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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF POLK
VOL.
75d Annual Meeting of the
Baptist State Convention
Held I n City of Charlotte
on December 9-13.
ELIZABETH CITY IIEXT YEAR
Thfl Ooening Sermon Was
Preached by Rev. C. Wi Duke
of Elizabeth City Rev .-Marsh
1 uaj' Re-elected Presiden
Mr. Broughton and Rev. H.
r Moore Succeed Them-
v
selves as Secretaries The
Proceedings.
Charlotte, N. C Dec. 10, 1903.
The 7&1 annual meeting of the Biptist
State convention is now in session in this
city.
The exercises today will be held in ,lhe
Tryon street Baptist church, and the pro
gram is a follows:
9:30 t 10 o'clock, devotional exercises,
conducted by- Rev. C. L. Greaves, of
Keki-ville. ' .
if) toll. Baptist Orphanage. .
V2:,)() to,l, miscellaneous business and
partial report of the .committee on order
of business. ..
The convention will hold meetings at
Tryou street Baptist church this afternoorrr
at 3 o'clock, and at Tryon street Methodist
church at' 7:o0 o'clock.- All the night
meetings will be held in the latter church.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Socie
ty of whii li Miss Fanny E. Heck, of Rul-
eii;!i. is president, will meet in the Tryon
street Me'tliodUt church this morning at
9:3(1 'o'clock.
. . OFFICERS EI.KCTKH.
Al the first session last night, Rev. Dr.
R. II. Marsh, of Oxford, r was re-elected
president of the convention and Mr. N. B.
Broughton, of Raleigh, and ,Rev. Hight C!
Moore, of Chapel Hill, were re-elected sec
retaries. Other officers elected are: Vice
Presided, W. C. Dowd, Charloite, T. M.
Arlington, Rocky Mount, and R. A Sen
telle, Wayncsville; treasurer Walter Dur
ham, Ualeigli: assistant treasurer, J.'M.
Stoncr. Ashevillc; auditor, F. H. Briggs,
Raleigh; corresponding secretary, Living
ston Johnson, Raleigh; trustees, W. C. Ty-
ree. ltaleisrh; U. M. Uooke, luisDurg; r ,
P. Ilobood, Oxford; F, H. Briggs, Hal
eigh, and L. 11. Mills, Wake Forest. -
TUB OPENING SKKMONi.
Tryon street Methodist"" church was
crowded last night when the Baptists met in
their first official session. : . :
Rev. C. W. Duke, of . Elizabeth City,
preached -the opening sermon. He spoke
of the suffering that was essential to Mes-J
siahship, of the trials of the Hebrew chris
tians and of the initial hindrance of the
superseding of Judaism-over christia Uy.
His iherae was "The Glory of the Blessed
Christ.'' Five modes reveal this to us&nd
the first ot these is divine revelation.
PKOfiRKS-j OF THE BAPriSTS IS NOTED. '
The coinunttee on enrollment reported
243 -delegates present. .
On motion of W. A. Graham, President
K. II. Marsh, ot Oxford, was reelected by
acc-lamation. He thanked the, convention
briefly 'and -with much feelirg... Dr. Marsb
has been ( lected president of the conven
tion thirteen times in succession. In ac
cepting his election he-congratulated the
convention uporUhe auspicious conditions
under which the present convention has
assenibk-d. , Never, said he, has . 'the: Bap
tat denomination made such progress. "The
years since we have met, said he, have re
coi(l.(i .fur m-re. progress than any other
similar pn'iod '.' ' .: '.,---
Mr- 1. W. TJailey was instructed to cast
the vote o t)ie body for-Mr.'N. B. Brough
to" and lf.v.HiLrht (' t nnri, na Wrpirifis.
