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THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER: SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1S97. THE C01I YEIITIOH. (Continued from Fourth Page.) the convention. In 1886, the conven tion added to this paper, under the aus pices of the Home Mission board, a full line of Sunday school periodicals, now published as the convention series. April 2, 1897. ' Balance on hand May 1, 1896.... 1,774.76 Periodicals, merchandise, ad vertising: space.. 61.928.47 Missionary day collections ...... 3,921.53 xrom invested reserve fund.... Interest on invested reserve fund. ........... ................. Contributions to Bible fund.... Contributions to book and tract fund Special . contributions from Nashville churches............ 2,500.00 171.00 87.84 3.67 168,50 Total ......... J70.555.77 DISBURSEMENTS. Denominational work: Printing minutes 1886 (S. B. C.).$ 247.76 Expense fund Woman's mission ary Union -200.00 Expense Missionary Day........ 516.82 Southern Baptist Young: People's Union 400.00 Home Board (Missionary' Day collections) 1,966.32 Foreign Board (Missionary Day - I collections) 1,955.21 Sunday school mission work.... 2,981.00 Total 8,267.11 Periodicals: Paper, ; composition, press work, ' binding 25,820.18 Editors and writers.............. 4,107.50 Liesson pictures. lesson cards, electors 4807.16 Mailing department, with post age (fire months) 1,522.40 Additional stock from other houses .. 51.57 Total .-. ..... 36,308.81 Merchandise: Books, Bibles, Testaments, song books, records, tracts, reward cards, catechisms, etc ...... 5,618.81 Furniture and fixtures.. 150.00 Payments on house .". 8,131.00 House Improvements and equip meats ..... 821.29 Tstal .12,721.10 Operating expenses: - r Bookkeeper, typewriter, three L clerks : . . . . 3,081.00 Salary corresponding secretary. 2,500.60 Postage on mdse., circulars, or der blanks, etc ..... 2,229.92 Advertising in denominational ' papers 1,632.84 Oeneral exDenses (sundry items) 517.95 Traveling "expenses .. .. ...... Circulars and order blanks 550.00 225.30 168.17 125.35 x" reigui . turn cao . ...... . . . . , . j Stationary Printing report, 1896. : .. Money refunded or forwarded.. Fuel, gas and water (two 55.50 28 39 18.23 months) Total.. .. .11,132.65 .$2,126.10 Balance on hand tq date. ASSETS. April 30, 1897. Merchandise on hand per in voice .............. t ;..$ Furniture and flxtuers Catechism of Bible Teaching (copryright and plates) Bills receivable (accounts set tled by notes)...... Due from agents... Unpaid subscriptions .......... Real estate (house and lot).. 2,107 24 565 60 300 00 163 98 3,301 07 5,512 57 10,821 29 2,126 10 Cash on hand.......!... $ 24,897 85 : LIABILITIES Advanced payments on pe riodicals ............ I. ....... X$ 308 25 Due other houses (sundry ac counts made, in April).. .. .. 77 97 Bills payable (balance due on house) . i . . . . 2,000 00 . $ 2,386 22 Balance (net assets) '. .. 122,511 63 The board gave during i the year to mission schools $8,267.11 in literature. Kindest mention was male in this report of the good work done by the Women's Missionary Union. All the boards unite in this praise to the wo mens work. At this point came the sensation of the convention Vthe Whit sitt matter" was disposed of. Dr. W. E. Hatcher, of Virginia, from the seminary trustees asked leave to make a special report. Leave was granted and there was profound si lence while he read as follows: 'J. "The trustees of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary assembled in this annual meeting in Wilmington, N. C, May 6. 