Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-17
s5s,sss n. C. BAPTIsTs.
Leading Denomination Making Gafp1-
Some Interesting BAPTIST SfatisffC;

I AS1lOASu, OeC. s1U.--1n 1919 the BAD
fist state convention will meet in
lsGharlotte. the invitation from the Bap-
tist churches of that city was accepted
unanimously today. The annual SER
mon next year viii be preached ny
! Rev T. w. O'KeIly of Raleigh, WITH
Rev, j.. Clyde Turner, of Greensboro
as alternate.
Raleigh, Dec. 1.-THE nineteeR
hundred fourteen convention of North
Carolina Baptists is now history-the
convention made history during the
week and made it fast From the frs.
note of the first address at the con-
ference made by pastors Monday nighE:
to the last resolution offered -yester-
day afternoon. it was constant effort
to achieve higher efficiency.
Harmony Marked Sessions.
/ Harmony NAKED the entire series OF
Harmony marked the entire series of
reached and the pace set for the COM
ing year will mean greater denomI.
nation and greater results.
The last day was marked by the re-
port of the commission appointed Iasc
year to study social conditions in the
state and particularly as those CON-
citions were to touch with lines of de-
Leminational duty. The commissions
suggested some pertinent matters and
Il permanent committee was appoint
ed to report every year on social SER
vice.
The committee recommends:
L. That the denomination plan for
some organized method of caring for
needy widows.
oh
more active assistance to the anti
saloon league.
8. That church members and pas
tors cooperate with the North Caro-
lima social service league.
4. That the churches organize fog
efficient service for the protection and
tetterment of health conditions.
5. That churches establish, social
eenters in connection with their other
church work
g.. That the churches lend their
aid to the movements for the estab-
hshment of night schools.
Z. That the standing committee OF
service committee.
Efficiency Committee.
The convention appointed a Cola
mittee of the following: w C. Barrel
NJ. L. Kesler, L. Johnson, C. e. Brew
er, L. R. Pruett, J. Clyde Turner, L II
Loftin G. w. Scarborough, w. A. Coop
er, G. T. Watkins, j. A Campbell. G.
N. Cowan and j. NJ. Stoner, to report
to the next convention concerning the
plan of dividing all of the work of thu
CT invention into three distinct phase
covered by three distinct boards: mis-
sions, education and social servi G.
The boards to be located, in Raleigh
Durham and Greensboro, respectively
and no member of one of the boards
TO be a member of either of the
others.
The committee on obituaries was
and hereafter the con-
vention will hold a memorial service
each year in the place of COMMITTEES
report.
biblical Recorder)
From the associational minutes fOA
1914 our statistical secretary viii
great pains has gathered our State
cenominationaI figures for the year
These figures in full are to appear M
the Forthcoming annual of the COIL
yention, which is meeting in Raleigh
this week, To Secretary MiddletoRE
brief summary, which appears on an.
ether page. we ask attention. Some
OF the more important data we wish
To reiterate here.
We now have sixty-four ass0cia
tions which is probably too many Il
they were laid out for the IargesE
efficiency.
We have 2,0ss churches with q
of 256,599. For the hrAk
time we have passed the quarter-H
lion mark.
Probably the most gratifying faetaGE
oil is that showing 14,716 baptigmH
far the largest ever recorded in QUE
history.
We have 2,052 Sunday schools With
an enrolment of POI ,224. For the frBE
time we have passed the 100000 marx
in this regard.
To the seven regular convention OBJ
iects Estate Missions, Home Missions
Foreign Missions, Orphanage. Minis
terial Education, Ministerial RELIEF
and Sunday School Missions) the
churches reported gifts amounting tu
1896, 659.68. This means that our per
capita contributions have amounted tO
76 cents There have been 1,744 OF
our churches to contribute to some
object, and an increasing number r.
all objects.
Our average church has 124 meW
bers. baptized eleven converts, and
gave to regular benevolence $112.19-5
We have eighteen colleges and ser
ondary schools owned and controller
Ds the denomination, with six others
under private control, but recognized
is Baptist schools.
The Woman's Missionary Union en-
braces 1912 societies in ffty-two OF
,ur Associations, and reported mis-
son contributions aggregating $40
1913.
Our register of gains for the year
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