A
'notion to :iiiw'mt a .ninmlttnn to
ti'miinitf ti
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' remaining officers was cartied
V. M Arriiifrfnn 1 .T ' A Mr.
Kauijhan, W. II. Wo.dall, G. T. Watkins,
' E V, .1. Dowell, A. A. Pip-
I'lllhlld I,. Wnt-vm werp anriiifprl nil
this
eoiiiiuitli c
nii ad)i:kss of welcome.
n. i.
eiiClOrr tK
report of the committee,
C. BaiTOn r!t1nn r.f fh Trv-
... ' tl lptiRt church, gare the conven
n a Pt-nuine Charlotte welcome. -1)r-
liarroii said part- '-.-'-
"Al. .... 1
r,r., ' wsi(lent ml Brethren and 8isiers
i. ,. JN111' riina Baptist Convention:
h w me Krt.at pieasurc to wclcome you
the Tn l1,alf of Baptists, but jf
People (,1 Charlotte.' Ppnnlft nf vprv
0Dt;"1,"'a"',n no denomination have
We . 1,CIr ,M'nC8 gladly to you. At first
assumer: a llUle bit timid -yoir suddenly
if all n S"Ch lui?e ptions, looked fas
l! !! -!7"'000 B:1Pti8,8 were coming;
Win' "tiU the air th you were
fled,, .? ,5,iveral hundred of our cooks
are ex
ortn. JSow, if anv. of vou
Soar:
i IS in t hot i: ... . i
- - - ..mt, nuts von i-mrrriT rorwmr
useful by taking to the kitchen.
ml - . W . M.
P welcrn re giaa Vu ne come
CWi: u,ne you to tiiA rtnoow nu. tt,a
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COUNTY.
and push. - You were here nine years ago
Then the saintly and now sainted L II
ruicuara was paster of Tryon Street
Church and Rev. L. R. Pruett of Olivet
cnurcu. We have now four churches and
twice
, v oamuii. vie are
giaayou have come, because we Tecgnize
in you the servants of the Most High You
ucucve m me risen, living Christ. Oh,
howiwe do need here to know better the
living Christ. ye are so absorbed in mon
ey getting and pleasure seeking as to lose
sight of Him. Brethren, do you know
Him? Theu show Him to us. Some days
agoireaainat the late Dr.Dale, a famous
preacher of England, was preparing a ser.
mon! on the resurrectiou of Christ, when
suddenly ho seemed to feel the touch" of an
invincible hand, and looked up iuto the
face dearer and sweeter than all the faces
He sprang to his feet and cried 4"He lives'
Jesus lives!" For a long time he walked
up and down overpowered with a sense of
the living, real presence ot Christ- Breth-
rentwe need to know Him as more real than
our dearest and best earthly friende, aud if
you have learned Him after this fashion so
live and act and talk that when . you leave
us, our people shall sav, 'Jesus has been
here? May God greatly bless you and
through you bless us,"
Rev. B. W. N. Sims, of Waynesville,
was called on to respond to the address of
welcome, the president stating that Mr.
Sims had been called upon without warn
ing. He responded gracefully and elo
quently. ' -
" ;-' THURSDAY. "
Large audiences witnessed, with great
interest, thefhree sessions of the . Baptist
StAte Convention- in this city yesterday.
At all of the sessions, matters of large
importance were discussed or attended to.
Some results of the day's meetings are as
follows: . - 1
The report of the secretary of the con -
ventiou shows that $82,i568.38 havc bien
contributed to the various objects of the
convention, a gain of $8,000 over the pre
ceding: year, and indicates, that the present
year is the most prosperous in the history
of the BaptisC church in North" Caiolina.
Irwas found that the Simmons bequest,
which amounts to $78,800, together with
other Ik quests, will permit the erection of
ten or twelve new buildings, at the Baptist
Orphanage, at Thoimmille. A layman
hs offered to give $1,200 for an orphanage
library building, and the churches have
been a?ked by the convention to raise $1,-1
200 more for the same.pufposc.
Dr. J. R. Sarapey raised over $1,000 for
ministerial . education at the seminary at
Louisville. 7
A laudatory resolution was passed, ask
ing Archibald Johnson, editor oi Charity and
Children, uot to leave North Carolina.