1897, desiF to submit to the Baptists of the south, the following statement in regard to the institution whose "interests have been committed to their management. "That we account this a fitting occa sion to reaffirm our cordial and thor ough adherence to the fundamental ar ticles adopted at the time when the seminary was established to assure those in whose behalf we hold in trust and administer the affairs of this in stitution of our steadfast purpose to Insist that the fundamental laws and and scriptural doctrines embodied in those articles shall be faithfully upheld by those occupying chairs as teachers. That we cannot undertake to sit in judgment on questions in Baptist his- tory which do not imperil any of those principles concerning which all Bap tists are "agreed, but concerning which serious conscientious, and scholarly students are not agreed. We can, how ever confidently leave to continued re search and discussion the satisfactory solution. That believing the seminary to hold an important relation to the prosperity and usefulness of Southern Baptists we consider it our duty while demanding of those In charge of its de partments of investigation the utmost patience in research and the great est disscretion f in utterance to foster rather than to repress the spirit of earnest and rev erent investigation. I That being fully assured that the teder affection. which we cherish for this instituion founded by our fathers and bequeathed by them to us is shared by the Baptists of the south, we can safely trust them as we ask them to trust us to guard its honor promote its usefulness and pray for, its prosperity." When these resolution had been agreed to a committee was appointed to. wait on Dr. Whitsitt and ask him if he desired to be heard. W. E. Hatcher, Virginia, conducted Dr. Whitsitt to the meeting and he made the following statement: "I beg leave to return sincerest and" heartiest thanks for the noble and gen-,, erous treatment which you have be stowed upon the. I have only words of affection Tor every members of- the board.. After consulting with the com mittee I have the following to say. That in regard to the articles written as ed itorials for The Independent I have, long felt that it was a mistake and the generous action of the board of trus tees makes it easy for me to make this statement with a view to stimulating historical research with no thought that it would injure the Baptists and with no intention to disparage Baptist doctrine or practice. 2. That the article in Johnson's En cyclopedia has probably passed beyond my control but it will be very pleasing to me if I can honorably procure the elimination of what Is offensive to any of my brethren. 3. In regard to the published state ment about my advising that a kins woman of mine ought to follow her husband into a Pedo-Baptist church it was never my intention to indicate a belief that the family outranks the church of God. I believe that obedience to -its commands is above every other human duty and that people in every conditon of life ought to obey God rather than man. ' 4. On the historical questions involv ed I find myself out of agreement with some . honored brethren, but what I have written is the outcome of patient and honest research and can do no otherwise than to reaffirm my-convic-tions and maintain my conviction But if in the future it should ever be made to appear that I have erred in my con clusions I would promtly and cheer fully say so. I am a searcher after truth and will gladly hail every helper in my work. 5. That I cannot more strongly as sure the.brethren that I am. a Baptist than by what I have recently, declared with reference to the abstract of prin ciples of the board in the fundamental laws of the seminary. I am heartily in accord with my Baptist, brethren in every distinctive .principle that they hold. My heart and life are bound up with BaDtists and I have no higher thought on earth than to spend my days in their fellowship and service, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. ' Respectfully submitted WM. H. WHITSITT." Dr. Hatcher said when this state ment was given to the board they sang "How Firm "a Foundation Ye Saints of the Lord" and the trustees all came forward, many with .tears flowing down their cheeks and gave Dr. Whitsitt their harfds. The board desired to present this to the conven tion and to the press. On motion of