The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09

inent In the South. he said, is advance
Ing SO rapidly that this section Is
destlned to become the centre OF cons
mercial activity In this country, bring
ing With 1t the peril of prosperity and
ramme graM wealth fa and the peril Of
bringing the direfui day when North
carolina becomes all cities.
Nj spemak1n Of foreign immigration,
MI a. Maddry said unless North Caro-.
R Ihdns met the foreigners with the
Komanize, paganize and h%eathenMtne
h tni5 state. He said he believed God
nad raised UP Baptists to meet The
needs OF the people, because the beIief
the maasss polity, appeal to
on the part Of Baptists would meap
iuin n desolatton, and that he be-.
no'Hu baptlsts are more Responsible
an, tn III work of evangelization than
any other denomination.
Johnston. corresnondi,
otbhfstary OF mission board, was the
siyndr speaker, and he simply empha-
sized points In Mr.. Maddry's address.
During ledge 100000.
convention t adop afternoon ! session the
ing Itself to raise $4,000 FOR ps Stase
missions during the coming year.
nae Tasoiution was adopted also. re-
statsa tns Congress Of the United
T. -, - ~ tlc EIfDI1SIA Jh1trrh
IN Newbern the mount due for Tho
use or the church by the IInitad
ifSaates Army during the War of 1881
was rha ee interest aoss,9 Of the Biblical Recorder
yMs subject were C. f. Whitlock' r.
w. Chamb1iss and II. G. Moore Tho
need OF an Immediate campaign IN ins
tease the circulation of the nanar
was urged especially. pt
AN hour llrtpc ,Lta
ape1l In a memorial service, in honor
co., - minister's and laymen of the
convveen,ton who have died since he
eomyehtlon of a year ago. e
mittaa ooininlltee on temperance sub
unanimously. The renort mas uuopted
s,at the Legislature take $500
ss n the sale of "near.beer'' aud
svstam links, and against the locker
bo in direct CLUBS, which was held to
The work of the Iaom
us thoroughly indorsed.
Tha ohairmcn Appointed.
q 1ou iesioent OF the w
ING session, expressed bis ,ne even
ot"n TO the convention for he bona.
t fpHnl!eIrea upon him. He then appointed
thhe cnairmen of the committees FOR
me convention of next wear, =
wake Forest College was the arst
prder OF business considered ard ~
y: poteat. president Of wake Irorest
eoaiege; was the speaker. He dwell
o ossp ,ha upon the fact that most
Ine country had their origin az Schools
oi igi denominations. and that
MMhlle secular schools have a place in
p eni worid seGularism. not so as a
suiue OF lie. lie said that while Fan
lists did not object to a reasonahpe
a,aount Of taxation for the support of
STATE institutions, they do object to
me monopoly of education upon the
5art OF the State. DR.. Poteat expressed
sage of a bill in the next Legislature
Tor the benefit of State colleges. I'M
mediately after the address the con
vention adopted a resolution declar-
tmg ina an effort will be made to
nave the next Legislature pass a bill
providing for a large bond issue for
the benefit of the State colleges, and
while reasonable appropriation for the
opposed
.Resolved, That we, delegates to the
Baptist State Convention, a body rep
sentin $4,000 Baptists, do most
earnestly earnestiy protest against any alb
would certainly follow a bond issue"
The next order of business was home
missions. The speakers were Rev. w.
NJ. Vines and Rev. V. I. Matthews. The
Facts emphasized were these: Only 81
~ 1OutlI - CIV Il
Z per cent. is Roman Catholic. and SO
per cent. has no church affiliation.
Baptists We're reported as being
more numerous in the South than any
other denomination. and therefore
their obligation is greater. The Home
Mission Board reported $4,000 Bap-
tisms the past year and $4,000 addi-
lions to church. Mr.. Matthews said
no other home mission board reported
one-half as many baptisms and addi-
lions of members. DR.. Vines said the
South holds the key to the %ovangeli-
zation of America. and that when ma
~terialism in the South is o~verthrown,
and she is evangelical. America will
become so.
The last speaker of the evening was
c. L. Vining. His subject was The Re-
ligious Unrest of Europe" He Is a
representative of the Baptist World
Alliance, and the work of the alliance
was the basis of his address.
Will Survey New Railroad.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
Roanoke, Va. December S.-W. j.