The president appointed in addition to
regular committees, two specia1 committees;
one on temperauce and one on the spiritual
condition of Baptist churches in the State.
A resolution was adopted endorsing the
Virginia idea of-having the Southern Bap
tist Convention appoint a special cornmis-
uoii to investigate and report on the obliga
tion of the church in regard to negroes.
' ft was decided to raise $20,000 for for-
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eign missions next year.
It was reported that the wonieu have
raised.$ll,322.95 for the differeut objects
of the convention. Many other and inter
esting aud important matters were consid-
eredJ . -
Among the distinguished speakers who
addressed the convention during the three
sessions wereDr, E M. Poteat, president
of Furman University, Greenville, S. C.j
Dr. J. R. Rampey, of the Baptist Semi
nary, at Louisville, Ky.; Dr. J. R. Willing
ham, secretary of the ssoumern. uapwsi
foreign mission board; Dr.' II M. Battle,
Giecusboro; Dr. Flippo, of the American
Baptist Publication Society at Philadelphia;
Rev. G N. Cowan, of Kiuston; Hey. u
J Thompson, of Durham; Rev. J. C. Mas
see, of Raleigh; Rev. Mr. Bryan, a return
ed missionary froui China, and many oth
ers.
' FRIDAY, j
Probably the most important action of
the Baptist State Convention at the three
sessions held yesterday was . the wiping out
of the debt of the Baptist Female Univer
8ity at Raleinhand the increase of the
amount subscribed for State missions from
$26,000 to $30,000 for the coming year. .
Certainly the most enthusiastic meeting ot
the con vention yet held was that held in
Tryon street Method ist Church.: last nigh t
When voluntary contributions eliminated
the remnant of a debt of $42,000. In
two years and up to last night,' enough do
nations had been made to reduce the: debt
to $14,500. Dr. R. T. Vann, president of
the institution, faced the convention with
this proposition: . He had agreed to raise
$10,000 if the convention, or Baptists,
would gi ve money to cover .the remainder
of the debt. Of this $1,500 had already
hpmi contributed. Would the convention,
before it left the church, free the college
trora debt? And the convention, almost
INDEPENDENCE IN
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COLUMBtJ.SrN..G:; THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1003,
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The North Carolina Dele-f
gation in Congress.
The News has" the pleasure of
presenting herewith, through the cour
tesy of The French Broad Hustler, a-
splendid portrait of each member of tha i
North-Carolina delegation in congress?
excepting that of Congressman Thomas
of the third district, which is not" avail
able at this writing.- -These , are the
men who, with The Maurice Jovce Kn-
graving Co., the Southern Printers?
Supply Co., and The R. P. Andrews!
M).. Of Wasnincrf-nn -Fl. r
heads -together to give the Tar Heel
editors a good time during their recent
visit to the National Capital.
SENATOR F. M. SIMMONS.
SENATOR LEE S. OVERMAN.
HON. J. H. SMALL,
1st District.
HON. CLAUDEKITCHEN,
2nd District.1
HONrErW.-POU,
7 4th: District.
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HON. W.-W: KITCHEN,
' "5th Distnct; :
UlpNr rr. B.: PATTERSON 1
Gth 'District. -
HON. R. N. PAGE,
7th District.
HON. THEO. F. CLUTZ,
8th District.
HON. E. YrWEBB,
9th District.