Dr. Eaton it was voted to put it in the convention proceed ings. ' Dr. Whitsitt had been standing on the corner of the platform during this time. . Some member began singing I "How Firm a Foundation" and there was a general rush forward to shake hands with Dr. Whitsitt. When Dr. ' Dargan icame he hugged Dr. Whitsitt ' 1 .11 Z Mlmrrrtr, v.n... several utiiers uuuik. naciac, xihjj. songs were sung and almost the entire convention went forward to congratu late Dr. Whitsitt, It was a great ova tion to a i:ood man, and was the most memorable scene in the history of the : convention. Dr. Whitsitt was deeply I ! affected as people pressed around him shaking both his hands at once. When ,iuiet was restored Rev. R. J. ; Willigham made the- fifty-second an nual report of the foreign mission board in the main as follows : The past year has been full of the blessings of our Heavenly Father on the work which He has entrusted to us in foreign lands. While in some respects it has been a year of great difficulties and trials, yet the Lord has prospered us continually. China, as a result of the war with Japan, seems eager, as never before,, to listen to the missionaries, and the re ports from our workers in that coun try are very encouraging. The work in Brazil during tlje past year, has been very prosperous, even though our forces in that country have been greatly re duced. Brother McCollum. our oldest missionary in Japan, reports the last year as one of the best in our work in that mission. In Mexico, while there have not been so many additions as in some former years, there has been con siderable development of the churches in the work of supporting their, own pastors and building their own houses of worship. In Italy the work shows good advancement, though this is one of our most difficult fields. In Africa the awful climate has driven again some of our missionaries from the field, but the work goes prosperous ly on. and needs reinforcements as soon as possible. No new missionaries have been sent out during the year, except W. P. Winn and wife, to Africa. May 2, 1896, of whom we spoke in our last report. There are many applications from those who wish to go. but the means are lacking with which to send them. Rev. T. C. Britton and wife returned to China in December, 1896. They were enabled to go through the kindness of the ladies of North Carolina, who had raised a "Yates Memorial Fund" in honor of Dr. and Mrs. M. T. Yates, and these sisters decided to send Rev. T. C. Britton as their "Yates Memorial Missionary." v : On account of the continued feeble health of Mrs. E. F. Tatum. Rev. E. F. Tatum and family returned home September, 1896. They are now in iNortn Carolina, and we are glad to hear that Mrs. Ta turn has very much improved in health. ' We hope that the brethren will have the privilege of seeing these faithful missionaries at our convention in Wilmington. Mrs. G. W. Greene and children, from Canton, China, have just arrived, April 19th, at their old home in North Car olina. Rev. G. W. Greene for the pres ent remain at. his work in China. Mrs. Greene writes that she hopes to be at the Wilmington meeting. She will meet with a hearty welcome. V Rev. Joseph Aden. - formerly of the Brazilian mission, and Rev. I. N. Steel man and wife, formerly of the Mexican mission, are no longer working as mis sionaries of our board. After prayerful consideration the board, July; 4, 1896, selected as assistant corresponding secretary Rev. Arthur J. Barton, pastor of the North Edgefield church, Nashville, Tenn. He entered upon his duties August 20, 1896. The convention last year called for the board to get a list of the churches In our bounds giving annually one hudred dollars or more' to our work of foreign missions. .This has been a somewhat difficult task, but so far we have gotten a) ist of one hundred and ninety-nine of these churches. Some, of course, give largely over a hundred In 32 3 25 22 5 .