opportunity Of the ages,
he said is in the east and in our own
land today, and that this being true
it follows that the responsibility of
the ages is at hand.
At the close Of the address of Mr
Tyler, the following committee was ap-
pointed by President Carlyle to CO.
operate with the state board of mis-
sions in learning it's needs and in max
ing the necessary appropriations To
meet these needs:
Messrs. J. w. Bailey, Archibald
Johnson, and n. B. Broughton
On motion the convention voted that
the address OF Mr.. Tyler be published
in the Biblical Recorder.
The next special order was the con-
sideratiOn of Woman's work. The re-
port of the committee on this subject
was read by Rev R. E. Neighbor and
after the reading he spoke to the re-
port, commencing highly the work for
missions which has been accomplished
by the women Of the denomination
who are banded together in auxilaries
of the Woman's Missionary Union
RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION.
Mr. N. B. Broughton, of Raleigh, has
been for twenty-five consecutive years
the careful and efficient secretary of
the Baptist State Convention, and a
vote of thanks for his able and untir-
ing service in this interest was unan-
imously passed by the convention.
In the same manner vote Of
thanks was rendered Rev. Hight c.
Moore for the splendid service he has
given the convention the past four
years as field secretary of the Sunday
school board, which office he has re-
Gently resigned in order to enter the
larger field of work to which he has
the Sunday school board of the South
ern Baptist Convention.
Several of the secular papers of the
state have had their reporters at all
the sessions of thn nd
eral space has been given in the col
umns of the papers to the reports furn-
ished. In appreciation of this the fol-
lowing resolution. which was offered
by Mr.. Archibald johnson was unani-
mously adopted:
The convention hereby expresses its
high appreciation of the admirable
work done by the reporters os the VIII
mington papers, and the Charlotte OBJ
server, and the Raleigh News and OBJ
server in reporting the proceedings Of
the body"
Mr.. J. T. Alderman offere,t tho
following resolution. which was also
adopted by unanimous vote
A~SooAfS0 kaL lhS d1ptc~
citation of the convention be, in this
public way. expressed to the citizens
OF Wilmington, and the First Baptist
church in particular. for the full and
generous hospitality lately extended to
the members of this body during this
session of the convention
The report Of the committee on mia-
isterial relief was read showing that
the convention has twenty four ben.
efciaries w. c. Barrett and N. B!
Broughton spoke to the report, an6E
both urged the need of a larger ap-
preparation to be used in meeting the
needs of these beneficiaries. Mr..
Broughton also advocated the building
of home for aged ministers at Thom-
asville, Wake Forest. Or some other
pleasant location. Emphasis was laid
upon the thought that faithful minis
ters Of the gospel who labor as pastors
strength should nenver be allowed to
feel the embarrassment of want
The committee on place and preach
er for the next convention submitted
partial report which was adopted
This report named Rev. William Luns-
ford of Asheville as the preacher for
the opening session of the next con-
vention with Rev. John T. Jenkins, Of
Wilson as alternate.
The place of meeting was not nam
ed, but the committee announced that
the decision in this connection would
be given soon in the Biblical Record
er, Invitations are in the hands of
the committee from congregations who
want to entertain the convention next
year, but the committee has not decid-
ed as to the choice.
Much interest centers about this
choice. Nothing definite is known, but
the imnreSSion seems strOnU that PaI