Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-06-14

vited to attend. DIR. Campbell is
said to be very fine speaker, and
everybody knows what kind of
"eats" those good people on Cove
Creek can prepare, and they have
promised a plenty for all who will
attend.
''In the year 1880, fourteen men
met in the little city of Greenville,
and organized the first Baptist state
convention in North Carolina. At
that time there were 10000 Baptists
in the state. Fifteen thousand of
this number pledged themselves to
program of education and mis-
sionary work. The other 1000 OBJ
jected-did not want an educated
ministry and did not believe in mis-
sions. That branch of the church
has dwindled during the intervening
period to barely 5000. while the
progressive, far-sighted leaders of
the other faction launched out on a
campaign of education, and today
these Missionary Baptists number
375,383 whites and negroes unnum-
bered."
This was the striking statement
made by Mr.. John Arch Mcmillan,
alumni secretary Of Wake Forest
College, speaking before the workers
in the Centennial Campaign now un-
der way at the weekly luncheon at
the Baptist church here last Thurs
day evening.
Hagaman Presides
Mr.. Smith Hagaman, chairman of
the Three Forks Association group,
presided over the meeting, and re-
ports were heard from a number of
churches in the Three Forks and
Stony Fork associations.
Blowing Rock Goes Over
The weekly luncheons are held
for the purpose of hearing reports
from the various churches, as to the
progress being made in the effort
to raise S1,5OO,OOO for the Baptist
schools and colleges fostered by the
state convention. Blowing Rock was
the first church in the county to
go over the top. The church's goal
was $3.50 and Mrs. D. P. Coffey re-
ported 80 subscriptions totaling
$293.50, and the work in this church
is still going on. Boone reported
IA subscriptions totaling 1925, or
more than half the church's quota of
$500. 1t is expected that by to-
morrow evenings meeting the local
church will have reached and ex-
ceeded it's goal.
Mr.. M. A. Higgins, in charge Of
the campaign in this district, intro
duced Mr.. Mcmillan, whose address
was listened to with great deal of
interest. The main theme of the
alumni secretary's talk was that
the Baptist denomination in North
Carolina, if it is to keep pace with
the times, must maintain it's colleges
and schools upon basis equal to
the best in the state. He said the
communities in which the seven
schools participating in the fund be-
ing raised by the present campaign,
are not especially benefited by them !;
that the faculties in every one of
! them can secure work elsewhere at
higher salaries-even the students,
! 2,700 in number, could enroll in 9TH
er colleges were our Baptist schools
/ to close. But the denomination in
the state cannot do without these
schools. The church must have them
to properly train and equip ministers
and learders to go into every nook
and Granny Of the state, if we are to
keep abreast of the age.
In Conclusion
'In 1880, the Baptist hosts will
again meet in the city of Greenville.
/ Instead of the ii who met there a
century ago, there will be $4,000.
There will be great rejoicing be-
cause we have kept faith with
those pioneers who laid the founda-
ton for what has since been achiev-
ed during the past 100 years"
Churches Represented
The following churches were rep
resented at the meeting Thursday
night:
Three Forks association: Blowing
Rock, Boone, Cove Creek, Zionville,
Brushy Fork, Beaver Dam, Timber
ed Ridge, Zion Hill.
Stony Fork: Mt. Vernon, Mt.
Ephriam, Rock View, Mt. Paron and
Boone's Fork
Churches and Quotas
Following is list of the churches
in the two associations and the
quota asked for in the centennial
campaign:
Bethany, $50; Clark's Creek, $50;
i Mt Calvary S150. MI Tahapop