-10 1 2 10 8 12 10 11 7 41 Missouri North Carolina Tennessee Texas . Virginia dollars. . These churches are located the states as follows: Alabama .. Arkansas Georgia Kentucky Louisiana South Carolina .'. Florida District of Columbia .......... i..T. Maryland Mississippi Total 199 Gifts to foreign missions were as, follows: -Preach- Mem- Foregn States. . ers. bers. Missions. Alabama ..... 805 117,536 J 6,563 29 Arkansas .... 804 73,743 1.827 96 District C. . . 24 18,293 1,081 78 Florida 236 22,923 1,047 00 Georgia ...... 1,106 171,780 20,275 29 Kentucky .... 970 173,309 12,214 62 : Louisiana .-. .. 273 32,106 1,971 64 : Maryland .... 49 10,029 7,707 71 Mississippi 555 92,307 v.8,528 22 Missouri .... 1,259 141,013 7,069 34 . N. Carolina . 600 158,091 7,839 63 i S. Carolina . . 388 89,030 11,352 50 j Tennessee ... 1,016 125,427 6,058 06 J Texas 1,689 178,679 8,483. 46 Virginia ..... 443 113,825 21,565 18 Other sources. 2,096 31 j Total ......10,217 1,518,091 $125,681 99 Part of their gifts go to Northern Society. Including Western "North Carolina Convention. The renort shows in foreign fields. churches, 95; out stations, 141; mission aries, male, 35; female, 45; ordained natives, 38; unordained natives, male, 62; females, 10; . baptisms,- 660; mem bers. 4.324: Sunday school scholars, 1,275; houses of worship, 31; schools, 35; contributions, $6,658.00. Totals in Cash and Mdse, t 114 71 1896. April 20. 1897. May 1. Balance per report to Con vention. . . ! Received during the year from Alabama...... .. ...... .... ...... Arkansas District or Columbia Florida.... .. Georgia.-... Indian Territory and Oklahoma. . .. Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Maryland W. B. H. M. Society, $4,164 59 Mississippi :. Missouri North Carolina. . . .............. Western North Carolina North Pacific Coast Convention. . . South Carolina ............. Tennessee Texas...... .. ... . Virginia Connecticut California $2.00: Brazil, $5.00; y 4,560 46 1,093 79 800 27 1,104 15 15,172 75 54 02 9,171 81 1,565 17 7,037 63 4,370 71 4,800 49 3,967 99 295 80 109 68 5,712 72 4,530 51 4,352-99 9,421 78 - 100 00 . 31 42 20 21 Kansas, 46; Massachusetts, $l.; Ohio, $7.90; S. Dakota, $5.66; Vermont, $7.40; Indiana, $2.00. . West Virginia...... f Total from the States 78,274 35 Supplemental receipts or state- ments - From-Mission Journal - 22 00 G. W. Norton, Treas. S. B. C. 45 00 Cuban Cemetery May 1, 1896, to April 1,1897 ........ 2,723 02 Cuban Store Rents, May 1, 1896, to April 1,1897. .... .... 2,007 23 Total............ 83,184 31 From bills pay able loans obtained" 20,664 08 Due from last year 7,950 00 Total loans obtained.. 28,614 08 Less loans paid. 28,414 08 Difference Board owes. 200 00 Amount Board owes more than cov- eredbycash. 220 03 $103,848 39 DISBURSEMENTS : Mission By amount paid aries. May 1. Alabama Agency expenses, $ 284 28 " Missionaries....... 1,023 01 Arkansas...... 1,00000 Cuba, including Cubans in Florida, 4,772 72 Florida. v 3,400 00 District of Columbia.... ....... . 500 00 Georgia Agency expenses., 1,044 00 " Missionaries 450 00 Indian Territory and Oklahoma. . . 2,397 35 Kentucky Agency expenses. ...... 400 00 " Missionaries.... 1,603 01 " Louisiana . . . . 3,850 00 Marjland 1,228 51 Maryland German work contribu tions..... 162 98 Mississippi i 1,125 00 Missouri t....... 1,500 00 North Carolina .(see West. N. C) .. 748 13 South Carolina 437 35 Tennessee 2,250 00 Texas Agency expenses 682 33 " Missionaries.. -- 4,254 00 Virginia 713 17 West Virginia ...... 600 00 Western North Carolina..... 600 00 West Arkansas and Indian Terrify 1,920 00 $36,945 84 Boxes or merchandise sent to Ar- " Kansas, 3K,505.05; Florida, 81, 979.90: Indian Territory, $6,223. 18; Oklahoma Territory, $4,609, 31 ; Missouri, $210.00; Louisiana, : $807.69; Texas, $1,580.17; States not given, $868.48; West North Carolina, $131.50; West Virginia . $12.00. Church buildine. . . . : . .... 