HON. J. Mv GUDGER,
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The Washington IDjccursion. "
7 - s.nd .the
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When It Comes to Dining
. With a Negro. :
Washington, Dec. 12. ( 'You may just
tell the people of North Carolina that
came to Washington as a Republican
and a geptleman, and that"-! am going
back feeling the same' way.'.?. : Thus de
clared ex-rfudgeW. S.7Q'B. Robinson,
at the Arl ing ton Hotel to- n i gh t, when
he observed the ethnological complex
ion of the banquet given jnhonorof thi
members , of the Republican national
committee by Chafrmah Hanna. The
North Carolina committeeman suited
the action to his word. by returning im
mediately to his own hotel, . where he
laid aside -his convention - "evening
elothes. Judge Robinson had seen Jud-
son Lyons,1 the negro ' Registrar-of tbe
Treasury?; and? - committeeman r from
Georgia, enter the dinirrghall,; and, he
did not; wait to ascertain whether Ly
ons would remain and break bread witb
the-guests. During the afternoontit-
was suggesia lo.iyonsjrmt; jt ;mignt
be-well "should, be irfeepingwithth"e
eternat fitness of th ingl re main "a way;
But the, negTajcomitteenjan. was not
ahS'fcto thus-(drfTvreiCLi.te "laetw'eedClh
t?,The chief c rr At'therArirngtdntha
3Cehe of Jpanjfc'of theJ realty grcafc social
'conveij'tions'of tlteTiatiD L. ca pi tal,; let
it:)j?Jlf nwjiearly t od"7 7 that a.rran ge
rnntsd been i .u. .o'cmtQrtat: the
f ulrcomfloitteew7"A hen -theTnrosoeetivc
dfhingof Lyonwr taken- to the, hotel
manaflremtentiDn ar)?eai fromxXhe clerk's
ce, ItAwas staled bat? LvOns '.would
not in'tbp very riaiure of the case, iia v
been entpftai ned at aurivate table. but
collective 7, when the neLeMtaslxher&4
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wiui int) coramuiee or tne wnoie, so to
speak, and there was nothing to do but
to make room for him at the banquet
board. - "The banquet was held behind
closed doors, and a score of newspaper
correspondents climbed up to a win
dow, opening on a side, street,- to find
out whether Lyons really sat down with
the assembled guests. They saw Lyons
"lapping up champage," as one of them
expressed it opposite Brownlow of Ten
nessee, but it could not be seen who sat
by his side. The popular yerdict among
Southerners is that Judge Robinson did
about the right thing. ' 7
Consul General Gudger will not be
made minister to the new republic of
Panama' the President having nomi
nated William Buchanan, of his own
State, for this important mission. Sec
retary Hay and other officials were in
clined to favor Mr. Gudger's promo
tion,3 but the President felt that, owing
fro the xtreme delicacy of the diplom
atic duties involved just now, it would
be wiser to appoint a man of wider ex
perience, i Buchanan was ; at one time
minister to the Argentine Republic.
MrT Gudger never made formal appli
cation for recognition, but it is known
that he expected to receive it.
Senator Overman was last night
among the guests at a dinner given by
Senator Kean. This was one of the
most brilliant of the social affairs given
here during the present season, it hav
ing been attended by almosV every
memberof the cabinet, Senators Han
na,'Gorman'and hthers. Neither Sen
ator; was at the 'caucus of the Demo
cratic Senators today, but they will vote
for Cuban reciprocity. . : . ;
(Congressman J. M. Gudger returned
from the State capital this morning,
and 1 says he will - be eady to
go into the contest hearing whenever
it will suit the majority of the commit
tee. I This contest is going to prove of
absorbing interest, .and some men high
fin councils of the Republican party are
going to be drawn into the affair. They
are going to aid and abet ex-Cpngres-
man Seattle in bis effort to have Mr.
Gudger ousted, with a view to promot
ing his candidacy for the Republican
congressional nomination. There is no
doubt that Settle, like Mr, Blackburn,
made some very strong personal friends
while in Congress. C. J. Harris, of
Dillsboro, who has declined to become
a candidate himself;' is doing till in his
power td further the interests of Mr
Settle. Mr. Harris had. a conference'
today with General Ularkson, surveyor
of customs of the port of New York, and
incidentally under this administration
survevor of Republican Southern poll
tics. ; Such men as General Clarkson
would not mind seeing Mr. Settle ele
vated to the positon of leading his
nartv in the State; .as the gentleman
f rom Asheville has - been a consistent
Roosevelt mae,and never -evinced any
'lillv -white"- proclivities during; the
brief season when this question" was up
permost the Tar Heel Republican mind.
