The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-05
WANTS CONTROL
OF INSTITUTIONS
baptist Convention Would Not
Have Them Slip Away From
It's Guidance.
RESOLUTION IS PRESENTED
Legislature May BE Asked TO
Make Necessary Changes
in Charters.
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Goldsboro, y. G.. December 1.-The
promise is that before the close of the
present session of the Baptist STATE
Convention of North Carolina, dis
cussion OF more than usual interest
viii take place on the floor relative 10
The control Of the educational instltu-
tons of the convention. and the con-
trol of the Baptist Orphanage. at
Thomasville.
4 resolution was presented to-day
recommending that the Legislature be
petitioned 10 make such changes IN
the charter OF these institutions as TO
put them under the sole control of the
trustees OF the State convention, the
trustees Of the convention to be en-
powered TO appoint committees for each
OF these institutions TO act under the
superv.sion Of thes, trustees. After
mis- resolution had been offered. Bayius
Cade presented paper recommending
that A petition be presented TO thu Les
islature TO erant a charte- 10 the
Baptist State Convention TO enable Il
10 take such control as that named in
the previous paper.
Thesa papers We're referred 10 a
committee Of three. and when the re-
port Of that committee is submitted II
is anticipated that much lively discus
sion will ensue This whole matter has
grown out Of the fact that other
schools. begun as denominationai
schools. have drifted from church con-
troll. as the result OF taking steps
whereby they might secure large en-
dowrent and other gifts Rom other
sources.
Several important reports WIRE sub
United 10 the convention to-day AmonS
these we're: The reports of the board
OF missions the board OF education. the
board of home missions, the commit
te.s Of ministerial education, laymen'
missionary movement. Baptist Youne
PEOPLES Union and the Theological
Seminary.
In connection with the consideration
Of the report on the seminary, educa-
ton pledges for the s. minary at Louis
VILE were taken. The report recon-
1nended that the State convention raise
$500 fo- Wake Forest COLLEGE and 81
600 for the seminary the coming year
The pledges amounted to more than
s. 600.
II Is probable no statement more
striking was made than that involved
in the following quotation used in con-
nection with the report on ministerial
education: The greatest danger con-
frontNs the Church of Christ in
America to-day is the possible decad-
ence of the pulpit Let rhe pulpit de-
cav and the cause OF Christ is lost.
Nothing can take the place of preach
ing. There Is no power under heaven
equal to a God-inspired pulpit. An
Ihems and hymns. responsive readings
and recitations all have their place
and when rightly used are means OF
grace. but all Of them put together
1f
ton of Gods word by L man whose
lips have been touched BY coal from
Gods altar. An ignorant pulpit is the
worst of all scourges. An ineffective
pulpit IS the most lamentable OF all
scandals The cause OF Christ Is hope
lcssly handicapped and blocked, when
Christian preachers forget how TO
preach We must guard the pulpit
with all diligence. for out Of II are the
issues of life Any signs of decay in
il must I'll all we'll wishers of the
church with regret and alarm
The report OF the committee on time
and plaoe named shelby as the place
for holding the next session Of the
convention. and named Rev W. y
Johnson OF Wake Forest College. to
preach the opening sermon. with Rev.
". A smith. Of Charlotte, 5 alternate
The cousidsraiioh % the report OF the
committee or -woman's work and the
report OF the superintendent OF the
crphanaEe-
The report on woman's work showed
that The woussn's societies in the Bap-
list churches Of North Carolina, during
the pas, year have given 70 missions
So. 400. and the women OF the South
trn Baptist Convection have given al
most $500 600 IN the same time.
The report % the superintendent Of
tho orphanase showed 400 children 20
be in the orphanage IT TINS time. and
the health Of all 20 BE excellent
During the past wear " l. X nnedy
and wife gave 10 the orphanage a vaiu-
able tract Of land IL Eastern North
Carolina. this being. with one excep-
ton. the largest single gift ever re-
ceiy-ee ~ an orphanage In the South.
II vas shown also that the appeal fof
$4,000 for q larger orphanage j. meet
ing with liberal Response.
Several members Of the convention
smoke 70 the two reports submitted