18,927 28 4,340 19 1,201 50 $81,414 81 2,886 83 Church building, 1st New Orleans, interest to May 1, 1897. Total......... ...... ........... By amount paid . ? Cuban church tax. repairs, etc . Cuban cemetery, schools, etc; in cluding cash, $4.46 in hands of Dr. Belot.... Corresponding Secretary's salary.. Office assistant.. ..... Treasurer, $500; Clerk, $600.00; Re cording Secretary, $150.00. . ... Traveling expenses.. W. M. Union Minutes Southern Baptist Conven tion .4. Rent of rooms Stationery, literature, etc. ......... Office expenses...... ... . Postage Incidentals ... . .. Interest on borrowed money. .-. .... Bill payable loans paid :. . ....... Cash on deposit, Neal Loan & Banking Co .-. . 1,843 42 2,500 00 1,200 00 1,250 00 609 45 750 00 247 76 215 00 697 43 225 52 387 84 59 27 925 95 28,414 08 Z r 220 03 $103,848 39 Rev. J. G.-Gibson made an appeal to pay off and was referred to commit tees on papal fields, pagan fields, and finances of the board. The committee on order of business reported as fol lows: ? - - Saturday 9:30 a. m. to 12 m. home board matters; 12 to 1 p. m., miscel laneous business; 3:30 p. m. to 5:30 p. m., S. S. board matters; 8 p. m., home mission mass meeting. ' Monday foreign mission matters. Ad Journed with prayer by Dr. C. C. Mea der. " ." - : V:: EVENING SESSION. - The church was crowded, chairs in the aisles could not accommodate the great congregation last evening to hear the convention sermon. A mag nificent musical recital was given by an enlarged choir the large organ was aided by stringed instruments. After prayer by Dr. M. E. Broadus, of Bristol, Tenn. "Hark ten thousand voices"' was sung. Dr. Broadus read the second chapter of Philipplans. A fine quar tette composed of Messrs. C. H. Cooper, J. D. Smith, A. S. Holden and R. II. Grant gave a good musical selection. and Dr. Broadus again led in prayer. I Miss Carrie White admirably sang a solo, and Dr. R. H. Venable preached the convention sermon from the text, ; Phillippians, 2,r 9-11. His subject was the Entertainment of Christ. , . Professor Edwin Charles Dargan. of Louisville, made a thrilling plea for the students fund telling in tender tones how he was helped when a student by the First Baptist church of Wilming ton. In response to his affectionate ap peal the following gave: Joshua Levering, Maryland...... $100 00 First church, Macon, Georgia 50 00 Dr. W. EL Whitsitt, Kentucky 50 06 McFernan Memorial Church v ! Louisville, Ky 100 00 Twenty-second -and Walnut j Church, Louisville............... 75 00 Dr. W. E. Hatcher, Virginia 25 00 E. A. Taylor, Tennessee.,... ...... 25 00 R. E. L. Taylor, Virginia.......... 25 00 John T. Pullen, North Carolina... 25 00 W. H. Bailey, Texas.... :. 25 00 H. H. Hickman, Georgia. . 25 00 C. H. Nash, Kentucky. . .......... 25 00 Gilbert Dobbs, Virginia. . . ... . 25 00 H. S. Martin, Texas....... 25 00 W. R. L. Smith, Missouri 25 00 W. B. Oliver, North Carolina . 25 00 W. C. Tyre, Virginia 25 00 A. J. Ramsey, Tennessee......... 25 00 T. W. Everhart, Kentucky.. 25 00 H. L. Mellon, Georgia!.. 25 00 W. E. Hatcher, Virginia...... .... 100 00 N. C. Cloud, Texas 25 00 R. A. Armstrong, Texas....;....... 25 00 Reporters.... ........ ....... 25 00 A. A. Williamson, Maryland ...... 25 00 H. W. Trobble, Virginia. . .. .... . . . 25 00 P. G. Elson, Virginia.. 25 00 E. W. MarshaU, Alabama 10 00 E. G. Townsend, Texas.. ...... . .. 10 00 W. E. Thayer, South Carolina.. .. 10 00 G. W. Cox, Virginia ...... : ...... . 10 00 J. J. Kendrick; Alabama.. 10 00 E. S. Atkinson, Georgia. . ......... 1 00 T. W. Gaff hey. South Carolina... 10 00 Greenville, Mississippi ............ 10 00 C. W. Daniel, Arkansas........... 10 00 Mrs. G. W. Green, China. ......... 10 00 W. P. Yarborough, Mississippi. .. ,10 00 E. S. Tuttle," Maryland 10 00 R. A. Cohran, Mississippi......... 10 00 W. M. Gilmore, Georgia..:.... 10 00 A. Brooddus; Kentucky. .... . . . . . . 10 00 Roger Kendrick, Virginia.. 10 00 R. E. Peele, South Carolina.. . 10 00 G. W. Hurt, Virginia.............. 10 00 T. M. Calloway, Alabama. ........ 10 00 M. L. Woods, Georgia............. 10 00 W. P. Fisher, Alabama........... 10 00 J. A. Barker, Virginia...... 