ThoM is i undoubtedly some evidence
that Mr. Gudsrer will -have to go, if
sufficient evidence can be found to give
the cohJr of justincation to tne.prooeea
ings, "v. 7- ' ' J
ROB S
sociajl 'aidt pol i ticar ea ofit he 'icomv
mitteesesicnB, and declared "his; in
teptfbnio hetJ . nre'SjC 'p Vh"
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$i.oo PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
NO. 37.
' Quill . Fishers .
Delightful Visit to the Na-
; f tional Capital.:, -
m nOVALLY EfJTEnTlIfJED. 'V
Congressional Deiegatibn an
' " i v wuouicoo IlloLILU-.
, tions Put Jheir Heads To
getner To Give "the Newspa-1
per People ,a Good Time
Steamboat Excursion', Trbl-
; ley Ride, and Theatre Parties
; -Story Briefly Told. . - '
- About the niost delightful trip the
editorsof North Carolina " have ever .
taken. w:as to attend: the mid-winter-meMi,og
of the Press Association in
Washfngton on ' Dec 2-4, : A lar a
delegation of editors and vtheir "wives
were prese-ntj-'iniact t-a" much larger '
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faON. H. B. VARNER, ' ;
.President ofThe :Tcrth Carolina PresaL -
sioner of -the State.
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dumber than is usually seen. at any of
the meetings. - .
--The Association found comfortable
quarters at the National "Hotel -oa'
Pennsylvania Avenue, only a few blocks
distance from the Capitol. The man-" .
agement of this hotel left nothing un-
done that would ' tend to the complete
comfort of the guests upon this occa
sion, and furnished a suitable "halt In
which to hold the business sessions oflhe
convention. Many topics of interest
only to the members of - theTassociatlon
were discussed at this meeting, and be "
tween sessions eniovablo excursions
were Indulged in to the heart's content- -
On, Wednesday' afternoon bur party -
was given, a delightful steamboat trip
to Mt. Vernon, some fif ten miles South
of Washingtonjon the beautiful Potomac ,
river. This, as is well known, was the
home of Gen. George Washington, the
father of his country and' the Nation's
first president. JMt. Vernon is beauti- -
fully situated oh a commanding eleva
tion overlooking the far-famed and
historic Potomac. This ' is one of the -'
most picturesque spots ia the' wEble-C
world. Ascending the hill from the '
boat landing we first paused at the en -.
trance to the tomb,of George and Martha -
Washington, beautiful for its elegance
and . simplicity. Next we passed the
stable, smoke-house, laundry " and car-; 7
riage house.' In the later stood the an
cient and strangely constructed carriage . -
once used by .Father George ad his ex ;
cellent companion. " A little further on 7
we paused before the elegant old-time t
home of Washington.. A guide direct '
ed us through the building-, pointing'
out the living rooms of tbe faniily. "he -
room in which Washingljon died, the I
first at the head of ; the itajrs, is still .
kept just as it was afr that--timej neatly
one hundred years . aero.' : There are
many things worthy of note, but our -
party traveled sd rapidly itwas impos- .
slble to make a note of everything.
The place is replete with interest. It
was a magnificent estate for that "day ; "
and time; fine buildings, gardens and
grounds; : Everything 7 is kept-" in
through repair by the Mt. Vernon A a
sociation and the place is to thit day '7
the pride of the American people. Wed
nesday "evening ye "editors and their?:
wives' were "set up" to theatre tickets
for Chases. The'' program for this ocf -cassion
was intensely interesting and
highly enjoyed by the party.
' OnCTuesday, after, the ; close, of the
business session of the Association, bur
folks : boarded ' the Seeing Washington '
Cars and made a 35-mile tour of. the
city, A competent guide directed the
excursion and pointed out all the places
of interest. Tor enumerate would re
quire many pages of The News':,.
and the writer mustdesist for want of
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