The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-12
VIRGINIA LEADS
IN CONTRIBUTIONS
North Carolina Tagging Far
Behind i'll Foreign Mis-
sion Field.
LIBERALITY NOT MARKED
Report Recommends That Boast
ing of Numbers Should
Cease.
by MAMIE BAYS.

Y
| Shelby, y. c., December 1.-THE at
tention OF the Baptist state Conven-
| ton OF North Carolina was called to-
day to the Importance of evangelism
as tho chief work of the church by
| Rev. J. ]. Hurt, pastor OF the Baptist
| Church at Durham. AIR. Hurt was
speaking 10 the convention In the in
tercst of State missions. and told Of
/ the small amount contributed to this
and to the other causes OF the con-
| ventlon. When the wealth OF the mem
bership is taken into consideration:
| never be solved until evangelism has
| been accorded the place of prominence
has been given the front place on the
! platform of every institution of learn
! Ing lie gave further emphasis TO
this statement by another, in which
| he said that lie had secured statistics
from several pastors OF iirst Baptist
Hhmrehes in large ,Ho. towns; the total
5000. and in these churches not 200
souls had been won during an entire
as. conditions like these exist in the
| chief work of the church it is not
surprising that interest is lacking in
other phases OF the work of the church.
! nor is 1t surprising that the spirit of
iibcralitN is not as marked as II should
he, the work Of evangelism furnishing
! the Key TO the entire situation.
r,o henort Is EncorrnSins.
liz must encouraging tnuI ever mas
been submitted 10 this state conven-
ton. y resolution was adopted in this
connection recommending that the
work OF state missions during the COM
| ing year be projected upon Il basis Of
! $4,000, s50,l2l having been contributed
to this cause . the past year.
ss nG m IN inc rep9t a on foreign n %
sions during the past year. the Bnptists OF
citing this fact. the report recommended
bonsting so much OF numbers until their
contributions amount proportionntely TO rs
much AZ Go those OF the Baptlsts OF Viz
The report OF the foreign mission board o,
that during tho past year the missionaries
ON the foreign fields reported 1852 baptisms.
more than one-thrd Of the number OF bap-
tisms reported during the year In North
Carolina. with 1000 Baptist churches and
10? Baptist preachers.
The contributions made through the board
by Baptists of tile South in the past year
OF $4,000 from what was contributed tho
year previous 1t showed also that OF the
sS,Sy churches aes In the Southern baptist Con
contribution whntevor to this cause. and
That 699 OF the 2o;i churches in North Caro-
lima were included among those that contri-
buted nothing. The report designated these
number OF churches which contribute but
little 10 foreign missions as the greatest
was noted further that the Southern Baptist
Convention has decided TO raise '64d5o9 for
foreign missions the coming year. and the
North Carolina IS s5?.5oc
1t WAS shown that about $4,000 more al
ready has been raised in this state on the
apportioninent than had been raised on the
Greetings TO WiliDgiam.
req IT, b. r HaA , D. d. ,S OF Riehmond. was
on motion he was requested 20 carry from
ngham D. D.. foreign mission on secretary eel Of
the southern Baptist Convention, who l. III
W!llngham that he could depend upon the
Bapusts OF North Carolina 70 raise their ap
portionInent Tor foreign missions.
The attention OF the convention was called
also to the debt on the foreign mission board
50 large a. 10 require the payment OF ZOO
IN interest this year. DR.. Ray stated that X
ularly SO each month TO the cause OF for
eien missions II would amount TO 100000 each
every need OF The foreign mission board In
keeping the missionaries on the field that
Sext Meeting in Raleigh.
the committee on meeting place and preach :
e. submitted and MAS adopted. This
Ing The next session OF the convention. and
named Re-. L. 7. Garter, Newborn. TO
lumpkin. Of oxford, as alternate.
The report OF the committee on secondary
North Carolina there are three colleges
Wake Forest, Meredith and chowan-and
I
teen. The amount OF indebtedness in tho
secondary schools shown TO ne $4,000.
s92.Ui0 OF the Indebtedness being provided for.
$500 Of this having been secured this year.
1t shown that last year eighty students
in the secondary schools were converted
and l2s united with the church during the
present TALL. Seventy-one conversions have
been reported in these schools, and twenty
two additions to the church. 1t shown
also that IN al OF these schools but one
they have Sunday school normal courses
Bapt!st Young tsopie,s Unions and mission
study classes - aid Ia the Christian train
The other interests presented during the
afternoon session were those Of the Biblical
Recorder, the organ OF The state convention
and the Judson centennial fund for foreign
the evening session was enlivened by some
reinathJ Of rev ,.c Wopu so OF HheaIy
dried" program In baptist convention. Ht
s@'a ne Ola rot Object 70 the announcement ,,t
cd but he did object TO the appointment ol
s,,eakefs 20 present these subjects. the bettel
plan in his opinion being to have these sub
JecLe discussed ny al VINO desired 10 do 50
What Women Have Done.
w5tk showed that tn. Woinens Siissionar,
Union. -hag contributed during the past yea
llEEss 10 foreign missions. {l1.2Ji To HON,
missions making { totai OF y3e,sc thes
me report OF the hoard Of trustees OF tn,
orphanage At ThonasYlle showed tina, dur
Ing IN. twsnty-eight years history Of IN
/ and a thi= time 1ii are in the institution
To Dew buildings are nearing completion a
the orphanage aud valuable belueaths hav
teen received recently. ono OF these bein
farm Of 175 acres and the other beques
of y-..r. which VIII be used in maxim
neeiad improvements on the buildings nov
IN use. and IN the erection Of o,her..
During the evening session ". L. Kcstlei
eupcr!ntendent OF the orphanase. disciain,
"a lns repOrt that children At the orphanaE
.GG been Ussd az mere experiments in tn
! test q. the Ir. Won Ruck treatment tor ~
f,srcElOsiB He made explanations that un
der the supervision o. the physician at tn
/ oyDhsnage and nim.clf, children who wer
known - have had tubecular parents wer
plseu ,his ssrHH.s and older children VIII
Knew their phTGn.h had died with tubcrCu
!Dsiy. asEsd tor me treatment.
TIN s@rhonr OF N. convention VIII b
Eefd or Pricay, ana Inc body VIII HdJour
81 .ae cl0e1 NJ the afternoon session.
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