10 00 First Churcnr Norfolk, Virginia.. 10 00 B. S. Funderburg, South Caro lina ...... 10 00 I. S. Voyle, Virginia.... 10 00 J. E. Herring, North Carolina.... 10 00 S. Saunders, North Carolina. . . . . . 10 00 D. B. Everett, Georgia............ 10 00 D. D. Forwood, Kentucky. .... 25 00 W. H. Dowling, South Carolina... 10 00 M..L. Kessler, North X!arolina.. .. 10 00 J. W. T. Givens, South Carolina.. 10 00 Hampton Church, Virginia. . . .... 100 00 Mrs. F. C. McConnell, Virginia... 10 00 C. C. Meader, Washington........ 10 00 W. M. Waters, South Carolina.. .. 10 00 L. G. Broughton, Virginia........ 10 00 T. G. Word, North Carolina.. ..... 10 00 R. R. Barnes, North Carolina. . .. 10 00 Sick Pastor......... ........... 5 00 J. B. Long, North Carolina....... 10 00 W. E. Hatcher, Virginia. ......... 30f 00 Campbell Street Church, Vir ginia... : 10 00 Mrs. D. I. Purser, Louisiana...;.. 10 00 I. M. Mercer, Virginia......... ....10 00 Old Preacher's Gold Watch. . ... . 25 00 J. ,W. Reeves, Virginia. .... .... . . . 10 00 E. A. Taylor, Tennessee .......... 5 00 J. A. Care, Texas .......... . : . . .... 5 00 W. Y. Quisenbury, Tennessee. .... 10 00 W. W. Wells, Virginia. 5 00 W W. Reynolds, North Carolina. 5 00 W L. Cutts, Georgia........ 10 00 Fair Bluff Church . ... ..... .... 10 00 G. B. Martin, Virginia:.... ... 10 00 J. R. Moore, North Carolina 10 00 J. S. Dill, Virginia. . ... n .......... 5 00 F. H. Martin, Virginia............ 10 00 W. J. Pierson.. 5 00 W. L. Purington.. ....... .......... 5 00 Cash... ... .................... . 5 00 C. B. Blakey, Kentucky 5 00 J. J. Hall, Virginia....... 10 00 J. B. Smith, Texas 30 00 R. H. Burrows, Virginia. . . . . .... 5 00 B. S, Funderberg, South Caro lina.... 5 00 T. J. Taylor, North Carolina...... 10" 00 Bayboro Church, North Caro Una.............. ................ 10.00 J. D. Chapman, &c, Georgia.. .. . 25 00 Mrs. McCoy, North Carolina r. 5 00 Roland Church, North Carolina.. 5 00 J. N. Booth, North Carolina 5 00 W. Y. Quisenberry. &c., Tennes see.. J. L. Wiley, Virginia. M. S. Webb, North Carolina. . J. E. C. Bell, Cash.....;........... W. B. Rutledge, Kentucky. . ...... W. E. Hatcher, Virginia J. E. Edmondson, North Caro lina.. .... ........ ...... ..i W. G. Quisenbery, &c. . . . , . . , ... . . . . Grove Church, Georgia. . . . . . . . 4 '".". . R. A. Hedgeplth, North Caro lina .......... A. G. Collier, Georgia... ,...v T. M. Porter, Kentucky. ... ...... C J. Hunt, Georgia....... .. .. . .. .. Opellka Church, Alabama J. N. Street, Virginia A. J. Thames, Alabama ........... D. I. Perser, Jr., Louisiana. . . . . . . Mrs. I. A. Hailey, Tennessee..... 25 00 5 00.. 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00. 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 10 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 10 00 20 00 10 00 10 00 W. M. S. Duewest, South Caro lina...;......... E. B. Dillon, Missouri . . John 'E. Ray, North Carolina..', L. Burrows, Georgia. . . . ... ... . . Total .............. . . . . ........ 12.015 00 Dr. Dargan very affectionately thank ed the givers and on motion " of Dr. W. Ee Hufchee adjourned. . - . .. . - CLOSING SESSION OF THE" COL LEGE CONFERENCE. Pursuant to the . recess taken on Thursday night. President Forbes call ed the Southern Baptist Education Conference to order at 3:30 p. m. yes terday at Grace M. E. church. Dr. Montague made ; a motion that the names of President Forbes and Professor Million -be added to the ex ecutive committee, which was adopted. President C. F. Jones read a paper on "How to Bring Our Denominational Institutions Closer to the Churches." It is necessary, In the first place, he said, to cultivate a broad denbmina tionalism in the churches in "order that we maybe loyal to our denominational enterprises. In the second place, the denominational schools must be kept before the people by advertising and by presidents who are in personal touch with the people thereby, home talent ought to be employed as much, as pos sible and