The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
CHURCH IS URGED
|. TO DO ITS WORK
In Danger of Becoming Y. M. C..
A.-ized-Baptists Meet Next
at Goldsboro.
Ispeeiui TO The Times. Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
winston Sale y. c., December o.
The busiest day of the slightly first ses-
sion Of the Baptist state convention
was to-day. The nrst interest consid-
cred was the Thomasvills Baptis. Or
phanagc. After Inc reading OF the
report of the trustees, several mem
bcrs of the convention spoke in behalf
1 OF this institution. in which ths entire
convention is thoroughly Interested
i Ono speaker made the statement that
the orphanagc is the forcc which is
back OF every forward step the Bup-
lists Of North Carolina have taken in
recent years
There are 3S5 children now In tho
orphanaSe. and the superintendent
stated that almost every day /; was
necessary for him to refuse requests
! Tor receiving other children because OF
lack of dormitory room. a numb or
OF improvements are being made at
the orpllanagc at the present time
me keynote of the work or North
Carolina iaptlsts is State missions
and the recommendation OF the report
on state missions submitted to-da ,
that $4,000 be raised the coming year
Tor th's interest was adopted withou,
dissenting vote.
The address on missions was ,iellv-
cred by W. y. Johnson. lie cmpha-
| sized especially the following points:
the mission OF Haptists is to lit the
whole life OF the State into touch with
the whole Christ. The task of the
STATE convention regarding state mis-
SONS us schools. orphanage and other
interests is not merely to support
them but max, them do the work the
convention wants them to 10.
Inc time was when the Baptist de-
nomination had its hand upon all of
,he country districts OF North Caro-
ma nc said, and any preacher was
regarded able enough TO preach then
out now the country preacher need.
10 Know more than the city preacher
Baptist churches must he built where
they VIII be in touch with the state
institutions of learning because the
Baptist Idea Is the biggest Idea that
can go into State institutions.
i take pride i'm the State system Of
cducation, because II Is bulwark
against Romanism." he continued
me church must not rclegate its
work TO the Y. NJ. G. A., and without
criticizinG the latter. there Is danger
OF our becoming y. VI. c. A.-ized.' and
the y NJ. c. A. is not kindling force,
but only "A diffusing force and should
not be taken In the place OF the
church,"
alr- Johnson urged tho building of
| handsome churches in all OF the edu-
cationai centres or the State.
Livingston johnson. corresponding
secretary OF the State convention and
the leader OF State mission work, was
presented a gold watch this morning
as token of esteem and love from
the missionaries who work under his
direction In all parts OF the State.
The interests considered during the
afternoon session were the Biblical Re
| corder and secondary schools. A COM
| plinientary music recital was given the
| convention by Salem Female Acad-
envy OF the close OF the afternoon ses-
! sion.
! N'a.:c Forest College and foreign
| missions were also considered, and
upon these two topics several speakers
addressed the convention.
&c committee on time and place
| submitted report to the convention
at the close OF the session this even
ing. recommending Goldsboro as the
place for holding the session of the
| COW ton next year. This report
recommended 1. c. Davis, OF Windsor,
! as the preacher of the Introductory
sermon Tor that session, with ]. C.
Turner, of Greensboro. as alternate.