lastly, colleges should 1 keep trace of and help their, alumni and alumnae. ' ' Some merriment was occasioned by remarks from Rev. Mr. Pace, of (South Carolina. Mr. Montague proposed in the pros ecution of wrlc during next year to have a number of circular letters printed which Hall set . forth the ob ject of the organization ; that the ex ecutive committee divide the. southern states among them as a field of work and that a yearly fee of , $5.00 be re quired from all institutions In the con ference for the purpose of publishing the papers read before the meetings. Professor Gaines suggested that .the length of papers be limited in order to give full time for their discussion. " . Professor Brewer proposed the name of Dr. W. S. Ryland, of Kentucky, for membership of the executive commit tee. The motion was adopted. Dr. Montague said the remarkable success of this session of the confer ence has been due to President Forbes ability for a presiding officer and there fore proposed a vote of thanks from the body to him. President Forbes responded in an ap propriate speech. Dr. Ryland read letters from Dr. Riley of Hillman college, Miss., and Dr. R. C. - Burleson, of Baylor University, Texas. There being no further business the conference al journed until its meeting next year. IMPORTANCE OF BIBLE STUDY IN COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY. The above was the subject of Dr. Thomas Hume's address before the conference, which ; came last in a crowded programme Thursday after noon, and was heard with such evident interest and enthusiasm. It was, he said, not so much denominational teaching of the Bible, but the critical literary study of the Book of which he spoke. For the "Bible Is literature, standard, classical, universal litera- ture. It has some of the oldest litera ture of the wrorld and Is of special value to those who study beginnings, origins. We have reached , the points what with monuments, inscriptions, all manner of "records unveiled, that are confirmatory of the inspired record and with an approximation to the Ideal text and better understanding of the varieties of metrical and prose -forms in the original scriptures when we may confldantly handle it as lyric, epic, dramatic, or. in the peculiar form, of rhapsady or on the swift vibration from prose to verse. The influence of Bible syntax the Helenic co-ordinate sentence structure which the bid Saxon-English so nearly resembles, has been marked on the development of English style, from Alfred to Shakes peare and Daniel Webster and no one can estimate the gradual correctness, vitalizing, energizing effect of that wonderful diction of the English Bible, which is the resultant, of the growths of 1,000 years of attempts at translating the mind of God into a Mosaic "speech fit to be the scholar,1 child's, people's odlum. Yet we are gravely told a true classic and standard like this cannot be studied in college and university from, some fear lest theology be taught in -connection with It. Is there not a theology in Aeschylus and back of all that Greek and Latin treasure which saturates the youth's spirit while he may or may not be knowing -the Bible? Is the morality, the philosophy the aes thetic charm of the old mythologies and all that pagan life in literature to enter the soul of our student with the slime of the serpent over it all and there be no place for the world's Bible? Look then at the content, the thought the philosophy, the ethics of this book and it claims study in the approved schol- arly method. Buddhism and all the oriental as wen as -ixreek pnnosopny we do not scruple to profess to estimate and that original, primitive conception of God which even "higher critics" can not understand except as it has a di vine revelation, cannot be given. This phase of the subject was elaborated with great care and distinctness of Impression and elicited most favorable comment, as did the instance that the Baptist demanded a. "Thus saitlj the Lord' In his "word", and therefore should rejoice in all scholarly and rounded interpretation which discovers the real word and presents it In live human literary form. The encrusta tions of me taphorics, physiology man made theology, will not cumber the page or becloud the. mind or the sup posed conflict of religion and science disturb the reason and faith of him who thus comes to know truly what this book, made up of sixty-six books Is, as In genuine phrase it sincerely reflects all the life of the various periods of the past and speaks to man as man1 and "finds" him through reason, imagina tion, feeling and inspires him to find his God and his soul's life and free dom and perfect development. Let the book speak for itself and we believe It will make as independent seekers for truth and if that process make us Baptists,- as we .bellve, we shall have the best testimony to our students of faith and practice. THE COLLEGIATE COURSE. In our report of the college 'confer ence yesterday morning we gave the primary course of study suggested by Professor J. W. Million, of Missouri. The following Is the course he recom mended for the collegiate . course. COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT. -FRESHMAN CLASS. First Term Bible Study; English; Higheo . Algebra and Plain Geometry; Physiology; Greek History; Caesar and Prose Composition; Greek; French or German. Second Term Bible Study; English; Higher, Algebra and Plain Geometry; Roman History ? Botany; Caesar and Prose Composi tion ;. Cicero, two Ora tions; Greek, Anabasis and v Prose; Composition; French or German. SOPHOMORE CLASS. First Term Bible Study; English Rhetoric and Composition; Higher Al gebra and Solid Geometry; History of 1 the Middle Ages; Cicero and Proffe AC K AG HE makes the younrf feel old, and tffd old feel that life is not worth the living; It is a danger signal of Kidney Disease It can be Memphis. Tenn., Kerr. 24, '96. To the Suffering Public: I want- to say a good word for Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills for 'the benefit of those who have been In pain and misery lor years as I have been. 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Second Term Bible Study; English ; Rhetoric and Prose; Composition; Higher Algebra and Solid Geometry i The Protestant Reformation - and the Third Tear's War ; - Virgil and Prose Composition ; Homer and Prose Com position; German or French. JUNIOR CLASS. First Term Bible Study; English Literature; Prlgonometry, Plain and Solid; History of Europe, XVII and XVIII Ceuturies; Physics ; Horace. Odes, Homer and Heredottes. Second Term Bible Study; . English Literature; Analytical Geometry ;;L or Logic; History of Enrope. XVII and XVIII Centuries; Tasitus or Uox; De mosthenes and Lysias. SENIOR CLASS. First Term Bible Study; Advanced English;!? Psychology; American His tory, Advanced course; Political Econ omy, Laughlin, Cicero, De' Amicite, etc.; Plato; Apology and Crito. Second Term Bible Study; Advanced English; Moral Philosophy and Evi dences of Christianity; History of Art; American History, advanced coruse; Political Economy, Laughlin and Hill; Horace, Iatires, Spodes, etc; Antigone land Medea. Arrested for Embezzlement. Washington, May. 7. Robert H. Mar tin,, formerly treasurer of the Colum bian university, of this city, was ar rested today on charges of embezzling funds of the institution. The com plaint was made by President Whit man, of Columbian university, and trustees Woodward and Green.. The defalcation is placed at $20,850. Mar tin was released on $5,000 security. Berry Shipments Yesterday. . The shipments of strawberries from along the Wilmington and Weldbn railroad yesterday were about 5,400 crates. The Southern Express Com pany carried 2.000 crates on a special train , that will arrive In Jersey City this morning. - OAND SOMEO, ( II ALL TO BE. HAD AT- D ,0 The Ideal Laxative. SPAEAGiJjS PILLS. CO-CELIN The New Nervine. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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